Big Daddy never really experienced getting high on life until doubling his pleasure Saturday afternoon by watching the Saints pummel Oakland while enjoying the eye-popping sights and awesome slides of Gulf Islands Water Park. What a day! Dominance this preseason has Saints fans placing wagers on their heroes to win their first Lombardi trophy. Big Daddy says if you got the money— Do it! If not, just relish the extra bounce in your step. In this third edition 2009, Section 645 Saints Beat covers the Charity Hospital saga, discusses new traffic laws, recaps the Oakland game, forecasts LSU and Tulane football, and releases his World Famous Pregame Information.

     Last week LSU, Tulane, and Governor Bobby Jindal signed a deal to replace Charity Hospital. Governor Jindal believes remodeling Charity would be a terrible mistake. The proposed $1.2-billion 424-bed teaching hospital to be located somewhere in lower Mid-City. Hey Bobby, did you ever hear that size matters? Your itty-bitty facility will never satisfy community needs. Monday, 1200 demonstrators led by the Rebirth and Hot 8 Brass bands second lined in front of the iconic Charity landmark showing their frustration because elected officials never do what the public wants. If Edwin Edwards still governed us, Charity’s doors would be open today, bogging down federal agents trying to count the bribes collected by Fast Eddie enterprises. Providing safe medical and psychiatric care to lower income patients is an essential feature in a western civilization. Four years post-Katrina, and your useless proposal being rammed down our throats won’t even open until 2013. Pathetic! What happened to leaders who got things done?     

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     Was it Halloween or Mardi Gras last Thursday night? Guys dressed like football players displaying Arena League talent tortured Saints fans worse than a Abu Grab sleepover. Preseason finales produce yawning spells throughout entire stadiums, while TV viewers simply flip to the Food Network. Big Daddy knows that football squads become cohesive units when coaches drill every offensive play and defensive scheme into players’ heads. Practicing each playbook entry until everything runs smoother than James Bond operating in a singles bar. This week’s Section 645 Saints Beat questions America’s direction, recaps the Miami game, discusses the NFL’s preseason history, examines Gregg Williams’ new defense, covers the Southern Decadence Festival and releases his

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     The Pontchartrain Expressway presented perfect shelter form Sunday’s downpours. Big Daddy’s entourage enjoyed the bridge planers’ vision, who included such wonderful amenities in their design, allowing us to complete vital pregame activities. Hopefully, Sunday’s monsoon will give future outdoor stadium developers less credibility than Chinese dry wall manufacturers. This week Big Daddy’s Saints Beat blog criticizes LSU’s ultimatum, meets Bobby Hebert, describes Section 645’s vibe, recaps the Detroit game, forecasts the 2009 Saints season, and releases his World Famous Pregame Information.

     Pardon Big Daddy, but Saints Beat would be remiss without commenting bogus decisions settled the other day. LSU and Tulane terminated their football rivalry this week, which began in 1893. Halloween night will be the final chapter in the Louisiana football series. LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva informed Tulane of his refusal to play future games in New Orleans citing financial reasons. Tulane Head Coach Bob Toledo said, “playing exclusively in Tiger Stadium is not fair, we play in a beautiful stadium, in a great city, not in a dumpy little town.” You like that Baton Rouge? Big Daddy recalls when LSU pulled the same maneuver in the ’90s, replacing Tulane’s date with schools like San Jose State, Miami(Ohio), North Texas, Akron, Idaho, New Mexico State, Western Carolina, and Western Illinois. Hey Joe, you’re greed-driven business model sucks! Your outrageous ticket prices can’t fill Tiger Stadium against weak sisters. Vanderbilt couldn’t even sell out Saturday night. Is Alleva heeding advice from the same idiots recommending a new teaching hospital instead of re-opening Charity Hospital? If so, God help the Tigers!

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     Experienced Big Daddy readers know a Saints road trip means a Kingpin blowout. Sunday’s relentless beat-down served notice to the football world that the Saints Are Coming! Perhaps Fats Domino’s old hit song “Blue Monday” soothed the City of Brotherly Love after the Saints took the Eagles to the woodshed Sunday. In this week’s Saints Beat edition, Big Daddy thanks the Kingpin, salutes Marlon Gusman, recaps the Philadelphia game, asks where’s the pass rush, recalls 1993, and releases his World Famous Pregame Information.

     The Kingpin’s visionary management organized an incredible throw down to celebrate the season’s first away game. Just like Section 645 brings out uncontrollable emotional outbursts, electricity in the Kingpin’s air recreates that feeling deep down in your gut. Customary pregame activities and extreme game-watching conditions produce painful stomach-groaning munchies. Martinque Bistro’s Master Chefs Eric Labouchere and Nat Carrier used their superior skills to settle the crowd’s hunger pains, keeping the Who Dats screaming “Pummel!” all day long. Eric and Nat’s mouth-watering dishes included: lobster truffle Mac & cheese, smoked ribs, andouille sausage baked beans, siracha pepper chicken wings, and pulled pork pastries— Totally Awesome! The incredible feast was more impressive than the Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ cage dancers.

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