Today is the Anniverary of our SB win

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  1. deathstar

    deathstar Well-Known Member

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    /Sigh...

    Makes me sad about my pathetic team.
     
    #21 deathstar, Jan 12, 2011
  2. PatsSBowl

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    That was the game that put the AFL on the map and led to the merger
     
    #22 PatsSBowl, Jan 12, 2011
  3. WhiteShoeWillis

    WhiteShoeWillis Well-Known Member

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    Why would this make you sad about the Dolphins?
     
    #23 WhiteShoeWillis, Jan 12, 2011
  4. BadgerOnLSD

    BadgerOnLSD Banned

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    Must be a MILF then.
     
    #24 BadgerOnLSD, Jan 12, 2011
  5. Cakes

    Cakes Mr. Knowledge 2010

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    That is a common misconception. What the game did was legitimize the AFL teams. The Jets showed that an AFL team could defeat an NFL team.


    AFL-NFL merger announced- June 8, 1966

    Super Bowl 3- January 12, 1969
     
    #25 Cakes, Jan 12, 2011
  6. jets4lyfah

    jets4lyfah Banned

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    but the superbowl did make people realize that the AFC was not a joke right? that's what my pops told me.
     
    #26 jets4lyfah, Jan 12, 2011
  7. WW85

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    You're right, the merger was in 1966.

    The Jet's win made a name for a former AFL team.

    AFL teams were considered far less superior.
     
    #27 WW85, Jan 12, 2011
  8. Cakes

    Cakes Mr. Knowledge 2010

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    Your pops is correct about that.
     
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  10. hagen910

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    happy anniversary
     
    #30 hagen910, Jan 12, 2011
  11. Poeman

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    It essentially brought legitamacy in terms of competition with AFL teams vs. NFL teams.

    Its like saying a TCU beating Auburn for the national championship.

    I'll be rocking my replica SB ring during the game! :)
     
    #31 Poeman, Jan 13, 2011
  12. Miamipuck

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    I with TG here, the only thing that SB win does for me, is allow me to laugh at Champs SOJ sig.
     
    #32 Miamipuck, Jan 13, 2011
  13. Fightfan

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    Well Happy Anniverary then! I bet it kills Rex to walk by that trophy every day!

    Wait... What is an Anniverary?
     
    #33 Fightfan, Jan 13, 2011
  14. championjets69

    championjets69 2008/2009 TGG Darksider Award Winner

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    No the actual merger of the AFL-NFL took place AFTER SB4 was played :jets:
     
    #34 championjets69, Jan 13, 2011
  15. championjets69

    championjets69 2008/2009 TGG Darksider Award Winner

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    There was no AFC when SB 3 was played it was AFL vs NFL :jets:
     
    #35 championjets69, Jan 13, 2011
  16. neid92

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    That is correct champ! Super Bowl 1 through 4 was the AFL vs the NFL. Not until Super Bowl 5 was it the AFC vs the NFC. The trophy wasn't even the Lombardi Trophy until 1970. The trophy was initially inscribed with the words “World Professional Football Championship”.
     
    #36 neid92, Jan 13, 2011
  17. theBidet

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    i was also led to believe that while superbowl is used now, the first game that moniker was applied to was SB3, prior to that they were labeled "championship game" (although after the fact they all became known as superbowls) can anyone of you longtime Jet fans confirm?
     
    #37 theBidet, Jan 13, 2011
  18. Cakes

    Cakes Mr. Knowledge 2010

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    Good grief.

    If I call out the guy for having typed "AFC" instead of the correct "AFL" somebody could have written that I was being an asshole.

    We all knew the guy meant "AFL." Give him a break and give me one, too.
     
    #38 Cakes, Jan 13, 2011
  19. Cakes

    Cakes Mr. Knowledge 2010

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    This is not rocket science, neid92.

    The other guy meant "AFL."
     
    #39 Cakes, Jan 13, 2011
  20. neid92

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    Sorry cakes! I was not correcting anyone, I was only adding to what champs was talking about.
     
    #40 neid92, Jan 13, 2011
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