Tony P

I'd sure like to know if that's true! We moved to EP this past January and have met a couple Bills fans but haven't heard about Fankies. How long have you been here?

True, True.

Ok, so I type slow, BFD! Anyways, to sum it all up: Sabres better play a whole lot better really soon or this is gonna be another in a lonnnnnggg line of heartbreaks. Too cute, too fancy and too soft for play-off hockey!!! I've seen about 6 teams so far in the '07 SCP's that are playing MUCH better than the locals. Come on boyz! Git your sh-- together!

I'll take a wild stab and guess that it's...Joe DeLuca???

First the "Winner" article 2 days ago and now this: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writ...eams/index.html Good stuff!

Sept. 9 DENVER BRONCOS - W Sept. 16 @ Pittsburgh Steelers - L Sept. 23 @ New England Patriots - L Sept. 30 NEW YORK JETS - W Oct. 8 DALLAS COWBOYS - W Oct. 21 BALTIMORE RAVENS - L Oct. 28 @ New York Jets - L Nov. 4 CINCINNATI BENGALS - W Nov. 11 @ Miami Dolphins - W Nov. 18 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - W Nov. 25 @ Jacksonville Jaguars - L Dec. 2 @ Washington Redskins - W Dec. 9 MIAMI DOLPHINS - W Dec. 16 @ Cleveland Browns - W Dec. 23 NEW YORK GIANTS - W Dec. 30 @ Philadelphia Eagles - L

Yeah me too I guess. But this is our first year back buying season tix in quite a few and we're pretty excited to get our game selections done.

Sorry if posted already, I didn't see any new post other than the long one announcing the 4/5/date and thought it might get lost in that thread. ESPN sez: Updated: April 2, 2007, 7:51 PM ET By Len Pasquarelli ESPN.com Fans anxious to begin making plans for the 2007 NFL regular-season schedule will have to wait a little longer. A league official confirmed Monday that the much-anticipated announcement of the regular-season schedule, originally set for Thursday, will be delayed. The schedule could be released as early as next week now, with the roll-out coming no later than April 19. The delay was first reported by NFL.com, the league-owned Web site. The league did announce its full preseason schedule on Monday afternoon. Last week, at its annual meetings in Phoenix, the NFL unveiled its nationally televised opening week matchups for Sept. 6-10 and its three Thanksgiving Day games. The regular season kicks off Sept. 6 when the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts host the New Orleans Saints. The NFL tentatively planned to roll out the rest of the regular-season schedule during a two-hour bloc on the NFL Network on Thursday afternoon. But an NFL official suggested to ESPN.com last week in Phoenix that a delay of that Thursday broadcast was likely, because there was still considerable work to be completed on the schedule. The NFL designs its regular-season schedule without using computers and the process, given the longstanding priority on maintaining competitive balance, is an arduous task. One notable change that first-year commissioner Roger Goodell has made is to solicit more input. For instance, long-time NFL general manager Ernie Accorsi, who retired from the New York Giants earlier in the offseason, recently visited the NFL offices to peruse the schedule.

Absolutely agree! Got a Sestak jersey that'll never be obsolete. As for my Paup and Fletcher...

Woe is us Fez, woe is us. The horrible bet that I lost tonight...woe, woe, woe... Twas much anguish and gnashing of teeth amongst the faithful. Nay, the lowly Wild hath trounced yon Sabres. The day is upon us. Woe I say, woe unto us. All we can do is hope that our teams meet again when the game is far more meaningful and that our lads reign. I for one am 'effed Fez. Completely and utterly 'effed. The bet made sense at the time, before all the injuries and pre Miller's sieveness. I'll now be forced to proclaim the Wild's superiority in front of my entire workforce and wear a Wild cap throughout the week. And it wasn't even close...

Darn, beat me to it...

I'm still in shock by the brevity of PG's post

Indeed! But that fact is totally undermined by the remainder of the post.

Grazzie!

Darn, beat me to it

Hey Fez: how's the quality on the 52-3 DVD?

Only 3 reasons to be here: Tyson Chicken HQ, U of AR campus and the only REAL reason, Wal-Mart HQ. Gotta pay for those new Paul Magiure Club seats we got yesterday Flew in last night from Tampa for a major meeting this morning and now all my flights have been canceled or I believe they will be. So, I'm gonna try to get a 7:25am flight back home in the morning if that one doesn't cancel. It's actually the best bet as the plane is already here. Looks like we'll have about 40 people at the game Sunday. Probably going to go to Tom Reids for a couple of pops after the game. See you then???

Stuck in XNA and can't get home. Maybe tomorrow... Going to go to the Bandits game on Sunday, Fez?

What he said!!! Congrats to Thurman Thomas!

From BuffaloBills.com re:Bills Backers of St. Louis- Meeting Place: The Sports Page Address: 13431 Olive Blvd Chesterfield MO 63017 Phone: (314) 434-4115

