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Two Years Ago ... Where were you?



December 16th, 2007 -  forever known as the day the Dolphins Frachise was saved from the possible 0-16 season. 

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We all know and remember the story to well, the Dolphins were the laughing stock of the league and not expected to even win a game after starting the season 0-13.  Everyone was piling on from friends, to announcers and even sports radio broadcaster Jim Rome had a campaign going on but on this day it all had come to a complete hault.

 My Story:

At this point I personally had stopped watching games with friends and stayed home watching the games by myself,  I live far away from Miami so I have always had the Sunday Ticket to enjoy all Dolphin games.   It was the time of year for spiced rum and eggnog so that is what I had decided to drink and put back enough to make the game managable as I had almost lost all hope.  The game wasn't pretty ... in fact we still even tried to give this game away *thank you Matt Stover for the missed FG's*  So by the time Greg Camarillo had caugth the ball and was breaking towards the endzone I probably was jumping as high in the air as I ever had time and time again ... relieved and exhausted the phone calls came in from my brother and friends, mostly laughing at how excited i was over 1 win but I didn't care they would never know what as fans that season was like,  it just felt so damn good to get that one win.  

I can admit I didn't bust into tears like Wayne but I was close, like most of you here I live and die with the Dolphins and that is the season I never want to go through again.  Its at this time that we should remind ourselves how lucky we are to have such a great organization to cheer for and that now we are talking PLAYOFFS two seasons in a row since that infamous season. 

 

 Take a little trip back down memory lane

 

So my question to you is ... Where were you? what were you doing? Were you alone like myself drowning my sorrows or were you with other people or even at the game?  Lets here it because that is a day as a phin fan I will never forget.

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Up in Canada, pissed off.

My sister (a Ravens fan) left a long message on my phone (about $10) saying how they were gonna kick our ass. There’s was no way I was gonna see the game in Edmonton so after show it was all about getting to a bar. Then I saw the highlights! Naturally, I made the case for “stupid American in someone else’s country,” but when it’s time to get up and scream in a bar, it’s time.

On a side note, a dude came up later and said he was a Ricky fan -so they ain’t so ignorant up there, anyways…

The biggest fool that ever hit the big time -and all I gotta do is act naturally.

by Tunaflipper on Dec 16, 2009 10:17 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I'm Canadian lol

I live in Vancouver and you might be surprised that there are a lot of people who follow not only the NFL but the the Miami Dolphins.

by markus_13 on Dec 16, 2009 10:21 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I bought my skates in Vancouver......

I was living in Seattle 2 Summers ago. We did a weekend in Downtown seeing That suspension bridge, the steam clock, chinatown, doing the nightlife thing ( forget the name of the street in downtown with all the clubs on it), hit the casino, and I also went to that bid ass park by downtown( I forgot that name as well ).

That Summer we also went twice to Whistler ,…….love that place !!!!
And, funnt thing is,……..we are going back to Seatlle for next Summer !! Can’t wait……..

Sugar cone with Chocolate ice cream on the bottom & Orange sherbet on the top !!!!!!! NOW !!!!!!!!!!!

by Ohiofinfan4life on Dec 16, 2009 10:33 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Nice...

That would be Grainville Street (with the clubs) and Stanly Park … it looks like you didn’t miss too much on your trip. Better quesion .. is there anywhere you haven’t been? lol

by markus_13 on Dec 16, 2009 11:02 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

lots of places.......

Denver, Vegas, Boston, the Gand Canyon, Zion, Yellowstone, so on & so on…………
But, on my way back to Seattle this Spring I plan to hit some of those.

Right,….Graiviille. Lots of activity going on there if you know what I mean,……NICE !!!

Stanley Park,……two words,…….BAD ASS !!! I like your town and I’ll be making another visit to there & Whistler next Summer.

Sugar cone with Chocolate ice cream on the bottom & Orange sherbet on the top !!!!!!! NOW !!!!!!!!!!!

by Ohiofinfan4life on Dec 16, 2009 11:41 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

wat does that smell like?

