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Saints - Falcons Rivalry????

Posted on 8/15/13 at 1:43 pm
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
27046 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 1:43 pm
What constitutes a Rivalry? Saints are 16-9 since 2000 and 10-3 since 2006. Is it really a rivalry? Plus the Falcons suck.
Posted by TigerBait1127
Houston
Member since Jun 2005
47336 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 1:44 pm to
I guess Alabama has no rivals then
This post was edited on 8/15/13 at 1:45 pm
Posted by JagHammer
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2010
267 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 1:47 pm to
Good Lord, this makes my head hurt.
Posted by drake20
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
13131 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 1:55 pm to
9-2 under Sean Payton.

...the rivalry goes back before 2000--Falcons lead overall series 47-41

It's a rivalry now for the mutual dislike each team has for the other, independent of who's good at the time.
Posted by DoubleDown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2008
13058 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 1:57 pm to
.5/10

quote:

I guess Alabama has no rivals then

Holy. Boom.
This post was edited on 8/15/13 at 1:59 pm
Posted by LSUFreek
Greater New Orleans
Member since Jan 2007
14954 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 2:01 pm to
quote:

What constitutes a Rivalry?


Hate.

Doesn't matter if both teams are Super Bowl contenders or if both teams suck. They both have to hate each other which makes those games meaningful, no matter what the W-L column of each team is going into the game.

Example: Last year, we were pretty mediocre but knocking Atlanta out of the undefeated column was more than exhilarating. And yet, I'd go even further and say the best moment I experienced last season was bathing in the afterglow of Atlanta's playoff oust, ensuring they wouldn't go to the Super Bowl & still Lombardi Trophy-less.
Posted by Indfanfromcol
LSU
Member since Jan 2011
14747 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 2:21 pm to
And Atl is currently 47-41 against the Saints.

But let me guess, next post will quote this and post some image of the cotton gin or something in black and white?
Because last year < rivalry record < 10 years ago, amiright?
This post was edited on 8/15/13 at 2:24 pm
Posted by TigerB8
End Communism
Member since Oct 2003
9759 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 2:21 pm to
I can say that if the Saints win only 2 games a year, I'm ok with that as long as it's the Falcons.

I can say that it's also watching the other team lose, and lapping up the tears of their fans when the last second ticks off the clock in a playoff loss....
Posted by TigerinATL
Member since Feb 2005
62055 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 3:01 pm to
quote:

What constitutes a Rivalry?


We hate them and they hate us. As much as we hated the 49ers, they were far enough above us most of the time that the hate was one way. The Falcons and Saints are definitely rivals, the hate is there on both sides.
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
67023 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 3:04 pm to
2 of the oldest teams in the league. Same division. Mutual hate by both fan bases. Both teams come to play every game no matter how there season is going or what the stakes are.

Many factors go into a rivalry. The falcons are definitely our biggest rival and the most fun games to go to in our division. Fans and teams choose rivalries. Ask any saint or Falcon fan who they hate the most and the answer is always the same.

frick the falcons. Geaux Saints.
Posted by CBandits82
Lurker since May 2008
Member since May 2012
54966 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 3:19 pm to
quote:

Saints are 16-9 since 2000 and 10-3 since 2006. Is it really a rivalry?


Who gives a shite, this blood feud goes way beyond 2000.

What makes a rivalry? fricking hatred. I hate the Falcons. I hate their colors, stadium, shamrock loving coach, Roddy White, and their shitty fans.

frick the Falcons. We could get our arse whooped every game we are in and as long as we sweep Atlanta I could walk away a little happy inside.
Posted by MetryTyger
Metro NOLA, LA
Member since Jan 2004
15624 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 5:24 pm to
We've hated that team since 1967. Plus their fans are sub-human.
A lot of them are Alabama fans, which explains a lot.
(with apologies to those sensible Tide fans who are Saints fans)
Posted by RBWilliams8
Member since Oct 2009
53427 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 6:16 pm to
It's a rivalry like ole miss is LSU's rival. They're both our bitch but think they're on our level.
Posted by Davie Crocket
Member since Jan 2013
1072 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 6:17 pm to
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Posted by s_i5
Earth
Member since Jul 2004
2020 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 10:02 pm to
I just hope they all get AIDS and die in a fire.

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