For 30 years, Polimom’s been a Saints fan. Even through the paper bag Ain’ts years, the Bobby Hebert disappointment (still can’t believe how that went), and the disastrous Bum days, I’ve defended my team.
I’ve withstood patronizing laughter from other fans and picked the Saints in every office football pool match (right up to the play-offs, of course)…. but I have to tell you: last night was the most emotionally satisfying game ever.
In the stadium that symbolized the pain and trauma of New Orleans, the Saints created a whole host of new memories. It was absolutely awesome! (Particularly that first quarter! Holy cow!!!)
These Saints are unbelievably talented, and last night’s commentary about having rebuilt the Dome in a devastated city was bang on: NOLA needs the revenue, and the hope, it brings.
Who dat say they gonna beat dem Saints? Ha! What a blast! My throat’s sore today from screaming, and we even let AC stay up a bit late to watch. She created sign after sign for us to hold up to the flat, impersonal t.v. screen…. like, “We heart the Saints”, and “Stomp them! They’re dogmeat!”
I’m proud to report that she can spell Geaux correctly now, too.
Between the razzle dazzle double-reverse and the blocked punt for a touchdown (we went absolutely nuts in my den), last night’s game was the stuff of dreams. Wish I coulda been there…
Oh! And for you Houston fans — I probably have an old paper bag or two in a box that I can resurrect for someone to wear this year. Just let me know…
The best football game ever
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It was a game of beauty. Not to mention a huge Morale boost..
I didn’t watch the game, but was glad to hear the Saints won.
BTW, I was scheduled to go to Las Vegas for a conference (really), but when I found the same session was being offered in NOLA, I changed my plans. Partly because I can drive (I *hate* the hassle of dealing with flying!), partly because I want to see how NOLA has recovered (I will be taking my camera with me, and plan on doing some picture taking while there.)
~EdT.
the game was truly awesome. my dad and i were up in the nosebleeds but that was where the best of the crowd was! thanks for still loving N.O. – we need more of you. and thanks for letting your blog be a post-Katrina info spot for us Algiers folk.
Wasn’t it swell? Thinking of AC, who was it in the NOLA Blogosphere who said something about football games and “words we only say around Daddy”? There was not of *that* at Chez Folse last night. What was weird was going out on the porch after the game and the eerie silence. I think every single person was somewhere else (Dome, sports bar). I expected to hear people running out on their porch and giving a blood curdling rebel yell while hitting the car panic button. But it was just me.
Weird. It look some of the edge off of the evening, but at least I was able to get to sleep. I think if we’d had a spontaneous block party, I’d just be getting up about right now.
I was totally there in spirit, but Anti Em, I’m SOOOO jealous that you and your dad were there. I bet the adrenaline rush left you pretty dazed today.
Funny about the silence, Mark. I was trying to figure out what percentage of the city must have been in the Dome last night. 1/4? 1/3? Mind-boggling, when one considers the proportions. Even accounting for the many people who travelled into town for the game, that was quite a show.
NOLA needed that: hope, and a point around which everyone can rally, regardless of politics, rebuilding issues, or anything else.
It is nice to have heroes, if only for one night, Congrats NO Saints you made your city proud !!!.