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52 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said:
I didn't, and you changed a variable to "starting" to try to disprove my point. Even using your preferred metric, 82% of Ohio State's starting lineup is future salesman or Amazon delivery drivers. Maybe that's actually worse than 95% of the entire roster.
And that would be an incorrect thing to think. 7 total Ohio State players "got a chance" in the NFL. (4 on active roster). None had their rights drafted by the UFL. Steele Chambers (what a name), is the lone member of the Ohio State 2024 class currently in the UFL. That's 5 players across two leagues.
I never changed the variable, I said “starting lineup” in my first post. My point is if the NFL drafted 14 Ohio State players, I think Ohio State might be able to beat a UFL team. That was the original topic. Some of those guys will be NFL starters, and the rest will be UFL level guys. The UFL doesn’t have any NFL starting caliber players, so why couldn’t OSU beat a UFL team? How is 82% of OSU’s starting lineup future salesmen if 14 guys got drafted this year? I don’t get your math, but I appreciate your take, I just disagree.
48 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said:And that tied an all-time record for the school's 135 year football history, and represents 20.5% of all active OSU players in the NFL. Best not to use statistical extremes to make your point.
This is a statistical extreme, that’s a good point, but I think it’s going to be common in the NIL world of college football. I’ve noticed the NFL draft increasingly dominated by several college teams.
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2 hours ago, BullBuchanan said:
Ohio State has 4 players from their 2024 roster currently on active NFL rosters. They had 105 players on their roster. 96.2 percent of them are not on active rosters. I'll listen to an argument that some of that 96% are construction workers instead of salesman, but that's closer than being NFL players.
14 Ohio State players were chosen in the 2025 draft alone, and that doesn’t include underclassmen on the 2024 roster who will declare in future years.
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4 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:
Are you sure? There are at minimum 100 players on a major college football team. You’re saying that every single year 95 of the OSU roster are going to be playing in one of those three leagues? I find that hard to believe. Without crunching the exact numbers I think that would mean that every NFL team would need to take on two Buckeyes every single season. Really? I think the Bills currently have a total of THREE (not three per year).
You’re right, but I said “starting lineup”. I think most guys in the starting lineup of elite teams at least get a chance in one of the various pro leagues. I wasn’t necessarily referring to the entire roster.
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10 hours ago, BullBuchanan said:
positively ridiculous. The worst UFL team would blow out Ohio State. Most college teams are made up of 95% future salesman. At least these guys are playing pro ball.
The starting lineups of elite college teams are definitely not 95% future salesmen. The majority of Ohio State starters are going to see the NFL in some capacity, and the rest will be in the CFL, or the UFL.
3 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:These college teams have massive facilities, unrestricted budgets and support systems. The coaching is far better. The QBs in the UFL are awful.
I agree, a guy like Kyle McCord who couldn’t cut it at Ohio State in 2023 would probably be the best UFL QB. There are a lot of college teams that have better QB play than anyone in the UFL. NFL rosters often carry up to three QB’s. The NFL is taking most of the QB talent, that leaves the UFL with nothing at the position.
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5 hours ago, Paup 1995MVP said:
Great analysis. We have a top 2 QB in the league. An all timer. And we are going to to pay our RB top 5 money? That makes no sense. We should be all in w the passing game. Otherwise, why pay Josh $300+ million?
if the offense is going to be run centric, then we certainly have the wrong coaching staff running things. And speaking of which, I think Joe Brady still has a lot to prove in his play calling, scheme etc. Our short yardage play calls against KC in the Championship were absolutely terrible. 👎👎
I agree about overpaying Cook, but I don’t love the way this situation has played out. We made the choice to move to a scheme that was more run heavy. Cook produced, and now we don’t want to pay him that amount. I think it would be a huge overpay, but the run heavy scheme would need to be thrown out without Cook.
Additionally, this run heavy scheme means nothing if we can’t gain one yard on multiple occasions in a title game. Unfortunately, most fans prefer to blame Kincaid. We’re possibly in the Super Bowl if we knew how to pick up one yard.
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Any of the Josh Allen era playoff losses. It’s just too fresh, and frustrating.
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46 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:
Yeah those suffering Giants fans who got to watch the best defensive player in NFL history and see their team win 8 Championships including 4 SuperBowls. Must be rough to follow the G-men
Jets have a SuperBowl win and a few AFC Championship appearances in this century.
Nothing can compare to being a Browns fan. The drive, the fumble, losing your team, and now the worst trade in NFL history.
They’re fine anyways, they just move on to Yankees baseball, and will return when the Giants are good someday.
