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You don’t want to even look at those Bison with a side eye if they ever came to life.

I kind of assumed when they first talked about it that the plaza with the Bisons and plaques would be in a secured area, accessible on game days. That wouldn’t make sense though since people will want to visit that site all year round. Not sure how it will work to protect it from vandalism. Hopefully there’s a plan and most of all, people are respectful.

I’ve seen enough interviews over the years that I don’t think Allen is a good liar. He’s been asked multiple times in different ways if he was involved or had any knowledge of McDermott getting fired. Hes said no to being involved in that decision. It’s naive to think he’s was not given a heads up, but i do think this was Terry all the way.

The Bison statues look very cool. I'm sure when we are standing there looking up at 24 and 27 foot high Bisons that are standing on top of a pedestal no less, they will look huge. The fact that they can change colors at night and emit smoke through the nostrils....cool!

Terry, Beane, Josh, etc.....the entire organization moved on from McDermott so fast it made my head spin. Gotta admit, I never saw that going down the way it has. I'm sure they all will say the right things, and respect the past...but seems like everyone was ready to cut him loose and never look back. He's not even talked about anymore. Almost makes me think they should have fired McD after 13 seconds and moved on right then. Who knows how it would've turned out?

I don't have any issue with an open house type of thing as you suggested. It's likely the Bills solution is to have the open "free" practice for everyone. Who knows, between that and the PSL holder scrimmage, maybe that satisfies 90% of the people who care. I'm one of those who supports some public money to build it and keep the Bills here. My family and I will put in our share. Having an NFL team is not a given, and it's one of the few things that makes Buffalo recognizable around the world. If it takes some public money to secure a new stadium, so be it. Just like the PSL's.. maybe someday all that disappears and all the mega rich owners pay for everything.

Sure,, maybe the Dollar store, a Tops supermarket and a fancy Delta Sonic car wash/gas station to get the masses over there during winter time. 😆

There's an article in The Buffalo News behind a paywall. It indicates that the Bills plans to convert old Highmark stadium into a parking lot is changing. Now they are eyeing some new development there, team related and/or mixed-use. Glad to hear they are showing a little foresight for developing this prime area.. Possibly making the whole area a year round destination someday...not just a huge parking lot.

I have several retired Bills and Sabres jerseys. Can rarely go wrong wearing them. Don’t have to worry much about police charges (unless it’s OJ !) …or flipping teams.

Pittsburgh’s field often gets chopped up because Pitt plays their Saturday home games there and some rainy fall weekends really destroy the grass. I don’t think the new Highmark is hosting any extra games in 2026 that will kill the grass. I think the high school playoff games are being held at UB Stadium this fall.

I’m sure some people will b*tch about having to miss work or whatever on a Tuesday morning to attend. Bunch a whiny so called fans I see on social media. Nowadays i’m just a one or two games a season guy since i have to come from out of town. I don’t have skin in the game, but i didn’t have a problem with the folks that laid out $$$ to buy PSL’s, having first crack to see the new stadium and the little tiny pieces of real estate they invested in. But whatever, kudos to the Bills and Brady for reading the room and giving the first glimpse to everyone. No one should have reason to complain now.

I'm not a big seller anymore.. But I've purchased a lot of MLB, NFL, NCAAF and NHL tickets on SeatGeek. Never had an issue. You can load the tix/barcodes on Apple wallet or whatever phone so it's easy to get in if cell service is spotty. I used to use StubHub (pre covid) to buy and sell some tix but not in recent years. I trust SeatGeek the best of all of them. Although for this upcoming Bills season I did purchase tix for two Bills games on Ticketmaster. I don't use them much but I don't want to mess around in season #1 of the new Highmark. Ticketmaster is the official ticketing partner of the NFL and the Bills so I figured they are the most trusted reseller. I did get the tickets for both games within 5 mins of buying them.

Some of the most curmudgeony media people who toured the stadium the other day said it's amazing. I'll take their word for it (even though many of us won't see all the behind the scenes details and premium areas). I like that they built an indoor warmup area for the Bills to use pregame. When the weather sucks or is freezing outside this will be a nice addition.

Even if they leave OJ out of it, which I totally understand, one of those plaques should honor The Electric Company for paving the way for 2,003 yards rushing in a single 14 game season. It should be recognized. Maybe one of them that shows a Bills logo instead of a jersey number honors them.