From a N.O. resident and Saints fan

[samikeyp]

New Orleans officials made it clear they were targeting the Spurs much like Hardberger is now. BOTH are wrong.

[Marcus Bryant]

If NO was a great market for the team prior to Katrina then I would think Benson would be doing what he could to make things work in NO.

I don't believe there is a good way for a franchise to leave a city.

[MannyIsGod]

Capitalism at what costs?

Be careful what you wish for, it may just happen to you.

Don't for one minute think that the same thing could not happen to your Spurs.

At what costs? There you go being overdramatic again.

[tgrgrd00]

If NO was a great market for the team prior to Katrina then I would think Benson would be doing what he could to make things work in NO.

I don't believe there is a good way for a franchise to leave a city.

Benson is a in the truest sense of the word. He is a selfish and greedy man who has no appreciation for the people who got him to where he is today.

[tgrgrd00]

At what costs? There you go being overdramatic again.

Overdramatic?

At what cost do you beleive in capitalism? Should a city be destroyed by natural disaster in order for another city to benefit?

Is this the type of capitalism that the country was founded on or is this the type of capitalism you believe in?

I don't think I am being overdramatic in the least. This is an honest question.

[MannyIsGod]

Overdramatic?

At what cost do you beleive in capitalism? Should a city be destroyed by natural disaster in order for another city to benefit?

Is this the type of capitalism that the country was founded on or is this the type of capitalism you believe in?

I don't think I am being overdramatic in the least. This is an honest question.

Oh, so now you're saying San Antonio wished Katrina on New Orleans in order to get the Saints? You're out of your mind.

The situation is what it is. If Benson can move his team in order to make a profit, why shouldn't he? Capitalism is run off of greed. It doesn't work because of warm fuzzies.

[TheWriter]

tgrgrd00 is a...

[MannyIsGod]

Just so you know, every San Antonio resident who is sane would rather Katrina never struck NOLA. But the situation is what it is. Don't direct your anger at mother nature at us.

[tgrgrd00]

Oh, so now you're saying San Antonio wished Katrina on New Orleans in order to get the Saints? You're out of your mind.

The situation is what it is. If Benson can move his team in order to make a profit, why shouldn't he? Capitalism is run off of greed. It doesn't work because of warm fuzzies.

I never said that B.S. Don't put those kind of words in to my mouth. S.A. is trying to capitalize off of the disaster after the fact. This is a form of capatilism and apparently the type of capatilism you favor.

Benson can move "his" team if he wants and the law and league allow. If that happens they will always be known as the San Antonio Looters to me.

[tgrgrd00]

tgrgrd00 is a...

LMAO...thanks.

Drama is all we know around here these days...it is only fitting.

[MannyIsGod]

I never said that B.S. Don't put those kind of words in to my mouth. S.A. is trying to capitalize off of the disaster after the fact. This is a form of capatilism and apparently the type of capatilism you favor.

Benson can move "his" team if he wants and the law and league allow. If that happens they will always be known as the San Antonio Looters to me.

Once again, when does capitalism involve the warm fuzzies? When do corporations move or stay out of niceness? Why should Benson lose money just to make you happy?

Show me the situations where this is commonplace.

[samikeyp]

Benson can move "his" team if he wants and the law and league allow. If that happens they will always be known as the San Antonio Looters to me.

so then if Benson chooses to move his team here...its still San Antonio's fault.

[j-6]

I never said that B.S. Don't put those kind of words in to my mouth. S.A. is trying to capitalize off of the disaster after the fact. This is a form of capatilism and apparently the type of capatilism you favor.

Benson can move "his" team if he wants and the law and league allow. If that happens they will always be known as the San Antonio Looters to me.

You can't blame the residents, or the people that went to watch the Saints play the Bills and the Falcons, or even the media types that got the town excited over supporting the NFL for three games. Start with the spineless owner and the tactless SA mayor and work your way down.

[samikeyp]

Start with the spineless owner and the tactless SA mayor and work your way down.

actually it should stop there...those two are the ones pushing this.

[tgrgrd00]

so then if Benson chooses to move his team here...its still San Antonio's fault.

Partially it is, yes. Especially the mayor and other politicians lobbying for this move.

Particularly if you build a stadium (which you will have to) and provide other incentives to lure them away from a devasted city.

