NewOrleans.Com Your Guide for New Orleans hotels, New Orleans Travel,New Orleans restaurants, New Orleans Attractions, A Great Source For New Orleans Locals. In Dept guide to whats going on In New Orleans http://www.neworleans.com/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:31:49 +0000 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.neworleans.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.neworleans.com/ NewOrleans.Com Your Guide for New Orleans hotels, New Orleans Travel,New Orleans restaurants, New Orleans Attractions, A Great Source For New Orleans Locals. In Dept guide to whats going on In New Orleans http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/263879-lsu-football-no-longer-in-secs-elite.html No matter what happens in the next two weeks at Ole Miss and versus Arkansas, LSU football fans should not live in a delusional state. The Tigers are no longer an SEC elite.Sorry, folks, it is the God's honest truth. Ed Daniels Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:36:31 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/257857-gap-in-the-trenches-keeps-lsu-behind-alabama.html The LSU faithful are doing more than their share of complaining this week over a controversial replay ruling in a 24-15 loss at Alabama. Ed Daniels Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:37:58 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/251478-patience-needed-for-new-orleans-hornets-after-early-struggles.html It didn't take long. After the New Orleans Hornets suffered their third loss in four games, the season (according to some) is allegedly over. Time to clean house, and get ready for the 2010 draft. Really? Ed Daniels Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:30:12 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/245302-okafor-to-play-thornton-likely-inactive-for-new-orleans-hornets-opener.html Following this morning's shoot-around at the ATandamp;T Center here in San Antonio, New Orleans Coach Byron Scott said that Emeka Okafor will play in the Hornets' season opener tonight (7 p.m. on ESPN) "for about 20 to 24 minutes." Okafor has missed the entire preseason with a toe injury. Ed Daniels Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:15:50 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/244867-analysis-new-orleans-hornets-will-be-better-in-2009-10.html On the eve of the start of the Hornets 2009-2010 season, I sit in my San Antonio hotel room and wonder - are the so-called experts correct? Will New Orleans be no better than they were last season? Ed Daniels Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:50:59 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/238799-new-orleans-hornets-still-riddled-with-questions.html For a team that had a good summer, the fall for the New Orleans Hornets has been anything but. Ed Daniels Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:07:19 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/233431-miles-must-address-issues-with-lsus-sputtering-offense.html I've got lots of LSU football questions - and few answers. Ed Daniels Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:29:29 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/232319-video-ed-daniels-at-the-new-orleans-quarterback-club.html Ed Daniels talks metro area football including LSU's loss to Florida, Tulane's homecoming defeat against Marshall and more at the Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club: NewOrleans.Com/Sports Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:56:05 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/228885-deja-vu-two-years-later-for-florida-lsu.html It is Florida-LSU week and a great time to jog down memory lane.Two years ago this week, the greatest game in the history of Tiger Stadium was played. Ed Daniels Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:31:54 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/222966-jets-not-the-new-york-opponent-that-matters-for-saints.html Sunday's Jets/Saints game is a great match. The Jets, a team that has allowed 33 points all season, a team that kept Tom Brady and the Patriots out of the end zone, takes on the league's best offense. It would be terrific if the Saints won. New Orleans would be 4-0 heading into the bye week. But,... Ed Daniels Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:55:31 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/217676-youre-nothing-without-a-quarterback.html Quarterback has always been the most important position on the field. And in today's NFL and college football landscape, if you don't have excellence at the position, you are toast. Ed Daniels Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:39:16 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/212828-tulane-football-struggles-are-same-old-story.html An open date for Tulane football is a perfect time to pause and reflect. Ed Daniels Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:51:54 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/208318-notre-dame-overrated-again.html One of the biggest travesties of the college football season has already occurred. Notre Dame, winners of 10 of their last 25 games, is ranked 18th in the first regular season Associated Press poll.Notre Dame? 18? How did Notre Dame earn such an honor? With a rout of Nevada in the season opener at... Ed Daniels Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:18:02 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/205628-video-friday-night-football-on-abc26-week-1.html It's Friday Night Football with Ed Daniels and J.T. Curtis on ABC26 for week one of the regular season: Ed Daniels Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:53:15 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/203002-rodriguez-can-persevere-at-michigan-if-given-the-chance.html It was the morning Chris Scelfo was officially named the head football coach at Tulane University.Green Wave offensive coordinator Rich Rodriguez was in his office, one floor and about 50 feet from where the press conference was taking place. Rodriguez was crying right in front of a reporter. Ed Daniels Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:55:08 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/198097-alabamas-presence-makes-florida-no-sec-lock.html I hear the college football season is already over. Just give the BCS championship trophy to Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators and move on. The only debate remaining should be who is number 2, because number 1 is locked up.I say there's a chance Florida won't be number one, in the SEC. Ed Daniels Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:47:58 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/193204-latest-favre-comeback-risky-for-many-involved.html There's a lot at stake for many in the return of Brett Favre, for everyone but Favre. Think about it. Favre's legacy is cemented. He won a Super Bowl in Green Bay. He's thrown for 65, 127 yards and 464 touchdowns. With a stellar season in Minnesota, the legacy of the soon to be 40 year old Favre... Ed Daniels Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:10:27 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/187878-patience-time-needed-for-toledo-at-tulane.html I hope the so-called experts are wrong. Those experts pick Tulane to be one of the 10 worst teams in division one college football. Ed Daniels Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:19:34 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/184259-august-is-a-lie-for-saints.html In baseball, they say the two biggest lies are March and September. In March, spring training phenoms abound only to fade when the games begin to count. In September, players on teams out of the pennant race and away from the pressure often have big months. In the NFL, the biggest lie is... Ed Daniels Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:19:35 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/180491-tulane-picks-up-a-pair-of-football-commitments.html Tulane has picked up a pair of football commitments on Friday for the class of 2010. Ed Daniels Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:51:43 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/177735-texas-linebacker-oppman-commits-to-tulane.html Tulane has its 10th football commitment. Ray Oppman, a 6-foot-2, 212 pound linebacker from Clements High School in Sugarland, Texas, has pledged to the Green Wave. Ed Daniels Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:33:58 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/176823-hornets-deliver-winning-message-with-okafor-trade.html The person on the other end of the line with direct knowledge of the pending trade said, "The Hornets are trying to win a championship."Emeka Okafor isn't the missing link, but he gets the Hornets one step closer to again being a legitimate contender in the Western Conference. Ed Daniels Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:07:54 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/172749-time-to-bring-soccers-best-to-new-orleans.html I was walking in the grocery store this past weekend and a gentlemen wearing a Saints cap looked at me and said, "it is time for some football." I couldn't agree more. And, let's add another nugget. It is time for the world's version of football to come to New Orleans. Ed Daniels Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:46:20 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/167208-saints-training-camps-away-from-home-more-memorable.html As Saints training camp approaches, the vibe is different this year.When the Saints train away from home, there are invariably more stories to tell. Ed Daniels Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:34:38 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ed-daniels/163025-st-thomas-mores-dejean-becomes-7th-tulane-commitment.html NEW ORLEANS - St Thomas More safety Cameron DeJean says Tulane football is a "program on the rise" and now he's a part of it. Ed Daniels Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:12:15 +0000