Post by TheShadow on Dec 26, 2003 11:30:50 GMT -5
From: Dave (raidernation@aol.com)
Subject: If the Raiders WERE NOT your local team...
Newsgroups: alt.sports.football.pro.oak-raiders
... when you were growing up (as in my case), what made you a fan of the Silver
& Black? For me, it was a couple of things. First, my favorite color was/is
black. Secondly, when I was 8, 9, 10 years old in the mid-70s, I used to watch
Oakland games on NBC, usually called by Curt Gowdy. I loved how dirty they
were on defense, led by the likes of Tatum, Atkinson, Sistrunk, Hendricks,
Villapiano, et al. On offense, The Snake was my favorite player in the NFL.
Every ball was a spiral. Loved the mammoth O-line... Upshaw, Lawrence, Dalby,
Shell. And Cliff, Freddy and Ghost rocked. What's not to love about that
team? Lastly, when you are a kid, you tend to lean towards cool logos. The
Raiders helmet logo was the coolest logo in the NFL when I was a kid, and it
still is to this day. Why do you think Tampa Bay stole it from us??? ;-)
So if you didn't grow up in Raider Country (Bay Area -or- L.A., depending on
your age), what exactly made you a Raider fan?
----
From: BLITZ
The aerial shoot outs between Lamonica and Dawson got my attention first,
but the AFL had no respect yet, so my team was the Cowboys (cause of Mel
Renfro being from my neighborhood). Then the merger happened, so Cowboys
were #1 and Raiders #2. Then Raiders move to L.A. at the same time I happen
to be down there. The Raiders are playing the Cowboys that season and I
have a decision to make that I was never faced with before. I was torn, but
I turned to my buddy from Big D and said, "$50 says the Raiders kick their
ass." Monday morning I was $50 richer and had a new favorite team with no
second. 20 years ago and I've flowen into Oakland many time for games -
something I never would have done for the Cowboys.
----
From: Skeptic L1
The Raider Shield and colors were so inspiring, the coolest in the NFL. My
elementary flag football team my Dad coached was the Raiders. My Dad took my
brother and I to meet Art Shell at Safeway and we both wore matching silver
Raider raincoats.
----
From: Andy Richardson
I became a football fan and a Raider fan at the same time. I was 8 or 9
years old and living in Redskin country, although there were a few Dolphin
and Steeler fans around, plus the odd Cowboy fan. I hooked up with the
Raiders about a year or two before they won their first Super Bowl trophy,
followed quickly by a second and third title over the next decade. Winning
was nice, but it was the way they won that got me. Talk about having a
"never say die" attitude! Other teams might win a game against the Raiders,
but absolutely nobody could truly beat them. The D wasn't the best in the
league when you look at stats, but it was often the most fearsome and
opportunistic. The offense was relentless on the ground and they had the
long ball, too. I still look at those Raider teams as the definitive
football experience. Trends such as the WCO, the Run and Shoot, zone
blitzes, etc might prevent the Raiders from playing with the same game plan
as they did in the old days, but I still get a thrill when they find a way
to dictate to the opposition in true Al Davis style. I see today's Raiders
as successfully adapting to the modern game, but I don't quite enjoy
watching football as much as I did 20-some years ago. But hey, I'm still
here, and so are the Raiders!
Spoken like one hell of a happy dinosaur......
----
From: BritRaider
I'd never even *heard* of American football until I went to stay with my aunt
and uncle (IN BRITAIN!!).
Uncle was a pilot with the MAC (Military Airlift Command) - and got himself
stationed over here in Brit-land (guess he must have pissed *somebody* off!!).
Seems that one of the main jobs of the MAC (then) was to bring huge amounts of
the following items to the US troops stationed in the UK:-
a) "Hustlers" (and similar),
b) Condoms, and
c) Video's of baseball/football games (depending on season).
d) (BUT only if there was any extra room) spare parts for equipment.
Sooo... as a kid I went and stayed the week with aunt and uncle (plus cousin
who was roughly my age).
Facilities for us kids weren't too great then, so we spent a lot of time in the
TV lounges.
Guess what we had to watch?? - Yeah, of course - football tapes.
To start with I thought it was really *stupid* - but my cousin explained it to
me and (slowly) I got "hooked" on the game.
After seeing about 20 video's of various games, I decided I kinda liked "the
ones in the black who keep breaking all the rules"!! (Little did I know!!).
Shortly afterwards, my uncle arranged for me to be "family transportation" over
to the US for a long week-end while he was on a 4-day round trip getting
supplies etc, and I saw the Raiders play a game at Soldier Field. (Can't
remember the year - but it was in the 70's - I know the score was high, and
think it was 44-30something).
The Raiders lost <sob>, but I just *loved* the whole atmosphere of the game and
that was me hooked.
