Super Bowl XLIV Open Thread: Colts Versus Saints
by Dave Choate on Feb 7, 2010 10:00 AM EST
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PrintThis is it, my friends. The culmination of the football season.
Obviously, I'd prefer the Falcons were one of the two teams still alive. The New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts are not teams I particularly love, but it is the Super Bowl, and that is a time to be alive, a time to drink and eat to the point of spontaneous combustion, and a time to watch some football. This is your last chance for months, so I'd urge you to enjoy it.
So gather here to talk Super Bowl plans, swap some recipes and keep one another company during the game. Discuss who you're rooting for. Just don't kill each other, and enjoy the game.
Oh, and if you're so inclined, visit Canal Street Chronicles and Stampede Blue to talk Saints and Colts, respectively. Just don't be a troll. SB Nation has its boots on the ground, as well.
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Sour cream + Armour dried beef + pecans = yum It’s called Hot Dip and my wife is actually going to stomach the football so she can partake in this wonderous dish (and watch the commercials). Goes good with Triscuits or Baked BBQ chips.
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Hot as in temperature, or hot as in spicy?
I will be making my famous Super Bowl Chilli, which is hot as in both.
I’ve got friends coming over later and we’re going to watch Any Given Sunday before kickoff – which is at 11.30pm local time, so it’s going to be a late one…
For the first and last time ever: Geaux Saints! Who Dat? Who Dat? etc.
Hot as in temperature. It's baked.
And has a very bacony flavor.
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by Adam Schultz on Feb 7, 2010 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
Have you seen this stuff:
It sounds awesome. I really, really wish they would start selling it over here…
Good job
That didnt hurt so much did it
Thanks
by mississippisaintsfan on Feb 7, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
Unfortunately, that would kill me
But it does sound like a delight.
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Simple yet effective
Take a block of cream cheese and spread it evenly along the bottom of a circular pan, preferably glass. The layer above should be a bottle of salsa, of your chosen hotness. Top with a layer of your choice of cheese, and microwave that sucker for about four-to-five minutes.
Delicious with any kind of chip you can think of.
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DUUUDE I want.
Makes my Queso seem inadequate.
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by Adam Schultz on Feb 7, 2010 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
For a good time:
Bake some chicken wings, but use this sauce:
1tbsp Soy Sauce
2tbsp Honey
1/2 cup ketchup
1tsp pepper
1tbsp salt
Cayenne pepper to taste
Mix well, heat in saucepan for about five minutes (until it starts to gel). Best sauce evah
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If it's too salty, dilute with water!
You can also use Worstcheshire in place of soy, to lessen saltiness.
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by Adam Schultz on Feb 7, 2010 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
Heheh! "Worcestershire"!
Be sure to pronounce all four syllables and put special emphasis on the “shire” for that authentic British twang.
I'd love to, but seeing as I can't even spell it.......
I’ll stick to calling it “that brown sauce”
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I'm worried you might not have picked up the sarcasm there...
To pronounce it really correctly, leave out all the vowels: “W’st’sh’ sauce”, with the main emphasis on the “W’s” :-D
It’s a famous joke that you guys tend pronounce it the way it looks, which is the cause of much derisive laughter from English people.
Yeah, we’re kind of a nation of arseholes…
lol We do love pronouncing things phonetically rather than logically ;)
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LETS GO FALCONS!!!!!!
Oh yea they are not in the Super Bowl! :(
So much attention going to the Saints it sickening. lol
by !AtlFalcons-fan! on Feb 7, 2010 1:58 PM EST reply actions
If I have to hear
An entire off season of saints praise, I think I’ll go crazy.
In other news, a good chunk of this year’s Saints team may not be back due to free agency.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/02/07/lots-of-saints-headed-for-free-agency/
That could be good for us.
Its true. I'm a Falcoholic! I just can't live without Falcohol!
by phoenix falcoholic on Feb 7, 2010 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
Too Bad
I wish Katrina hadn’t destroyed that lovely city but that being said I can’t stand the freaking Saints. The idea of this team winning today makes me sick. The surgion, Dr. Manning will carve this team up like Madden’s turducken.
