May Day 10

A stadium with a roof (not enclosed) a little inland/off the lake downtown would be much easier than fully open in orchard park.

I used to park there primarily, but now, for some reason, as of about 2 years ago, my entry downtown on the Seneca Street exit is gummed up and backed up to the 190, so I have to get to the Louisiana St exit to head up Perry St and too much traffic to get back to Pilot Field without risking being late.

Im not so worried about the tailgating downtown as much as the traffic. A Sabres game with 15-19K people locks up traffic to a miserable degree. People leave Sabres games (no matter the score) between the 2nd intermission and 2/3 through the third period to avoid getting stuck. Its awful.

I often wonder what would happen to a fan base if they were forced to endure the past 20 years that we have had to. I believe that in-stadium attendance for most teams would be in ruin. I think the Packers are on a short list of teams with enough suckers to keep showing up.

I would say this team performed right where they were supposed to.... which is pretty lofty, especially considering the number of 1st round wins in the last 50 years of WNY basketball history. They crushed a team from a power 5 conference, and also sat down the coach who spurned them. Outstanding season record, won on the road at Syracuse and West Virginia (although that one isnt quite as impressive any more). Won the MAC. Were ranked in the top 25 for nearly the entire season. Pretty awesome. They were hoping to get to Sweet 16. Fell short, but they ran into a buzz saw team, Ranked 9th in the country (i think), playing close to home. More importantly, the team percolated into the consciousness of WNY sports fans. They started to show strong attendance, even when students were between semesters. A couple more good seasons and we could see this really take hold/root.

Everything i read and heard said texas tech was a nightmare 2nd round match up. So much so, i took them in the final 4 or later in every bracket i filled out.

Have rooted for him since his time here. A classic journeyman qb

Perfect. Who would have imagined this happening in 2019 when hurley left for asu?

Yes. I went to SUNY too.

Its working. My 6 year old just said he wants to go to school at ub

Its early, but ub looks good. Fought jitters in the first 5 minutes or so, but now looks like a 6 seed

Its over so quick. Before you know it, its at 16.I wish they would somehow devise a way to better wire-in the conference tournaments, so march madness could really start with everyone and 2 weeks ago. The conference tournament brackets could feed directly into the NCAA tournament brackets somehow, and spots are there, pre-determined for at-large teams, who get put into a pool and start to be evaluated and ranked right when the lose in their tournament. Like a running ranking to enter into corresponding seeds in the tournament

I think I might, but maybe beforehand online, or possibly by way of a couple buttons on an app. I dont see myself jumping down from my seat to go to a kiosk or teller window.

Yeah, i like cleveland underrated city. Its buffalo on roids. The area there for an indians home game is great.

I think schopp has been on vacation for most of the time since FA. Bulldog alone sounds uncomfortable

4, 5, or 6 are optimal tbh. Will avoid a 2 or 3 to get to sweet 16

These complaints are imaginary Wgr has been very positive about the bills' activity in free agency. Have not heard one person suggest the o line or the WRs got worse. Negative about the sabres because they deserve it.

Great first half thusfar.

Richie Lucas set the tone

I think Oats will certainly stay for the forseeable future and we will be in for a good run. He isn't looking to pull a Turner Gill and go for the first girl he sees to stake his career on a small fish in a big pond. Or even something like Arizona State would be shooting low. He is probably going to really build a top name like Peterson for Boise State, and eventually, there will be an opportunity at a Duke, NC, Kansas, Kentucky, Arizona, etc... and / or he can pick his spot. Or maybe he just wants to build this program to become the East's Gonzaga

It was great. There were things that would "set him off", and like 2 of 3 calls were people either pushing his buttons and/or pranking. He would go nuts. It was probably all an act and intentional. It was highly entertaining and i would be glued anf calling every day as a kid

It is understandable. And somewhat reversible. One, and foremost, you have an outpost and irrelevant team. Oft-times players can come off looking bad and/or falling off a cliff stat-wise which hurts future potential. 1 playoff game in like 20 years, no home playoff games, lack of prime time exposure, etc I do think the "ralph is cheap' stigma is still attached to the franchise to some degree. They would jerk players around a little more and try to squeeze value out of everything. The city/area have a bad name/reputation, and it is justified versus some/most NFL stops.

Bowling Green still kinda scares me. Especially at the mercy of MAC bias in cleveland... but they would still get in. Run the tournament and they will get a decent seed

Rheagar and Varys both existed under Aerys. Unless Rheagar is a faceless man and purposely helped drive his father paranoid and mad, he cant be Varys