In the offseason, Drew Brees and Peyton Manning gave Derek Carr the same advice. As the New Orleans Saints were building a new offense, the two legendary former quarterbacks stressed that Carr would need lots of reps and more reps to really feel comfortable in a new system. Frankly, Carr already knew this better than […]
The Saints not only opened the 2024 NFL season on Sunday. They blew it up. Their 47-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers was so overwhelming, so dizzying and confident, that it exceeded all expectations, even those of the blindest optimists at Who Dat. There is no such thing as a perfect football game, but in […]
The New Orleans Saints opened the 2024 season on Sunday with a 47-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers at Caesars Superdome, the most points the Saints have ever scored in a season opener. Here are three things we learned on Sunday. Wow! Just wow! If someone had written the perfect script for the Saints’ season […]
It’s Labor Day week, the kids are back in school, college football has started, and the Saints open their regular season next week. So Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day notwithstanding, it’s time to start thinking about Mardi Gras 2025! Carnival is on March 4th. But a lot happens throughout the year. What are […]
After special teams lapses played a major role in Southern’s opening loss to McNeese State, the unit was scrutinized Saturday night against Savannah State and showed an improved performance. For the most part. There were key moments, particularly in the first half when the Jaguars kicked three field goals, which was exactly what the Jaguars […]
Before his promotion from third quarterback to starting quarterback in preseason training camp, Tulane redshirt freshman Darian Mensah received even less attention out of high school. When he takes the first snap against No. 18 Kansas State on Saturday at Yulman Stadium (11 a.m., ESPN), he will continue a journey that few people outside his […]
Sources told The Advocate that LSU running back John Emery is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL in practice. The Tigers will now be without their best runner from the season opener. Emery was recovering from a torn ACL in his right back last November against Florida. He […]
Alvin Kamara answered one question with another on Monday when asked if he had put his Belle Chase home up for sale. “Are you looking for a house?” said the New Orleans Saints running back with a smile. Yes, Kamara recently put his 70,000-square-foot home up for sale. And yes, the 29-year-old essentially made that […]
Gas stations and convenience stores are open all over South Mississippi, but few are as well-researched as the new 90 Express on US 90 at Debuys Road on the Biloxi-Gulfport route. Rob Stinson, owner of Salute Italian restaurant in Gulfport, The Reef seafood restaurant in Biloxi and several other coastal businesses, has partnered with Chevron […]
It was the late 1980s, and from her seat at the Things Remembered kiosk, Karen Dufour could see much of her world spinning at the North Shore Square shopping center in Slidell. North Shore Square, the only shopping center in St. Tammany Parish, played an outsized role in the lives of countless teenagers who roamed […]
