Well the Who Dat Nation enjoyed the first win of the season and we are now 1 – 0 ! Made a stop last night after the game at Mike McKenzie’s party with a purpose which was sponsored by his 34 Ways foundation. We will let you know what he has next on his list as it’s always for a good cause and a great party!
Saw a painting on a door at the party, we loved it !
The Who Dat Nation also had the chance to speak to the people from “Two Dat” and they had some great merchandise, we may try to get some and give it away here, so make sure you check back.
So Congrats to all the Who dat ‘s and we cannot wait till the next home game.
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Apparently the New Orleans Saints needed to shake a little bit of rust off that sterling silver Lombardi Trophy to start this season.
But that doesn’t tarnish the fact that the reigning Super Bowl champions are off to another 1-0 start after a perfectly acceptable 14-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night in the Superdome.
“We’re not used to 14-9 victories, but we’re used to winning,” Saints quarterback Drew Brees said. “We like the W.”
Welcome to the premiere edition of the Page 2 Pregame Flyover, your source for aerial reconnaissance of every NFL game — even the ones in domes. We’ll unleash the full power of this column Friday, when we preview the first weekend of the 2010 season, but for now let’s focus on tonight’s Kickoff Game in New Orleans between the Saints and the Vikings. It’s a strange matchup the NFL has chosen to start this new campaign, considering Football Outsiders predicts neither one of these teams will even make the playoffs. I mean, really, who wants to start the season watching two lame ducks? Ya know, other than the people going to Sunday’s Cleveland-Tampa Bay game? Well, at least the fans in New Orleans get to watch a parade and listen to some music.
What to look for in the pregame show: The Dave Matthews Band and Taylor Swift — two favorites in every NFL locker room — will be headlining a concert at Jackson Square in New Orleans. Matthews and Swift are known for being safe and consumable for mainstream America; it’s when Matthews ends his shows — and perhaps his driver dumps the contents of his tour bus latrine onto unsuspecting sightseers — that things can get a little edgy.
NEW ORLEANS — Tailgating began near sunrise around the Louisiana Superdome though the New Orleans Saints’ season-opening NFL game with the Minnesota Vikings wasn’t scheduled to start for more than 12 hours.
As the Saints prepared to open the defense of their Super Bowl title, the city was in Mardi Gras mode: schools set to close early and concerts and a parade planned in the French Quarter. Even City Hall closed for the day.
Faren Verdin of Houma, La., said he, his cousin Joseph “Sac” Verdin and their wives, Jenn and Melissa, were up at 4 a.m. to get ready for the 70-minute drive.
Repeating as Super Bowl champions has become one of the hardest things to do in the modern NFL. Of the 15 Super Bowl champions before the New Orleans Saints, only two were repeat customers.
In fact, it’s not uncommon for Super Bowl champions to stumble the next season and not even make the playoffs. Are the Saints, who had one of the greatest feel-good stories in Super Bowl history, the next team to take a fall?
Or can the Saints break the trend and repeat?
In the final installment of our Great Debate series, ESPN.com senior writer John Clayton and NFC South blogger Pat Yasinskas take two very different stances on whether the Saints can repeat.
The best I can make out what’s going on hereabouts is this
Somewhere around a visit to our town by Michelle Obama to address childhood obesity, there will be a parade by (can you believe this?) the Krewe of NFL featuring a cast of local chefs – Emeril Lagasse, Paul Prudhomme, Dooky Chase, John Besh, Frank Brigtsen, the Brennans, to mention a few – who would like to be tossing out such favors (sorry about that, Michelle) as blackened redfish, alligator sausage, trout almondine and bread pudding.
The Saints Gulf Coast Renewal Fund announced today that the entry deadline for the Saints Super Bowl Ring Raffle was extended to the pre-game (approximately 7:00PM ET) of the club’s September 20 Monday Night Football game against the San Francisco 49ers. The Winner will be announced live at some point during ESPN’s game programming that night. The Saints Gulf Coast Renewal Fund is also announcing that it has added a trip to New Orleans for the Winner of the Raffle, and a guest, to enjoy the city and attend a Saints Game.
The additional time to enter, which is allowed for in the official rules of the raffle, will provide the Saints Gulf Coast Renewal Fund time to further promote the Raffle and generate funds for those affected directly by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. “The addition of a trip to New Orleans is a great way to promote the raffle and the city during the opening week of the NFL regular season. I’m sure the winner and their guest will have a great time when they get here; I can’t wait to see who wins and meet them” said Saints Owner Tom Benson.
Benson first announced the raffle on June 10 and tickets have been, and will continue to be, available for $2 each. Tickets are available online at www.saintsgulfcoastrenewal.org.
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Slow drives and hard-to-find parking are in the forecast for hundreds of thousands of Who Dats planning to swarm the Central Business District to celebrate the kickoff of the Saints’ first-ever football season as defending Super Bowl champions. Who Dats without game tickets may have an opportunity to catch both the parade and the concert, but team brass this week advised game-ticket holders to concentrate mostly on getting to their seats in the Louisiana Superdome, where their reward will be to witness the unveiling of a trio of championship banners.
The Who Dat Nation also had the chance to speak to the people from “Two Dat” and they had some great merchandise, we may try to get some and give it away here, so make sure you check back.
So Congrats to all the Who dat ‘s and we cannot wait till the next home game.
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