Which regular season game are you anticipating the most?

thefifthwall · 08-03-2012, 06:32 PM

It can happen. You gotta believe.

LBCutta · 08-03-2012, 07:50 PM

all of them...But San Fran most of all......

halloween 65 · 08-04-2012, 08:43 AM

I voted Packers because I already know we can kick the 49ers a$$.

Wilde18 · 08-04-2012, 07:13 PM

In this forum, I learned that the Falcons suck. There is a huge rivalty going on. How come? How did it happen, that there is such a big rivalty between the SAINTS and the Falcons?

Somewhere over the rainbow!

Halo · 08-04-2012, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by Wilde18

In this forum, I learned that the Falcons suck. There is a huge rivalty going on. How come? How did it happen, that there is such a big rivalty between the SAINTS and the Falcons?

Somewhere over the rainbow!

WOW... where to start....................

TheOak · 08-06-2012, 06:57 AM

Originally Posted by Wilde18

In this forum, I learned that the Falcons suck. There is a huge rivalty going on. How come? How did it happen, that there is such a big rivalty between the SAINTS and the Falcons?

Somewhere over the rainbow!

Dont worry too much about its origin... It restarts every time a Falcants fan comments in an article. They justify the hate every hour on the hour.

skymike · 08-07-2012, 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by Wilde18

In this forum, I learned that the Falcons suck. There is a huge rivalty going on. How come?

A couple added tidbits: (old guys help me out)

-- I think the Falcons were our first Hail Mary loss.

-- one time they just kept piling on and beat us 67-7

-- another time, in 83?, they took out the whole 3rd quarter in one drive... that
one is where I got the hate.

-- in '87, we lost to the 49ers by 2... Morten missed a FG that would have won... Jim Mora delivered the famous "coulda, woulda, shoulda" tirade -which triggered a rampage thru our next 3 opponents (one of my favorite times being a Saints fan) --- we kicked it off with a 38-3 demolition of the Falcons. (lead to a gutsy rematch win with the 49ers in Candlestick)

-- in the old days, we had a long history of fighting with Falcon fans in the stands.... in Tulane Stadium, and Fulton County Stadium.

sharke · 08-07-2012, 07:41 AM

Originally Posted by skymike

(old guys help me out)

Along the "old guys" lines, might bare to point out that the two cities have hated each other going back to the Civil War and Reconstruction, football is just a continuation of that rivalry/hatred.

Originally Posted by skymike

-- another time, in 83?, they took out the whole 3rd quarter in one drive... that
one is where I got the hate.

I hate atlanta like nothing else but I got to give props. That is sooooooooooooo dickish it is awesome.

Halo · 08-04-2012, 07:23 PM

This should give you a little head start....

The Falcons–Saints rivalry, originally known as the Dixie Championship and now more often called the Southern Showdown, is a divisional rivalry in the NFC South of the National Football League. At 86 games played, the series is by far the oldest and most established rivalry in the division. Born one year apart, the Saints and Falcons were the first two NFL franchises in the Deep South (Washington and Dallas being arguably southern but not in the traditional Deep South). They have shared many of the same players, such as Morten Andersen (the leading scorer in both franchises' histories), Bobby Hebert (who quarterbacked for both teams in the 1990s), and Joe Horn (the Pro Bowl Saints receiver who left for the Falcons in 2007). They have also drawn coaches from the same families, and even shared a head coach: recent Falcons coach Jim L. Mora is the son of longtime Saints coach Jim E. Mora, and former Falcons and Saints coach Wade Phillips is the son of former Saints coach Bum Phillips. Although rarely noted by the national media - no doubt due to both teams' long stretches of futility - games between the Falcons and Saints have riveted their respective regions for more than 40 years. Fans of both teams consider the other their most important and hated opponent.

ESPN.com writer Len Pasquarelli has cited the rivalry as one of the best in sports: "Every year, bus caravans loaded with rowdy (and usually very inebriated) fans make the seven-hour trip between the two cities. Unless you've attended a Falcons-Saints debauchery-filled afternoon, you'll just have to take my word for how much fun it really can be."[1]

Atlanta currently leads the all-time series 46-40 (45-40 regular season, 1-0 playoffs). It began in 1967, the first year of play for the Saints, and press accounts from that game, including the Rome (Ga.) News-Tribune and Los Angeles Times, refer to it as the "Dixie Championship." In recent years, the game has sometimes been referred to as the "Southern Showdown." This has especially been the case leading up to the first of the two 2011 games, by WWL radio in New Orleans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcons...Saints_rivalry

Wilde18 · 08-04-2012, 08:22 PM

@ halo: thanks for the heads up. Falcons really suck

Somewhere over the rainbow!

