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[BlueOnion]

I am not one to get all teary-eyed for a feel good story, especially when it has to do with sports. But I have to admit, I feel a little warm and fuzzy in regards to the New Orleans Saints.

One year removed from Katrina, the Saints bring in Brees, fortunate to draft Reggie Bush and season ticket sales are at an all-time high for the franchise. The good fortunes of community enthusiasm could not have happened to a franchise more in need.

 

[thayman]

I don't know....that Reggie Bush seems like such a low character guy, what with all his donating tons of cash and all.........

 

[fridayfrenzy]

I am not one to get all teary-eyed for a feel good story, especially when it has to do with sports. But I have to admit, I feel a little warm and fuzzy in regards to the New Orleans Saints.

One year removed from Katrina, the Saints bring in Brees, fortunate to draft Reggie Bush and season ticket sales are at an all-time high for the franchise. The good fortunes of community enthusiasm could not have happened to a franchise more in need.

Howbaout this......-The NFL has purchased 50 acres of land in Los Angeles for 50 million dollars

New Orleans Saints

Los Angeles Saints

 

[thayman]

I am not one to get all teary-eyed for a feel good story, especially when it has to do with sports.  But I have to admit, I feel a little warm and fuzzy in regards to the New Orleans Saints.

One year removed from Katrina, the Saints bring in Brees, fortunate to draft Reggie Bush and season ticket sales are at an all-time high for the franchise.  The good fortunes of community enthusiasm could not have happened to a franchise more in need.

Howbaout this......-The NFL has purchased 50 acres of land in Los Angeles for 50 million dollars

You know everytime you post something, I always get caught up watching your avatar for a good minute or two.......and it always makes me laugh.

 

[coolnerd]

Serious question,

How does the Saints help the Thousands who are still diplaced from their homes?

 

[thayman]

Serious question,

How does the Saints help the Thousands who are still diplaced from their homes?

I'd say Jobs number one.....that whole trickle down theory. You get the Saints back in, other corporations follow the trend......small comfort I know, but any good news from NO, is pretty heart warming.

 

[fridayfrenzy]

Serious question,

How does the Saints help the Thousands who are still diplaced from their homes?

Morale Boost?

 

[psychobillies]

I am not one to get all teary-eyed for a feel good story, especially when it has to do with sports.  But I have to admit, I feel a little warm and fuzzy in regards to the New Orleans Saints.

One year removed from Katrina, the Saints bring in Brees, fortunate to draft Reggie Bush and season ticket sales are at an all-time high for the franchise.  The good fortunes of community enthusiasm could not have happened to a franchise more in need.

Howbaout this......-The NFL has purchased 50 acres of land in Los Angeles for 50 million dollars

New Orleans Saints

Los Angeles Saints

Obviously I can't say that this won't happen, but I don't think it will. It's just not as logical a fit as some think it is. Saints fans are as loyal as they come and have been dumping money on the Saints for years. As has been mentioned in many many other threads I think there are far more reasonable candidates for relocation. San Diego and Jacksonville top that list.

 

[Cunning Linguist]

Serious question,

How does the Saints help the Thousands who are still diplaced from their homes?

Morale Boost?

4-12 is boosting morale?

 

[Cunning Linguist]

I am not one to get all teary-eyed for a feel good story, especially when it has to do with sports. But I have to admit, I feel a little warm and fuzzy in regards to the New Orleans Saints.

One year removed from Katrina, the Saints bring in Brees, fortunate to draft Reggie Bush and season ticket sales are at an all-time high for the franchise. The good fortunes of community enthusiasm could not have happened to a franchise more in need.

Howbaout this......-The NFL has purchased 50 acres of land in Los Angeles for 50 million dollars

New Orleans Saints

Los Angeles Saints

Obviously I can't say that this won't happen, but I don't think it will. It's just not as logical a fit as some think it is. Saints fans are as loyal as they come and have been dumping money on the Saints for years. As has been mentioned in many many other threads I think there are far more reasonable candidates for relocation. San Diego and Jacksonville top that list.

Jacksonville? stoner.

