Jeff Duncan: Saints' historic road win augurs hope. A special football season is upon us.

SmashMouth · 09-20-2023, 08:13 AM

Before this weekend, there’d been 47 instances where the Saints, LSU and Tulane played road games on the same weekend, and at least one of the trio had lost each time.

There’d been four previous times that Tulane and LSU each won their road games on Saturday only to see the Saints fail to complete the trifecta on Sunday, losing to the Texans (2007), Falcons (2004), then-Redskins (1988) and Broncos (1979).

Granted, this is trivial stuff, the kind of esoteric information that only football nerds like myself appreciate. (Full disclosure: The research took several hours and three cups of coffee to complete on Monday.) But it’s also revealing, a potential harbinger of promising things to come for local football fans.

The Saints, LSU and Tulane all appear headed for big seasons. Not just winning campaigns, but potentially special ones.

Yes, I know. It’s incredibly early. Way too soon for sweeping proclamations. Adversity in the form of injuries, bad breaks and blown calls awaits. But if ever there was a year for things to come together, it’s this one.

And heaven knows, we need it. What with the unbearable weather, incompetent civil services and embarrassing local political leadership, we could use some positivity during these tough times.

This football season promises to deliver.

The Saints are 2-0 for the first time since 2013, one of just nine unbeaten teams left in the NFL.

The good news: The last four times they’ve started a season with two wins, they’ve gone on to make the playoffs.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,511 Blog Entries: 29	Jeff Duncan: Saints' historic road win augurs hope. A special football season is upon us. Before this weekend, there’d been 47 instances where the Saints, LSU and Tulane played road games on the same weekend, and at least one of the trio had lost each time. There’d been four previous times that Tulane and LSU each won their road games on Saturday only to see the Saints fail to complete the trifecta on Sunday, losing to the Texans (2007), Falcons (2004), then-Redskins (1988) and Broncos (1979). Granted, this is trivial stuff, the kind of esoteric information that only football nerds like myself appreciate. (Full disclosure: The research took several hours and three cups of coffee to complete on Monday.) But it’s also revealing, a potential harbinger of promising things to come for local football fans. The Saints, LSU and Tulane all appear headed for big seasons. Not just winning campaigns, but potentially special ones. Yes, I know. It’s incredibly early. Way too soon for sweeping proclamations. Adversity in the form of injuries, bad breaks and blown calls awaits. But if ever there was a year for things to come together, it’s this one. And heaven knows, we need it. What with the unbearable weather, incompetent civil services and embarrassing local political leadership, we could use some positivity during these tough times. This football season promises to deliver. The Saints are 2-0 for the first time since 2013, one of just nine unbeaten teams left in the NFL. The good news: The last four times they’ve started a season with two wins, they’ve gone on to make the playoffs. more here Twitter Attached Thumbnails Crusader likes this.