Saints marching from S.A.

[Sports Writer JJ]

What was said on SR.com that you saw that qualifies as dissin' your homies?

[Loose Cannon]

because they dissin' my homies on SR.com

Oh Neaux. One of your message board "homeboys" is getting dissed. Better lose all semblance of class and wish ill will on a state that just endured the worst natural disaster in United States history. That seems fair.


As for the whole "priorities" argument:

The Saints are a huge part of both the New Orleans and Louisiana economy. It creates jobs and brings hundreds of millions of dollars into the economy yearly.

Make no mistake about it. The Superdome is going to be repaired either way. It has a full yearly schedule of trade shows, conventions, and other sporting events (Sugar Bowl, Final Four, etc). Even if the Saints WERE to leave, the Dome will be repaired on rebuilt. The revenue generated by the Superdome is huge and a vital part of the New Orleans economy. It is a complete fallacy to say that "nobody should be worried about rebuilding the dome or keeping the Saints". The Superdome and the Saints are two huge businesses and revenue generators. Louisiana is doing everything it can to keep big business, and the Saints are no different.




Samikeyd: I agree with what you said and I've gotten carried away with a few of my posts. But then I see people like "Oh Gee!" saying ridiculously overboard and classless garbage, and it's hard not to lump all of San Antonio's citizens together. I have met enough idiots who feel the same way - "get the Saints at all costs, Louisiana" - to taint my opinion if San Antonio's residents. Temporary? Maybe. But my opinion of the general population has changed, right, wrong, or indifferent.

The fact that the most visible San Antonio resident on the planet is spearheading the "screw morals, let's get 'em" campaign does not help the image.

[hicksi]

Sorry to burst your bubble about SR, but the bannings started more than 2 months ago. SR.com folks were the ones carrying on and pissing people off. If one happened to be from SA, they got jumped badly.

Banning should be banned.

[Oh, Gee!!]

Banning should be banned.

this guy gets it

[Sports Writer JJ]

Well Is the banning of some of your fellow posters the sole reason you guys are trashing SR.com?

[PeterBurns]

This statement would really upset someone who lost a lot in the Flood following Katrina.

These are the types of insensative statements San Antonio posters were making at SR.com.

thats why people started getting banned.

People on SR.com's family members died, and some of you joke about it over there, and then wonder why you guys get banned...

Show a little respect a little sensativity.

Actually, I'm the one that got banned from SaintsReport.
Never once did I post anything negative about the people or their plight.
I'm from Baton Rouge, and my parents still live there.

So Don't lump me into that group. I just didn't go along with the popular flow of SR.com

In fact, from day on on SaintsReport, I made it clear that I am behind hosting the Saints here for 2006. Nothing anything further. But evidently that gets you banned from the site.

It's a shame, because good exchanges like we do here. I don't mind people posting their ideas/thoughts. That's what boards are for. Welcome, and just tread carefully and be respectful. We already made a posterboy out of Loose Cannon. Don't want to see that happen to you.

[Loose Cannon]

Utsa, you are the one of the most delusional people I've "met". You didn't make a posterboy out of anything. You got trashed on your own "I got banned for SR" thread by other people on this board.

I wish I was from where you're from. "If I say it, it makes it true. I owned LC. LMFAOLOLOL1@#!@# oMG IT WORKED!@#!@".

I'll give it a shot.

"Four strippers are going to show up at my office and pleasure me for until 5. I'll then go to my car where there are three more in my car waiting with Maker's on ice and a Cuban".

I'll keep everyone posted as to how it works out.

[samikeyp]

Samikeyd: I agree with what you said and I've gotten carried away with a few of my posts. But then I see people like "Oh Gee!" saying ridiculously overboard and classless garbage, and it's hard not to lump all of San Antonio's citizens together. I have met enough idiots who feel the same way - "get the Saints at all costs, Louisiana" - to taint my opinion if San Antonio's residents. Temporary? Maybe. But my opinion of the general population has changed, right, wrong, or indifferent.

Actually its very easy. You have to possess the mental ability and intelligence to separate the majority of the people from the assholes. I don't agree with anyone who has said things like that about N.O. or Louisiana but I do have the ability to distinguish between those idiots who do from the good people of San Antonio, just like I have the ability to separate the Saints fans who just want their team back, from the assholes who have dropped the hate on my city. If someone lacks the necessary mental a en to tell who the assholes are and that they don't speak for everyone, then IMO, they really shouldn't comment until they have learned that.

[Loose Cannon]

And that's why I said that I still have love for San Antonio. Guh.

I didn't say it's impossible. I said it's hard. You can come off of your little intellectual soapbox now, if you please.



On top of the fact that your arrogance is ridiculous, your point is wrong.

The "population of San Antonio" is a single thing. I said my opinion of the population in general has changed. I didn't say that I now look at every San Antonian as an asshole.



"I used to think that just about everyone in S.A. was cool. Now I think that they have quite a few idiots"

"I used to think that just about everyone in S.A. was cool. Now I assume that every San Antonian is an idiot"

You're a smart guy, according to you. Figure out the difference between the two.

