JMF2006 Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 The biggest difference between now and back then is social media. I thank God that it wasn't around then because it would have been a mess. On 1/7/2021 at 2:21 AM, ALLEN1QB said: I had alot more hair then. Expand I think we all did On 1/7/2021 at 3:38 AM, Michael1962 said: I agree it was limited but having left WNY and living in Colorado I relied on USA today for meager Bills coverage. Hard to believe the net was not a thing. Expand Al Gore didn't invent it yet 1 1
JMF2006 Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 4:19 AM, Joe Ferguson said: The chrome was thick and the women were straight. Expand That was the 70's
wjag Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 4:50 AM, Billznut said: True, although the Courier-Express was long gone by the 90s. It ended in the early 80s. Expand Yeah I was guessing on the timing.
timekills17 Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 I had a subscription to SHOUT! just so I could get a portion of what we see on OBL these days. Looked forward to it and SI magazine. Nowadays there isn't much I look forward to getting in the mail. 1
BillsPride12 Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) R.I.P. Tim....I know your enjoying this ride with all of us in spirit! Edited January 7, 2021 by BillsPride12 3
The BLUES Brothers Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 11:45 AM, BillsPride12 said: R.I.P. Tim....I know your enjoying this ride with all of us in spirit! Expand His book "Big Russ and Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life" is one of my favorites - could hear him telling the store as I read it. We all lost a good one when he passed. Great Bills football and fandom Video - A blast from the past as we're looking towards the future! 2
fergie's ire Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 3:00 AM, wjag said: The thing I was thinking about today was the amount of material we now have access to. Back in the 90s, it was the Courier Express and Buffalo Evening News. And that was it. Monday morning had extensive write ups about the Bills and the other games. And then it was an article or two per day until Sunday. Now you can lose an entire day just wandering around youtube for clips. The instant information we have now was unheard of back then. Expand Don't forget SHOUT! a lifeline for out of towners. I still remember running to the mailbox to get that weekly paper.
atlbillsfan1975 Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 6:04 AM, Steve Billieve said: People keep comparing this to the 90's but to me this feels bigger. I think we are about to go on a world beating run. I think we have the best coach in the league and a QB who's ready to prove it. People want to talk about how old Josh Allen is. What about McDermott? And we have the best coach gm relationship in the league. Expand I mean that’s how I felt in 1990 after the playoffs and before the 1st Super Bowl. I was also 15 and was new to being disappointed. I do agree that this feels different, but I think that has a ton to do with the fan base now and the community. Those four losses brought us together. It’s taken 25 years to have a team that can deliver a Super Bowl win. Thank you to everyone at OBD for giving us this shining piece of hope. 1
SoCal Deek Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 3:38 AM, Michael1962 said: I agree it was limited but having left WNY and living in Colorado I relied on USA today for meager Bills coverage. Hard to believe the net was not a thing. Expand Ha! Same here. I’d forgot about those days. Living in Southern California I too subscribed to the USA Today for years for the exact same reason. On 1/7/2021 at 12:37 PM, fergie's ire said: Don't forget SHOUT! a lifeline for out of towners. I still remember running to the mailbox to get that weekly paper. Expand That’s another one! Same experience. That little newspaper always seemed like something made in a junior high cafeteria...but it was one of the only sources of pure Bills news for those of us who’d moved away from WNY. Good times! 1
fergie's ire Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 1:31 PM, SoCal Deek said: Ha! Same here. I’d forgot about those days. Living in Southern California I too subscribed to the USA Today for years for the exact same reason. That’s another one! Same experience. That little newspaper always seemed like something made in a junior high cafeteria...but it was one of the only sources of pure Bills news for those of us who’d moved away from WNY. Good times! Expand And what about "The National"?
BillnutinHouston Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 Funny thing about those teams though, they didn't blow out their opponents consistently the way we seem to be doing now. They just seemed to win a lot of close ballgames.
Another Fan Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 I know I feel like the world is a mess now but the 90 AFC Championship game kept getting interrupted with Dessert Storm updates. 13-3 that year too In terms of football idk if I’d say it’s the early 90s yet. We were expected to win the Super Bowl every year back then. The bar is set high but not quite there yet?
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