The CRAZIEST PROMOTION in New England Patriots HISTORY | Colts @ Patriots (1983)

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Note: Because I am an absolute idiot, I forgot to include the chart mentioned regarding attendance figures for the Patriots in 1978, and didn't catch it in time before posting. Here are the figures from that season if you're curious: Game 1 vs. Washington: 55,037 Game 2 vs. Baltimore: 57,284 Game 3 vs. San Diego: 60,781 Game 4 vs. Philadelphia: 61,016 Game 5 vs. Miami: 60,424 Game 6 vs. NY Jets: 60,585 Game 7 vs. Houston: 60,356 Game 8 vs. Buffalo: 59,598

[@bobscott2429]

Game 2 vs Baltimore was known as the "Joe Washington Game." His most memorable performance was in the Colts' 34-27 victory over the Patriots on Monday Night Football, when he had a hand in three of the four touchdowns scored by the Colts in a fourth quarter in which both teams combined for 41 points. He helped lead off the scoring by throwing a 54-yard option pass to Roger Carr. Washington followed that up with a 23-yard touchdown catch from Bill Troup. Washington broke a 27-27 deadlock by scoring the game-winner on a 90-yard kickoff return in a driving rainstorm. It was scored in the final seconds of the game after the Patriots came back from 27 to 13. He remains the only NFL player to ever throw a touchdown, catch a touchdown and return a kickoff for a touchdown in a single game. (Source: Wikipedia)

[@stevenfarnesi9126]

Is there going to be a video about the time Official JaguarGator9 forgot to include the attendance chart for the 1978 Patriots

[@TimEric4d3d3d3]

@@stevenfarnesi9126 We just need some context

[@thatsmrtguy4935]

@@stevenfarnesi9126 welcome to dumb decisions

[@Jason_Maier]

People tend to forget (accidentally or intentionally) that before Brady/Belichick; the Patriots were generally a Lolcow franchise. They did have some good players and teams, but still. Heck, then owner James Orthwein nearly moved them to St Louis in 1994 to become the Stallions! But hey a post game concert from the Beach Boys in 1983 was a good idea because back then they still had all 3 Wilson brothers.

[@billtooke6642]

Of course the Sullivans got in financial hot water for sponsoring the 1984 Jacksons Tour. Put Sullivan Stadium up as collateral. Eventually Bob Kraft bought the stadium before he bought the Pats

[@TPTGopher]

Kraft actually has a Victory Tour poster in his office as a reminder that it made his owning the Patriots possible.

[@mfm4205]

the 1978 game failing to sellout also had the red sox, in first place in the a.l. east at the time, playing at the same time the pats game was going on (actually started about 2:30pm, but still, running at the same time as the football game). wouldn't be surprised if that played a part as well. checked for the hell of it, game 2, sox were on the road, game 3, was last day of regular season, sox needed a win and yanks loss to force a game 163 (which happened, and just about every long time baseball fan knows what happened in that game with just 3 words: "fucking bucky dent!!!").

[@davesimms8825]

The Beach Boys did this in 1983 in Vancouver after a Whitecaps game, but the concert went on.

[@imrustyokay]

To be fair, if Dan Snyder paid for plumbing improvements at FedEx Field, that would be cause for massive celebration.

[@timfalch1969]

Dude when they finally put a new sound system at Enterprise Center in St. Louis we were PUMPED.

[@anthony0358]

Back in 1997 the NFL regular season opener for all teams was Sunday August 31. 1997 I think that was the last straw for the NFL to shift the start of the season to after Labor Day

[@bradjames891]

It did not happen until 2002 however. 9-11 did that.

[@bradjames891]

You're right. Never mind. 1999.

[@justinmaybach6388]

@@bradjames891 The NFL started the weekend after Labor Day in 1999 to ensure there wouldn’t be any conflicts with Y2K for the beginning of the playoffs. 2000 saw the season start on the holiday weekend and the change to start a week was made permanent for the 2001 season.