 

[psychobillies]

I am not one to get all teary-eyed for a feel good story, especially when it has to do with sports.  But I have to admit, I feel a little warm and fuzzy in regards to the New Orleans Saints.

One year removed from Katrina, the Saints bring in Brees, fortunate to draft Reggie Bush and season ticket sales are at an all-time high for the franchise.  The good fortunes of community enthusiasm could not have happened to a franchise more in need.

Howbaout this......-The NFL has purchased 50 acres of land in Los Angeles for 50 million dollars

New Orleans Saints

Los Angeles Saints

Obviously I can't say that this won't happen, but I don't think it will. It's just not as logical a fit as some think it is. Saints fans are as loyal as they come and have been dumping money on the Saints for years. As has been mentioned in many many other threads I think there are far more reasonable candidates for relocation. San Diego and Jacksonville top that list.

Jacksonville? stoner.

 

[Winston Smith]

Serious question,

How does the Saints help the Thousands who are still diplaced from their homes?

Morale Boost?

4-12 is boosting morale?

Having our team back in the Dome, in the heart of our city, and the return of big time sporting events. is a small step in returning to normalcy. The Saints are a huge part of NOLA, and having them home makes it seem like we're back a little bit. Obviously, it's not as important as rebuilding homes, schools, etc, but it does feel good.

 

[fridayfrenzy]

I am not one to get all teary-eyed for a feel good story, especially when it has to do with sports. But I have to admit, I feel a little warm and fuzzy in regards to the New Orleans Saints.

One year removed from Katrina, the Saints bring in Brees, fortunate to draft Reggie Bush and season ticket sales are at an all-time high for the franchise. The good fortunes of community enthusiasm could not have happened to a franchise more in need.

Howbaout this......-The NFL has purchased 50 acres of land in Los Angeles for 50 million dollars

New Orleans Saints

Los Angeles Saints

Obviously I can't say that this won't happen, but I don't think it will. It's just not as logical a fit as some think it is. Saints fans are as loyal as they come and have been dumping money on the Saints for years. As has been mentioned in many many other threads I think there are far more reasonable candidates for relocation. San Diego and Jacksonville top that list.

It doesn't matter about the attendance in New Orleans or how many season ticket sales they have. That is a drop in the bucket compared to what this is really about...TV deal revenue for the NFL.

 

[NoFBinLA]

I am not one to get all teary-eyed for a feel good story, especially when it has to do with sports.  But I have to admit, I feel a little warm and fuzzy in regards to the New Orleans Saints.

One year removed from Katrina, the Saints bring in Brees, fortunate to draft Reggie Bush and season ticket sales are at an all-time high for the franchise.  The good fortunes of community enthusiasm could not have happened to a franchise more in need.

Howbaout this......-The NFL has purchased 50 acres of land in Los Angeles for 50 million dollars

New Orleans Saints

Los Angeles Saints

Obviously I can't say that this won't happen, but I don't think it will. It's just not as logical a fit as some think it is. Saints fans are as loyal as they come and have been dumping money on the Saints for years. As has been mentioned in many many other threads I think there are far more reasonable candidates for relocation. San Diego and Jacksonville top that list.

It doesn't matter about the attendance in New Orleans or how many season ticket sales they have. That is a drop in the bucket compared to what this is really about...TV deal revenue for the NFL.

This time last year - before Katrina - I would have agreed.Now?

The NFL would smoke too much goodwill by moving NO anywhere for a while and are clearly interested in a team in LA sooner than later.

I just think the PR flak alone would stop the move from happening for now. You can't kick them when they're down - and not when perception is that they've already been kicked by plenty of people (ie, the gov't, FEMA, etc.)

They aren't moving to LA, IMO. It would be disasterous from a PR stand point.

 

[psychobillies]

I am not one to get all teary-eyed for a feel good story, especially when it has to do with sports.  But I have to admit, I feel a little warm and fuzzy in regards to the New Orleans Saints.

One year removed from Katrina, the Saints bring in Brees, fortunate to draft Reggie Bush and season ticket sales are at an all-time high for the franchise.  The good fortunes of community enthusiasm could not have happened to a franchise more in need.

