Post by DayWalker on Oct 24, 2009 11:10:23 GMT -5
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i found this on sports curse on wiki:
The Buffalo Curse is a mythical explanation for Buffalo’s inability to win a Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, or, during the residency of the Buffalo Braves, an NBA Championship.[9] Those who believe in the Buffalo Curse [10] cite as examples the four consecutive Super Bowl losses by the Buffalo Bills from 1990-1993 (and their failure to even reach the playoffs since 1999), as well as the failure of the Buffalo Sabres to ever win the Stanley Cup (despite winning the Presidents' Trophy for most regular-season points in 2006–07). The Bills, however, successfully won two American Football League titles (1964 and 1965), the latter occurring just months before an agreement was reached to merge the AFL and the NFL (Bills owner Ralph Wilson initiated the talks to merge the two leagues, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame). In spite of that, it has been argued that this was achieved when the AFL was in its infancy as an upstart league, garnering little, if any, national attention before merging with the established NFL.[11] On top of that, arguably the greatest athlete to play for a Buffalo team, O. J. Simpson, was tried for murder in 1994-95 and, although he was acquitted of criminal charges, he was found liable for the deaths in a civil trial and has been shunned from society ever since (he has since been found guilty of robbery in Las Vegas and is now serving a 9 to 33 year sentence)[12]. The earliest reference to the curse traces to 1921, when the city's first NFL team, the Buffalo All-Americans, lost the NFL championship that year to what is now the Chicago Bears on a tiebreaker.
It could also be argued that the curse extends to the Buffalo Bulls, the athletic teams representing the University at Buffalo in intercollegiate athletics. Their football teams have never won a bowl game, but out of two opportunities to participate in a bowl game, the Bulls have only played in one. In 1958, the Bulls boycotted their invite to the Tangerine Bowl in support of their two African-American players who were forbidden from participating due to southern segregation laws. Their first bowl game appearance came in 2009, when they participated in the 2009 International Bowl only to lose to the Connecticut Huskies. Their men's basketball teams have never qualified for the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, but as a college in a mid-major conference, the team is at a significant disadvantage in these regards. It should be noted that other colleges in the Buffalo-Niagara region (Niagara Purple Eagles and Canisius Golden Griffins) have qualified for the NCAA basketball tournament, though neither of those teams have ever gone on to win the tournament. The closest any Western New York team has ever come to winning the NCAA Tournament is when St. Bonaventure University, 70 miles southeast of Buffalo, made it to the Final Four in 1970.
In spite of the championship ineptitude listed above, the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League have been immune from the curse, winning four championships, three of them (1992, 1993, & 1996) when the league was known as the Major Indoor Lacrosse League, and a Champion's Cup in 2008. Their first championship was achieved during their inaugural season. Their immunity to this curse is believed to be because, according to critics, lacrosse "doesn't count" as a major league sport. The Buffalo Gladiators, a semi-pro football team, has won the national championship. The International League's Buffalo Bisons have also won numerous championships but neither team is part of a major sports league.
It is often said that the curse continues to haunt teams even if they relocate out of Buffalo. For instance, the Los Angeles Clippers, formerly the Buffalo Braves, have never won an NBA title even after moving out of the city. Similarly, an early incarnation of the baseball Bisons was said to have been removed from the Western League in favor of the Boston Red Sox, historically one of the most cursed teams in baseball (see "Curse of the Bambino" below), when it became the American League in 1901.
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i found this on sports curse on wiki:
The Buffalo Curse is a mythical explanation for Buffalo’s inability to win a Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, or, during the residency of the Buffalo Braves, an NBA Championship.[9] Those who believe in the Buffalo Curse [10] cite as examples the four consecutive Super Bowl losses by the Buffalo Bills from 1990-1993 (and their failure to even reach the playoffs since 1999), as well as the failure of the Buffalo Sabres to ever win the Stanley Cup (despite winning the Presidents' Trophy for most regular-season points in 2006–07). The Bills, however, successfully won two American Football League titles (1964 and 1965), the latter occurring just months before an agreement was reached to merge the AFL and the NFL (Bills owner Ralph Wilson initiated the talks to merge the two leagues, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame). In spite of that, it has been argued that this was achieved when the AFL was in its infancy as an upstart league, garnering little, if any, national attention before merging with the established NFL.[11] On top of that, arguably the greatest athlete to play for a Buffalo team, O. J. Simpson, was tried for murder in 1994-95 and, although he was acquitted of criminal charges, he was found liable for the deaths in a civil trial and has been shunned from society ever since (he has since been found guilty of robbery in Las Vegas and is now serving a 9 to 33 year sentence)[12]. The earliest reference to the curse traces to 1921, when the city's first NFL team, the Buffalo All-Americans, lost the NFL championship that year to what is now the Chicago Bears on a tiebreaker.
It could also be argued that the curse extends to the Buffalo Bulls, the athletic teams representing the University at Buffalo in intercollegiate athletics. Their football teams have never won a bowl game, but out of two opportunities to participate in a bowl game, the Bulls have only played in one. In 1958, the Bulls boycotted their invite to the Tangerine Bowl in support of their two African-American players who were forbidden from participating due to southern segregation laws. Their first bowl game appearance came in 2009, when they participated in the 2009 International Bowl only to lose to the Connecticut Huskies. Their men's basketball teams have never qualified for the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, but as a college in a mid-major conference, the team is at a significant disadvantage in these regards. It should be noted that other colleges in the Buffalo-Niagara region (Niagara Purple Eagles and Canisius Golden Griffins) have qualified for the NCAA basketball tournament, though neither of those teams have ever gone on to win the tournament. The closest any Western New York team has ever come to winning the NCAA Tournament is when St. Bonaventure University, 70 miles southeast of Buffalo, made it to the Final Four in 1970.
In spite of the championship ineptitude listed above, the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League have been immune from the curse, winning four championships, three of them (1992, 1993, & 1996) when the league was known as the Major Indoor Lacrosse League, and a Champion's Cup in 2008. Their first championship was achieved during their inaugural season. Their immunity to this curse is believed to be because, according to critics, lacrosse "doesn't count" as a major league sport. The Buffalo Gladiators, a semi-pro football team, has won the national championship. The International League's Buffalo Bisons have also won numerous championships but neither team is part of a major sports league.
It is often said that the curse continues to haunt teams even if they relocate out of Buffalo. For instance, the Los Angeles Clippers, formerly the Buffalo Braves, have never won an NBA title even after moving out of the city. Similarly, an early incarnation of the baseball Bisons was said to have been removed from the Western League in favor of the Boston Red Sox, historically one of the most cursed teams in baseball (see "Curse of the Bambino" below), when it became the American League in 1901.
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