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    OJ Simpson dead at 76

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    24 minutes ago, Tiberius said:

    I wonder will they do a brain scan. He must have had some sort of brain injury after all those hits

    I do hope the Simpson family allows a postmortem analysis of his brain for signs of CTE.  I have, for years, suspected he was suffering from this and it could possibly point to severe mental illness (undiagnosed) later in life. OJ was my hero as a boy but I too thought he was guilty of the double murder. I thought the prosecution did a terrible job and that the LA police made several agregious errors at the crime scene. The conviction in the civil trial, his subsequent behavior stealing his own property at gunpoint, and time in prison as a result certainly pointed to a troubled man , fallen from a great height, who some might say deserved all of it. I only know it was a terrible situation obviously for the victims and the family and also for OJ and his living family. RIP OJ, and I hope the victims remaining family have some peace from his passing.

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    Beane Press Conference 4pm

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    1 minute ago, Big Turk said:

    And once again, the Bills fail by putting out a live feed that only lets you hear the questions being asked but goes dead while Beane is talking.  Epic fails, this has happened countless times and they still don't fix it.

    I am having no problem hearing his replies. I am on the Bills app.

    PSL Pricing/Seat Selection Discussion

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    2 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

    I apparently got my invite last Thursday. I didn’t see it in my email (that email address has so much spam and apparently I can’t change it with the Bills). At any rate, I’m registered for next Tuesday. I’ll report back. 

    Kirby could you remind us where your current seats are?

    Stadium Construction Discussion (No PSL/Seat selection posts)

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    12 minutes ago, Mr Info said:

    I am just a regular club seat holder that was at the Experience presentation last week. Circumstances were that I ran into the person after me and he is a plumber from Batavia and we played HS football together. He has been a regular club seat holder for a long time. They may also be pitching these to suite holders but not what I observed.

    btw - I requested and received the PSL License Agreement because I want my lawyer to review before signing it. It is 27 pages long.

    Hey,  can you ask your lawyer if there is any way to have both you and your wife sign the PSL contract? My agent has told me only my name can go on it.

    Stadium Construction Discussion (No PSL/Seat selection posts)

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    4 minutes ago, BillyBilliams said:


    Not yet 50 yard line.  I would say between the 30-40 yard line, closer to about the 35 yard line.

    yeh,  I looked up where your section was.  It looked like 30 to me but I only knew your row number. Certainly if you plan to be in the lower bowl, that will be more expensive.  Billspride mentioned, "upper decks and end zone",  there will be an extra deck (400) I THINK and the design is such as fans will be closer to the field than at the current highmark (so, for example 200 new is closer to field than 200 old etc). I prefer higher up to save money and to be under cover (hopefully) in the new stadium. (Us old farts like to be dry). Also, I have no trouble sitting close to an end zone. When the play is at the other end, I use my binoculars. But, some people absolutely prefer lower and towards the middle.  

    Stadium Construction Discussion (No PSL/Seat selection posts)

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    7 hours ago, BillyBilliams said:

    I'm in the military and I'm stationed in Arizona.  I don't retire from the military until 2027.  I'm in section 135 Row 35.  I'm very curious how much my seats would cost.  I haven't been contacted by my rep yet, but I'm hoping they can allow me to do the experience in the summertime when my daughter is on break.  I need to plan ahead a trip to Buffalo for all of this.

    Hey Billy,  there's a LOT of doomsayers chiming in here. We still don't know much about pricing especially in non box seats. But some of the wild guesses being thrown around here need to be taken with a grain of salt. Thousands of STHers were given surveys where we could give our priorities and price ranges moving forward. I am not at all surprised that Box seats are in the $500-$600+ per game on top of a $15K-$20K PSL. But those folks are a lot of  businesses and people with deep pockets - the former as a tax write off and the latter only go to a few games while selling the rest.  I do not have the number but maybe Mr Info can help us by giving us perspective, "HOW MUCH MORE ARE THE SEATS HE WAS SHOWN THAN HIS CURRENT SEATS?"  This is irrespective of the PSL's. I believe we are looking at about double? My seats in the Family section run around $70 each so this could reasonably mean comparable seats would be $140-$150. So, $1400 per year or so on the low end. Now, as to PSLs, I DO NOT expect the $10K figure a few people are throwing around. Could be 1K, maybe $2K. So, that's where I am at. if it's less, great.  If it's more, then well, we'll see.  How much more?  In any event, the survey numbers had the range as low as $500 to as high as $50K.  The top range in the survey appears to be correct (basically).  I certainly made it clear in my survery $10K was too much for my wallet to the Family Section (if there is one). Everyone around me in my section were very concerned about PSLs and said they also made this clear in their surveys. Back to you Billy - I would expect the Bills to make sure you have enough time to plan to come to WNY.  Whether it will be in the summer or not depends most likely on the early Box sales.  I do not believe the 70% number Mr Info was told.  More like, 20-40%  Sales people ALWAYS exagerate. 

    Anyway, I urge people to try and calm down until we have more definitive info. But, it's your blood pressure....not mine.

     

    Go Bills!

