Fan in San Diego Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Looks like the levee is going to be breached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I know the Bills game is a month away but they are saying the city could be under water for 6months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I know the Bills game is a month away but they are saying the city could be under water for 6months. 421194[/snapback] God, that will be one filthy lake... Seriously, I feel awful for the people down there, but imagine the public health concerns if the city is actually underwater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerjamhead Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Hopefully the rain will wash the first few layers of urine and vomit off the sidewalks in the French Quarter. We can only hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 God, that will be one filthy lake... Seriously, I feel awful for the people down there, but imagine the public health concerns if the city is actually underwater? 421196[/snapback] They'd arguably be worse than the storm itself. Just imagine 40k people stranded in the Superdome with water and sewer systems wiped out by the storm, and the graveyards flooded. NO could legitimately become uninhabitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I know the Bills game is a month away but they are saying the city could be under water for 6months. 421194[/snapback] That could easily become another home game. In fact, the Saints could conceivably have to play every game on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 That could easily become another home game. In fact, the Saints could conceivably have to play every game on the road. 421210[/snapback] Starting to think not picking up Aaron Brooks when I had the chance wasn't such an awful idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuvtalker Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I actually worked in New Orleans for 10 months on a project, so my heart definitely goes out to them. I pray the city isn't hit as hard as experts are predicting. They say downtown could sit underneath 15 feet of water... If what everyone is saying is true, and the city was flooded, would the Saints really be made to play every game on the road this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 They are putting people in the upper decks of the Superdome because thay said the field may flood. The pumps keep the water out of NO 24/7. When they go under a 20 ft storm surge-no more pumps and 30 ft of water on Burboun St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 If what everyone is saying is true, and the city was flooded, would the Saints really be made to play every game on the road this year? 421222[/snapback] Where else would they play? I suppose a college field closer to N.O. would be another option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Where else would they play? I suppose a college field closer to N.O. would be another option. 421226[/snapback] Say hello to the Los Angeles Saints... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuvtalker Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Where else would they play? I suppose a college field closer to N.O. would be another option. 421226[/snapback] I would guess something like that. Maybe northern Louisiana or something. I think it would be a reach to assume the NFL would make the Saints play every game as an away game, would you agree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I would guess something like that. Maybe northern Louisiana or something. I think it would be a reach to assume the NFL would make the Saints play every game as an away game, would you agree? 421229[/snapback] Yes, that would be highly unusual. They'd most likely play home games at LSU or somewhere else if the Superdome was not feasible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac17 Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 If what everyone is saying is true, and the city was flooded, would the Saints really be made to play every game on the road this year? I can't imagine even if things are really bad that they would miss more than a game or two at home. They'd play at some other nearby location with a field (ole miss or somewhere...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Somehow I think the NFL is the last thing on the citizens of NO's minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Somehow I think the NFL is the last thing on the citizens of NO's minds. 421239[/snapback] My thought also, but I'm sure someone in the NFL and the Saints org is already working on a plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Right now 10,000 people are in the Superdome? Waiting out the storm there? In the stadium that we are worried will be underwater (or at least flooded by feet of water)? Does this make absolutely no sense to anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Right now 10,000 people are in the Superdome? Waiting out the storm there? In the stadium that we are worried will be underwater (or at least flooded by feet of water)? Does this make absolutely no sense to anyone else? 421276[/snapback] More like 30-40k. The stadium's at sea level, though (built on a hill, basically), and much higher than the flood will get. They expect the field to flood...but everyone sheltering in it is doing so in the higher rows and upper deck. And the Superdome can probably withstand the flood, given it's a solid concrete structure that's probably open at the ground level to let water flow through and around (much like the Indian Ocean tsunami didn't destroy pillared structures, as they let the water flow through). I'd worry more about the roof. Unsupported roofs over wide areas are usually weak spots in a structure, and anyone who's ever been at RWS knows how bad even a moderate breeze is swirling in an open stadium. They say the Superdome will withstand 200mph winds, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOWNSOUFBF Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 don't forget to pray Baton Rouge too, we are 45 mins away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 don't forget to pray Baton Rouge too, we are 45 mins away. 421293[/snapback] Introduce me to the chick in your avatar and I'll consider it. Oh, wait...damn, I'm married. Never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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