Saints to play first home game in NY

Hydrae · 09-02-2005, 03:51 PM

Just announced on ESPN radio. Tagliabue has announced that the Giants and Saints game will be played in Giants stadium.

Not sure how I feel about this answer.

**Bob Dole** · 09-02-2005, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Hydrae

Just announced on ESPN radio. Tagliabue has announced that the Giants and Saints game will be played in Giants stadium.

Not sure how I feel about this answer.

Bob Dole thinks it's a shitty answer.

If the Saints don't get the home field advantage from their "home game," neither team should. Adding home field advantage to their opponent just adds insult to injury.

HolmeZz · 09-02-2005, 04:04 PM

The Giants offered to play the game at home. Gee, that was nice of them.

PRIEST · 09-02-2005, 04:08 PM

How much longer are we gonna have to put up with Tagliabue ?Time to purge the system ,do not like this azzhat

**Saulbadguy** · 09-02-2005, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by PRIEST

How much longer are we gonna have to put up with Tagliabue ?Time to purge the system ,do not like this azzhat

Do you know how difficult of a situation this is?

PRIEST · 09-02-2005, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Do you know how difficult of a situation this is?

Not just this situation , Tagliabue Has made off handed comments about the Chiefs D. The way you can't hit the QB, just watering down the NFL in general.

**Nzoner** · 09-02-2005, 04:13 PM

I'm assuming it's going to be a Saturday game as well as the Jets have their home opener that same weekend.

**Nzoner** · 09-02-2005, 04:17 PM

Well that answers that

Saints to play opener at Giants Stadium
September 2, 2005

NEW YORK (AP) -- The New Orleans Saints, driven from the Superdome by Hurricane Katrina, will play their home opener against the New York Giants at Giants Stadium.

It is not clear, however, when the game will be played.

NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said Friday the game, scheduled for Sept. 18, is being moved to the Giants' home in East Rutherford, N.J.

The New York Jets, who share the stadium with the Giants, are scheduled to play at home against Miami on Sept. 18. As a result, the Giants-Saints game most likely will be played Saturday, Sept. 17, or the following Monday.

The league said it was possible the game could be played as part of a doubleheader Sunday, with the one game at 1 p.m. and the other at night. The Jets are now scheduled to start at 4:15 p.m.

``We are in the process of working out the specific arrangements, including the day and kickoff time and plans for television coverage,'' Tagliabue said. He added that information on tickets will be announced in a few days by the Giants.

He said the Saints and Giants had agreed to donate part of the gate receipts from the game to the hurricane relief fund.

The Saints, who spent the past week on the West Coast, are moving their headquarters to San Antonio for the immediate future. The Alamodome in San Antonio, which holds 65,000, had been considered a strong possibility for the game.

Tagliabue indicated, however, it was best to get the game out of the area struck by Hurricane Katrina. The Alamodome and other facilities in the San Antonio area, a little more than 500 miles from New Orleans, are being used to shelter hurricane victims.

Tagliabue said he made the decision to move the game to the Giants' home stadium after consulting with Saints owner Tom Benson and other officials.

``There are many reasons for this decision,'' Tagliabue said, ``including recognizing that the overwhelming priority for public and private resources in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region in the weeks ahead must be the essential needs of the public and restoration of the area's infrastructure.''

The Saints will open at Carolina on Sept. 11 before playing the Giants.

``Our main concern is with the people of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region who have experienced the recent tragedy,'' Benson said. ``We are attempting to carry on in these difficult times and are looking out for the best interest of our coaches, staff, players and their families. My prayers are with each of those who have been adversely impacted.''

The last game to be moved was two years ago, when wildfires in Southern California caused a game between Miami and San Diego to be moved from San Diego to Phoenix. Last season, the starting time of a game in Miami between the Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers was moved from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. to allow Hurricane Jeanne to move through south Florida.

Frazod · 09-02-2005, 04:19 PM

I don't really think it matters. I figure most New Orleans fans have more important things to worry about than where the Saints get beat next weekend.

**Bob Dole** · 09-02-2005, 04:22 PM

Wow. Not only do the Saints get to play their "home game" in the opponent's home stadium, they get to do it on one less day's prep.

