Saints to begin preseason with national TV game

phatoosdey · 04-03-2008, 10:31 PM

03:12 PM CDT on Thursday, April 3, 2008

WWLTV.com

The Saints will begin their preseason with a nationally cablecast game on ESPN against Arizona on Thursday, Aug. 7.

Following that the team will play at home against Houston the weekend of Aug. 15-17 (exact date undecided), at Cincinnati the weekend of Aug. 22-24 and at home against Miami the weekend of Aug. 28-29.

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phatoosdey · 04-03-2008, 10:33 PM

is it august yet?

B_Dub_Saint · 04-03-2008, 10:35 PM

Thats awesome!!!!!!

FireVenturi · 04-04-2008, 06:51 AM

wish it woulda been at home, especially after losing one home game.

QBREES9 · 04-04-2008, 09:26 PM

Very Cool !!! only 4 months to go.

MatthewT · 04-04-2008, 10:33 PM

Well, I get to watch one. The preseason games were not shown locally in Jackson, MS. last year unless it was a nationally televised game, so I would expect the same this year. If I had Comcast cable I would have been fine, but not with Directv. It's amazing that there will be no local coverage in a city that is only about 180 miles from New Orleans. So much for trying to extend that fan base by giving the cable company an exclusive contract to broadcast the preseason games. Before 2007 every preseason game was available locally across the entire region.

04-03-2008, 10:31 PM	#1
phatoosdey Drunkagen Join Date: May 2007 Location: kenner Posts: 356	Saints to begin preseason with national TV game 03:12 PM CDT on Thursday, April 3, 2008 WWLTV.com The Saints will begin their preseason with a nationally cablecast game on ESPN against Arizona on Thursday, Aug. 7. Following that the team will play at home against Houston the weekend of Aug. 15-17 (exact date undecided), at Cincinnati the weekend of Aug. 22-24 and at home against Miami the weekend of Aug. 28-29. Saints to begin preseason with national TV game \| News for New Orleans, Louisiana \| Sports \| News for New Orleans, Louisiana \| wwltv.com

04-03-2008, 10:33 PM	#2
phatoosdey Drunkagen Join Date: May 2007 Location: kenner Posts: 356	Re: Saints to begin preseason with national TV game is it august yet?

04-03-2008, 10:35 PM	#3
B_Dub_Saint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 2,343 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Saints to begin preseason with national TV game Thats awesome!!!!!!

04-04-2008, 06:51 AM	#4
FireVenturi Cold as Ice! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Da Big Easy Posts: 2,978	Re: Saints to begin preseason with national TV game wish it woulda been at home, especially after losing one home game.

04-04-2008, 09:26 PM	#5
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,982	Re: Saints to begin preseason with national TV game Very Cool !!! only 4 months to go.

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04-04-2008, 10:33 PM	#6
MatthewT 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,705	Re: Saints to begin preseason with national TV game Well, I get to watch one. The preseason games were not shown locally in Jackson, MS. last year unless it was a nationally televised game, so I would expect the same this year. If I had Comcast cable I would have been fine, but not with Directv. It's amazing that there will be no local coverage in a city that is only about 180 miles from New Orleans. So much for trying to extend that fan base by giving the cable company an exclusive contract to broadcast the preseason games. Before 2007 every preseason game was available locally across the entire region.