[samikeyp]

Too much for ya? :p

I didn't say you said it was impossible...I just disagree that its hard. If anyone is going to spew hate like that (on either side) that's a good indication of who to avoid.

I do question your "love" though...if that were true you wouldn't have said the insults you did.

[Loose Cannon]

Already said I got carried away. Plus the reactions were funny. SA has always had a "Dallas, Houston, Austin... what about us down here?" complex. It's funny to see everyone get all defensive.

[Shiner Bock Girl]

Hahahahahaha. That's a joke. Because I still have some love for San Antonio as a city I'm not going go off on how stupid that comment is. But you know.

I created this with photoimport for the of it, LOL, which shows anything can be created......

[Sports Writer JJ]

Actually, I'm the one that got banned from SaintsReport.
Never once did I post anything negative about the people or their plight.
I'm from Baton Rouge, and my parents still live there.

So Don't lump me into that group. I just didn't go along with the popular flow of SR.com

In fact, from day on on SaintsReport, I made it clear that I am behind hosting the Saints here for 2006. Nothing anything further. But evidently that gets you banned from the site.

It's a shame, because good exchanges like we do here. I don't mind people posting their ideas/thoughts. That's what boards are for. Welcome, and just tread carefully and be respectful. We already made a posterboy out of Loose Cannon. Don't want to see that happen to you.

Actually the reason you got banned was because you got caught redhanded not being forthright in your intentions, but maybe you were just trying to be diplomatic, but instead of owning up, you continued to deny it.

You maintained for several pages that it was not your intentions to have the teams permanently placed in SA.

And actually you and I had several good exchanges on the subject before things took a turn,

The SR.com guys questioned your true intentions, and then they did seem to gang up on you,

However after a little research by Mr. Sparkle from your posts here, it was obvious that you truely wanted the team to stay here permanently. I understand that, but you will BSing everyone, and they all knew it.

Then you belittled our fundraising efforts. Thats why I think you got banned to be honest, a lot of people on SR.com worked hard, and raised money and donated money to us and you implied it was waisted or not well spent and told us if we wanted to help give it to some people who lost everything.

However you apparrently were not aware that some of the people organizing our fundraisers were actually people that lost everything.

Then I read your posts here wanting to boycott SR.com and all things Saints, calling yourself the greatest Smack taker ever.


I appriciated your initial effort of civility, and I engaged you in a reasonable conversation, but with just a little turmoil you flopped to the other extreme.

The jabs at our fundraising were uncalled for, and we knew you were not forthright in you telling us you do not want the team in SA permanently.

Then to run here and demand your fellow Spurs fans Boycott SR.com and fight to keep them here, well, disappoints me.

[Loose Cannon]

Now that is owned. Not the "utsagolfpb" definition of "owned". But truly owned.

[samikeyp]

Already said I got carried away. Plus the reactions were funny. SA has always had a "Dallas, Houston, Austin... what about us down here?" complex. It's funny to see everyone get all defensive.

I disagree with that....personally I have never had that issue and the people I know here don't either. Some may have...I think the city government has at times...but no one I know doesn't. The majority of San Antonians just care about their city and want to see it thrive. Who is getting defensive? I think we are on the same page. Sports writer and I (and I think you too) agree that not everyone involved with this thinks in one mindset.

[Loose Cannon]

I agree with what you're saying... but...

One has to look no further than your mayor to see "defensive". Like it or not, he is the face of your city right now. The guy is a loon and has gone on a rampage that could have very well ruined SA's chances of getting a team. All because he felt crossed by Tags' "small market" comment. If that doesn't scream "small penis syndrome", I don't know what does.

But like I said, I know that the majority of the population is not like that. Most likely it's a vocal minority. An obnoxious, trashy, vocal minority.

[Shiner Bock Girl]

Actually the reason you got banned was because you got caught redhanded not being forthright in your intentions, but maybe you were just trying to be diplomatic, but instead of owning up, you continued to deny it.

You maintained for several pages that it was not your intentions to have the teams permanently placed in SA.

And actually you and I had several good exchanges on the subject before things took a turn,

The SR.com guys questioned your true intentions, and then they did seem to gang up on you,

However after a little research by Mr. Sparkle from your posts here, it was obvious that you truely wanted the team to stay here permanently. I understand that, but you will BSing everyone, and they all knew it.

Then you belittled our fundraising efforts. Thats why I think you got banned to be honest, a lot of people on SR.com worked hard, and raised money and donated money to us and you implied it was waisted or not well spent and told us if we wanted to help give it to some people who lost everything.

However you apparrently were not aware that some of the people organizing our fundraisers were actually people that lost everything.

Then I read your posts here wanting to boycott SR.com and all things Saints, calling yourself the greatest Smack taker ever.


I appriciated your initial effort of civility, and I engaged you in a reasonable conversation, but with just a little turmoil you flopped to the other extreme.

The jabs at our fundraising were uncalled for, and we knew you were not forthright in you telling us you do not want the team in SA permanently.

Then to run here and demand your fellow Spurs fans Boycott SR.com and fight to keep them here, well, disappoints me.

