We Love Our Saints

[ibjamn]

It's been a wonderful season that has done much to improve our morale. Bless You Boys!
Congratualtions Chicago fans!

Congrats to Lovie Smith making history!

[rosetree]

YYR Jenn----
da Bears played flawless football.
Next year in Arizona!!!

[mightyradgumbo]

yes, it has, Jenn. tough way to go out but congrats to Chicago. We will see you in Miami. Great jobs by both Lovie Smith and Sean Payton. I just ask that the Bears do not do a remake of the Superbowl shuffle.

[ibjamn]

Dan, being as how David is from Boston, you know we'll be pulling for the Pats to win their division and then please, oh please, kick some big ole fat bear azz in Miami! ;)

[MormonMatthew]

Right On Jen, the Saints did New Orleans proud this season, and gave a lot of hope to a city that deserves it more than any place in our country, I feel..... I hope that others watching some of the coverage will be inspired, as I was, to fly on down to New Orleans and spend some disposable income. I cant think of many places I would rather toss some of my $ around!!! First couple of rounds are on me!!! God Bless New Orleans See ya soon, Matthew

[mightyradgumbo]

Dan, being as how David is from Boston, you know we'll be pulling for the Pats to win their division and then please, oh please, kick some big ole fat bear azz in Miami! ;)

Will do, once we help Peyton Manning balance his schedule by giving him more time to do commercials :D

[KeyWest Bruce]

As much as we all had our hearts set on a victory today, the bottom line is that this team played a season beyond our wildest dreams; and they are truly heroes! What they have done for New Orleans and the region is one of the brightest and most positive things to have happened during this rebuilding process. They gave a city hope and that means more in the long run than any single victory on the field. GEAUX SAINTS!!!

[ibjamn]

YYR, Bruce!!

[ScoopJohnD]

Spoke my peace on the bar thread. Way to go Saints, and congrats to the Bears. Went to school at Southern Illinois University and Chicago is right up there in my top 3 favorite cities(you can guess the other two)

One helluva a run.

[grisgris]

Thank you boys for one hell of a season. And hell yeah I will wear a Saint's shirt with pride on Wed. Bless you boys.

[Lostcajun]

Although I would like to have celebrated with everyone a Saints, win, I believe that the ARE winners and have helped the city. Great season, great team, great coach, and a very beautiful city. Love to New Orleans!

[VWGal]

What a great ride it was! The Saints gave hope to so many in our favourite city and to NOLA-lovers world-wide. Congratulations to everyone in the Saints organization and to the Bears, who played well today.

So until next year...

GEAUX SAINTS GEAUX!

[Mardigrasbaby35]

Bless You Boys!!!!! Thank You!!!! We Love You!!!!

[rosetree]

Bless You Boys!!!!! Thank You!!!! We Love You!!!!

Ditto Baybee, ditto

It's really amazing how many people I know across the country were pulling for the Saints today. The Saints gave us in New Orleans a sliver of hope in a sea of despair. Hopefully by this time next year we can talk about how far both the Saints and the city of New Orleans have come, hopefully...

[Zydekitten]

Unfortunately, I'm still at this point of the Kubler-Ross five stages:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/kitten-is-sad.jpg

Although, I'm also a bit in this stage:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/bewarethesniperkitten.jpg

And soon, I will be at the more evolved point of congratulating [grrrrrrrrr] Da Bears, their fans (and I've got two in my immediate fambly, whose calls I'm not yet taking), and Lovie Smith's achievement (which is indeed most excellent), but for now all I can say (with all my might) is:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/parade.jpg !!!!!!

[VWGal]

Zkitty, you crack me up!

[Zydekitten]

Zkitty, you crack me up!
What can I say, I'm a kitten of strong emotions and loyalties . . .

sigh

;)

[Corona]

I posted this in the Geaux Saints thread but I think it's fitting here, so forgive me if you've read it already....

