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An excerpt from Peter King's MMQB article this week:

I smell a nice rivalry cooking.
On Friday night, the Saints' staff at the combine gathered in a private room at St. Elmo Steakhouse, an 108-year-old Indy landmark, for a final celebratory nod to the Super Bowl win over the Colts. This is a group that likes its wine, and likes to have fun.
At the restaurant, word passed that Dallas owner Jerry Jones would have his Dallas group in this exact room Saturday night for a team dinner. Jones had even phoned ahead, according to a waiter, to make sure a magnum of a wine he loved, Caymus Special Selection cabernet sauvignon, was ready to be served at dinner.
Sean Payton told the waiter he'd like to have that wine, too. The waiter told him: Sorry, sir. We have only one bottle left, and it's reserved for Mr. Jones.
Payton said he'd like to have the bottle nonetheless. I assume there was much angst on the part of the wait staff at that point. My God! Who do we piss off? One of the most powerful owners in the NFL, or the coach who's the toast of the NFL, the coach who just won the Super Bowl?
Here came the bottle of Caymus Special Selection, and the Saints' party drained it.
But drinking Jones' wine wasn't enough. Payton gave the waiter some instructions, took out his pen ... and, well, the Cowboys party found at the middle of their table the next evening an empty magnum of Caymus Special Selection cabernet sauvignon, with these words hand-written on the fancy label:
WHO DAT!
World Champions XLIV
Sean Payton
That's the kind of thing Jones will get a big laugh out of. And remember.
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How awesome is that?

NFL combine, overtime change proposal, Mike McGuire, more - Peter King - SI.com

mobius481, Mar 1, 2010

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mobius481 said: ↑

An excerpt from Peter King's MMQB article this week:

How awesome is that?

NFL combine, overtime change proposal, Mike McGuire, more - Peter King - SI.com

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:lol::lol::lol:

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:lol: serves him right

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Sean Payton's cockiness - I love it!

Cool story from Peter King this morning...

NFL combine, overtime change proposal, Mike McGuire, more - Peter King - SI.com

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Re: Sean Payton's cockiness - I love it!

RELANPKA said: ↑

Cool story from Peter King this morning...

NFL combine, overtime change proposal, Mike McGuire, more - Peter King - SI.com
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I smell a nice rivalry cooking.
On Friday night, the Saints' staff at the combine gathered in a private room at St. Elmo Steakhouse, an 108-year-old Indy landmark, for a final celebratory nod to the Super Bowl win over the Colts. This is a group that likes its wine, and likes to have fun.
At the restaurant, word passed that Dallas owner Jerry Jones would have his Dallas group in this exact room Saturday night for a team dinner. Jones had even phoned ahead, according to a waiter, to make sure a magnum of a wine he loved, Caymus Special Selection cabernet sauvignon, was ready to be served at dinner.
Sean Payton told the waiter he'd like to have that wine, too. The waiter told him: Sorry, sir. We have only one bottle left, and it's reserved for Mr. Jones.
Payton said he'd like to have the bottle nonetheless. I assume there was much angst on the part of the wait staff at that point. My God! Who do we piss off? One of the most powerful owners in the NFL, or the coach who's the toast of the NFL, the coach who just won the Super Bowl?
Here came the bottle of Caymus Special Selection, and the Saints' party drained it.
But drinking Jones' wine wasn't enough. Payton gave the waiter some instructions, took out his pen ... and, well, the Cowboys party found at the middle of their table the next evening an empty magnum of Caymus Special Selection cabernet sauvignon, with these words hand-written on the fancy label:
WHO DAT!
World Champions XLIV
Sean Payton
That's the kind of thing Jones will get a big laugh out of. And remember.

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That's hilarious.

Cajun Sensation, Mar 1, 2010

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peter king hates the saints.

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LSUtiger327 said: ↑

peter king hates the saints.
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Is that why he's a season ticket holder?

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LSUtiger327 said: ↑

peter king hates the saints.
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Since when? He's been one of the Saints' most ardent supporters in the media since the 2006 season.

TigerFan23, Mar 1, 2010

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sorry i was doing the whole "espn hates lsu" bit.

LSUtiger327, Mar 2, 2010

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LSUtiger327 said: ↑

sorry i was doing the whole "espn hates lsu" bit.
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Ahh. Luckily Peter King writes for SI. I don't think he'd sell his soul for a job at ESPN, unlike some former great SI writers (ahem, Rick Reilly).

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