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.hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the spectator chant, <i>Who dat?</i>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Who_Dat_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Who Dat (disambiguation)">Who Dat (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p><b>Who dat?</b> is an alternative pronunciation of the question "who's that?" </p><p>Originally popularized on stage in vaudeville, starting in the late 70's to the early 80's has become a <a href="/wiki/Chant" title="Chant">chant</a> of team support. It is most widely used by fans of the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a>, an <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> team. The entire chant is: "Who dat? Who dat? Who dat say dey gonna beat dem Saints?" "Who dat" may also be used as a noun, describing a Saints fan.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origins">Origins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Who_dat%3F&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The earliest documented use of the phrase in <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> can be found in a July 30, 1852, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a> <i>Daily Picayune</i> article.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The chant of "who dat?" originated in <a href="/wiki/Minstrel_shows" class="mw-redirect" title="Minstrel shows">minstrel shows</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vaudeville" title="Vaudeville">vaudeville</a> acts of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was taken up by jazz and big band performers in the 1920s and '30s.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Early references to "who dat?" can be found in the 19th century in the poetry of <a href="/wiki/Paul_Laurence_Dunbar" title="Paul Laurence Dunbar">Paul Laurence Dunbar</a>, first in his poem "When Malindy Sings" and later in his lyrics to the song "Who Dat Say Chicken in Dis Crowd,"<sup id="cite_ref-Robbins_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robbins-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Walker2010_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker2010-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a featured song in <i><a href="/wiki/Clorindy:_The_Origin_of_the_Cakewalk" title="Clorindy: The Origin of the Cakewalk">Clorindy: The Origin of the Cakewalk</a></i>, an "<a href="/wiki/Operetta" title="Operetta">operetta</a>" by Dunbar and <a href="/wiki/Will_Marion_Cook" title="Will Marion Cook">Will Marion Cook</a> that was first presented as part of <a href="/wiki/Edward_E._Rice" title="Edward E. Rice">E.E. Rice's</a> 1898 show "Summer Nights".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A common tag line in the days of Negro minstrel shows was: "Who dat?" answered by "Who dat say who dat?" Many different <a href="/wiki/Blackface" title="Blackface">blackfaced</a> gags played off that opening. Vaudeville performer <a href="/wiki/Mantan_Moreland" title="Mantan Moreland">Mantan Moreland</a> was known for the routine.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker2010_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker2010-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another example is "<a href="/wiki/Swing_Wedding" title="Swing Wedding">Swing Wedding</a>", a 1930s <a href="/wiki/Harman_and_Ising" title="Harman and Ising">Harman-Ising</a> cartoon musical, which caricatured <a href="/wiki/Fats_Waller" title="Fats Waller">Fats Waller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cab_Calloway" title="Cab Calloway">Cab Calloway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_%22Bojangles%22_Robinson" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill "Bojangles" Robinson">Bill "Bojangles" Robinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ethel_Waters" title="Ethel Waters">Ethel Waters</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Mills_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="Mills Brothers">Mills Brothers</a> as <a href="/wiki/Frogs" class="mw-redirect" title="Frogs">frogs</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Swamp" title="Swamp">swamp</a> performing minstrel show jokes and <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> tunes. The frogs repeatedly used the phrase "who dat?" </p><p>In the swing era, "who dat" chants back and forth between the band and the band leader or between the audience and the band were extemporaneous. That is, there was no one specific set of words except for the two magic ones. </p><p>"Who Dat?" lyrics from 1937: </p> <blockquote><p>Who dat up there who's dat down there<br /> </p><p>Who dat up there who dat well down there<br /> Who's dat up there, sayin' who's dat down there<br /> When I see you up there well who's dat down there </p><p>Who dat inside who's dat outside<br /> Who's dat inside who dat well outside<br /> Who's dat inside, singin' who's dat outside<br /> When I see up there well who's dat out there </p><p>Button up your lip there big boy<br /> Stop answerin' back<br /> Give you a tip there big boy<br /> Announce yourself jack </p><p>Who dat up there who's dat down there<br /> Who dat up there who dat, well down there<br /> Who's dat up there, singin' who's dat down there<br /> When I see you up there you bum<br /> Well who's dat down there </p><p>Who dat<br /> </p> </blockquote> <p>Staged minstrel skits featured frightened <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a> characters saying "who dat" when they encountered a ghost, or someone imitating a ghost. Then, the "who dat"–"who dat say who dat" skit would play itself out. This skit was done frequently in short reels from the 1930s to 1950s and in some early TV shows too. Even the <a href="/wiki/Marx_Brothers" title="Marx Brothers">Marx Brothers</a> had a "who dat" routine, which they included in their film <i><a href="/wiki/A_Day_at_the_Races_(film)" title="A Day at the Races (film)">A Day at the Races</a></i>. "Who Dat Man? Why It's Gabriel!"