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[Sam Spade]

I would like to buy the Triad Triplets and move them to New Orleans if possible, so they can become the Saints, play in the Superdome and be crappy forever. 

[Sam Spade]

I would like to buy the Triad Triplets and move them to New Orleans if possible, so they can become the Saints, play in the Superdome and be crappy forever. 

Sure, I'll sell it to you for $1.5 million (since they are going to play like the Saints)

Great!  Just my type of team.  I'll buy it!

[Sam Spade]

oooh, the Bandits and the Saints can be rivals!

You can count on a couple of wins ever year at least, because the Saints will always be terrible.

[Sam Spade]

oooh, the Bandits and the Saints can be rivals!

You can count on a couple of wins ever year at least, because the Saints will always be terrible.

But at least they have a nice stadium

Do we get dibs on the Super Bowl rotation?

[Sam Spade]

SOLD TO SAMSPADE
Triad Triplets (renamed New Orleans Saints): $1,502,013

oooh, the Bandits and the Saints can be rivals!

You can count on a couple of wins ever year at least, because the Saints will always be terrible.

But at least they have a nice stadium

Do we get dibs on the Super Bowl rotation?

Sure, the first SuperBowl will be at the SuperDome

Yes! woo-hoo

[Sam Spade]

SamSpade:  You ought to take the Saints from their first year when they went 0-14.

Not with these type of teams playing against me.

I would like to select the 1993 Dallas Cowboys as my team.  

[Sam Spade]

Akno, I believe SamSpade's New Orleans Saints will be the New Orleans Saints...

Considering the Saints sucky qualitities and the fact that there are no teams in Texas, I determined that it was my prerogative to pick the best team in Texas I knew of. 

[Sam Spade]

Sorry I didn't visit this thread sooner.

I'll base my team on the 1999 Tennessee Titans.

I'd like to play at the Superior Dome in Marquette, MI.

Theoretically, your acquistion of the Titans should allow you to play the Houston Oilers as well if you wanted too.

I'm surprised no one's picked the Browns.  The '87 Browns were an awfully good team.  Or you could pick one of teams Jim Brown played on.

[Sam Spade]

I agree and like the idea also.  It would be pretty cool.

[Sam Spade]

New Orleans Saints 15
Jackson Bandits 22

yay! 1 down, 15 to go

Good game, Bandits.  Couldn't hold y'all from scoring at the end of the game to take the win.

We'll see you again in week 12. 

[Sam Spade]

The Saints choked again.  Oh well.  Till next time.

[Sam Spade]

Saints choke again.  Geez guys.  Can't seem to get a late game break.

[Sam Spade]

Saints choke again.  Geez guys.  Can't seem to get a late game break.

You guys are only last in the league, no big deal

Fortunately 0-3 is not exactly the kiss of death in the AFL, 0-4 probably will be, though.  The number of close losses is getting aggravating though. 

I'll try to do stats for the Saints soon too, though they won't look that great.

[Sam Spade]

Pennsylvania 16 Twin Cities 13   http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1191653&ad=1

New York 17 Newark 0   http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1191658&ad=1

Western 31 San Francisco 21   http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1191665&ad=1

San Diego 27 San Jose 20   http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1191674&ad=1

New Orleans 31 Ohio 3   http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1191692&ad=1

Maine 20 Washington 6   http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1191703&ad=1

Woo-hoo!  Saints finally win, killing the Gamblers on the road.

[Sam Spade]

Saints win 2 in a row, holding Robert Smith to 44 yards rushing.  Woo-hoo!

Just as a question, King, why are my Saints now playing at Adelphia Coliseum?

[Sam Spade]

Maine 21 Newark 0
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1194392&ad=1

Western 27 New Orleans 19
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1194401&ad=1

Something's wrong here.

You have the Western-New Orleans game as being between the 1999 St. Louis Rams and the 1991 Washington Redskins.  New Orleans is playing the 1993 Dallas Cowboys.

I should hopefully know as I am the team owner. 

[Sam Spade]

You should be proud, Saints. You are better than the '72 Dolphins! (Jackson)

Hey, I don't mind losing. 

I would just like to lose as the correct team, that's all. 

