Ghosts

[551staaa]

First, my heart goes out to all of the fans in and around St. Louis. I can only imagine the anger and heartache that comes from a move like this. I know that, ultimately, the NFL is a business, and a cut-throat one at that, but still....

Secondly, to all of the fans in the Los Angeles area, congratulations. It must be thrilling to realize that the Rams are coming back. And in three years, they will be inaugurating what promises to be a magnificent new stadium.

But, in the meantime, the Los Angeles Rams will be playing in The Coliseum, and I tell you that there are ghosts there. There's Waterfield and Van Brocklin lofting long passes to Fears and Hirsch. There's Jones and Olsen terrorizing opposing quarterbacks. You may get a glimpse of Bass, Ellison, or McCutcheon busting through the line. Gabriel and Snow are still playing games with defenses. You may even see an echo of a young Jack Youngblood throwing a right tackle out of the way. And I bet that Joe Stydahar and George Allen still pace the sidelines.

Sometimes, it's good to just close your eyes and remind yourself why the RAMS, not all of the other stuff that goes on, have always been YOUR team, business be damned.

 

[Merlin]

Speaking of Jack Youngblood saw a really great interview with him today on NFL channel. He mentioned he wanted to run out that tunnel one more time and I think Rich Eisen's gonna coordinate with the Rams to set it up. Wouldn't surprise me if they added some of the other greats that are still kickin when they play their first game in the old colosseum.

Also discussed those that passed like Merlin and Deacon. Was a great listen.

 

[IowaRam]

 

[IowaRam]

If you want to see some ghosts , check out this old episode of The Donna Reed Show


View: http://www.hulu.com/watch/147746

 

[cvramsfan]

I have never seen a game live, before the move to St Louis never had the money to make a trip to LA. Planned on making a trip to St Louis one day, sad to say I can't know. But I think I might try to make the home opener in 2016 and wear my Blue & White Youngblood jersey to the game and make that my first ever RAMS game live.

 

[snackdaddy]

I have never seen a game live, before the move to St Louis never had the money to make a trip to LA. Planned on making a trip to St Louis one day, sad to say I can't know. But I think I might try to make the home opener in 2016 and wear my Blue & White Youngblood jersey to the game and make that my first ever RAMS game live.

Yeah, I only saw a Rams game once live and it was preseason in the 80's. We were making a Disneyland trip and planned a trip to Dodger stadium. Then I see the Rams are playing and tickets are available cheap. Stadium was only half full for a preseason game. Got good seats. Not sure which game I'll be attending but I'm planning on one at some point. I'd love to see the coliseum at least once before the new stadium is built.