JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 I am still amazed at the start of the game and the bald eagle...That was cool. 31936[/snapback] Goosebumps...
VABills Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Goosebumps... 32022[/snapback] If you like eagles, we have a bunch around me. http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/200...9142004/1502267
Mark VI Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 First time I remember seeing it was during the 1984 baseball season. I remember the Padres fans were doing it in the NLCS at the Murph. It would explain a lot if it were true that Californians invented such a mindless activity. 29463[/snapback] I believe the credit for " Inventing the Wave " goes to the University of Washington football fans, around 1981-82...I've read that several times..
Gavin in Va Beach Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Goosebumps... 32022[/snapback] It seemed to get a little dusty around our seats when the anthem was being sung, the planes flew by, and then the eagle was flying around...
VABills Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Come to think of it. Folks, I understand the eagle and plane flying around was cool. Why are you cheering during the Anthem. Please show some respect next time. Stand stright and proud. And be quiet.
Bledsoe1 Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 I believe the credit for " Inventing the Wave " goes to the University of Washington football fans, around 1981-82...I've read that several times.. 32040[/snapback] So they're the knuckleheads And yes, Challenger the Eagle was very cool...the planes were awesome... Ahhhh, there's nothing like opening day
Just Jack Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Come to think of it. Folks, I understand the eagle and plane flying around was cool. Why are you cheering during the Anthem. Please show some respect next time. Stand stright and proud. And be quiet. 32057[/snapback] Because there was a timing mixup and the planes were coming over the stadium during the anthem, rather than right after it.
BILLS4LIFE Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 I am still amazed at the start of the game and the bald eagle...That was cool. 31936[/snapback] That was awesome seeing the planes and that eagle flying around. Anyone have any pics of those? B)
#89 Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 yes, I took the planes and a couple of the eagle. I'll see if I can figure out the new scanner
cåblelady Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 yes, I took the planes and a couple of the eagle. I'll see if I can figure out the new scanner 33353[/snapback] Alright! Cindy. Are ya sure the mountains didn't block the shot ?
#89 Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 Alright! Cindy. Are ya sure the mountains didn't block the shot ? 33355[/snapback] Think about it Harriet -I can look up and see just fine, it's when I look down Was that a Blonde moment?
nick in* england Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 All this talk about the Wave got me a wondering...where did it orginate at? I think that it was a college that started it, anybody know? 29452[/snapback] ummm.... in MEXICO????????
JOHNNYFAIRPLAY Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 I am so glad that ROCK pointed this out. I hate the Freaking wave. My interests at a Bills game are to watch whats happening on the field! I can give two stevestojans what everyone else in the crowd is doing. Im not sure who stated this on the first page of this thread, but you're right, some people have no reason to be at a Bills game. DO THE FREAKING WAVE FROM YOUR COUCH AT HOME WHEN YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT WATCHING A FOOTBALL GAME THAT YOU GOT FREE TICKETS TO. -OUT
nick in* england Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 The Wave: Regardless of claims to the contrary, the very first "Wave," whereby fans form a wave going around the stadium by standing up, then sitting down, occurred at Husky Stadium -- the October 31, 1981 UW-Stanford game, to be precise, which the UW won 42-31 after reeling off 28 straight points to come from behind. Rob Weller, then UW yell-leader and later co-host of Entertainment Tonight, claims that the Wave was his invention. The story is that thw Wave was originally planned to rise from the lowest to the highest seats in the student section and then back down again, but it was found that this was impractical to coordinate. Instead, a left-to-right (east to west) wave was substituted, with the wave then running around the stadium's horseshoe. I personally doubt that the wave all around the stadium was actually planned -- it is much more likely, it seems to me, that the initial plan was the have the wave go left-to-right and then right-to-left within the student section, since one could hardly expect the remainder of fans (in the horseshoe end) to automatically pick up on it. That they did anyway is a credit to the enthusiasm of the typical Husky fan. Since then, practically every other place in the USA has claimed that it invented the Wave 29522[/snapback] For fuggs sake - like the USA ACTUCALLY made up the wave. Sometimes your nation is pathetic. The Wave originated in Mexico gaining prominence in the World Cup finals in 1970. It was then used internationally at sporting events (incl. College Football, Hockey and Pro-Football in the US). It was first seen (internationally) in Mexico City in the Azteca Stadium in 1968 during the Mexico Olympics. Mexico's right of ownership was confirmed during the Mexico World Cup two years later. It gained a 'craze' status in 184 when used in the Olyimpics Opening Ceremony in LA in 1984 which spawned the Mexican Wave craze of the 1986 world cup. Other anecdotal, unconfirmed reports claim that the wave has long been a staple of the huge crowds at south american soccer matches for decades. Much as I love you guys - America did NOT come up with the wave idea - though they did have a large part to play in drawing it into international conciousness.
rockpile Posted September 16, 2004 Author Posted September 16, 2004 snipped... Much as I love you guys - America did NOT come up with the wave idea - though they did have a large part to play in drawing it into international conciousness. 33413[/snapback] Nonsense. America invented everything. Hell, we invented gravity.
buffaloboyinATL Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 I agree. We are usually a pretty knowledgeable crowd, but doing the wave when we have the ball is just plain ignorant. Some fans are more into the stadium experience than the football game. Bad form.
Fashionformillenium Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 NOT WHEN WE'VE GOT THE BALL, OUR QB IS TRYING TO CALL PLAYS, AND OUR OFFENSIVE PLAYERS ARE TRYING TO HEAR THE FRIGGIN' CADENCE !!!!!!!!! Jeez. 29384[/snapback] I think the Wave is fun and represents support for our team. Still, I can see it could be distracting to the audience and the players. Making alot of noise when our players need to hear each other is a no no, I get that. What logic!
Just Jack Posted September 17, 2004 Posted September 17, 2004 Nonsense. America invented everything. Hell, we invented gravity. 33418[/snapback] And oxygen, don't forget that.
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