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$1.275 Bil. Someone who has not been mentioned anywhere yet.

Probably when Brandon presents him/her/them to the NFL for approval. I hope they don't Would be a crying shame if any Toronto group was shut out for violating the NDA

So much for The Donald. He can't keep his mouth shut But I'm really glad they are moving this right along. The sooner there is a new owner the better.

Yeah we do the kids day preseason game every year. The crowd is obviously more subdued (to put it mildly) than for a regular season game. But the crowd is also generally much more sober as well which is a plus when bringing kids. I enjoy watching with my family which is a big reason I greatly enjoy the at home experience more.

It really doesn't kill offense at all. But I do understand exactly where you are coming from. The blue line concept is much easier to see and understand for people who are not terribly familiar with the game. When I first started following the game, I said exactly the same thing as you. But now I prefer the rule as it is. I strongly suspect that once people that grew up with the game become adults, this opinion will change even among Americans.

Well not 70,000 maybe, but watching with old friends and family at home works for me There is no comparison for me either, home on TV hands down. Has been for the past few years (particularly since I got the big screen HD TV). They are working on that with selectable field views on TV. I think ESPN might have something like that working now but only online I think. And it is only going to get better. There's an app for that I don't watch 1pm games with commercials. Besides, they do run commercials at the stadium on the scoreboard. And even if they didn't, the game still delays just the same amount of time while they are broadcast on TV. I'm feeding a family of 5 for that $30 (actually closer to $50 with wings). It is much more to feed them at the stadium. Can you get a beer for $5 at the Ralph? if so, that really isn't bad! With the advent of HD and all the different camera's that they have at the stadiums now, you absolutely see the game better on TV. There is really no arguing that. What you miss out on staying at home is the stadium atmosphere, the "game day experience" if you will which includes tailgating. I do miss the tailgating for sure and so does my family. But the better view of the game, the comfort of home, the ability to not have to endure commercials and/or the associated time delay, no travel to/from the stadium, the ability to watch with my entire family and friends, and the ridiculous money savings more than makes up for it to me. To others the game day experience outweighs all the other things, to each his/her own. The NFL is painfully aware of this I am sure and will do whatever it can, short of crippling the TV broadcast by knocking down the resolution for example (can't bite the multi-billion dollar hand that feeds you), to attract in stadium attendance. It remains to be seen as to how effective it will be.

Normally it would be a date of death valuation, not a projection of the future. I imagine potential buyers are left to predict the future on their own.

You and thousands of others. But no matter how much people Billieve they know what will happen, us fans will not know until it plays out.

I have to call bull **** on this. Kate on the worst day of her life is still smoking hot.

Just to make sure I understand, it is a huge problem that the stadium clock is not used in soccer to count down the game time like in American football because it is arbitrary in its current form. Yet the fact that almost every spot of the ball is arbitrary in American football as they can't possibly see, for example, exactly where the ball is when the players knee touches the ground on a run up the middle in a pile. Including but not limited to the laughable case when they do a measurement for first down that makes or misses by less than an inch after said arbitrary placement of the ball is no problem. Right? As long as humans are involved there are going to be inaccuracies and mistakes. For me anyway, there is far less of this in a soccer game than a American football game. People who understand and follow soccer all over the world don't seem to have a problem with how the time is kept. Mainly just some Americans do I think. YMMV Yes there was, and another one today as well. And today's (Brazil-Mexico) was actually a good game to watch (not normally the case in scoreless draws). And by the way I like the way they handle draws. A win gives a team 3 points whereas a draw gives each team 1 point. In hockey you can see teams playing for the tie at the end of regulation to make sure of 1 point knowing if they win the game in OT or shootout they still get the max of 2 points.

I'm sorry, but American football with it's 100+ commercials for 11 minutes of action is by no means exciting. What it is, is extremely violent and has been modified over the years into a nearly perfect sport for television. Soccer probably has to be about the worst for TV due to no real stoppages except halftime. It's your favorite sport and that's cool. I enjoy Bills games (minus commercials) as well. Strategic I can buy (but so is chess), but in general is not very exciting.