<sup id="cite_ref-Walker2010_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker2010-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Often, a ghost was called a "who dat." <a href="/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" title="Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a>'s animated character <a href="/wiki/Bosko" title="Bosko">Bosko</a> once had such an encounter in a 1938 toon called "Lil Ol Bosko in Bagdad." In 1941 <a href="/wiki/Butterfly_McQueen" title="Butterfly McQueen">Butterfly McQueen</a> infamously delivered what African American <a href="/wiki/History_of_film" title="History of film">film historian</a> <a href="/wiki/Donald_Bogle" title="Donald Bogle">Donald Bogle</a> described as what "might be the most demeaning line ever uttered by a black in the movies" when she said, "Who dat say who dat when I say who dat?" in the movie <a href="/wiki/Affectionately_Yours" title="Affectionately Yours">Affectionately Yours</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Who dat?" became a familiar joke with soldiers during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. </p> <blockquote><p>Back in WWII, U.S. fighter squadron pilots would often fly under radio silence. But things get lonely up there in the cockpit, so after a while there'd be a crackle of static as someone keyed his mike. Then a disembodied voice would reply, "Who dat?" An answer would come, "Who dat say who dat?" And another, "Who dat say who dat when ah say who dat?" After a few rounds of this, the squadron commander would grab his microphone and yell, "Cut it out, you guys!" A few moments of silence. Then... "Who dat?"<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origins_of_the_"who_dat?"_chant"><span id="Origins_of_the_.22who_dat.3F.22_chant"></span>Origins of the "who dat?" chant</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Who_dat%3F&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins of the "who dat?" chant"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Who dat" became part of a chant for fans cheering on their favorite team. It has been debated exactly where it started, but some claim it began with <a href="/wiki/Southern_University" title="Southern University">Southern University</a> Jaguars fans either in the late 1960s or early 1970s and went "Who dat talkin' 'bout beatin' dem Jags?"<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another claim is that it was connected with <a href="/wiki/St._Augustine_High_School_(New_Orleans)" title="St. Augustine High School (New Orleans)">St. Augustine High School</a>, a historically African-American all-boys Catholic high school in New Orleans. </p><p>A number of early football-related "who dat" references come from the <a href="/wiki/Acadiana" title="Acadiana">Acadiana</a> region, where <a href="/wiki/Cajun_English" title="Cajun English">Cajun English</a> speakers influenced by French sometimes replace <i>th</i> sounds with <i>d</i>. One common theory is that the cheer originated at <a href="/wiki/Patterson_High_School_(Louisiana)" title="Patterson High School (Louisiana)">Patterson High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Patterson,_Louisiana" title="Patterson, Louisiana">Patterson, Louisiana</a>, home of future <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_University" title="Louisiana State University">Louisiana State University</a> and Saints running back <a href="/wiki/Dalton_Hilliard" title="Dalton Hilliard">Dalton Hilliard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker2010_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker2010-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 1979 article in the <a href="/wiki/Morgan_City,_Louisiana" title="Morgan City, Louisiana">Morgan City</a> <i>Daily Review</i>, previewing the Patterson Lumberjacks' appearance in the state championship game, noted that "you hear 'the who-dat' cheers by every 'Jack fan at all the games."<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patterson High fans were described as "the 'Who Dat' Club" and "Who Dats."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A 1979 sports story describes "who dat talking about beating those horses?" as a "popular cheer" at <a href="/wiki/Peabody_Magnet_High_School" title="Peabody Magnet High School">Peabody Magnet High School</a> (home of the Warhorses) in <a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Louisiana" title="Alexandria, Louisiana">Alexandria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1980, a Crowley Post-Signal story said "Who dat talkin' bout beatin' dem Dogs? Who dat?" was a "familiar <a href="/wiki/Ville_Platte_High_School" title="Ville Platte High School">Ville Platte</a> cheer."<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another claimant is <a href="/wiki/Alcorn_State_University" title="Alcorn State University">Alcorn State University</a>, the historically black college in Mississippi.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1980, a news story described "Who dat, who dat, who dat talkin' 'bout beatin' dose Braves!?" as its "traditional chant printed on placards" at a basketball game.