How to be a Fan of a Winning Team for Dummies
by Hooahsaint on Nov 21, 2009 10:32 AM CST
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With the Saints off to the best start of their existence and talks of the Superbowl in the same sentence, fans are having difficulty dealing with being "winners" after a lifetime of losing. How To Be A Fan Of A Winning Team For Dummies has ten commandments that will aid these individuals in their transition from "bagging heads" to bagging trophies. The list of ten commandments follows.
10. Thou shalt NOT drink thyself into a stupor PRIOR to the game.
There is no need to render yourself incapable of understanding what is going on in the game as your team has a real shot at winning and not making a mockery of itself. Drinking yourself into a stupor during the game is acceptable and encouraged.
9. Thou shalt not drink and take shots in order to affect the game.
Your team will come back and can come back from any bad occurence on the field. Jose, Jack, Jim and Johnny in little glasses will have no affect other than to have you miss that amazing moment, because, let's face it, there will be lots of those moments. Drinking for the purposes of alcoholism and celebration are encouraged as stated in #10.
8. Thou shalt not be perturbed by mentionings of TRAP games.
This is simply what fans of losing teams say when their team has no chance of doing anything other than playing spoiler to REAL football teams. These fans should be easy to identify as the look remarkably similar to Saints fans from prior seasons.
7. Thou shalt not be discouraged by media's negative opinion of thy team.
The Saints are being talked about by National media, that should tell you everything. It's much better to be hearing from the media about when they will lose a game as opposed to previous years in which the question was when they may actually win one. The Saints are on a pedestal until someone knocks them off, learn to like it.
6. Thou shalt not avoid wearing of thine jerseys out of fear of rendering thy team and player inept.
This was actually an excuse created by Saints players in the 70s to explain their horrific play. The bag heads came as a result of fans hoping that the counter to wearing jerseys would successfullly lead to winning play and seasons. Since it was a ruse, obviously it didn't work. Wear your jerseys with pride, Brees will still be awesome.
5. Thou shalt talketh the smacketh at every opportunity.
The Saints are winning, you may not get another opportunity! Rub it in everyone's...FACE!
4. Thou shalt not wish for losses out of comfort or fear of apocalypse due to a Saints undefeated season.
Hell may freeze over, but the world won't end. Let's not wish ill on our team in order to feel a little comfortable about something we aren't used to...a great team. Just because we're used to losing, doesn't mean we need to have a loss to feel "centered".
3. Thou shalt not compare thy team to the Patriots, Colts or 72' Dolphins.
The Pats played in an extremely weak division and won four games by 4 points or less, the Colts lucked out against the Pats among other close calls, and the Dolphins didn't play 16 games. The Saints aren't any of those teams. Last week's win against the Rams came with the third and fourth-string cornerbacks, third and fourth-string DTs, and the second-string safety. Drew Brees threw two interceptions and Reggie Bush was hurt in the 4th quarter, yet it still took a goal line fumble and a hail mary to give the Rams even a chance of taking the game. It says a lot to have a team that can win with even its poorest performances. None of those teams could have overcome that, especially not three weeks straight. That translates to a real shot at being undefeated and winning a bowl, but they do need to play more crisp. They will.
2. Thou shalt not wait for the collapse of thy team.
Just because the Saints have a history of losing, doesn't mean that they can't change that history today. It is a defeatist mentality to not expect greatness, so that you aren't let down when you don't achieve. If we as fans continue to expect a collapse from the Saints, we will be creating a "Self-fulfilling Prophecy." If you aren't familiar with the term, the dumbed down version is, "If you think the Saints will collapse, you will be causing them to collapse."
1. Thou shalt cheer is loud as humanly possible no matter where you are in the world!
They can't hear you, scream until they can. While jerseys, trap games, alcohol and media won't affect the outcome of any of these games, fan support will. Stop being fair-weather or negative, start supporting your team. You wouldn't think this would need to be said during an undefeated season.
Feel free to add new commandments, there's no rule that says there must be 10. Mel Brooks proved there were 15 originally!
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Love it!
"They're ready to be like 'Same Old Saints'" - Roman Harper, on each of the New Orleans Saints vanquished foes of 2009
by Hollywoo! on Nov 21, 2009 11:09 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Front page for you my friend
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by Saintsational on Nov 21, 2009 11:14 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Thanks man. Happy to contribute.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 21, 2009 11:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I love it!
I agree man you got me pegged with wearing my jersey on gameday bro. I rock the Home jersey if the Saints are at home and the Road jersey when they are on the road!! Brees jersey’s only……………My son rocks his Bush jersey!!
by Saintsfan4life on Nov 21, 2009 11:28 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Kudo's man...
Wow!
Who dat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who Dat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHO DAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by nofear on Nov 21, 2009 11:41 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Let it be written, let it be so!
Alllrighty then Hooah… I love it…great job and behind the humor is good stuff we should all take to hear, like commandments… uhh oh yeah, these are the New Saints Commandments….KUDO’s
Gris Gris Man, Voodoo Surgeon General and Master of Witch Doctory
by Gris Gris Man on Nov 21, 2009 11:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
take to hear?
I need a personal zombie girl secretary posting for my tard self!
- we should all take to heart…..
Gris Gris Man, Voodoo Surgeon General and Master of Witch Doctory
by Gris Gris Man on Nov 21, 2009 11:44 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Uhm.... GGM
The Problem is you pick em for their looks and not their brains… So The GGM Zombie Girlz might not be much help as secretaries. Of course they will make a great Calendar…. just don’t let them talk too much…
Oh what a High Priestess must observe over the centuries…
sigh…
High Voodoo Gris Gris Priestess with lots of feathers and stuff.
by VoodooGrisGris on Nov 21, 2009 6:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
BOOM!