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    Stadium Construction Discussion (No PSL/Seat selection posts)

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    23 minutes ago, Mr Info said:

    Received this info today in email for my appt tomorrow. Looks like no pics.

     

    KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:

    Plan to arrive five minutes early to check in

    Bring a valid driver's license, passport or state-issued ID

    Please refrain from taking/sharing any photos so that we can preserve the experience for Bills fans who have not yet had a chance to visit

    Be prepared to select your New Highmark Stadium seats to cheer on the Bills starting in 2026!

    My wife's response to this was, "oh my God , that's so slimy I need a bath"  My response was a lot of, "or else......what?"

     

    Jeezus

    Stadium Construction Discussion (No PSL/Seat selection posts)

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    31 minutes ago, Einstein said:

    They must not be allowing you to take pictures or video. I would assume we would get leaks by now if they were allowing it.

    This is all fascinating. Also, as I quoted several weeks ago, my agent told me that the early visitors (Box seats) WOULD NOT BE OFFERED a chance to buy season tickets in "my section" (which I questioned her words about and she clarified it to mean, "sections similar to your current section (225))". One early visitor has told me he plans to try and surreptiously take some photos during the tour BUT I wonder how the guides/salepeople will police this if he is insistent.....confiscate his phone?!?!  End the tour?  This is "Merica!"  (haha)  The secrecy and attempt to control the release of information is really , potentially, going to get beyond annoying. Tell us the damn costs, I say.  Show us the damn design. The process is starting to get insulting to Bills fans. Do they think they can trick us or something? Jeesh.

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    Stadium Construction Discussion (No PSL/Seat selection posts)

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    7 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

     

    I hope this dog and pony show is more about PSLs than ticket prices, although I expect them to go up at least 30%. Also hope this video is just a teaser for a more informative one coming later.

     

    I did speak with my rep Audrey and she was very pleasant but not very forthcoming on info. She also wasn't clear that the order of who gets called is based on seat location and not tenure as a season ticket holder. So me, as a non-club 200-level holder will be behind the club and 100-section holders, even though I have 21-years of ownership.

    I asked my rep three questions via email and she then called me.  She , as PTR's rep was, did not provide a lot of information but her "answers" did somewhat contradict what PTR's rep told him. My questions were about whether or not there would be a Family Section, and if so, would it be covered, and what was the price range for PSL's in that section. She told me she had no answers but did say she, and other reps, were hearing the Family Section question a lot. Those of us STHers in those sections love the fact that there is no drinking and really hope that there will still be a section or two in the stadium with similar rules. She did tell me that after the Box seat people, "people would be contacted in order of tenure AND by section".  I should have pressed her more on this I suppose. She also, oddly, told me that the box people "would not be offered to purchases ST's in sections such as mine until we had a chance to purchase them".  In any event, it sounds like they will not get to me for several months. I am eager to hear some news but since the box people are going first, I amcertain the PSL's for those sections will be higher than for us cheaper seat areas.  I hope. Gulp.  Go Bills!

    Travis Kelce Hyperextends Knee

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    1 hour ago, AuntieEm said:

     

    I don't wish injury on players either.  I won't be upset if a handful of players do get hurt due to their known behaviors but even the lowlife in NFL I won't actively wish for injury I let karma deal out what is deemed appropriate.  

    auntieEm,  God Bless You. I commend you, but I was at the Ralph on the opening day sunday, when the Goat, in 2008, tore his ACL, SERIOUSLY, they kept showing the play on the scoreboard during breaks during the game, and each time, the cheers kept getting louder. It was HORRIBLE, oh yes, I remember crying, oh yes, crying, at the humanity of it all......... not with tears of laughter and joy, oh no, not that........  ok, time added for me and my minister wife in purgatory (who was also cheering)......

    2023 Bills Practice Squad Complete

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    43 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

    Reading between the lines you have a new HC and he wants "his guys" and the hamstring didn't help his case any.  But hey who cares, he is a Bill now!

     

    17 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

     

    You're correct.  There are no protections this season.  Any PS player is a free agent, and may be offered a contract on the 53 man roster by another team at any time.  After the contract is offered, the player may accept or decline.

     

    The only time the player HAS to accept is if he's elevated to the 53 man roster and then waived.  I think each player still gets 3 free elevations where they automatically revert without waivers, and of course vet players aren't subject to waivers until after the trade deadline.

     

    The pay differential is significant between PS and 53 man roster.

    Practice squad players with less than 2 years get $16,000 per week; vets get $16-$20,600 per week.

    Vet minimum for a rookie on the 53 man roster is $44,118 per week; vets >2 yrs get $63,529 per week.

    Unless the rule has changed in 2023, which I have not heard that it has, during the regular season, teams can protect  up to 4 players each week from other teams "poaching" them from the practice squad.

     

    I hate to add a link from draftkings but here is one which does state that the rule I listed still applies this year:

     

    https://dknetwork.draftkings.com/nfl/23851497/nfl-practice-squad-rules-eligibility-salary-size-roster-cuts-covid-19-coronavirus-nflpa-nfl-cba

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