Nightman

I won the training camp lottery last year and they those who went first class treatment, besides being shuttled there in Luxury Motorcoach, there was free bottled water, Popsicles and the restrooms in the trailers were 15 degrees cooler than outside.   

This year they ought to have 3 public practices at the stadium, instead of 2.

Looks like they'll have a name by the 25th.
 

On 12/23/2016 at 5:30 PM, George70 said:

Interesting, Nightman - never knew he was considered to coach the Ravens.

As for a HC in the Hall, I would have to go with either Gibbs, Coryell or - brace yourselves, here;s a blast from the past - Oail Andrew Phillips, alias Bum Phillips.

Those are my choices, let me know what you think of them.

Gibbs was an assistant under Coryell in San Diego.   Gibbs probably bled burgundy and gold and that's why he didn't take the Ravens job, although he should have stayed in NASCAR where he was successful as his own boss of a racing originzatin, than come back to the Skins where Snyder was desperate to hire him.

That's why Phase I of renovations will deal with ribbon boards on the Upper Level and new larger Ravensvision video boards at both ends of the stadium.  Its easier putting them in.   Probably the last phase will be how to put in upper level escalators, which will need some engineering work.

The story I heard on why M&T Bank Stadium didn't have upper level escalators when it opened was that Art Modell had problems in Cleveland Municipal Stadium maintainining them.   But then again the place was so run down, especially with the plumbing that they had porta potties on the concourse in most parts.

On 9/19/2016 at 7:28 PM, Eb31 said:

Nightman,

 

Is Front Page the new weekly spot?

Nope, we were there for 3 weeks and left due poor attendance due to a falling out with the owners.  We went to Mason Inn which was DC's Ravens Nest, but has failed out of favor since new management took over, we spent a couple of weeks at Crystal City Sport Pub and we decided with the holidays to have meetups next season.

Things could be worse, you could be a Browns Fan.
 

Suggs will be the next member of the Ring of Honor after he retires

Sorry you missed it, but there is a Ravens bar in the Glover Park section of DC called the Mason Inn, that bills itself as "DCs Ravens Nest"  The DC/Northern Virginia Meetup group usually meets at the Crystal City Sports Pub.

On 12/2/2016 at 5:15 PM, poescrows said:

Yes, I had season tix their last season. That year, the Mariners set a league record for most points scored in a game, most scored in a season, largest victory margin in a game, and went undefeated. The team folded after the head of 1st Mariner Bank was investigated on several charges. I still have a football I caught and had the team sign after the Championship game. A lot of fun for the money, season tix that year was $59 !!

Its a Baltimore team owned by a Washington Owner.
 

https://www.facebook.com/BaltimoreAFL/?fref=ts

The second Mariners team played 2 out 4 home games and played the rest of the season on the road due to poor attendance.  They won the title, but folded after the season.

On ‎9‎/‎21‎/‎2016 at 11:12 PM, K-Dog said:

If you don't like any of the options there, I am very fond of ticket exchange. 

They're even cheaper that StubHub on most tickets.

On ‎10‎/‎13‎/‎2016 at 0:16 AM, BristolMike said:

I think that they let too many players into the HOF each year, IMO.

I think WR T.O should be in the HOF despite many people & his old teammates not liking him.  He got the job done with different QBs on different teams with different schemes.  

RB Tomlinson seems like a given to me.

DB Brian Dawkins is the most easiest vote for HOF among the list.  He is one of the best FS to ever play besides Ed Reed!

DE Jason Taylor.. yeah i dont know about tht one...

Coach Don Coryelll honestly Im kind of against putting in HCs unless they do something really spectacular or note worthy like Bill Parcells making bad teams great more than once or Joe Gibbs coaching scrubs to beat pros that kind of thing.

Joe Gibbs is the only coach to win 3 Super Bowls with 3 different quarterbacks, Thiesmann, Williams and Rypen.  In the book Next Man Up, he was the original choice to replace Ted Marchibroda on the Ravens, but he was not interested and they got Brian Billick instead.

2 hours ago, Steve0x said:

I favor the summer games in Honolulu Hawaii 

LA had it twice and Atlanta once.  Although LA is a finalist for the 2024 games, along with Brussels and Paris.

They've moved from Oakland to LA to Oakland again.   Although the first two years of the AFL, they played home games in San Francisco sharing Kezar Stadium with the 49ers and Candlestick Park.   Their first stadium in Oakland, Frank Youell Field was a temporary location that held 20,000 and was named after an Undertaker and local Sports Booster.

Lake Placid twice and Salt Lake City.   That's enough Winter games for the  US..  

If the Summer Games were in DC, Incessant rambling-superferous talk would be a demonstration sport.

On ‎11‎/‎16‎/‎2016 at 8:02 PM, terrynjulia03 said:

While I still say it's bowing to the laziness of America, but we. Point remains, there's no room, except on the outside of the stadium and that's gonna look like crap. However maybe those moving walkway things like they have at some airports? Could use the existing ramps but cut the concrete to fit the walkway. Dunno on he feasibility though or logistics of it. 