Rec’d it. Amen, amen, amen.
"Gowin on fourth and 14 will punt it away. He hangs it very high, angling it for the near sideline...HAKIM DROPS THE BALL!!! HAKIM DROPS THE BALL!! Brian Milne might've fallen on it at the ten yard line! It's the New Orleans Saints' football! Brian Milne, the most unlikely hero of them all, falls on the fumble, the muff by Hakim! There is a God after all!" -- Jim Henderson
by hakimdropstheball on Nov 21, 2009 11:45 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
the Dummies part...
When I saw that I knew it was for me, and this dummy was right!
Gris Gris Man, Voodoo Surgeon General and Master of Witch Doctory
by Gris Gris Man on Nov 21, 2009 11:46 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
#1
Reminds me of when myself and a few guys I work with here at the FD almost got booted from a buffalo wild wings in Jackson MS during the Monday night game against Atlanta. Good times!
by dmcgoey on Nov 21, 2009 11:51 AM CST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
great work
great read and very true
by sernycrusher on Nov 21, 2009 11:59 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Refreshing
and full of wisdom. I salute you sir…
"Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake." -- Napoleon Bonaparte
by Cajun in CA on Nov 21, 2009 12:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Bush is out for tomorrow!
This is going to be a tough task……WHODAT!
by WhoDatPHaltnMD on Nov 21, 2009 12:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Great Post by the way....well done!!
by WhoDatPHaltnMD on Nov 21, 2009 12:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Love your avatar.
I’m old enough to be her father. (Do you know her mom’s name???)
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers
by Just 'Nother Day on Nov 22, 2009 6:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
good stuff
But, there’s one thing I have to correct: “The Pats didn’t play anyone worthwhile the season they went undefeated” is just wrong. They beat 6 of the 12 playoff teams during the regular season, including the SB winning Giants and the rest of the .500 or better NFC East, the Chargers (who they beat again in the AFC Championship), Steelers, and Colts. Yeah, their own division sucked, but they beat 7 teams with winning records and one that ended up 8-8. For the record, I despise the Patriots, but there’s no denying what they accomplished in that regular season, and spectacularly failed to do so in the post season.
by HB-NOLA on Nov 21, 2009 12:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I was going off of opponent win percentage mainly, which was atrocious
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 21, 2009 11:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Their opponents’ win percentage (.469) was higher than the Saints’ opponents’ winning percentage has been so far (.407). Even moreso, if you count the two playoff games they won to reach the Super Bowl (.493).
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 22, 2009 11:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
How on earth does a cumulative win percentage equate to “didn’t play anyone worthwhile the season they went undefeated” anyway? They beat two 13 win teams, three 11 win teams and three 10 win teams. If the 2009 Saints wind up beating eight teams with 10 wins or more in hindsight, I’ll eat my hat.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 22, 2009 11:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Happy?
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 22, 2009 1:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
“the Colts lucked out against the Pats among other close calls”
“It says a lot to have a team that can win with even its poorest performances.”
Sure. Just wondering how the 2nd sentence wouldn’t apply to the Colts just as much as it does the Saints.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 22, 2009 5:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's simple
The Saints overcame poor play early on to rally and win games. The Colts were simply handed the Pats game on a platter. There’s a big difference in overcoming mistakes to find a way to win a game, and the other team just plain “letting you off the hook.”
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 23, 2009 12:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Colts scored three fourth quarter TDs and stopped Faulk short on the 4th down play to win that game. It’s not like the one play alone won the game for them. At least, no moreso than Sanchez throwing off his back foot won the Jets game for the Saints. A win is a win.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 23, 2009 6:44 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, I’m one of those that thinks it was a poor coaching decision, and they should’ve punted.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 23, 2009 8:29 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not the call I would have made at the time either … which may explain why neither of us have coached a team to three NFL Championships. Here’s a little more insight into what very few individuals not named Bill Belichick may have considered at the time.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 23, 2009 7:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he does have that three championship trump card he can play anytime there’s a disagreement with his decisions.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 24, 2009 12:35 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
On top of which, aren’t you breaking your own little commandment there by trying your best to come with differences between the three teams? Just don’t compare them, DUMMY! Of course, if you want to label it contrasting, that’s all I’ve ever seen or heard anyone do.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 22, 2009 5:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think you're confused
If I said don’t contrast them, then that would have made the statements of how our team differs from those teams hyppocritical. I said don’t compare them, because of differences between their undefeated seasons and ours.
Compare = show similarities
Contrast = show differences
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 23, 2009 12:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Who has compared them? All I’ve ever heard are contrasts, as should be the case. They’re different teams, finding different ways to win. Moreso than any other reason “not to compare them” would be because the ‘72 Dolphins and ’07 Patriots — along with the ’34 and ’42 Bears and ’48 AAFC Browns — went undefeated for their entire regular seasons, unlike the Saints or Colts. You don’t really have to dispell anything past teams have accomplished in order to make that distinction.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 23, 2009 6:55 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, just for the record “last week’s win against the Rams came with the third and fourth-string cornerbacks, third and fourth-string DTs, and the second-string safety” is false. First stringer Tracy Porter started the game and didn’t get injured until the beginning of the third quarter. Randall Gay played throughout, as did Malcolm Jenkins. They’re both second stringers, not third or fourth. Ayodele has been starting in the 4-3 all year and Hargrove is a second-stringer behind Ellis. Just because a few of guys were nicked up on defense doesn’t mean we were COMPLETELY DECIMATED, Hooahsaint. Why such negativity? Further, how does differ from the Colts being without their two starting CBs and FS against the Patriots? I understand your point … we’re winning with depth, showing mettle, etc. Understand mine … that you don’t have to completely exaggerate the severity in order to get yours across.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 23, 2009 7:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
