Saints sell record number of Season Tickets (1 Viewer)

[guderian]

The Reggie Bush signing certainly helped, but the team had previously announced that it was already on record pace before the draft. I'd like to see more than 81 suites sold, but many of our largest corporate sponsors (Shell, Entergy, etc.) just returned this summer and hopefully that pace will increase. As a side note 81 suites is more than 2x as many as the Alamodome even has ( ). So, 54,969 tickets and 81 suites is great news for a beleagured, much criticized city and fan base and there is still 4 months before the start of the season. I also know the Los Angeles talk will pop up, but do you think LA would support a team like this coming off of a 3-13 season?

Saints sell record number of ticketsWednesday, 2:20 p.m.By Mike TriplettStaff writerThe Saints have set a record for season-ticket sales with 54,969, the team announced Wednesday.Tickets remain in all seating areas of the stadium, except for the club level. There have been 81 suites sold out of 137 available.The increased ticket sales has been spurred on by the excitement of adding quarterback Drew Brees and running back Reggie Bush and the hiring of coach Sean Payton, as well as the team returning to the Superdome after last season."Obviously the things that have happened in the offseason have helped fuel this," said Saints Vice President of Marketing and Business Development Ben Hales. "We've still got a lot of work to do, but we've got a lot to offer."The previous record was 53,728 set in 2003.

 

[Sidewinder]

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Why not move the Saints here with the promise of getting an expansion team when the city gets rebuilt?

 

[Native]

Good for you, New Orleans. Keep up the good work.

 

[saintfool]

some friends and i were thinking about making the home opener on 9/24. how hard do you think tickets will be to get?

 

[NoFBinLA]

I also know the Los Angeles talk will pop up, but do you think LA would support a team like this coming off of a 3-13 season?

God I hope not.Don't get me wrong - I wouldn't mind a pro team in LA. (although I remember the blackouts from the Rams and Raiders with no small amount of spasms)But moving the Saints after what NO went through last year.No thanks. I don't have that kinda yen for bad karma. I can cheer for them from afar.Of course, I'd rather not steal any city's team - that's just cold.

 

[cstu]

I also know the Los Angeles talk will pop up, but do you think LA would support a team like this coming off of a 3-13 season?

God I hope not.Don't get me wrong - I wouldn't mind a pro team in LA. (although I remember the blackouts from the Rams and Raiders with no small amount of spasms)

But moving the Saints after what NO went through last year.

No thanks. I don't have that kinda yen for bad karma.



I can cheer for them from afar.

Of course, I'd rather not steal any city's team - that's just cold.

It's a team with Reggie Bush that would play at the Coliseum. Most of the USC alumni would buy tickets just to see him play.

 

[Sidewinder]

some friends and i were thinking about making the home opener on 9/24. how hard do you think tickets will be to get?

I've had season tickets for 10 years now, and have only missed a couple of home games in that span. There have always been tickets available prior to kickoff, but the 9/25 home opener will be a tough one. Rumor is that there will be very few single game tickets that go on sale if any (Saint ticket office had originally announced mid-June for single game sales, and have pushed that date back to August pending availability).If you don't want to go the pregame scalper route, you always have the ebay / stubhub / razorgator options. In the past, I've used each at one point or another for away games ...

 

[saintfool]

some friends and i were thinking about making the home opener on 9/24. how hard do you think tickets will be to get?

I've had season tickets for 10 years now, and have only missed a couple of home games in that span. There have always been tickets available prior to kickoff, but the 9/25 home opener will be a tough one. Rumor is that there will be very few single game tickets that go on sale if any (Saint ticket office had originally announced mid-June for single game sales, and have pushed that date back to August pending availability).If you don't want to go the pregame scalper route, you always have the ebay / stubhub / razorgator options. In the past, I've used each at one point or another for away games ...

this is what i was afraid of. i think that this game, almost above all others, will be THE ONE game that everyone wants to attend. it is the convergence of a lot of great story lines: return to the 'dome, home opener, reggie's debut, new coach, etc.i figure that will be a great weekend in NOLA...

 

[Oaktown]

Reason alone why Houston should have taken #5

 

[3nOut]

I also know the Los Angeles talk will pop up, but do you think LA would support a team like this coming off of a 3-13 season? 

God I hope not.Don't get me wrong - I wouldn't mind a pro team in LA. (although I remember the blackouts from the Rams and Raiders with no small amount of spasms)

But moving the Saints after what NO went through last year.

No thanks. I don't have that kinda yen for bad karma.



I can cheer for them from afar.

Of course, I'd rather not steal any city's team - that's just cold.

As opposed to the Lakers, Dodgers and Clippers?

 

[LHUCKS]

Good for you, New Orleans. Keep up the good work.

Great to hear.

 

[NoFBinLA]

I also know the Los Angeles talk will pop up, but do you think LA would support a team like this coming off of a 3-13 season? 

God I hope not.Don't get me wrong - I wouldn't mind a pro team in LA. (although I remember the blackouts from the Rams and Raiders with no small amount of spasms)

But moving the Saints after what NO went through last year.

No thanks. I don't have that kinda yen for bad karma.



I can cheer for them from afar.

Of course, I'd rather not steal any city's team - that's just cold.

As opposed to the Lakers, Dodgers and Clippers?

I wasn't here for those, I take no responsibility for them and deny any involvement. And CSTU -- I'm not saying they wouldn't sell out or they would -- I'm not saying LA wouldn't support them.

