May Day 10

Buffalo sports media has devolved completely. It is god-awful. Especially harrington and gleason. Sullivan is bad too. Tim graham suddenly joined the dummy brigade too. He used to be better than that. Schopp and the bulldog fail to cover the teams anymore either. They just look for the best "story" and take idiot caller after idiot caller. Buscaglia is excellent... its going to sting when we lose him to a national outlet or network

I tore my acl and had the same surgeon as scott chandler (who is/was back in 4 months). The surgeon said I could be active again in 4 months if I follow instructions. He never offered me any performance enhancing drugs

This would ruin ncaa football for me which just become my favorite 'sport'. Even got ub seasons this year

There is a group of people who go through the rosters upon release and adjust every detail down to equipment to create a nearly authentic ncaa package. Also all coaches and coordinators are created. The rosters are made public and anyone can download it in 5 seconds. It is wonderful. Ncaa 14 is the best sports video game I have ever played. Im hoping it isnt the last. There is a chance it could make future releases better as they can add suspensions and such the ncaa wont let them touch. As long ad they keep a reasonable degree of customization and sharing, folks will put in the work to make the game authentic. Im thinking nobody is going to want to dive in with the lawsuit out yherr

http://www.cnn.com/v...g-for-prom.komo

I agree 100%. This reeks of someone out to prove a point, get publicity, possible lawsuit.

Im up in August. Im going to get the best deal from Time Warner and try to leverage the entire DTV Introductory deal

“Like everything it’s just another river to cross, another stumbling block,” he said. “I’ve been to the top many, many times and I’ve been to the bottom and it’s just one of those roller coaster rides that I’ve been on throughout my life. It’s just another challenge for me and I know I’ll beat it. That’s the bottom line.” :clap

Rooting for Jimbo!

Blues Brothers isnt really 'slapstick' funny laugh a minute type of deal. More peculiar, outrageous plot with good characters. Great music. When I come across it on the Guide, I watch it every time.

I love that album.... Every Breath You Take is a bit hokey though.

I hate Anchorman as well as pretty much anything with Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, and Seth Rogen Superhero movies dont do it for me and I wish they would stop. The Godfather is boring and overrated. There Will Be Blood was unmitigated, boring trash

ill throw out one: Overrated: Eagles

Its very refreshing. I hope they gain listeners and force some changes

I see Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam as both carrying the R&R torch well. I dont consider RHCP as "R&R", more a hybrid (I think they are great). Go to either one live, and you see a lot of energy and variability in each and every show. They dont go through the motions. Probably the best 2 live shows I have seen out of hundreds. I also didnt really dig Pearl Jam until I did see them live. Also, Pearl Jam hasnt tried to re-create Ten at all. If anything, the opposite. Every album is different and have progressed as musicians. You also skipped Riot Act, which was between Binaural and Self-Titled. Outside of Vedder, they have talented musicians in Matt Cameron (also the drummer for Soundgarden), Mike McCready, Stone Gossard, and Jeff Ament. Vedder is also ultra talented on numerous stringed instruments, as he plays solo shows and carries 2+ hours all himself. Plus they can cover the s^%$ out of The Who. I think there is a stigma with pearl Jam that annoys people on the surface. They think vedder is a poser or grunts too much, or havent done nothin' since Ten and wont go away. You really think the 90's was "dreadful" for music? In my mind, it is arguably the best decade, and certainly the last hurrah as far as mainstream music goes.

I guess, it would be 'popular' stuff I cannot stand Motley Crue Ozzy (post Sabbath) Kanye I do agree The Boss is overrated, although, I do enjoy some stuff. Bands/acts I feel like dont get their due Queens of the Stone Age Pearl Jam (general public)

I agree ^^ the format is tired. Figure out a topic and take calls. Topics are usually recycled and beat to death. Since 1270 came on, it has been refreshing to hear about local NCAA Basketball (which I found interesting), Bandits (which I dont care, but enjoyed hearing about), other markets, NCAA Football.... Bills and Sabres are covered too, but not killed, so its fresh. It has much more of an Empire Sports feel to it.

I get what you are saying, but it is a very good show, no matter when it is taped, or who pays for it. It is refreshing to hear something that covers all things Bills instead of "holding them to the fire". Its nice to cut through the skepticism and learn about the players, team, what former players are up to, speak to coaches, etc... We need that too. We dont have it anywhere else here as the "marketing genious" that runs the team provides no content. If you go to other markets such as Philadelphia, they have similar programming both on television and radio (even in newspaper). They also have their "jocks" on the air who take calls and swing away at the team. Im normally a cynic/negative guy when it comes to the Bills too.

Im hoping that because she was so loose about it, it isnt anything that serious

It does have some value. Im sure it has been implemented everywhere. But the blanket application in the popular comparison to baseball just doesnt make sense to me. Baseball is very repetitive, controlled, and the play is isolated. You can see what a batter has done on a first pitch fastball 92-95 mph on the outside part of the strike zone from a right handed pitcher at night that is below 55 degrees with a runner in scoring position. And the sample space provides for adequate data. Analytics can be relied on in baseball. Football isnt nearly as neatly bound as that. Coaching, teammates, bumps and bruises, extreme weather, etc have a lot to do with how the "stats" will look.

I agree. Football doesnt translate as well at all IMO. You have a smaller sample size of games, mismatches, team aspect, gameplanning, etc... Basically, it seems most teams apply "analytics" appropriately with the abundancy and logging of gamefilm. The combine also does it to a point for incoming players and is supplemented appropriately with interviewing/testing.

I am still skeptical. I dont believe Wilson "stepping away" handing the steering wheel to Brandon is much of a change at all. Brandon/Littman/Overdorf have been running the show for years IMO. I dont believe that Russ Brandon had all sorts of great ideas and a 93 year old Ralph Wilson shot them all down. I think that under the current structure, the GM position is greatly minimalized compared to other teams. I do hope they all prove me wrong, but I have been beaten down too much as a fan of the Bills. I am intrigued/happy with the coaching staff. With the right coaching, and if some secondary gets their acts together, the defense could be good. With a good D, CJ Spiller, Fred Jackson, with a well crafted playbook, gives them a puncher's chance in every game. So I am excited for the season, as I usually am. However I dont see this as the "New Bills". I feel they were headed in a decent direction with their limiting managing structure. Coaching and QB play held them back last season. They have the athletes to be a playoff team.

the analytics department is going to spit out the result on its noisy dot-matrix printer. A peeon is going to run the printout to Russ Brandon's office to announce their findings. "Sir, the Bills have sucked for an eternity"

I wonder if its a Southern thing. Think about the notorious fan-bases: Buffalo, Oakland, Jets, Philly, Cleveland, etc...

that is not that unreasonable of a leap though. back full circle, especially when you lose trust in what the guy says publicly. It may not be/proven to be the correct point of view, but it is certainly justified.