"at least your roof only leaks when it rains."
by Ball Hawk on Feb 7, 2010 4:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I really don't think
that team would have stayed in New Orleans if it hadn’t been for Katrina. I think they’d certainly be in the talks as on of the teams to move to LA
Its true. I'm a Falcoholic! I just can't live without Falcohol!
by phoenix falcoholic on Feb 7, 2010 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
Are We?
Blank was suggesting that he might move the team if the city won’t buy a new stadium.
"at least your roof only leaks when it rains."
by Ball Hawk on Feb 7, 2010 5:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Maybe down the road, but not now
I can’t picture that he would want to move the team after putting so much into the Falcons. Blank also talked about having a new stadium in 2017. Thats a long time from now.
I think the Jaguars and the Rams are the teams that are probably in the running to be moved.
Its true. I'm a Falcoholic! I just can't live without Falcohol!
by phoenix falcoholic on Feb 7, 2010 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
The Favre commercial was funny.
"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!" -Wes Durham
Been trying to watch the pregame
But any time that Shannon Sharpe speaks, I end up changing the channel. He’s even more annoying than Keyshawn Johnson, which is saying something.
Ask Billy Mays.
Oh……well, he was loud, too.
"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!" -Wes Durham
No matter how they try to beef it up
This one is pretty anti-climactic.
"at least your roof only leaks when it rains."
by Ball Hawk on Feb 7, 2010 5:35 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Ooo, look what Kroger had for cheap
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Halftime sucks!!!
"at least your roof only leaks when it rains."
by Ball Hawk on Feb 7, 2010 8:00 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Onside Kick!!
What a bold move!
Who has the ball??
"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!" -Wes Durham
Saints Ball.
That could win them the Super Bowl right there.
"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!" -Wes Durham
God
That horrible MegaMillions commercial made it on the local affiliates. I’m embarrassed for the entire state whenever they show it.
Ugh!!
Now we gotta listen to that bs all year.
"at least your roof only leaks when it rains."
by Ball Hawk on Feb 7, 2010 9:32 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I'm a Panthers fan
Finally we agree on something, in that were pretty damn close to wishing another hurricane on New Orleans
I never realized
what it would feel like to be the second best team in a division where the best team just won the Super Bowl.
Next year may be rougher than we had hoped, gentlemen.
"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!" -Wes Durham
Good point
I guess this does elevate our status but somehow it’s extremely unfulfilling. Someone made the point about the Saint free agent situation they will lose a lot of good talent because they just simply can’t afford to pay a bunch of superbowl vets.
"at least your roof only leaks when it rains."
by Ball Hawk on Feb 7, 2010 10:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
it's true.
the positive side of that is the players will want more money because of the super bowl win and probably end up elsewhere. the downside is that if they do hang around, they have the potential to win the SB again and leave us as Falcons fans in the dust :(
"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!" -Wes Durham
they aren't a dynasty type team
they just aren’t built that way. that’s something to take comfort in if you hate the Saints as much as I do. it’s not like we’re watching the rebirth of the Patriots in the early 2000’s here. that would make this waaaaaaaay worse.
by cheshire falcon on Feb 7, 2010 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
good news and bad news
part of me wants to throw something at the t.v. because as someone who has to deal with the human trash known as “the Saints fan base” on a yearly basis, it’s horrifying to me that these people actually get to celebrate a Superbowl championship. it’s made me question the existence of karma.
but looking on the bright side, there are a couple of good things about this…
1 – this likely means the Saints will suck next year and we won’t have to worry about them. i never thought they were a team built for the long haul anyway… they really just seem to be built around a great QB and a year where pretty much EVERYTHING went right. but as we all know, teams who win the SB usually don’t do much the next year, and i think that will be particularly true of this team. let’s be honest, they weren’t that great the 2nd half of the year and would have lost the 1st round bye had the Vikes not blown it… then they barely skate by in an NFC championship game where, once again, the Vikes would have won easily had they not turned the ball over FIVE TIMES…. then they play Indianapolis on the one night in the past decade where Manning’s receivers decide to start dropping balls. you can’t win a Superbowl by luck alone, but let’s not pretend they didn’t have PLENTY of it. you don’t get that fortunate two years in a row.
