TarponChaser said:
Who was the backup for the Lions in that timeframe who started several games for them one year when their starter got hurt, played pretty well, and then parlayed those starts into a massive payday to be a starter- I think with the Dolphins?
I got them reversed. I think Mitchell played well when Marino got hurt, then got paid to suck at Detroit.maroon barchetta said:TarponChaser said:
Who was the backup for the Lions in that timeframe who started several games for them one year when their starter got hurt, played pretty well, and then parlayed those starts into a massive payday to be a starter- I think with the Dolphins?
Geez. Not Scott Mitchell. He was the starter.
Gagliano? Did he go to Miami?
HtownAg92 said:I got them reversed. I think Mitchell played well when Marino got hurt, then got paid to suck at Detroit.maroon barchetta said:TarponChaser said:
Who was the backup for the Lions in that timeframe who started several games for them one year when their starter got hurt, played pretty well, and then parlayed those starts into a massive payday to be a starter- I think with the Dolphins?
Geez. Not Scott Mitchell. He was the starter.
Gagliano? Did he go to Miami?
agproducer said:
Kramer's life after football had been horrible. His teenage son committed suicide. Then, Kramer depressed from the death and his in the NFL, shot himself in the head but survived.
I had one of these for many years, in a display case. Then one day I noticed the soda had eaten through the bottom of the can and it was leaking everywhere.Texicurean said:
Seeing this pictures of "The snake" reminded me of this:
I always thought it was beer, didn't realize until I found this picture it was cola.
EclipseAg said:I had one of these for many years, in a display case. Then one day I noticed the soda had eaten through the bottom of the can and it was leaking everywhere.Texicurean said:
Seeing this pictures of "The snake" reminded me of this:
I always thought it was beer, didn't realize until I found this picture it was cola.
I was a Cowboys fan living in Houston, but still appreciated and copied the White Shoes TD celebration. It was iconic.EclipseAg said:
Hard to describe how much I loved the Oilers. They were just like Houston back then; gritty, hard-nosed, blue-collar. We lived and died for them.
In high school I worked at a grocery store, and almost always worked Sundays. During the playoffs, we would use rubber bands to hold the store intercom mike near a transistor radio so we could play the broadcast for all the shoppers. Imagine doing that today!
Me and my brother used to gather all the neighborhood kids and play a game we just called "Billy White Shoes Johnson." We'd P for K a long ball and the guy back deep had to return it against everybody else. We had a long front yard so it was tough, but if you made it through the gauntlet you got to do the shaky leg dance.
My future mother- and father-in-law used to have big game watching parties and everyone in their neighborhood would decorate their yards with Oilers gear on Sundays. When Bum brought the boys back from Pittsburgh, they went to the Dome to join the crowd. For some reason, I decided not to go and missed out.
Man, those were good days.
I had Texans season tickets that first year but never renewed. It was not the same. I haven't watched a game in a decade or more.
EclipseAg said:
Hard to describe how much I loved the Oilers. They were just like Houston back then; gritty, hard-nosed, blue-collar. We lived and died for them.
In high school I worked at a grocery store, and almost always worked Sundays. During the playoffs, we would use rubber bands to hold the store intercom mike near a transistor radio so we could play the broadcast for all the shoppers. Imagine doing that today!
Me and my brother used to gather all the neighborhood kids and play a game we just called "Billy White Shoes Johnson." We'd P for K a long ball and the guy back deep had to return it against everybody else. We had a long front yard so it was tough, but if you made it through the gauntlet you got to do the shaky leg dance.
My future mother- and father-in-law used to have big game watching parties and everyone in their neighborhood would decorate their yards with Oilers gear on Sundays. When Bum brought the boys back from Pittsburgh, they went to the Dome to join the crowd. For some reason, I decided not to go and missed out.
Man, those were good days.
I had Texans season tickets that first year but never renewed. It was not the same. I haven't watched a game in a decade or more.
Actually it was! Still have the Billy Beer. Those two cans were supposed to be my retirement. LOLmaroon barchetta said:EclipseAg said:I had one of these for many years, in a display case. Then one day I noticed the soda had eaten through the bottom of the can and it was leaking everywhere.Texicurean said:
Seeing this pictures of "The snake" reminded me of this:
I always thought it was beer, didn't realize until I found this picture it was cola.
Of course it ate through the can.
It was snake venom.
Was it next to a can of Billy Beer?
This rules.EclipseAg said:
Me and my brother used to gather all the neighborhood kids and play a game we just called "Billy White Shoes Johnson." We'd P for K a long ball and the guy back deep had to return it against everybody else. We had a long front yard so it was tough, but if you made it through the gauntlet you got to do the shaky leg dance.
Bibendum 86 said:I don't think it's possible as long as one of the Adams' own the Titans. And If they did sell, they'd keep the Oilers trademark out of spite.Ghost91 said:DartAg1970 said:
Whatever it would cost to buy back the rights from Tennessee to get the Oilers name and colors back would be worth it.
I've said this for years. Some billionaire or politician is missing out on a huge opportunity here. We're such a quiet fanbase in general, but every time I bring up the subject of the Oilers with anyone who grew up here, their eyes light up and they start talking about them with the same passion you see on this thread.
I don't think that the "powers that be" realize how deep the sentiment for that logo and colors runs.
If they somehow came back, it would be insanity here.
Big Bucks said:
I have Loser Takes All. Ed Fowler did a really good job on that book. So good it pissed off too many folks.
Sea Speed said:
Seen at the swift on 146 up towards 10. Not pictured is the all baby blue one. I'm kicking myself for not buying one.
He was a seriously crusty dude. Believe it or not he left sports to become and Anglican priest. Semi-retired but works at St. Paul's in Clear Lake from time to time.scd88 said:
Loved listening to Ed Fowler on the radio. I didn't agree with his opinions many times but enjoyed the show.
Bibendum 86 said:He was a seriously crusty dude. Believe it or not he left sports to become and Anglican priest. Semi-retired but works at St. Paul's in Clear Lake from time to time.scd88 said:
Loved listening to Ed Fowler on the radio. I didn't agree with his opinions many times but enjoyed the show.
He was head priest at a parish in Tulsa, and I have common friends who were parishioners there. Uniformly loved the guy.maroon barchetta said:Bibendum 86 said:He was a seriously crusty dude. Believe it or not he left sports to become and Anglican priest. Semi-retired but works at St. Paul's in Clear Lake from time to time.scd88 said:
Loved listening to Ed Fowler on the radio. I didn't agree with his opinions many times but enjoyed the show.
Bibendum 86 said:He was a seriously crusty dude. Believe it or not he left sports to become and Anglican priest. Semi-retired but works at St. Paul's in Clear Lake from time to time.scd88 said:
Loved listening to Ed Fowler on the radio. I didn't agree with his opinions many times but enjoyed the show.
scd88 said:Bibendum 86 said:He was a seriously crusty dude. Believe it or not he left sports to become and Anglican priest. Semi-retired but works at St. Paul's in Clear Lake from time to time.scd88 said:
Loved listening to Ed Fowler on the radio. I didn't agree with his opinions many times but enjoyed the show.
What a lane change. His intro music to his show was Willie Nelson's "Whisky River" which always gave me the impression he was drunk. Well, the way he acted and his opinions led me to believe he was drunk, too....