First of all, ANYONE they found out that had an SA email address, they would not even approve their account...I knew several ppl who tried and they were denied automatically. Yet despite all the bashing and harsh comments many from their had been posting here, they were not banned. Of course we are going to take up for our city just as you would. What do you expect us to do??? Their were many who really did agree with them about the Saints, but they had soo much hate for SA they banned them immediately and shortly after that, no one from SA could get in.

[Marcus Bryant]

Already said I got carried away. Plus the reactions were funny. SA has always had a "Dallas, Houston, Austin... what about us down here?" complex. It's funny to see everyone get all defensive.

Not really. About the only at ude I've detected is that 'we're a big small town and we'd like to stay that way.'

[Loose Cannon]

The rules are different over there. Deal with it. A bunch of San Antonio idiots came and ruined it for everyone else. The mods would rather not deal with trying to sort 1 good SA poster from the 19 bad ones. Many of them are trying to figure out where to live and work in the future. They don't have time for that.

, I've been banned from there more times than I can count.

[Sports Writer JJ]

First of all, ANYONE they found out that had an SA email address, they would not even approve their account...I knew several ppl who tried and they were denied automatically. Yet despite all the bashing and harsh comments many from their had been posting here, they were not banned. Of course we are going to take up for our city just as you would. What do you expect us to do??? Their were many who really did agree with them about the Saints, but they had soo much hate for SA they banned them immediately and shortly after that, no one from SA could get in.

Actually the system will not accept free access email address, like Gmail, or Yahoo, or Hotmail. It has nothing to do with being from San Antonio. Many of our posters had difficulty getting an approved log in initially, I was one.

Am I not asscosiated with SR.com nor am I a Mod. I was however involved in both the Thread utsagolfpb started and ended up being banned for as well as one of the organizers of the fund raisers he took pop shots at.

From my experience what is really happening has not been truely represented here on Spurstalk, aside from that, If the mods are banning you why the hatred for posters at SR.com


Shiner Bock Girl I understand you defending your city and your city wanting an NFL team. I honestly do, but when your mayor and your press lose all class while trying to do it, we do not expect yall to defend them anylonger.

We dont.

You should see some of the things we discuss about the New Orleans Mayor on the board.

Just because he is your mayor and he is trying to get your city a team, does not justify some of the classless things he said in his efforts to land the Saints permantly.

Defending his classlessness because you want a team too, may to you seem like the ends justifying the means, but to a person in Louisiana it appears to be classless support of the mayors efforts to move the team.


In other words, Your locale had nothing to do with the hatred you recieved, your defences of the Mayor and his actions did.

[Shiner Bock Girl]

Actually the system will not accept free access email address, like Gmail, or Yahoo, or Hotmail. It has nothing to do with being from San Antonio. Many of our posters had difficulty getting an approved log in initially, I was one.

Am I not asscosiated with SR.com nor am I a Mod. I was however involved in both the Thread utsagolfpb started and ended up being banned for as well as one of the organizers of the fund raisers he took pop shots at.

From my experience what is really happening has not been truely represented here on Spurstalk, aside from that, If the mods are banning you why the hatred for posters at SR.com


Shiner Bock Girl I understand you defending your city and your city wanting an NFL team. I honestly do, but when your mayor and your press lose all class while trying to do it, we do not expect yall to defend them anylonger.

We dont.

You should see some of the things we discuss about the New Orleans Mayor on the board.

Just because he is your mayor and he is trying to get your city a team, does not justify some of the classless things he said in his efforts to land the Saints permantly.

Defending his classlessness because you want a team too, may to you seem like the ends justifying the means, but to a person in Louisiana it appears to be classless support of the mayors efforts to move the team.


In other words, Your locale had nothing to do with the hatred you recieved, your defences of the Mayor and his actions did.

OHHH NOOO, these are ppl with roadrunner addy's, not yahoo or hotmail....They waited for their response and said they were declined...

[Shiner Bock Girl]

Also i do agree our mayor is definately running his mouth wayy too much...If none of this had been voiced, no one would be fighting right now.

[samikeyp]

One has to look no further than your mayor to see "defensive".

I was going for crotchety but that's ok.

Again..he is one guy, yes he has the biggest podium but it takes intelligence to realize that he is a politician and looking out for his own legacy. Most San Antonians are glad to have NFL football here and would love to see it here but don't agree with the hard stance the Mayor has taken.

[Shiner Bock Girl]

The rules are different over there. Deal with it. A bunch of San Antonio idiots came and ruined it for everyone else. The mods would rather not deal with trying to sort 1 good SA poster from the 19 bad ones. Many of them are trying to figure out where to live and work in the future. They don't have time for that.

, I've been banned from there more times than I can count.

LOL, You've been banned from there and still go back??? LOL. Thats why i love this board because they allow everyone to speak their peace, as long as it doesn't get too out of hand. But ppl will get defensive on here because we love SA, and some from SA will agree with you. Goes both ways.

[samikeyp]

I will get defensive if my city is insulted for no good reason. Fire all the shots you want at particular individuals but some of the smack at SR is out of line and not relevant to the issue.