dave mcbride Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/28/ralph-wilson-once-issued-a-memorable-press-release/ Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhg Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Always loved the last line: " The next time he may ask me to sit in the corner." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 F'n Awesome . Loved the quote !! Thanks for the link Dave . Our man Ralph sure had great character didn't he ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 One of the worst called games EVER. Wade pulled his team off the field in protest. The league should have immediately started a corruption investigation. Who knows, maybe that was the start of the Pats* seeming mind control of the refs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Awesome. Can't believe I missed that or forgot about it since. That game enraged me for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I watched that game in a bar called Boston's, it was painful. Was that the same year that the officials gave Testaverte the touchdown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I was also proud of "Son of Bum" that day. It took cahones to take the entire team off the field before the end of the game. Thanks for sharing. That was a nice link, from the man who brought football to Buffalo. We'll miss you Mr. Wilson. MGK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I was at that game, sitting straight across from the non-1st down first down Jefferson was given. Way short, clearly. Then the travesty of a pass interference call on the Hail Mary toss. Just sickening. I remember laying low all game with my Bills gear not showing much so I didn't have to put up with any nonsense...then after all that garbage walked out yelling "TRAVESTY! THIS IS A TRAVISTY!" Not one pats* fan argued with me about that, but more than one came up and said "Yes...but we'll take it!" The Bills fought hard that night too... and really deserved the win (they rightfully had). It was awful. Twilight Zone sort of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Romes Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Ralph got his shots in. But that cost us the Miami playoff game that year. If you really want to see a game taken away by refs roll that tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradobillsfan Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I still have a scar on my arm from this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I always loved his honesty after the CBA the owners signed but he wouldn't. Turned out he was right and all those young dumbass owners were sheep following the herd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewildrabbit Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I love that article, and didn't realize Wilson made those statements. Gotta love his passion for the game, and for his team. “But, at 80, I do know I don’t need pompous lectures from the Commissioner and I feet that the $50,000 is not only unwarranted, but punitive in nature. The next time he may ask me to sit in the corner.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulmac Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Wow...thanks for the find and sharing this..I always thought of Mr. Wilson as a class act..met him once at BCC and he was a gentleman...nice to discover he had a little bit of an attitude when it came to perceived slights, bad calls and poor officiating as well..thanks man for posting, made my day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I watched that game in a bar called Boston's, it was painful. Was that the same year that the officials gave Testaverte the touchdown? Same year. Those two games led to instant replay. I remember watching that game in an Applebee's in Erie, of all places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I actually like this part the best “But the Commissioner lecturing to me as if I were a novice, instead of one who has been involved in football infinitely longer than he has, contends that criticizing a call has ‘destructive and corrosive effects on the game.’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I watched that game in a bar called Boston's, it was painful. Was that the same year that the officials gave Testaverte the touchdown? Testaverde was given the TD because the football logo on his Jets helmet crossed the goal line. The actual ball never got within a yard of the end zone. As I recall, the Seahawks missed the playoffs due to that call and Dennis Erickson was fired. I believe the Bills got screwed by it too, but I can't remember how. Ralph got his shots in. But that cost us the Miami playoff game that year. If you really want to see a game taken away by refs roll that tape. Probably the only time in the history of football that PI was called on a Hail Mary pass on the last play of the game--and it wasn't even close to being actual PI. Disgraceful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Testaverde was given the TD because the football logo on his Jets helmet crossed the goal line. The actual ball never got within a yard of the end zone. As I recall, the Seahawks missed the playoffs due to that call and Dennis Erickson was fired. I believe the Bills got screwed by it too, but I can't remember how. Probably the only time in the history of football that PI was called on a Hail Mary pass on the last play of the game--and it wasn't even close to being actual PI. Disgraceful. Does it really matter how? I'm surprized a game-altering call during a Chragers/Raiders game doesn't have the official turning on his mic and saying: "Personal Foul. Penalty will be assessed against Buffalo in their upcoming game!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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