NFL Pre-Game Flyovers
NFL Pregame Flyover (via YouTube)
As the National Anthem comes to it's final lines, there is nothing that gets you as psyched up for the kickoff as the pre-game flyover by one of our armed forces jets. Patriotism is at its highest when we see them streak over the stadium with the roar of their engines as the game is set to begin. Leter, we get a camera closeup of the pilots who have made their way to the stadium to get their just do with a resounding ovation from the fans.
It's an amazing sight to see, hear and feel, but it is just not a simple manuever to execute. Here is a little video from the NFL Network on what goes into the planning for such an event, with clips from a lot of stadiums. Watch closely and you can see one from the Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium.
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Good video
Thanks for sharing Bruce
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What the media did not tell you.
that is totally sick
i always tell my international friends to come stateside for a playoff game (preferably in Baltimore). the tailgate, the anthem, the flyover, its all just sick. you have to experience a fall sunday in the US before you die!
" Surgeon General's Warning: Do not stare directly at Al Davis. Do not think about Al Davis. Do not make any sudden movements when near Al Davis."
--Simmons
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
You get nothing by watching on TV
compared to the feeling of being there and actually “feeling” the emotion.
aka 'Rexx'
or actually feeling the physical impact of an f-15 flying over you.
it shakes the air. a truly humbling thing and not something i would want to go up against in combat
" Surgeon General's Warning: Do not stare directly at Al Davis. Do not think about Al Davis. Do not make any sudden movements when near Al Davis."
--Simmons
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
What if......
One day, we are able to do this in our own stadiums here in the U.S: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFTYlw9xPIo&feature=related
Talk about some serious home-field advantage and intimidation against the away team. I’ve been to many Ravens home games and have seen the amazing pre-game flyovers, but it could never compare to what I have experienced by being at a sporting event like this one. Still love Ravens home games though, the all-around experience is so fucking sweet. A million times better then Skins game, which sucks major balls by the way.
I’ll tell you this much, you think it is a great atmosphere at these NFL games? It is nothing compared to the soccer games in different countries. I went to a soccer game in Mexico 6 years ago and it was the craziest atmosphere you could imagine. 100,000 people that all have the most insane chants. When a goal is scored, you can feel the ground beneath you shaking. Incredible experience.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
I agree completely. When I went to the Aztec Stadium over the summer to see Mexico vs USA in a World Cup qualifying match, the atmosphere was out of this world. 100,000+ fans going nuts with crazy, obscene chants that would a sailor blush. Haha I remember every time Howard (U.S. goalkeeper) would take a goal kick , the whole stadium would yell out “puto” which is “bitch” in Spanish. Man I can’t wait for the World Cup. Great way to start off the summer and get me even more hyped up for the Ravens season.
by Ponce-Jimenez on Apr 29, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea, World Cup is maybe the best event in sports due to the passion and dedication these fans have. It is incredible.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
soccer fans are definitely the masters of intimidation
here in brazil, as im sure it is elsewhere in latin america, there is a barbed-wire fence separating the away teams fans from the rest of the stadium. good.
" Surgeon General's Warning: Do not stare directly at Al Davis. Do not think about Al Davis. Do not make any sudden movements when near Al Davis."
--Simmons
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
There are nothing as crazy stupid
as the English soccer fans, many of whom are banned throughout Europe.
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by Bruce Raffel on Apr 30, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
true
but i’ve seen me a riot down here and i’m pretty sure the police killed a guy, which so far has not happened at camden yards
" Surgeon General's Warning: Do not stare directly at Al Davis. Do not think about Al Davis. Do not make any sudden movements when near Al Davis."
--Simmons
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
Dave Trembley could be very close to that happening.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
I know who else killed a guy...
“Brick killed a man.”
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by Bruce Raffel on May 2, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah i saw that.
you know brick you might want to lay low for a while?
" Surgeon General's Warning: Do not stare directly at Al Davis. Do not think about Al Davis. Do not make any sudden movements when near Al Davis."
--Simmons
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
wow
as a european, it feels really awkward right now that you guys actually appreciate soccer fans and their enthusiasm :) and you are completely right. I hate to compare the two sports as such, as the game of football is one of the (if not the) best in the world, and the NFL is the best championship. it’s got everything a fan could want.
Soccer, however, is different in so many ways, i’m not going to go into it. Everyone is a fan of a team around here, much like people in the US are with baseball, or football (or basketball or hockey for that matter), but while you guys over have this somewhat peaceful attitude towards your sport and team, here it’s so serious that it’s scary. No wonder that soccer fans literally kill each other at a game… they have separate sections in the stadium where nobody else can enter but the completely f*cked up superfans (they call themselves ultras) and they are insane, man. I have a couple of friends who do that shit, and holy crap, those people are sick. It doesn’t matter if the player for the other team is actually from your city or something, they would kill him in a heartbeat. Why? noone knows. It’s just the ‘pack’ mentality i guess.
But this is the extreme, of course. What is indeed amazing about soccer fans though (and i think this is also missing from US stadiums) are the choreographies they do.. youknow, huge-ass banners, flags, sending messages to the other team and their own, and singing songs and chanting names and shit. Unbelievable.
Hey guys, sorry for interrupting – I need your help – I’m writing a piece on the ages of offensive linemen in the NFL.
What is the most likely starting 5 along your OL for the upcoming season? For the best accuracy, I’d prefer to hear from you guys rather than trust my own opinions or an ESPN depth chart.
Thanks!
Man, that is one good looking O-Line right there. I say top 3 in the league for sure.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Man, that is one good looking O-Line right there.
It’s pretty young, too. Let’s hope Roethlisberger doesn’t run into the O-Line at a night club.
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" Surgeon General's Warning: Do not stare directly at Al Davis. Do not think about Al Davis. Do not make any sudden movements when near Al Davis."
--Simmons
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
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by Zachary Beard on May 3, 2010 11:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Gotta hate those damn imagines
NIT PICKER!
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Future Big Ben quote.
" Surgeon General's Warning: Do not stare directly at Al Davis. Do not think about Al Davis. Do not make any sudden movements when near Al Davis."
--Simmons
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
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by Zachary Beard on May 3, 2010 11:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Returning to the NFL Flyover discussion
I went boating on the Severn River when the Blue Angels were practicing and they fly about 200 feet off the water at half speed, or around ONLY 700 MPH. The sound is deafening and the tricks they do are amazing. You can only experience it to understand the magnitude of what they can do with those jets.
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flyovers always give me goosebumps
that and whenever i hear the national anthem. i served in the air force and got to see the thunderbirds out in texas and they are phenominal. does anyone remember last year when the timing was off between the guy singing the national anthem and the flyover? he had to draw out that last line of the anthem and i didnt realize why he was doing it until the jets flew past.
"When you go in the lions den you don't tippy toe in, you carry a spear, you go in screaming like a banshee, you kick whatever doors in, and say, 'where's the son of a bitch. If you go in any other way your gonna lose." - Brian
The best I ever saw was
in Super Bowl 35, when the Ravens played, the flyover was by a Stealth bomber (jet?) and it barely made a sound and looked like bat, which was so amazingly cool!
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I have a phobia of really loud noices, thus I don't like fly-overs.
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on May 2, 2010 7:46 AM EDT reply actions
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