Ok But... Darn! The links to the Buffalo News aren's working too well and I can't bring-up up the page for a link but here's what I pulled a few hours ago from the News: Less than three weeks removed from summer's waning days, a thundering lake-effect snowstorm blitzed Buffalo Niagara on Thursday, knocking out power to more than 100,000 homes, felling large trees and creating havoc for travelers. The early-autumn blast of winter, fueled by Lake Erie's 60-degree water, scored a direct hit on the Buffalo metro area and its northern and eastern suburbs. Trees still carrying their autumn leaves became too heavy with snow and their branches crashed to the ground, damaging homes, cars and power lines. "The snow is so wet that it is doing tremendous damage to tree limbs and power lines," said Bob Hamilton, National Weather Service meteorologist. Steve Brady, spokesman for National Grid, said the power company already expects some customers to be dark through the weekend. Crews will be called in from as far away as New England to help restore service. "This is the worst possible time of year for us to get a snowstorm," Brady said. "There's an enormous amount of physical damage." Snowfall totals were expected to range from 2 to 4 inches across northern Erie, Niagara, Orleans and Genesee counties. Localized areas were projected to receive as much as six inches. Authorities issued advisories against unnecessary travel in Buffalo and the northern suburbs. Dozens of school districts - including Buffalo, Amherst, Clarence, Williamsville, Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda, City of Tonawanda, Sweet Home, West Seneca and Williamsville - announced they would be closed today. City officials were working on setting up emergency shelters for those without power. It isn't the earliest measurable snowfall in the city's weather history. On Oct. 6, 1991, two-tenths of an inch of snow was recorded. And on Oct. 13, 1909, Buffalo registered six inches of snow. Even though Thursday's totals were measured only in inches and not feet like past memorable lake-effect snowstorms, this storm packed an even more damaging punch, smothering trees and power lines with a think blanket of heavy, water-laden snow. "We've never had anything this potent this early," Hamilton said. Late Thursday night, wide power outages remained across the Buffalo metro area as well as northern and eastern suburbs. Emergency crews frantically responded into the teeth of the storm, handling dozens of vehicle accidents, downed power lines, streets blocked by fallen trees and darkened traffic lights. The 911 emergency call center in Buffalo was inundated with calls. At about 10:30 p.m., all nine staffed employees were handling calls, according to its display board at Buffalo police headquarters. There were a dozen more calls waiting to be answered. Injuries associated with the storm were still undetermined. Snyder firefighters were on the scene of a boy reportedly struck by a falling tree on South Union Road at about 10:30 p.m., Amherst Fire Control officials reported. No other details were available. National Grid reported more than 100,000 customers were without power in Erie, Niagara and Genesee counties; New York State Electric & Gas also had 14,700 customers without power. Among the customers without power was Buffalo Niagara International Airport, which lost power at 4:45 p.m. and remained operating on generators before closing at mid-evening, according to NFTA spokesman C. Douglas Hartmayer. "Due to very poor visibility and some icing on the runway . . . we have had to close the runways . . . until we can get them into a better condition," Hartmayer said. One plane remained stuck on a runway late Thursday night. Also, the jet bridges connecting airplanes to the terminal were not functional during the outage. That forced travelers to get onto or off of planes outside of the terminal, Hartmayer said. Back in Buffalo, the storm mangled trees and ripped live wires from homes and power poles. As many as 10 trees on Poultney Avenue buckled under the weight of the heavy snow, rendering the street impassable, police reported. Fallen trees also blocked traffic on Parkdale Avenue, Oakland Place, Delaware Avenue, Fenton Street, Cleveburn Place, Englewood Avenue and Amherst Street. An electrical pole on Seneca Street snapped in two, leaving a transformer on the ground at about 6:15 p.m. Street lights flickered downtown and went off entirely in other parts of Elmwood Village and North Buffalo along with traffic lights. Buffalo police placed temporary stop signs at several intersections. North Buffalo was especially hard-hit. Front lawns and curb strips along Parkside Avenue were littered with toppled limbs; a red, compact car parked in the street appeared trapped in the grip of the snow-shrouded branches of a nearby tree. Similar conditions were reported in the northern and eastern suburbs, compounded by extensive power outages. Kenmore police estimated that between half and three-quarters of the village was without power because of widespread outages. There were numerous trees and wires down, with two tree crews out trying to clear the roads. Ditto to the north. The Town of Tonawanda, which announced a travel ban late Thursday night, was hit with widespread power outages, a police officer said. "The whole city's pretty much without power," was the word from City of Tonawanda Police Headquarters. Further, there have been several fires caused by downed wires. Amherst police closed a stretch of Harlem Road, from Main Street to Sheridan Drive, because of downed trees. Numerous traffic signals also were out. Downed trees and utility wires also were reported in Cheektowaga, North Tonawanda and Lancaster. West Seneca police reported that several vehicles slid off Route 400 between 5 and 8 p.m. Numerous traffic collisions were reported on the mainline and Niagara section of the New York State Thruway. Four separate crashes were reported on the Niagara section of the Thruway at about 9:30 p.m. The western part of Genesee County was dealing with heavy snow toppling trees and utility wires. Power outages were affecting Pembroke, Alabama and Oakfield, according to a sheriff's department dispatcher. To the south, wind and hail were responsible for downed utility lines in the Town of Evans, police reported. The lake snow is forecast to move north out of the area and switch to rain around the time of the morning commute today.

Thanks Simon. I know how the Snow Belt thing works in the South Towns (having been born in Buffalo and lived in the city for 30 years). I guess what I'm trying determine is where was the 2 feet - if it even happened at all - or is it just exaggeration?

CNN and a lot of the national press are reporting 2 FEET of good ol' lake effect snow for the Queen City but the Buffalo News reports only 2 - 4 inches. So which is it??? I mean, this is kind of rhetorical but it points out the bad rap that WNY and Buffalo get on the national scene. Sensationalism. Evidently the facts are irrelevant.

Thanks Aussiew. I guess we'll miss you there this time. Far as I know, the lots all open at 8:00 am now.

A bunch of us from Minnie are coming back for the game this week along with a couple of shell-shocked Vikings fans. Hoping to see a lot of you there. Is this still the unofficial, official tailgate spot?