Ned Flanders
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Don't understand how the Jets beating Oakland benefits the Bills...some crazy ninth level tiebreaker?
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Isn't that Krispy Kreme territory? They've closed a bunch of KK's up here in northern Virginia...there used to be one on Leesburg Pike in Bailey's Crossroads that I frequented frequently, but alas, that has gone the way of Carrols restaurants.
I know KK has had some financial difficulties in recent years, but I believe they're still king in the South.
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that every freakin' game, waves a huge yellow-neon rag WHEN THE BILLS are kicking a FG or EP?
Jeeziz, do it when the other guys are kicking, but do you really need to get on TV that bad that you need to wave that thing when our guys are kicking?
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Amen to that, brother.
This rivalry goes beyond Kelly vs. Marino or Saban/Knox/Levy vs. Shula/Johnson. It’s our way of life vs. theirs…it’s Labatt drinking, blue collar, lunch-bucket-toting snow shovelers vs. sun-baked, Heineken drinking, stone crab chewing beach bums. There’s 20 straight games worth of payback to be dispensed and despite the Bills’ recent success vs. the Fish, 1988 on, I’ll still consider this a rivalry until the ghosts of Pat Twilley, Norm Bullach, and Jim Kiick are vanquished!
Oh, and that Mercury Morris non-fumble and the personal foul on Pat Toomey were complete bull#@$%&
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Little bit of trivia...Tim Horton's was the model for Stan Mikita's in "Wayne's World."
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Recently, saw "Little Miss Sunshine." Saw it got several Golden Globe nominations...I thought it mildly amusing in parts, but overall, I found the comedy forced and contrived. It's no "Caddyshack," by any means.
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old friend Sammy Morris – coming off a career-high 123-yard performance in the win over New England – will get at least one more start.
This is a damn shame that we let Sammy get away...a great ST and spot player, and an overall good guy.
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First of all, it won't happen. Think Baltimore wants to move? Ummm, no.
Second, what is the motivation? "I can go to these games because Pittsburgh and Cleveland are close to me!" Yeah, right. Plenty of tickets available in either city.
This is simply a moronic statement.Third, "...we avoid the blackouts because Cleveland and Pittsburgh fans will travel to Buffalo." And the New England fans the past few years have been a pleasure, right?
Bottom line, stop the talk of moving out of the East. BEAT the Patriots, Dolphins, and Jets on a regular basis again and the rivalries will flourish. A rivalry is based on a long history of competitiveness between two entities. I’m sorry, but the Bills haven’t really held up their end of the competitiveness issue the last several years.
The talk of moving and finding new rivals is nothing more than an admission of failure. Stop it now.
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the National Football League’s Blackout policy
This is the biggest part of the joke...this is a "policy" in word only...notice how many times this so-call "deadline" has been extended through the years. "The four o'clock flip-flop?" Yeah right. Even in the Glory Years, I remember extensions being given based on "...it being the holiday season."
Look, all Ralph needs to say is that "I insist this game be televised," and that's that. There is no rule, there is no law, there are no deadlines. The stipulation imposed by Congress over 30 years ago gives the league and individual teams plenty of wiggle room here, including letting a team, Jax, put tarp on their upper deck corner seating. Remember the Syracuse viewing area magically in the 75 mile-viewing area a couple of years ago? Was this league "policy" or the league following the "law?" This is a "policy" that changes week to week, year to year.
It's a lame joke...the NFL, "King of the World," yet the only sports league left with a blackout "policy." Amazing....
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See the movie. It's still around in some places. As always, not as good as the book, but it largely tanked at the box office. Not enough drug dealers, rap music, car chases, and boobs I guess.
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Didn't catch it when I skimmed the article, but I bet I can guess who cast one of the two "no" votes. So now, through the G-3 fund, the Bills are funding $10 million worth of a new playpen for two high-revenue teams in New Jersey... on top of the money they forked over for new stadiums for the Cowboys and Patriots. Wonderful.
In addition, $42 million was given to the Chiefs for Arrowhead improvements...the Washington Post is reporting that the G-3 account is now dried up.
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Seems like a lifetime ago...and it will seem like another lifetime until the Bills are back in the playoffs.
Look at the stars, Kelly, Smith, Reed...and the stars in waiting, Thurman, Biscuit, on that team...this current crop is light years behind.
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Case 1: Thought that myself, but you need the TD eventually...that was the coaches thought-process as well, I guess.
Case 2: Packers actually did something like this in the SB a few years back vs. Denver. With the game tied, and the Broncos down near the goal line, Green Bay thought it better to let Denver score a TD then to run clock down and let Denver kick a chip-shot FG. Denver indeed scored the TD and Favre got the ball back with a little time, but they lost it on downs.
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Um...your math is a little fuzzy...go back to the calculator.
While you're at the bar boasting on how your screwing the big guy, make sure you don't order a Bud or Coors product (NFL sponsors, remember). And the car you drive to get to the gin joint? Better check that too. And don't forget to leave your Reebok-manufactured jersey or cap at home.
I admire your spunk and tenacity. Your protest though is a little misguided. If you truly feel the way you do, give up on the NFL and its sponsors entirely. This would have a better net effect on the bottom line. Good luck on having others follow, however.
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"There are two people who have ever died for you.
One was Jesus Christ. He gave you your soul.
The other was a U.S. Marine. He gave you your freedom."
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Go to the bus lots...paid as low as $5 for a ticket there...there's always some dope(s) who overslept or was out late the night before, and didn't make the trip...and the group leader is stuck with the tickets. Usually they're already paid for and the leader is glad to get rid of them.
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Hmmmm....Tasker doing the game, and it is blacked out in WNY. Wonder if he'll be even more critical of the Bills!
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Some good stuff on the "trivia" link:
Yano Anaya, who played Grover Dill (the toadie), appeared in only two other films but is probably best known as the evil paperboy with the war cry, "Two dollars!" in the 1985 John Cusack comedy, "Better off Dead."
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I believe the lack of late-season sellouts will come back to bite us, I really do.
I think there is some merit in the poor marketing charge...Ralph has never really had to market this team in the last 20 years. He's had Kelly, Super Bowl runs and Flutie do it for him. The last marketing campaign I can remember was the "You can make it happen!" or something like that, sponsored with Marine Midland Bank in the mid-'80s. But half of the home season being played after Thanksgiving does not help either. Out-of-towners make plans and generally go for the games where they won't get frozen out, and who can blame them. Tennessee would have been a good late season draw six years ago, but not in 2006.
I hope I'm wrong, I hope I'm dead-wrong, but I see this as just another reason the Bills will not be around WNY five years from now. The economy, population drain, and the lack of sellouts is just too much...again I hope I'm wrong and I admire others who believe the opposite. But I just can't see the Bills surviving in WNY much longer, especially with Ralph pushing 90.
at least for a Terps fan
A few questions about attending Sundays game.
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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BTW, nice avatar!