Please help settle an argument about Tom Benson

He called tiger stadium trash

We all know Tom thinks San Antonio is the Promised Land!

I doubt he ever used those words but he certainly did almost everything in his power to move the team to San Antonio after Katrina. Lot of people here sweep that under the rug but it is what it is...

He did say 'GET HOFFA MAH PWOPITY!' when reporters pressed him on the issue.

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back when Benson was threatening to move the team out of N.O. that it was well publicized that Benson called all the residents of LA trash and was doing everything he could to move the team.

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He definitely entertained the idea of moving the team, but your friend exaggerates.

I'd say active lobbying versus entertaining but that's splitting hairs.

It was a crack at all the "trashy" threads there, not towards you.

Just what I thought. Total retarded bullshite!!Thanks for the replies

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Just what I thought. Total retarded bullshite!!Thanks for the replies

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this is what your friend might have been referring to

Benson charged a cameraman with a raised hand while leaving Tiger Stadium following a Saints loss to the Miami Dolphins and lunged at the television news crew grabbing a camera and wrenching it down before being eased away by Saints security. A video also appeared to show Benson angrily responding to a heckling fan. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league would likely take no action against Benson. On November 11, 2005, an e-mail sent to Commissioner Paul Tagliabue from Benson was leaked to the press. Benson stated in the e-mail that he feared for his life, and his family's safety upon his exit from Tiger Stadium, and would not be returning to any future games in Baton Rouge. Benson declared in the email that security in the stadium was "inadequate" and claimed that his family "could all have been severely injured or killed." However, LSU officials were quick to point out that they had no negative comments from the Saints or the NFL concerning Tiger Stadium security. In addition, the videotape of Benson from October 30 showed him being escorted by at least one security guard, belying his e-mail claim that security was "non-existent." A day later, Saints spokesman Greg Bensel stated that Benson's e-mail was sent in frustration, and that Benson was undecided on whether he would attend any future games in Baton Rouge. Benson did not attend the following week's game at Tiger Stadium on November 6 against the Chicago Bears.

keep in mind that nobody knew what was going to happen to new orleans and also keep in mind that benson was trying to sell tickets in san antonio.

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He had to explore all of his options. There was no guarantee he would have a city much less a stadium to come home too. It's a business, a lot didn't return to NOLA

That being said, I think I would have lost my mind, literally, if they left

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This and people forget that before the Benson group bought the Saints, John Mecom Jr. had threatened to and explored the opportunity to move the Saints to Jacksonville.

Benson buying the team ensured that they would stay in NO. I honestly don't blame Benson for hedging his bets and exploring his options in light of what Katrina had done to NO and how disfunctional the city government was at that time.