Bing Bong Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 I realize I don't have much to work with, I go: Bills, Knicks, Syracuse basketball, Texas CFB. 2002-2003: Melo gets Boeheim's one and only Syracuse championship! One of the most fun fan experiences of my life. Bills were just fun to watch, AFCE was a tight race, I was constantly checking the standings, and they had one of my favorite Bills since being a fan, Eric Moulds! Plus Reed and Price and Bledsoe.. just a fun year to watch even if they didn't quite make it. Texas: 11-2 and Cedric Benson was a college monster. Really thought he'd be an elite NFL RB. Solid roster but just weren't good enough. Plus no college playoffs was super lame. Knicks: not a good year. Sprewell was fun to watch and I love watching basketball anyway, they were a far cry better from most of the Knicks teams in my lifetime. Which is sad.. But in retrospect, I had fun with all four of my teams, and having only 2 championships between Cuse and Texas in my lifetime makes the 2002-2003 sports year extra special. Honorable mention: 90s Bills and Knicks. Syracuse was always a good team those days, Texas wasn't up to snuff.. but no championships sadly. Wasn't around at the time, but I've watched so many old 90s Bills and Knicks games. Those Knicks were gangster, big, physical, tough, and made Madison Square Garden a scary place to play psycopaths like Oakley and Mason. Texas won an amazing 'ship but I think every other team was hot garbage in 2005. What are yours? From all the teams and sports you follow what year had the most satisfying fan experience for you based on how you weighted each team? I'm obviously Bills, as we all are lol, but there wasn't much to choose from given the start of my fandom at basically 2001 or 2002. I love hearing these stories down memory lane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRHater69 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 1980 US Olympic Hockey team. Nothing will ever top that for me including the Bills & Sabres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing Bong Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, GRHater69 said: 1980 US Olympic Hockey team. Nothing will ever top that for me including the Bills & Sabres. Yeah one championship can really satisfy your fandom. I suppose I could add the US World Cup team had it's best performance ever in 2002 summer The 30 for 30 on the Soviet perspective on that game is really good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRHater69 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Yes I saw that, it was interesting to say the least. Russian hockey was a different beast. Did you ever see the HBO special on the US team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing Bong Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 Just now, GRHater69 said: Yes I saw that, it was interesting to say the least. Russian hockey was a different beast. Did you ever see the HBO special on the US team? No should I? There was a movie on it I believe that gave me shivers of sheer pride every time I watched the ending part of the game. Felt that way on the Olympic Lochte relay where he made that superhuman swimming acceleration to win and get Phelps his gold medal record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 25 minutes ago, GRHater69 said: 1980 US Olympic Hockey team. Nothing will ever top that for me including the Bills & Sabres. Probably the best party of my life, as a junior in college some fools rented us what were then BIG TV’s, and half of SW Ohio came by to watch that. We lived in what was effectively Animal House, and it was glorious! (Except for the filth and poverty and debauchery....well maybe that part was OK.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing Bong Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Augie said: Probably the best party of my life, as a junior in college some fools rented us what were then BIG TV’s, and half of SW Ohio came by to watch that. We lived in what was effectively Animal House, and it was glorious! (Except for the filth and poverty and debauchery....well maybe that part was OK.) Wasn't the game upstate? I think my dad is still pissed to this day he went stayed in to study rather than see the game live with his friends. Was kind of hoping for Bama dude and YOLO to chirp in, all Dem Celtics fans. Interesting to see what teams other Bills fans follow because we're all over the place with our other teams (other than Sabres) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 2014 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QB Bills Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 93. Great year for the Bills and Leafs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 1992 & 1993 ... Bills were in the Super Bowl and the Blue Jays won the World Series. Syracuse hoops was 23-7 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
