May Day 10

I suspect it would be completely different now. As you mentioned, many less seats. Now there is the internet, and internet ticket sales (and good teams now start to sell playoff tickets in November). I remember they started selling playoff tickets the week of in many cases. There is also a secondary market that is done anonymously and online, as opposed to a shady guy on the corner. The NFL and the Bills are also more popular than ever. We didn't have nearly the same level of support from Rochester and Southern Ontario. There is also a much higher % of a season ticket holder base (who is going to punt on buying their playoff tickets?) I will go out on a limb and say our first home playoff game will be sold to the rafters with the secondary market 200-300% markup... along with a locked in waiting list for season tickets moving forward (as they will offer the ability to purchase playoff tickets for a season ticket deposit for the following season).

Its a shame. I know he is unpopular, but look at the state of both franchises in the 2000s. Wouldn't want people who sugar-coat it.

I think you thought him a good lesson. He is the jerk.

Yeah. I cant do fps My playing time these days is so limited, I cant develop ability, and in game skills and perks to be any more than fodder while people who play 100 hours a week kill me 40 times before I know what hsppened

I actually like these guys and the buffalo news. I'm just saying the talent in their most important department is being let go. That's a pretty dire sign.

I have a loaded raspberry pi/retropie. Love it, but retro games are brutal. Here's 3 tries, no continues. Die? Grind it out an hour to try this spot again

Hopefully it manifests itself into something good (and up to date technologically) to fill the void I actually dont mind the columnists at TBN... other than Harrington's ridiculous and embarrassing twitter wars with people. I do think they could have served themselves well having a "positive outlook" point of view columnist. Its been a tough 12-20 years in Buffalo sports, but having 3 columnists writing negative things (many earned IMO), is repetitive and one sided. I wonder how much influence he had in poisoning the lockerroom. Word/rumor is, Eichel and Reinhart got close with him and those 2 are a big part of the issues. Kane appeared to be a good soldier in his life's biggest contract year. Now, with 7 years guaranteed and $50 million, let's see if he remains committed to his craft. I have my doubts, and Im glad the Sabres werent the team to take that risk.

Bucky was paid to give opinions. Not everyone is going to agree with his opinions. People did read him and it resulted in discussion. Hope he lands on his feet somewhere.

This is the beginning of the end for the Buffalo News.

Its the same company. Very similar mechanics, interface, etc. Skyrim/Oblivion are basically a midieval/fantasy version of Fallout, Fallout is basically a post apocolyptic version of Skyrim/Oblivion

Saw primus last night it was great. Beck in july. Pearl jam 2x in Wrigley field Metallica

Oh yeah, skyrim. Forgot about that. Play that one

Witcher 3 Fallout 4 The new Red Dead when it comes out in the Fall

This is how I feel too. I was despondent when I saw Garoppolo tear teams to shreds when Brady was suspended. Now, their dynasty is on borrowed time.

I think if we are talking downtown, when all is said and done with infrastructure costs, we would likely be north of $1 billion.

This stadium issue IS a real balancing act. Buffalo/WNY is a market that a stadium like NY, LA, Dallas, Atlanta, and even Minnesota do not make sense in. The corporate and high end clientele does not exist here. We also wouldn't get a fraction of the events those places (and even Indy) get/will get.

All hail our Spectrum, AT&T, and Comcast overlords.

Zero interest. Never understood why anyone cares about the "Royal" family.... or even why it exists at this point.

Its a shame. I like a lot of what the Buffalo News has to offer.... but I agree with what someone said on the first page. They have awful, old, inept, nepotistic management who have failed and continue to fail to adapt to modern times.

I was never a fan, but I thought Johnson played a solid, gritty game against the Titans

I lost it when Brandon got "fired" as gm, everyone took a half step to the left, and they "hired" buddy nix. That was when I knew the bills would never again be respectable while Ralph Wilson was the owner... but also knew that him not being the owner would likely mean the Toronto Bills. Just a miserable existence

He actually looks really good, considering the invasiveness and recency of the procedure.

I would say that would be the most likely thing. If they had attorneys investigating, these things would have come to light... not necessarily "business centric" or even illegal things like fudging numbers, skimming off the top, kickbacks, etc. Probably just expensing dinners, dates, maybe going out on company times with her/them, etc. Its also possible they dove deep into his typical day and saw that he wasnt bringing much to the table? I dont know. I would also say it is possible he could have been undermining Beane and McDermott a bit. I know he wasnt overly pleased when Whaley, his personal pass-through to the football department was let go. These are mostly just guessing though. Graham also spitballed into the recent history/dynamic between Brandon and the Pegulas. He said that when they purchased the Bills, the Pegulas liked Brandon enough, and werent prepared/didnt have anyone else at the ready, so they allowed him to continue in his role. When the Marrone thing hit, along with Polian, they were fairly angry with Brandon (and Whaley) and were possibly going to move on. They had a big get together in Boca Raton for the head coach selection/interviews, etc and all Pegulas/Brandon/Whaley bonded. Rex burst onto the scene and the Bills were getting all sorts of attention, press, etc, and Brandon was IN with the Pegulas. Along this line was when they fired Black and promoted Brandon to Supreme Leader of One Buffalo. However, when Rex crashed and burned, badly, along with all the organizational miscues with leaks, the Lynn PC, and the Whaley PC disaster, the Pegulas may have soured on Brandon a bit and he was marginalized, and really hasnt been in their good graces for the last year. I wouldn't be surprised though, if Brandon was honest with the Pegulas about this relationship, if they would have retained him with conditions and a written warning (or some sort of internal discipline). His dishonesty gave the Pegulas no choice.

They were talking about this again on the Tim Graham show yesterday. Basically re-hashing the reasons and various circumstances that make it unadvised to allow a company official to have relations with employee(s). Graham also stressed that people are focusing too much on that, and the "other reasons" part that was not brought up enough.

Russ only has russ to blame.