CodeMonkey

I agree and also feel that the trouble makers are in the vast minority of those in attendance. But as an example I know a woman who had the misfortune to grow up in CT as a Boston sports team fan. She took her young sons to a Bills Pats* game with the kids in their Pats* jerseys. The kids, probably aged 10 +/- 2 years, were verbally abused and physically harassed both in a stadium lot and inside the stadium to the point she had to leave the game early fearing for her kids safety. Yes I know it's best not to wear an away jersey. But there is absolutely no excuse for this kind of behavior. It leads people to believe that the average intelligence of a Bills fan is somewhere in the extremely low (moron) level or lower. There could be 69,999 decent people at a Bills game, but unfortunately it only takes one major league loser to ruin it for quite a few people unlucky enough to come across him/her. Sadly, there is no shortage of such losers at any given Bills game. I can't imagine anyone here is one of these losers, but I would love to hear from one why they do it. Minus the "I was drunk" bull **** of course.

If minimal money was guaranteed, perhaps

Fred Jackson. But I doubt he has stayed awake nights worrying about the Bills offense at all in recent years. His sleepless nights have probably been about the lack of healthy talent on his offense.

Maybe, who knows. One thing I do know is it would be fun being part of one of these groups though huh.

Does that make me a potential Bills owner?

So you are not sure what message Goodell was sending by having lunch with JBJ. But it was a bad idea that he did it. So i guess if Goodell did have a sneaky motive in mind, he didn't do a very good job getting his point across ... whatever that point was.

Not if it was $100 million out of my pocket. But I am cheap

That boils this entire topic down to 1 sentence. Some feel as you do, and others do not.

Bush league? It is my understanding that people who deal in billion dollar acquisitions frequently have lunch/dinner meetings. They were not meeting in the shadows discussing how to !@#$ over Bills fans. Simply business as usual. Well now that you mention it. Please sell to Pegula and make sure he signs a 100 year "iron clad" deal to stay in WNY. Thank you.

In that case I retract it Unless of course they both had wings for lunch. In which case it's on like a mofo!

Probably because JBJ asked for one, for whatever reason. All opinions are welcome, mine is that this lunch meeting is 100% a non issue.

I could be wrong, but it was my understanding that Goodell worked for the owners, not the other way around (for example he is the CEO and the owners are the board of directors). And I would imagine the owners take his advice very seriously or he would not have been appointed commissioner. But I'm not sure how any of that is relevant to him having a lunch meeting with JBJ or Pegula or anyone else.

Probably as soon as Mr. Pegula requests one.

So what's the problem here? That Goodell had lunch with JBJ? Goodell is the NFL commissioner and as such having meetings with potential owners is part of his job. It is not his decision as to who the next owner of the Bills will be. Non-issue.

That's about the best, most concise explanation I have seen about this (but I suspect you meant collision, not collusion .. unless you meant the Pats* ). The worst one I think though is "hand ball" (handling). I see players even in the world cup matches wanting this call even if the player has his arms down at his side and the ball happens to bounce up and hit his arm. At the youth club level it is far worse. if you attempt to explain the actual rule to a soccer Mom she looks at you like you are crazy.

Even if I thought you were lying, the bolded part seals it that you are indeed speaking the truth

Probably when there is serious info on real bids to post.

Very decent, thanks!

Quite possible, particularly if they got the approval informally first. But imagine if you will that did not happen, and they present Trump. Formality? Can't say without seeing the NDA and the terms of the Trust. But I go back to what is the advantage to the Trust, the NFL, or any of the parties involved in making that announcement prior to the owners meeting? i can't think of any.

Que Sera Sera my friend. Could but what is the advantage in doing so? If they keep quiet it would help the process if the first winning bidder is not approved.

Before they vote, maybe (they might want to meet with any potential owner and it's tough keeping that quiet). Before being presented, I doubt it.

OK OK, I guess I have to reveal my inside info ...

I just had a particularly nasty LeBron flashback.

That of course is logical. I wonder if after the fact info will be revealed on who bid and what the bids were. i doubt it will and it will be maddening to some wondering what their favorite potential owner bid

I don't know who, just not Pegula, Golisano, JBJ or any other name we have seen in the media so far