Houston Rockets Owner Wants To Buy Saints! | What's Next For New Orleans Post Gayle Benson Era?

SmashMouth · 12-24-2024, 06:06 AM

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Halo · 12-24-2024, 06:40 AM

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papz · 12-24-2024, 07:48 AM

She should sell and ride into the sunset.

Our organization needs new life. It's been needed for years.

UK_WhoDat · 12-24-2024, 10:08 AM

The organisation needs a rocket 🚀 up it's ........

The one downside I can think of is, perhaps the future is no NFL franchise in New Orleans.

Halo · 12-24-2024, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by UK_WhoDat

The organisation needs a rocket 🚀 up it's ........

The one downside I can think of is, perhaps the future is no NFL franchise in New Orleans.

I doubt that. The NFL loves the City and New Orleans has many things that put it at an advantage over many other cities for NFL franchise and SuperBowls.

The Saints are actually the model for NFL teams' involvement with state and local government funding for stadiums and in return tax revenue back to the state and local government. We were the first to build this type of relationship between NFL owner and State and Local Governments. It keeps our Stadium state-of-the-art and the organization lucrative as well as funnels money back in taxes - travel and tourism fees and taxes - back to the local and state governments. It's a complex formula that the Saints, New Orleans, and Louisiana were able to solve, and probably one of the few places where it could happen as it was an experiment that became very successful.

Technically the NFL would love the majority of their franchises to use the Louisiana/NFL model, but very few have caught on and some use only parts of our partnership aspects with their own team and government.

As for team moving, people do not look at the whole picture. The Saints are one of the few orgs that make 100% of merchandise and concession sales at their stadium. Also, one of the few organizations where the stadium is constantly refurbished by the state government to sustain this private owner/state government relationship. Most other NFL teams are pitching in half and half on stadium renovations, and the government usually rejects that relationship. Many teams only get partial profits from conessions,etc.

Sinner · 12-24-2024, 02:29 PM

Good riddance to Lady Gayle. PERIOD.

jnormand · 12-24-2024, 05:06 PM

I get nervous about the prospect of people who don’t live or fully understand the culture of NOLA buying the team.

The Saints are as much a part of Louisiana as Louisiana is a part of the Saints.

Some rich dude who doesn’t give a hoot about either would want to buy them and move them closer to his “hometown” so he can create a franchise there have his own legacy.

Honestly that makes me sick to think about.

Careful what you wish for.

Sinner · 12-24-2024, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by jnormand

I get nervous about the prospect of people who don’t live or fully understand the culture of NOLA buying the team.

The Saints are as much a part of Louisiana as Louisiana is a part of the Saints.

Some rich dude who doesn’t give a hoot about either would want to buy them and move them closer to his “hometown” so he can create a franchise there have his own legacy.

Honestly that makes me sick to think about.

Careful what you wish for.

I wish for a winning team. PERIOD. We AINT DAT.

The “culture” of NOLA right now is the only team to be shut out this season.

maddvector · 01-25-2025, 08:00 AM

We had a rich owner from Texas for our first 18 years & he didn't care if we won or not... so we lost a lot! It was terrible!

His was named John Mecom Jr.

No Thank You for any owner from Texas!

lee909 · 01-25-2025, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by maddvector

We had a rich owner from Texas for our first 18 years & he didn't care if we won or not... so we lost a lot! It was terrible!

His was named John Mecom Jr.

No Thank You for any owner from Texas!

A rich man isn't going to spend billions to not care and lose.

12-24-2024, 06:40 AM	#2
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12-24-2024, 07:48 AM	#3
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,768	Re: Houston Rockets Owner Wants To Buy Saints! \| What's Next For New Orleans Post Gayle Benson Era? She should sell and ride into the sunset. Our organization needs new life. It's been needed for years. OldMaid, Sinner and K Major like this.