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by samdaman on Dec 18, 2009 7:18 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

huge Canucks fan

 not having the start that you would like .. kind of like the Dolphins this year

by markus_13 on Dec 18, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

thats weird

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by samdaman on Dec 18, 2009 7:18 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I had a feeling...

It was the first game I had to miss in about a month, but something told me that was going to be when that big W happened. I can’t remember what I was doing that day, only that I had prior obligations :\

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by joel311 on Dec 16, 2009 10:43 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

My story.........

I remember it well. Being a life long Dolphins fan I so very excited, as it was are 1st year of traveling. We started our adventure in Houston. That is NO place to spend the Summer,……HOT, HOT, HOT!!! But, anyways….we put off our move from Texas to Florida as the Fins had a game in Houston. As you know, we lost,…….by a field goal.
After that we moved to Clearwater, Florida for our next work assignment. it was a 4 hour drive from there to the Miami area for the games. Going there was a breeze, but the drive home after the game was a bit of bitch. We did it, loss after loss. Then finally I said, which was I think after the game that the Pats embrassed us, no more !! I said I’ll go to the final home game, but out of principle I was going to boycott the game against Ravens. I had the money, but I just couldn’t bring myself to witness another to loss. Well,…as the story goes, that was a bad choice. Oh well………I saw it on TV in Clearwater.

Sugar cone with Chocolate ice cream on the bottom & Orange sherbet on the top !!!!!!! NOW !!!!!!!!!!!

by Ohiofinfan4life on Dec 16, 2009 10:57 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

That Pats game was terrible ....

The Pats game was hard to take .. I still remember Stallworth running though three tackles for a touchdown and than Moss catching the other one with two defenders on him and ending Hill season in the process. How quickly things have changed, on another note, the same type of thing happend to me that season in a pickem pool except that instead of going to the game I was picking the Dolphins each week … that week like yourself I said I have had enough and as the rest of the story goes I went 0-16 in picking Dolphins games that season lol

by markus_13 on Dec 16, 2009 11:16 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I was at home for Christmas break

I was watching the game with my Dad, and it had been a rough year. I spent the first 13 weeks of the season in hell. I was drunk, I was angry, I was throwing things, I was hearing shit from friends, from my roommates, from everyone. Nevermind one of my roommates was dating a Pats fan — I was not a happy person.

That game went from “could it be?” to “not again!” to “YES!” to “GOD NO MISS IT” to finally, “YES YES RUN RUN GO GO GO YES WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!”

About 30 seconds later, I got phone calls from EVERYONE. MY one roommate said during the season, “I may give you a lot of shit, but when they win, I’ll be the first person to call you.” And he was.

I think I did shed a tear when I saw the score go final. I’ll admit it.

I have a friend who is a die-hard Lions fan. When everyone was giving him hell about celebrating so much over a win earlier this year, I told people to back off, because I know what it feels like.

I wouldn’t wish that kind of season on any fan, but I think every fan should experience it at least once. You don’t realize how much you appreciate a win until it’s been a long time between them. The sun shines a little brighter, the grass looks greener, food tastes better, and tits look awesome®.

by rroan28 on Dec 16, 2009 11:48 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I'm sure even your roomates date was that much cooler haha

I can relate to everything you just said .. and boy oh boy everything in the world seemed that much better after that game.

by markus_13 on Dec 17, 2009 1:06 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

That was my first year of Sunday Ticket lol

I watched every game and it was painful. I will admit I had a couple tears when it happened. I remember thinking to myself where is the yellow flag to bring this back. I was so relieved that we didn’t go 0-16. Now we have a legitimate shot at the playoffs.

by inyourface6336 on Dec 17, 2009 12:43 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

at freaking work

i was at a valet dead end job in the downtown of my city, i was following the game on sportstab on my iphone and i had to RUN to get a car so when i came back a co-worker had just showed up and i asked him if he was watching football before he left home, so he said yes and i asked if the dolphins had won? he said YES and i was the happiest ever.
unfortunately i missed that game but i was so happy that i remember that day in rich detail.

