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Saints Gulf Coast fan base. How far east does it go?

Posted on 7/30/24 at 5:07 pm
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
77241 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 5:07 pm
I saw in another thread about Saints being the Gulf Coast team for many NFL fans.

Obviously LA, MS, AL but how far into FL? One poster said a little past Pensacola to maybe Destin/Ft. Walton Beach.

Is Tallahassee and Panama City too far east? More Jaguars/Bucs fans in those cities?

Posted by jrobic4
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
10360 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 5:47 pm to
Panhandle is more Monster Jam territory...
Posted by purplepylon
NOLA & Laffy
Member since Nov 2005
7999 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 5:55 pm to
People tend to be a fan of what they can watch. It fluctuates based on other games but usually the Saints tv market ends around Destin at it's extreme.

Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
Member since Feb 2009
70736 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 6:20 pm to
Pretty strong to Port St Joe.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
77241 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 8:22 pm to
All the way to Port St. Joe? Seems far but I think WWL comes in clear all the way to Jacksonville.
Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
Member since Feb 2009
70736 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 9:01 pm to
Yea almost to Tallahassee then its much more the Fla teams. Atlanta fans are well reped to Jville.
Posted by ipodking
#StopTalkingAboutWomensSports
Member since Jun 2008
57515 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 10:05 pm to
The only true Saints fans are from southern Louisiana
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
19997 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 10:39 pm to
It ends somewhere east of Pensacola but before Tallahassee

The Pensacola area is hardcore Saints territory
Posted by UncleLester
West of the Mississippi
Member since Aug 2008
8343 posts
Posted on 7/31/24 at 3:20 am to
North of I-10 is Cowboys country now (thanks to Dennis Allen).
Posted by OC Tiger
Charlotte, NC
Member since Feb 2007
1529 posts
Posted on 7/31/24 at 6:24 am to
I'm in Charlotte. Awful lot of black and gold in the stands when the Saints are in town. Of course, this town is FULL of transplants.
Posted by BamaSaint
Mobile, Al
Member since Mar 2013
3281 posts
Posted on 7/31/24 at 7:53 am to
quote:

The only true Saints fans are from southern Louisiana

Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
21161 posts
Posted on 7/31/24 at 7:56 am to
Pensacola
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
77241 posts
Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:39 am to
Lots of Saints fans in North Carolina?

I didn’t know that.

Maybe those fans you saw in the stadium were fans from Louisiana that traveled to the game?
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
8079 posts
Posted on 7/31/24 at 9:27 am to
quote:

The only true Saints fans are from southern Louisiana


You get a downvote because you don’t even know that it’s “South Louisiana” and not “southern Louisiana”.
Posted by AD23
Lab
Member since Jun 2012
1136 posts
Posted on 7/31/24 at 9:33 am to
quote:

The only true Saints fans are from southern Louisiana


+1

nothing worse than having someone from montgomery alabama try to talk saints with ya
Posted by stopitnow1
Florida
Member since Mar 2013
1598 posts
Posted on 7/31/24 at 10:48 am to
There are so many new orleans natives that live over here in pensacola to 30a. Past that it's jags and bucs.
Posted by Squeeze
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Jan 2007
1994 posts
Posted on 7/31/24 at 12:43 pm to
I live in ft lauderdale and i got a saints flag out in front of my house
Posted by GastonOverstreet
Westbanker
Member since Mar 2006
523 posts
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:01 pm to
quote:

One poster said a little past Pensacola to maybe Destin/Ft. Walton Beach.


Born and raised NOLA. I live on the western edge of Destin.

Unless you’re from GA or TN, pretty much all native Gulf Coasters are Saints fans.

The Okaloosa-Walton country line is generally used by the TV networks to split Saints coverage from ATL, TB, JAX, or a national game. Sometimes the TVs in my house pick up different games, living room is the Saints game and kitchen will be the Falcons game. (YouTubeTV and Cox internet for ya).

East of Panama City is where the loyalty will drift from the Saints. Mostly TB vs. ATL. Jags do not have a fan base.
Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
Member since Feb 2009
70736 posts
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:16 pm to
Dumb post but it got some hits.
Posted by gizmothepug
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2015
8079 posts
Posted on 7/31/24 at 10:28 pm to
quote:

People tend to be a fan of what they can watch.


I’m old enough to remember the antenna and blackout days. Blacked out in town, go to a family members house in the Stateline area of Washington Parish and being able to watch the games on out of state stations.
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