{"id":51503,"date":"2016-01-14T11:27:26","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T18:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=51503"},"modified":"2016-01-14T11:45:47","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T18:45:47","slug":"fanview-january-14-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=51503","title":{"rendered":"Fanview: January 14, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"This<\/a>

This was after I beat Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl…<\/p><\/div>\n

By Joe Torosian<\/p>\n

\u201cIn one thing he is very strict, he wants his women young and picked and as for men, he won’t have any tramps here.\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u2014Horatio W. Jamison<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kick it!<\/p>\n

Right off the Top:<\/strong> Where did all of these Rams fans come from?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t want to be a snob or a punk, but I was advocating for a Rams return to Los Angeles when I tapped out my first Fanview column back in October of 1998.<\/p>\n

Ownership can change, cities can change, and all the cosmic tumblers of the universe can come together<\/em> (Terrance Mann wrote that) once in a while for a championship.<\/p>\n

Still, folks, this is the Rams we are talking about. It\u2019s in their DNA to always boil themselves down to tragedy and pain. To rip the heart out of those that surrender their passions to them.<\/p>\n

They are the Bengals-West.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t think there is a correlation to that then just look at the team’s performance through the 1970s. Now granted they didn\u2019t lose five consecutive first round playoff games (they were never that pathetic) but by advancing to the NFC title games in 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1978 they heightened our hurt by getting so close. Building into us emotional scar tissue that pulsed reminders every time kickoff to a big game loomed. Never letting us forget: Doomsday, Metropolitan Stadium, Bobby Bryant, John Taylor, or even Tom Brady.<\/p>\n

So much so, that for many, our prayers became, \u201cOh Lord, I don\u2019t care about them winning the Super Bowl but just let them get there. Please!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

So then the year we do get to the Super Bowl (1979) and throw the game away (Nolan Cromwell dropping a definite pick-six, Eddie Brown blowing coverage on John Stallworth, Vince Ferragamo missing a wide open Billy Waddy in the fourth quarter) we, as fans, couched ourselves in the moral victory.<\/p>\n

Part of John Facenda\u2019s closing line from the NFL Films feature on Super Bowl 14 was; \u201cThe Los Angeles Rams earned a dignity in defeat which they had never achieved in victory…\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Except for a few blips in history, that\u2019s who the Rams have always been.<\/p>\n

I want the team to win ten titles in ten years, but it\u2019s not who they are.<\/p>\n

I hope the new Rams fans and the suddenly Always Been a Rams Fan<\/em>\u00a0people remember this when Nick Foles throws another pick, another highly drafted offensive lineman turns into a bust, and Todd Gurley decides to hold-out for a bigger deal.<\/p>\n

I hope they remember that the very DNA of the Rams dictates that it is hard to be a fan of this team.<\/p>\n

Nothing hard about being a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Nothing hard about being a New England Patriots fan or a Denver Broncos fan. Oakland Raiders fans shouldn\u2019t complain because you had a run winning from the mid-60\u2019s through the 1983 season. A run highlighted by four Super Bowl appearances, three titles.<\/p>\n

The Rams haven\u2019t had that\u2026All those glory teams of the 1950s won just one title.<\/p>\n

I want championships now, right now, not in 2019, but I am a Rams fan and being a Rams fan means I have to expect pain. No matter how happy I am that they are back home.<\/p>\n

The question is do the new Rams fans and the Always Been a Rams<\/em> fan bandwagoners know this?<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Midbits (same as \u2018Tidbits\u2019):<\/strong><\/span>
\nMidbits:<\/strong> The NFL Network does the breaking news on the Rams coming back and the best video clip they can come up with (and play over and over) of the team in its initial LA run is of Chris Miller throwing a pass to Todd Kinchen? Weak.<\/p>\n

They didn’t have any Steve Dils film available?<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Does my heartbreak for the St. Louis fans losing their team? Did their hearts break for us when they took our Rams? I\u2019m sick of hearing the talking heads saying: \u201cThe other part of this story is a community losing a team they supported and loved\u2026\u201d<\/em> yada, yada, yada\u2026<\/p>\n

I feel bad for the people losing their jobs, but are they unique in the American experience? You telling me no one else has ever experienced a company move and had to look for a new gig?<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> It would be appropriate since the NFL is all about making dough (nothing wrong with that), for the Rams to wear the old blue and white uniform while playing in the Coliseum. It would be neat to see them wear it until the new stadium opens, but even one season would be cool.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> How about this one for Stan Kroenke\u2026Dick Enberg is retiring after this coming baseball season\u2026How about coaxing him back for a season in the booth? At least for home games\u2026How awesome would that be?<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Chargers, stay home!<\/p>\n

The Dude abides\u2026<\/p>\n

612<\/p>\n

Psalms 105:4<\/p>\n

Contact Joe at joe@midvalleysports.com<\/p>\n

Author of \u201cTangent Dreams: A High School Football Novel\u201d available through Amazon.com<\/p>\n

Follow Joe on Twitter @joet13b<\/p>\n

\u201cJoe T.\u2019s Scoreboard\u201d is found at www.midvalleynews.com every Wednesday & in the hard copy of the Mid Valley News, published every Wednesday<\/p>\n

Listen to \u201cThe Joe Show\u201d every Wednesday (7:00 P.M.) at www.midvalleyradio.net
\nLIKE \u201cThe Joe Show\u201d on Facebook<\/p>\n

\""Joe<\/a>

“Joe has captured the essence of the high school football experience. You don’t have to have played or coached to be instantly engaged in the story and identify with the characters. A great read!…Lots of laughs and memories from what high school football is like on the inside.\u201d—Mike Mooney<\/strong>
\u201cA very accurate account of high school football.\u201d—Jon Dimalante<\/strong>
\u201cF-bombing Papa Joe, has written something truly great here…He\u2019s done a great job capturing the moments in the life of a high school football player both big and small from a unique angle.\u201d—Josh Ouellette<\/strong>
\u201cTANGENT DREAMS\u201d<\/strong>
A high school football novel by Joe Torosian is NOW available through Amazon.com<\/strong>
(Cover by Pat Cherry www.blackheartart.com)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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