A Visit From The Wiz...A Billiken Xmas Story

[The Wiz]

 

'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the Fetz

Nothing  was stirring, not even the nets;

The banners were hung from the rafters with care,

In hopes that The Wiz would soon be there;

The fans were nestled all snug in their seats;

With visions of Bills wins, while they munched on their treats.

And Mama in her sweatshirt, and I in Bills blue

Had just settled in to watch a basket or two.

When on Compton and 40 there arose such a clatter, 

I sprang from my seat to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash

And then flung open the door, in a very mad dash

The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow,

Gave the luster of mid-day to objects below;

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,, 

But a basketball team as quick as reindeer,

With a little old driver, so lively and all biz,

I knew in a moment it must be The Wiz.

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,

And he whistled and shouted and called them by name:

Now! Jimerson,  now! Hargrove,  now! Dalger, oh my lord,

On! Medley,  on! Meadows,  on! Hughes, and Coach Ford;

To the top of Gate A ! To the top of the wall !

" Now dash away ! Dash away ! Dash away all !"

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, 

When  they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;

So up to the arena top the coursers they flew,

With a sleigh load of stats and The Wiz too:

And then in a twinkling I heard on the floor

The bouncing of b-balls making baskets galore.

As I drew in  my head, and was turning around,

Down Section 103 The Wiz came with a bound:

He was dressed all in Bills gear, from his head to his toe,

And his clothes were all blue, he was ready to go;

A bundle of spreads was flung on his back,

And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack: 

His eyes- how they twinkled ! His dimples: how merry,

His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry;

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,

And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,

And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.

He had a broad face, and a little round belly

That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly:

He was chubby and plump,  just like a Billiken,

And I laughed when I saw him and thought Gee Williken;

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head

Soon gave me to know that The Wiz had a spread.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,

And calculated point spreads, ; then turned with a jerk,

And laying his finger aside of his nose

And giving a nod,…  BAM …up the concourse he rose.

He sprang in the Chaifetz , to his team gave a whistle,

And away they all flew like the down of a thistle:

But I heard him exclaim, as he shouted out clear--

BILLIKENS WILL WIN,   IT WILL BE BETTER NEXT YEAR

To all that follow the Billiken Biz

Merry Christmas to all , best wishes from The Wiz

[The Wiz]

Just a couple of notes....

For those that are wondering how the players are selected for the poem...it is based on total minutes played.....from most to least.  A nod to Thames who just missed making the reindeer team by 5 min.  I am sure he will make the story next year.

Also , who would have thought those would have been our top 6 players in that order....btw, Jimerson was the only player to return to the story this year...TJ didn't have enough minutes last year to make it...What a difference a year makes.

Finally, let us remember... why we are all here....to see The Bills... have a successful year.

Peace on Earth and to all Bills fans.

[BrettJollyComedyHour]

5 hours ago, The Wiz said:

Just a couple of notes....

For those that are wondering how the players are selected for the poem...it is based on total minutes played.....from most to least.  A nod to Thames who just missed making the reindeer team by 5 min.  I am sure he will make the story next year.

Also , who would have thought those would have been our top 6 players in that order....btw, Jimerson was the only player to return to the story this year...TJ didn't have enough minutes last year to make it...What a difference a year makes.

Finally, let us remember... why we are all here....to see The Bills... have a successful year.

Peace on Earth and to all Bills fans.

It's a highlight of my holiday to see this. Merry Christmas, Wiz!

[Lord Elrond]

Merry Christmas to all Billiken fans!

[CenHudDude]

6 hours ago, The Wiz said:

 

'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the Fetz

Nothing  was stirring, not even the nets;

The banners were hung from the rafters with care,

In hopes that The Wiz would soon be there;

The fans were nestled all snug in their seats;

With visions of Bills wins, while they munched on their treats.

And Mama in her sweatshirt, and I in Bills blue

Had just settled in to watch a basket or two.

When on Compton and 40 there arose such a clatter, 

I sprang from my seat to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash

And then flung open the door, in a very mad dash

The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow,

Gave the luster of mid-day to objects below;

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,, 

But a basketball team as quick as reindeer,

With a little old driver, so lively and all biz,

I knew in a moment it must be The Wiz.

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,

And he whistled and shouted and called them by name:

Now! Jimerson,  now! Hargrove,  now! Dalger, oh my lord,

On! Medley,  on! Meadows,  on! Hughes, and Coach Ford;

To the top of Gate A ! To the top of the wall !

" Now dash away ! Dash away ! Dash away all !"

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, 

When  they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;

So up to the arena top the coursers they flew,

With a sleigh load of stats and The Wiz too:

And then in a twinkling I heard on the floor

The bouncing of b-balls making baskets galore.

As I drew in  my head, and was turning around,

Down Section 103 The Wiz came with a bound:

He was dressed all in Bills gear, from his head to his toe,

And his clothes were all blue, he was ready to go;

A bundle of spreads was flung on his back,

And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack: 

His eyes- how they twinkled ! His dimples: how merry,

His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry;

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,

And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,

And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.

He had a broad face, and a little round belly

That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly:

He was chubby and plump,  just like a Billiken,

And I laughed when I saw him and thought Gee Williken;

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head

Soon gave me to know that The Wiz had a spread.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,

And calculated point spreads, ; then turned with a jerk,

And laying his finger aside of his nose

And giving a nod,…  BAM …up the concourse he rose.

He sprang in the Chaifetz , to his team gave a whistle,

And away they all flew like the down of a thistle:

But I heard him exclaim, as he shouted out clear--

BILLIKENS WILL WIN,   IT WILL BE BETTER NEXT YEAR

To all that follow the Billiken Biz

Merry Christmas to all , best wishes from The Wiz

It wouldn’t be Christmas without your greetings Wiz.  Merry Christmas to you!

[Adman]

Thanks for this present every year, Wiz! All the best…

[thatskablamo]

God bless us, everyone.

Harkens back to Columbus 2012, I’m walking by the Shoe at tOSU and I see this guy in SLU gear - we had just knocked off Memphis - I said “go Bills!” He said “you may know me as ‘the Wiz,’ and I was like “he does exist!” 
An absolute highlight of the weekend, only to be topped by Dr. Chaifetz dropping his AMEX black card at the bar after beating the Tigers.

Merry Christmas to the Wiz & Fam and all of you fellow Billikens. Best wishes for a prosperous and healthy 2024!

[Soderball]

1 hour ago, thatskablamo said:

God bless us, everyone.

Harkens back to Columbus 2012, I’m walking by the Shoe at tOSU and I see this guy in SLU gear - we had just knocked off Memphis - I said “go Bills!” He said “you may know me as ‘the Wiz,’ and I was like “he does exist!” 
An absolute highlight of the weekend, only to be topped by Dr. Chaifetz dropping his AMEX black card at the bar after beating the Tigers.

Merry Christmas to the Wiz & Fam and all of you fellow Billikens. Best wishes for a prosperous and healthy 2024!

Best weekend in Billikens history -- my dad has a story of some drunk, dumb Memphis fan disturbing him mid-stream in the restroom claiming that Memphis had "all-americans" and "NBA players" and were going to "kill" the billikens.

My dad told him that while Memphis was going to play points, the Billikens were going to make them play basketball.

 

Oh and we almost knocked off Draymond Green, Tom Izzo, and Sparty.

 

 

How we long for those days again, the latent potential here in this program, languishing and unrealized.

[maverick]

Thanks Wiz and Merry Christmas to all!

[billiCAN]

I am going to say "Gee Williken" for the rest of the season. Thanks Wiz!!