Ashamed to call myself a Saints fan.......

SapperSaint · 06-13-2007, 02:21 PM

....that I didn't know this.

The team's colors, black and gold, symbolized both Mecom's and New Orleans' strong ties to the oil ("black gold") industry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints

It is in the early history part.

Was looking for "New" news and came across this.

lynwood · 06-13-2007, 03:57 PM

That's a cool piece of Trivia.

bobcat4u2 · 06-13-2007, 05:46 PM

Bull,colors picked are attractive for marketing generating their own gold

hagan714 · 06-13-2007, 05:54 PM

yep those were the good old days. one shell had something to do with shell. the list of oil companies that operated out of La. back then was long.
So you are right about being ashamed and the oil connection. They have all been chased out of town by the stupid local elected officals. hang your head real low on this one. This has been the problem for years.

FatiusJeebs · 06-13-2007, 07:02 PM

Screw it!! These are the best colors in the NFL hands down. Lets not even think about changing them. Do you want the saints to to have colors representing amnesty and greenpeace?!?

LongTimeFan · 06-13-2007, 07:17 PM

The Saints should always be dressed in black and gold, black helmets wouldn't bother me just as long as there's gold somewhere else on their uniforms..

SapperSaint · 06-14-2007, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by bobcat4u2

Bull,colors picked are attractive for marketing generating their own gold

If that was the case, shouldn't they look like LSU's?

hagan714 · 06-14-2007, 07:20 AM

God nooooooooooooo. Colors and symbols, back then were picked for city. Marketing tshirts and stuff was not the issue. players were making about 45,000 for the season back then on average, if that. Times were different as was the mind set. So was the game come to think about it.

Papa Voodoo · 06-13-2007, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by SapperSaint

....that I didn't know this.

The team's colors, black and gold, symbolized both Mecom's and New Orleans' strong ties to the oil ("black gold") industry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints

It is in the early history part.

Was looking for "New" news and came across this.

So oil is shameful?

06-13-2007, 02:21 PM	#1
SapperSaint Pink Nightmare Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 3,028 Blog Entries: 7	Ashamed to call myself a Saints fan....... ....that I didn't know this. The team's colors, black and gold, symbolized both Mecom's and New Orleans' strong ties to the oil ("black gold") industry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints It is in the early history part. Was looking for "New" news and came across this.

06-13-2007, 05:46 PM	#3
bobcat4u2 Registered Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 71	Bull,colors picked are attractive for marketing generating their own gold
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06-13-2007, 07:02 PM	#5
FatiusJeebs 500th Post Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 973	Screw it!! These are the best colors in the NFL hands down. Lets not even think about changing them. Do you want the saints to to have colors representing amnesty and greenpeace?!?
FatiusJeebs 500th Post Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 973

06-14-2007, 07:08 AM	#7
SapperSaint Pink Nightmare Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 3,028 Blog Entries: 7	Originally Posted by bobcat4u2 Bull,colors picked are attractive for marketing generating their own gold If that was the case, shouldn't they look like LSU's?

06-13-2007, 05:45 PM	#9
Papa Voodoo 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,634	Originally Posted by SapperSaint ....that I didn't know this. The team's colors, black and gold, symbolized both Mecom's and New Orleans' strong ties to the oil ("black gold") industry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints It is in the early history part. Was looking for "New" news and came across this. So oil is shameful?

06-13-2007, 03:57 PM	#2
lynwood 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hockley, Tx Posts: 1,515	That's a cool piece of Trivia.

06-13-2007, 05:54 PM	#4
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	yep those were the good old days. one shell had something to do with shell. the list of oil companies that operated out of La. back then was long. So you are right about being ashamed and the oil connection. They have all been chased out of town by the stupid local elected officals. hang your head real low on this one. This has been the problem for years.

06-13-2007, 07:17 PM	#6
LongTimeFan Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 2,403	The Saints should always be dressed in black and gold, black helmets wouldn't bother me just as long as there's gold somewhere else on their uniforms..

06-14-2007, 07:20 AM	#8
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	God nooooooooooooo. Colors and symbols, back then were picked for city. Marketing tshirts and stuff was not the issue. players were making about 45,000 for the season back then on average, if that. Times were different as was the mind set. So was the game come to think about it.