[Sam Spade]

Week 7

Ohio Gamblers 17
Atlanta Fire 27
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1194505&ad=1

Baltimore Aknos 20
Carolina Crusaders 6
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1194506&ad=1

Bay State Colonials 6
Cleveland Browns 16
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1194508&ad=1

Buffalo Lake Effect 10
Twin City Tigers 20
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1194512&ad=1

Jackson Bandits 3
Concord Bonos 10
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1194556&ad=1

Maine Coastals 30
Wisconsin Indepedence 14
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1194600&ad=1

Western Bulldogs 21
Pennsylvania 13ers 28
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1194618&ad=1

New York Emperors 6
New Orleans Saints 7
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1194626&ad=1

Newark Pirates 13
Richmond X-Men 38
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1194642&ad=1

San Jose Kings 37
Nyman Nationals 13
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1194644&ad=1

San Francisco Sharks 14
Philadelphia Cheesesteaks 13
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1194651&ad=1

Pittsburgh Soulties 6
San Diego Spartans 19
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1194659&ad=1

Go Saints!  4 in a row, though I must admit this week's game was an ugly one. 

[Sam Spade]

Go Saints!  6 in a row now for a tie of the division lead with the X-Men!

Reminds me sort of the '93 Cowboys, who lost their two opening games, then won 15 out of their last 17. 

[Sam Spade]

7 in a row for the Saints. hehe 

How does that feel, Philly?

[Sam Spade]

New Orleans 24 Jackson 3
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1202887&ad=1

Rematches are so beautiful. 

8 in a row for the Saints.

Considering Atlasia is pretty much backwards of America right now; here the Reps are clueless and ineffectual and the Dems are powerful and ruthless, I think it's now time for this designation:

The New Orleans Saints are "Atlasia's Team"!!

[Sam Spade]

   New Orleans (9-3)
1   at Jackson (L 15-22)
2   CAROLINA (L 7-13)
3   at Richmond (L 21-23)
4   at Ohio (W 31-3)
5   ATLANTA (W 19-12)
6   at Western (W 31-24)
7   NEW YORK (W 7-6)
8   CLEVELAND (W 22-17)
9   BUFFALO (W 23-17)
10   off
11   PHILADELPHIA (W 24-3)
12   JACKSON (W 24-3)
13   at Atlanta (W 20-13)
14   at Carolina
15   at San Diego
16   RICHMOND
17   at Bay State

[Sam Spade]

Week 12

New Orleans 20 Atlanta 13   
http://whatifsports.com/nfl/boxscore.asp?GameID=1202992&ad=1

The Saints "Atlasia's Team" can't lose!!  9 in a row and the best record in the AFL.

[Sam Spade]

   New Orleans (13-4)
1   at Jackson (L 15-22)
2   CAROLINA (L 7-13)
3   at Richmond (L 21-23)
4   at Ohio (W 31-3)
5   ATLANTA (W 19-12)
6   at Western (W 31-24)
7   NEW YORK (W 7-6)
8   CLEVELAND (W 22-17)
9   BUFFALO (W 23-17)
10   off
11   PHILADELPHIA (W 24-3)
12   JACKSON (W 24-3)
13   at Atlanta (W 20-13)
14   at Carolina (W 38-10)
15   at San Diego (L 13-27)
16   RICHMOND (W 29-23)
17   at Bay State (W 27-0)

Playoffs:  Federal Finals vs. NY Emperors (W 12-10)

So, I guess this means this week's standoff with the X-Men at the Superdome will probably come close to determining who wins the Southern Division.

If the Saints win, they win the division.  If the X-Men win, they only need to win the week afterwards or have the Saints lose to win the division.

[Sam Spade]

AND WE'RE BACK...

0:11 New Orleans at 49 yds. in own is attempting to end this in the 4th with a long pass to Harper by Aikman. It is out of Harper's reach and the pass is incomplete.

0:04 Still at 49 yds, this is the Saints' last chance before OT. Aikman makes the pass AND............IT HITS HARPER IN THE ENDZONE!!! TOUCHDOWN, NEW ORLEANS. THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS ARE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!

Final
Richmond X-Men 23
New Orleans Saints 29

From the Superdome, this is AFL Commissioner King saying goodnight!

Full Boxscore

Saints win! Saints win!  Number one team in the playoffs after an 0-3 start.

Go Saints!