mutineer10

I\'ve posted similar comments before, but I\'m an example of folks bringing money to your state because of the Saints.

I live in Birmingham, so it doesn\'t really make sense for me to drop the $2,000 on season tickets. Still, I usually eBay a pair for 4 or 5 games a season (usually purchased from someone in the New Orleans area). These 4 or 5 games require 4 or 5 hotel reservations for my wife and I, usually costing us between $80 and $140 per night depending on where we want to stay. We\'ll usually stay for Friday and Saturday, checking out Sunday morning to hit the game and then drive home. While there, we naturally spend money (usually a lot of it) on meals, drinks, nightclubs, knick-knacks, parking, etc. By the end of the weekend, we\'ve contributed a significant amout of money to the city, and thereby the state.

I can\'t believe we are the only couple of fans who regularly travel in just because of the Saints. Not to mention the fans of visiting teams who\'ll spend as much, if not more, money than we do. Like I\'ve also said before, not too many people will make a weekend of a Panthers game hoping to catch a lot of touristy stuff in Charlotte, New Orleans, however, makes a great deal of it\'s money in tourism, and it\'s easy to see folks making a weekend of a Saints game. Just hit Bourbon St. the night before a home game for evidence...