themightyduck

This has always been a burning question that I can never answer: Why are we so loyal to this team? How can we watch an embarassing Saints loss, vow to never cheer for them again, then watch them play the next week? We've all done this at one point or another in our lives. But why do we continue to root for them, even if we know that they'll probably lose again in heartbreaking fashion?

The Saints are like the Chicago Cubs of the NFL. We're the lovable losers, and the losing never stops. Like the Cubs, we're fiercely proud of our team, no matter where we live. People even convince themselves that because the Dome was built over a graveyard, it cursed our Saints, just like the Cubs' billy goat curse.

Why do we put ourselves through this suffering? Why do we go into the new season with high hopes of playoff appearances and (gasp!) Super Bowl victories only to have those dreams crushed before the 10th week of the season?

Why is it that the entire city becomes so affected by the outcome of a Saints win or loss that it affects people's work effeciency? It always seems that when the Saints win on Sunday, everyone is in a great mood all week. But when they lose, New Orleans completely shuts down and can't get out of this deep blue funk until the next Sunday.

To those of you who consider yourselves TRUE Saints fans: Why put up with this constant losing? Why do you vow to never root for the Saints again for as long as you live and then watch them the next week? Why are we the only fan base in probably all of sports that can bash our team silly one day and then love them like war heroes the next?


[Edited on 20/7/2004 by themightyduck]