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another 1980 story on Jackson's <a href="/wiki/Murrah_High_School" title="Murrah High School">Murrah High School</a> said its basketball team "has become an Alcorn State clone with 'Who dat?' cheers."<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fans at LSU also picked up on the cheer.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fans of <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestler" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestler">professional wrestler</a> <a href="/wiki/Junkyard_Dog" title="Junkyard Dog">Junkyard Dog</a>, a star on the <a href="/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(Bill_Watts)#Mid-South_Wrestling" title="Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)">Mid-South Wrestling</a> circuit from 1979 to 1984 who frequently appeared in events at the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a> and <a href="/wiki/Municipal_Auditorium_(New_Orleans)" title="Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans)">Municipal Auditorium</a> in New Orleans, had a similar chant: "Who dat think they gonna beat that Dog".<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 1983 the cheer had become so popular among fans that the New Orleans Saints organization officially adopted it during the tenure of coach <a href="/wiki/Bum_Phillips" title="Bum Phillips">Bum Phillips</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Neville" title="Aaron Neville">Aaron Neville</a> (along with local musicians Sal and Steve Monistere and Carlo Nuccio) recorded a version of "<a href="/wiki/When_the_Saints_Go_Marching_In" title="When the Saints Go Marching In">When the Saints Go Marching In</a>" that incorporated the chant of "Who dat say dey gonna beat dem Saints" (performed by a group of Saints players). The song quickly became a major local hit, due in part to the support of sportscaster <a href="/wiki/Ron_Swoboda" title="Ron Swoboda">Ron Swoboda</a> and the fact that Saints fans had been using the chant for some time.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker2010_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker2010-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Meanwhile, in about 1981 <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> fans and players had started with their similar "<a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals#Chant" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Who Dey</a>" cheer ("Who Dey think gonna beat them Bengals?").<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 2006 article, Toni Monkovic, a <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Times">New York Times</a></i> writer, speculated that the 1981 popularity of the Bengals' "who dey" may have led Saints fans to expand their use of "who dat", from the "small number, and possibly a very small number" of Saints fans using it in the late 1970s to the much wider use of the chant in 1983. Monkovic noted that the fan bases of the two teams continue to disagree about this, and that ultimately the evidence is unclear.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, this speculation seems unlikely to be accurate as the "Who Dat" chant was so common at nearby LSU months before Cincinnati's <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XVI" title="Super Bowl XVI">1981 Super Bowl</a> run that a song called "Who Dat" had been written (in March 1981) to the tune of <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Smith" title="Frankie Smith">Frankie Smith</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Double_Dutch_Bus" title="Double Dutch Bus">Double Dutch Bus</a>" and played regularly on local radio, in conjunction with the <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="LSU Tigers basketball">LSU men's basketball team</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Final_Four" class="mw-redirect" title="Final Four">Final Four</a> run.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id=""Who_dat?"_spin-off_chants"><span id=".22Who_dat.3F.22_spin-off_chants"></span>"Who dat?" spin-off chants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Who_dat%3F&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: "Who dat?" spin-off chants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the Saints won the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NFL_playoffs#NFC:_New_Orleans_Saints_31,_Minnesota_Vikings_28_(OT)" title="2009–10 NFL playoffs">NFC Championship Game</a> on January 24, 2010, against the Minnesota Vikings in the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Superdome">Superdome</a>, fans from all across New Orleans, including fans who were exiting the game, started a Mardi Gras-style "who dat" on Bourbon Street with modified lyrics, chanting, "who dat, who dat, who dat in the Super Bowl!" in reference to the Saints advancing to the Super Bowl for the first time ever in their 43-year history.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV" title="Super Bowl XLIV">Super Bowl XLIV</a>, on February 7, 2010, the Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts 31–17. "Drew Dat" has occasionally been used in honor of quarterback <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Drew Brees</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Who_Dat_Nation">Who Dat Nation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Who_dat%3F&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Who Dat Nation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In recent years the phrase "Who Dat Nation" has become a popular term for the entire community of Saints fans.