Published on: 12th December, 2009
Hatred strikes me as one of the few signs of life remaining in the world. This is another thing about the world which is upside-down: all the friendly and likable people seem dead to me; only the haters seem alive. Walker Percy Any Saints fan 40-plus remembers when ...Published on: 5th December, 2009
Nobody makes the Patriots look like that. Nobody. You don't tug on Superman's cape, You don't spit into the wind You don't pull the mask off that ol' Lone Ranger And you don't mess around with Slim. Or Tom. Or Bill. Apparently, the Saints never got the memo. In this high-stakes card game, ...Published on: 26th November, 2009
Thanksgiving Day 2009 (Panama City Beach, Florida) It's twenty years later, and team owner Tom Benson no longer dances in the end zone. Yet Saints fans still dance Sunday nights away at the Famous Door on Bourbon Street. A live wire, barely a beginnerBut just watch that lady goShe's on fire, 'cause ...Published on: 14th November, 2009
While the rest of you sat on your arses and watched ESPN this week, Randy Savoie was taking part in a project to rebuild homes for Katrina survivors who relocated to Lafayette, La., following the storm. Here is a report he filed on New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams this Spring. The ...Published on: 31st October, 2009
Hatred strikes me as one of the few signs of life remaining in the world. This is another thing about the world which is upside-down: all the friendly and likable people seem dead to me; only the haters seem alive. Walker Percy Any Saints fan 40-plus remembers when they became ...Published on: 17th October, 2009
Mike Greenberg, the poor man's Bob Costas, and his sidekick Mike Golic, yukked it up pretty good at the undefeated New Orleans Saints' expense this week: "The New Orleans Saints a three-point favorite over the Giants this week in New Orleans...ha ha ha ha...that's going to be one of my stone-cold ...Published on: 10th October, 2009
Super Bowl titles be damned. Drew Brees ranks among the best to play the game. Trent Dilfer won a damned Super Bowl and he sure in the hell isn't headed for Canton unless he buys a plane ticket. Dilfer won a Super Bowl. Guess those football Gods have a sense of ...Published on: 3rd October, 2009
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway. They say there's always magic in the air. "We're going to win Sunday. I guarantee you." It ain't braggin' if you can back it up. By late Sunday afternoon on Jan. 12th, 1969, Joe Namath's bold prediction became reality as the sun set on South Beach. ...Published on: 22nd August, 2009
Wikipedia describes the burning bush as an object from the Book of Exodus located on Mount Horeb. The bush was on fire but was not consumed by the flames, hence the name. In 2006, Reggie Bush was on fire when he entered the NFL as arguably the best college running back ever. And ...Published on: 19th August, 2009
"You don't know. You just don't know. You may think you know, but you don't know and you never will know," once said former New Orleans Saints Head Coach Jim Mora. They both toil in relative obscurity. Little glory; Little adulation; Little notoriety. No one pays much attention really. A thankless task until ...