Evokes odd feelings, especially in light of the recent passing of Bum Phillips.
It will be interesting to see how history treats his life's impact as the decades move on. Obviously moving the franchise from Houston is his most damning gesture in the eyes of many, but his team's needs for a better stadium to compete is a fast-growing league were justifiable. Timing, delivery, working well with others... these were never things Bud did especially well. Our city's love affair with the Astrodome is still an issue.
I was quite young at the time Adams fired Phillips, so my perspective could be lacking, but I wonder how much everything would be different had he not fired Bum. Would Adams be as reviled? Might the stadium issue been less antagonistic between Adams and the city? Would the Oilers still be here? Or was Adam's caustic nature such that the events that transpired in the 80s and 90s were inevitable and would ultimately lead to Adams moving the franchise somewhere else?
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