Ned Flanders

I miss when Bob Hope would introduce the All American team during his Christmas special...it was always fun. I'm old. Bruce:

Here in DC, the saying goes, if you don't hear three rumors by noon, start one of your own. This post may reflect that. 2:55pm: I sit corrected.

Agree, the AFC South is the most irrelevant division in the NFL, thus they get the least-watched time slot. The NFC South isn't far behind...

Just got back from mine...lunch, office trivia contest (each person submits an anecdote about themselves and everyone guesses who it is), and pirate gift exchange...took a little more than two hours, then BACK TO WORK.

Aurora HO cars were the best. Good for you for keeping hold of them. I look at the Aurora stuff on eBay and drool.

I've been yelling at the TV from my couch that I could do better at clock management. I'm uniquely qualified for the job. Anyone have BBB's email address?

Good luck with that...the money may be there for UNC hoops but not at the level that the SEC or Big 10 football boys are at.

Was really looking forward to Blitz on Apple TV+...meh, not bad but nothing special either. Two out of four stars.

If NASCAR is a sport, so is driving to work. The NHL is nearly unwatchable...ads on the boards, ice, helmets, jerseys...and it will only get worse. Look at a game from the 70s and 80s on YouTube...a clean, fast game. Plus, the Sabres look to define "suck" on a near nightly basis. I also miss Coaches Corner on CBC.

I hope I'm wrong, but this story will continue to grow...expect a TMZ "exposé" in the coming days and the national networks to pick this up. If the news cycle becomes slow, this could make it to the top of many broadcasts. The day time shows, Kelly Clarkson, etc. will eat this up.

Any song NOT sung by Mariah Carey...I'd rather hear Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer on a continuous loop in hell before I'd listen to her.

I think when you open camp, you know 50 of the 53 guys who are going to make the team...I don't think you need a two game a preseason to determine that.

What makes the NFL great is that less is more. I liked the 16 game schedule...17 is just an odd number. But if you have to go to 18 games, eliminate the preseason entirely, it's unwatchable, and give each team two byes. Also, do the byes by division...makes little sense for a team to get a bye early while the rest of your division is playing.

If you haven't already, be sure to watch the ESPN 30 for 30, "Requiem for the Big East." Outstanding documentary on 80s-90s Big East basketball.

Dang, the Sabres were so fun in those days...hardest ticket in the NHL.

1964, the original GI Joe with WWII accessories. Seem to recall in later years, I also had the British, German, and Japanese Joes. Also, the Green Beret guy. Electric football, 1968, Browns vs. Giants. Sent away for the Bills and Raiders and they took months to arrive. Same Christmas, Hot Wheels set that included the turbo blaster that shot them out on to the track. 1971 table hockey game that we played into the wee hours of the night...metal players that we bent the sticks to give them a curve. 1973ish-Talking Football from Mattel where you put the little records in a player...you choose the offense and your opponent chooses the defense. Also around that time, Monday Night Football from Aurora, with Roger Staubach on the box.

Can't believe I didn't mention that in my earlier post...I went when it was just the D-Day Museum...got there about 1:00pm and they had to chase me out when they closed at 5:00. Could have spent several more hours there. I understand the expanded museum, covering all of WWII, is excellent. Need to get down there to see it.

Living in the DC area, the Smithsonians get the nod...Franklin Institute in Philly also very good, along with Revolutionary War museum. Rock & Roll HOF was a pleasant surprise as I thought it'd be just Hard Rock Cafe without the hamburgers. When the kids were little, the Play Museum in Rochester was always a big hit. Baseball and pro football HOF also get huge props.

And a clunker in Indy, the last game of the season, where the Bills blew a 14-3 lead. The day before, Washington missed a chip shot FG at Cincinnati that would have given the Bills home field. I'll always believe that 1988 team had the goods to win the Super Bowl, if only the AFCCG was played at Rich.

Great report! Thank you!

Perhaps these people are investing in the team because it's cheaper than buying PSLs?