WotAGuy

If I had seen this stat before the season started, I'd have bet the farm we'd be 5-1 now. Glad I'm not a farmer.....

This article made me laugh, only because the Cardinal game was so typically Buffalo Bills football - a roller coaster ride that was fun when it was over, but I really don't want to go on again...though I know I will. This excerpt is classic: "This was all so gut-churning to watch — and I say this as someone who cares about the Bills the way you might root for a favourite niece’s under-7 soccer team — it required several stiff drinks afterward. This is why they tailgate so hard in Orchard Park — they’re drinking to forget something that hasn’t even happened yet." http://www.thestar.com/article/1271517

Why are you obfuscating the argument with FACTS? There's no room for that kind of nonsense here...please go start a "fact" thread. (nice job, BTW)

I was at the game. I did not boo that play. I was too busy screaming "WTF was THAT????" Then I slapped my girlfriend on the ass. Shame on me.

I see your point about the crowded upper deck, but I'll refine my question: is it really necessary to spend the tax dollars now to improve a stadium that has no long term future? I'm assuming this stadium will not be feasible to maintain after another 10 years.

Disclaimer: I started going to games in the Rockpile in the 60s, so I come from a different era. I understand the need to improve the Ralph for engineering safety and integrity purposes - 40 years is old for a concrete structure. But do we really need wider concourses, more video screens and try to make the stadium more in line with the new stadiums being built? I've not heard many people say they don't go to games because its too crowded or too hard to see the replays. It's not the most comfortable place, but I prefer to get to my seat and stand there and scream for three hours and then slide on out. If I want comfort I stay in my comfy living room. I kinda like our stark, old school stadium! I'm going to watch football, not the friggin opera! And we aren't competing with Indy or Dallas or Jersey for where we choose to watch a game, so why do we need to upgrade the stadium to try and keep up with those cities? Just seems like the stadium improvements could easily be limited to what is necessary to maintain the structural safety of the Ralph and leave it at that. If we do keep the team here long term, a new stadium is going to be needed eventually, so why spend the extra bucks for comfort improvements now? Just wondering if I'm in the minority and most people (who actually attend the games) feel we need to improve the comfort factor at the Ralph.

"located on a very quite dead end road across from Muldoon elementary school playground" Gee,if it's near a school, that eliminates predators and drug dealers....what's left with respect to Craigslist shoppers?

I think she's already done hard time.

Agreed; not much there to hate, but after watching forst two hours of Hard Knocks, a lot to laugh at! Philbin seems like an even blander version of Jauron...if that's possible. Their top people don't inspire anything other than laughter!

Yeah, I led the charge out of the stadium after Fergy threw a late INT, and as we were in the parking lot, heard the roar and knew I had really f-ed up. My buddy still has to remind me to "never say die". Wish I had hung around for that one, but it taught me to stay till the bloody end. I've been to the Raiders and Chiefs AFC Championship games, the last Super Bowl, the 1980 Dolphins win (goalpost to Ralph), a bunch of OJ's great games, but I would have loved to have been at the Comeback game and the 1964 AFL Championship....comeback game wins in a close one! I watched the Comeback game from home, and my family was visiting from Buffalo - they left disgusted at halftime. I kept watching, but they didn't realize what had happened until they got home! Never say die! The Raiders AFC Championship game was very special....after all those depressing seasons in the 60s, 70s and 80s - I finally got to see them in person make it to the Super Bowl. I had tears in my eyes looking up in the sky wishing my Dad was there with me (and I think he was!).

you mean like 98.6 degrees hot?

Given that she has a d*** to suck, I'm gonna say no.

Apology accepted!

Fer cryin' out loud! You guys just don't get it, do ya? Let me make this simple for ya...... Click the damn link, note the author's photo at the bottom and answer the damn question........ Would Ya? There! Was that so hard?

That article reads a little like the author held a barroom "Wouldn't that be awesome!!" discussion, and Byron happened to be nearby, slammed his Genny Cream Ale, and said "It sure would!" before walking out the door. Voila! Headlines!

They are going to need a full-time squeegee guy for the pressbox window with all the spitting and sputtering he'll be doing!

I said the same thing about a dancer at the Sundowner last time I was there.......

ahhhh yes, Sauvignon Blac '98...a wonderful year, especially when served at 98 degrees

http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=60;t=001268

That might be a cynical look at things, but it also makes some sense!

To a large extent, I think Ralph has been his own worst enemy, and I think it has less to do with finances as it does his ability to get along with highly motivated, succcessful and aggressive football people. Looking back at the Bills' history, Ralph has had problems with Lou Saban (twice), Chuck Knox, Bill Polian, John Butler....most of the people that have been successful for the Bills have left over disputes with Ralph (or so it seems from my recollection of the events leading to their dismissal or quitting). Ralph has made some horrible decisions (appointing Harvey Johnson interim coach TWICE, hiring Brandon to be GM, Stew Barber to be GM, etc). Ralph also has had some bad luck in hiring guys that on paper looked to be pretty smart hires (John Rauch, Donohoe, even Gregg Williams). Whether he is too meddlesome, or reluctant to hand over authority to the professionals he hired, Ralph seems to have caused more problems via his management style than via his wallet. That being said, he HAS kept the team here for 50 years and he HAS hit the jackpot with hires that others ridiculed - Levy, Nix, Chan (ok, maybe its too early to say he hit the jackpot on the latter two!). I'm just glad all of my professional decisions and financial actions aren't out there for everyone to see and criticize Whether Ralph has a succession plan in place or not will have little to no bearing on my enjoyment of this coming season. I am glad he felt compelled to spend a bunch of money on solid acquisitions that should really help this team succeed this year.

....but it looks like he had a Cesarean section. it ain't pretty.....

Congratulations! To see your work come to fruition must be exciting! Tell you what- I'll get a bunch of guys and we'll come down from Syracuse in Tebow and Sanchez jerseys and raise hell against each other! Wait - am I in the wrong thread again?

To quote Lou Saban: "GOD ALMIGHTY....WHAT ARE WE DOING???? WHY DO WE DO THAT???"

I'm in Syracuse and can definitely make this happen!! Of course, I'll need some help purchasing the jerseys....soooo..Paypal me the money for say, 8 jerseys? And we'll need the $300 ones - gotta make it look authentic!