I'm saying it's bad form to steal teams. Most of LA's current sports franchise's notwithstanding.

of course, I'm not a home-grown LA guy either - so maybe my perspective would be different if I was. But the teams I grew up with? I'd have been - maybe still would be - bitter if they left for other cities.

Of course my Jets play in Jersey so what do I know?

 

[cstu]

I also know the Los Angeles talk will pop up, but do you think LA would support a team like this coming off of a 3-13 season?

God I hope not.Don't get me wrong - I wouldn't mind a pro team in LA. (although I remember the blackouts from the Rams and Raiders with no small amount of spasms)

But moving the Saints after what NO went through last year.

No thanks. I don't have that kinda yen for bad karma.



I can cheer for them from afar.

Of course, I'd rather not steal any city's team - that's just cold.

As opposed to the Lakers, Dodgers and Clippers?

I wasn't here for those, I take no responsibility for them and deny any involvement. And CSTU -- I'm not saying they wouldn't sell out or they would -- I'm not saying LA wouldn't support them.



I'm saying it's bad form to steal teams. Most of LA's current sports franchise's notwithstanding.

of course, I'm not a home-grown LA guy either - so maybe my perspective would be different if I was. But the teams I grew up with? I'd have been - maybe still would be - bitter if they left for other cities.

Of course my Jets play in Jersey so what do I know?

I definitely agree. Maybe the Saints can turn things around, I wish them the best, I really do. Very selfish of me to want them to move here, but the talk started when the Saints were in shambles even before Katrina.

 

[Tiger Fan]

some friends and i were thinking about making the home opener on 9/24. how hard do you think tickets will be to get?

I've had season tickets for 10 years now, and have only missed a couple of home games in that span. There have always been tickets available prior to kickoff, but the 9/25 home opener will be a tough one. Rumor is that there will be very few single game tickets that go on sale if any (Saint ticket office had originally announced mid-June for single game sales, and have pushed that date back to August pending availability).If you don't want to go the pregame scalper route, you always have the ebay / stubhub / razorgator options. In the past, I've used each at one point or another for away games ...

this is what i was afraid of. i think that this game, almost above all others, will be THE ONE game that everyone wants to attend. it is the convergence of a lot of great story lines: return to the 'dome, home opener, reggie's debut, new coach, etc.i figure that will be a great weekend in NOLA...

Also, LSU plays Tulane that Saturday...so the weekend will be great. This will be the only Saints home game I will go to this year, and I am willing to pay for it. I know people are already schedule to take a half day on Monday to go to the quarter and booze it up

 

[saintfool]

some friends and i were thinking about making the home opener on 9/24. how hard do you think tickets will be to get?

I've had season tickets for 10 years now, and have only missed a couple of home games in that span. There have always been tickets available prior to kickoff, but the 9/25 home opener will be a tough one. Rumor is that there will be very few single game tickets that go on sale if any (Saint ticket office had originally announced mid-June for single game sales, and have pushed that date back to August pending availability).If you don't want to go the pregame scalper route, you always have the ebay / stubhub / razorgator options. In the past, I've used each at one point or another for away games ...

this is what i was afraid of. i think that this game, almost above all others, will be THE ONE game that everyone wants to attend. it is the convergence of a lot of great story lines: return to the 'dome, home opener, reggie's debut, new coach, etc.i figure that will be a great weekend in NOLA...

Also, LSU plays Tulane that Saturday...so the weekend will be great. This will be the only Saints home game I will go to this year, and I am willing to pay for it. I know people are already schedule to take a half day on Monday to go to the quarter and booze it up

coincidentally, friends and i discussed this last night. they are as amped as i am to go for that game. we decided to make a full weekend of it too. we're definitely going for that game. i know that it being a monday night game makes it tougher ticket to get but this is just too good to pass up.

 

[psychobillies]

some friends and i were thinking about making the home opener on 9/24. how hard do you think tickets will be to get?

I've had season tickets for 10 years now, and have only missed a couple of home games in that span. There have always been tickets available prior to kickoff, but the 9/25 home opener will be a tough one. Rumor is that there will be very few single game tickets that go on sale if any (Saint ticket office had originally announced mid-June for single game sales, and have pushed that date back to August pending availability).If you don't want to go the pregame scalper route, you always have the ebay / stubhub / razorgator options. In the past, I've used each at one point or another for away games ...

this is what i was afraid of. i think that this game, almost above all others, will be THE ONE game that everyone wants to attend. it is the convergence of a lot of great story lines: return to the 'dome, home opener, reggie's debut, new coach, etc.i figure that will be a great weekend in NOLA...

Also, LSU plays Tulane that Saturday...so the weekend will be great. This will be the only Saints home game I will go to this year, and I am willing to pay for it. I know people are already schedule to take a half day on Monday to go to the quarter and booze it up

coincidentally, friends and i discussed this last night. they are as amped as i am to go for that game. we decided to make a full weekend of it too. we're definitely going for that game. i know that it being a monday night game makes it tougher ticket to get but this is just too good to pass up.

All of us FBG Saints fans should have a beer down there somehow. I will be getting down there early I'm sure, but I have friends coming in from all over(including Atl) to be there so I will not know how available I'll be until the time gets nearer. Of course it's kind of ridiculous trying to plan this 4 months out. I'll bring it up again in September.