ricojes Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 How could I forget about the Bandits! Went to a few championship games, but the 1st one at the Aud was the best....
ThurmasThoman Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 great thread. only thing that even comes close to me was seeing tiger win the us open in 2008, draining that putt on 18 to force a playoff, on a bad knee. that was probably the single best moment ive ever had as a sports fan. can remember everything about the moment, who was there, how we reacted, just the pure joy of the moment. and if i had to rank, on a scale of 1-100, with 1 being the highest, my priorities in terms of who i want to win championships, its literally 1) bills 20ish) tiger woods 100) the new york knicks i mean, just the thought of the bills winning the superbowl... its a part of who i am. im a bills fan. some people follow teams, but i AM a bills fan. them winning would just be... i cant put it in words.
Stealth Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 The New Jersey Devils. Also being 28 it's been amazing watching the career of one of the greatest goaltenders of all time, as well as several hall of fame defensemen. I think outside of championships when you can look back and say "My team had so and so who was one of if not the best at what he did" that's something to look fondly on. I'm a yankee fan but I lost my luster for baseball years ago, so I don't really count them. College football there's a few teams I watch regularly. Could care less about basketball. All in all though as much as I love my hockey team nothing will make me happier as a sports fan then the day The Bills win a superbowl.
Alphadawg7 Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 First, a little background. I'm a native WNY'er that moved to NC back in '96, met a lovely Tarheel lass and was soon married. We were both passionate about our sports teams, for me it was the Bills, for her UNC men's basketball. We each adopted the other's team and became hard-core fans. Then came 2005 and the Tarheels won the NCAA basketball championship and it dawned upon me that this was the first in my life that a team I followed actually won a championship! It was if a weight had been lifted off of me! I was elated, walking around with a big grin for days afterwards, buying every Championship memorabilia I came across to cement the moment in my mind forever. Fast-forward to 2009 and the Tarheels win the Championship again. While I was very happy, it did not quite have that magical feeling as that first Championship. I was wondering if any other fellow Bills fans have had this experience (I was only a toddler when the Bills won the AFL titles) while rooting for another team or are you still waiting for the Bills/Sabres to lift that weight from your shoulders? LAKERS BABY!
Gray Beard Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 I have a Syracuse diploma, and my daughter and her husband both have UConn diplomas. Big East Basketball! (Except that UConn basketball is in the toilet for the foreseeable future, and Syracuse is leaving the Big East} Even though most people would say it doesn't count, I also follow UConn women's basketball. They are a lot of fun to watch, since they beat almost everybody they play by huge margins (except for the two or three other dominant teams in women's bball).
Tu-Toned Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) Bills Sabres (penguins close second) Pirates My Dad is a big Pittsburgh Sports Fan, and when the Pirates were playing the Orioles in the, I belive 70/71 series, I was a huge Orioles fan, Boog,Palmer later, etc..My Dad was mad as hell when they lost the first two games he was not happy and apparently my rooting for the orioles was really grating on him. So he told me he would give me $5.00 for every game the Pirates won after the first two. Wa La instant Pirate Fan, and they came back and won the series, and again in 79, by that time we had moved to Pittsburgh, I became a huge fan especially Clemente and got to see him play a bunch, an actually attended a 79 world series game. The 79 one was much more impactfull, but I was old enough (barely) to remeber the 64 and 65 AFL Bills Championships, remeber yes, comprehend, eh not so much. Was happy to see penguins win three cups, but make no mistake about it, if and when the Bills reach the pinnacle, I will probably wet myself with glee. Edited October 19, 2012 by Tu-Toned
goynahan Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 Nope. Bills Sabres Indians Anything else I wouldnt take pride in ^^^This right here plus I'm a Pitt grad, so throw in continual Pitt Basketball tournament failures and a football team that hasn't done a thing either.
The Wiz Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 I'm gonna have to say no. Bills, Sabres, Yankees. I'm not a hardcore fan of baseball though so I really don't count them winning.
BRH Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 '86 Mets, '03 Orange. Also the '83, '87 and '96 Amerks. Laugh if you want. Those championships felt damn good. I agree with the posters who said Syracuse's win felt odd. I think we would have enjoyed '87 more. Just like I feel that even when/if the Bills and/or Sabres finally do win it all, it won't be as magical as if it had happened in the '90s when it was supposed to. Those kinds of scars just never leave you.
billsfan_34 Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 Die hard Bills fan and Syracuse hoops....Carmello and crew gave me my only championship....that day felt great.
muffmonster Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 I was born in 1980, so no I've never been able to see my team win the big one. Bills Sabres Pirates
RI Bills Fan Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 Bills Sabres Red Sox Celtics I'm old enough to remember '64 & '65 so it's just the Sabres
clownments22 Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 '86 Mets, '03 Orange. Also the '83, '87 and '96 Amerks. Laugh if you want. Those championships felt damn good. I agree with the posters who said Syracuse's win felt odd. I think we would have enjoyed '87 more. Just like I feel that even when/if the Bills and/or Sabres finally do win it all, it won't be as magical as if it had happened in the '90s when it was supposed to. Those kinds of scars just never leave you. Translation: when/if the Bills and/or Sabres finally do win it all, it still won't be good enough..... wth is that all about??
West End Stench Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 8 months ago. St. Bonaventure Basketball, A-10 Championship. Best. Sunday. Ever.
TheBrownBear Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 Never. Outside of the Bills, I am a die-hard UCLA basketball fanatic. My freshman year at UCLA was 1997. I attended every home game from '97-'02. Our last championship was in 1995, when I lived in Buffalo and UCLA wasn't even on my radar. Since I've been a fan, we've been to the Final Four three times (three straight years) and lost them all. Now were mired in mediocrity under the guidance of an inept athletic director (sound familiar, Bills fans?). The Bills, Sabres and UCLA Bruins (b-ball and football) are the only teams I have a legitimate rooting interest in. Given the state of things, I doubt I'll ever experience the ecstacy of a championship.
folz Posted October 20, 2012 Posted October 20, 2012 I had a good run in the 80s Celtics '81, '84, '86 Orioles '83 (I stopped watching the NBA so I can't count the most recent Celtics championship) And then I had a 20 year drought until... Syracuse (basketball) 2003
San Jose Bills Fan Posted October 20, 2012 Posted October 20, 2012 Nope. The closest was the University of Michigan's Co-National Championship Season (Nebraska) in 1997. I'm only hard core about the Bills and to a lesser degree, the Sabres.
KOKBILLS Posted October 20, 2012 Posted October 20, 2012 NFL: Bills NHL: Sabres NBA: Nets MLB: Cubs I'm cursed..... Ouch!
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted October 20, 2012 Posted October 20, 2012 Maryland Hoops and Yankees Baseball I do not believe i will ever see a Buffalo team win a championship.
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