No. There's NHL, college ball, baseball, NFL, soccer, cricket, bocce, golf, cooking, Scrabble, poker, WNBA, and NBA, all on TV. And probably in that order, more interesting than UFL.
Did I blame him for the loss?
Just pointing out that he wasn't exactly missed in weeks 1-3. Frankly, if the Bills can get something for him, they should.
Unfortunately, Pats/Ravens is a CBS game. We're stuck with a Fox game here. Still, I'd rather see Seattle at Indy or something, anything, else. I'm about to switch this over to an infomercial.
For the third straight week, we in Buffalo are screwed because the "wrong" network has the doubleheader. No CBS game, just Fox. So, what did Fox give us? Giants at KC. I suppose it's the NFL, and the game could be tight, but I'm anticipating a fugly game that I'm not going to invest time in watching. Background noise only.
Fair point--but there's a problem with it (below). I see two potential "business upsides," both of which are minimal, but for the sake of discussion, here goes:
1. Possibility of playoff revenue with a different coach. Absolutely none with current coach.
2. Increased confidence in team with new coach who has some experience in 2009 might lead to more ticket purchases in 2010.
Here's the problem with looking at it strictly from a business point of view: The head coach is going to be responsible for what, a difference in 2000 or 3000 season tickets? Maybe 10,000? In a TV-revenue league, that's virtually no effect on the team's bottom line, no matter who coaches the team.
In other words, there isn't much of a financial incentive for on-the-field success in the NFL. If management isn't looking at it from a football point of view, there's no hope.
I'm not reading through three pages of obvious; I'm just adding my voice to what should be a choir of criticism. Anyone interested in winning a football game goes for it there.
$50 to whoever vandalizes Jauron's lawn tonight. And Fewell's defense was freaking excellent until it set in that the head coach had no intention of winning the game.
Technically, the city itself does not front Lake Erie, you're correct. But that community is on Lake Erie. The people who live there consider themselves to be on Lake Erie. It is a Great Lakes city, and Huron is further away. Geography lesson aside, the Bills are the champions of the Lake.