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28 minutes ago, Einstein said:
Yeah I'm shocked by the amount of people claiming to have been to all these open-bar weddings in the 70's. It was quite rare back then (in my neck of the woods anyway) and people would almost brag about it had they been to one. Especially considering that the average cost of a wedding back then was only $2k. I just did a little research and found a post by a bartender who did weddings in the 70's - he said the open bar was around $600 for 2 hours. So the open bar would have been about 30% of the total wedding cost.
Long story short, maybe the others in this thread have very affluent friends. Or maybe you and I just grew up around very poor people 🤣I think it was very much a regional and who you hang around with type thing. I wasn’t around then, but heard stories from parents. The 70’s were before the internet, and people lives were based on what others did in their social circle. I assume that created larger differences in the choices people made back then.
I think community and ethnicity made a huge difference in the 70’s. My grandparents were from Buffalo, and you weren’t going to a wedding in most ethnic neighborhoods without alcohol being freely served. It’s very much part of German, Italian, and Eastern European culture. You could also get a really good deal on an open bar if you held a reception at a community/ethnic gathering spot. I think this might be why some people had that experience, especially growing up in northern/midwestern cities.
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6 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:
Has anyone ever been to a wedding without an open bar? I once went to one, in fact it was a dry wedding. They are super religious. It was in rural Arkansas. I drove through a tornado to get there. I’d never experienced a tornado prior (or since). I wish it would have gotten us, Wizard of Oz style.
Anyways, that was the first time I heard of a wedding without an open bar. If you can’t afford an open bar, invite less people. If your religious beliefs prevent you from serving alcohol, don’t invite me. Don’t invite anyone. No one wants to be there otherwise. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
Congrats to Josh & Hailee 🥂
To be fair, if there’s no alcohol for religious/personal beliefs, chances are many attendees are probably on a similar page. I have people like that in my extended family. In certain parts of this country, alcohol isn’t part of every function, like it is in Buffalo or the Midwest. The drinkers in those crowds just hide a flask of whiskey in their pocket, I’ve seen it. With that said, I definitely want an open bar, and if money is the reason it’s not happening, you’re going to have bigger problems trying maintain a marriage then.
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18 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:
I got married in the 70's and had an open bar and most other wedding I heard about were all open bars and not talking rich elite people here either. Maybe depended on location, I'm referring to NYC area??
Yeah, my mother who’s in her late 60’s now, always thought cash bars were just the worst thing ever. Open bars must have been the norm from her experiences too.
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16 hours ago, dave mcbride said:
Look, if you believe that HGH use isn't rampant in the NFL, that's fine. It obviously is and no one really talks about (players or league) because it's in no one's interest to do so. But both the league and the players need it to keep the multi-billion dollar entertainment machine up and running.
Yeah, no one wants to watch a bunch of 180 pound guys and slow big guys playing pro football. Football needs guys who have the ultimate combination of speed and size.
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4 hours ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:
Lzzy Hale might be the most talented hard rock female I’ve ever heard. She was awesome filling in for Skid Row, showing incredible vocal talent. She also sounds great on many Halestorm covers of hard rock as well. No disrespect to any Halestorm fans, I think they’re a good band, but sometimes I wish she had better original songs to showcase her talent. This is all subjective though, as I’m simply not a huge fan of many modern rock sounds.
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I agree, Stevie Nicks is quite iconic, both with Fleetwood Mac and solo. She also never ruined her image trying to chase pop stardom like many others. Female rockstars are a tough subject. There are many talented ones, but if you draw the line at pop vs rock. I think there’s more talented female pop stars through the years than rock stars, same with country.
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On 5/12/2025 at 2:37 PM, Big Turk said:
Lewiston and East Aurora are musts...also recommend Glen Falls on Main St in Willamsville.
I often hear good things about Lewiston, but what is there to do? I’ll be in the area soon, and I’m looking for new things to do. I’ve never really gone up there, and I keep hearing it recommended, but I’m having trouble finding anything intriguing. I’d like to check out Old Fort Niagara, and I know the beach is decent, but just curious what the village has to offer?
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It’s really cool to hear some stories of posters who became fans because of Allen. I think there’s many people who don’t post here that might never admit to not being fans before Allen. Buffalo always had a devoted Bills fanbase, but I think the fanbase outside of WNY has definitely increased. It seems that upstate NY is now Bills country. Fans always existed, but I’ve noticed the disappearance of Giants and Jets fans in upstate. I remember when Syracuse television networks would broadcast Giants and Jets over Bills games that occurred simultaneously.
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1 hour ago, Doc Brown said:
I was in tears as a senior in high school after the Wide Right game and my late father consoled me by saying "players get paid while fans work for free." Since then a loss won't ruin my night or drag me down the next day. It's just a bunch of 20 to 30's something kids playing a game where only 1 of 32 fan bases are happy at the end of the season. It's a fun sport to watch, follow, discuss strategies, discuss players, and debate. I just am not that emotionally attached to it because the alternative sucks.