Howbaout this......-The NFL has purchased 50 acres of land in Los Angeles for 50 million dollars

New Orleans Saints

Los Angeles Saints

Obviously I can't say that this won't happen, but I don't think it will. It's just not as logical a fit as some think it is. Saints fans are as loyal as they come and have been dumping money on the Saints for years. As has been mentioned in many many other threads I think there are far more reasonable candidates for relocation. San Diego and Jacksonville top that list.

It doesn't matter about the attendance in New Orleans or how many season ticket sales they have. That is a drop in the bucket compared to what this is really about...TV deal revenue for the NFL.

Obviously. But go look at a map and you'll realize that the Saints represent a larger portion of the country than just the N.O. metro area. A large portion of the gulf coast all the way up through Jackson Mississippi and several other states in the gulf south. If the Saints were moved, there would be a gaping hole in the NFL geographically. The same cannot be said for Jax and SD.

 

[Sidewinder]

Serious question,

How does the Saints help the Thousands who are still diplaced from their homes?

One man's perspective:(Jim Henderson is the Saints radio play-by-play man and WWL-TV's sports director)

Link

...I continue to be amazed at what life is like in our post-Katrina world.

Every day offers an unexpected insight into ourselves, our souls, and those of our fellow citizens.

I can't think of anything that could have advanced our journey on the pot-hole pocked "road to recovery" from a psychological standpoint more than the confluence of events of this weekend past.

I ran into people last night who had just left Jazz Fest with smiles on their faces, goose bumps on their arms, and tears in their eyes from the many emotions the experience had conjured up.

Others had just left the Zurich Classic. In a city that has always identified with the underdog could anyone have authored a better underdog's story than Chris Couch thanks to his amazing chip on the 72nd hole?

But what they and everyone else wanted to talk about was the Saints' serendipitous selection of Reggie Bush on Saturday.

The phones in the Saints ticket office erupted at 11:15 am and haven't stopped since. But truth be known, the Saints were already on their way to breaking the franchise record for season tickets sold of 54,000 set back in 2003 before the selection of the running back who could be the most exciting player in franchise history.

There are many reasons for the season ticket resurgence. A new pricing structure in the Superdome which itself will be new to a significant extent, a new coach, a new quarterback, a new spirit of detente with an owner who said in the midst of last year's nightmarish season that he feared for his life in the presence of Saints' fans and who on Saturday at Draft Fest was treated like a rock star by those same fans.

I think there's another reason the Saints, the golf tournament, and Jazzfest all prospered this weekend. People want to re-connect with the city they love and the things they love about it.

They want to support this city and in so doing support their own efforts to regain their emotional balance that the storm knocked sideways.

We are getting back on our feet. We are regaining our balance. And this past weekend both exemplified and intensified that effort.

After getting so much that we didn't need, we needed that.

 

[diesel7982]

I don't know....that Reggie Bush seems like such a low character guy, what with all his donating tons of cash and all.........

Define tons. Bush is donating 25% of his jersey sales. Or better put, 25% of the 6% of the money he'll recieve from his jersey sales. Wow. A guy who will earn more than $25mil this year as a signing bonus, who already has numerous endorsement deals, is donating a few hundred thousand dollars(maybe) to the city.

Nah, thats not a publicity stunt.

 

[dgreen]

I don't know....that Reggie Bush seems like such a low character guy, what with all his donating tons of cash and all.........

Define tons. Bush is donating 25% of his jersey sales. Or better put, 25% of the 6% of the money he'll recieve from his jersey sales. Wow. A guy who will earn more than $25mil this year as a signing bonus, who already has numerous endorsement deals, is donating a few hundred thousand dollars(maybe) to the city.

Nah, thats not a publicity stunt.

Hope you don't hurt yourself falling off that high horse.

 

[diesel7982]

I don't know....that Reggie Bush seems like such a low character guy, what with all his donating tons of cash and all.........

