"WHO DAT" = all time dumbest cheer

[TheCritic]

Finally, "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 Southern University fans either in the late 1960's or early 70's and went "Who dat say they gonna beat dem Jags" - Southern University being nicknamed the Jaguars. There's also those who claim around the same time it began at St. Augustine High School, an all boys Catholic high school in New Orleans for African-Americans. It then quickly spread to New Orleans Public Schools. Then in the late 70's fans at Louisiana State University picked up on it. In 1983, New Orleans Saints fans adopted it during the tenure of coach Bum Phillips. In 1981, the Cincinnati Bengals fans and players started with the now famous "Who Dey" cheer. It was also adopted by wrestling fans of the Junkyard Dog, who wrestled locally in the Mid South Wrestling area in the early to mid 1980s

[R0CKnR0LLA]

Yeah, it's pretty stupid.

[panthersphan]

Who Dat?

Who Dey?

are the Jags gonna go w/ Who Dem?

Dumbest chant in sports...hands down.

I'll take the Cat noise any day...which we def took from Penn State football or something else...A LOT of Cat based teams do the Grrrrowl...

I love how people say the growl is "pussy"...I'd love to see them face to face w/ a Panther growling at them...anything but pussy....

[ChucktownK]

You're just now figuring this out?

[R0CKnR0LLA]

The cat noise is something played between snaps at BoA stadium. "Who dat" is something fans go around jumping over themselves giddy to exclaim, tattoo on themselves, make threads named after, create sports bars in reference, and whatever other random perceivable connection they can think of. A comparison of the two is so far fetched even Saints fans should be smart enough to realize the difference.

[TheCritic]

Honestly who cares. Will a chant help a team win a game? No

[CatMan72]

Oh, its real alright. The thing about that song is we all KNOW that it is stupid. We don't go around singing it like a bunch of Roland County Mental Institute Glee Club freaks like you guys do "Who Dat".

LOL, classic... the dumbass Saints fans are actually proud of "who dat".

[cgarsmoker]

Honestly who cares. Will a chant help a team win a game? No

No the chant will not help you win a game.....but it will make you look incredibly stupid so have at it.

[rubberneck]

Who Dat!

[Guest DrewBreesIsGod]

Look, you can all make fun of the who dat song, but what I'm really embarassed about is our owner. The fact that Payton had to open his own checkbook to get Williams in a d-coordinator speaks volumes. If you guys think your owner sucks, try Tom Benson on for size....he's a piece of feces.

[House]

Look, you can all make fun of the who dat song, but what I'm really embarassed about is our owner. The fact that Payton had to open his own checkbook to get Williams in a d-coordinator speaks volumes. If you guys think your owner sucks, try Tom Benson on for size....he's a piece of feces.

Benson is still alive? I thought a hole opened up in the ground and swallowed him after that whole trying to move the team after Katrina thing.

[Guest DrewBreesIsGod]

Benson is still alive? I thought a hole opened up in the ground and swallowed him after that whole trying to move the team after Katrina thing.

yep, still alive and cheap and sleazy as ever

[WHODATWHODATWHODATWHODAT]

WHO DAT is older than your franchise. It is part of a rich history that I wouldn't expect a 14 year old expansion franchise to understand. Respect your elders and get used to hearing WHO DAT all season long starting with next week. WHO DAT SAY THEY GONNA BEAT DEM' SAINTS??!!!!!!!!!!!

[PhillyB]

i want to beat saints fans with a chair everytime i hear them freak out at a bar and chant it 347809823468 times in a row after every play.