FluffHead Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 most of NY gets bills/chiefs http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/2011/wk1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny4sum Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I hate it when they show the Bills in Albany!! It has a negative impact on my NFL Ticket cost per game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I hate it when they show the Bills in Albany!! It has a negative impact on my NFL Ticket cost per game. You're really going to hate it this year. Here are my calculations based on competition with the Jets, Giants & Patriots: 9/11 @Kansas City: Yes! No competition 9/18 Oakland: No, Jets will be televised 9/25 New England: No, Ch 6 has 1 game & they'll take the Jets @4:05 10/2 @ Cincinnati: Yes! No competition 10/9 Philadelphia: No, Giants will be televised 10/16@Giants: Yes! 10/30 Washington (Toronto): Yes! No competition 11/6 Jets: Yes! 11/13 @Dallas: Yes! No competition 11/20 @Miami: Yes! No competition 11/27 @ Jets: Yes! 12/4 Tenessee: No, Jets will be televised 12/11 @ San Diego: Yes! No competition 12/18 @ Miami: Yes! No competition 12/24 Denver: Maybe, only competition is NE/Mia 1/1 @ New England: No, Jets will be televised It looks like we'll get 10 or 11 games on home TV. Better yet, if you go to the home games like I do, the only sure road game that won't be on home TV is the last game @ NE. Obviously this is subject to change due to any flexing off of night games by the competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir andrew Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Figures. The year I move out to buffalo from albany. Albany will probably get more airtime than buffalo because of the blackouts. ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Number 76 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Thankfully, we also get Filly at Rams. I mean, who would want to see a potentially good matchup like Atlanta and Chicago? F***, I hate NFL marketing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Bills!!! Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I hate it when they show the Bills in Albany!! It has a negative impact on my NFL Ticket cost per game. I don't understand, why would it impact your NFL Ticket? Don't they just black out the 'local' games and force you to watch them over your antenna? I am psyched I'm getting the Bills this week on WRGB!!!!! Go Bills!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 I don't understand, why would it impact your NFL Ticket? Don't they just black out the 'local' games and force you to watch them over your antenna? I am psyched I'm getting the Bills this week on WRGB!!!!! Go Bills!!!!! I think he is saying that as an Albany resident and bills fan who bought the ticket, the more the bills are on local tv, the less justification for paying for the ticket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Bills!!! Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Vinny, Remember the good ole days when the Jets were only shown on TV when it didn't conflict with a Bills game? Of course we were at the mercy of the Giants' AFC games, but other than that, almost all Bills games were shown!!!! Go Bills!!!! You're really going to hate it this year. Here are my calculations based on competition with the Jets, Giants & Patriots: 9/11 @Kansas City: Yes! No competition 9/18 Oakland: No, Jets will be televised 9/25 New England: No, Ch 6 has 1 game & they'll take the Jets @4:05 10/2 @ Cincinnati: Yes! No competition 10/9 Philadelphia: No, Giants will be televised 10/16@Giants: Yes! 10/30 Washington (Toronto): Yes! No competition 11/6 Jets: Yes! 11/13 @Dallas: Yes! No competition 11/20 @Miami: Yes! No competition 11/27 @ Jets: Yes! 12/4 Tenessee: No, Jets will be televised 12/11 @ San Diego: Yes! No competition 12/18 @ Miami: Yes! No competition 12/24 Denver: Maybe, only competition is NE/Mia 1/1 @ New England: No, Jets will be televised It looks like we'll get 10 or 11 games on home TV. Better yet, if you go to the home games like I do, the only sure road game that won't be on home TV is the last game @ NE. Obviously this is subject to change due to any flexing off of night games by the competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopreme Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Of course, the Bills game is not on TV in NYC. Don't they realize that the Bills are the only real NY team? I hate the local networks and the NFL. It's bad enough that I have to deal with the New Jersey teams on a weekly basis... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekJ Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Figures. The year I move out to buffalo from albany. Albany will probably get more airtime than buffalo because of the blackouts. ugh. I'm still in Albany....we'll keep the faith for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearlHowardman Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Albany? Sorry, you're too far away to understand anything about the Buffalo Bills AND for that matter, the Syracuse Orange. Buffalo Bills stuff doesn't sell there nor does SU. I'm reviewing the sales numbers right now! It's almost ALL NY/NE. Especially in Saratoga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judman Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Marv Albert with the call for the Bills opener... YES!