Define tons. Bush is donating 25% of his jersey sales. Or better put, 25% of the 6% of the money he'll recieve from his jersey sales. Wow. A guy who will earn more than $25mil this year as a signing bonus, who already has numerous endorsement deals, is donating a few hundred thousand dollars(maybe) to the city.

Nah, thats not a publicity stunt.

Hope you don't hurt yourself falling off that high horse.

Excellent response. Its insightful comments such as yours that make this board what it is today.

 

[guderian]

I don't know....that Reggie Bush seems like such a low character guy, what with all his donating tons of cash and all.........

Define tons. Bush is donating 25% of his jersey sales. Or better put, 25% of the 6% of the money he'll recieve from his jersey sales. Wow. A guy who will earn more than $25mil this year as a signing bonus, who already has numerous endorsement deals, is donating a few hundred thousand dollars(maybe) to the city.

Nah, thats not a publicity stunt.

Hope you don't hurt yourself falling off that high horse.

Just this week Bush donated $50,000 to a school that was on the verge of closing due to Katrina--and he doesn't have his contract in hand yet.

 

[Sidewinder]

Irregardless of the circumstances, seems that it is indicative of a very small-minded individual to be critical of someone else donating money in the 6 figure range.

 

[Sand]

I don't know....that Reggie Bush seems like such a low character guy, what with all his donating tons of cash and all.........

Define tons. Bush is donating 25% of his jersey sales. Or better put, 25% of the 6% of the money he'll recieve from his jersey sales. Wow. A guy who will earn more than $25mil this year as a signing bonus, who already has numerous endorsement deals, is donating a few hundred thousand dollars(maybe) to the city.

Nah, thats not a publicity stunt.

Hope you don't hurt yourself falling off that high horse.

Just this week Bush donated $50,000 to a school that was on the verge of closing due to Katrina--and he doesn't have his contract in hand yet.

 

[saintfool]

I am not one to get all teary-eyed for a feel good story, especially when it has to do with sports. But I have to admit, I feel a little warm and fuzzy in regards to the New Orleans Saints.

One year removed from Katrina, the Saints bring in Brees, fortunate to draft Reggie Bush and season ticket sales are at an all-time high for the franchise. The good fortunes of community enthusiasm could not have happened to a franchise more in need.

Howbaout this......-The NFL has purchased 50 acres of land in Los Angeles for 50 million dollars

New Orleans Saints

Los Angeles Saints

A couple of things make this less than likely. To begin with, the NFL has already invested about $40 million dollars, according to reports, in the Saints back in NOLA. This commitment will only continue. Secondly, Benson won't move to LA but he will sell the franchise for $1.2 billion. No one will pay that. Third, until LA or the state of Cali get the stadium situation settled, no owner will move to that market. 2 franchises have left already because of it, IIRC.There will be a LA team (or 2 if you ask Gov Arnold) but they will be expansion teams, if I had to guess.

 

[Big Score]

I don't know....that Reggie Bush seems like such a low character guy, what with all his donating tons of cash and all.........

Define tons. Bush is donating 25% of his jersey sales. Or better put, 25% of the 6% of the money he'll recieve from his jersey sales. Wow. A guy who will earn more than $25mil this year as a signing bonus, who already has numerous endorsement deals, is donating a few hundred thousand dollars(maybe) to the city.

Nah, thats not a publicity stunt.

Bush is certainly doing a lot of publicity stunts these days.

...After visiting New Orleans, Bush made it clear that any organization that he works with will have to do something to rebuild the city.

He hasn't yet played a single down, but here's what he's brought to New Orleans:

> The New Orleans Police Department is receiving 12 Hummers to replace vehicles lost last August.

> On Monday, Bush will give $100,000 to the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans for Holy Trinity Church, which has 267 autistic and handicapped children. "There is no school that can handle them except Holy Trinity, but they were going to be closed," Ornstein said.

The Saints called Bush and asked him if he was interested in helping, so he got Adidas to donate $50,000. The NFL has a matching fund for any Saints players donating to the rebuilding of New Orleans.

> On Wednesday, Bush will pledge another $100,000 to re-sod Tad Gormley Stadium, a football and track facility that was flooded.