For my sins!! I've been Silver-and-Black ever since.
Subject: If the Raiders WERE NOT your local team...
Newsgroups: alt.sports.football.pro.oak-raiders
... when you were growing up (as in my case), what made you a fan of the Silver
& Black? For me, it was a couple of things. First, my favorite color was/is
black. Secondly, when I was 8, 9, 10 years old in the mid-70s, I used to watch
Oakland games on NBC, usually called by Curt Gowdy. I loved how dirty they
were on defense, led by the likes of Tatum, Atkinson, Sistrunk, Hendricks,
Villapiano, et al. On offense, The Snake was my favorite player in the NFL.
Every ball was a spiral. Loved the mammoth O-line... Upshaw, Lawrence, Dalby,
Shell. And Cliff, Freddy and Ghost rocked. What's not to love about that
team? Lastly, when you are a kid, you tend to lean towards cool logos. The
Raiders helmet logo was the coolest logo in the NFL when I was a kid, and it
still is to this day. Why do you think Tampa Bay stole it from us??? ;-)
So if you didn't grow up in Raider Country (Bay Area -or- L.A., depending on
your age), what exactly made you a Raider fan?
----
From: BLITZ
The aerial shoot outs between Lamonica and Dawson got my attention first,
but the AFL had no respect yet, so my team was the Cowboys (cause of Mel
Renfro being from my neighborhood). Then the merger happened, so Cowboys
were #1 and Raiders #2. Then Raiders move to L.A. at the same time I happen
to be down there. The Raiders are playing the Cowboys that season and I
have a decision to make that I was never faced with before. I was torn, but
I turned to my buddy from Big D and said, "$50 says the Raiders kick their
ass." Monday morning I was $50 richer and had a new favorite team with no
second. 20 years ago and I've flowen into Oakland many time for games -
something I never would have done for the Cowboys.
----
From: Skeptic L1
The Raider Shield and colors were so inspiring, the coolest in the NFL. My
elementary flag football team my Dad coached was the Raiders. My Dad took my
brother and I to meet Art Shell at Safeway and we both wore matching silver
Raider raincoats.
----
From: Andy Richardson
I became a football fan and a Raider fan at the same time. I was 8 or 9
years old and living in Redskin country, although there were a few Dolphin
and Steeler fans around, plus the odd Cowboy fan. I hooked up with the
Raiders about a year or two before they won their first Super Bowl trophy,
followed quickly by a second and third title over the next decade. Winning
was nice, but it was the way they won that got me. Talk about having a
"never say die" attitude! Other teams might win a game against the Raiders,
but absolutely nobody could truly beat them. The D wasn't the best in the
league when you look at stats, but it was often the most fearsome and
opportunistic. The offense was relentless on the ground and they had the
long ball, too. I still look at those Raider teams as the definitive
football experience. Trends such as the WCO, the Run and Shoot, zone
blitzes, etc might prevent the Raiders from playing with the same game plan
as they did in the old days, but I still get a thrill when they find a way
to dictate to the opposition in true Al Davis style. I see today's Raiders
as successfully adapting to the modern game, but I don't quite enjoy
watching football as much as I did 20-some years ago. But hey, I'm still
here, and so are the Raiders!
Spoken like one hell of a happy dinosaur......
----
From: BritRaider
I'd never even *heard* of American football until I went to stay with my aunt
and uncle (IN BRITAIN!!).
Uncle was a pilot with the MAC (Military Airlift Command) - and got himself
stationed over here in Brit-land (guess he must have pissed *somebody* off!!).
Seems that one of the main jobs of the MAC (then) was to bring huge amounts of
the following items to the US troops stationed in the UK:-
a) "Hustlers" (and similar),
b) Condoms, and
c) Video's of baseball/football games (depending on season).
d) (BUT only if there was any extra room) spare parts for equipment.
Sooo... as a kid I went and stayed the week with aunt and uncle (plus cousin
who was roughly my age).
Facilities for us kids weren't too great then, so we spent a lot of time in the
TV lounges.
Guess what we had to watch?? - Yeah, of course - football tapes.
To start with I thought it was really *stupid* - but my cousin explained it to
me and (slowly) I got "hooked" on the game.
After seeing about 20 video's of various games, I decided I kinda liked "the
ones in the black who keep breaking all the rules"!! (Little did I know!!).
Shortly afterwards, my uncle arranged for me to be "family transportation" over
to the US for a long week-end while he was on a 4-day round trip getting
supplies etc, and I saw the Raiders play a game at Soldier Field. (Can't
remember the year - but it was in the 70's - I know the score was high, and
think it was 44-30something).
The Raiders lost <sob>, but I just *loved* the whole atmosphere of the game and
that was me hooked.
For my sins!! I've been Silver-and-Black ever since.