New Stadium Resolution.....

BoudinSandwich · 07-15-2007, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by McKenzie

Just for the record, I was at all 3 Saints games and there were NOT plenty of seats open. If you want to talk about open seats in 05, take a good look at footage from Tiger Stadium. Sold out the first game. After that, it was a ghost town, especially the last game there. 2 of my best friends were there and called me from the game. It was really sad.

No one knew what would happen in New Orleans, if the team could go back. Did people want them here...yes. But, trust me, Benson wasn't mobbed by citizens and forced to think about a relocation. Most of the talk was very early on when no one knew IF New Orleans could be saved. We didn't take advantage of a natural disaster and try to steal the team. We offered them a home if theirs wasn't able to be fixed.

1) A lot of the fans couldn't even make the games in Baton Rouge due to the hurricanes.

2) The city of Baton Rouge treated the NFL and the Saints like the games were amateur ping pong matches. They refused to use the typical plans that they practice for College Football games. I didn't even want to attend the other games at Tiger Stadium after the way we were treated during the first game.

Not to mention the arrogant-ass Tiger fans that bought tickets to mock the Saints the entire time.

That city left a bad taste in my mouth. It's pathetic, but true. The State Capital of Louisiana isn't a Saints fan.

That's why they're the New Orleans Saints, guys. It's the only city that can truely love this team.

07-15-2007, 09:58 AM	#28
BoudinSandwich OldiesDJ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Scott, LA Posts: 951 Blog Entries: 12	Originally Posted by McKenzie Just for the record, I was at all 3 Saints games and there were NOT plenty of seats open. If you want to talk about open seats in 05, take a good look at footage from Tiger Stadium. Sold out the first game. After that, it was a ghost town, especially the last game there. 2 of my best friends were there and called me from the game. It was really sad. No one knew what would happen in New Orleans, if the team could go back. Did people want them here...yes. But, trust me, Benson wasn't mobbed by citizens and forced to think about a relocation. Most of the talk was very early on when no one knew IF New Orleans could be saved. We didn't take advantage of a natural disaster and try to steal the team. We offered them a home if theirs wasn't able to be fixed. 1) A lot of the fans couldn't even make the games in Baton Rouge due to the hurricanes. 2) The city of Baton Rouge treated the NFL and the Saints like the games were amateur ping pong matches. They refused to use the typical plans that they practice for College Football games. I didn't even want to attend the other games at Tiger Stadium after the way we were treated during the first game. Not to mention the arrogant-ass Tiger fans that bought tickets to mock the Saints the entire time. That city left a bad taste in my mouth. It's pathetic, but true. The State Capital of Louisiana isn't a Saints fan. That's why they're the New Orleans Saints, guys. It's the only city that can truely love this team.
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