1. My bad on that, I meant 3rd and 4th on the depth chart, not string. And Clancy was the other DT I was counting.
2. I never said that we played without Porter throughout the game, just that we were without him.
3. Finally, comparisons. I don’t get what you’re talking about there. I’ve made no mention of anyone else comparing the Saints. I’m simply stating DON’T compare them. As things go further along in the season and the Saints stay undefeated, people are going to start comparing them to the other undefeated teams. I feel that will simply cause problems, and the Saints should be regarded separately, especially since they can make their own case for being better than each of those teams. Something that in the end, can ONLY be speculated on.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 23, 2009 8:34 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We’re in agreement on the last sentence of #3. I just think it’s kind of odd that you’re warning people not to do something that no one is doing. You know, kind of like seeing a sign posted at a shopping mall that reads “no spitting in the fountain”. What’s the first thought that would go through your mind, if you saw that sign? I don’t know about you, but I’m going to automatically assume that someone got caught spitting in the fountain. Otherwise, why wouldn’t they have an entire series of warning signs: “no wading in the fountain”, “no throwing trash in the fountain”, “no loose change in the fountain”, etc. The inappropriateness of spitting in public is not something that just happens to prompt signage for no apparent reason whatsoever.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 23, 2009 7:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that’s kind of why I did it. Everytime I’ve seen a team remain undefeated for more than 8 games in the season, they started busting out with the comparisons. Once that happened, every game was a much bigger deal, the team started to get lauded or trashed on for being a better or worse undefeated team than those previous etc etc. In the end it has zero benefit for the team, which means it really could only hurt them if anything.
In essence, I’m almost certain it’s going to start happening, especially when we beat the Pats. I have a feeling that’s what the media is waiting for.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 24, 2009 12:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hes saying don't compare them cause were better
so there is no comparison
by darshiva420 on Nov 29, 2009 11:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Another question, professor. If “self-fulfilling prophecy” (as you call it) can cause a great team to collapse, just by believing it so, then why has the bubbling optimism of the fans of so many Saints teams past never resulted in a “self-fulfilling prophecy” of achievement? Are you suggesting that negativity is 42 times more powerful than positivity? If so, why?
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 22, 2009 6:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Media attention is why
Media thrives on negativity as does the rest of human society. If you go into the Dome and cheer through any negative situations, the team WILL play better. If you go to the Dome and “boo” everytime something negative or even positive happens, it will have a negative effect on the team. That being said . . .
A self-fulfilling prophecy is something that you cause to happen due to your outlook or belief it WILL happen. If all of the fans that went to a game in the Dome, believed the Saints would lose following a Drew Brees pick or them getting down by 14 in the beginning of the game, when it actually did happen in the game, it would show in their support of the team (I realize some would cheer anyway). The Dome would quiet down, the team would be in a funk, and in the end it could continue to have a negative impact. However, if the fans remained positive in spite of everything, it could and would have a positive impact on the team.
You have to see the difference in the city when the Saints are winning!?! You think the team doesn’t see that, and it doesn’t have a positive effect on them?
Seriously, do you have nothing better to do with your time than try to pick through what someone else has written or done? I don’t think I’ve ever seen you write anything positive to anyone on here, but you’re quick to “know-it-all” or degrade what someone else is written. I HAD a lot of respect for you, but now . . .
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 23, 2009 12:18 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve also seen Saints games in which fans were on their feet cheering their lungs out until the final snap and the team simply didn’t win. The 2003 Vikings game — when Culpepper fumbled the 2 pt conversion snap, but still managed to run it it — comes to mind, as do playoff games against the Vikings, Falcons and Eagles in the Dome.
To answer your question, I have nothing better to do than to pick through you little “power of positive thinking” speech, disguised as the Ten Commandments. I’m on vacation this week. Getting back to the subject at hand, if a “self-fulfilling prophecy” only exists on one side of the Yin Yang coin, then there’s a pretty good chance that it doesn’t exist. It’s merely a perception based on your demeanor. I am willing to give you the benefit of the doubt, though. Prove that negative energy from fans has ever directly caused a professional sports team to flounder and I’ll completely buy into your argument. You can even go so far as to make it an entire stadium of beer bottle throwing antagonists — as opposed to the isolated instances of constructive criticism on a message board you may have seen this season — if that makes you more comfortable with your own brand of mularkey.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 23, 2009 7:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
By the way, I’m not degrading what you wrote. I’m “talking smacketh” as you instructed. Heh.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 23, 2009 7:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Okay
1. The Arizona Cardinals
The era of them being lousy came when they had some of the lowest fan support in the league.
It wasn’t until they got a new stadium and started gathering some fan support with the major changes in the team and organization as a whole, that they started winning.
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
Kordell Stewart is a prime example as are some other quarterbacks they’ve had in the past. The fans never really gave them much of a chance and expected a great deal from them right away. Not having that support made it a VERY unfavorable environment to play in, which just made things worse on Sunday. (Granted this is an opinion, although Kordell did allude to it as well, it’s a pretty probable one.)
3. Philly
Talk about a group of fans quick to turn on their team when things are going bad. Do you honestly think the booing makes the players play better?
4. Ricky Williams
Sure he turned out to be pretty messed up in the head, but the fans in New Orleans never really took him in. We put a ton of pressure on the guy, then berrated him for not performing as highly as WE expected him to, which was coaching more than anything in the end. He withdrew, which made fans resent him even more and eventually he moved onto Miami.