[hussker]

As cruel as this will sound i have had enough....Iam really fed up with all you New Orleans ppl once and for all....I felt sorry for all of you at first and donated what i could myself to help....But after all these comments about San Antonio from you, i've had enough..The Pity for YOU stops here....Seems all you wonderful devoted NO fans out there seem to forget San Antonio's major flood of 98 when YOUR Mayor came down here to lure OUR Spurs away with an offer of a brand new dome right off the bat...And your caring devoted fans were all for that idea right??....Now that is sad, your Mayor didn't come to SA then to offer support or aid, he was here specifically for the Spurs....Well thats really calling the kettle black here....So i have lost all sympathy for you and your whinning about wanting your football team back. Then your talking about what ruins your city is in??? Maybe you should rebuild your city first instead of worrying about your dome, there will be no fans to support YOUR Saints if ppl cannot even afford to rebuild their homes......And talk about selfish, you want your team to play also in an area that does not even want them including their own Mayor??? The ticket sales are a big deal because do you think these players want to play in a stadium not even half full???? And play like that for years till your precious dome is rebuilt??? Also i hear your so called homeless ppl there whine about having no jobs or homes while typing this on their computers, so are your computers set outdoors??? And are you getting free internet service that you can stay on all day writing about SA being looters and thieves???? No, all respect and sympathy stops right here....And the ones who still have homes, why don't you offer a small family to come live with you till their home is rebuilt like San Antonions have been doing here taking strangers in their homes....Also, your ppl here are being placed in homes that were meant for single mothers who have been on the list for years and now are pushed aside for the refugees....Yes, San Anotnio is reallllly heartless.....How dare us....So save your whinning for someone who gives a damn....San Antonio has had enough....And we have had enough of your worthless post all over the internet to whomever will feel sorry for you....If the Saints stay here great, if not then i hope where ever they are the players will be happy, because they are the only ones i feel sorry for right now having to worry about winning games on top of all this mess...Yeah real fans you all are, on your message boards i read you were happy the Saints lost in SA.....Oh yeah, some real 25 yr fans there.....After those comments, you don't deserve a team anymore....

MEEE---YOWWWW! (hiss,hiss)

[MannyIsGod]

You can't call Hardberger spineless. He hasn't been slimy at all with this. He's been very upfront, and he's handled it well. He hasn't lied one bit. He's led the charge to help out the evacuees.

Don't call him out for looking out for HIS cons uants just because the elected officials of NOLA aren't up to that task. that.

[MannyIsGod]

Partially it is, yes. Especially the mayor and other politicians lobbying for this move.

Particularly if you build a stadium (which you will have to) and provide other incentives to lure them away from a devasted city.

In otherwords this is what your complaining about:

San Antonio is a bad city because its looking out for ITSELF and not for you. You want everyone to accomadate YOU because of Katrina.

Sorry, not going to happen.

[TheWriter]

You can't call Hardberger spineless. He hasn't been slimy at all with this. He's been very upfront, and he's handled it well. He hasn't lied one bit. He's led the charge to help out the evacuees.

Don't call him out for looking out for HIS cons uants just because the elected officials of NOLA aren't up to that task. that.

[tgrgrd00]

Once again, when does capitalism involve the warm fuzzies? When do corporations move or stay out of niceness? Why should Benson lose money just to make you happy?

Show me the situations where this is commonplace.

There are hundreds of companies in NOLA right now that could have abandoned ship and went somewhere else. They didn't because they have civic pride and roots in the city. I am proud to say I work for one of them and I will say that part of the reason they stayed was out of niceness.

As a matter of fact these companies are doing all they can to help get the city back on its feet. Instead of helping Benson starts dropping bombs on us and firing our supporters.

If you think that Benson ever lost money in N.O. you are on crack. He could take a pay cut for a season if he had any remorse or respect for the people and city and state that supported him for 38 years.

[TheWriter]

There are hundreds of companies in NOLA right now that could have abandoned ship and went somewhere else. They didn't because they have civic pride and roots in the city. I am proud to say I work for one of them and I will say that part of the reason they stayed was out of niceness.

As a matter of fact these companies are doing all they can to help get the city back on its feet. Instead of helping Benson starts dropping bombs on us and firing our supporters.

If you think that Benson ever lost money in N.O. you are on crack. He could take a pay cut for a season if he had any remorse or respect for the people and city and state that supported him for 38 years.

Did these hundreds of mom and pop companies depend on millions of people or just the thousands that lived or worked downtown?

[MannyIsGod]

The bottom line is that you want Benson to do your bidding regardless of any monetary considerations. You want to run his franchise.

[tgrgrd00]

In otherwords this is what your complaining about:

San Antonio is a bad city because its looking out for ITSELF and not for you. You want everyone to accomadate YOU because of Katrina.

Sorry, not going to happen.

No I want the vultures to temporarily lay off and stop swarming over our heads while we at least get back to our ing homes. Trying to steal the Saints when we are trying to just clean up the city is heartless.

Our leaders have more to worry about right now than this and S.A. and Benson are just making it harder to get things back to normal.

You want to ing help us....lay off till at least the end of the season then try and steal our most famous insitution you spinelss mother ers...


Hows that?

[samikeyp]

Partially it is, yes. Especially the mayor and other politicians lobbying for this move.

Particularly if you build a stadium (which you will have to) and provide other incentives to lure them away from a devasted city.

Fair points but if the offer from Benson came first....you cannot blame the city for trying. No one knows for sure. But you can't blame SA if Benson said, "I want to move here".

[TheWriter]

No I want the vultures to temporarily lay off and stop swarming over our heads while we at least get back to our ing homes.

Then get back to your ing house and take care of the important first. An NFL team is at the bottom of your "to do" list right now.

ing dumbasses man.