Comments on: Sources: Saints Unlikely to Return to New Orleans

By: Conservative Outpost

Conservative Outpost — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:13:59 +0000

San Antonio Saints? Looks like New Orleans won't have the Ain'ts to kick around anymore. Looks like they're headed to San Antonio and/or California. (h/t Outside the Beltway)...

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:07:32 +0000

Jeff: But he got the stadium and plenty of love in Indy. So it goes.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:05:30 +0000

Irsay may very well have wanted a new stadium but he is pretty well reviled in Baltimore for renting the moving trucks and sneaking the team out in the middle of the night.

By: Don Surber

Don Surber — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 23:12:27 +0000

Good. The San Antonio Gunners! Yee hah

By: Signifying Nothing

Signifying Nothing — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:41:47 +0000

The New Orleans Saints of Los Angeles (by way of San Antonio)

ESPN.com reports that, according to NFL sources, the only way the Saints are likely to come back to New Orleans is if they play in a Super Bowl. Given the team?s history of threats to leave town for greener pastures (most recently?and, in retrospect, i...

By: The Florida Masochist

The Florida Masochist — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:10:47 +0000

When the Saints go marching out...

I am sure no matter how small the market, the team's fans would be upset by a move. Remember the days of the aints when fans wore bages over their faces? The team has a following whether they have been a winner or most of the time a loser.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 19:01:14 +0000

Quite right. Correction made above.

By: dustbury.com

dustbury.com — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 18:57:49 +0000

Saints to be converted?

Chris Mortensen of ESPN is predicting that 2005 will be the last season for the New Orleans Saints, that the team, temporarily berthed in San Antonio in the wake of...

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 18:00:34 +0000

I think you meant to say "Baltimore lost the Colts."