CodeMonkey

Nope.

Right that's what I mean. Stubhub is now out of business when it comes to Bills (and any other team that uses this system) ticket reselling. NFL ticket exchange probably will still work? The NFL gets a big taste of that I'm sure as opposed to stubhub.

Damn man, that's not bad at all!

Really nothing for them to handle, right? You are given a card, and the NFL/Bills allow you to transfer your tickets for free. Game over. Unless they are trying to figure out how to handle the loss of revenue

Not sure about 1.5 or even 1.2. It is a sellers market for sure in that there are a lot of individuals and groups interested. Probably far more than we are even aware of. But on the other hand, the team IS going to be sold and they know it. It's not like someone is going in trying to get a team out of an owners hands by overpaying. Consultants such as Goldman Sachs are going to advise their clients on the actual value of the franchise as well as their opinion of the current market value. If, as some suggest, the team will not be sold to anyone who doesn't swear an oath in blood that they will keep the team in WNY, that would really push the value of the franchise down as the new owner would be stuck in the Buffalo area instead of a more lucrative market or even having the option of moving to a different market to use as leverage in future negotiations with the county. I have no more of a window into this than anyone else here, but I don't care who you are, 600 million (difference between 900 mil and 1.5 B) is significant. Even the great and powerful Pegula.

You mean this makes more sense to you than him showing up in good enough shape to practice like the other 60+ people at camp did?

I suspect they will be keeping him away from the press for a few days at least.

I appreciate your sincerity. And I will admit this makes more sense than trying to block the peace bridge. But are the publishers of this Grosse Point paper going to publish letters sent about the Buffalo Bills? Who there besides Mrs. Wilson gives a **** about the Bills? Plus you think the Trustees are being coerced by, or even influenced in the slightest, by what Jaws, ESPN, or anyone else has to say? Take a breath, step back for a minute and reevaluate. It can be difficult to accept when there is nothing you can do to influence a situation that you care about greatly. But that's where we are.

Sanchize!

Thanks for that disturbing visual.

God, I hadn't realized that.

Not to mention big versus small market (ignoring GB, they are just an anomaly) and an economy that is not in the toilet.

You aren't fooling anyone. You would move the team to your town! That's an interesting concept though, assuming the team turns enough profit a year to cover the mortgage payments!

There are a lot of people willing to sit outside in the Buffalo winter in the snow, freezing rain, subzero temperatures, etc. I'm not sure it is reasonable to expect to come up with 70,000 of them though.

Future expansion? When the time comes, they would already have experience in NFL ownership. And it's not like the team would lose money or go down in value, even in Buffalo.

And raising ticket prices 60% or 70%. Neither is likely to happen, particularly when they suck.

All of your points are reasonably valid, but only in the short term. Billion dollar investors think long term. Think in the long term for a minute. What location gives the NFL and new ownership a larger and international market, and in turn makes them the most money? Pretty obviously that's Toronto. I'm not saying that is the choice they will make because quite frankly I have no freaking idea what their thought process is. But dismissing it as a unlikely happening is not thinking clearly in my opinion.

I think he does. And I say if kdiggz and others believe it will have an impact (I don't) then go for it! I would suggest staying of the right side of the law though and not attempting anything that will get anyone charged with a felony like what has been mentioned in another thread..

Tougher to watch maybe

I think you answered your own question. If he is independent then he would be free to cheerlead for whomever he likes. As to why he is doing it, others have reported they have known each other for a while, maybe they are friends? Who knows and quite frankly, who cares.

Awesome to see Bills fans helping Bills fans!

Spiller is in the autograph tent after practice today. Get a kid to go in and ask him I'd have one of mine do it but they were too lazy to get out of bed for a 8 am practice today

All media reporting on this topic is simply looking for clicks and eyeballs at this point. A strict NDA among all parties that have any part of the process tends to do that. Everything you read until an announcement is made is pure 100% speculation, no matter how hard people try and make you believe it is not. This includes JBJ as well as non JBJ related "news" on the matter.

What the !@#$ are you talking about?

I have no doubt that is the plan at OBD. Let's hope the plan works out.