It’s serendipitous that Deuce was such a great back, which was the only thing that really saved the organization from bottom dwelling for those following years.
Actually, I don’t know why we’re even arguing this. It seems pretty obvious to me that teams feed off of the support of the fan base.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 23, 2009 8:45 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The renewed interest in the Cardinals can probably be attributed to fans not having to sit in the sweltering desert heat to see their team play, moreso than anything else. An air conditioned facility can have a positive impact on fans, as well as on the physical well being of the team. They also got a big boost in the arm (at least in terms of generated interest) with the drafting of Matt Leinart, the signing of Edgerrin James, etc. Of course, it wasn’t until Kurt Warner took over at QB that the team really started to turn the corner. I don’t think his play has much to do with the Arizona fans. He’s just a savvy veteran QB.
Kordell Stewart was more like a science fair experiment gone awry. He was drafted to be a WR and got a shot to play QB after Mike Tomczak failed to cut the mustard after Neil O’Donnell left. Don’t get me wrong, he was an electrifying player at times, but he was never a player that you were going to build your team around as a QB. The same could be said of Tomczak and O’Donnell, quite frankly. They were all journeyman types, who were probably just lucky to land on a team with no true identity at the position at the time. The Saints have had many guys in that vein over the years, too. It’s nothing unique. Did Kordell take more grief for being black? I don’t doubt that a bit. At the same time, I can’t think of too many white WRs, outside of Matt Jones that would have ever been rendered athletic enough to even be given that opportunity, much less squander it. Kind of comes with the territory there. Just my opinion, of course.
In Philly, I think you disproved your own point. Fans turn on their team when things are going bad, not the other way around. Does it make the players play better? Of course not. Why would it? They’re still the same group of 53 underachieving players, whether they’re being cheered for or being booed. What you’re serving up here is an example of fairweatheredness, not a clear cut case of cause and effect.
I agree with you to a certain extent about Ricky Williams. I think the guy had a ton of problems in those early years, injuries included. Still, he managed to rush for 1000 yards as a Saint twice and was on pace to do so his rookie season — i.e., 3-for-3 — had he not gotten hurt. I think his situation was handled assininely on a number of levels. From giving up what they did to draft him under Ditka, to not utilizing he and McAllister in the backfield together, like Mueller swore up and down they would, to pretty much p*ssing away the extra 1st rounder we got for him on the Sullivan trade up. Good riddance maybe, but more like just because I was sick of seeing management mishandle what they had in him, not really for anything Ricky didn’t do on the field. He was a solid NFL RB and proved that by leading the league in rushing with the Dolphins. Hell, one could make a solid argument that had he been retained all along, that Deuce would have never taken the punishment he took as an every down back and may still be playing today. Which would have made the Bush pick even less likely … no telling where we’d be as a team. Way off subject, but again, I don’t think fan reception had a whole lot to do with Ricky’s downfall as a Saint. New Orleans fans loved the guy. They even wore mops on their heads to emulate him. Sure, Deuce was arguably a better back, but that doesn’t mean we couldn’t have had the best of both worlds.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 23, 2009 8:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, we kind of agree on these points, but in different extents (That make sense?). I feel that teams give up on players and teams too early, then their negativity as well as media negativity make a small problem worse. It just keeps building from there.
As for Arizona, I’m actually speaking from personal experience, and what I’ve actually heard from the people in Phoenix and Tucson. I had lived there the last 4+ years till the Army moved me up to the Northwest. Basketball and baseball were the big draws up until the major changes to the organization. It seriously was a slippery slope for them for awhile. The team was not performing well, because they tried to fix too much each year instead of focusing on individual aspects. The team wouldn’t really contend, so the fans weren’t happy. They sold less tickets, and the fans that did go were pretty hostile. That made the team think they needed to have the drastic turnaround each year, which led to the same result.
I honestly believe Dennis Green did a lot to turn that organization around. Instead of trying to win a Superbowl his first season as coach, he simply tried to bring in some talent to build the team around. I found it VERY interesting that he was so big on creating a stout defense, when I’ve always kind of regarded him as wanting high-powered offenses.
Kurt Warner was definitely the best thing that happened to them, and I have a feeling Beanie Wells is going to be BIG in the coming years.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 24, 2009 12:50 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I like Wells, too. I always thought Dennis Green didn’t give Josh McCown enough of a chance, but neither has any other coach since, so I guess it’s not so big of a knock, specifically. Still, he seemed to keep a fairly short leash on his QBs in general.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 24, 2009 1:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I don’t get that either. He wasn’t like that with Culpepper. Maybe it’s because they didn’t have a Moss-type receiver that you know you can just throw it up to.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 24, 2009 1:55 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Likewise, it's not a power of positive thinking set of "rules"
I’ve seen negativity and discord as well as people holding their breath for the BIG LETDOWN they all expect to come.
I don’t feel that the current team and season should be regarded the way it has been due to the history of the organization. There are significant differences in this team, and people are buying into the media a bit too much.
Also, some of the commandments were just for fun. It was supposed to be a lighthearted article, which I never expected anyone, especially you, to take too seriously. That said, I still think there are some good points I made in there; however, you seem to disagree as is your right.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 23, 2009 8:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with much of what you said. I’m not a big drinker even on game day, so none of that stuff really hit home with me. The two or three points of contention I touched upon were all I took exception to. It was a well-written article otherwise. Even if it wasn’t chiseled into two stone tablets.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 23, 2009 8:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
There was a third, but I dropped it.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 24, 2009 12:50 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
History of the World Pt 1!
