Good example of B.R. at ude about Saints

[McKenzie]

Again, since when was the NFL allowed to pay for anything having to do with a college?

Also, a link to such statements would be nice.

I don't have the link, but Tag did offer that up during the meeting in BR. They are supposed to help fix LSU right after the season and again during the season next year. It's not really for LSU. It's part of the $$$$ he offered up to help keep the Saints in LA.

As for the comment that the MODs at SR keeping things civil and allowing for diverse posting.......LMFAO!!! What a joke.

[Sports Writer JJ]

LSU may be getting Field turf for next season which will mean the wear is not as much of an issue. Money that the Saints are paying for use of the field has been earmarked to help pay for this, So its money they are being paid, the NFL is not paying directly.


SR.com has stringent Terms of Service. Have you read them? Thats what will get you banned.

They have been very very tight recently for several reasons.

Please keep in mind that many SR.com posters lost thier homes and all they own during the hurricane as well as some members lost family members.

There had been a rash of random people signing up and saying things like your city, you deserved to be hit with a hurricane because your city was so sinful. The Team is suffering not the people of New Orleans.


Just like here at Spurstalk where most of you guys live in and around the San Antonio area, Most of the Saintsreport posters are from in and around the New Orleans area.

There was a lot of things from new people that were posted and in really bad taste, during a very hard time for those of us affected directly by Katrina.

New Posters (especially people from San Antonio) were not taking such things in consideration.

When a SR.comer expressed that we felt the Mayor of San Antonio was trying to steal out Team after we had been affected so greatly, often the new posters took that as a personal attack and things got out of hand from there.

Because of that a lower tolerance level was reached.

I know it is hard to understand whats going in New Orleans right now but if you got unneccessarily banned I apologise, But I as a poster have nothing to do with that.

Please show the same class your city showed when you welcomed our evacuees when discussing the city moving to San Antonio.

It is a very sensative issue to many people, and some it is all they have left of thier PreKatrina New Orleans.

But it is not nesseccary to bad mouth all SR.com posters or boycott all things Saints, try to have a little understanding with passionate fans some who lost everything they own, now feeling like they are going to lose thier team.

[samikeyp]

But it is not nesseccary to bad mouth all SR.com posters

but the bashing of San Antonio as a whole was ok right? The same city that "showed class to our evacuees".

[McKenzie]

Oh I recall a real winner thread over there about boycotting all things San Antonio when coming over for games. "Stay in hotels in Austin." "Don't buy gas there." "Eat somewhere else." Was that because Hardberger was talking to Benson? Or because the people on SR.com were being really, really petty?

[Sports Writer JJ]

but the bashing of San Antonio as a whole was ok right? The same city that "showed class to our evacuees".

No it was the mayor and your press that we specifically lashed out at.

Are you familiar with the "Baton rouge will be a disaster" comments the mayor made?

Any bashing of the city or its people was silly and unneccessary, and from what I have seen just leads to a pissing contest trashing each others cities, incredably unproductibe, and at the end ofg teh day both sides feel like they got the better of the other and neither side really did.


Yes some individuals did trash the city or people from the city, that was wrong and not charachteristic of the over all sentiment

[Sports Writer JJ]

Oh I recall a real winner thread over there about boycotting all things San Antonio when coming over for games. "Stay in hotels in Austin." "Don't buy gas there." "Eat somewhere else." Was that because Hardberger was talking to Benson? Or because the people on SR.com were being really, really petty?

That was silly and petty, I am not going to try to excuse those that felt that way at the time.

I will say many of them were still living in Hotel rooms hours from home seperated from thier families, it was a tough time.

But I will tell you that is not the general concensus of the City, There is anomosity specifically to your mayor and to your press, if you came to SR.com and defended the mayor or press that anomosity was turned to you.

Again I am explaining not justifying.

[samikeyp]

No it was the mayor and your press that we specifically lashed out at.

You are lying. Some people from that site have done specifically that. And you said it yourself.

Yes some individuals did trash the city or people from the city

[Sports Writer JJ]

That was silly and petty, I am not going to try to excuse those that felt that way at the time.

I will say many of them were still living in Hotel rooms hours from home seperated from thier families, it was a tough time.

But I will tell you that is not the general concensus of the City, There is anomosity specifically to your mayor and to your press, if you came to SR.com and defended the mayor or press that anomosity was turned to you.

Again I am explaining not justifying.

Sam I'll quote myself here: That was silly and petty, I am not going to try to excuse those that felt that way at the time.

[samikeyp]

So then you saying its ok?

[McKenzie]

That was silly and petty, I am not going to try to excuse those that felt that way at the time.

I will say many of them were still living in Hotel rooms hours from home seperated from thier families, it was a tough time.

But I will tell you that is not the general concensus of the City, There is anomosity specifically to your mayor and to your press, if you came to SR.com and defended the mayor or press that anomosity was turned to you.

Again I am explaining not justifying.

Nope. Saw it myself as it unfolded.

[Sports Writer JJ]

I dont know how else I could break it down.

I was explaining, not justifying.

Also it was not the overall sentiment of the posters at SR.com

Most posters have no problem with San Antonio or the people of your city.

The exchanges I did see usually started because someone from SA tried to defend the mayor.

I am not saying anyone started it or anything was justified, but I am saying These people were already emotional wrecks some still have not heard from Family members, they were venting about The Mayor and the press, someone from san Antonio defended them (along with some people making some flat out inflammatory comments)

What did you think would happen....

If i see a bee's hive swarming I certainly would not go nudge at it.

The defense of the Mayor and the press was the nudge some needed to go off on the SA posters, some of it was uncalled for and out of line, but running back here and badmouthing all of SR.com, all Saints fans from Louisana the like is unneccessary.

I have been more than civil, I am trying to explain our position, and I have said there was no justificatoin for attacking anyone simply for being from SA.

can I at least have that acknowlegded?

[samikeyp]

but running back here and badmouthing all of SR.com, all Saints fans from Louisana the like is unneccessary

You are correct...my point was simply that it was just as unneccessary to badmouth all of San Antonio.

[Sports Writer JJ]

You are correct...my point was simply that it was just as unneccessary to badmouth all of San Antonio.

I agree