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hebert" title="Bobby Hebert">Bobby Hebert</a>, formerly a Saints quarterback and currently a <a href="/wiki/Sports_commentator" title="Sports commentator">sports commentator</a> in New Orleans, the term "Who Dat Nation" originated after a highly anticipated <a href="/wiki/2006_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2006 New Orleans Saints season">2006</a> game between the Saints and the favored <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a>, which the Saints won; after the game, listeners from a wide geographic range called into Hebert's radio show on <a href="/wiki/WWL_(AM)" title="WWL (AM)">WWL (AM)</a>, and Hebert commented, "Man, there's a whole Who Dat Nation out there."<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ownership_controversy">Ownership controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Who_dat%3F&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ownership controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Super_Bowl_Who_Dat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Super_Bowl_Who_Dat.jpg/220px-Super_Bowl_Who_Dat.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Super_Bowl_Who_Dat.jpg/330px-Super_Bowl_Who_Dat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Super_Bowl_Who_Dat.jpg/440px-Super_Bowl_Who_Dat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>Fans in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a> celebrating <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV" title="Super Bowl XLIV">Super Bowl</a> victory.</figcaption></figure> <p>In January 2010, the NFL sent <a href="/wiki/Cease_and_desist" title="Cease and desist">cease and desist</a> letters to several Louisiana T-shirt shop owners ordering them to cease producing T-shirts bearing the phrase "who dat". According to some recipients of these letters, the NFL was claiming to own the trademark to the term "Who dat", and that unlicensed T-shirts bearing the phrase would cause <a href="/wiki/Confusing_similarity" title="Confusing similarity">confusion</a> among fans of the Saints about the official status of the merchandise.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 27 one company tweeted about their whodat tee shirt cease and desist order from the NFL, and <i>NewOrleans.com</i> and Huffington Post interviewed the Monisteres about the NFL's claims in relation to their company <i>Who Dat?, Inc.</i> The next day, the brothers released a statement claiming rights to the phrase to <i>NewOrleans.com</i>, which they registered in 1983 after recording the version of "<a href="/wiki/When_the_Saints_Go_Marching_In" title="When the Saints Go Marching In">When the Saints Go Marching In</a>" that incorporated the chant.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Monistere's record is listed as inactive, meaning that it was not renewed upon expiration. The Saints organization, through their company <i>The New Orleans Louisiana Saints Limited Partnership</i>, also registered the mark "Who Dat" in 1988 when used in conjunction with "<a href="/wiki/Fleur-de-lis" title="Fleur-de-lis">fleur-de-lis</a> design",<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but later the Saints released their claim of ownership to <i>WhoDat, Inc.</i>, asserting that they owned the phrase.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NFL's action also provoked responses from U.S. Senator <a href="/wiki/David_Vitter" title="David Vitter">David Vitter</a> and Congressman <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Melancon" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlie Melancon">Charlie Melancon</a> of Louisiana, among others. Vitter sent a formal letter to NFL Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Roger_Goodell" title="Roger Goodell">Roger Goodell</a> criticizing the NFL's attempt to claim ownership of the chant, informing Goodell he would be printing T-shirts using the phrase, and daring the NFL to sue him.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was later reported that the NFL had responded to Vitter's letter, stating that it was only seeking to prevent unauthorized uses of "Who Dat?" together with other identifying marks of the Saints.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Louisiana Attorney General <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Caldwell" title="Buddy Caldwell">Buddy Caldwell</a> called the NFL and had a conversation about the ownership of the "who dat" slogan and of the fleur-de-lis. Caldwell said the bottom line from the legal back-and-forth with the league is that the NFL "is conceding it has no exclusive rights to the fleur-de-lis and no exclusive rights to 'who dat' and offshoots of "who dat," and no exclusive rights to the colors black and gold." Caldwell said his office was drafting a document to be signed by the state and the NFL outlining what is and is not allowable.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 4, 2010, the Monisteres' company, Who Dat? Inc., filed suit in federal court against the Saints, NFL Properties, and the state of Louisiana, alleging improper interference with their business interests. The suit alleges: in 1987 the New Orleans Saints were granted a license by Who Dat?, Inc. to use the "who dat" phrase; in that agreement, the Saints agreed that the mark was original and that Monistere was the first use owner of the trademark; the Saints also agreed to never challenge Monistere's ownership of the mark or aid any one else in doing so; and the Saints were to also help protect the mark from infringement by others on behalf of the licensors (Who Dat?, Inc.).