Saints What was your PERSONAL reaction to the “no-call” vs the Rams? (1 Viewer)

[AmerVet]

I was P'Oed off for a week at least.

I grew tired of everybody I knew here in Miami treating me like I had just loss my mother. It sucked so bad, even Bucs and Panthers fans hated it.
It was better than Christmas for Falcons fans tho.

 

[LonghornSaintsFan]

The Superbowl is #1
The 1st time I felt sick as a fan was watching Culpepper ruin our gold jersey game.
The most heartbreaking was 2011
The most angry I've ever been was the Miracle
The most in need of therapy I've felt was the No-call

Funny you mention 2011, I totally forgot about that one after the No Call. That one stuck with me until 2018 even more so because 2018 was the NFC Championship game one bad call away from the Super Bowl.

2011 was a divisional game if I recall not as much meaning still very important though. But that was more on the team more so than any league officiating. The defense was more or less trash back then in 2011. That was almost expected even though it still hurt bad. Miracle was a dagger no doubt and it was once again a divisional game. And of course, the Super Bowl will always be #1 in fact even if we win another that one will still be the #1 because it was the first. I would like to get another Super Bowl win to move the 2018 one down a peg.

 

[saintturk1]

I still watch the saints , because its the only thing that my oldest boy and I seem to make time for, but honestly I do not have the emotion for the game anymore,I have not purchased one single saints or nfl related item since that day have not went to any games, id ont bet football, play fantasy and win or lose 5 min after each game its out of my mind, the game is rigged,juiced or whatever I don’t believe it has anymore integrity then pro wrestling.

 

[Que Que 6]

I was absolutely seeing red! But in my mind, I wondered why Lewis didn’t get up and scream bloody murder! He just ran off like “oh, well.”

Brees and the Saints should have gotten their 2nd Super Bowl that season!

Bro, please don't. LOL. This should only be a topic after we win another SB. LOL.

 

[Saintstigerking]

I was absolutely seeing red! But in my mind, I wondered why Lewis didn’t get up and scream bloody murder! He just ran off like “oh, well.”

Brees and the Saints should have gotten their 2nd Super Bowl that season!

Are we really digging this up again?

 

[gboudx]

Despite other incidents and mostly rejecting them, it became crystal clear to me how the NFL can rig games for a desired outcome. It killed what was left of my passionate fandom and interest. I no longer get emotionally involved into the outcome, knowing there's a puppet master who could be pulling the strings at any time.

 

[NeverGiveUP2]

I was in the dome.. Stunned... Walked back to the hotel with my son... All I wanted to do was sit and be miserable but all of my drunk friends and relatives wanted me to explain... How do you you explain something like that.. So I just left them and went for a walk around Harrahs.... Still couldn't get away from it.... All I wanted to do was be miserable... So I sat down and watched Tom Brady get handed another AFC Championship on a bogus call...

It became abundantly clear at that point that someone... the NFL or the gamblers or both were controlling the outcomes.. I have never been one to believe that.... That night I did..... I guess it is not fathonable for that to be real but that night just makes one think

 

[rememberTHEsaints]

The 'false sense of security' became just that. Before that, even after 2012, you assume your team is going to be treated fairly and everything is above board. But the moment something that flagrant falls, and no ones there to fix it... thats when i knew this franchise was on its own. Either we blow out everyone all the way to the Lombardi, our we will never see it again. The NFL probably wants to keep the Saints, but they certainly do not want us to win anything. I think thats irrefutable at this point. So our odds of getting back there are extremely slim. Again, in a playoff situation, we would need to have the team ready to win by 3 scores to overcome the zebra correction factor.

 

[Big_L]

Funny you mention 2011, I totally forgot about that one after the No Call. That one stuck with me until 2018 even more so because 2018 was the NFC Championship game one bad call away from the Super Bowl.

2011 was a divisional game if I recall not as much meaning still very important though. But that was more on the team more so than any league officiating. The defense was more or less trash back then in 2011. That was almost expected even though it still hurt bad. Miracle was a dagger no doubt and it was once again a divisional game. And of course, the Super Bowl will always be #1 in fact even if we win another that one will still be the #1 because it was the first. I would like to get another Super Bowl win to move the 2018 one down a peg.

One bad call away is kind of an understatement in my opinion.

 

[St.Dan]

I was absolutely seeing red! But in my mind, I wondered why Lewis didn’t get up and scream bloody murder! He just ran off like “oh, well.”

Brees and the Saints should have gotten their 2nd Super Bowl that season!

I’d violate the TOS here if I wrote the language I used after that con-job

 

[RaginCajun83]

I’ve tired to eliminate most memories from that day but I do remember walking almost the whole way back to my dad’s apartment in silence. If you know me back then that was not my normal behavior after a lose

I do feel as part of my passion for the sport died that day. Now a lose doesn’t affect me like they did in the past. You’ve heard of the 24 hour rule, I have like a 30 minute rule now

 

[sfidc3]

I knew immediately after that debacle I would never look at the NFL the same way again....I still enjoy watching but don't take it nearly as seriously as I used to.....to me now it's just entertainment.....

I had a lot of folks ask me as a saints fan what I thought of the no-call (which I found annoying), my response...."you saw it, right? What did you think?"

Dumbest question ever....

 

[WNSaints]

Shock. I got hit in the head with an empty beer can that was thrown towards the field - yet I didn't care about being hit in the head.

 

[ozwego15]

this set us back years. we were robbed of a Brady vs Brees Superbowl