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08-03-2012, 06:32 PM	#1
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08-04-2012, 07:13 PM	#4
Wilde18 GERMAN WHO DAT! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 301	In this forum, I learned that the Falcons suck. There is a huge rivalty going on. How come? How did it happen, that there is such a big rivalty between the SAINTS and the Falcons? Somewhere over the rainbow! Halo likes this.

08-04-2012, 07:16 PM	#5
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,867 Blog Entries: 45	Originally Posted by Wilde18 In this forum, I learned that the Falcons suck. There is a huge rivalty going on. How come? How did it happen, that there is such a big rivalty between the SAINTS and the Falcons? Somewhere over the rainbow! WOW... where to start.................... sharke likes this.

08-06-2012, 06:57 AM	#6
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,043	Originally Posted by Wilde18 In this forum, I learned that the Falcons suck. There is a huge rivalty going on. How come? How did it happen, that there is such a big rivalty between the SAINTS and the Falcons? Somewhere over the rainbow! Dont worry too much about its origin... It restarts every time a Falcants fan comments in an article. They justify the hate every hour on the hour.

08-03-2012, 07:50 PM	#2
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halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	I voted Packers because I already know we can kick the 49ers a$$.

08-07-2012, 06:48 AM	#7
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Originally Posted by Wilde18 In this forum, I learned that the Falcons suck. There is a huge rivalty going on. How come? A couple added tidbits: (old guys help me out) -- I think the Falcons were our first Hail Mary loss. -- one time they just kept piling on and beat us 67-7 -- another time, in 83?, they took out the whole 3rd quarter in one drive... that one is where I got the hate. -- in '87, we lost to the 49ers by 2... Morten missed a FG that would have won... Jim Mora delivered the famous "coulda, woulda, shoulda" tirade -which triggered a rampage thru our next 3 opponents (one of my favorite times being a Saints fan) --- we kicked it off with a 38-3 demolition of the Falcons. (lead to a gutsy rematch win with the 49ers in Candlestick) -- in the old days, we had a long history of fighting with Falcon fans in the stands.... in Tulane Stadium, and Fulton County Stadium.

08-07-2012, 07:41 AM	#8
sharke evil decepticon Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: St. Augustine, FL Posts: 583	Originally Posted by skymike (old guys help me out) Along the "old guys" lines, might bare to point out that the two cities have hated each other going back to the Civil War and Reconstruction, football is just a continuation of that rivalry/hatred. Originally Posted by skymike -- another time, in 83?, they took out the whole 3rd quarter in one drive... that one is where I got the hate. I hate atlanta like nothing else but I got to give props. That is sooooooooooooo dickish it is awesome.

08-04-2012, 07:23 PM	#9
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,867 Blog Entries: 45	Saints-Falcon Rivalry This should give you a little head start.... The Falcons–Saints rivalry, originally known as the Dixie Championship and now more often called the Southern Showdown, is a divisional rivalry in the NFC South of the National Football League. At 86 games played, the series is by far the oldest and most established rivalry in the division. Born one year apart, the Saints and Falcons were the first two NFL franchises in the Deep South (Washington and Dallas being arguably southern but not in the traditional Deep South). They have shared many of the same players, such as Morten Andersen (the leading scorer in both franchises' histories), Bobby Hebert (who quarterbacked for both teams in the 1990s), and Joe Horn (the Pro Bowl Saints receiver who left for the Falcons in 2007). They have also drawn coaches from the same families, and even shared a head coach: recent Falcons coach Jim L. Mora is the son of longtime Saints coach Jim E. Mora, and former Falcons and Saints coach Wade Phillips is the son of former Saints coach Bum Phillips. Although rarely noted by the national media - no doubt due to both teams' long stretches of futility - games between the Falcons and Saints have riveted their respective regions for more than 40 years. Fans of both teams consider the other their most important and hated opponent. ESPN.com writer Len Pasquarelli has cited the rivalry as one of the best in sports: "Every year, bus caravans loaded with rowdy (and usually very inebriated) fans make the seven-hour trip between the two cities. Unless you've attended a Falcons-Saints debauchery-filled afternoon, you'll just have to take my word for how much fun it really can be."[1] Atlanta currently leads the all-time series 46-40 (45-40 regular season, 1-0 playoffs). It began in 1967, the first year of play for the Saints, and press accounts from that game, including the Rome (Ga.) News-Tribune and Los Angeles Times, refer to it as the "Dixie Championship." In recent years, the game has sometimes been referred to as the "Southern Showdown." This has especially been the case leading up to the first of the two 2011 games, by WWL radio in New Orleans. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcons...Saints_rivalry

08-04-2012, 08:22 PM	#10
Wilde18 GERMAN WHO DAT! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 301	@ halo: thanks for the heads up. Falcons really suck Somewhere over the rainbow!

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