<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Who Dat? Inc. subsequently amended their complaint to name several local retailers as defendants, most notably Fleurty Girl, and the matter was set for initial hearing in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on November 10, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2012, it was reported that the NFL and the Monisteres had agreed to dismiss their claims against each other and to cooperate in the production of "co-branded merchandise".<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lawsuit continued as to some of the other defendants, pending hearing of their motions to dismiss the case.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2012 it was reported that the remaining parties had settled the case on confidential terms.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to one attorney and restaurant owner who had been a party to the case, "The net effect of the settlement is that nobody owns Who Dat".<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recorded_versions">Recorded versions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Who_dat%3F&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Recorded versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Who Dat – <a href="/wiki/Spose" title="Spose">Spose</a></li> <li>Who Dat? – <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Neville" title="Aaron Neville">Aaron Neville</a></li> <li>Who Dat (Going to the Super Bowl) – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashley_Forrestier&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ashley Forrestier (page does not exist)">Ashley Forrestier</a><sup id="cite_ref-whodat2010_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whodat2010-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Who Dat – <a href="/wiki/Royal_Crown_Revue" title="Royal Crown Revue">Royal Crown Revue</a></li> <li>Dat "Who Dat" Jazz – <a href="/wiki/Olympia_Brass_Band" title="Olympia Brass Band">Olympia Brass Band</a></li> <li>Who Let the Dogs Out (Who Dat remix) – <a href="/wiki/Baha_Men" title="Baha Men">Baha Men</a>/<a href="/wiki/Clear_Channel_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Clear Channel Communications">Clear Channel</a> New Orleans</li> <li>The Who Dat Roll – <a href="/wiki/Williams_Riley" title="Williams Riley">Williams Riley</a><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Who_Dat_(Young_Jeezy_song)" title="Who Dat (Young Jeezy song)">Who Dat?</a> – Young Jeezy</li> <li>Who Dat? <a href="/wiki/Tom_Tom_Club" title="Tom Tom Club">Tom Tom Club</a></li> <li>Who Dat <a href="/wiki/David_Frizzell" title="David Frizzell">David Frizzell</a>, No. 60 Country hit in 1984</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Who_Dat_(J._Cole_song)" title="Who Dat (J. Cole song)">Who Dat</a> – <a href="/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole">J. Cole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Who_Dat_Girl" title="Who Dat Girl">Who Dat Girl</a> – <a href="/wiki/Flo_Rida" title="Flo Rida">Flo Rida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Who_Dat_Boy" title="Who Dat Boy">Who Dat Boy</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tyler,_The_Creator" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyler, The Creator">Tyler, The Creator</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Who_Dat..Monster_Talk&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Who Dat..Monster Talk (page does not exist)">Who Dat..Monster Talk</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orlando" title="Bobby Orlando">Bobby Orlando</a></li></ul> <p>The 1966 single "Please Forget Her"/"Who Dat?" by The Jury, from <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg" title="Winnipeg">Winnipeg, Manitoba</a>, is pure coïncidence and completely unrelated. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_hip_hop">In hip hop</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Who_dat%3F&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: In hip hop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Who_dat%3F" title="Special:EditPage/Who dat?">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Who+dat%3F%22">"Who dat?"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Who+dat%3F%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Who+dat%3F%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Who+dat%3F%22+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Who+dat%3F%22">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Who+dat%3F%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In 2008, New Orleans based artist <a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a> referenced the chant in his hit single "<a href="/wiki/A_Milli" title="A Milli">A Milli</a>" where he raps <i>Who dat say dey gonna beat Lil Wayne</i> even though he is a Green Bay Packers fan. </p><p>In 2009, New Orleans based artist K. Gates recorded "Black and Gold (Who Dat)" based on <a href="/wiki/Ying_Yang_Twins" title="Ying Yang Twins">Ying Yang Twins</a>' "Halftime (Get Crunk)". </p><p>"Who dat" is also used in the song "Holla Back" by New Orleans-based rapper <a href="/wiki/Juvenile_(rapper)" title="Juvenile (rapper)">Juvenile</a>: "They want a pimp to give them some money, but I don't do that. But baby I'm a Saints fan that's why I say who dat." </p><p>"Who Dat" is the name of the 8th single from 2008 <i><a href="/wiki/The_Recession" title="The Recession">The Recession</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Young_Jeezy" class="mw-redirect" title="Young Jeezy">Young Jeezy</a>. <i>They say who dat?