61. Nine days after the competing leagues got their exemption, the NFL announced that an expansion franchise had been awarded to New Orleans for the following season. 62. Of course, few imagined USC would do it two more times the following season. 63. Parcells joined the team for the following season, and after that the Jets charted a different course. 64. Quinn played one season in Pittsburgh, and was in camp with the Steelers the following season, sandwiched around a stint in the World League. 65. Remove the fir and any ornaments after the holidays, store the tree frames and reuse the following season. 66. Seikaly held out of training camp the following season, forcing his departure. 67. Smith and Ike Austin were acquired by the Clippers the following season in the deal that made Brent Barry an ex-Clipper. 68. Steen even said one of his goals was to have a team lose the national championship and bounce back to win it again the following season. 69. That following season, Rick Burleson, Fred Lynn, and Carlton Fisk were preparing for free agency, and Tom was angry. 70. Teams that move up too fast, that rely on career years from their players, routinely crash back to earth the following season. |