2 – we don’t have to hear about this stupid hurricane anymore. honestly, how old was this ridiculous story getting? 5 years later and we’re still having to hear the violin played every time the Saints take the field. Spike Lee shows up, we get footage of the Superdome with half it’s roof missing, blah blah blah.
3 – while it’s a great night to be a Saints fan, at least the rest of us don’t have to live in New Orleans, which is basically the armpit of America…. and was even before the Hurricane.
by cheshire falcon on Feb 7, 2010 10:17 PM EST reply actions
your point #2 is especially true
and i’m glad. its gotten old.
"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!" -Wes Durham
Unfortunately...
I don’t see that ever going away. ESPN loves sob stories like that.
Thanks for pointing out #3
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by phoenix falcoholic on Feb 7, 2010 10:34 PM EST up reply actions
Give'em their dues
Hell has frozen over! Dam it, they got there before we did as far as winning it all! Hats off and all of that, the aint’s beat the best, so hail to the Saints!
I'm an old man, that's had to much wine!
by KDC on Feb 7, 2010 10:25 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
FUCK THE SAINTS
from a panthers fan, its hard to agree with a falcons fans, but for once in my life i hate them and their fans more than i hate yall
by letsgopanthers2 on Feb 7, 2010 10:38 PM EST reply actions
Peppers
If we get him this year maybe he and Abe can knock that thing off Brees’s face.
"at least your roof only leaks when it rains."
by Ball Hawk on Feb 7, 2010 10:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
beware on peppers
he takes plays off and he isnt fuckin fun at all to deal with. factor that with the fact that he only wants to play for 3 teams and those are the pats the cowboys and someone who i cant remember
by letsgopanthers2 on Feb 7, 2010 11:12 PM EST up reply actions
I hope you're happy, Saints-lovin' Falcons fans
We now officially have the worst franchise in our division.
Two of our little brothers have championships, and the third got a whole lot closer than we ever did.
We can’t even call them the Aints anymore.
Oh, boo frickin' hoo.
We’ll win it next year, or the year after, or whenever. Some day it will all come together for us and we’ll all be as happy as their fans are tonight.
As for the Saints? They were good this year, they played a good game tonight, and they deserved it. Anything else is just sour grapes. Let them have this one.
And bring on next season – we’ll kick their asses.
Love is a strong word
Tomorrow at 12:00am, I start hating them again. And we WILL destroy them this season. 29 FAs they’ve got entering the market. They can’t sign em all back up.
This upcoming season is OUR season. Mark my words. We’ll make the world forget the Aints and start doing the Dirty Bird once again.
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by Adam Schultz on Feb 7, 2010 11:15 PM EST up reply actions
Last time I checked, the Panthers played in one Superbowl and lost, and we’ve played in one Superbowl and lost.
That isn’t closer, and it doesn’t make us the worst franchise in the division. Pro ball is all about “what have you done for me lately” and the Bucs are clearly the worst franchise in the division. Ask 49ers or Raiders fans how much their storied history has helped them lately.
by get swoll yunel on Feb 8, 2010 2:35 AM EST up reply actions
The Panthers got much closer to winning their Super Bowl than we did ours.
I’m not trying to be Señor Grumpypants, but facts is facts. They lost on a last-minute field goal. We were down by 25 before we got a couple garbage-time TDs.
We’re still better than the Bucs right now, but I wouldn’t discount them, especially considering how quickly the NFL changes from year to year. Freeman’s gonna be a baller very soon.
Our division is one of the toughest in football
Which will make winning it in 2010 that much sweeter, right?
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When I saw 'Aints celebrating after winning the Super Bowl.... I threw up.
What a sickening night. Wow now everytime we face the ’Aints all we will here is “Who Dat?!” And if we try to comeback they will just say “At least we have a ring” God what an awful day!!!
