Archives for January 16, 2001

WCMF, 96.5 FM Rochester, just announced that they now have the broadcast rights with Van Miller for the next four years. The games will no longer be on WHAM 1180 (this is sad news to those fans in border states who could pick up WHAM 300+ miles away).

‘In February of 1993 the Buffalo Bills were done licking their wounds from the 52-17 trashing received in Super Bowl XXVII. The internal organizational fallout claimed a victim though, Bills GM, Bill Polian.’

‘Team spokesman Scott Berchtold said the Bills have not asked permission to speak with Lewis as of Monday, but it appears Lewis is the front-runner to replace Wade Phillips, who was fired by owner Ralph Wilson last week.’

‘"He did an outstanding job," Donahoe said. "We met for a long time and covered a lot of areas. He was very good."’

‘Between trips to Florida to meet with owner Ralph Wilson, to San Francisco to scout the East-West Shrine Classic and back to Buffalo to meet the press, Donahoe may not have had time to assemble a to-do list …’

‘The four-game losing streak that finished the Buffalo Bills’ playoff hopes and subsequent upper-management purge are the freshest memories, but also obscure a season that had its share of highlights.’