 Phase 1 will be the scoreboards and the ribbon messages on the top level to be completed next season, they'll get some engineers and start work on the upper level escalators later.  I'm just happy the Ravens are paying for it.

17 hours ago, Moderator 2 said:

Most kids have an AFC and NFC, I picked the 'Skins to annoy my dad and AFC teams the Colts.  My dad used to call me his daughter the son-- he was in the Navy when I was born and thought I was a boy for a week because the fleet was in  the middle  of  a hurricane lol-- and he had no issues taking me to Colt games or the World Series or Army-Navy game at the Vet.  I never knew until recently what JKC did to block us getting another team.  In 1993 I remember sitting in bed giving my now 24 yo his bottle when they announced JAX got the team we should have gotten crying ( hormones lol) I would never take him to a game.  BTW in 1947 my mom was in first grade , I may be a rarity but I learn who is on my team not the 'super fans' and will leave it at that.

You're going to hate me for telling this but not only Jack Kent Cooke blocked expansion, but so did Art Modell, because he was having financial troubles in Cleveland back then, and wanted the Baltimore market for himself.  John Moag head of the Maryland Stadium Authority went with him over, Al Davis, the Cardinals and the Bucs because he felt that organization offered the best chance of success for this town.

3 hours ago, George70 said:

Thanks for the heads up, Nightman.

As for the team name, will there be a "name the team" contest?  I certainly hope there will be.

Ted Leonsis said in a an interview that a name will be chosen in 30 days, I expect to be as lame like the Washington Valor.  He also said there might be one more expansion to make an even 6, Ted said it might be in Newark at the Prudential Center, other rumors are St. Louis. 

18 hours ago, Steve0x said:

Bullets were originally from Baltimore. Then they Became the Washington Bullets half of Fans go to that Cap Centre were from Baltimore. Now they're the Wizards even Baltimore fans don't go to that MCI center. Baltimore needs an NBA team now    

The first Baltimore Bullets team in the 1940s played in the BAA which merged with the NBL to become the NBA, they folded in the early 50s.  The second Bullets team started in Chicago as the Packers, then the Zephyrs before Abe Pollin, Arnold Heft and Earl Foreman bought the team in 1963, to become the second version of the franchise.  Abe bought out his partners in 1968, and in the early 70s played some home games in College Park at Cole Field House where they drew better and moved the team to Landover in 1973.

There was an ABA team that was supposed to play at the Civic Center called the Baltimore Claws, because the nickname Hustlers had negative meaning in 1977, however they folded when they could post a financial bond, and the offices were padlocked.

18 hours ago, George70 said:

My suggestion for head coach - provided htey're still with us, and are okay with this - are Hugh Campbell and Ray Jauch.

Ray Jauch couldn't cut in the states, he was the first Coach of the USFL  Washington Federals and was fired after the first game of the 1984 season, would up coaching a High School team in Northern Virginia and then coach the Arena Football Chicago Bruisers in the first full season of the League.  Then he went back to Canada and coached the Saskatwan Rough Riders before retiring.

5 hours ago, Steve0x said:

Didn't Baltimore once had an indoor football team? I went to Baltimore Mariners championship game 

Baltimore also shared an Arena League team with Washington for one season as the Maryland Commandos, probably when Abe Pollen's Center Management group ran the Arena.  The season was split between Charm City and the Capital Centre.  Back then the Bullets played a game or two up there and the Skipjacks were the Caps AHL affiliate.

Later minor league indoor football was played by the Blackbirds who became the Mariners.  The Baltimore Lightening was supposed to start play this season, but they might want to move.

My suggestion for a head coach would be one of the assistants from the Philly Soul.
 

In Rockville, MD I go to Giant, I used to go to Safeway aka Safewait but the new store on Rockville Pike has gone downhill after a month.

Unlike in DC where everyone was brainwashed into becoming an Orioles fan by former Redskin owner Edward Bennett Williams under his watch Baltimore area residents had too much civic pride to root for the Redskins.   There is one exception the most popular Washington team up there is the Capitals where 30 percent of attendance is from the Baltimore area.

I think they will add one more team before the season starts and have 6 for the year.

http://www.baltimoreafl.com/

The ghost of moving the team will forever haunt Modell, I'm afraid to say   Just like Len Bias's death will always keep Lefty Drissell  out of the Naismith Hall of Fame.

Today Baltimore was awarded a Arena Football League team owned by Monumental Sports and Entertainment the same people who also own the Washington Valor.  They will play their home games at the Royal Farms Arena and start play in 2017.  That makes it 5 teams in the league, some last year folded like the LA Kiss a few other jumped to the new Indoor Football League which will be on FS1.   if its like the Washington Valor, they'll hire a coach before naming the team, but there will be natural regional rivalries with the Philadelphia Soul and the Valor

I don't know what will happen to the Baltimore Lighting minor league indoor football team, but I'd rather watch the sport at its highest level, instead.