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 24, 2009 1:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Vacation
Hope you’re enjoying your vacation. You go do anything special or just relax at home?
I get to finally go on mine in another 3 weeks. It’ll be 9 months in country by the time I set foot on the plane home. I’m pretty excited, although I think the wife has been planning out my days home. Probably not gonna be much relaxing in store for me.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 23, 2009 8:55 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Chilling. I considered going to Tampa for the game this past weekend, but could never finalize plans. The front tires on my truck are pretty shot, too. I need to get those replaced either tomorrow or Wednesday. No big plans, otherwise. Straighten up the homestead, get some laundry done, hang out at my uncle’s place in MS for a little while on Thanksgiving. Gotta remember to wear the sweatpants, because I know I’ll be taking a nap on his couch, at some point. It’s a time-honored tradition.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 23, 2009 8:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL. Thanksgiving Day naps are the best part of the day.
Guess the tires are beyond the hope of rotating?
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 24, 2009 12:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I need a front end alignment, I just don’t want to sink that kind of money into a 13 yr old truck. The drawback being every year or so, I’m forced to buy two new tires for the back and rotate the other two to the front. It’s just the front two that are constantly wearing out. And when I say new tires, I mean the cheapest pair I can find, even if they’re used ones in good shape. I’m not picky at all, just haven’t gotten around to hunting down a cheap pair lately. And I really need too, as the steel-belting is starting to show through.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on Nov 24, 2009 1:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I understand completely
It’s hard to put a good truck down. They become a part of the family.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 24, 2009 1:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
# 1 is Number 1
This is the most important one! You are so smack right on. There is Power in the Chant! Cheer wherever you are.
Thank you so much for such a great guide. I will have to remember quite a few of them.
Cudos!
High Voodoo Gris Gris Man Priestess with lots of feathers and stuff
by VoodooGrisGris on Nov 21, 2009 1:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm in persistent violation of #2
and constantly upholding #1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by xen-cuts on Nov 21, 2009 1:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Outstanding, Oooh-Rahhh
- Always ,what else is there ,Also, glad u metioned Mel Brooks, he fumbled and broke the other 5 HA HA Rec!
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will.-Jim Mora Sr.
by metryman on Nov 21, 2009 1:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
New Riddler avatar
whats the deal?
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by Saintsational on Nov 21, 2009 2:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Classic-Green Tights
got some more stuff, Batman etc., Saints also, of course, having fun !
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will.-Jim Mora Sr.
by metryman on Nov 21, 2009 4:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Your Tom Benson is truly original......
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will.-Jim Mora Sr.
by metryman on Nov 21, 2009 4:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
took it myself
was so excited when I saw the look on his face in my picture
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by Saintsational on Nov 21, 2009 7:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember
emotions and digital cameras, good eyes and steady hands, couldn’t re-stage that photo…great
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will.-Jim Mora Sr.
by metryman on Nov 22, 2009 1:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Funny stuff …
and hey we as Saint’s fans are super fortunate to be having the year we are!!!
My favorite was :Thou shalt talketh the smacketh at every opportunity.
I think you forgot number 11 …
Thou shalt kicketh the opponent mercilessly and without hesitation when they are down!!
God only knows we’ve been kicked in the teeth a time or two over the years.
It’s our turn in 2009!!!
by gunning4_7 on Nov 21, 2009 1:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That’s actually my personal favorite and words i live by.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 21, 2009 11:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
FINE WORK, Hooah
I have shared this with my Saints fan family and my sports-loving and “Saints fans by proxy” in-laws…
"In the end, the bread was in the pudding." -- Bobby McCray
Shop as usual, and avoid panic buying.
by HansDat on Nov 21, 2009 2:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Thou Shall not freak out over back-to-back hard fought games that you lost
seen it had to deal with it just don’t do it
"From time to time gunfighters get shot."-Mike Tomlin the third greatest Steelers coach
by WVPiratesfan on Nov 21, 2009 2:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Boom rec'd it
At the car wash here in Wichita this morning, vacuuming. Guy walks up on me, “HEY! HEY HOW ’BOUT THEM SAINTS??!!” Warily, I look him over. Do I know him? No. Is he about to give me some sh*t? I say “YEAH, HOW ’BOUT ’EM!!” He goes “YEAH THEY’RE LOOKING GOOD, LIKE A SOOPER BOWL TEAM!!!!” And relieved, I go “YEAH AIN’T THAT SOMETHIN’!!” I realize he’d seen the Saints fleur de lis plate on the front.
As I’m washing, I’m thinking about why I’m so uncomfortable with this. 1) Most of you younger guys don’t remember how hard it was to be a Saints fan, particularly outside of the NOLA area. Before the Jim Mora Era, I had people laugh right in my face when they’d ask me who my team was, who did I follow. That hurt a lot. And often. 2) I don’t want to jinx anything by boasting and bragging at this point. Maybe a little. But not like a Cowboys fan would. I’m going to wait and be REALLY obnoxious when our dreams come true.
It’s a good year, enjoy it. And then slash and burn, no mercy.
He said, "Son, now don't be silly. She's been dead since 1929."
by stujo4 on Nov 21, 2009 2:41 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
wichita
im up here also and yea everyone has jumped on the wagon. guess we will see if they stay on year in and year out.
by maybetoday on Nov 21, 2009 11:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I feel you on that, I used to always wonder whether people were being serious or not. lol
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 22, 2009 12:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Rec'd!
Excellent post! This one may break the record for number of recs. Is that pic from Mel Brooks’s History of the World?
