-
Posts
8,437 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Gallery
Profiles
Forums
Events
Everything posted by Marv's Neighbor
-
Were they in the trunk of the car?
-
Our oven died right in the middle of cooking the turkey
Marv's Neighbor replied to Draconator's topic in Off the Wall
You may need the GFI, in the wall, replaced. If it acts up like that, it could overheat and cause a fire. Had to replace one in our kitchen, about a year ago, similar problems. -
Matt Breida transforms our offense.
Marv's Neighbor replied to FireChans's topic in The Stadium Wall
I put Moss ahead of Singletary. Would prefer to see Moss and Brieda together. -
Down Under as in locked down?
-
Sorry, can't afford that this year!
-
NOBODY is above being benched!
-
Is McDermott a Wartime Consigliere?
Marv's Neighbor replied to DallasBillsFan1's topic in The Stadium Wall
Maybe it is time for the BILLS to "go to the mattresses!" -
Happy 61st birthday to Guffalo!
Marv's Neighbor replied to \GoBillsInDallas/'s topic in Off the Wall
Happy Birthday. You are about the same age as the BILLS. -
Would have benched Josh 2 or 3 different times. including half time yesterday. He seems to get flustered, starts throwing too hard, or into bad coverage. Yesterday we had a wet ball, and tricky wind to deal with too. He's a good QB but he's young, and needs to step back at times, and think about things.
-
Same with me. Washington DC, Chicago, Houston, Denver & Seattle. Born & raised in BUF, so I am "doomed."
-
Everyone watched the recent games with all the "respect" & "salute" to our military men & woman. That's fine, and well deserved, BUT, we should see it on TV, and have the opportunity to participate in the National Anthem, presented before all games. All of our respect, camo shirts & hats and salutes are very hollow without a chance to participate in this brief pre-game tradition. , We go to a BILLS bar in Richmond, and one of our fellow fans is good enough to bring a recorded National Anthem, to play before the kick off, and everyone stands and participates, as they would at the game. The absence of this on TV is offensive, and disrespectful. As a USAF vet, I ask that the networks please restore the National Anthem to TV games..
- 31 replies
-
- 10
-
-
-
-
-
-
No it was not.
-
You are right about the AFL. I miss the red striped ref jerseys. JFK was assassinated on a Friday. Out of respect, the AFL did not play that following Sunday. The NFL, being all about the $$$, even then, played. Oswald was killed on Sunday, and that was the day's big news, so not sure how many viewers the NFL had that weekend.
-
The Heidi Game or Heidi Bowl is the name given to a 1968 American Football League (AFL) game between the Oakland Raiders and the visiting New York Jets. The contest, held on November 17, 1968, was notable for its exciting finish, in which Oakland scored two touchdowns in the final minute to win the game 43–32.[1][2] However, a decision by the game's television broadcaster NBC to break away from its coverage on the East Coast to broadcast the television film Heidi caused many viewers to miss the Raiders' comeback. In the late 1960s, few professional football games took longer than two and a half hours to play, and the three-hour time slot allotted to the Jets and Raiders was thought to be adequate. A high-scoring contest, together with a number of injuries and penalties for the two bitter AFL rivals, caused the game to run longer than usual. NBC executives had originally ordered that Heidi begin at 7:00 p.m. EST, but then decided to allow the game to air to its conclusion. However, communicating this revised plan to the technicians running NBC's master control proved impossible – as 7 p.m. approached, NBC's switchboards were jammed by viewers phoning to inquire about the night's schedule, preventing the planned change from being communicated. Heidi began as scheduled, preempting the final moments of the game and the two Oakland touchdowns in the eastern half of the country, to the outrage of viewers. Response to the pre-emption by viewers and other critics was negative; the family members of several Jets players were unaware of the game's actual conclusion, while NBC received further criticism for its poor timing in displaying the final score of the game during the Heidi movie. NBC's president Julian Goodman formally apologized for the incident. The Jets and Raiders met again on December 29 in New York in the AFL Championship Game, with the Jets winning 27–23. Two weeks later, they defeated the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL) in Super Bowl III. In the aftermath of the incident, NBC installed special "Heidi phones", with a connection to a different telephone exchange from other network phones, to ensure that network personnel could communicate under similar circumstances. The game also had an influence on sports broadcasting practices; the future National Football League would contractually stipulate that all game telecasts be shown to their conclusion in the markets of the visiting team, while other major leagues and events adopted similar mandates. In 1997, the Heidi Game was voted the most memorable regular season game in professional football history.
-
Colts @ Bills — Uniform reveal
Marv's Neighbor replied to SlimShady'sSpaceForce's topic in The Stadium Wall
Saving for a night game because they look like pajamas! -
Buffalo are returning to the (near) Buffalo area
Marv's Neighbor replied to PromoTheRobot's topic in Off the Wall
State & local Government will never "reinvent" themselves either. That's where the Buffalo Billion was born, and we see what a waste that is. Everybody can't be "white collar," somebody's got to work too. -
Attention traders - you too can buy stock in the Packers
Marv's Neighbor replied to BuffaloBill's topic in The Stadium Wall
Not quite a big as Artwork sales. -
The History of Table Smashing in Buffalo
Marv's Neighbor replied to JohnNord's topic in The Stadium Wall
Waiting for the Critical Table Smashing theory. -
Oh No! A philosopher controversy.
-
Happy 74th Birthday to Marv's Neighbor!
Marv's Neighbor replied to \GoBillsInDallas/'s topic in Off the Wall
Thanks everyone!