DONE

arsaint · 09-29-2024, 03:39 PM

First, no disrespect to the great folks here - but I'm done (AGAIN) and about to go back into football hibernation.

I wish you guys and gals nothing but pure enjoyment in your cheering for the Saints - no matter how the season turns out. Myself, I gain nothing good from this BS.

I know that I will still check the scores each week hoping they win, and may even watch a few plays here and there (decades old habits die very hard), but any hope that this Saints team is better or that this so-called sports league is less corrupt are through the uprights and straight into the crapper.

I already put the Fake Football League out of my life following the Minneapolis Screwjob playoff loss (no offense to WWF's Bret Hart).

I must admit while the Saints were playing the past few years at a mediocre(-) level, I was lured back in as a casual viewer. I knew the team wasn’t going to seriously compete, so it did not bother me when they could not pull their heads from their rear ends. It was more a case of “something to do” when the Saints were on TV in my area.

But I feel myself being sucked in deeper and deeper with the strong finish last year (close AGAIN – but no cigar) and the dominant 2-0 start (aka illusion) this year. And I feel myself getting more and more pissed off at the stupidity of games like I have seen the last 2 weeks.

I’m not going there (again) because I have already seen how this play ends. And it is just that – a fake – a scripted play – just like WWE. 22 men dressed the part in a weekly edition of Kayfabe.

I could have bet my mortgage payment that the game would end that way today. Roger Goodell has bastardized the NFL into nothing but an overpriced revenue whore. The teams are favored based on market size. The games are always decided in part (or whole) based on subjective calls by the officials and coaching staffs. Hell they can’t decide from year to year what a catch is! Ratings are the driver – whatever keeps Joe Q Public’s arse coming to a stadium or perched in front of his TV watching mindless ads until the last moment of the game – that is all that matters.

I have lost count of how many times I have seen this team make inexplicable plays or get screwed by the refs (not saying that last PI was not warranted – IT WAS).

I get the picture. NOLA is a small market. Not our team’s turn to have the belt. We have to be jobbers for a while longer. I say ENOUGH. Football may have been equally rigged since the start, but if so, at least they did a better job of selling the screwjobs.

Time for MLB playoffs and the start of the NHL season.

Are they fixed too? Possibly…

Given my team (Edmonton Oilers) had a comeback from down 3-0 games to tie the series, then lay an egg in game 7 – PROBABLY.

But at least it is not so in your face as the NFL.

Take care everyone – holidays are coming up. Enjoy time with your family and friends and don’t take this team seriously. It’s obvious they don’t (checks get cashed win/lose so why would they).

09-29-2024, 03:39 PM	#1
arsaint Saint Historian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: deep in the bowels of a hidden bunker, somewhere under the brick & steel of a nondescript building.. Posts: 2,732	DONE First, no disrespect to the great folks here - but I'm done (AGAIN) and about to go back into football hibernation. I wish you guys and gals nothing but pure enjoyment in your cheering for the Saints - no matter how the season turns out. Myself, I gain nothing good from this BS. I know that I will still check the scores each week hoping they win, and may even watch a few plays here and there (decades old habits die very hard), but any hope that this Saints team is better or that this so-called sports league is less corrupt are through the uprights and straight into the crapper. I already put the Fake Football League out of my life following the Minneapolis Screwjob playoff loss (no offense to WWF's Bret Hart). I must admit while the Saints were playing the past few years at a mediocre(-) level, I was lured back in as a casual viewer. I knew the team wasn’t going to seriously compete, so it did not bother me when they could not pull their heads from their rear ends. It was more a case of “something to do” when the Saints were on TV in my area. But I feel myself being sucked in deeper and deeper with the strong finish last year (close AGAIN – but no cigar) and the dominant 2-0 start (aka illusion) this year. And I feel myself getting more and more pissed off at the stupidity of games like I have seen the last 2 weeks. I’m not going there (again) because I have already seen how this play ends. And it is just that – a fake – a scripted play – just like WWE. 22 men dressed the part in a weekly edition of Kayfabe. I could have bet my mortgage payment that the game would end that way today. Roger Goodell has bastardized the NFL into nothing but an overpriced revenue whore. The teams are favored based on market size. The games are always decided in part (or whole) based on subjective calls by the officials and coaching staffs. Hell they can’t decide from year to year what a catch is! Ratings are the driver – whatever keeps Joe Q Public’s arse coming to a stadium or perched in front of his TV watching mindless ads until the last moment of the game – that is all that matters. I have lost count of how many times I have seen this team make inexplicable plays or get screwed by the refs (not saying that last PI was not warranted – IT WAS). I get the picture. NOLA is a small market. Not our team’s turn to have the belt. We have to be jobbers for a while longer. I say ENOUGH. Football may have been equally rigged since the start, but if so, at least they did a better job of selling the screwjobs. Time for MLB playoffs and the start of the NHL season. Are they fixed too? Possibly… Given my team (Edmonton Oilers) had a comeback from down 3-0 games to tie the series, then lay an egg in game 7 – PROBABLY. But at least it is not so in your face as the NFL. Take care everyone – holidays are coming up. Enjoy time with your family and friends and don’t take this team seriously. It’s obvious they don’t (checks get cashed win/lose so why would they). jnormand, dizzle88 and mapcow like this.