I'll be at the game, anyone else going?
I'll be at the game, anyone else going?
My wife and I talked about it.
I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?"
"Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet.
You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.
If I'm not mistaken, this will be the 100th meeting of the two teams.
Will always despise the Dolphins over any other AFC East rival because I had to grow up with the Bills during this dubious time in their history.By November 1978, the Dolphins' winning streak in the series had reached 17 games, a mark tied for the longest streak in NFL history for one team against another. The press in the Buffalo area frequently noted this fact.[7] The Dolphins broke the record with a 25–24 result in Buffalo's Rich Stadium on November 12 of that year.[8] With 9–7 and 17–7 victories in 1979, Miami's streak reached 20 by the end of the decade.[4]1980–89[edit]
On September 7, 1980, the Bills recorded their first victory versus the Dolphins in 21 games.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bills%...lphins_rivalry
Have fun at the game. I hope the Bills pummel those teal pretenders.
Last edited by swiper; 07-01-2015 at 08:00 AM.
I despised the Dolphins at that time.Originally Posted by Swiper
But I have come to respect Coach Don Shula and that GREAT Dolphins team.
Everything they accomplished, they did with class & without cheating.
The Patriots* on the other hand, have ZERO class & everything that they have won has been won because of CHEATING.
I rooted & cheered for the Patriots when they won the Super Bowl against the Rams.
It is sickening to know the Patriots won that game like every other game they won because they CHEATED.
They are the one team I will always despise.
I had season tickets & was at the game September 7 1980 when the Bills won over the Dolphins & the fans tore down the goal posts.
That was a great time in Bills History as was winning against the Fins in Buffalo 24-14 to win the AFC East in the Super Bowl years.
But I will enjoy when the Bills finally knock off the Patriots* to win the AFC East more than I did when we won those games against the Fins
Work at Shulas' steakhouse for years. Classiest guy I ever met. He didn't care if you were a janitor or manager /waiter /bar tender he treated you equally and always made sure to say hi.
We were asked to wear our team jerseys on Monday night football Bills vs. Dolfins. Flutie vs. Marino. I was wearing my bills jersey and SHula laughed it off. We squished the fish that night and Shula wasn't so upset because he did not like Jimmy Johnson who was the fins coach at that time. I kept my job.
better days (07-01-2015),Joe Fo Sho (07-01-2015),Meathead (07-03-2015),Oaf (07-02-2015),The last buffalo fan (07-01-2015),Victor7 (07-01-2015)
Miami would of been crushed even worse by the NFC, who had a ~16 year run of championships give or take a few years.
I've never been to Miami but I always imagined that it's exactly how it's pictured in GTA: Vice City. The only reason I would ever go there is for Cuban food.
Oaf (07-02-2015)
I've been to Miami a number of times.
I've been to one Dolphins/Bills games down there too. It was the year the Dolphins picked up Culpepper instead of Drew Brees. Oops. I don't remember what year it was, but it was the second game of the season. They tell me the game was sold out, but there were TONS of empty seats. There were also TONS of Bills fans there...to the point where I almost felt that we weren't in the minority.
We beat them too.
They usually sell out but don't show up. Tons of finfans nationwide who don't fly out. They are the MOST fairweathered fans IMO. I'm not saying that because I'm a bills fan. I'm saying that because I lived in So. Fla and my friends were mostly finfans. It was easy to just ask tickets from them.
Last edited by justasportsfan; 07-01-2015 at 02:23 PM.
feldspar (07-01-2015)
So you have no interest in BEAUTIFUL, scantily clad women?
The fact that Shula (and his players) was who he was was made it so infuriating that Wilson couldn't field a team that could beat them once over ten years.
And it goes to show as Shula's recent comments about the Patriots show. The league has changed. And not for the better.
My kid (Bills fan) and his girlfriend (Fins fan) will be there.
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better days (07-01-2015)
I'm going !
Purchased my plane ticket yesterday.
Hey better days
Where do I find the scantily clad women ?? :-)
better days (07-01-2015)
In the Miami area, South Beach.
But if you come to the West Coast of Fla, Clearwater Beach is the place to see them.
You should disinherit him ...
I've been to the Miami game in Florida 4 times and have been fortunate enough to see them win all 4. It's funny, since the Miami fans drift out in the 2nd half, leaving only Bills fans who basically take over the stadium.
better days (07-02-2015)
My wife was actually a Dolphins fan when we were dating (starting in '85)...we were together and eventually married when the Glory Years team was being put together ('88). My rabid support of the Bills, combined with the subsequent years of consistently *****-slapping Marino cured her of that in somewhat short order. I expect history to repeat itself.
The stars have once again aligned. The similarities are too consistent to be written off as mere coincidence. We will go to the Super Bowl.
better days (07-02-2015),Meathead (07-03-2015)
hahaha, sounds good. And promising. But your son needs to do something different than you, because I want to win the darn thing.
And kudos for marrying after only 3 years of dating. Today it seems like everybody only marries after 15 years of dating and only if accidentally there is offspring on the horizon. Well, maybe this is only in Germany...
You think that is bad?
My son in-law is a Fins fan & a brother in-law is a CHEATERS fan.
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