The worst part was that most of the Pre- Game show was about Hurricane Katrina. How old. Also they showed the beating they gaves us at the Super Dome’s Re- Opening.
At least Tim Tebow’s commercial was pretty cool…. and somewhat awkward and weird at the same time.
by !AtlFalcons-fan! on Feb 7, 2010 11:11 PM EST reply actions
not as weird as mark sanchez
tellin everybody he knew what it was like to be a woman with heart disease
by letsgopanthers2 on Feb 7, 2010 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
Well i wont be watchin
any ESPN this week nothing but Saints love ewww Brett please decide to retire and come back this week we need you
ahhhh
dont worry guys, the bucs have ALOT to do, the saints have big name players who are gonna want big money goin into the FA, the panthers IMO are gonna be good next year, matt moore doesnt look half bad, and then there’s us. We are a DE and/or CB from being great not to mention all of our easy games are on the road next year and the few tough ones we have are at home.
HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE SAINTS GIVE THE REFS?!?!?!?!
TO ALL FALCONS FANS!!
IM SICK OF LOOKING AROUND ME AT KICKOFF, AND THE DOME IS HALF EMPTY! NO ONE GETS TO THE GAME UNTIL THE END OF THE 1ST! IM SICK OF HEARING APPLAUDS WHEN THE OTHER TEAM MAKES A PLAY BEACUASE THERE ARE MORE FANS OF THE OPPOSING TEAM THERE THAN US! IF YOUR SICK OF THE WHO DATS AND FLY EAGLES FLY THEN GET TO THE GAME EVEN IF IT MEANS THE TOP SECTION! LETS ROCK THE DOME THIS YEAR, FLOOD THE SEATS WITH A SEA OF RED, AND SHOW EVERYONE WHAT DIRTYBIRD NATION IS ALL ABOUT!!!
HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE SAINTS GIVE THE REFS?!?!?!?!
Well I cant..... I live in California.......
Hopefully I the Falcons come here to the new stadium they are building here in LA. Actually any team would be great so I can see the Falcons at least once. However I do visit ATL, but its always in the summer (Not during the football season)
by !AtlFalcons-fan! on Feb 8, 2010 1:04 AM EST up reply actions
2010's a different story
We’ll get there. Time to start preparing for the draft.
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Do you think that we will be the team
to face the saints in the opener next season?
I hope so
You have to tip your hat to them, because they were the best team out there and won the Super Bowl. But next season we’ve got two chances to beat them and I hope we make the most of it. The loathing has returned!
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yeah the falcons have lost the last 7 of 8 games against the saints
time to reverse that a bit don’t you think?
Yeah, they'll probably trot us out for the sacrificial Monday Night banner-raisin' home opener.
I picture a sea of yellow flags if we try to spoil that party.
Me too
But we already got screwed with the post-Katrina home game. It’s time to play spoiler.
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Wow I cant stand it!!!!
Everywhere I look on the internet everyone is just shouting “WHO DAT”!! Never seen that much ’Aints fan. Damn Bandwagon fans. I hope we sweep the ’Aints. I hope we face them as their 1st game (The NFL Kick off game) and we destroy them!!! GOD I DISLIKE THEM SO MUCH!!! (hate is such a strong word)
by !AtlFalcons-fan! on Feb 8, 2010 1:11 AM EST reply actions
You're reading my mind.
Right now I can’t imagine them scheduling the Saints against any other team than the Falcons. So I guess my prediction of facing the Eagles in Week 1 is probably untrue.
We are probably third
On the list for openers against the Saints. That is if grandpa comes back. Vikes, steelers and us.
"at least your roof only leaks when it rains."
by Ball Hawk on Feb 10, 2010 10:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Falcons fans
You guys should change your colors from black and red to GREEN. Seriously, you guys are acting like the ugly stepsister who is angry at her younger sister because she got the RING first. I’m going to ignore all the Katrina comments because I’m sure all people say nasty, loathsome things when they’re upset and don’t mean it. And hey, to get to the Superbowl, you have to EARN IT, so I only hope your players aren’t pouting and spiting, but instead taking an example and working on it.
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