3rd Super Bowl loss sends Tim McVeigh over the edge

[NeckMeat182]

Came accross this article and found it quite interesting.  Did not realize McVeigh was a Bills super fan.

 

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/09/02/how-football-fed-timothy-mcveighs-despair-219625

[Lurker]

I was going to post the link, but as a public service decided not to.

 

Stupidest Bills-related article ever...

[BillsPride12]

Ugh first the shooter in Jacksonville and now this.....this is not the type of publicity the Bills want

[NeckMeat182]

Think of it as a cautinary tale of loving the Bills too much.  We all know how we treat people after a loss.  Fascinating that sports fandom can have such sway.

[Bronxbomber21]

They dont call it bills mafia for no reason... The fans are crazy

Edited September 2, 2018 by Bronxbomber21

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

2 minutes ago, NeckMeat182 said:

Think of it as a cautinary tale of loving the Bills too much.  We all know how we treat people after a loss.  Fascinating that sports fandom can have such sway.

Reading some of the threads here can lead you to the conclusion that a few of us might be wound a bit too tightly...?

[BADOLBILZ]

 

We definitely have a concerning group on this board that can't process criticism of the team and then wallow in despair when the team loses.

 

That is a highly unhealthy combination.

 

It's entertainment.........and a product where you aren't given free-market options.........not realizing this and your right to expect more and be critical of bad results is an invitation to mental illness.

[LeGOATski]

?

 

This is so sad.

[Green Lightning]

What pushes some over the line to blind hatred of people is beyond me, but I got to believe Bills football isn't one of them.

[Madbillsfan]

We didn't tear down the goalposts after beating Miami.  

[Matty the Dustmop]

They did that year when they beat Miami to win the AFC East and clinch home field....

[row_33]

7 minutes ago, Madbillsfan said:

We didn't tear down the goalposts after beating Miami.  

 

1980 they did, ended Miami’s 20-0 shellacking of the Bills for the entire 1970s

 

 

[Freddie's Dead]

What unmitigated horse****.  Blaming the Bills for Oklahoma City?  !@#$ you Politico and Sam Anderson.  Ridiculous angle.  If the Bills caused OKC, where are all the other mass murderers from Buffalo in the same time frame?  What?  There are none?  No ****, Sherlock.

Edited September 2, 2018 by Freddie's Dead

[Taro T]

12 minutes ago, BUFFALOBART said:

The idiots that tore down the goal posts, hoisted sections of them up to the top level of the stadium, and *threw them over the edge* to the ground below...

 

Are you referring to the 1980 Fish game?  If so, No, they did not throw them over the top of the stadium.  They WANTED to & brought a goalpost up into the upper deck, but security kept them from tossing it over.

 

A couple of other sections of goalpost did make it into the parking lot, but not after being tossed over the stadium.  They would've killed someone filing out of the stadium if they had.

[Madbillsfan]

33 minutes ago, row_33 said:

 

1980 they did, ended Miami’s 20-0 shellacking of the Bills for the entire 1970s

Their first chance came in the winter of 1991. The Bills stormed through the playoffs, beating their archrivals—the decadent, tropical Miami Dolphins—after which the home fans rushed the field and tore down the goalposts. Then the Bills destroyed the L.A. Raiders 51–3 and entered the Super Bowl as heavy favorites. Their opponents were the New York Giants, media darlings of the megalopolis to the south, which meant that this was an opportunity to work out some major civic anxiety in front of the whole world.

Quote

 

 

This is not accurate. 

Edited September 2, 2018 by Madbillsfan

[Seanbillsfan2206]

2 minutes ago, Madbillsfan said:

Their first chance came in the winter of 1991. The Bills stormed through the playoffs, beating their archrivals—the decadent, tropical Miami Dolphins—after which the home fans rushed the field and tore down the goalposts. Then the Bills destroyed the L.A. Raiders 51–3 and entered the Super Bowl as heavy favorites. Their opponents were the New York Giants, media darlings of the megalopolis to the south, which meant that this was an opportunity to work out some major civic anxiety in front of the whole world.

This is not accurate. 

They 100% tore the goal posts down in 1980

[Boatdrinks]

1 hour ago, BillsPride12 said:

Ugh first the shooter in Jacksonville and now this.....this is not the type of publicity the Bills want

Man, how can you comment about the Bills or Buffalo’ s image on this board and still have sympathy for the victims and their families? Heck , even for the killer. He must have been mentally ill and somebody (else) should have noticed and did something about it. How could he have been allowed to rent that truck and buy fertilizer? How , how, how ....You must be a horrible person and should be publicly shamed! 

25 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said:

What unmitigated horse****.  Blaming the Bills for Oklahoma City?  !@#$ you Politico and Sam Anderson.  Ridiculous angle.  If the Bills caused OKC, where are all the other mass murderers from Buffalo in the same time frame?  What?  There are none?  No ****, Sherlock.

C’mon Freddy. How can your thoughts be about the Bills when reading this ? Horrible people on this board. For shame, for shame. ?

46 minutes ago, Matty the Dustmop said:

They did that year when they beat Miami to win the AFC East and clinch home field....

Right. It was the Christmas Eve game vs Miami for the division , Reich started at QB 

[Beach]

Bills are always to blame...

[NeckMeat182]

34 minutes ago, BUFFALOBART said:

Raiders?

Methinks the OP is a TROLL.....

Yeah not sure what im trolling, methinks you're reading too much into it.  It is an interesting piece take it or leave it I guess.  

Edited September 2, 2018 by NeckMeat182

[BobChalmers]

Pretty sure they tore the goal posts down after Smerlas blocked the Jets FG to make the playoffs?