May Day 10

Is it me, or has there been an increase in achilles injuries in the NFL?

This reeks of posturing of the plaintiff, threatening to drag mccoys name through the mud in a court.... true or false. Hitting dogs, hitting kids, roids, etc .. Unless he agrees to either pay her to go away with a tidy sum, or marry her Is he going to want someone giving testimony, detailing how he beat his dog? Or spanked his kid or whatever?

yeah, I dont know who is worse in this

yeah, she isnt looking very good at all.

I have no problem with better food options being served more efficiently as well as craft beer options. Also, efficient and comfortable bathrooms wouldnt be horrible. Wouldnt mind a concourse-deck either for standing room only tickets. Improved aesthetics, some kind of roof/protection from the wind and direct precipitation, etc. However, a lot of the "lounges" and extra-exclusive "clubs" inside the facility IMO would be lost here.... and have no value to me personally. If I am paying an extra premium per ticket for access to an interactive fantasy football lounge, and during the game, anywhere between 20-40% of people are constantly wandering around like its some sort of high end football-themed pub crawl... I'm probably going to stop going (and I believe many Bills fans would, while there is a shortage of corporate types to fill the void).

I would also say that the in-stadium "idiot" has been marginalized to great extents over the past 10 years. There is a huge security presence, and any trouble they swarm. Granted, its still not the most polished crowd, and you shouldnt bring a 5-year-old... but the in-stadium hi jinx is a shadow of what it used to be.

That's the catch 22 with a new stadium. Buffalo has the fans.... but not the high end clientele to pony up several thousands of dollars-plus just for the rights to buy a seat. People will punt on that and wait on the secondary market to go to games. Seat Licenses would have to be very careful and modest. If the team becomes a competitive and well-run one, there is plenty of room to increase ticket pricing/ We also don't have the fortune 500/100 presence and clientele in the area to fill fancy suites and clubs. We are a largely football-oriented fan base, so a lot of the bells and whistles will be lost on us. It will detract some % of people from the game, which will kill the atmosphere they have built. Fan inclusion/crowd noise effecting the play, etc. I think studies have uncovered some of these realities, which may have taken a bit of wind out of the sails to rush a grand facility approaching what MIN and ATL have put up. They may be back to the drawing board for something a bit more modest. I just want a place built for fans to watch a football game. Great sight lines, seats close to the field. Good noise harnessing. Wouldnt mind improved bathrooms, concourses, etc. I really have no desire or use for all sorts of lounges and such.

Stadium is smaller now Regionalization, nfl is more popular, and a larger pool of fans. Visiting teams travel better. Internet, online sales, secondary market, speculation, etc. Id say, even if they were on par with someone like baltimore... season tickets would be capped with a locked on waiting list. Right when home playoff games are a realistic possibility

Completely different now than 1992 for a number of reasons.

how did Xavier Oman do?

He is gray

Mine just appeared on my broken One Buffalo app a day after the fact. Make sure everyone takes care of any ticket transfers way ahead of time

Its not an embarrassment. For my work, I speak to and deal with people from everywhere. Often, football/the Bills come up. Not one person has indicated that they are disgusted by it and said anything to shame me. In fact, most think its funny and they usually mutter something about how they NEED to come up for a game. And overall, it is a very small amount of people who do this. I have tailgated for several hundreds of hours in various hot-button lots, and have seen 1 table get jumped through. If it is me who does this and it goes viral, or drinking out of someone's tush, or what have you, I would be embarrassed for myself.

In my estimation, the amount of upheaval and cost downtown would be much more than $100-$200 million worth. I think we are talking $200-$400 million range. Land acquisition, demolition, disposal (likely hazardous materials mixed in there), numerous additional engineering studies, re-building a piece of 190 and access/egress, rebuilding roads, pipes, electric, etc. There is a LOT of work that needs to be done. When it is all said and done.... why? 10 games and a few concerts. The same new stadium could be built in place with virtually no 'overhead' costs they (we) need to pay for downtown. If we were a bigger city and could build something and attract the volume and prestigious events that Dallas and Atlanta could get, I would be all for it. If it were a baseball stadium with 81+ dates a year, or even an ampitheater that gets 20-30K down there 40+ times, sign me up. Football stadiums, as has been proved by many studies, do not help or revitalize an urban area This has nothing to do with nostalgia of Orchard Park. I kind of loathe the drive down there, I live in the north towns. Its just economical. Also, not sure how the 'city of buffalo' would receive tax revenue from a downtown stadium.

I am struggling with this. I am moderately computer savvy and can usually work around nearly everything. I share season tickets with a friend who manages the account, but can usually only make 1 or 2 games. I have printed the tickets for me and whoever goes and it has been seamless and easy. I cant get the tickets. The One Buffalo App is broken and unusable. I can see them on a browser somewhere if I follow the thread the ticket transfer email leads me... but this doesnt seem like a good or dependable solution... not to mention I guess I will have to enter alongside whoever I attend the game with no matter what? This is silly. You would think they would try to roll this out once they have a mobile app that isnt broken

It sounds like at&t has let off their harder line stance on retention. I called in the spring and was basically told to pound sand, but offered savings if i bundled their internet and phone service.

You also would have to add on the extensive work that would be needed downtown with land acquisition, demolition, infrastructure, impact studies, etc. A new building on the current 'campus' would be much cheaper than downtown.

Sorry to tear off the band-aid of this again, but Lauren Hall is apparently out as in-game Sabres host

lol I heard that The Undertaker was spotted at a coffee shop in town. Word is that he is going to be named Highway Superintendent

I wouldnt complain if we had some sort of roof and wind block (not enclosed).

There has been numerous mis-steps from the point of purchase and he has ushered the Sabres into the darkest period in franchise history - by far. Last season was WORSE than the McEichel tank year (but a bit better than the Reinhart tank year) and they were trying to seriously win. You really cant deny the awful results they have gotten as owners. And it isnt Regier's fault. It perplexes me that the Pegulas did not have a consultant working with them and analyzing the organization(s) and crafting a plan during the purchase process. They took over both teams and ran them from the seat of their pants and it shows. It wasnt Regier's fault, Marrone, LaFontaine, etc. (LaFontaine did not leave because the Miller trade FYI). The whole Rex/Lynn/Whaley fiasco was a huge organizational amateurish failure. The half measures of not getting rid of the Sabres' stale management, throwing money at it, then forcing Regier to fire Ruff (because the arena crowd was getting ugly) early in the season. Then going a whole offseason and firing Regier early the following season, bringing in someone with no experience, and going like 3 months before hiring a GM. Its disjointed, bad, half-measure management. The Bills were bought and the same pattern happened. I don't think it is from neglect or lack of trying. I like the Pegulas as people and happy they are owners. I just wish they hurry up and figure out that they need to consider getting help at the top and they should get out of the way unless they are being handed a trophy from the commissioner. I am cautiously optimistic with Botterill and Beane/McDermott, but both situations can fall flat on their faces before they get started.

Thats good for the winter and some acts.... but arena shows are actually becoming more uncommon. An ampitheater would bring in all those country and nostalgia acts from Darien Lake. They would also get more who skip Buffalo due to not having a great concert venue. We would also get the 'multi' tours or mini-festivals that don't come to buffalo. The one in Camden, NJ has shows nearly every day in the Summer/Fall. With a good promoter, they can also create their own weekend long festival there.

I predict a heel turn and he will enslave the people of Knox County

I would think he will be more than happy to go to a playoff team with good players to prove himself for a few months in his contract year (he has also never played in a playoff game).