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  1. 7 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

    You can call up the Bills stadium and get tours whenever

     

    It's not a big time business...

     

    And a ticketed Hall of Fame would not bring as much as you think.. it's a one-time only thing basically... Especially if you're paying... Locals won't be going back five times a year

     

    So you'll still just get 10 days a year during bills games basically

     

     

    I wasn’t talking about hotels. 

  2. 9 minutes ago, BillsPride12 said:

    I went to the Packers game in 2018 and we toured the Packers Hall of Fame/Museum thing they have inside the stadium and it's pretty impressive.  That franchise just has so much history.  I love the Bills but I have to admit our history just doesn't compare to a storied franchise like Green Bay.  I'm sure we can do something but not sure how much of a draw it would be outside of gamedays or gameday weekends. 

    I am pretty sure if there was going to be an actual Bills HoF as part of the stadium project, it would have been announced by now.  But think the people that will flock to see a giant buffalo and some “just freeze baby” flags.  
     

    PS An actual ticketed Bills HoF along with stadium tours would have been a big hit outside of game weekends…especially come summer time and holidays.   

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  3. 7 minutes ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:

    So the NFL should be not at all surprised when this game gets pirated to death.

    The NFL has the NBC rights fee in the bank.   They could not care less about who is pirating the game.  As far as Peacock goes, only they know how many new subscribers come on board, and how many remain after the game is over.  If it is a huge loss for them, they may reconsider going forward.  If not, get ready for more of the same. 

  4. 15 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

    Call Ralph a miser... But does anybody remember the free, all you can drink Bills parties he would throw the night before the yearly game in Miami. Usually in Fort Lauderdale.  I wonder how thar would float in today's SocialMedia world?

     

    He was a good owner! 

    I attended two of the parties at Shooters and then one at the Blue Martini(most recent).  As far as I know, those parties were paid for by Russ Salvatore…not Ralph. 

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  5. 2 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

     

    Sorry I missed that point.  I think the fact they are staying in OP means some portion of tailgating will remain. But they definitely want a portion of fans to "tailgate" inside where the new stadium will likely have some eateries and lounges. They might even build something akin to Patriot Place but on a smaller scale. 

     

    Patriot-Place-Map-2023-11-03-1200x927.jp

     

    The Bills could have built a smaller scale Patriot Place over the last 50 years.  Nothing then, and if I had to guess nothing going forward.  

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  6. 13 minutes ago, PBF81 said:

     

    They originally said that the VR Tours would be available last March I think it was, Spring anyway.  We're coming up on a year after that.  

     

    We're all curious, but the big mystery seems to be why they would be holding it back.  It's being built, under construction, yet no great details have been provided as to what the final product will look like.  Other stadium projects have provided the info when they've had it, for sure well before now in their projects, past and current.  

     

    Yet here it's some big mystery.  It definitely begs the question as to why.  

     

    The only logical explanation as to why they'd want to wait would be a "big reveal" of sorts, but that's no possible given the monthly or so drone updates.  

     

    It's just odd.  

     

     

    IMO it is all about the hundreds of millions in estimated cost overruns.  One of three things will happen…

     

    1 - Pegula absorbs all the overrun costs, stadium stays as designed, and speculated PSL/tix prices stay at whatever level they may have had in in mind last spring. 

     

    2 - PSL and game tix will go up even more than expected because of the overruns(this may be the reason why the VR pitch center for STH has not opened yet). 

     

    3 - Stadium amenities/bells and whistles get downgraded to minimize the amount of overruns.  
     

     

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  7. 4 minutes ago, mrags said:

    For anything over vet minimum it’s too much considering the cap strapped hell we will be in. Not to mention, that pretty much no matter what, If Allen goes down we’re not going anywhere anyway. 

    …but is is important to have someone you believe can play .500 ball if your starter is only out for a handful of games. 

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  8. 5 minutes ago, margolbe said:

    NFL Network is reporting that Josh is banged up after the last game.  Hopefully he will be good to go on Sunday.

     

    But this raises a key issue -- do you want Kyle Allen starting a game?  Given the way Josh plays, its only a matter of time before he gets a injury that has him sitting on the sidelines for a while.

     

    We all saw this year that a capable backup can take you pretty far.  We need to be in a better position next year.

    Define “capable backup”?  Who did you have in mind?

  9. On 12/29/2023 at 4:33 PM, WEATHER DOT COM said:

    College football is forever done.

     

    This ND and Oregon “Bowl Game” is akin to a preseason NFL game. 
     

    It means nothing and half of the best players on each team are sitting out.

    I agree.  Between the million dollar NIL payouts, the transfer portal with guys switching schools at the drop of the hat, and then the end of season opt outs, college football has become a joke.  
     

    I would guess that any player with a shot at being drafted has an insurance policy against a career threatening injury…therefore no need for these ridiculous opt outs.  
     

    The NCAA should be embarrassed by all of the above.  

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