"I said this early on that this was a good football team, they just maybe had to have a stick put in certain parts of their body to play a little harder in certain places to where we’re able to take interceptions and score touchdowns."--Gregg Williams
by satchmo26 on Nov 21, 2009 3:25 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Yeah it is, lol. It’s the part right after he drops the other 5 commandments.
“I hold these 15 . . . [drops the stone tablet] . . . 10 Commandments!”
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 22, 2009 12:03 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Commandment number 11 :
Drew Brees shall free the enslaved people known as the Aints, part the Red Sea of NFL foes, and lead his lost tribe of Saints into the promised land of the SuperBowl !
by WarWolf on Nov 21, 2009 4:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That’s not a commandment. That’s a prediction.
by FriarBob on Nov 21, 2009 5:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"That isn't a prediction that's what its going to be"
"From time to time gunfighters get shot."-Mike Tomlin the third greatest Steelers coach
by WVPiratesfan on Nov 21, 2009 9:17 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
hooah
very good those should be posted in every bar from lake charles to mobile al. as far north as memphis tenn.
by simone219 on Nov 21, 2009 4:18 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
No Limits
I want to post it in the Patriots Bar I am going to a week from Monday for the Game in NYC. Heheh… Should get it printed on a T-Shirt.
High Voodoo Gris Gris Priestess with lots of feathers and stuff.
by VoodooGrisGris on Nov 21, 2009 7:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No Limit
Isn’t that the name of P Diddy’s marketing company that represented Ricky Williams in his contract negotiations with the Saints?
"In the end, the bread was in the pudding." -- Bobby McCray
Shop as usual, and avoid panic buying.
by HansDat on Nov 21, 2009 8:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No Limit Sports
It was owned by Master P and had the same name as his label.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 22, 2009 12:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Uhm....
I am not cool enough to know that No Limits means sumpin’ other than.
No Limits….
But okay… We liked Ricky Williams but I am not so sure about P Diddy… I mean he is supposed to be cool and ‘all that’ but I can’t help but every time I hear the name think of one of my friends kids when they were getting toilet trained and had to make "the request’
P diddy now!
High Voodoo Gris Gris Priestess with lots of feathers and stuff.
by VoodooGrisGris on Nov 22, 2009 5:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
look, ma I p-diddy'd in the potty!!!
"In the end, the bread was in the pudding." -- Bobby McCray
Shop as usual, and avoid panic buying.
by HansDat on Nov 22, 2009 11:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks everyone
For all the good comments. I appreciate it.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 22, 2009 12:06 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
And you did all of this from Iraq?
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by Saintsational on Nov 22, 2009 1:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
As a Dallas fan
My team has five rings. You?
Okay. So we can accept some instruction now, right?
Don’t get too caught up in this. You guys have a history of losing, and even when you’ve done moderately well, you choked in the end.
Just like our last 10 years.
But over the course of time, and as a DC fan, I speak with far more authority.
Just be brash, bring it, work hard, and be confident. But don’t act like you’re all that.
You’re not.
Yet.
by dfan77 on Nov 22, 2009 4:47 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
And your reason for saying all of this is?
1. You think we care.
2. Your own blog kicked you out.
3. You like hanging around winners.
4. You own a jewelry store and rings turn you on.
Rather than preaching to us, maybe you should give some advice to you own quarterback; you know – Sponge Bob!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers
by Just 'Nother Day on Nov 22, 2009 5:05 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
It's because the link to this page is posted on the major sites.
Yahoo Sports and CBS sports had it linked since it was on CSC’s front page for a bit, so expect some people coming from other places to take it as an opportunity to trash our team and remind us what the history of our team is. For future haters, refer to Commandment 2!
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 22, 2009 7:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe he's one of Romo's "bitches!"
"I think we agree, the past is over" - George W Bush
"The greatest enemy of knowlege is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge" Stephen Hawking
by Philinwood on Nov 22, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
wow
That reminds me of all the Giants fans that kept saying how good they were and had all that history,How the Saints were no good because we have never been no one but of course we are 2-0 against the nfc east with the average score of 48-22 i think it is
by simone219 on Nov 22, 2009 5:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
PFFT....
Commandment #5 in effect:
…look Cowpatties fan, take your lame act back to Dall@$$, willya?
“…and as a DC fan, I speak with far more authority.”
Argument from authority is one of the cardinal sins of debate, it’s a sure-fire way to LOSE an argument. The only “authority” you can claim right now is that which your team has earned this season – and 9-0 is far more authority than 6-3 and FALLING (expect to see a loss at home today against the Redskins, by the way, because they know exactly what to do to rattle Romo, and they will).
Here’s the facts on the ground RIGHT NOW:
1) 9-0 trumps 6-3 EVERY TIME.
2) Your team hasn’t won a post season game in going on 15 years now.
3) The last time the Cowpatties faced the Saints was 12/10/06, want me to remind you of the score?
4) Expect a similar result 12/19/09
Speaking of CHOKING, let’s take a look at the Cowpatties record in December of the last five years…wait, let’s not, it’s frightening for you, don’t want to cause you to suffer from PTSD.
Oh, and the king of choke: Tony Romo, nice hold in that Seahawks game a few years ago.
…who invited you to our party anyhow, punk?
Hooah, thanks, great post dude, words to live by. Thumbs up.
Irony: An atheist Saints fan.
by GSO Saints Fan on Nov 22, 2009 9:55 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
GSO
I couldn’t have said it better!
by saintnmiss on Nov 22, 2009 10:50 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey dfan...
…if that’s the best the Cowgirls have, they’re going to be stuffed, drawn, and quartered in the ’Dome on 12/19….you beat the ’Skins by ONE?
ROFL!!!!