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Albany? Sorry, you're too far away to understand anything about the Buffalo Bills AND for that matter, the Syracuse Orange. Buffalo Bills stuff doesn't sell there nor does SU. I'm reviewing the sales numbers right now! It's almost ALL NY/NE. Especially in Saratoga. I'm just south of saratoga. SU basketball has a rather large following. We still get every game on TWC sports channel. The bills are nowhere near as popular as SU Marv Albert with the call for the Bills opener... YES!!!!!! "Fitzpatrick....with the FACIAL!!! YES!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny4sum Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) I think he is saying that as an Albany resident and bills fan who bought the ticket, the more the bills are on local tv, the less justification for paying for the ticket Bingo! As a Finance/Accounting major I like to maximize expenses! This is why I cancelled the MLB package as a Red Sox fan in Albany I get Yanks and Mets. I was lucky to watch 2-3 games a week with the ticket and now with MLB network I can still see a couple of games a week when you add in TBS Sunday, Fox Saturday and ESPN. But I will never cancel NFL package I enjoy being able to watch any game I want each week. I also have season tickets and make about 4 games per year. Edited September 7, 2011 by Vinny4sum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearlHowardman Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I'm just south of saratoga. SU basketball has a rather large following. We still get every game on TWC sports channel. The bills are nowhere near as popular as SU. Our Bills merchandise line doesn't sell at all in Albany-Saratoga! SU Orange sales, despite our push, are so-so. Giants/Jets/Pats/Mets/Yankees/Red Sox stuff sell quite well there. Worse, my Giants/Jets fans coworkers in Albany no longer talk to me about the Buffalo Bills. They used to say how horrible the Bills are, then they started saying that the Bills were moving. Now they don't say anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flutie Flakes Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Our Bills merchandise line doesn't sell at all in Albany-Saratoga! SU Orange sales, despite our push, are so-so. Giants/Jets/Pats/Mets/Yankees/Red Sox stuff sell quite well there. Worse, my Giants/Jets fans coworkers in Albany no longer talk to me about the Buffalo Bills. They used to say how horrible the Bills are, then they started saying that the Bills were moving. Now they don't say anything. What type of merchandise are you referring to? What about Sabres gear? I am seeing more and more Sabres fans popping up in this area. I also feel that there is still a sizeable contingent of Bills fans around. When the Bills start improving, I would certainly bring Bills merchandise back. The "fair weather" fans will come out of their holes and need to stock up on new Bills gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearlHowardman Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 What type of merchandise are you referring to? What about Sabres gear? I am seeing more and more Sabres fans popping up in this area. I also feel that there is still a sizeable contingent of Bills fans around. When the Bills start improving, I would certainly bring Bills merchandise back. The "fair weather" fans will come out of their holes and need to stock up on new Bills gear. We were told by the NHL that Albany is considered Buffalo Sabres territory but we don't sell any Sabres merchandise in Albany at all. I believe that my Giants & Jets fans coworkers in Albany-Saratoga don't talk to me about the Bills anymore because they are convinced that the Bills are leaving Buffalo-WNY. I finally, honestly think that they're right. That's why I follow the SU Orange football team, as a backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Number 76 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 We were told by the NHL that Albany is considered Buffalo Sabres territory but we don't sell any Sabres merchandise in Albany at all. I believe that my Giants & Jets fans coworkers in Albany-Saratoga don't talk to me about the Bills anymore because they are convinced that the Bills are leaving Buffalo-WNY. I finally, honestly think that they're right. That's why I follow the SU Orange football team, as a backup. Off the top of my head, I can think of five NHL teams that are closer to Albany than Buffalo is. Maybe Boston makes it six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearlHowardman Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Off the top of my head, I can think of five NHL teams that are closer to Albany than Buffalo is. Maybe Boston makes it six. The NHL knows that the Sabres are in a small market so six years ago they stretched the "territory" to Albany. So, what does that tell us about the Buffalo Bills? I'm telling ya', some rich billionaire is gonna come to Orchard Park some day and drop a bundle of dough on the table the the Buffalo Bills will be history. Too many losing seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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