Happy Thanksgiving, New Orleans sports fans.

And yes, I know what you’re thinking.

What in the world is there to be thankful for when the calendar is approaching December and the Saints and Pelicans have combined for five wins?

Sometimes, you have to look beyond the results.

Other times, you have to look somewhere other than Airline Drive, which is what we will do here as we start this list of five things New Orleans sports fans should be thankful for.

1. Tulane football

Yeah, let’s bypass the Saints and Pelicans’ facility in Metairie and start Uptown, where Jon Sumrall’s Green Wave team is about to punch its ticket to the American Conference championship game . It’ll be the fourth consecutive year the Green Wave has played for the conference title, meaning there are some students

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