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The Dean

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  1. A real loss. I was not shocked, but a little surprised at his death because he has been pretty productive in the past few years. Even performing live with his band, which included his son.  From what admittedly small sample I have heard from his newer stuff, I'd say it's VERY good. His voice sounded better than ever.  RIP.

     

    My theme song when I was younger. Really still applies I suppose:

     

     

     

  2. 8 minutes ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

    Am I the only one who thinks Maria is hot ?

     

     

     

     

    Not only is she hot, but she is a total natural on the air. She's easily one of my on air football personalities without any football experience. But she is an athlete. Played both basketball and volleyball in college. 

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  3. 22 hours ago, Augie said:

     

    If you are talking Schwabl’s “gravy” I’ll say that’s one of the First World’s lightest gravy’s. And delicious!!! Don’t miss the German Potato salad, warm with bacon and vinegar…… forgive me….I’m having a moment. 

     

    Schwabl's "gravy" is just fine by me. Bailo's was way too heavy for the sandwich, IMO. Plus their beef was WAY overcooked for me.

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  4. 7 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

    Most people don't know what real BoW is. Even people who claim to know... 😆 

     

    Oh boy! Now you did it! It was terrible because you ordered a "French Dip" with a salted kaiser roll. 

     

    Real original BoW calls for gravy not au jus! 😉 

     

     

    I can tolerate a gravy BoW, but even you know that is BS.  Who made the "original BoW"?

  5. I would never sell out my desires for money, no matter what amount.  I never understood people's unbelievable devotion to the dollar.

     

    But I've been a bachelor my entire life. I have gone years without an exclusive romantic relationship. Even when I was in one, I never had to ask permission to interact with another party.  

     

    I have many close women friends and a rich social life. My friends and I are involved with each other's lives and share in each other's joys and sorrows. But I come home and I have complete control over the TV, music, heat/ac, etc.  I've never felt lonely a day in my life.  I absolutely love my life.

     

    Many of my married friends think I have the perfect life. Some might give a large amount of money to have mine.

     

    But I know many people who could not thrive in my situation. One choice isn't any better than another out of context. It depends what works for the individual.

     

    So, do I get the Billion$$?

  6. 10 year ago, or so, I had a beef on weck in an Orlando area restaurant. Unfortunately,  I don't remember the name of the restaurant. I was SO excited to get a BoW down here. It was terrible--but salvageable, if the cook knew anything about Buffalo area BoWs. The beef was cold and there was no au jus of any sort inside the sandwich, or on the side. It was a cold roast beef sandwich on an OK weck roll. A little TLC in the kitchen and it would have been tolerable. 

    The article is behind a paywall, BTW

  7. 3 hours ago, QCity said:

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    The platform is changing, but it sounds like the price will be the same. The NFL balked at Apple because they wanted to offer it at too low of a price (what is being reported on the interwebz).

     

    Doesn't sound like Apple.  Glad they didn't get it, though.

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  8. On 12/17/2022 at 7:39 AM, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

    I think this is great news. YouTube and Prime are excellent, reliable platforms, and if Google wins out, it should integrate extremely well with YouTube TV

     

    I hope Amazon gets it, as then I won't have to subscribe to another service. But my bet is on Google, to drive their YouTube TV operation.  I don't get the NFL Network, so signed up for the YouTube TV trial. Stream was flawless!

     

     

    20 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:


    Re the blackout rules, someone needs to explain this scenario to me. If I live in Tennessee and go to the Titans game (on locally), the NFL blacks you out from watching any other games on Sunday ticket while in the stadium. So you can’t stream the bills game on your phone from inside the stadium. 
     

    this happened to a friend of mine, who had to go to the local game when his girlfriend scored free tickets. 

     

    The blackout rules are no longer. NO local games are blacked out from their local market. (That's what the blackout rules were.)  If the game is on the NFL Network how is it "blacked out"? It's available to 100% of the country.  Now if you don't have the NFL Network, you can't see it. Just like if you live in a rural area, don't have cable, and can't get the over the air signal from the broadcast station that carries the game. The game IS available to you, but you may have to do some work, and spend some money, as well.

     

    Any game on the NFL Network or ESPN is also broadcast on the local station that bids the highest. So I'm sure the game was on a local broadcast station in Buffalo in Miami. But not all the markets that typically get those teams are the "local market".

  9. I will certainly welcome him back but honestly not sure what he has left in the tank.

     

    I don't like that he quit on his team earlier this year. The excuse "he didn't know the offense" falls flat with me. He's a seasoned vet. LEARN THE OFFENSE! Did you see what that bum Mayfield did after a practice with his new team?

     

    But if he has something left, let's give him a shot. I hope do hope he isn't as controversial with his social media posts---the same way I feel about every player.

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  10. 31 minutes ago, Trock said:

    He was never offered a contract. Bills thought he was done. 

     

     

    I don't think this is the truth at all. 

     

    I do not know if the Bills offered him anything. But if they didn't, I suspect it was because they knew they would not be competitive compared to the other offers he would receive. And as I'm sure you know, there are regular conversations between agents and the GM that can direct them in whether or not to even make an official offer. An unofficial offer might have been suggested and rejected by the agent. 