[@PGar58]

Actually it wasnt until after 1999, although that was the only time the NFL started the regular season in August. This move ultimately led to the NFL in 2002 having to move the Super Bowl back one week to February 3 (first time the SB was held in February and the first time the date was moved) which would make a good JG9 video. And with 9-11 this Sunday, what better time.

[@HardcorePuckhead]

I remember that year--the #Packers were the defending champions, and it was hours after Princess Di was killed

[@RetroJR3379]

Beach Boys is one group that should've had a SuperBowl Halftime Show

[@nicoleknight9412]

I saw them at Six Flags (Ga.) in 1981or 82. They were simply awesome!

[@danhester4408]

"For those who don't know who the Beach Boys are..." For those who don't know who the Beach Boys are?!?! It's the Beach Boys. Everyone knows the Beach Boys.... Right? Right? Damn, I'm old. Anyway, I kind of love the idea of the Beach Boys going around boosting attendance for sports franchises all around the country.

[@dannys3476]

You never know when you'll encounter someone who doesn't know who they are. Many younger folks out there.

[@altfactor]

If the Patriots had tried to book the Beach Boys several months before the home opener, as soon as the season schedule was finalized, this might have worked.

[@stillaboveground2470]

I remember this game. The Colts in their last year in Baltimore, actually in the playoff hunt late into the year! The Orioles went on to win the World Series! Too bad the Colts couldn't have made the playoffs. That would have been a great year in Baltimore sports. (Yes, I am a lifelong Colt/Oriole fan.) The ending of this game was awesome! Colts swept the Pats that year. The good ol' days when I had my whole life in front of me. I miss being young.

[@Rockhound6165]

Orioles beat my Wheeze Kids that year.

[@jeffreyfarwell1152]

Same here lifelong fan of both

[@weatherwolf335]

Any general advice to a 24 year old in this day and age

[@Rockhound6165]

@@weatherwolf335 grow a set.

[@jake-in_yt80]

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[@tacomike262]

It really is a wonder while listening to these videos how the Patriots managed to stay in New England long enough for Robert Kraft to save them.

[@dylandanczak9241]

Kraft didn't save them. His bank account and bribery did

[@jamesage24]

@@dylandanczak9241 By your own accord, sounds like Kraft saved them.

[@JeffCirillo]

Bledsoe saved them. Don't kid yourself.

[@BRIANCOTNOIR]

@@jamesage24 Kraft did save them. Once the Sullivan's blew their money on a failed Jackson 5 Tour the following season and lost the Stadium (that they put up as collateral to the Bank) Kraft was able to buy Foxboro Stadium from the Bank. Different owners bought the Patriots, but Kraft wouldn't let them out of their Stadium Contract, so they were forced to sell the team to Kraft. I heard that Bob Kraft keeps a framed 1984 Jackson 5 Tour Poster hanging in his office as a reminder how he was able to buy the Pats.

[@Jason_Maier]

@@BRIANCOTNOIR And what's funny is that the Sullivan's couldn't even have any Victory Tour shows in Foxboro Stadium. The board of selectmen for Foxboro denied a permit because of "the unknown element"; which SOME have said was racially motivated. I don't buy into that, some say they wanted to avoid having potentially rowdy crowds at the stadium (which is why Foxboro Stadium went a long time without hosting a Monday Night Football game).

[@davesimms8825]

In Vancouver they not only did all their songs but they John Lennon’s Imagine. I was there and it was great.

[@bobscott2429]

Wow! Other folks, including JG9, remember those medleys, too? Stars on 45 was total cringe. A blight upon the musical landscape, if you will. NFL Films got into the act as well; Sam Spence composed a piece called "A Bit Of The Classics," which was used in the latter part of the Super Bowl 19 (Dolphins-49ers) highlight film (17:42 mark) and at the beginning of "Best of the Football Follies" (1986). (During the SB 19 film, Brad Crandall narrates, "They (the 49ers) won in a performance that seemed more musical than physical. Every note was perfect.")