Maybe bundle of sticksliabue could have the Saints pick up NY's payroll expenses, too?

The "portion of the gate receipts" damned well equal anything the Giants would pocket from this bullshit.

KChiefs1 · 09-02-2005, 04:10 PM

How does this help the Saints? Baton Rouge would have been a better option wouldn't it?

tk13 · 09-02-2005, 04:22 PM

Ahhh, that would be something... to put that game right after the Jets game. That whole crowd definitely wouldn't be rooting for the Giants. That'd help neutralize some home field advantage. From a football standpoint, I'm sure the other NFCE teams wouldn't like the Giants getting an extra home game.

Taco John · 09-02-2005, 04:57 PM

I hate to say it, but I almost feel like they should postpone the season... cancel a week or two until we're through the crisis phase of this thing and looking back at it. This isn't like 9/11, where once the event was done, it was done. The effects of this thing keep coming.

**Bob Dole** · 09-06-2005, 07:02 AM

Looks like Bob Dole isnt the only person that thinks the move to play it in the Giants home stadium is a load of shit. At least they moved it to Monday.

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NEW YORK (AP) - The Giants-Saints game, driven from New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, will be played as part of a nationally televised doubleheader starting at 7:30 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 19.

The game, already moved to the Giants' home in the New Jersey Meadowlands, will begin on ABC, then be switched to ESPN at 9 p.m., when ABC goes to the regularly scheduled game between Washington and Dallas in Irving, Texas. In New York and Louisiana, as well as other parts of the Gulf Coast, ABC will continue to carry the Giants-Saints game, switching to Redskins-Cowboys when the Saints game ends.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said other details, such as ticket sales, will be announced soon.

"We appreciate the leadership of ABC and ESPN in helping us turn this particular Monday night into far more than a prime-time football doubleheader, making it part of the overall Gulf Coast relief effort," commissioner Paul Tagliabue said in a statement released by the NFL. "The New Orleans Saints know the importance of rising to help meet the Gulf Coast's extraordinary challenges, and we salute them, too."

The NFL said fund-raising efforts for hurricane relief will be intertwined in the telecasts of both games.

Saints coach Jim Haslett, already miffed at losing a home game, found it curious the NFL would allow this game to overlap with the already scheduled Monday nighter.

"I really don't know why they're doing it," Haslett said, rolling his eyes.

Monday was the likely choice because the Meadowlands is playing host to a soccer game Saturday, Sept. 17 and the New York Jets play the Miami Dolphins there on Sunday.

The Saints are still waiting for a decision where they'll play the remaining seven games scheduled for the Superdome. The candidates are LSU's Tiger Stadium, the team's overwhelming choice; the Alamodome in San Antonio, where the Saints are living and practicing; or being on the road for all 16 games.

The scheduling does not totally satisfy the other NFC East teams because the Giants get an extra home game from the switch - even if they are officially listed as visitors.

"I'd be smart not to comment on that," Dallas coach Bill Parcells said Monday.

Chiefnj · 09-06-2005, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Taco John

This isn't like 9/11, where once the event was done, it was done.

Congratulations for winning reerun of the week.

