Saints vs Fourty Niners!!!
 

I cannot wait for this game. I haven't seen the Saints play out here since the NFC West was still alive. How many of you California Saints fans are making the trip up to watch? There's a friend of mine in Sacramento, named Larry Johnson, that used to be on here, that I hope shows up to the game. Him, and his friend had voodoo dolls, putting hexes on the SF fans last time. Larry! Where are you???

heck you resurfaced saintpaul, anything is possible. would love to make that trip. that is going to be one of the better games this year IMO. I do not care how the win they must beat the 9ers

I am from New Orleans displaced here in CA with the good ole military, and I HAVE THIS DATE ETCHED INTO MY CALANDER!!!!!!!!!! I will be there with wife and kids all decked out in Saints and LSU gear ready to party. Maybe I will bring some Boudin and cracklins!!!!

I am in HOLLYWOOD. I plan on making the trip up to see the game.

I Got 28 Tickets To The Saints Niners Game!!!!

Who Dat Baby!!!

We Are Gonna Be In Full Force!!

I still get a special feeling everytime we beat the 9ers. We owe them so much we will never get it paid off.

I dont like San Francisco a great deal I must admit. It too wierd and too screwed up for me to like as a city. There are some great sites like Chinatown and it has some great history as far as culture goes like the Summer of Love and the Bay Area bands like the Dead and the Airplane. But I cannot stand the city, it has no soul, no flavor, no it factor like New Orleans does. Sure New Orleans is wild and can be raucous at times, but its classy at the same time as well. New Orleans has culture, it has that it factor that makes me like it a lot.

I like the Saints just as much as I like the city of New Orleans. Their both tops in my book and my mind.

I have to completely disagree with you about SF and your feeling that is has no soul and no flavor. I have been here for almost 8 years and its a really nice place to live. I love NOLA and I rep my hometown 24/7, but that doesn't take away from the bay area and all that it has to offer.

Now, that being my opinion, I hate the Niners, as I have always hated them. I cannot wait to go to that game and surround myself with as many Black and Gold jerseys as possible. My girlfriend was born in SF and I got her a brand new Reggie Bush jersey for the game. Who Dat!

I am at DLI - Monterey - Army

Steve, I apologize
 

Steve, to my earlier post about SF, maybe perhaps I was too harsh on it. It wasnt my intention to bash it, just give a critique of it that was perhaps too hard on it. Its a matter of opinion I suppose. Like I said San Fran has a wonderful cultural history like the counterculture scene in the 60's and the diversity it has, I mean SF is very diverse. so I say to you Steve that is wasnt my intention to bash it, its your home and you always love your home no matter who you are.

So Steve, are you going to be selling some of those 28 tickets? I will definitely be there along with my dad who has been a 49ers fan even back in the days when I was a kid and we still lived in New Orleans. Long story, just let me tell you we've had some very awkward Sundays. I am gonna make that 6 hour drive up from Los Angeles immediate after work that Friday. So if you are going to sell some tickets to Die Hard Who Dats, I am definitely interested. It would be awesome if we could form our own "Black Hole" at the game if you know what I mean.

I got a motley crew of Who Dats coming along for the ride who are out to represent the black and gold.

As for the San Francisco comment Saintman, I really don't feel that you have seen San Francisco for all its worth. By mentioning the "Counter Culture" and Grateful Dead, you must have came out there in the 60s. San Francisco as a city is richer in culture and influence than most of the grand cities in our great country. I would even dare say, its greater culturally than Los Angeles and I live here. Like SteveinSF said, New Orleans is always home and I always gonna rep New Orleans. But New Orleans is not even in the same category. I just don't see how you can come up with saying there is no soul or flavor, you must drastically have different standards of what is flava or soul.

We've lost more games to the 9ers than any other team.

New Orleans Saints record against

Team: San Francisco 49ers
W 21
L 45
T 2
Percent 0.309

I have greviously suffered through most of the losses - the ones I didn't suffer thru, I either blocked the game out from my memory or the game was blacked out on TV.

Either way, we owe them a few.

First Off, Saintman, its all good. In my opinion, I have been lucky enough to live in two of the greatest and most unique cities in the country.

SaintsFanInLA, all my tickets are currently spoken for. We have a pretty good faction of Who Dats who get together religiously on Sundays during the season. I would expect that some may not be able to make the game. If any tickets free up, I will PM you. I planned on going to the boards if I had any extras. I basically bought as many as I could. We should all get together in the parking lot before the game. I am planning to bring a grill. I am sure this board will light up as we get closer to the game.