[@chrisguardiano6143]

Elton John also did this frequently in the 80's at Vicarage Road after Watford matches. It should be pointed out that for the majority of the 80's (until 1989) Elton John owned the club, so he could get away with wrecking the pitch. Elton would go on to own Watford again in the late 90's as they were making a push towards promotion to the Premier League, although he stopped the post match concerts mainly because he was touring in the US & was running the club remotely.

[@sethrabin833]

1:53: HA! I get it.

[@americanidol30]

Football fans attend high school and college games during Labor Day weekend. Baseball fans attend MLB games. Tennis fans attend the U.S. Open. all over Labor Day weekend. What’s wrong with NFL games?

[@TheCHR83]

9:21 oh yeah the early 80's were infested with medleys. Stars on 45, Hooked On series, the Beach Boys medley...there was even a guy doing a Beach Boys covers and that was a medley too.

[@kevinevans5921]

Love your videos, being from Maryland I followed the Colts then (I was 14) and remember watching that game, not knowing it was their last opening day in Baltimore . Had no idea about the botched Patriots Beach Boys promo although 😂

[@mjreilley4life]

I come to this channel for the awesomely obscure football stories and stay for the dad jokes.

[@justinmaybach6388]

Do you remember the Bills Toronto Series when they played a home game at Rogers Centre every year for six seasons? The Beach Boys performed at halftime for the last game ever in Toronto back in 2013 against the Falcons. This was a year after they brought in PSY to perform at halftime against the Seahawks. I’m not even kidding.

[@altfactor]

Weren't there rumors during that time that the Buffalo Bills were going to move to Toronto?

[@CTubeMan]

This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made videos about the following: 1. How the Patriots opponents that day, the Colts, had a controversial promotion after moving to Indianapolis in 1991. 2. How U2’s performance in Foxborough Stadium played a role in the Patriots-Dolphins season opener in 1992 getting postponed until Week 7, giving both teams a bye week in the season opener.

[@teen_laqueefa]

Ah yes The tomahawk chop an Indiana staple

[@weegeemike]

Cool to see these videos, especially for younger people that have only known the Patriots as a perennially dominant, top tier NFL franchise. Before Brady, and especially before Bledsoe, the Patriots were one if the worst teams in the NFL, a position they held since basically their inception. Boston had the Soxs and Celts so the losing Pat's were a last option for Boston sports fans...the fact that they had to use concerts to get fans in the seats shows how horrible and unpopular the Pats have been for most of their history.

[@RCVictoryLane]

I turned one Beach Boys song into a title for a fanfic

[@Marylandbrony]

Since Star Wars night always gets fans into the seats. Why not try a Doctor Who night?

[@jonathanjudd3168]

Napoleon Dynamite on bass for the Beach Boys 7:52

[@georgeblangfordjr.1771]

Just imagine 1 more month left in the 2022-2023 NBA Season and the Sacramento Kings are about to end there almost 17-year not appearing in the NBA Playoffs streak and they're in 5th place in the Western Conference standings and the Kings basketball game just started from noon to 3:30 p.m. and the Kings win the game about almost 3:30 p.m. and clinch a playoff spot. Then after the basketball game is over you go from basketball game to a K-pop concert at the Golden 1 Center on the same day and you get not any K-pop girl group but a best selling one called Twice. With some of Twice best hit songs

[@stevengrvp]

To me the beach boys is the rush hour series

[@fallandbounce]

Part of the issue with the old Sullivan Stadium was the aluminum benches in the stands. They weren't at all comfortable, definitely didn't give you enough room, and it got hot up there in summer. It was nice when people weren't there. You could stretch out. Also, consider it was the Sullivan family making the decisions back then. They were a never ending embarrassment, despite founding the team. They ended up having to sell the team because of their ineptitude promoting a Jackson's tour, while the Jackson's were at a pinnacle.

[@Boyso5407]

Whenever I hear that a Pats game was blacked out because of a lack of ticket sales, it brings me right back to my childhood. I ended up watching a lot of NY Giants games growing up.

