The Breakers are Back ! (1 Viewer)

[Tpstr]

For any prehistoric geezers like myself, the USFL’s New Orleans Breakers were the first winning pro football team we had in NOLA in my lifetime .. at least for half a season, lol



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Here’s some of my Breakers stories. I was a senior in HS. Saints were one of the most boring teams to watch at the time. Bum Phillips, 3 runs of 3 yds each means we punt a lot in 1983. Then this commercial pops up. Irene Cara’s “What a Feeling” comes on. Footage of this USFL team in Boston starts rolling. Johnnie Walton firing flea flickers. Wacky plays. Deep passes. I’m hooked. I get season tix at the Dome for Xmas.

The games were great if you wanted offense. Coach Dick Coury had a weekly TV show. If you send in a play, they’ll pick one to run the next week!

They had a contest, they’d pick a ticket stub at every home game. If you got picked you had a chance for a range of prizes, a year’s supply of beer, a trip somewhere, etc. First prize was a house in Slidell. My dad won 2nd prize, the outstanding American machine, a 1984 Dodge Charger! Okay, it wasn’t the greatest car ever, but it met some needs and the price was right.

Next year, they went head to head with NFL. Team moved to Portland because they had no place to play. Broke my heart. Lots of great memories.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Here’s some of my Breakers stories. I was a senior in HS. Saints were one of the most boring teams to watch at the time. Bum Phillips, 3 runs of 3 yds each means we punt a lot in 1983. Then this commercial pops up. Irene Cara’s “What a Feeling” comes on. Footage of this USFL team in Boston starts rolling. Johnnie Walton firing flea flickers. Wacky plays. Deep passes. I’m hooked. I get season tix at the Dome for Xmas.

The games were great if you wanted offense. Coach Dick Coury had a weekly TV show. If you send in a play, they’ll pick one to run the next week!

They had a contest, they’d pick a ticket stub at every home game. If you got picked you had a chance for a range of prizes, a year’s supply of beer, a trip somewhere, etc. First prize was a house in Slidell. My dad won 2nd prize, the outstanding American machine, a 1984 Dodge Charger! Okay, it wasn’t the greatest car ever, but it met some needs and the price was right.

Next year, they went head to head with NFL. Team moved to Portland because they had no place to play. Broke my heart. Lots of great memories.

Actually found one of my old Breakers ticket stubs.. What i remember about our seats is that two Saints players at that time, Hokie Gajan and QB Dave Wilson , had the seats right in front of ours.. To a 10 yr old me, talk about worlds colliding! Couldn’t believe they were just eating hot dogs and drinking beer, watching the game like normal people lol





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[zatsnzapps]

Actually found one of my old Breakers ticket stubs.. What i remember about our seats is that two Saints players at that time, Hokie Gajan and QB Dave Wilson , had the seats right in front of ours.. To a 10 yr old me, talk about worlds colliding! Couldn’t believe they were just eating hot dogs and drinking beer, watching the game like normal people lol





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I have one of mine somewhere around here too, as well as a bumper sticker.

 

[SammyIsGod]

Can we buy gear yet?

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Can we buy gear yet?

Lots of old retro gear on the google



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[Saint Greg]

Dont know if its been mentioned earlier but despite each team being "assigned" a particular city.

All teams will play all of their games...........in Birmingham.

Maybe the dumbest idea in American sports history.

That's a great deal for Birmingham. Horrible all of the other teams. So they get a full season of homefield advantage..and all of the ticket sales for the league. That's fair.

 

[NatureBoy]

Well I guess it’s time to dust the cobwebs off of Doug Kershaw!

Beat em Breaker Blue.

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

Dont know if its been mentioned earlier but despite each team being "assigned" a particular city.

All teams will play all of their games...........in Birmingham.

Maybe the dumbest idea in American sports history.

Birmingham, England?

 

[Andrus]

Hey mods, let us know whenever the Breakers Board is up and running, thx in advance-



Sincerely,
BreakerNation

I'll get that done shortly.

 

[FloridaSaintsFan]

That's a great deal for Birmingham. Horrible all of the other teams. So they get a full season of homefield advantage..and all of the ticket sales for the league. That's fair.

Plan is to play in their cities year 2. Wonder if Dome or Tulane

 

[JBofWDN]

Can anyone tell me what a "breaker" is and why the logo looks like nature pepsi?

 

[Guido Merkins]

I think the original USFL might still be around or some of the teams might have been absorbed into the NFL if it wasn't for the natural disaster that is Donald Trump....I'm rooting for this version

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Can anyone tell me what a "breaker" is and why the logo looks like nature pepsi?

A ‘breaker’ is like a breaking wave , when it breaks and becomes all foamy.. and it made sense since they were originally the Boston Breakers.. but Louisiana has lots of water as well (‘break’ing news, pun intended) so it also makes sense in New Orleans , though not as alliterative as it was in Boston.


The logo is simply a Rorschach test.. you seeing ‘nature Pepsi’ says some things about you that you dont wanna know.

 

[gavinj]

Dang, I always thought Breakers had a dance/hip hop meaning behind it.

 

[Saint Jack]

I think the original USFL might still be around or some of the teams might have been absorbed into the NFL if it wasn't for the natural disaster that is Donald Trump....I'm rooting for this version

They would’ve stayed around if they stayed in the spring. Remember they had a nice ABC spot since day 1.
With FOX behind this, I don’t see how this fails. The only wild card is it’s potential competition with the XFL.