I want what's coming to me, the world and everything in it. - Tony Montana, Scarface

by miafins23 on Dec 17, 2009 2:15 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

I was watching and cheering,

cheering hard, a meltdown of sorts, we weren’t going to go winless, it was against the ravens and it was the first damn time all year I could cheer, so I figger I’m gonna get while the gettin’s good and CHEER MY ASS OFF, I"M A DOLPHIN FAN I"M CHEERING MY ASS OFF AND I DON"T GIVE A DAMN, or somethin like that, either way it was a very sweet victory, bitter yes, but very sweet.

by uncle finster on Dec 17, 2009 2:27 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

I remember the Bears game ended and they said they were going to the Dolphins game

They just punted the ball, and then after the break, the Dolphins won the game and I was so happy!!!! I was jumping up and down like a school girl. I called all my friends and they thought I was an idiot!!!!

"It is obvious the Patriots souls are on lease - any day now Satan will rise up to New England - kick Tom Brady, Kevin Garnett, and David Ortiz in their luck filled testicles - and turn that area into his personal vacation home here on earth.-Rzayo 24, week one.

"Everybody in that room should be embarrassed. If they’re not embarrassed, they got the wrong job or they’re stealing money from baseball."-Ozzie Guillen 8/28/09

by rangerjae on Dec 17, 2009 6:56 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

my story

that year i was in 8th grade, and i was doing a project, i would have done it earlier to watch the game, but it didnt occur to me that we would win

all of the sudden, i hear screaming from my parent’s rom, i rush over there, and i see all the dolphins cheering. it was awesome

by finzrule on Dec 17, 2009 11:34 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

i was in basic training when the fins won that game.

i had this drill sgt who was a huge dolphins fan. I would know whether or not the dolphins won depending on how pissed off he was. If the dolphins got beat by the redskins, for example, he would ask the platoon “who is a redskins fan”. Then the poor bastard that actually raised his hand would be doing pushups with a facefull of drill sgt. After about 5 weeks people stopped raising their hands. So when the dolphins beat the Ravens, he asked “who is a ravens fan”. Some dumbass raised his hand, and drill sgt just pointed at him and laughed. So i knew we finally won a game.

2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.

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by MrMedic on Dec 17, 2009 12:43 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

thats great

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by samdaman on Dec 18, 2009 7:19 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Great Story

Now the real question is … did your drill sgt give you any slack for being a phins fan lol

by markus_13 on Dec 18, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i was working that day

i have sunday ticket and had watched every game so far. i sub from a cable company, and i worked for a friend who had the flu. i dvr’d it, but it wasn’t the same.

by TheCableguy on Dec 17, 2009 6:00 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I didn't like the Dolphins or football then. I was stuck

listening to my boyfriend bash the Dolphins all season. I ended up liking the Dolphins because of that season.

by dolphinsinbuffalo on Dec 17, 2009 9:36 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Wow !!

That is quite amazing. Most people would have been joining on the Giants bandwagon and you joined the lowly Dolphins as a fan. Impressive

by markus_13 on Dec 18, 2009 9:18 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i was actualy watching either the jets or giants game

and they had those game breaks. the 1st one was when stover missed the fg, and i was going crazy. the 2nd, the pass to camarillo. i went crazier

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by samdaman on Dec 18, 2009 7:21 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

the FG was amazing itself

I can’t remember but Stover had some amazing stat about FG’s in that range, at that point I started to believe it was possible lol

by markus_13 on Dec 18, 2009 9:19 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

haha yea

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by samdaman on Dec 19, 2009 7:02 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

well said

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by samdaman on Dec 19, 2009 1:01 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

niiiiiiiice

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by samdaman on Dec 19, 2009 3:01 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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