May Day 10

I wonder if they are planning on using the crater there from the existing stadium (and/or expanding that).

I have been stuck down there for multiple hours due to Sabres gridlock after a playoff ot game. When I go to Sabres games I always leave early due to the nightmare. A bills game is unimaginable there without re-working the entire grid and 190. I'm sure the study brought that to light.

Ultimately, downtown would have cost a ton of money in land acquisition, demo, and infrastructure/roads/highways. There just aren't enough potential events over the winter that the arena can't handle to make it worthwhile.

IMO the cost of a new, somewhat modest outdoor facility there in Orchard Park would about = renovating without the restrictions of being bound to the existing structure. Orchard Park makes the most sense, and I have been saying it for years because the infrastructure is there. Downtown cannot handle Bills traffic. It would be a nightmare and people would leave in the 3rd quarter every game. Sabres games with 19K fans is a nightmare gridlock. They would essentially have to find additional hundreds of millions to rebuild the Buffalo roadway and highway system (money that could go directly into a new orchard park facility). Indoor/Outdoor. I can see both sides. I have been on the side of outdoor, but with a bit more wind/roof protection. I get bored with the miscellaneous nature of indoor games. Outdoor weather effects add to the majesty and individuality of games. You recall a Bills game, you recall the score, a few plays, something that happened in the lot, and the weather.

I heard about this a few weeks ago and still am generally confused at how/why the Bears are looking for a new stadium. Wasnt Soldier Field fit with all the bells and whistles for a huge price-tag not too long ago?

with no scouting staff or much of a front office, after an uncertain season where some amateur leagues didnt even play

The thing is, a UCF would open up the playoff against a #5-#12 team which is much more reasonable/beatable. If they lose the game against Wisconsin or whoever, then they have no place to complain or wonder 'what-if?' and hang fake championship flags. They win that and they will slot in against 1 of the top 4. A good chance Alabama, but they would wreck Notre Dame anyways to get to the NCG. Upsets do happen though.

I think the 'path' needs to be opened up for those teams. Boise State, early in their run knocked off Oklahoma with a statue of Liberty play. With 2 or 4 teams, it is very hard to justify a Coastal Carolina, UCF, or Western Michigan. You have the SEC Champ, often ACC Champ, SEC runner up is likely a powerhouse, pressure to gift Notre Dame a spot because they beat Navy by a touchdown and bested Duke and you need to capitalize on all the Notre Dame/Yankees fans who will watch, and a Big 12 and Big 10 champion. Thats crowded, and it is truly hard to justify giving a mid-major spot over most of those slots. With 12, you can give a spot to those teams if worthy. If UB had a team with Mack and also maybe that offense with Jackson/Johnson and they were humming and had a season/run like the Nate Oats Bulls... it would be really exciting down the stretch if they can finish the job in the MAC, go undefeated, and get a shot at one of the #5-12 teams, possibly draw someone more beatable like Iowa State, Indiana, etc. Maybe UB could pull it out and we would have a really exciting week going into a puncher's chance against one of the 4 top dogs. Exponentially more exciting than being eternally stuck in the Motor City, Potato, bahamas, or the Lending Tree Bowl game.

I like it. I think the teams such as UCF a few years ago or those Peterson Boise teams should have a shot, a puncher's chance, and if they un-seated a power team in the tournament, it would be mayhem. I would also like to see the SEC runner-up who is arguably the 2nd best team in the country get in rather than an overrated Notre Dame tomato can or Ohio State. Now they all can get in. This truly gives every team a chance at a National Championship when the season starts, which does not exist now. 12 teams will all be pretty high quality. Furthermore, you are having 5-12 in the first round which normally should breed pretty good and interesting match-ups. I dont think we are doomed to perpetual blowouts either. I used to be a huge bowl game fan, but they did lose an enormous amount of luster and importance when the playoff started. If the Bowl Games are grafted with games that mean something, then it is much better. We will get a lot more flavor in the playoff picture than Alabama, Clemson, O-State, Notre Dame, Georgia, Oklahoma. We will get more Washington, Texas A&M, Utah, Cincinnati, Wisconsin, etc. Plus a bracket buster like Coastal Carolina, UCF, Boise, or WMU... say what you will, but if those teams are undefeated, they should get a shot with 12, and Im sure their players would relish a week of "Great White Hype" going up against a P5 school.