Irony: An atheist Saints fan.
by GSO Saints Fan on Nov 22, 2009 5:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It is what it is until it isn't
We earned our Bravado with decades of taking abuse… I refuse to take anything but.
“Hey! You guys earned your right to Gloat”
Sure we might lose a game but that doesn’t take anything away from the wins.
So dat is dat and who is dat?
Who Dat???? Drew Dat!!!! True Dat!!!!
Geaux Saints 9-0 and werkin’ towards 10-0 in a few hours!
Which brings me back to the Commandment # 5
High Voodoo Gris Gris Priestess with lots of feathers and stuff.
by VoodooGrisGris on Nov 22, 2009 5:42 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ahhh, once again, my favorite of the commandments.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 22, 2009 7:45 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Commandment #9
Sorry to disagree but I know for a fact that we wouldn’t have beaten the Dolphins if we hadn’t started drinking (heavily) on the game thread. The same can be said against the Falcons and the Rams. We’re all in this together and I’m willing to do my part. Geaux Saints!! Pass me the Crown!!
by SaintShark on Nov 22, 2009 7:29 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
LOL
I was wondering how long it would be till someone spoke out on that one, lol. Drink all you want, it just makes the open game thread all the more entertaining.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 22, 2009 7:44 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I shall take the challenge, sir.
Get fired up for the game and get fired the next morning. A fair trade! Kind of like, “I got a gun for my wife. Best swap I ever made!”
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers
by Just 'Nother Day on Nov 22, 2009 7:53 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm on vacation this week.
So I’m planning to ENJOY the game today. I do have to play golf tomorrow morning but it won’t be the first time I teed up with a hangover.
by SaintShark on Nov 22, 2009 10:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Popeyes
I have to eat Popeyes on game day, otherwise the Saints loose – 3piece spicy white meat with cajun rice and a jalepeno…This year I added diet strawberry chek which has proved to be a winning combo. My cardiologist said I need to avoid fried foods, and after I explained the metaphysical cause/effect relationship between my pregame meal and the Saints W/L record, he ordered a Psych consult…
these intellectual types do not understand…off to popeyes…WHO DAT
by StDrew on Nov 22, 2009 8:39 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Popeyes!!!!
You know things just ain’t the same without Popeye’s. They have a few in NYC but none close to where I live and few in areas as bad as going into…. well pick a place that even the police won’t go to and insert that here. The word Desire comes to mind.
But I just make up a new brew for each game…. and break #9 Commandment a teensy bit as my ritual now. The Problem… Most games aren’t played here so I have to go to a bar to watch them and I can’t HEAR the commentary. But that isn’t the real problem… It is that the bartenders are befuddled by my requests. Last week I had to substitute a stinking stalk of celery instead of File’ in my brew.
OH! I Just had a thought! Next Monday for the Pat’s game I can go to a Popeye’s near work before the game!
I think your Dr. must not be from New Orleans StDrew if he didn’t understand your metaphysical cause/effect explanation. ANYONE who knows what they should know would know!
Time to change into my game day Morgus the Magnificent brew making outfit. Good thing I am not vain.
by VoodooGrisGris on Nov 22, 2009 8:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
PS St Drew
NICE Avatar!
Time to change into my game day Morgus the Magnificent brew making outfit. Good thing I am not vain.
by VoodooGrisGris on Nov 22, 2009 8:59 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
What a coincidence
I was talking with my gf last night about how much I miss Popeye’s. It’s been almost exactly a year since I last had some. 3 pc spicy white, with red beans and rice, and a jalapeno was one of my favorite fast food meals. So I checked on-line and found a Popeyes here in my area only a few miles away. Time for a ROAD TRIP!
"Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake." -- Napoleon Bonaparte
by Cajun in CA on Nov 22, 2009 9:30 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ahh, that's nice.
There are no close Popeye’s to Eugene. The nearest one is in Lebanon. Which is almost an hour away.
"Ole Miss is definitely on the list of Public Schools Who Haven't Yet Realized They Aren't Private, a loose confederation...championed by UVa and Michigan."~ Poseur
Golly, who thought the Saints would masoli this season? WHODAT!
by AllSaintsDay on Nov 22, 2009 3:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
A few of the TA truckstops in Oregon have a Popeye's inside. Have you checked them?
The only thing worse than losing is not winning.
by Tigernut on Nov 22, 2009 11:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe
We should start a Thread with Popeye’s sightings around the Nation for all displaced Saints Fans?
Ahhh 10-0 It feels soooooooooooooo good.
by VoodooGrisGris on Nov 23, 2009 6:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
There are FOUR Popeye's in Okinawa!
They are on different military bases. Chicken tenders (plus extra piece) spicy, red beans and rice, biscuit, jalapeno pepper, and diet coke (to watch my waistline!). During the Mardi Gras season they give away beads with combo meals. Guess they haven’t heard about the boob thing yet?
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers
by Just 'Nother Day on Nov 23, 2009 6:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Popeyes Chicken "Makes Your Mouth Feel Happy"
a line from an original Popeyes T.V. Comm. and the jingle “Love That Chicken from Popeyes” the Colonel ain’t got jack on our New Orleans treat, those RedBeans/Rice and biscuts are truly authentic, even in NYC. Al Copeland Jr.(founder) just passed away a couple years ago, his chicken lives on!
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will.-Jim Mora Sr.
by metryman on Nov 23, 2009 7:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Popeyes' global reach
We just got one in singapore. I’m happy to add a three-piece.
Monday Night will be Tuesday Morning, but I’m off that morning.
by xpatwhodat on Nov 25, 2009 6:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Where in CA?