That gives him his out for not bidding or losing the bid. Saying his valuation is $800 mil and he will not "overpay".

I believe you, and strongly suspect you are nowhere near alone. I also understand what you mean, but civic pride in a team that loses every game every year is an interesting concept

Probably wanted to get the team meeting at the Sundowner started a bit earlier

Since the financials have not been released yet I know he is pulling that number out of his ass. But it is probably in the right neighborhood. I still can't wrap my head around a valuation that high of something that has little to no tangible assets. All there is, is a team that plays 16-19 games a year. And yet it has that kind of valuation. And it will fetch that much if not more. Blows my mind.

I think a lot of people in the Buffalo area feel this way. Mainly because for them, their enjoyment is based more on being at the event than the quality of the team.

I think a big reason you find it so boring is that you grew up in a society where American football is king. You understand and can appreciate the fine points of that game and perhaps even played it at some level. Whereas soccer is the new kid on the block to you and therefore you don't have the same background or history with it. I was the same way until right after college I lived for a year in the UK where i was not only exposed to it, but also got to see it played at a high level consistently. I still enjoy watching quality soccer now, and I do not watch American football at all really except for the Bills. Like you I can and do appreciate the skill it takes to play both games at the professional level. But you do not find the overly anal retentive American football rules ridiculous? I do not think American football is at risk of morphing into football (soccer), the games are simply too different. But I think if American football relaxed it's rules a bit, for example for false starts (which drives me mad particularly early in the season when those flags fly constantly) I think the game would end up flowing better and would be more enjoyable for everyone.

I'm not Canadian, but it does add to the sport. If that was not in place all you would see is constant cherry pickers camping down in front of the goal looking for the long pass. Yeah I imagine there would be more goals scored and fewer icings, but if you enjoy the game of hockey at all how could you want no blue lines or some form of offsides??

Case in point the red zone channel.

This has been answered several times in various threads. http://www.sportingn...bs-terry-pegula So yes, Pegula can own the Bills whereas Jacobs cannot (without selling the Bruins anyway).

I can believe that as long as they didn't look too close. It's the "lipstick on a pig" argument. The pretty exterior doesn't mean much if the underlying root cause economic issues aren't addressed. I'm not saying they can't be or even aren't being addressed by someone, but simply putting up some new buildings in and of itself is not going to do it.

It's not the huddling up that bother me. It's all the artificial stoppages to allow for TV commercials. I record Bills games and watch with all commercials and halftime stripped out and it is very watchable for me. Watching a game live is excruciating, which is why I HATE the 4pm starts (those I generally have to watch live as we watch as we eat dinner))

When humans are involved there will always be human error. But is American football any better? Come here any Monday-Wednesday after a Bills loss and you will read how horrible NFL officiating is

The rest have been addressed, but as to the one ref (actually 3 like was explained above). But the rules of soccer are not as anal as American football where if, for example, a offensive linemans leg muscle twitches the game clock stops and the team is penalized. Soccer rules try to keep the game moving (which is why even if there is a foul it will not be called if the team being fouled maintains possession of the ball). Also a reason why your stopwatch test didn't work is because even in stoppage time the ref can add time if need be due to injury, a goal being scored etc. Everyone knows about when it will end, regulation because if you notice the coaches and fans look at their watches when the game starts and it is running time. The exact stoppage time is not a huge concern. The rules what they are in American football you need all the additional refs. They are not needed in soccer. I prefer how soccer games generally keep moving and think American football could benefit from some simplification of the rules to keep the game flowing. But if this happened there would not be as many commercials so I guess that would not work. You are being a little silly maybe because the games are very different. But a few points, like the refs for example, are valid and interesting to discuss. Keep in mind too that what we are seeing now in the World Cup is the best of the best from the entire world. Some European top leagues come close to this quality, but if like what you are seeing now, do not expect to tune into a MLS match and see the same quality

Completely backwards: "Team owners are now allowed to own teams in multiple major sporting leagues, but those teams need to be in the same city" http://www.buffalorumblings.com/bills-news-notes/2014/3/26/5548174/nfl-ownership-rules-buffalo-bills-sale-ralph-wilson