</i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/JT_Money" title="JT Money">JT Money</a> has a 1999 single called "Who Dat". The song was a hit, but was likely not intended to have any relation to the Saints or Vaudeville. </p><p>In 2009, New Orleans rapper Birdman chants a "Who Dat". in the Single Wasted(Remix) by Gucci Mane featuring Birdman, Jadakiss and Lil Wayne. </p><p>In 2010, rapper <a href="/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole">J. Cole</a> recorded a song called "<a href="/wiki/Who_Dat_(J._Cole_song)" title="Who Dat (J. Cole song)">Who Dat</a>". </p><p>In 2010, New Orleans native, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashley_Forrestier&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ashley Forrestier (page does not exist)">Ashley Forrestier</a> released "Who Dat (Going to the Super Bowl)" celebrating the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> 31-28 Overtime Win over the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NFL_playoffs#NFC:_New_Orleans_Saints_31.2C_Minnesota_Vikings_28_.28OT.29" title="2009–10 NFL playoffs">2009-10 NFC Championship Game</a>. </p><p>In 2012, Bay Area based rapper <a href="/wiki/G-Eazy" title="G-Eazy">G-Eazy</a>, in collaboration with artists Mod Sun and Meta, released the song "Rappin' A$$ Rappers" in which G-Eazy raps "livin' in New Orleans where dem people holla 'Who Dat'".<sup id="cite_ref-whodat2010_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whodat2010-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also refers to the chant in his 2019 song "Throw Fits" with <a href="/wiki/London_on_da_Track" title="London on da Track">London on da Track</a>, where he raps, "In the Bay, we say, "Yee," in New Orleans, they say, "Who Dat?" </p><p>Australian hip-hop artist <a href="/wiki/Iggy_Azalea" title="Iggy Azalea">Iggy Azalea</a> has employed the refrain in several songs, including "<a href="/wiki/Fancy_(Iggy_Azalea_song)" title="Fancy (Iggy Azalea song)">Fancy</a>" and "Leave It", drawing criticism from some who perceive an appropriation of Southern Black culture.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_references">Other references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Who_dat%3F&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Other references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Deepwater_drilling" title="Deepwater drilling">deepwater</a> oil and gas field in the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico" title="Gulf of Mexico">Gulf of Mexico</a>, discovered in 2007, was named "Who Dat" by its developer, LLOG Exploration Co., based in New Orleans. The field, encompassing <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Canyon" title="Mississippi Canyon">Mississippi Canyon</a> Blocks 503, 504 and 547 in about 3,000 feet of water, began production in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Who_dat%3F&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDaffin2019" class="citation web cs1">Daffin, Melinda (January 18, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/article_e78930af-8881-5cb1-a27d-5cc4f96c7ace.html">"The littlest Who Dats: 65 photos from our readers of pint-sized Saints fans"</a>. <i>www.nola.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 4,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.nola.com&rft.atitle=The+littlest+Who+Dats%3A+65+photos+from+our+readers+of+pint-sized+Saints+fans&rft.date=2019-01-18&rft.aulast=Daffin&rft.aufirst=Melinda&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nola.com%2Fentertainment_life%2Farticle_e78930af-8881-5cb1-a27d-5cc4f96c7ace.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWho+dat%3F" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMcConduit2011" class="citation book cs1">McConduit, Alexander Brian (2011). <i>The Little Who Dat Who Didn't</i>. 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July 30, 1852.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+Orleans+Daily+Picayune+%28p.+2%29&rft.atitle=City+Intelligence%3A+Only+Thwimmin%2C+Thir&rft.date=1852-07-30&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A1223BCE5B718A166%2540EANX-1224D779357D6BA0%25402397700-122471101D2E8CF0%25401-123A4A0D10C9CD82%2540City%252BIntelligence%3Fp%3DAMNEWS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWho+dat%3F" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Amy_Davidson_(author)" class="mw-redirect" title="Amy Davidson (author)">Amy Davidson</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/closeread/2010/02/the-strange-case-of-who-dat.html">"The Strange Case of Who Dat"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Yorker" title="The New Yorker">Newyorker.com</a></i>, February 9, 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Robbins-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Robbins_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Hollis_Robbins" title="Hollis Robbins">Hollis Robbins</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theroot.com/views/origin-who-dat">"The Origin of 'Who Dat?' It goes back to minstrelsy, but it's OK to say it now."</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Root_(magazine)" title="The Root (magazine)">The Root</a></i>, February 9, 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/dunbar/libretto/Who_Dat_Say_Chicken_In_Dis_Crowd1.html">Libretto - Who Dat Say Chicken In dis Crowd, 1898</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Walker2010-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Walker2010_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Walker2010_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Walker2010_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Walker2010_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Walker2010_7-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Dave Walker, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/01/who_dat_popularized_when_every.html">"'Who dat?' popularized by New Orleans Saints fans when 'everybody was looking for the sign'"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Times-Picayune" class="mw-redirect" title="Times-Picayune">Times-Picayune</a></i>, January 12, 2010, pp. A1, A10 (Saint Tammany Edition).