[@billh3254]

Love the videos, but I think the image of the Beach Boys is from the TV movie that came out in 1999 or 2000

[@ricknibert6417]

We began going back to school before Labor Day in 1978. In fact, many of us were off the second Monday in September as well so we could attend the county fair free of charge.

[@UncannyValleyVideos]

Watching Mike Love perform makes me irrationally angry.

[@sirstewartwallace3917]

Not surprised the Patriots tried this, considering how the owners at the time would promote the Jacksons' Victory Tour a year later. Also, the season ticket setup they had sounds very similar to how the Victory Tour tickets were sold. As for the NFL playing on Labor Day weekend, I have to imagine that was done so that the playoffs wouldn't enter February. I recall that as late as the 2000's, they didn't really want to as February is where one of the sweeps weeks for the networks. Of course, that's no longer a thing as football is king and the Super Bowl is always going to outdo whatever sweeps weeks exist now.

[@stevenbauer4799]

labor day weekend is being saved for the 18th game as soon as the networks can fit it in. tv $$$'s is king.

[@CTubeMan]

FTR, the Super Bowl that season was held on the next to last Sunday of January.

[@nicoleknight9412]

The promotion wasn't really crazy, since the Beach Boys we're doing this on a regular basis anyway. That the Patriot management backed out- - that was the crazy part! I kinda wonder why they did that, considering the fact that the game probably would have been sold out.

[@DC8091]

. . . could of picked a better band than 80s Beach Boys 3k+ miles away from the Pacific Ocean . . .

[@jamesage24]

They should've gone with Starland Vocal Band.

[@DC8091]

@@jamesage24 ideally it would of Boston first, Aerosmith second, but at that time. . . neither of them where “doing many shows”, to put it nicely 🤠

[@CTubeMan]

@@jamesage24 But the Patriots did not experience an Afternoon Delight that day.

[@danielbowden6330]

The Beach Boys must have told the Sullivan's they had a special guest, Michael Jackson. Most area schools went back two days after Labor Day. I was told later that this was to let the teachers "dry out." Not going to this game was a huge regret.

[@jasonfischer8946]

They didn't play in Kokomo, Indiana?

[@bradjames891]

Labor Day was fun!

[@americanidol30]

If The Beach Boys had performed after that Patriots game, their fans would have been in their seats for five to six hours.

[@marcus813]

I would love to know what caused the Patriots to back out. Maybe it could've avoided having the Greater Boston and Providence DMAs blacked out if they went through with this fool-proof idea.

[@RetroJR3379]

Make sense in 1993 the Padres averages 7800 but one Sunday they drew around 30000 and it not vs the Dodgers.... The reason. BEACH BOY

[@rngfootball759]

It shows as a Pats fan, glad to have Kraft running the team. Once again the Sullivans being the Sullivans. Cheap skates. I think this is before Kraft bought the Stadium too.

[@billtooke6642]

Being a Bills fan I thought Ralph might have been the cheapest AFCE owner, but Billy Sullivan was. Leon Hess didn't do the Jets a lot of favors either. And or course Bob Irsay moved the Colts I guess Huizenga spent the most? Until the Bills got good

[@RetroJR3379]

It was a cheap lied by the Patriots to have thier fan get around LOL

[@christopherengel7436]

Wouldn't it be nice? Wise-ass

[@coreylevine8095]

Are the Beach Boys Rams and Chargers fans

[@stevenbauer4799]

chargers have no la fans.

[@Rockhound6165]

I can guarantee you that if Elway chose to stay with Baltimore this game would have been a sell out. Or close to it.

[@stevenbauer4799]

'there's a place called fox-bor-o. that's where you wanna go. to see some losing football'. and so what nfl teams bring in suck ass acts all of the time to perform at games. probably got more lame shitty music ready to go tnf, snf, mnf too. and this was still pre-kraft pats who played fourth fiddle in the boston sports scene playing in their high school stadium so anything to get fans to a game was welcomed. and i heard a beach boys concert once. i don't know which of the current versions out there now it was...

[@e93sports80]

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