"They are going to call it the Reggie Bush Field at Tad (Gormley) Stadium," Ornstein said.

On his trip to New Orleans, Bush visited the Ninth Ward, one of the hardest-hit parts of the city.

"You can't imagine the devastation," he said. "It shows me we are playing more than football. We are going to do our part in rebuilding a great city."

Calculated or not diesel7982, he's doing some good for the city, so why don't you just chill out on the belittling of his endeavors?

 

[psychobillies]

I don't know....that Reggie Bush seems like such a low character guy, what with all his donating tons of cash and all.........

Define tons. Bush is donating 25% of his jersey sales. Or better put, 25% of the 6% of the money he'll recieve from his jersey sales. Wow. A guy who will earn more than $25mil this year as a signing bonus, who already has numerous endorsement deals, is donating a few hundred thousand dollars(maybe) to the city.

Nah, thats not a publicity stunt.

Bush is certainly doing a lot of publicity stunts these days.

...After visiting New Orleans, Bush made it clear that any organization that he works with will have to do something to rebuild the city.

He hasn't yet played a single down, but here's what he's brought to New Orleans:

> The New Orleans Police Department is receiving 12 Hummers to replace vehicles lost last August.

> On Monday, Bush will give $100,000 to the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans for Holy Trinity Church, which has 267 autistic and handicapped children. "There is no school that can handle them except Holy Trinity, but they were going to be closed," Ornstein said.

The Saints called Bush and asked him if he was interested in helping, so he got Adidas to donate $50,000. The NFL has a matching fund for any Saints players donating to the rebuilding of New Orleans.

> On Wednesday, Bush will pledge another $100,000 to re-sod Tad Gormley Stadium, a football and track facility that was flooded.

"They are going to call it the Reggie Bush Field at Tad (Gormley) Stadium," Ornstein said.

On his trip to New Orleans, Bush visited the Ninth Ward, one of the hardest-hit parts of the city.

"You can't imagine the devastation," he said. "It shows me we are playing more than football. We are going to do our part in rebuilding a great city."

Calculated or not diesel7982, he's doing some good for the city, so why don't you just chill out on the belittling of his endeavors?

No I think Diesel is right. In fact I think he should take 20 million dollars and drive down the streets of N.O. throwing it out the back of a van. That way we don't have to wait another month to see where all of his charitable donations are going to go. You know, the same way all nice NFL players do when they sign a big contract.

 

[thayman]

I don't know....that Reggie Bush seems like such a low character guy, what with all his donating tons of cash and all.........

Define tons. Bush is donating 25% of his jersey sales. Or better put, 25% of the 6% of the money he'll recieve from his jersey sales. Wow. A guy who will earn more than $25mil this year as a signing bonus, who already has numerous endorsement deals, is donating a few hundred thousand dollars(maybe) to the city.

Nah, thats not a publicity stunt.

Bush is certainly doing a lot of publicity stunts these days.

...After visiting New Orleans, Bush made it clear that any organization that he works with will have to do something to rebuild the city.

He hasn't yet played a single down, but here's what he's brought to New Orleans:

> The New Orleans Police Department is receiving 12 Hummers to replace vehicles lost last August.

> On Monday, Bush will give $100,000 to the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans for Holy Trinity Church, which has 267 autistic and handicapped children. "There is no school that can handle them except Holy Trinity, but they were going to be closed," Ornstein said.

The Saints called Bush and asked him if he was interested in helping, so he got Adidas to donate $50,000. The NFL has a matching fund for any Saints players donating to the rebuilding of New Orleans.

> On Wednesday, Bush will pledge another $100,000 to re-sod Tad Gormley Stadium, a football and track facility that was flooded.

"They are going to call it the Reggie Bush Field at Tad (Gormley) Stadium," Ornstein said.

On his trip to New Orleans, Bush visited the Ninth Ward, one of the hardest-hit parts of the city.

"You can't imagine the devastation," he said. "It shows me we are playing more than football. We are going to do our part in rebuilding a great city."

Calculated or not diesel7982, he's doing some good for the city, so why don't you just chill out on the belittling of his endeavors?

