New Orleans' unique relationship with the Saints

Rickh · 01-16-2010, 09:48 AM

I was just reading this story from the NOLA site:
Fox will use its playoff pre-game show to tell America about the unique bond between New Orleans and its Saints | New Orleans Television - - NOLA.com

One of the quotes from thew story touches on this:

For the story, Glazer and a camera crew rode in Payton's car through the throng that met the team at the airport after a road win.
"I love the story of this team with the fans, what they've gone through, how they've walked the road together to get here, " Glazer said. "It's one of the cooler moments of my reporting career. I said to Sean, 'The rest of the country needs to see this. It's wild.'

I know that most people around the country don't realize how special this team is to the city. It was described it in a Boston newspaper as a "college atmosphere for a pro team" but that doesn't fully describe it.

I live in Houston now and there are Texans fans here but it isn't the same. They root for the team, follow the team like the team, but I have yet to meet somebody who really lives and dies and loves the team here.

For any of you guys that had to move, how different is it there with the local teams? When I was a kid I assumed all the teams had large parts of the city that went nuts for their team. I don't think it's like this anywhere else.

DAMN I WANT THE SAINTS TO WIN TODAY!!!

01-16-2010, 09:48 AM	#1
Rickh Not here 2agree Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 712	New Orleans' unique relationship with the Saints I was just reading this story from the NOLA site: Fox will use its playoff pre-game show to tell America about the unique bond between New Orleans and its Saints \| New Orleans Television - - NOLA.com One of the quotes from thew story touches on this: For the story, Glazer and a camera crew rode in Payton's car through the throng that met the team at the airport after a road win. "I love the story of this team with the fans, what they've gone through, how they've walked the road together to get here, " Glazer said. "It's one of the cooler moments of my reporting career. I said to Sean, 'The rest of the country needs to see this. It's wild.' I know that most people around the country don't realize how special this team is to the city. It was described it in a Boston newspaper as a "college atmosphere for a pro team" but that doesn't fully describe it. I live in Houston now and there are Texans fans here but it isn't the same. They root for the team, follow the team like the team, but I have yet to meet somebody who really lives and dies and loves the team here. For any of you guys that had to move, how different is it there with the local teams? When I was a kid I assumed all the teams had large parts of the city that went nuts for their team. I don't think it's like this anywhere else. DAMN I WANT THE SAINTS TO WIN TODAY!!!