I agree, as I got into my twenties, I began to feel less emotional about the game as well. I started to remind myself that win or lose, these guys could have more fun than I could dream of at that point in my life. So why should I sit at home upset about it myself?
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2 hours ago, SoTier said:
I cannot find anything nostalgic in the Drought. It was painful, especially for someone who had season tix for several years during it. It did make me appreciate how special the current team is. I never take any Bills game, especially the wins, for granted.
I agree, I find less nostalgia than many here. However, I sometimes miss those early season games when it seemed like we might turn the corner. We’d get off to hot starts that made the playoffs seem possible, and that was exciting back then. The regular season now seems like a formality, because all I want is the Lombardi in Buffalo. I also miss the game day atmosphere from those days. Game day and tailgating had a fun Wild West feel, while celebrating with fellow diehards enduring the same drought. That’s where it ends for me.
November and December were always terrible months. The games had already become meaningless, and I didn’t enjoy watching at that point. Fitz is a guy people are very nostalgic about, but in reality he played a few decent games with us each year, and the rest were dreadful. The on field product was never fun to watch during the drought, contrary to the misconception.
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19 hours ago, Rockinon said:
I think Buffalo's infusion of talent on the Dline could be exactly what negates Baltimore's greatest strength. Look at how Pittsburgh has been beating them. With defense. It sure hasn't been with offense.
I’ve never been afraid of Baltimore regardless, because Jackson stinks in the playoffs.
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2 hours ago, dorquemada said:
I'm sure you're right, just as I'm sure the NFL is capable of suicide via greed. there's a dollar figure above which I'll just stop watching, at first on principle and eventually bc I'll lose interest. I do pretty well but I'm not going to pay $100 a game to watch it on TV, and I expect a lot of people would feel the same way. I'm already at the point where I'll start watching the game an hour late and skip the 65 % of the broadcast that's commercials, at least until I catch up in the 4th quarter
If the Bills win a Super Bowl, it will feel like our football destiny has been fulfilled. The very thing I’ve dreamed about experiencing with family and even those I’ve lost would have finally arrived. It would be very easy for me to walk away from the NFL after that point. I’m still attached to the Bills, but the NFL doesn’t do much for me anymore. In fact I turn off most non Bills regular season games out of boredom.
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12 hours ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:
If a college QB has a sure chance of going number 1 overall, they are going to take it. Anything can happen such as a bad injury or a down season. I know rookie contracts aren’t like they used to be, but 40 million is very hard to turn down. Doesn’t matter what family he comes from.
The college football landscape is insane these days as well. If you have a spectacular season, you never know what you’re walking into the next year. The transfer portal chaos can change the composition of a team overnight. It would be easy for a QB to damage his draft value by returning after a good season.
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6 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:
that guy will need to buy the seat next to him and keep it empty. How are most of the fans going to fit in those little seats?I was less concerned about the guy himself, and more concerned about picturing myself sitting next to the average sized dude.
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These seats confirm my greatest fear. I was hoping for a modern stadium with comfortable seats, a wide concourse, easily accessible bathrooms, and good concessions. If these seats are an indication, we might see more of a “basic model” stadium that doesn’t do much to upgrade the experience.
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21 hours ago, Bruffalo said:
Prime Flutie for me and I don't know that it's really close. Fitz is a distant second.
Flutie could make magic happen, I'd prefer having a wildcard backup QB who can make plays out of nothing when things break down over a gunslinger like Fitz.
Fitz was better served as a placeholder QB before teams found their real franchise QB. He was fun to watch, but could be a turnover machine. It’s the exact opposite of what a Super Bowl contender needs out of a backup. Fitz could win games, but also lose them.
I liked Fitz, but my unpopular belief has always been that Fitz didn’t play smart football in big moments. The guy didn’t know when to stop forcing the ball. That’s not what I want from a backup.
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3 hours ago, BillsPride12 said:
This isn't going to end well is it?
I never thought a grumpy 73 year old coach coming out of retirement to a mediocre college program would work. College is a completely different game, and Belichick wasn’t even a good NFL GM. I can’t see him becoming a good recruiter. In a strange way, these distractions will give him an excuse if he fails.
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Would you rather $ or Lombardi?
in The Stadium Wall
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I think that putting a specific price tag on this doesn’t work. It depends too much on each individual’s financial status, age, and level of greed. The real question should be, is there ANY amount of money you’d take for the Bills never win a Super Bowl? I love this team, but if your answer is no, you’re too insanely devoted imo.