     

    But I always shake my head when players sign elsewhere in FA, fans say "He left the team". The player did not leave the team. At the end of the contract, the player was without a team. The team had the opportunity to negotiate a contract extension, but for whatever reason did not. Getting butthurt when a player signs elsewhere is complete nonsense, IMO of course.

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  11. 3 hours ago, QCity said:

    Hughes kicks a Gatorade bucket and that means he's returning to the Bills.

     

    Are people day drinking?

     

    Drinking while stupid usually ends up with horrible threads.

     

    19 minutes ago, Airseven said:

    Hughes chose to sign with the worst team in the NFL. 

     

    EXACTLY!  He chose to sign with a crappy team, and is now so mad they stink he wants out? He's having a great year, but since Houston let some players leave then they surely would let Hughes leave.  WTF are people thinking?

  12. 2 hours ago, boyst said:

    It's probably above your intelligence. It's a cartoon for smart people! 😂

     

     

     

    I've tried. Everyone says that given the shows I like, I should love this one. I just can't get into it at all. Maybe because there isn't a single likeable main character in it, IMO. Maybe because the comedy is too broad for me. Dunno. Just didn't make it for me.

  13. 18 minutes ago, LOVEMESOMEBILLS said:

     

    Misunderstanding? Yeah, the NFL lawyers didn't have a Misunderstanding with this, they laid it all out for him earlier in the week. Things they were allowed to do on the show and the longer list of things he couldn't. I find it hard to believe this was a misunderstanding. 

     

     You don't believe if Pat was untruthful with what he said today the NFL wouldn't come right back at him with the stance they had earlier in the week? Lol, come on now. I know it, you know it, everyone knows it, the NFL would've buried him for it. Cause he laid it all out there today and didn't seem worried about doing so.

     

     

     

     

    😂

     

    Whatever you say, Champ.

  14. 1 hour ago, LOVEMESOMEBILLS said:

     

     I can't believe anyone cares enough to take up the NFL's cause. I don't believe anyone has stated that he's a significant piece of the NFL's success. That's just taking something that was said, to a much lesser extent, and over exaggerating what was really stated.

     

     But for you to call him a nobody is ridiculous. NFL Films doesn't go to bat and get the NFL to cave for nobodies. Maybe it is because "nobody" has ever got the NFL to cave when it comes to money. Ever.

     

      I don't know your real opinion of him, but to me it comes off as I don't like him, therefore he's a nobody who's wrong. We just saw results that proved otherwise. It's like rooting for Goliath instead of David. Give me the underdog every...single....time. For once over the top greed didn't win, hip hip hooray!!! Score one for the good guys!! Ef the NFL and all their billionaires.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    I was in no way trying to defend the NFL.

     

    But it's clear some here think McAfee's podcast is a MAJOR marketing asset to the NFL. And that not having the logo is a big blow to McAfee. I disagree on both counts. Really that was the entire point of my post. If you agree, we're all set.

     

    And I think you far overestimate the entire "caving" thing. This probably really was a misunderstanding in the vast NFL machinery/lawyers/etc. Some people just know how to/love to get as much publicity mileage that others out of minor situations.  Hey if it works to pump up your cred, then props to that, I suppose.

     

    As far as the real truth of what's going on/went on in this case, if someone wants to send me all the legal agreements and correspondence between the parties, I'll be happy to weigh in. Though I may have to ask the lawyers here a few questions. But in general I'm never inclined to believe the details I get from one side---particular if that side is known for shameless self promotion. In this case, both parties are guilty of that from time to time. 

     

     

  15. 27 minutes ago, LOVEMESOMEBILLS said:

     

     Much of this is pure nonsense. You don't like the guy, that's fine, but you're so far off-base in your response it's not even funny. He's one of the hardest working people in sports & media. Daily podcast, WWE announcer, WWE wrestler, on College GameDay. He's far from a nobody without this gig. And this just in.......the NFL CAVED.😂😂

     

     

     

     

    It has nothing to do with whether or not I like him.  It is irrelevant. It has nothing to do with how hard he works. That is also irrelevant to the issue. 

     

     

    But PLEASE do not try to get me to believe he is anything but a very small (insignificant actually) piece of the success of the NFL. That's idiotic. The NFL has EVERYTHING to do with his ability to make the make the money he is now making. Pretty simple actually.

     

    But I also have no problem with the outcome. From the get-go it just seemed like a mixup to me, that would probably get worked out. But as his his way, he made a HUGE deal out of very little. I'm just surprised anyone cares enough to take up his cause, as if he somehow was attacked by the NFL. That cracks me up as it is nonsense. 

     

     

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  16. 18 minutes ago, section122 said:

    He is paying them 4 million dollars is that not big rights fees? Lol

     

     

    Might be enough, might not. But however it plays out, getting all bent out of shape on behalf of McAfee seems preposterous to me. The NFL owes him next to nothing. He owes the NFL nearly everything.

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  17. Anyone who honestly believes McAfee is VITAL to NFL marketing needs to think again. McAfee would be just a rand9m ranting mook without the NFL. The NFL is VITAL to McAfee's popularity. IMO he should be paying the NFL big rights fees, because without the league he's a NOBODY and would be worth a tiny fraction of what he is currently worth.  The NFL is wildly popular and would be so if McAfee had never been born.

     

    With that said,  how big of an impact does the lack of logos have on McAfee's podcast? Is that really some soft of insurmountable obstacle? 

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