SoCal Deek

Not to get too wonky but in this country it’s the accused, not the accuser, that gets the benefit of the doubt. Our entire system of justice is based on it.

THIS! I don’t think it can be overstated how much Dalvin is influencing his brother’s approach.

Every project is different and I have no idea how far along the design was when the construction team signed a contract for the initial cost. There are three categories of cost overruns. The first category is Owner directed changes. Based solely on the glaring lack of renderings it’s more than likely that the INTERIORS of the stadium (concourse, clubs, restaurants) were barely developed at that time but the schedule was such that they needed to break ground in order to meet a Fall 2026 opening. That doesn’t mean that anyone screwed up. I guarantee the Team all knew that much was left to develop but they collectively decided to get started …especially with the hyper-inflationary environment of the last few years. The second category of large cost overruns is what’s known as unforeseen conditions. That’s where the soil is really bad, or the utilities you’re connecting to are falling apart. The final category is outside agency requirements. That’s when the local government swoops in after construction has started and says ‘ya know, we want you to pave the roads for five miles around the site’, or the power company demands that all of their lines be buried or upgraded. In any case, rest assured that there’s a second pair of eyes looking at all cost proposals. The Contractors cannot charge whatever they want. I hope that answers your question.

The term is a Guaranteed Max Price (GMP) contract. I’m not sure that they didn’t. But, even a GMP doesn’t protect the Owner from increased costs due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’, or Owner directed changes.

Again….now what? So now you think someone is over charging for the construction? Then your REAL complaint should be with Turner Construction….no?

Mount Everest isn’t THAT steep. 😂

Huh? You do realize that means the Bills are paying for the overruns, right?

You got me there. I have absolutely no idea where you went there. My opinion is pretty much the same. Why wait thirty years to accuse anyone? No matter who it is.

And now the Bills portion has grown significantly. Sounds to me like the County/State wrote a very, very good contract. There are many such deals in which the savings or overages are split between the two partners.

Virgil, it’s a necessity of the design. If you’ve ever been to the Rose Bowl you’d experience the exact opposite. That single deck huge bowl is built right into the ground so by definition it’s very shallow. In fact, when you’re there it’s hard to imagine it seats 100,000. But the new Bills stadium is the exact opposite. It is virtually all above grade. It’s essentially a large steel framed donut-shape building with seats on the inner side. The only way to do it, without having larger than necessary enclosed concourses is to go vertical. It’s just geometry.

Then why file a lawsuit? Why not just resign yourself to the fact that something happened? Nobody is going to convince me that bringing a lawsuit THIRTY years after you allege something happened to you is OK. It’s ridiculous!

Huh? Pegula is paying for everything that isn’t paid for by the state/county. Now, it’s your expectation that he NOT get his money back on ticket sales? Really? Interesting.

Could it be because a civil suit is all about collecting money? Just sayin!

Augie….I didn’t say that’s what it’s about. I simply posed the scenario as a hypothetical that I figured people could relate to.

Is it the Super Bowl?

So someone can wait just to see if someone they met a long time ago comes into money and then bring a suit alleging that something happened THREE DECADES ago. Wonderful.

You’d be amazed by both. Neither feels like you’re sitting under a roof. The amount of natural light coming into the stadium is incredible.

So you grab Grant, even if you have to move up a couple of spots to do it, and then go CB in Round 2. If so, who’s the best Corner (that fits McDs scheme) where we pick?

I still say Kincaid just had to catch the damn ball.

Where did I say he was innocent or guilty? But, there should indeed be a statute of limitations on when you accuse someone of a crime. I’m going to guess the accusers haven’t been trapped on a deserted island or in a coma. And it definitely isn't inherently ‘obvious’ why someone would wait THIRTY years to report an assault.

I’m curious Jack, have you been to Minnesota or Los Angeles? Neither is anything like the domes of the past.

So it’s going come down to who’s available when the Bills number comes up. DT and then CB….or CB and then DT. Potato, potato.

Seems to me the issue isn’t whether the accusers have a claim. The issue is where have they been for the last three decades…..no?

Apparently the accusers didn’t remember him much as a lover.

I have no idea how you put that logic chain together. CB is a four down starting position in the NFL, and you need TWO of them. We currently have one. You believe we should roll some mid-round rookie out there? Would you say the same for any other four down position either on offense or defense?