CodeMonkey

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

$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.