No I think Diesel is right. In fact I think he should take 20 million dollars and drive down the streets of N.O. throwing it out the back of a van. That way we don't have to wait another month to see where all of his charitable donations are going to go. You know, the same way all nice NFL players do when they sign a big contract.

only $20 million??? that's it?? what a selfish #####.

 

[redCashion]

I'm a Saints fan and I lived in New Orleans for 6 years so I would love for the Saints to find a way to stay there, but one thing I haven't heard anyone address yet is that the population of New Orleans is drastically smaller than it was pre-Katrina. There was a report shortly after the hurricane that it had shrunk to being the 4th largest city in Louisiana (!). I'm not sure what the population is now, but I did read Mayor Nagin say that he thought the city "would be reborn as a city of 250,000 people". That's about half of its pre-Katrina size.

I just don't see how a city that was one of the smallest and poorest NFL cities before the hurricane is going to be able to support the team in the long term. I'm amazed that they have done so well with season tickets this season, but my guess is that a big part of that is people from outlying areas in Mississippi and Texas are pitching in to support the team.

Is there anyone in New Orleans or that has any info that speaks to the city's long term ability to support the Saints?

 

[guderian]

I'm a Saints fan and I lived in New Orleans for 6 years so I would love for the Saints to find a way to stay there, but one thing I haven't heard anyone address yet is that the population of New Orleans is drastically smaller than it was pre-Katrina. There was a report shortly after the hurricane that it had shrunk to being the 4th largest city in Louisiana (!). I'm not sure what the population is now, but I did read Mayor Nagin say that he thought the city "would be reborn as a city of 250,000 people". That's about half of its pre-Katrina size.

I just don't see how a city that was one of the smallest and poorest NFL cities before the hurricane is going to be able to support the team in the long term. I'm amazed that they have done so well with season tickets this season, but my guess is that a big part of that is people from outlying areas in Mississippi and Texas are pitching in to support the team.

Is there anyone in New Orleans or that has any info that speaks to the city's long term ability to support the Saints?

You're looking at just the incorporated city of NO, the suburbs are bulging at the seams. We rarely drive into Metairie because of the gridlock. On the northshore you hear of 1+ hour waits at restaurants. The last I heard, the population of the metropolitan area is close to 90% of the pre-K and it might be higher now.

 

[Capella]

I don't know....that Reggie Bush seems like such a low character guy, what with all his donating tons of cash and all.........

Define tons. Bush is donating 25% of his jersey sales. Or better put, 25% of the 6% of the money he'll recieve from his jersey sales. Wow. A guy who will earn more than $25mil this year as a signing bonus, who already has numerous endorsement deals, is donating a few hundred thousand dollars(maybe) to the city.

Nah, thats not a publicity stunt.

Bush is certainly doing a lot of publicity stunts these days.

...After visiting New Orleans, Bush made it clear that any organization that he works with will have to do something to rebuild the city.

He hasn't yet played a single down, but here's what he's brought to New Orleans:

> The New Orleans Police Department is receiving 12 Hummers to replace vehicles lost last August.

> On Monday, Bush will give $100,000 to the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans for Holy Trinity Church, which has 267 autistic and handicapped children. "There is no school that can handle them except Holy Trinity, but they were going to be closed," Ornstein said.

The Saints called Bush and asked him if he was interested in helping, so he got Adidas to donate $50,000. The NFL has a matching fund for any Saints players donating to the rebuilding of New Orleans.

> On Wednesday, Bush will pledge another $100,000 to re-sod Tad Gormley Stadium, a football and track facility that was flooded.

"They are going to call it the Reggie Bush Field at Tad (Gormley) Stadium," Ornstein said.

On his trip to New Orleans, Bush visited the Ninth Ward, one of the hardest-hit parts of the city.

"You can't imagine the devastation," he said. "It shows me we are playing more than football. We are going to do our part in rebuilding a great city."

Calculated or not diesel7982, he's doing some good for the city, so why don't you just chill out on the belittling of his endeavors?

that's what the kids call getting owned."ouch" diesel.