12-24-2024, 10:08 AM	#4
UK_WhoDat 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wherever I lay my hat Posts: 4,000	Re: Houston Rockets Owner Wants To Buy Saints! \| What's Next For New Orleans Post Gayle Benson Era? The organisation needs a rocket 🚀 up it's ........ The one downside I can think of is, perhaps the future is no NFL franchise in New Orleans. OldMaid likes this.

12-24-2024, 01:45 PM	#5
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,854 Blog Entries: 45	Re: Houston Rockets Owner Wants To Buy Saints! \| What's Next For New Orleans Post Gayle Benson Era? Originally Posted by UK_WhoDat The organisation needs a rocket 🚀 up it's ........ The one downside I can think of is, perhaps the future is no NFL franchise in New Orleans. I doubt that. The NFL loves the City and New Orleans has many things that put it at an advantage over many other cities for NFL franchise and SuperBowls. The Saints are actually the model for NFL teams' involvement with state and local government funding for stadiums and in return tax revenue back to the state and local government. We were the first to build this type of relationship between NFL owner and State and Local Governments. It keeps our Stadium state-of-the-art and the organization lucrative as well as funnels money back in taxes - travel and tourism fees and taxes - back to the local and state governments. It's a complex formula that the Saints, New Orleans, and Louisiana were able to solve, and probably one of the few places where it could happen as it was an experiment that became very successful. Technically the NFL would love the majority of their franchises to use the Louisiana/NFL model, but very few have caught on and some use only parts of our partnership aspects with their own team and government. As for team moving, people do not look at the whole picture. The Saints are one of the few orgs that make 100% of merchandise and concession sales at their stadium. Also, one of the few organizations where the stadium is constantly refurbished by the state government to sustain this private owner/state government relationship. Most other NFL teams are pitching in half and half on stadium renovations, and the government usually rejects that relationship. Many teams only get partial profits from conessions,etc. neugey, Crusader, Rugby Saint II and 1 others like this.
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12-24-2024, 02:29 PM	#6
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jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,735	Re: Houston Rockets Owner Wants To Buy Saints! \| What's Next For New Orleans Post Gayle Benson Era? I get nervous about the prospect of people who don’t live or fully understand the culture of NOLA buying the team. The Saints are as much a part of Louisiana as Louisiana is a part of the Saints. Some rich dude who doesn’t give a hoot about either would want to buy them and move them closer to his “hometown” so he can create a franchise there have his own legacy. Honestly that makes me sick to think about. Careful what you wish for. UK_WhoDat, maddvector and OldMaid like this.

12-24-2024, 06:21 PM	#8
Sinner 1000 Posts + Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 4,041	Re: Houston Rockets Owner Wants To Buy Saints! \| What's Next For New Orleans Post Gayle Benson Era? Originally Posted by jnormand I get nervous about the prospect of people who don’t live or fully understand the culture of NOLA buying the team. The Saints are as much a part of Louisiana as Louisiana is a part of the Saints. Some rich dude who doesn’t give a hoot about either would want to buy them and move them closer to his “hometown” so he can create a franchise there have his own legacy. Honestly that makes me sick to think about. Careful what you wish for. I wish for a winning team. PERIOD. We AINT DAT. The “culture” of NOLA right now is the only team to be shut out this season. K Major likes this.
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maddvector Rookie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8	Re: Houston Rockets Owner Wants To Buy Saints! \| What's Next For New Orleans Post Gayle Benson Era? We had a rich owner from Texas for our first 18 years & he didn't care if we won or not... so we lost a lot! It was terrible! His was named John Mecom Jr. No Thank You for any owner from Texas!
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01-25-2025, 05:36 PM	#10
lee909 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Watford England Posts: 8,855 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Houston Rockets Owner Wants To Buy Saints! \| What's Next For New Orleans Post Gayle Benson Era? Originally Posted by maddvector We had a rich owner from Texas for our first 18 years & he didn't care if we won or not... so we lost a lot! It was terrible! His was named John Mecom Jr. No Thank You for any owner from Texas! A rich man isn't going to spend billions to not care and lose.