folz Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 1983/84 seasons (Sept '83 - June '84) Orioles won the World Series Celtics won the NBA Championship Bills were 8-8 (just before the bottom fell out, but we did draft Jim Kelly, although we wouldn't see him play for a few years) Syracuse Orange basketball team went 23-9, 2nd in Big East, and made it to the regional semi-finals in the tourney I too remember the 1980 US Hockey team beating the Russians. My entire extended family were crammed into our family room watching it together. Best single sporting event ever for me, due to my age, how much of an underdog the US team was, and the patriotism of the moment. Nadia scoring perfect 10s in gymnastics in '76 Montreal games was pretty big too (my sister was a very good gymnast, so our family watched a lot of gymnastics). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 I don’t like thinking about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 90-93 Bills run, Pirates were great with Leyland at the helm, although heartbreaking finishes st the hands of the Braves back to back, and the Pens were awesome with super Mario. Other than the Pens, who are perennially competitive, I had no idea how lucky I was to see such good results from my teams at the time—the Bills and the Pirates would both go on to outduel each other for longest dry spells of course, fun stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Process Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Makes me want to post every tournment champs run of my Grandson's soccer team....and one flag football championship. But that would bore you folks to death. Haha 2020....when the Bills won the Superbowl and Sabs won the Cup....that was an amazing year........oh wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with No Name Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 90-91 season. Reds win world series. Bulls beat Lakers. Wide Right. My life as a sports fan got off to such a promising start ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhit34 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) 1974-75 Buffalo Braves, Sabres and Bills and in college hoops UCLA Bruins. Going with either the '74 or '75 Bills, the '74 team made the playoffs, had the thrilling Monday Night win vs. Raiders, and in '75 were only 8-6 but OJ ran for over 1,800 yards and set the TD record with 23. Braxton had over 800 yards that year. '74-75 Sabres made the Stanley Cup finals and lost to Flyers but that team was fun. They had 9 players score at least 20 goals and that was the peak for the French Connection. '74-75 Braves were really good, McAdoo led the league in scoring but Ernie D got hurt and that may have prevented them from advancing deep into the playoffs. Jack Ramsay was the coach, they were just a lot of fun to watch play. Randy Smith emerged as an excellent player after being a 7th round pick from Buff State. John Wooden is my coaching idol and in his last season as coach they won another national championship in '75 beating Kentucky. Ironically it may have been Wooden's least talented team in years but they went 28-3. Only 1 championship but Sabres made the finals and the Bills and Braves were very entertaining. Edited October 27, 2018 by jwhit34 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy84 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Louisville basketball, 2013 ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Ammendment NoMas Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Without a doubt 1990-1993 Bills/Sabres/Knicks/Oakland A's all in the playoffs. It's never happened again for me. The Bills being my #1 team in my #1 sport made this easy. What a time to be a fan. Except for the misery of losing those Super Bowls. But every week in that era you could watch Bills football and see some great football on both sides of the ball. Now, it's so hard to sit through a game this year, especially when we have the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlBillsFan Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) 1993 all the way. Home team Montreal wins the Stanley cup and the Bills are in the Superbowl, again. Edited October 27, 2018 by MtlBillsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vorpma Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 1964 - 1965, Bills AFL, Dodgers MLB, Celtics NBA - all champs, just the Maple Leafs fell short! The best run for sports in my life plus young and playing baseball, football and basketball! The 1972 Sabres (Third year) season, the fourth seed to the NHL playoffs and played the Canadien's pretty hard. The final loss in game six in the Aud and the crowd chanting "Thank You Sabres." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vorpma Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 3 hours ago, jwhit34 said: 1974-75 Buffalo Braves, Sabres and Bills and in college hoops UCLA Bruins. Going with either the '74 or '75 Bills, the '74 team made the playoffs, had the thrilling Monday Night win vs. Raiders, and in '75 were only 8-6 but OJ ran for over 1,800 yards and set the TD record with 23. Braxton had over 800 yards that year. '74-75 Sabres made the Stanley Cup finals and lost to Flyers but that team was fun. They had 9 players score at least 20 goals and that was the peak for the French Connection. '74-75 Braves were really good, McAdoo led the league in scoring but Ernie D got hurt and that may have prevented them from advancing deep into the playoffs. Jack Ramsay was the coach, they were just a lot of fun to watch play. Randy Smith emerged as an excellent player after being a 7th round pick from Buff State. John Wooden is my coaching idol and in his last season as coach they won another national championship in '75 beating Kentucky. Ironically it may have been Wooden's least talented team in years but they went 28-3. Only 1 championship but Sabres made the finals and the Bills and Braves were very entertaining. Good choice, 1974/1975 great years for Buffalo Sports; great Stanley Cup Finals in 75 between Flyers and Sabres; I was working at JH Williams on Vulcan Street in Riverside second shift and the whole plant was out back listening to the game!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark92 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 4 hours ago, Man with No Name said: 90-91 season. Reds win world series. Bulls beat Lakers. Wide Right. My life as a sports fan got off to such a promising start ? THIS! So much this. 90-91 was my first year of being a sports fan. First world series, nba finals and super bowl. In my eyes that year as a whole will never be beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 15 hours ago, GRHater69 said: 1980 US Olympic Hockey team. Nothing will ever top that for me including the Bills & Sabres. ...good call....said though that some have had to auction off their memorabilia............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalobloodfloridahome Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 1999 Bills L in Music City Miracle 1999 Sabres lost in Cup 1999 Yankees win World Series 1999 Supersonics Made the playoffs Probably the best I could remember all my teams doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 My Bills/Royals/Canadiens combo is a tough pull. 92-93 I guess, Habs win the cup, Bills were winning the AFC, my all time fave George Brett got to 3000 hits in ‘92, and the Royals weren’t a complete tire fire just yet. Runner up 85-86, Royals WS, Habs Stanley Cup and the Bills were on the cusp of AFC dominance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DabillsDaBillsDaBills Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 30 year old Bills/Sabres fa. Only 2 years come to mind '99 with Sabres in the finals and Bills in the playoffs. I wasn't really old enough to appreciate it fully and obviously some pretty bitter losses 2006 Sabres in the ECF. They were so much fun to watch that year and I was really into it. Of course, 4 of our top 6 defenders get hurt and we lose in game 7... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 1992 Bills - For obvious reasons Buff Bandits - MILL Champs Bama - CFB National Champs (Teague running down the Miami player and stripping the ball is still a great memory) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) Since the only year any of my teams has won it all was in 1986, when I was a diehard Mets fan, that would have to be the year. A championship trumps everything else regarding success. Edited October 27, 2018 by matter2003 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 1991-93 Leafs to semifinals a few times Jays win 2 World Series Bills to four Super Bowl 18 hours ago, Augie said: Probably the best party of my life, as a junior in college some fools rented us what were then BIG TV’s, and half of SW Ohio came by to watch that. We lived in what was effectively Animal House, and it was glorious! (Except for the filth and poverty and debauchery....well maybe that part was OK.) We got the game live in Canada, that let the US feed know the final score before the tape delay was shown in the US and most people watching the tape delay already knew the final score The Finland game Sunday morning was shown live in the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Buffalo Bills & Michigan Wolverines Basketball. 1989: Michigan wins the National Title. I know this was the year of the "Bickering Bills", but they made the playoffs and were headed to bigger things. 1991-92: Michigan loses in the National Title game in back-to-back years as the Bills lose in Super Bowls XXVI & XXVII. in 1991 Minneapolis hosted both the Super Bowl & Final Four. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Mark Vader said: Buffalo Bills & Michigan Wolverines Basketball. 1989: Michigan wins the National Title. I know this was the year of the "Bickering Bills", but they made the playoffs and were headed to bigger things. 