09-02-2005, 03:51 PM	Topic Starter
Hydrae MVP Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Newport, Or Casino cash: $-1173000	Saints to play first home game in NY Just announced on ESPN radio. Tagliabue has announced that the Giants and Saints game will be played in Giants stadium. Not sure how I feel about this answer.
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09-02-2005, 04:04 PM	#3
HolmeZz i guess its bittersweet poetry Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NeW HaVeN, CT Casino cash: $10004900	The Giants offered to play the game at home. Gee, that was nice of them.
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09-02-2005, 04:08 PM	#4
PRIEST Wtf now Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cocoa Fl Casino cash: $293207	How much longer are we gonna have to put up with Tagliabue ?Time to purge the system ,do not like this azzhat
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09-02-2005, 04:13 PM	#7
Nzoner a haw haw haw Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: MIZZOU Casino cash: $26365802	I'm assuming it's going to be a Saturday game as well as the Jets have their home opener that same weekend. __________________ *Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.*
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09-02-2005, 04:17 PM	#8
Nzoner a haw haw haw Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: MIZZOU Casino cash: $26365802	Well that answers that Saints to play opener at Giants Stadium September 2, 2005 NEW YORK (AP) -- The New Orleans Saints, driven from the Superdome by Hurricane Katrina, will play their home opener against the New York Giants at Giants Stadium. It is not clear, however, when the game will be played. NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said Friday the game, scheduled for Sept. 18, is being moved to the Giants' home in East Rutherford, N.J. The New York Jets, who share the stadium with the Giants, are scheduled to play at home against Miami on Sept. 18. As a result, the Giants-Saints game most likely will be played Saturday, Sept. 17, or the following Monday. The league said it was possible the game could be played as part of a doubleheader Sunday, with the one game at 1 p.m. and the other at night. The Jets are now scheduled to start at 4:15 p.m. ``We are in the process of working out the specific arrangements, including the day and kickoff time and plans for television coverage,'' Tagliabue said. He added that information on tickets will be announced in a few days by the Giants. He said the Saints and Giants had agreed to donate part of the gate receipts from the game to the hurricane relief fund. The Saints, who spent the past week on the West Coast, are moving their headquarters to San Antonio for the immediate future. The Alamodome in San Antonio, which holds 65,000, had been considered a strong possibility for the game. Tagliabue indicated, however, it was best to get the game out of the area struck by Hurricane Katrina. The Alamodome and other facilities in the San Antonio area, a little more than 500 miles from New Orleans, are being used to shelter hurricane victims. Tagliabue said he made the decision to move the game to the Giants' home stadium after consulting with Saints owner Tom Benson and other officials. ``There are many reasons for this decision,'' Tagliabue said, ``including recognizing that the overwhelming priority for public and private resources in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region in the weeks ahead must be the essential needs of the public and restoration of the area's infrastructure.'' The Saints will open at Carolina on Sept. 11 before playing the Giants. ``Our main concern is with the people of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region who have experienced the recent tragedy,'' Benson said. ``We are attempting to carry on in these difficult times and are looking out for the best interest of our coaches, staff, players and their families. My prayers are with each of those who have been adversely impacted.'' The last game to be moved was two years ago, when wildfires in Southern California caused a game between Miami and San Diego to be moved from San Diego to Phoenix. Last season, the starting time of a game in Miami between the Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers was moved from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. to allow Hurricane Jeanne to move through south Florida. __________________ *Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.*
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09-02-2005, 04:19 PM	#9
Frazod Did you hear what I said? Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-826615	I don't really think it matters. I figure most New Orleans fans have more important things to worry about than where the Saints get beat next weekend.
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09-02-2005, 04:22 PM	#10
Bob Dole King Shit of **** Mountain Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texarkana, Texas Casino cash: $-1374563	Wow. Not only do the Saints get to play their "home game" in the opponent's home stadium, they get to do it on one less day's prep. Maybe bundle of sticksliabue could have the Saints pick up NY's payroll expenses, too? The "portion of the gate receipts" damned well equal anything the Giants would pocket from this bullshit.
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09-02-2005, 04:10 PM	#11
KChiefs1 I’m a Mahomo! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mid-Missouri Casino cash: $6771021	How does this help the Saints? Baton Rouge would have been a better option wouldn't it? __________________
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09-02-2005, 04:22 PM	#12
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $-1937500	Ahhh, that would be something... to put that game right after the Jets game. That whole crowd definitely wouldn't be rooting for the Giants. That'd help neutralize some home field advantage. From a football standpoint, I'm sure the other NFCE teams wouldn't like the Giants getting an extra home game.
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09-02-2005, 04:57 PM	#13
Taco John Sapere Aude Join Date: Jun 2001 Casino cash: $427937	I hate to say it, but I almost feel like they should postpone the season... cancel a week or two until we're through the crisis phase of this thing and looking back at it. This isn't like 9/11, where once the event was done, it was done. The effects of this thing keep coming. __________________ Ehyeh asher ehyeh. Donger's Razor: "The most establishment-friendly explanation that gives leftist and neocon politicians the most amount of cover is the only possible explanation, even when gaping holes and leaps of logic are required to get there."
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