TheBlackMamba

Ned, rivalries are exclusive to winners and losers. If one team is good and winning all the time and the other team is bad and losing all the the time there is no rivalry. And that rivalry loses its luster when both teams suck for a decade. And as far ESPN goes where do u think people get most of their sports exposure??? If it werent for ESPN there would be virtually no coverage of any sports. Does anyone execpt the alumni and current students really care about Army-Navy (except that over 30 crowd)??? Didn't think so...But when the Yanks and Sox, Duke and UNC and Michigan - Ohio State are on they get some the biggest ratings of the year...Why because people care about teams that havent sucked for extended periods of time.

For all of u people who still think this rivalry is "the rivalry" u are just proving my point for me...no one is mentioning what has happened in the recent past. All everyone is bringing up is the 70's...Nobody but people over the age of 30 care and 80 percent of the people watching the games are between the ages of 15-30. And as for the argument that rivalries tend to come and go...really??? Red Sox - Yankees, Duke - UNC, Michigan (who sucks this year) - Ohio State...When is the last time that these rivalries didnt mean anything or took some time off...hmmmm NEVER...im sorry the bills - phins is not the same and its time to start up with the steelers and browns and bengals

go one "JimmyPage".....crickets....

"I HAVENT BEEN LISTENING TO U ALL THAT LONG BUT UH I CANT BELIEVE YOURE TALKING ABOUT THIS "WAR" STUFF...U KNOW THEY FIGHT TO THE DEATH...THEY DONT JUST FIGHT...DONT U THINK THATS DISGUITING FOR KIDS TO SEE...THATS NOT HELPING KIDS "DEAN"...ITS HURTING 'EM MAN AND U SHOULDNT BE TALKING ABOUT IT ON THIS BLOG

Come on Ned...dont be that guy...it seems as though i was right...the majority of people saying the rivalry is not the same are the "ol timers" who miss larry czonka, bob griese and the 70's...Honostley who gives a crap about the o fer the 70's...i care about NOW the IS and the FUTURE. i would absolutely love to see the bills play the steelers and browns twice a year with a game with miami every few years...sorta like we have with jacksonville now...There is no rivalry when both teams suck for 10 years...the pat and colts have taken that over and now i am hoping that it is out time to shine for now and then next 10 years...and im sorry if it is going to be out time its not going to be with a Bill-Dolphins rivalry

I still believe most of you are missing the point. I didnt say there wasnt a rivalry. I said the rivalry isnt the same. Even some of the players admit there is nothing special about this game ANYMORE (their used to be). Stop living in the past people and start living in the IS. I would have to agree and say i HATE the Pats more than any other team.

i agree for you "old timers" it's a great rivalry. But you have to stop living in the past and start living in the is. The younger generation who doesnt view it as a big rivalry anymore is the driving force of the league. The 15-30 fan base is not capture by the rivalry. if we were to re-align into a division with steelers, browns and bengals it would intensify everything from leading up to the game, the tailgaiting and the game itself. it would make things so much more interesting

i was listening to the howard simon show this mourning and they suggested that when the league re-aligned in '02 we should have been in a division with the steelers, browns and bengals. The more i think about that the more i think of how awesome that would be. The bills, browns and steelers have some of the most passionate and loyal fan bases and playing them 2x a year would be great

is it me or does the bills - dolphins rivalry not mean the same anymore??? when i was kid in the early 90's it may have been the best rivalry in the NFL. I guess the rivalry losing it's luster has to do with neither team being good for the last 9-10 years. I guess teams have to be good to make it a rivalry

the best safety in this draft is Taylor Mays from USC. He is a big (6-4, 225) and he can cover. Pete Carroll said he is one the best athletes he has ever coached. I would not be surprised if that is who the Bills select later in the first round. A tight end wouldnt hurt either...

it seems jp was a little upset with all the attention trent has been getting so he decided to go on espn and talk about who he looks like more: grizzly adams or bob ross with that ridiculous beard (as seen here http://talleywhackers.files.wordpress.com/...=398&h=284)

or guys that stab their teamated in the neck with a pair of scissors over a haircut...or guys that get caught in a hotel room with prostitutes and grams of cocaine and proclaim "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM"...cough michael irvin cough

Ladies and Gentlemen, that is a new track record. As it stands now, Jean Girard is sitting on the pole, which is a statement of fact, and is in no way a comment on the driver's sexual orientation

i know we missed mcgee because leodis was just absolutely abused all day...but did anyone really miss melvin fowler??? i acutually think preston may be better for the long run...i know it dumb to say we didnt miss schobel because we are a better defense with him but we seemed to get by just fine with him out last week

you have to take into account where people are coming from such as trent from no cal...he said he had to get adjusted to the weather (what a surprise that buffalo weather was mentioned on a nationally syndicated show) or even the p.o.s willis mcgahee being from miami...of course there is going to be more to do in miami and san jose than buffalo but the people that live here know whats up (bills, sabres and drinking heavily) and what a great place it is to live

hahaha...we arent superstitious AT ALL in buffalo are we...

Whats up with Trent being all over ESPN...He was on NFL Live, PTI, a little segment on Sporscenter and hes on the Herd right now...

ohh they absolutely would LOVE to put the pats or the skins over us but the more i think about this the more i may like the "no respect" aspect...is flying under the radar such a bad thing???

i dont have a problem with the rankings. my gripe is with espn...one week we are pretenders the next we are contenders..it's ridiculous...the same thing happened with new england when the lost to san diego...last week they were toast and this week's bs win over the broncos espn said they are ready to make a run at the super bowl

look at the new power rankings...two weeks ago, after the arizona game, they had the bills dead in the water...now we are a "real contender"...these rankings are soooo ridiculous