Resurfaced? Nah, just been hella busy with work, and music, and getting myself back into shape. I'm hardly ever inside. I'm either at the gym, running, riding mountain bikes, or just walking.

I'm just glad to see so many people are going to be at this game. I'm taking the grill, and the truck, and the Saints flag will be flying high! We should all try to meet up at the same place, so we can go in like a platoon. That would be awesome. I'll wear my camoflauge.

damn I think I am going to have to find away to this game.
nice to here your working out man. that avatar pic makes you look a bit heavy.

Grill, truck and Saints flag. Sounds like a plan. We can talk more about it as the game approaches. We will just have to take over a section of the parking lot. Can't wait.

I'm making the trip from SlC, with a few friends from Nola. Before this game we are doin the Seattle game too. Somebody please bring some Turbodog !

you can get turbodog in the bay area at bevmo (beverages and more). you can also get purple haze and abita amber. ;) dunno about seattle...

There is a place here that sells many forms of Abita!

Thanks yall, no Abita beer in Utah at all.

This is the best post of the thread..
We owe them bigtime and I want some payback..
Me and the wife will be there cheering the loudest...
(ching)

I am sooooooo excited about this game. We have family coming in to S.F. to be there. It will be a grand ole time! Everyone in Black and Gold. I would like to see it as fan advantage for the Saints!

I can't wait for this game either We so owe them lol

love seeing the Niners getting 3 pages of hate. still

3 pages isn't enough...
I'll hate them till we win a ring.....

The 49ers are generating a lot of buzz going into this season. This should be a good matchup.

The 49ers may not live up to their pre-season hype. This article gives a solid breakdown of what might be on tap for 2007:

The Niners
http://www.sportsmemo.com/handicappers/ted/blog/2476/

There seems to be a fair bit of hype among the handicapping community surrounding the San Francisco 49ers this year. The Niners are a trendy pick as a ‘surprise’ team for the 2007 campaign, understandably so. After all, San Francisco improved from the worst team in the league in ‘05 into a competitive 7-9 ballclub last year. Then, management opened up their checkbooks in the offseason, spending $40 million in guaranteed money for a quartet of new defensive starters. But before we get caught up in the hype surrounding San Francisco, let’s remember that this team still has a lot to prove.

The Niners won both meetings against division champs Seattle last year, and upset Denver at Invesco Field to eliminate the Broncos from playoff contention in Week 17. Their other four victories came against the Rams, Raiders, Vikings and Lions, not exactly a murderers row of opponents. And they lost every other game against a playoff caliber foe by double digit margins: 38-24 to the Eagles, 48-19 to the Chargers, 34-10 to the Saints and 41-10 to the Bears. This team was a long way from being capable of handling quality foes when the season ended last January.

San Francisco has two new coordinators. Greg Manusky, former Chargers LB coach, takes over as defensive coordinator, after Billy Davis was fired in the offseason. The Niners finished 26th in the NFL in total defense last year; 32nd in points allowed, so there’s a lot of work to be done. Former offensive coordinator Norv Turner left for the Chargers head coaching job. He will be replaced by Jim Hostler, their QB coach from last year. Hostler is the fifth offensive coordinator in the last five years for San Francisco – this team has very little continuity in that regard.

I’m not sold on former #1 pick Alex Smith developing into an elite level quarterback. In his career, Smith has 17 touchdown passes and 27 interceptions. His receiving corps is in a state of flux, with major question marks surrounding offseason pickups Darrell Jackson (from Seattle) and Ashley Lelie (from Atlanta), both of whom have underperformed in recent seasons. Last year’s #1 pick, TE Vernon Davis is coming off a season ending injury. There is little quality depth behind the starters in the receiving corps. San Fran had the 29th ranked passing game last year, and I’m not convinced it’s going to be much better this time around.

San Fran has question marks all over their offensive line. All five line positions have a major question coming into the season. Can Jonas Jennings get healthy and play effectively following offseason shoulder surgury? Can Eric Heitmann recover from a broken leg? Can Larry Allen get another productive year out of his aging body? Can first rounder Joe Staley from Central Michigan contribute as a starter from Day 1? Can Frank Gore solve his fumbling problems running behind this line? The Niners were the #6 rushing team in the NFL last year, but this offensive line makes me think that it’ll be tough for San Fran to match that production in ’07.