When I lived in Los Angeles there were a few Popeyes around. I remember there was one in Studio City… can’t remember the street. Van Nuy’s Blvd maybe….
Time to change into my game day Morgus the Magnificent brew making outfit. Good thing I am not vain.
by VoodooGrisGris on Nov 22, 2009 9:36 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm in Roseville
north of Sacramento.
"Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake." -- Napoleon Bonaparte
by Cajun in CA on Nov 22, 2009 9:40 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Road Trip
I think you will have to make a road trip to NEW ORLEANS… for the Super Bowl – which of course we will be playing in.
Time to change into my game day Morgus the Magnificent brew making outfit. Good thing I am not vain.
by VoodooGrisGris on Nov 22, 2009 9:52 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Copeland's
What really disappointed me when I was in NO this spring was that Copeland’s is shuttered. It’s ironic that I have a Copeland’s in Tulsa, but they don’t have one anymore in NO.
by SaintShark on Nov 22, 2009 10:07 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure there are some in NOLA...
There are three listed on their website:
by Dan Kelly on Nov 22, 2009 10:35 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok. I was talking about the one on St Charles.
by SaintShark on Nov 22, 2009 10:44 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Copelands On St. Charles
They never reopened after Katrina… just sits there… And it wasn’t even damaged really by Katrina…
Just have to go a few steps to Fat Harry’s and get a burger instead I guess.
Time to change into my game day Morgus the Magnificent brew making outfit. Good thing I am not vain.
by VoodooGrisGris on Nov 22, 2009 10:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that's what it looked like to me.
It was the first time my wife and I had been back to NOLA since Katrina and we spent a couple of days looking up friends we lost contact with after the storm. Everyone was accounted for, fortunately.
by SaintShark on Nov 22, 2009 10:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I still cant believe that they closed the first ever Popeyes
by Superdome Shuffle on Nov 22, 2009 10:49 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
It;'s been a long time...
Popeye’s #1 (the one in Arabi) has been closed for a loooong time… years before Katrina.
But, it was sad.
by Dan Kelly on Nov 22, 2009 11:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think I like no 2 the best
Some dude on one of the national media shows said today he figures the Saints will lose 3 games and they are in a downward trend.
But media all are crazy over the Pats even though they already lost 3 including games to Jets and Broncs and almost got beat by the Bills.
They are like lost in a 2007 time warp.
by WarWolf on Nov 22, 2009 11:30 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Well, to be fair, it's not like we handled the Jets or Bills ourselves
Wait…
"Ole Miss is definitely on the list of Public Schools Who Haven't Yet Realized They Aren't Private, a loose confederation...championed by UVa and Michigan."~ Poseur
Golly, who thought the Saints would masoli this season? WHODAT!
by AllSaintsDay on Nov 22, 2009 3:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I Loved This So Much
I had to print it out and hang it on my wall for the Dolphins and Cowboys fans in my office. I am sure they will love it.
Underestimate No One, Take Nothing For Granted
by SaintsFanInIraq on Nov 23, 2009 7:02 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Glad you liked it.
Hope you’re not stuck in Baghdad like me. The weather has been horrible lately.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 23, 2009 8:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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by Saintsational on Nov 24, 2009 1:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Popeyes
Wow, so I’m NOT the only Popeyes lover!!! Its the ONLY chicken. We already decided to have them cater should we make it all the way:
333 piece spicy….
by StDrew on Nov 23, 2009 8:53 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
hmmmm, have a question
I don’t know how to even ask this! If you’ve been around winning traditons, Hooahsaint, what do you do when your team is having a hard time? Struggling, let’s say. Yeah, that will work, I think. I hope the answer is snarl alot or something like that.
by nofear on Nov 23, 2009 3:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that 4th and 2 call which gave us 35 points...
“luck”, um ok.
My best advice: act like you’ve been there before.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Nov 24, 2009 3:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
You have your opinion, I have mine.
And for the record . . . we haven’t been there before. We’ll act how we want, thanks.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 25, 2009 11:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You know what?
I owe you an apology. The “luck” mentioned with regards to the Colts just rubbed me the wrong way.
I have always liked the Saints, since I was a young girl watching Archie Manning with my dad (he is from there)….I know y’all’s history. I say if you feel like running through the streets naked, then that’s what you should do dammit!
And Good Luck against the Pats! I would love to see them lose to your Saints!!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Nov 25, 2009 3:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I thinki your name says it all!!!!
Oh, dang, that’s the other Payton!
;-)
WHODAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by nofear on Nov 25, 2009 3:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you very much
And my hope is that the Saints and the Colts meet undefeated in the Superbowl.
That would be something that would not be repeated ever again most likely.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 26, 2009 5:29 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Addition!
“Thou shall remain in the woodwork if thine own will does not allow thee to step forward now and show true support for this team before they become champions”.
In other words…..all you bandwagon fans stay the hell home and keep your mouths shut when we win the big one. You are severely looked down upon by the rest of the true Saints fans! Feel free to edit this one as I’m not good at new English, let alone Old English. :)
by njsaintsfan on Nov 24, 2009 9:38 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Boom
I will add something to the effect of what you wrote, tomorrow. THAT has to be in there.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter
by Hooahsaint on Nov 25, 2009 11:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice!
I was hoping you’d like it and great job on the commandments, they were awesome. Loved everyone!
by njsaintsfan on Nov 25, 2009 11:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hmm!
Loved “every one”, yeah thats what I meant.
by njsaintsfan on Nov 25, 2009 11:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
This one was so good that I just had to refresh it
WHODAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19-0
by nofear on Dec 16, 2009 12:00 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
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