What a tough game, heartbreaking.....lots of tears at the end

However, on the way home the Garth Brooks song "the Dance" popped in my head....
"I might have missed the pain, but then I'd have missed the dance"

The Saints danced beautifully this season and gave so much hope for the city. I'm so very, very proud of them.
They WILL kick ass next year....they'll be ready!
(((((((New Orleans)))))))
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[ibjamn]

Thank you, Miss C, you made me tear up all over again!

And, Zkitty, you gave me a much needed smile! :)

[Corona]

I luv ya girl.....my heart's still heavy too. Hopefully the lineup coming out on Thursday will help lessen the pain of tonight. And yyr, Kitten, your post cracked me up. I hear ya sister!!!!

[Zydekitten]

Thank you, Miss C, you made me tear up all over again!

And, Zkitty, you gave me a much needed smile! :)

Well, the very lovely Miss C is much more evolved than I am (and nicer and sweeter to boot).

I been tearing up a bit this afternoon my own self, but I have my Ragin' Cajun to help give me some New Orleans native perspective on the whole thang and help Kitten get a smile herself.

However, I'm very happy I could share that smile with you!

:)

[grisgris]

[QUOTE=Zydekitten;14393]Unfortunately, I'm still at this point of the Kubler-Ross five stages:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/kitten-is-sad.jpg

Although, I'm also a bit in this stage:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/bewarethesniperkitten.jpg

Zydekitten I love the sniper kitten.

[bluedog]

*tears up after reading thru thread*

Corona that is a B-E-A-U-T-F-U-L song! What a great metaphor!

ZKitty - ROFLMAO! Kitty with a gun! bwahahahaha!

[Corona]

thanks you guys, whenever things are really painful, I try to reflect on what it would have been like not to experience what got me to that pain point...most times, I'd never want to give up the amazing times because things turned bad or sad at the end. I hang on to those lyrics alot and they help me turn a negative into a positive. It sure helped tonight!

[Zydekitten]

*tears up after reading thru thread*

Corona that is a B-E-A-U-T-F-U-L song! What a great metaphor!

ZKitty - ROFLMAO! Kitty with a gun! bwahahahaha!
Well, it's some progress from this (which is how I felt during the game):

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/StickEmUp.jpg

[ETinCali]

[QUOTE=Zydekitten;14393]Unfortunately, I'm still at this point of the Kubler-Ross five stages:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/kitten-is-sad.jpg

Although, I'm also a bit in this stage:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/bewarethesniperkitten.jpg

Zydekitten I love the sniper kitten.

OMG..that is f-----g hilarious!! I could use that one sometimes...

[Mardigrasbaby35]

I luv ya girl.....my heart's still heavy too. Hopefully the lineup coming out on Thursday will help lessen the pain of tonight. And yyr, Kitten, your post cracked me up. I hear ya sister!!!!
Corona - you said it in perfect words....and funny, after the sad loss today, the first thing i thought was, well, i got thursday to look forward to ....and as i said before, BLESS YOU BOYS, and THANKS ... it was a great ride this year, and made even better, 'cause it was totally longer than expected!!!

[bluedog]

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/StickEmUp.jpg


OMG! stop it! *pees on self*

[Zydekitten]

I'd like to be doing this too:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/cattreesbear.jpg

[glinda]

Congrats to the Saints for an amazing season, and for the big lift they have given the city! Now, bring on the line-up announcement!!!

[Jada]

I don't think I can say anything has hasn't already been said on this thread. The Saints had an amazing season and such a positve impact on the great city of New Orleans. Thank you Saints and congrats to Chicago.

[Amy Winette]

As much as we all had our hearts set on a victory today, the bottom line is that this team played a season beyond our wildest dreams; and they are truly heroes! What they have done for New Orleans and the region is one of the brightest and most positive things to have happened during this rebuilding process. They gave a city hope and that means more in the long run than any single victory on the field. GEAUX SAINTS!!!