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Bernard L. Peterson, <i>A Century of Musicals in Black and White: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans</i> (<a href="/wiki/Greenwood_Publishing_Group" title="Greenwood Publishing Group">Greenwood Publishing Group</a>, 1993), <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0313266577" title="Special:BookSources/978-0313266577">978-0313266577</a>, pp. 84-85. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/centuryofmusical0000pete/page/85">Excerpts available</a> at <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFStephen_Bourne2008" class="citation book cs1">Stephen Bourne (2008). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/butterflymcqueen0000bour"><i>Butterfly McQueen Remembered</i></a></span>. Scarecrow Press. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/butterflymcqueen0000bour/page/46">46</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780810860186" title="Special:BookSources/9780810860186"><bdi>9780810860186</bdi></a>. <q>butterfly mcqueen who dat.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Butterfly+McQueen+Remembered&rft.pages=46&rft.pub=Scarecrow+Press&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=9780810860186&rft.au=Stephen+Bourne&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fbutterflymcqueen0000bour&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWho+dat%3F" class="Z3988"></span> <span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: </span><span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">|work=</code> ignored (<a href="/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#periodical_ignored" title="Help:CS1 errors">help</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMurphy2017" class="citation book cs1">Murphy, Michael (2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=uU41DwAAQBAJ&q=%22Back+in+WWII%2C+US+fighter+squadron+pilots+would+often+fly+under+radio+silence.%22&pg=PT277"><i>All Dat New Orleans: Eating, Drinking, Listening to Music, Exploring, & Celebrating in the Crescent City</i></a>. The Countryman Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781581575491" title="Special:BookSources/9781581575491"><bdi>9781581575491</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=All+Dat+New+Orleans%3A+Eating%2C+Drinking%2C+Listening+to+Music%2C+Exploring%2C+%26+Celebrating+in+the+Crescent+City&rft.pub=The+Countryman+Press&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=9781581575491&rft.aulast=Murphy&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DuU41DwAAQBAJ%26q%3D%2522Back%2Bin%2BWWII%252C%2BUS%2Bfighter%2Bsquadron%2Bpilots%2Bwould%2Boften%2Bfly%2Bunder%2Bradio%2Bsilence.%2522%26pg%3DPT277&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWho+dat%3F" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">George Morris, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.2theadvocate.com/features/80308957.html">"Saints cheer predates team; not much more history known"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Advocate_(Louisiana)" title="The Advocate (Louisiana)">The Advocate</a></i> (Baton Rouge, La.), December 30, 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40364773/the-daily-review/">"Clipped from the Daily Review"</a>. <i>The Daily Review</i>. 12 December 1979. p. 10.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Daily+Review&rft.atitle=Clipped+from+the+Daily+Review&rft.pages=10&rft.date=1979-12-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F40364773%2Fthe-daily-review%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWho+dat%3F" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73877767/who-dat-in-patterson/">"Who dat in Patterson"</a>. <i>The Daily Review</i>. 30 November 1979. p. 15.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Daily+Review&rft.atitle=Who+dat+in+Patterson&rft.pages=15&rft.date=1979-11-30&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F73877767%2Fwho-dat-in-patterson%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWho+dat%3F" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73877933/who-dat-in-patterson/">"Who dat in Patterson"</a>. <i>The Daily Review</i>. 21 December 1979. p. 15.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Daily+Review&rft.atitle=Who+dat+in+Patterson&rft.pages=15&rft.date=1979-12-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F73877933%2Fwho-dat-in-patterson%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWho+dat%3F" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73876132/who-dats-in-patterson/">"Who Dats in Patterson"</a>. <i>The Daily Review</i>. October 1981. p. 8.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Daily+Review&rft.atitle=Who+Dats+in+Patterson&rft.pages=8&rft.date=1981-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F73876132%2Fwho-dats-in-patterson%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWho+dat%3F" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73877352/who-dat-in-alexandria/">"Who dat in Alexandria"</a>. <i>The Town Talk</i>. 13 March 1979. p. 12.