Saints in the Superbowl

The Bluff · Post: # 878872Post **The Bluff** » Sat 06 Feb 2010 4:36pm

For those who are missing the saints during the off season - the New Orleans Saints play in the super bowl on Sunday night (monday - Oz time).

New Orleans have a similar history to our beloved Saints and are playing in their first superbowl in franchise history (44 years). I'm currently holidaying in the US and watched my first full game of grid iron two weeks ago when the Saints won the divisional championship game with a field goal in extra time to qualify for the super bowl - i'm now hooked!

The similarities to the AFL saints 09 season are uncanny, they too almost had a perfect season until dropping their last few games. They were out played in the penultimate game but scraped through in the last few seconds of the game (remember St. Nick saving the saints in the prelim) and they are up against a team who has already won a superbowl in the decider.

Hopefully the superbowl doesn't turnout like the AFL GF in 2009 and will set a precedent for the real saints to step up up in 2010!

bigred · Post: # 878903Post **bigred** » Sat 06 Feb 2010 5:23pm

yeah there are some similarities between our 2009 season and theirs.

But the saints defence is average.

Go to youtube and watch America's game or Hard Knocks and you will get hooked.

I hope the saints win. More for New Orleans than anything. Remember that the whole city was almost wiped off the map a few years back..

Whodat.

The Bluff · Post: # 879051Post **The Bluff** » Sun 07 Feb 2010 2:36am

yep have read that in the papers here. perhaps more like the saints of 97 who had a weak defense.

where does the who dat come from, is that just a reference to the southern drawl?

Bernard Shakey · Sun 07 Feb 2010 1:37pm

The Bluff wrote:yep have read that in the papers here. perhaps more like the saints of 97 who had a weak defense.

where does the who dat come from, is that just a reference to the southern drawl?

New Orleans is something like 90% Black.

bigred · Post: # 879115Post **bigred** » Sun 07 Feb 2010 1:53pm

The "whodat" is a reference to their 2009/2010 catchcry...

The whodat army.

Whodat
Whodat
Whodat think they gonna beat dem saints.

Very american eh...

Will not work here.

markinUSA · Post: # 879139Post **markinUSA** » Sun 07 Feb 2010 4:52pm

The 'whodat' chant has a long, long history in the US - a character in Vaudeville, using blackface, was called "Whodat" about a hundred years ago. Black people weren't legally allowed on stage, from what I've been told, and white actors would put on black faces and play black people, portraying them as stupid... this is stuff people over here told me after the controversy over the Red Faces skit last year. That's why they object so much to black face - because of the laws that prevented black actors from being on the stage. Anyway, that's what people told me...

Bernard Shakey · Sun 07 Feb 2010 5:40pm

bigred wrote:The "whodat" is a reference to their 2009/2010 catchcry...

The whodat army.

Whodat
Whodat
Whodat think they gonna beat dem saints.

Very american eh...

Will not work here.

Very african american, not american per se.

bigred · Post: # 879185Post **bigred** » Sun 07 Feb 2010 7:59pm

maybe...

Been used by NFL teams for years.

Bernard Shakey · Sun 07 Feb 2010 10:09pm

bigred wrote:maybe...

Been used by NFL teams for years.

Have you ever noticed the colour of NFL teams?

bigred · Post: # 879242Post **bigred** » Sun 07 Feb 2010 10:41pm

Of course@!

Why did I not see that broad generalisation before?

matrix · Post: # 879316Post **matrix** » Mon 08 Feb 2010 11:13am

bump!
on right now
channel 10

go saints

The Bluff · Post: # 879355Post **The Bluff** » Mon 08 Feb 2010 12:20pm

man - how did they not score from 1 yard out??

matrix · Post: # 879369Post **matrix** » Mon 08 Feb 2010 12:34pm

its harder to score the closer you are.

come on saints

The Bluff · Post: # 879370Post **The Bluff** » Mon 08 Feb 2010 12:36pm

ok, scored now, game on!

btw The Who were crap.

matrix · Post: # 879377Post **matrix** » Mon 08 Feb 2010 12:42pm

if ya on ten thats delayed
its live on oneHD
but stay on ten if youre already into it.
otherwise the score may be diff if you turn over now

The Bluff · Post: # 879394Post **The Bluff** » Mon 08 Feb 2010 1:31pm

Who dat!! Awesome!!

perfectionist · Mon 08 Feb 2010 1:34pm

Saints home!! (Pity we don't have the challenge rule here. Adam Schneider challenges and well, who knows.....)

matrix · Post: # 879399Post **matrix** » Mon 08 Feb 2010 1:35pm

all over
lovely intercept

go sainters

3rd generation saint · Mon 08 Feb 2010 1:37pm

Omen, omen, omen? year of the Saints?
By the way, without Keith Moon and John Entlewistle, they aren't the Who.

3rd generation saint · Mon 08 Feb 2010 1:47pm

Oh wouldn't be great to be in Pat O'Brien's Piano Bar in Bourbon St right now.
There will be not a sober person in New Orleans tonight.

Bernard Shakey · Mon 08 Feb 2010 1:48pm

Great win by the Saints. And they've only been in the NFL since 1967.
The onside kick after the half completely rattled Indy.

MVP should go to head coach Sean Payton.

bigred · Post: # 879470Post **bigred** » Mon 08 Feb 2010 2:57pm

MVP should go to head coach Sean Payton.

Gutsy, Gutsy, Gutsy, Brave Coaching.

Seriously trusted his team.

Sainternist · Mon 08 Feb 2010 6:55pm

very happy with the result. having a flutter on the saints would have paid some good money amongst people betting on the game. the onside kick to start the second half was so ballsy. and drew brees is incredible. great stuff

Bernard Shakey wrote:MVP should go to head coach Sean Payton.

the only intelligent thing andrew maher said during one hd's coverage. wow, they did their best to butcher it. a panel of inane people - dave hughes, steve carfino etc...

sbs' panel was so much better with ed wyatt hosting alongside, big sav, collin scotts and damien lovelock.

Bernard Shakey · Mon 08 Feb 2010 7:27pm

Channel 10 also said they were going to have one of the Aussie NFL players on the broadcast.
Anyone see Sav, Graham or McBriar?