Absolutely! From 3-13 to the NFC championship is amazing :)

[Amy Winette]

Ditto Baybee, ditto

It's really amazing how many people I know across the country were pulling for the Saints today. The Saints gave us in New Orleans a sliver of hope in a sea of despair. Hopefully by this time next year we can talk about how far both the Saints and the city of New Orleans have come, hopefully...

YYR Rose, at the Half Moon Bay Brewery, everyone watching was pulling for the Saints. What a season!!

[mangoon]

I posted this in the Geaux Saints thread but I think it's fitting here, so forgive me if you've read it already....

What a tough game, heartbreaking.....lots of tears at the end

However, on the way home the Garth Brooks song "the Dance" popped in my head....
"I might have missed the pain, but then I'd have missed the dance"

The Saints danced beautifully this season and gave so much hope for the city. I'm so very, very proud of them.
They WILL kick ass next year....they'll be ready!
(((((((New Orleans)))))))
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Asbsolutly perfect Corona!!!!!

[windowman]

The Saints gave us hope when we most needed it, and did it in a communal way. Despite the stark divisions that exist here, we are a unified community in black and gold - the "Who Dat Nation". The Super Bowl really does not make that much of a difference because the Saints helped us to smile again, to dream again, and to be together again. I never really thought that professional sports could have that much of a positive effect, but what the Saints did for this community is remarkable. We are eternally grateful to Paul Tagliabue for having the vision and wisdom to make sure that the Saints stayed in New Orleans, where they belong. It has been so great to see people here excited and happy about something we can call our own and although the season is over, the hope and uplift of our spirits will carry us for a good while. It will not fix anything directly, but it has put back a spring in our step as we go forward.

GO SAINTS!

[ozzie]

The Saints have been so much more than a footy team this past year... more like ambassadors for hope and joy and thrills and excitement. A true testament to New Orleans.

Many, many cheers to them and to their home!

.

[Corona]

Beautifully said Wynn :)

[ozzie]

"a spring in our step as we go forward"

Beautiful.

[BigDag]

The Saints will return next year and be even better. They are a young team, with a bright coach and an incredible future ahead of them.

[ibjamn]

Hundreds and hundreds of people waited in the rain as the team's charter plane came in last night at 1am (delayed in Chicago). Most of the fans were holding Thank You or Bless You Boys signs. It was beautiful and the players seemed a little stunned when they saw it.
Onward and forward to next season!

[Wondering]

San Antonio here we come

[NeenAtlanta]

This Saint's season after Katrina, reminds me of the Yankees after 9/11.

It's amazing what a sports team can do to lift the morale of an entire region.

[pokerchick66]

Hundreds and hundreds of people waited in the rain as the team's charter plane came in last night at 1am (delayed in Chicago). Most of the fans were holding Thank You or Bless You Boys signs. It was beautiful and the players seemed a little stunned when they saw it.
Onward and forward to next season!

Thanks for the report on that, Ib. I was hoping to stay up late enough to hear it but had to finally go to bed. I'm glad it was a good turnout. They deserve it. And I have to say Coach Peyton is my new hero.

[NOLA]

The Saints gave us hope when we most needed it, and did it in a communal way. Despite the stark divisions that exist here, we are a unified community in black and gold - the "Who Dat Nation". The Super Bowl really does not make that much of a difference because the Saints helped us to smile again, to dream again, and to be together again. I never really thought that professional sports could have that much of a positive effect, but what the Saints did for this community is remarkable. We are eternally grateful to Paul Tagliabue for having the vision and wisdom to make sure that the Saints stayed in New Orleans, where they belong. It has been so great to see people here excited and happy about something we can call our own and although the season is over, the hope and uplift of our spirits will carry us for a good while. It will not fix anything directly, but it has put back a spring in our step as we go forward.

GO SAINTS!