I feel like it has to be Schobel. Never has there been such a miscellaneous Buffalo Bill with such statistics. He is second on the Bills in all-time sacks with more than a half a sack a game over about 130 games. Pretty much a model of consistency and he walked-off early on his career after a 10 sack performance. #81 in sacks all-time NFL with an abbreviated career and missing most of one of his seasons. He played during the real dregs of the drought. The defense was really bad through a lot of his career and he watched some all-pros walk out the door (Winfield, Clements, Williams). Him and his family were/are very nice people, down to earth. If he played for a real NFL team in his career and/or had a lot of support in the front 7, he seemingly could have really been a household name and a fan favorite. Im a huge Bills fan, and I can barely recollect him even playing here.

I was at Friday night's game and Saturday. Just an amazing experience being up that close, in that venue, and seeing such a high level of baseball. Correa hitting 2 homeruns and cupping his ear to the Buffalo crowd was great. Grienke complete game. Saw Vlad Jr hit an HR, Guerriel gun someone out at home, etc... Already have tickets for 2 games in the Seattle series. They go on sale this week for the Orioles, Mariners, Rays, Rangers, and Red Sox. Opening up to 80% capacity too. I believe these will be the last of it. I would implore anyone on the fence to go for this once in a lifetime experience.

I think I disagree with his entire premise. At least when it comes to quarterbacks. With the backdrop of EJ Manuel, his whole entire point makes sense and looks intelligent. What if youre the Bears trading up to 'overdraft' Mahomes or Watson? Or if someone tripped over themselves to 'overdraft' Russell Wilson in the first round? Maybe if anyone in that front office was qualified to evaluate quarterbacks or build a respectable team? That was the problem? We have clowns like Nix and Whaley in those positions. Now whaley is the assistant VP of talent evaluation for the Hula Bowl invitational

It was reckless and one of the most egregious charging violations I can remember. With that said, I don't believe it was premeditated, malicious, or done in frustration. He didn't skate the whole way planning to knock evans' head off his shoulders. Watching the play at full speed, I feel schiefiele was racing down to get the puck, prevent a goal, gain possession in a 1 goal playoff game that entered the final minute. Late in the play he had realized he was late and in a split second reflec/decision, went for the body to try to head off the potential goal, not really taking into account his speed or how violent the head on collision would be

That doesn't start until next year I think. The good news is the Sabres can pick first 2 more times before it resets in 4 years and they can pick 1st again.

If it makes the Sabres look the other way, its a great stroke of luck for him

While this draft doesnt have the top-end franchise game-changer (at this point as 17-18 year olds)... it is never a bad thing to get to pick 1st out of everyone.

I have never been so detached from NHL hockey in my life (well, at least when I was maybe 7 in 1985). I just have zero care. Havent watched a full game in over a year, and even then it was fading.

Yeah, for sure.... especially if you are willing to part with the opener/early season games

Nah, but would like to see them with Galvis and Mountcastle.

Pilot Field is run down, and is now the oldest ballpark in the International League, I believe. There are really shiny/better/nice ones elsewhere. It did not age particularly well TBH. If Buffalo had one or two fortune 500s headquartered downtown and there was a real appetite for the city/county/state to help fund a plush new baseball park.... I would be F5-ing any news on this. The problem is, we are not in that dimension. As eloquently stated above, multi purpose is not a realistic option.

Im going to 2 of the Astros games. Cant make the others , but Id go to all of them if I could. I intend on going to the Orioles games once they go on sale.

Its strange. Like 31 other teams always trying to get better and the Sabres sit here and obsess about preserving their "lines of communication" and "authenticity hires". Enjoy the hell out of the Bills right now. When its time to transition, the Pegulas will absolutely take that franchise into the gutter as well.

If you polled neutral fans and media, Im sure it would be overwhelmingly in Marino's favor. Marino was great. They failed him with supporting cast. He was such a great passer.