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    Rich stadium...Old timers question

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    10 hours ago, QLBillsFan said:

    The first game played was a preseason game against the Redskins.. Herb Mul Key returned the opening kick off for a TD! 

    Yep.. i can remember every detail of that night/game, but normally cant remember why i walked into a room now.. 

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    The Concepting Behind The New Bills Stadium | Built For Buffalo Episode 1: The Vision ... 7pm 6/22

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    17 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said:

    Exactly....this should be a time of celebration,  not smart ass remarks trying way too hard to be funny. That Cincy loss really did irreparable damage to a huge percentage of fans. Way too much cynicism going around. 

    Totally agree with your premise of "trying way to hard to be funny" , it gets old, predictable .. to a point where you know what essentially will be forthcoming .. and always is.., 

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    New stadium official groundbreaking - Monday morning (6/5/2023)

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    16 minutes ago, Logic said:

    Amazing to think of how far this team has come in the past decade.

    Thinking back to 2014, the Bills were in the middle of a historic playoff drought, their image and culture were in the dumpster, and Ralph Wilson's passing -- followed by the looming bids from entities like Jon Bon Jovi and Donald Trump -- meant that the team staying in Buffalo at all was no sure thing.

    Fast forward to June 2nd, 2023. The Bills have quality ownership, a state-of-the-art training facility, a top 10 GM and head coach, excellent team culture, an elite franchise QB, and a perennial Super Bowl contending roster coming off a string of division titles. The Bills are now a team that players accept less money to play for, due to the team culture and the very real chance at a Lombardi. 

    And best of all? They're three days away from breaking ground on a new stadium that will keep them here for at least the next quarter century.

    Amazing. 

    Well said.. 

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    Let's dump on Saffold a little more

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    1 hour ago, GreggTX said:

    Saffold had a great career and was one of the top Guards in the NFL, but injuries took their toll. Am I allowed to bring that up here or is only hate allowed?

     

    I agree , thought Saffold had a decent career , but on here , its mostly "open mike night" .. who can have the most creative quip.. 

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    “Legends” awarded F&B contract for the new stadium

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    As someone who attended games when Rich Stadium opened, the concessions there  at that time were awful.. they had horrible looking hot dogs floating in a tub of water at the concession stand.. the beer was piis warm draft.. and just crappy popcorn.. not much else.. At that time each stand was run by individual groups , like a church.. all the workers at the stands were volunteers , so you cant blame them.., I cant remember the name of the concession group , but it wasnt Sportservice(later Delaware North) .. They came aboard years later.. 

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    London Updated

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    42 minutes ago, Gregg said:

     

    If you are tailgating at the stadium, then drinking beer that early is not only acceptable behavior its normal :)

    Yea, good point.. did it many times back then, but too old now ,I  usually wait till noon.

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    London Updated

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    On 5/3/2023 at 8:26 AM, Tenhigh said:

    Yuck, I am going to  be in California that weekend.  A 6:30am Bills game?  Booooo!!!!

    A 9:30 AM start  , our time , a bit too early for beer.. Bloody Marys i guess. 

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    Ralph is Cheap. Terry... not so much

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    17 hours ago, LittleSammy said:

    Ralph was indeed cheap. But thanks to a number of the sly and costly clauses he built into the stadium lease related to a team move upon sale helped ensure we still have an NFL team in Buffalo today. Plus, the $1.5 billion his foundation donated to rebuild the waterfront here in Detroit was greatly appreciated.

    I always had my problems with Ralph over the years, but now, upon reflection , he is the reason the team is still here as you point out.. and his foundation has never stopped giving to Buffalo either.., 

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    Regardless of what you think of him as a coach, McDermott is a really good man.

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    I am in the Philly area and my oldest daughter lives in the same area as McDermott's parents.. She and my youngest granddaughter were in local Breakfast place about a month ago, Granddaughter had on her Allen jersey, and in walked McDermott's parents.. His father had  Bills cap on , spotted my daughter and granddaughter and came right over, both he and McDermott's  mother introduced themselves as did my daughter, and his parents could not have been nicer!. Spoke about how much they like Orchard Park , etc.. just regular nice people.. Can never hate on Coach McD

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