Well said. The Saints have been a ray of hope in a city that hasn't had a whole lot to cheer about lately. Thank you to the Saints, and to all the Saints fans out there - you all keep the light burning brightly on our city and our struggles, and that is a true blessing.

[NOLA]

Right On Jen, the Saints did New Orleans proud this season, and gave a lot of hope to a city that deserves it more than any place in our country, I feel..... I hope that others watching some of the coverage will be inspired, as I was, to fly on down to New Orleans and spend some disposable income. I cant think of many places I would rather toss some of my $ around!!! First couple of rounds are on me!!! God Bless New Orleans See ya soon, Matthew

So Matthew, when are you coming down to New Orleans? Let me guess, for the Radiators shows at Tips this weekend? Give me a shout when you get to town...

[ROPE]

I'm so very proud of our guys. That was one hell of a year. Disney could not have written a better feel-good story (until yesterday).

The whole thing hit it's zenith for me on Friday morning. I went to get breakfast at Loiue's. My favorite breakfast joint in BR. Reminds me a lot of the Camelia Grill in N.O.. Afterwards, I like to take a leisurely drive around the University Lakes by LSU. The migritory fowl are in from all over. It's a very peaceful ride. Lots of Nature in the middle of the city. Very good place to get herbal.

Anyway, I was listening to WWL out of N.O. to get me a Saints fix. They had a fellow in Chicago doing live reports. He came on with this up to date report: "The City of New Orleans is pulling into Union Station." That short sentence sent chills up my spine. I thought it was a metaphor descibing the fans from New Orleans arriving in Chicago. The City of New Orleans as in the fans, the heart and soul, the spirit of New Orleans. THEN I realized that he wasn't talking about the fans, it was the train itself, the train they call the City of New Orleans.

Now that's what I call "being in that number". Going to Chicago to cheer the Saints and arriving via the train they call the City of New Orleans. It was too cool.

I emailed WWL with this idea. The team will be home long before the fans get back to the train station in NO. It would be nice if the team MET THEM at the station. Now that would be off the charts.

There is a common feeling amounst Saints fans when a season ends: "Wait till next year." It was always mostly tongue in cheek. It sort of rings true this time, "Wait till next year."

[Zydekitten]

I just posted this article by Chris Rose about the NFC Championship game in the thread dedicated to his writings, but thought I would also post it here in case folks haven't explored that thread - if you have, please forgive the redundancy:

(http://tinyurl.com/ysalz2)http://tinyurl.com/ysalz2

As always, he puts such great perspective on things and in the just the right way.

This ending to the season is bittersweet, but there is hope for next year, along with admiration and respect for the great way the Saints played this whole season that almost didn't happen ("they're moving to San Antonio," "the Superdome will never be used for sports again," etc.) - not to mention love for the positive joy and entertainment they gave us and New Orleans.

As Chris wrote, "Good on Ya" - good on ya, Saints indeed.

[eat_mo_crawfish]

Here's a little report on the team's arrival this morning.

http://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/messagetopic.asp?p=3749716

[chicagomike]

San Antonio here we come

Not only are you a dipshit, you are an UNINFORMED dipshit. San Antonio will never get any NFL team.

[chicagomike]

The Saints are going to be contenders for a few years to come. Enjoy the ride New Orleans.

[Corona]

Not only are you a dipshit, you are an UNINFORMED dipshit. San Antonio will never get any NFL team.
Again, thanks for the ignore button Festydave!

[Corona]

Again, thanks for the ignore button Festydave!
ummmm, that would be for Wondering, not you Mike! lol

[chicagomike]

I knew what you meant Lis.

[pokerchick66]

Here's a little report on the team's arrival this morning.

http://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/messagetopic.asp?p=3749716

That was nice, eatmo; thanks for that. Made my heart smile.

[Amyloves...]

Beautiful words indeed......"This message is hidden because Wondering is on your ignore list."

[Corona]

roflmao...you got it girl :)

[rosetree]

Chicago Mike, why don't you do what others have and ignore Wondering???