The Niners also have loads of question marks on the front seven defensively. They’ve shifted to a 3-4 defense, drafting LB Patrick Willis out of Ole Miss as an impact defender. San Francisco also expects major contributions from last year’s rookie star, Manny Lawson and free agent linebacker Tully Banta Cain from New England. But this defensive line looks very weak on paper, and the new schemes are going to take time before they are effective.

You have to like what San Francisco did to shore up their secondary in the offseason. They spent big bucks on free agent CB Nate Clements from Buffalo and S Michael Lewis from Philadelphia. Those two join a stellar cornerback group including pro bowler Nate Harris and promising youngster Shawntae Spencer. The talent level here is stellar, but the 49ers are going to need a pass rush to keep their secondary from getting burned, a pass rush that I’m not sure they’ll get on a consistent basis.

The 49ers played six games against other playoff teams last year, losing all four non-division games, but beating Seattle twice. This year, their division is tougher – Seattle is healthy and hungry; Arizona is clearly on the rise; and St Louis has to be considered at least a Wild Card contender with the best offense in the division. In ’07, the Niners must face the tough teams from the NFC North, including a trip to Pittsburgh and visits from the Bengals and Ravens. They also travel to Carolina and Atlanta from the NFC South, with a visit from the Saints. While I don’t expect the Niners to slide downwards in the standings, this team, on paper, has the look of the 7-9 team that they were last year….

Nice work, Link. The Whiners are one of those sneaky teams we don't want to overlook after a big win. SF is a great town. I was there after the quake, during the SF-Denver SB. We also went up to SC, and enjoyed the coast. Have a great time, fellas

I am riled already and can't wait to see the 49ers get pummeled. All that grief when the Saints lost close games, time after time after time. Geaux Saints!

Make that 4 pages of 49er hate


I don't have as much hate for the 49ers (not like my current hate for the chump Bears - WORST NFC CHAMPION IN THE HISTORY OF THE NFL), mainly because it has always been competitive, meaningful games with our boys. In fact, I dare say that we gave them their best competition twice a year during those SB runs with Walsh & Seifert.

But just because there's not much hate there doesn't mean I haven't suffered or forgetten:


49er Coaches / Records Against Saints Team

Jack Christiansen 1963 - 1967
W L T P-F P-A
1 0 0 27 13
Seasons: 1
Total Games 1
Win % 100%
Points per game - Off 27.0
Points per game - Def 13.0


Dick Nolan 1968 - 1975
W L T P-F P-A
8 3 2 364 235
Seasons: 7
Total Games 13
Win % 62%
Points per game - Off 28.0
Points per game - Def 18.1


Monte Clark 1976
W L T P-F P-A
2 0 0 60 10
Seasons: 1
Total Games 2
Win % 100%
Points per game - Off 30.0
Points per game - Def 5.0


Ken Meyer 1977
W L T P-F P-A
2 0 0 30 24
Seasons: 1
Total Games 2
Win % 100%
Points per game - Off 15.0
Points per game - Def 12.0


Pete* McCulley 1978
W L T P-F P-A
0 1 0 7 14
Seasons: 0.5
Total Games 1
Win % 0%
Points per game - Off 7.0
Points per game - Def 14.0


Fred* O’Connor 1978
W L T P-F P-A
0 1 0 13 24
Seasons: 0.5
Total Games 1
Win % 0%
Points per game - Off 13.0
Points per game - Def 24.0


Bill Walsh 1979 - 1988
W L T P-F P-A
13 6 0 466 363
Seasons: 10
Total Games 19
Win % 68%
Points per game - Off 24.5
Points per game - Def 19.1


George Seifert 1989 - 1996
W L T P-F P-A
12 4 0 352 233
Seasons: 8
Total Games 16
Win % 75%
Points per game - Off 22.0
Points per game - Def 14.6


Steve Mariucci 1997 - 2002
W L T P-F P-A
7 4 0 287 196
Seasons: 6
Total Games 11
Win % 64%
Points per game - Off 26.1
Points per game - Def 17.8


Dennis Erickson 2003 - 2004
W L T P-F P-A
0 1 0 27 30
Seasons: 1
Total Games 1
Win % 0%
Points per game - Off 27.0
Points per game - Def 30.0


Mike Nolan 2005 - Present
W L T P-F P-A
0 1 0 10 34
Seasons: 1
Total Games 1
Win % 0%
Points per game - Off 10.0
Points per game - Def 34.0

I Wish
 

I'd love to make the game. I'm not taking my annual trip to the West Coast to visit family during the Summer, so I'm going to miss San Francisco. I love the bay.

The 49'ers, though, eff 'em!