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Town+Talk&rft.atitle=Who+dat+in+Alexandria&rft.pages=12&rft.date=1979-03-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F73877352%2Fwho-dat-in-alexandria%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWho+dat%3F" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73875608/who-dat-chant-in-ville-platte/">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"Who dat" chant in Ville Platte"</a>. <i>The Crowley Post-Signal</i>. 20 November 1980. p. 14.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Crowley+Post-Signal&rft.atitle=%22Who+dat%22+chant+in+Ville+Platte&rft.pages=14&rft.date=1980-11-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F73875608%2Fwho-dat-chant-in-ville-platte%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWho+dat%3F" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rick Cleveland, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20100129/NEWS/1290347">"Who Dat started diz?"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Clarion-Ledger" title="The Clarion-Ledger">The Clarion-Ledger</a></i> (Jackson, Miss.), January 29, 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73878891/who-dat-at-alcorn-state/">"Who dat at Alcorn State"</a>. <i>The Kansas City Times</i>. 10 March 1980. p. 44.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Kansas+City+Times&rft.atitle=Who+dat+at+Alcorn+State&rft.pages=44&rft.date=1980-03-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F73878891%2Fwho-dat-at-alcorn-state%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWho+dat%3F" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73879518/who-dat-at-alcorn-state/">"Who dat at Alcorn State"</a>. <i>Clarion-Ledger</i>. 16 February 1980. p. 20.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Clarion-Ledger&rft.atitle=Who+dat+at+Alcorn+State&rft.pages=20&rft.date=1980-02-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F73879518%2Fwho-dat-at-alcorn-state%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWho+dat%3F" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMark_Young1979" class="citation web cs1">Mark Young (February 25, 1979). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138F0D9908AC8D5F%40EANX-13B14B7AB8DA62B0%402443930-13B1038D28C90BC0%4076-13B1C2CC9AF830A8%40?p=AMNEWS">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Who Dat Talking'?' Just Alcorn"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. F, p. 6)</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+Sunday+Advocate+%28sec.+F%2C+p.+6%29&rft.atitle=%27Who+Dat+Talking%27%3F%27+Just+Alcorn&rft.date=1979-02-25&rft.au=Mark+Young&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138F0D9908AC8D5F%2540EANX-13B14B7AB8DA62B0%25402443930-13B1038D28C90BC0%254076-13B1C2CC9AF830A8%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWho+dat%3F" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Dan McDonald, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110722023757/http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/sports-blogs/dan-mcdonald/395841-book-on-wrestlings-junkyard-dog-chronicles-south-louisiana-legend.html">"Book on wrestling's Junkyard Dog chronicles south Louisiana legend"</a><sup><a href="/wiki/Template:Usurped/doc" title="Template:Usurped/doc">[usurped]</a></sup>, <i>SportsNOLA</i>, May 17, 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117025337/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/football/nfl/08/22/bc.fbn.titans.bengals.ap/">"Building tradition"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">AP</a></i>, August 22, 2003.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Toni Monkovic, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/12/14/who-dey-vs-who-dat/">"Who Dey vs. Who Dat"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Times">New York Times</a></i>, December 14, 2006.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFRon_Thibodeaux1981" class="citation web cs1">Ron Thibodeaux (March 26, 1981). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138F0D9908AC8D5F%40EANX-13B34A830DD6E3F1%402444690-13B2F4DED573F0C0%4018-13B358BD620215D0%40?p=AMNEWS">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Who Dat' instant hit with LSU basketball fans"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2010-01-25</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Saints+bound+for+first+Super+Bowl&rft.date=2010-01-25&rft.au=Rob+Longley&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2Fsports%2Ffootball%2F2010%2F01%2F24%2F12595326.html%23%2Fsports%2Fcolumnists%2Frob_longley%2F2010%2F01%2F24%2Fpf-12597771.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWho+dat%3F" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/01/who_dat_nation_erupts_with_joy.html">"Who dat nation erupts with joy"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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New Orleans Saints season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2010 New Orleans Saints season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2013 New Orleans Saints season">2013</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #D3BC8D !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Division championships (9)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1991 New Orleans Saints season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2000 New Orleans Saints season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2006 New Orleans Saints season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2009 New Orleans Saints season">2009</a></li> <li><a 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