I went to see Our New Orleans Saints destroy the Cowboys at Texas Stadium Sunday night. Glee doesn’t come in much bigger packages than that, let me tell you. I was hoarse from screaming for two days, and there was something absolutely beautiful about the way the Cowboys fans all left mid-spanking and left the stadium to the thousands of overjoyed Saints fans who remained. I was near tears.

(I think I’m manly enough to note that the Saints have drawn more tears out of me over the past 30 years than any other institution. And in the last four months, too.)

Anyway, this Cowboys fan apparently lost a bet with his Saints-loving buddy and, as a result, had to sing this ode to America’s New Team, “A Who Dat Christmas.” The player names (Hebert, Hilliard, Swilling, Mayes) let you know the song is taken from the last time there was this much excitement about the Saints — 1987, when the team broke its 20-year-run of losing records, went 12-3, and got to the playoffs for the first time. (They got killed by the Vikings. Here’s hoping this year’ll be different.)

Strange addendum: The leading rusher on that Saints team, Rueben Mayes, is now a dean at the University of Washington business school.

13 December 2006

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