Ned Flanders

Yikes, first saw the subject line and I thought that Valby had died...whew! First saw him at the Mason Jar on Jefferson Road in Rochester in '76...during the 80s and early 90s, he always seemed to be at the Penny Arcade in Rochester the day after Christmas, so I used to see him then...he's been down here to DC a couple of times, but not in many years.

What is it about April? Oklahoma City, Columbine, Virginia Tech, Binghamton...

I think DTV has a special going on now...commit to 12 months and receive a free cooler.

"We're at the crossroads...there's no doubt about that. But you can get it done...you can get it done...what's more you've GOT to get it done." RIP, Coach

While the lyrics are different, the Fish use the same music for their "fight song."

Especially for you, Rock: Just saw this on the uniwatch blog...old AFL program covers

Remember, Ralph was from Detroit and I believe, was a minority owner of the Lions. He wanted a bigger chunk of the Lions but settled for the AFL. To emulate the Lions, who were pretty decent those days, he wanted the Bills to "look" like Detroit, hence the original Bills blue and silver.

Dad, is that you?

Think I read where last Sunday's games in Miami drew a little over 10K...as we all know, Miami is a suck-a$$ sports town, so the upside is that the NCAA probably won't be going back there for awhile. The same may hold true more Memphis.

Thanks Lori. I read the article using my best Curt Gowdy voice for the first half, following it up with Charlie Jones...with a little bit of Al DeRogatis thrown in.

Yeah, that would be it....very nice, clean look. I like the '73 version with the blue pants, but this all white version fits the "Bill." Gawd, I just hope they don't wear those awful 1960 blue and silver jobs...which BTW, Ralph wanted those colors since he's from Detroit and was a minority owner in the Lions before buying the Buffalo AFL franchise.

So, Bloomberg is reporting that the price DTV will be paying the NFL will go up 43 percent? I wonder who that "increase" will be passed down to? With Super Fan, I'm already paying north of $300/year...but like Chandler81 sez, I can't imagine Sundays without the Ticket...but jeeziz, a 43 percent hike?!?!

Or take it down and put up the list of 2009 opponents...and yes, an updated video would be nice.

I think 'Cuse has a 4 seed locked up. Win tonight and I think they could climb to a 3. Win the whole f'n thing and they would be at least a 3, maybe a 2. But what would be left in the tank? Let's say they're a 3 seed and would face a team like Cleveland State...and I hate even the thought of even traveling out west somewhere. I guess that's why they call it "Madness."

Isn't this close to what we gave the Pats for Drew?

I've been a fan since the '60s...cheered through the good times (Super Bowls) and cried through the bad (Super Bowls) but, like virtually all on this board, there was always "hope" and the flame inside never flickered... However, with me, something clicked following the Cleveland MNF game...something went off inside and left me with a feeling regarding this team that I've never experienced, even during the 2-14 years of '84-85 and at the end of Supe XXVIII against the Cowboys. Something went off, something more powerful than "Aw, the hell with 'em!" For there were hundreds of times I actually said it, after the Cleveland game, I could FEEL it. Some may ask, then why do you continue to hang on to a Bills message board, and that's a good question. But something, and I can't put my finger on it, is missing, and the flame inside is perhaps now nothing more than a spark. Like some have said, maybe a big FA or starting 5-1 next year ( ) may rekindle the flame...who knows. I just know right now, the despair I feel for our football team has never registered such depths.

I tried watching it when it first premiered last year...too depressing, had to turn it off.

Bills at Pittsburgh, Three Rivers Stadium, 1992 playoffs with Frank Reich at the helm. Paid $100 for an upper deck ticket...Bills won, so it was worth every penny.

Final drive in XXV...Bills are deep in their own territory and a handoff to Thurman almost broke...the Giants were playing eight DBs and if it wasn't for a shoestring tackle by a Giant DB at about our 40, Thurman would have scored. Thurman had one guy to beat...and that one guy dove, stuck out his arm and saved the game for NY. 18 years ago and I can see the play like it was yesterday....

Jeeziz, Rich Funke was the Ch. 10 sports guy when I was in high school in Rochester....over 30 years ago! He's still around?!?!!?

Final line in Caddyshack. Rodney: "Hey everybody, we're all gonna take a shower!"

What he said. The baseball analogy is moot...if you're going to use another sport analogy why not basketball? Why not a 15 minute overtime period, regardless...no sudden death. If there's still a tie after one OT period, play another. But I wouldn't go for that, and I doubt the players would either.

So what? What constitutes a good/weak offense or defense? The weekly stats? Is it a given that the decent offense scores on the weak defense every time? The point is, yes, you want the ball first in OT for obvious reasons. But the defense or ST can't B word and moan that they never got their hands on the ball in OT if the opposing team scores. The defense has a job to do, just as the offense.

Agree. Team A wins toss, gets ball. Team B plays defense, which last time I checked is a huge part of the game, and forces a punt, gets ball and scores. Game over. To those who say, "what if the team that wins the toss runs back the KO for a TD, it isn't FAIR!" To those I say, Special Teams are part of the game as well. Tackle the freakin' kick returner...or stay in your lanes. Please, not the college abortion. As far as a baseball-type approach, still wouldn't buy it. See above.

GBID doesn't provide a link, Ralph gets into the HOF...I'm afraid of what weird thing might happen next...