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Mikie2times
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Well Sam came to play, thats about it
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3 and not 7, thank god, if it was 10-0 this game would be over in a hurry. Lets get some points for christ sakes!
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You see the in route wide open over the middle on the near pick by Harrison? Jesus Drew wake the F up
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I honestly can't believe what I'm seeing, no it can't be real, it just can't
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Haha...type in hummer
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Like I said before my guess is someone from outside the area comes in and buys the team but keeps them in Buffalo. Yes Jacobs, Golisano and Rich could all pony up the 700 million together but I think that is very unlikely because they don't have that much in expendable" assets that can be liquidated. Some multi-billionaire from outside the area may buy the team, but keep it in B'lo. Why move another team to LA? They NEVER support the damn team. How many failed franchises have they had? Two? Three?
Also, in regards to estate tax laws. If Ralph gives everything to his wife my understanding is that the assets are not subject to the 55% estate tax. But if they go to his estate they are subject to that ridiculous tax minus the first 1.5 million that is exempt. So the family much like the Robbie family of Miami would have to sell the franchise to pay the IRS.
However, no matter what your political views, with a Republican controlled Congress they may be repealing the estate tax altogher and it would be a moot point.
Keep going Ralph. He looks in great shape for an octogenarian!
If Ralph gives the Bills to his wife then the estate tax would not be applied until she passes away.
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The BCS system is starting to hurt the way I look at college football for the reasons you mentioned. IMO Auburn deserves to go but I would not replace Oklahoma with Auburn, I would replace USC with Auburn. The Pac-10 is a pathetic excuse for a conference this season and the fact that they exclude SOS from the formula now is pure BS.
Would somebody please implement a freaking playoff system? Until you let the players decide who's best the system will suck.
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Several factors make the Bills future situation tricky, the largest one being Ralph's age and the impending estate tax when he passes away. The government applies a 50% estate tax upon death on any assets exceeding 1.5 million. If the franchise is valued at 637 million then Ralph would owe 317 million dollars to uncle Sam on just the Bills franchise. That figure does not even include Ralph's other assets which I'm sure are pretty substantial.
Now I'm sure Ralph took a lot of this hit into account with his attorney and planed accordingly. Loop holes can be found to protect assets from the government, I'm also pretty confident he has a substantial amount of insurance to help off set the estate tax.
Regardless of the how well Ralph did his estate planing the sheer magnitude of the estate tax he will face leads me to believe his daughter will be forced to sell the team. What we have going for us is a profitable franchise and a good fan base, and if his daughter can find a buyer who agrees to keep the team in Buffalo we will be fine. I'm sure his daughter will try and honor Ralph's legacy by searching for a buyer who would make this arrangement.
The problem arises if she can't find a buyer that agrees to keep the team in Buffalo. Remember she will be forced to sell the team to pay the estate tax, if she can only find a buyer that wishes to relocate she will be forced to make that deal. It's really not a matter of her intentions, it's a matter of the buyers intentions. The future basically comes down to one simple factor, the person that buys the team when Ralph passes away must want to keep the team in Buffalo.
As a side note I am not an attorney and don't know the specifics of Ralph's estate planing, however I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.
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I don't get what I said to offend you. As a former member of the service if you think its fine to use military analogies then you certainly have earned that right. I on the other have not earned that right and think it is wrong for people who have not served to say things like that.
Again what am I missing here?
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No it wasn't ......... While I agree ICE is a bit over the top with his response ..... it seems to me FFS just wants to B word about something .......... and to be bitching without even reading the article is a clear indication that the post wasn't a declaration of FFS's feelings about the military being "dissed" but was all about wanting to B word about something.
As a result of my own feelings on the subject maybe I took FFS post the wrong way then. My own feelings are that athletes/coaches use war phrases so often that its borderline disrespectful to the veteran's and troops. For example when that jackass Winslow said he was a soldier, or saying that a particular football game is going to be a war. No Winslow your not a soldier, and a football "game" is never a war.
The people who have not been in the service should have enough respect for those that have to not make those verbal analogy's. I hardly see how somebody can compare a football game with risking your life, maybe I'm taking this too seriously but I have the utmost respect for anyone that has been in the service.
I never read the article FFS originally posted about. I guess I just assumed he was talking more about what I just discussed then the article itself. Of course if he was just bitching to B word then thats a entirely different beast.
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Isn't this response a little uncalled for ICE? You may not agree with FFS but his intentions were simply to honor the people that have served (like yourself).
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I agree.... Plenty of my friends don't share my opinion about cheating, and just because I think its wrong doesn't mean I will judge somebody if they do it. People get raised in different environments and as a result have different views on the subject.
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How funny is it that the Patriots use a picture on the front page that clearly shows Fletcher being held.
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http://www.tech-sol.net/humor/one-liner128.htm
After reading Poojers story I remembered this link, if it has been posted before I apologize, if not enjoy.
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I almost recreated what happened to you after reading that line...
Funniest thing I read in awhile Poojer. -
She kinda looks like a lion....A hot lion of course
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"I would rather have the opportunity and fail then not have the opportunity at all"
-KzooMike-
November 10, 2004
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If you would have talked to me a few months ago this would have been a major disappointment. About that time I was sick of not being able to see my Bills so I got Direct TV and couldn't be happier with the service. With the amount of money they had to shell out to the NFL I definitely expect a rate increase from DTV next season for the ticket. If you were to compare that increase with what cable would have implemented I'm sure it will be relatively small.
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I agree that their is some poor tackling being displayed, however that tape has several different teams in it. Given that I would be more inclined to believe the poor tackling is a result of the kids talent then the defenses inadequacy. When you have to face somebody with the speed and agility that kid has you tend to become more reactive. When a defender becomes complacent and reactive out of the fear of losing his jock it makes the RB’s job that much easier
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This post is going south faster then a porno in fast forward
Game Thread
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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When your on the field that much its hard to expect them to play well. Offense need to get its stevestojan together.