As a longtime collector, nothing gets me more excited than acquiring regional and food issues. Back in the day, that often required having to purchase some horrible food, getting lucky while thumbing through the Sports Collectors Digest. Thankfully, we've gone from mail-order ads in publications like the SCD, to the wonders of the internet- avoiding the greasy, nasty food in the process. No pun intended.  The 1986 and 1993 McDonald’s Buccaneers issues are from an era that produced some of the hobby’s most memorable oddball cards. They also tell the story of a franchise evolving from the hard-luck “Bucco Bruce” years into the beginnings of the more competitive 1990s teams that eventually helped lay the groundwork for Tampa Bay’s rise later in the decade. The 1986 McDonald’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers Set The 1986 McDonald’s issue is one of the more distinctive regional NFL food promotions of the 1980s. The sets, produced my Michael Schecter Associates (M.S.A.), consisted of 24 oversized c...