re: Imagine your kid self thinking this franchise could win 4 straight divisions

Posted by cajunduby

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Posted on 12/25/20 at 7:34 pm to rt3

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I still shudder at the sound of "the two Billy Joes"

Pretty sure it gives me PTSD. Along with Heath Shuler... On a positive note, we used to get free tickets nearly every week from '96-'00. Got to watch the best players and teams of the '90's for free.

Posted by soccerfüt

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Posted on 12/25/20 at 7:41 pm to winntiger

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I was happy to win 4 games much less 4 straight divisions.

12 year-old me had this shitburger for the opening game of the Saints’ ‘73 Regular Season on their way to a 5-9-0 shitburger season:

Yup, 62-7

Archie was 5-13 passing with FIVE Interceptions

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Posted on 12/25/20 at 7:44 pm to S

Completely different division than when I was a kid. We don’t have to play Jerry Rice and Joe Montana twice a year anymore.

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Posted on 12/25/20 at 7:47 pm to NIH

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Posted on 12/25/20 at 7:48 pm to S

Didn’t watch sports growing up at that time

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Posted by LooseCannon22282

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Posted on 12/25/20 at 7:48 pm to cajunduby

I think the most gut-wrenching thing I've ever seen happen to them prior to some of our previous playoff exits was the hail Mary that Tim couch threw against us in 1999.

I went to that game with my step dad. He doesn't even like the Saints and always ribs me about them but even on that day he wasn't a dick.

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Posted on 12/25/20 at 7:49 pm to NIH

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Posted on 12/25/20 at 7:50 pm to S

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Posted on 12/25/20 at 7:50 pm to S

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Posted on 12/25/20 at 7:52 pm to soccerfüt

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I was there as a 13 year old.

My gradfather had season tickets and loved taking us to the games...but he had one absolute rule. We stayed to the end NO MATTER WHAT.

3 things that I remember about that game...

1) It was 0-0 at the end of the first quarter.

2) There were 80K in the stands when the game started. Maybe 5K at the end.

3) It was reported that someone called in a bomb threat to the Saints locker room after the game ended. Supposedly, an NOPD spokesperson said, "we'll investigate if it goes off."

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Posted on 12/25/20 at 7:56 pm to EastBankTiger

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