Super Bowl VII
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Djavelin
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I don't have DirecTV anymore, but I will have my pal record it. Only superbowl wins i have seen I wasn't even alive.
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Don't remind me I'm old. The 72 season, which I remember, was 43 years ago. Think of it this way, in 1972 if people were talking about players and events from 43 years earlier they would be talking about 1929 and Red Grange. In other words Brian Griese and Larry Csonka are to today's young football fans as Red Grange and Ernie Nevers were to the fans in the early 70's. I was a fan of the game, so I had read about many of the older players, but to me they still seemed like dinosaurs or mythical legends at the time.
Now if you talk to a teenager about OJ Simpson all they know is criminal the trial from 20 years ago and have little idea of how good he was one the field. Hell I could be talking to a teenager about sports, music and movies from the mid-70's and they could say "My dad wasn't even born yet."
Now if you talk to a teenager about OJ Simpson all they know is criminal the trial from 20 years ago and have little idea of how good he was one the field. Hell I could be talking to a teenager about sports, music and movies from the mid-70's and they could say "My dad wasn't even born yet."
Good comparison. I remember when fans would talk about football from the '50s and I couldn't relate at all. I didn't even pretend to form any opinions. Then, as now, I don't fully trust history books or conventional wisdom. If you didn't experience it first hand then too much is lost in translation. That's why I have to laugh when younger fans try to use modern reference points and stats to belittle somebody like Joe Namath. Even the goof at Football Outsiders does it, Schaatz. Talk about clueless. I appreciated the recent NFL Network draft special from 1965 that showed Namath in his prime, including pre-knee injury at Alabama.
It's not a perfect comparison because we do have tons of tape and programs from the '70s era, unlike what was available regarding the '20s or '30s. Plus many of the long term commentators like Chris Berman remember the '70s and make frequent mention of those teams and players. There's no question the younger guys know more about 40 years ago than I did about the '30s. Still, as I mentioned, not everything makes the trip. For example, I remember Griese saving the head bob for vital 3rd and 4 situations and a cheap first down. Worked all the time.
I don't mind being this age, mid 50s. Sure I'll miss changes down the road but my lifespan has encompassed many meaningful eras. I caught the end of the segregated era. That was astonishing to witness. I remember trips as a young kid through the Deep South and how tense could be. We were stopped at a road block in Alabama. Police officers were conducting the stop merely to plaster George Wallace for President bumper stickers on every car. When my dad refused those officers were enraged. I thought we were going to be arrested. They literally followed our car all the way to the state line. I watched in disbelief out the back window. It was like a real life Smokey and the Bandit situation.
I saw the moon landing in real time and was old enough to appreciate it. Watergate was fascinating every day on TV during junior high, the hearings and frequent twists and revelations. Sportswise obviously I saw not only the Dolphin glory era but the Canes simultaneous down period, with no expectations at all. The fact that the fortunes of those two programs reversed in the subsequent decades is still outright astonishing.
Among everything, I would say the biggest misconception is that information was not available decades ago. Sure it was. Different sources and timetable, but very abundant. Reporters were superior, for one thing. Newspapers featured incredibly talented staff in every department. The handful of TV stations and networks likewise fielded people who stood out in their craft. Specialized magazines filled in the rest, followed by books. I certainly knew more about draft prospects in the weeks leading to the draft than I do now or recently, despite the lack of internet, etc.
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Bob Griese
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Good Ole Bob Griese, who might attempt fewer passes in an entire game than Tannehill does on some drives.
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I was almost eight years old when we last won a Superbowl.....next month I will be 49.. Hard to believe over 40 years have gone by. I can still remember Csonka, Kiick and Mercury Morris running for big chunks of yardage. Griese throwing it to Warfield. I was in high school when we lost the SB to the Redskins and the following year we drafted Marino. I just hope they win another while I am still around. Pretty soon we are going to be like Cub fans who haven't won a Championship in over 100 years. :boohoo:
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That underscores just how dominant that team was. That type of dominance is what defines greatness. No gimmicks or expoiting the rule book to squeak out close wins.
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Not bashing Griese, more making a statement of how the game has changed.
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Dominated that Superbowl. Much more so then the score indicated.
[video=youtube;I1AkJMzL3NU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1AkJMzL3NU[/video]
Just watched the 1st half. Thx for posting.
Some things don't change. During the halftime highlights they showed the Patriots beating the Colts on a TD pass where the receiver didn't get both feet down. Announcer said they need to look at implementing instant replay.