tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post6621225705828470072..comments2023-10-31T06:25:46.016-04:00Comments on SLANTblog: The last Redskins blackoutF.T. Reahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-26501182810756832952010-01-06T12:37:27.504-05:002010-01-06T12:37:27.504-05:00A couple of comments from the other half of that c...A couple of comments from the other half of that crazy duo who drove 60 miles to do what was essentially a pay-per-view (the motel room wasn't free!) to see a meaningless Skins game. The game that bumped the B&G from the Richmond airwaves that day was only marginally meaningful (as I recall, it was the Cards, who had clinched a playoff spot, vs. the Lions, who were not in the playoff hunt, although 1st place in the East may have still been unresolved between St. Louis & the Cowpies.) In this past weekend's Richmond airing, the teams vying for 1st place in the East were going head-to-head, and they're both teams many Richmonders have strong feelings about given that Washington plays each twice a year. So the choice of which game to air made a bit more sense this time. As a side note, I moved to DC a few years after that snowy trip to Fredericksburg, had season tickets at grand old RFK stadium from the '83 to the '92 season, and I couldn't have told you who was playing in the final games this year, much less what was being aired (of course, the Skins game was being aired here in DC). How times have changed!<br /><br />The other comment has to do with something that I felt was particularly memorable from that 1975 broadcast. Yes, it was great to see Taylor's new record as it happened (there was no ESPN, so you couldn't count on catching it on a highlight show the next day), but, for me, the best thing was what happened in the 2nd half of the telecast, which I'm quite certain was only ever seen by those who were tuned in that day. Billy Kilmer was the quarterback in those days (Jurgensen had recently retired, and gone into broadcasting), but BK had suffered a bad ankle injury late in the season, and was in the hospital recovering from surgery that day. Now I can't say for certain if Sonny had taken a film crew to the hospital & was doing an interview with Kilmer from bedside, or there was a remote connection between Jurgy in the booth & Billy in his hospital bed, but the interview essentially took over the telecast, and there was definitely a consumption of alcohol & pain killing medication taking place between the two principals. Given that that same sort of thing was taking place between the two adventurers from Richmond, we felt a kinship with the guys on the screen like I've never experienced, before or since. Wouldn't have missed it for anything!!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />EB<br />Washington, DCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-59118448028415087842010-01-04T20:30:19.158-05:002010-01-04T20:30:19.158-05:00Let's see, meaningless game, or NFC east title...Let's see, meaningless game, or NFC east title game between two playoff teams....not a tough choice. The number of people who wanted to see Dallas/Philly no doubt outnumbered the number of Redskins fans who would have actually tuned in to watch their last meaningless game against SD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-40919903371682400932010-01-04T00:20:26.791-05:002010-01-04T00:20:26.791-05:00It was a local decision not to show the game. Even...It was a local decision not to show the game. Even <a href="http://www.dailypress.com/sports/spt-fox-tv-0101,0,7801909.story" rel="nofollow">Hampton Roads decided not to show it</a>. Sad when event he locals don't want to show it when given the chance.<br /><br />In their defense, the Dallas game was moved to 4:30 pm to create a better audience. Guess it worked.Bryan A. Rothamelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317038066771202076noreply@blogger.com