1991-92: Michigan loses in the National Title game in back-to-back years as the Bills lose in Super Bowls XXVI & XXVII. in 1991 Minneapolis hosted both the Super Bowl & Final Four. If John Bielien would have gone to the NBA, I would be in rough shape sports wise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 As a long time Red Sox fan, their first championship since 1918, in 2004, was a pretty mind blowing experience. It has altered my fandom of the Red Sox forever. I'm much more relaxed about the whole thing now, and feel no pressure for them to do anything again the rest of my life. In this way, I know that if the Bills ever could win a Super Bowl, it would alter my relationship with the team. It may sound weird, but I'll remain a much more interested, intense fan of the team as long as they do NOT win a championship. Once that happens, it's different and losing becomes "OK" b/c you know they did it at least once, and no one will ever take that away from them. When it comes to N.American team sports, I only follow Red Sox, Sabres, and Bills. Sabres and Bills have never won a championship, so I have never really had that year when it all came together for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 ‘73, Sabres make playoffs in third season, OJ runs for 2003 yrds 99, Sabres got to the Finals, Bills should have gone to SB.#THROWBACKDebacle I think ‘80/‘81 Bills go back to back playoffs, Sabres battle Islander Dynasty for East Supremacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanNH Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Pats — 1986 the unusual run to the playoffs with Tony season as QB BC Eagles — glutei to Phalen to beat Miami. Bruins — since I can remember.. I love Hockey and played all my life till I blew my knee out in college. I adopted the Bills as my secondary team when Kelly was QB and well I kind of bonded with a few Bills fans at a couple of Pats games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 15 hours ago, jwhit34 said: 1974-75 Buffalo Braves, Sabres and Bills and in college hoops UCLA Bruins. Going with either the '74 or '75 Bills, the '74 team made the playoffs, had the thrilling Monday Night win vs. Raiders, and in '75 were only 8-6 but OJ ran for over 1,800 yards and set the TD record with 23. Braxton had over 800 yards that year. '74-75 Sabres made the Stanley Cup finals and lost to Flyers but that team was fun. They had 9 players score at least 20 goals and that was the peak for the French Connection. '74-75 Braves were really good, McAdoo led the league in scoring but Ernie D got hurt and that may have prevented them from advancing deep into the playoffs. Jack Ramsay was the coach, they were just a lot of fun to watch play. Randy Smith emerged as an excellent player after being a 7th round pick from Buff State. John Wooden is my coaching idol and in his last season as coach they won another national championship in '75 beating Kentucky. Ironically it may have been Wooden's least talented team in years but they went 28-3. Only 1 championship but Sabres made the finals and the Bills and Braves were very entertaining. Great time to be a Buffalo sports fans, all 3 teams were good and very entertaining. Perreault, OJ and McAdoo were all stars . McAdoo was MVP that season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggTX Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 (edited) 1965. The San Diego Chargers come to War Memorial Stadium with the league's top offense that has 3 future HOF'ers -- QB John Hadl, WR Lance Allworth and RB Keith Lincoln. Bills win 23-0. The Sabres and Braves/Clippers didn't exist yet. Edited October 28, 2018 by GreggTX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 1990- Collingwood won AFL grandfinal and Bills made Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 2004. Arsenal were invincible and the Bills won 9 games (equal most I have ever seen them win). 10 hours ago, Fadingpain said: As a long time Red Sox fan, their first championship since 1918, in 2004, was a pretty mind blowing experience. It has altered my fandom of the Red Sox forever. I'm much more relaxed about the whole thing now, and feel no pressure for them to do anything again the rest of my life. I get that totally. I feel that way about Arsenal's 2004 unbeaten season - I still want them to win every week, I still want success and trophies.... but I am comfortable knowing that 2004 was probably as good as it will ever get. That is the greatest team in the club's history and as a result I more relaxed about what follows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 1992 Bills Win AFC Duke wins second straight NCAA BB tournament (led by local Christian Laettner) Sabres comes close against Bruins in playoffs Braves win National League pennant BIlls make playoffs setting up comeback game to start 93 18 hours ago, row_33 said: We got the game live in Canada, that let the US feed know the final score before the tape delay was shown in the US and most people watching the tape delay already knew the final score The Finland game Sunday morning was shown live in the US We got the live Canadian feed in Potsdam. Thrilling, nerve racking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Early 90s. Bills SB run, Jays back-to-back WS champs and the Leafs were pretty good too. I was a teenager and my sports fandom has been nearly dogsh*t ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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