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Happy Birthday, New Orleans Saints!
this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; God bless crooked politics, backroom deals, David Dixon, Hale Boggs, and Russel Long... without all of that New Orleans wouldn’t have been awarded an NFL franchise when it was. The NFL awarded the city of New Orleans a franchise if ...
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11-01-2018, 10:17 PM
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Re: Happy Birthday, New Orleans Saints!
God bless crooked politics, backroom deals, David Dixon, Hale Boggs, and Russel Long... without all of that New Orleans wouldn’t have been awarded an NFL franchise when it was.
The NFL awarded the city of New Orleans a franchise if Congress would grant an antitrust exemption for the NFL merger. |
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11-01-2018, 10:28 PM
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Re: Happy Birthday, New Orleans Saints!
It just happens to be my birthday today as well.
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11-02-2018, 12:05 AM
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Re: Happy Birthday, New Orleans Saints!
Originally Posted by cmike
My birthday too. I like to say, "for my first birthday, I got the Saints."
Happy Birthday. |
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11-02-2018, 02:11 AM
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Re: Happy Birthday, New Orleans Saints!
Happy birthday! I remember it well let’s make this one a good one all the way to the top, baby!
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11-02-2018, 06:26 AM
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Re: Happy Birthday, New Orleans Saints!
Originally Posted by Utah_Saint
Happy Birthday
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11-02-2018, 08:51 AM
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Re: Happy Birthday, New Orleans Saints!
Originally Posted by TheOak
Sad that was the only way we could get into the club...
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11-02-2018, 10:36 AM
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Re: Happy Birthday, New Orleans Saints!
Originally Posted by jeanpierre
While I am sure not every city/state had to find a way to get an NFL team, i'm not open to the belief that we were the only one who's path was an alternate path, especially after that precedent was set... or maybe that was a play from a previous precedent.
Business deals are generally like ice bergs, and the bigger the deal the more ice under the surface. In many ways the NFL reminds me of West World.  I am glad it worked lol. |
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