Don't stop billievein Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I can't remember the last time that things were so bad for buffalo sports. The Bills have been "developing" and "building" for the last 13 years with not much to show for it. The sabres have not been in the playoffs in 3 years and just fired there coach of 15 years. I spend countless hours reading and listening to buffalo sports talk with the hope that one day B-Lo sports will be relevant again!! It seems like when we have good players we have bad coaching, or when we have a good coaching staff we don't have enough talent. Why Can't Buffalo sports just put it ALL together for once!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 IT WAS the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way- in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. Tale of Two Cities...no, not Buffalo & Toronto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 IT WAS the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way- in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. Tale of Two Cities...no, not Buffalo & Toronto! I was very moved by your prose. You should be a writer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Personally, I think the Bisons are going to kick butt this year. The sabres would have a asterisk next to a cup win this season thanks to the lockout. No Thanks. I'll wait. The Bills are a bit harder to gauge. The yearly win against KC is even questionable now. Playoff run by 15, or they may have to think about rebuilding............................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper13 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Sabres 84/85-86/87. Lost to Quebec in the 1st round 3 games to 2. Game 5 was a 6-5 loss in which they had a lead in the third.. Missed the playoffs the next 2 seasons. Perreault retired. That finished off the Scotty Bowman era in which he dismantled a pretty damn good hockey team. Bills 84-86. 2-14. 2-14. 4-12. By 86 we did have Kelly, Talley, Reed and Bruce. Marv showed up in the middle of the 86 season. Had no idea how any of those guys would do though and had no idea what was about to happen strarting in 1988. 1985 was probably the worst year ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 We have a ten year deal to keep the Bills in Buffalo. Ralph is no longer meddling. I'd say that's good news. The Sabres have bottomed out but they have an owner who will spend any amount to make them better. Good news. UB football blows and they extended the coach anyway. Okay that sucks...for me anyway. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Sounds like 3, or about 12 years was worse. That much closer to a championship now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinWPB Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 The Dark Days: 1977-78. 1977 Bills finished 3-11 under Jim Ringo, A week 4 game at the brand new stadium against the Jets drew a whopping 32000. Many Bills fans committed suicide by mid season. The 77-78 NBA Buffalo Braves finished 22-55 and departed for the west coast where they are now the LA Clippers. The 77-78 Sabres broke a lot of hearts when they lost 5 of the last 7 to give the Adams Div. to the Boston Bruins by 8 points And the winter reeeeeealllly sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don't stop billievein Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Prediction time.... What year will the Bills and Sabres both make the playoffs in the same year?? I'm going with 2016 which based on our history of turning things around is optimistic. what do you guys think?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 The Dark Days: 1977-78. 1977 Bills finished 3-11 under Jim Ringo, A week 4 game at the brand new stadium against the Jets drew a whopping 32000. Many Bills fans committed suicide by mid season. The 77-78 NBA Buffalo Braves finished 22-55 and departed for the west coast where they are now the LA Clippers. The 77-78 Sabres broke a lot of hearts when they lost 5 of the last 7 to give the Adams Div. to the Boston Bruins by 8 points And the winter reeeeeealllly sucked. I and others lived through that and similar dark periods. It's a part of the Buffalo sports experience. Part of me wants to forget such times but I think it's also important to remember them. If nothing else it helps keep things in perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l< j Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 The worst time to be a Bills fan in recent history was probably 2000 or 2001, as we were at the front end of a 13 year (and counting?) slide. No matter how long the drought lasts, we are 12 years closer to its end then we were in 2001. kj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Since 1972 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 The worst time to be a Bills fan in recent history was probably 2000 or 2001, as we were at the front end of a 13 year (and counting?) slide. No matter how long the drought lasts, we are 12 years closer to its end then we were in 2001. kj lol...Now there's a beer mug half full Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills!Win! Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 The worst time to be a Bills fan in recent history was probably 2000 or 2001, as we were at the front end of a 13 year (and counting?) slide. No matter how long the drought lasts, we are 12 years closer to its end then we were in 2001. kj What if our drought is less than half over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffBill Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I can't remember the last time that things were so bad for buffalo sports. The Bills have been "developing" and "building" for the last 13 years with not much to show for it. The sabres have not been in the playoffs in 3 years and just fired there coach of 15 years. I spend countless hours reading and listening to buffalo sports talk with the hope that one day B-Lo sports will be relevant again!! It seems like when we have good players we have bad coaching, or when we have a good coaching staff we don't have enough talent. Why Can't Buffalo sports just put it ALL together for once!? It is much easier to narrow down the small/short sections of time when it was a good thing to be a Buffalo sports fan. The 1980's and the first half of the 1990's weren't all that great either. That is why it is so good to be an owner of a sports team in Buffalo-you don't have to put a whole lot into winning (and they don't), because you know that no matter how terrible the product is, the fans are still going to support you. The worst time to be a Bills fan in recent history was probably 2000 or 2001, as we were at the front end of a 13 year (and counting?) slide. No matter how long the drought lasts, we are 12 years closer to its end then we were in 2001. kj Kinda disagree, in that at least all Bills fan in 2000 or 2001 could at least remember them being decent and playing in the playoffs. There has to be a good percentage of the young Bills fans now that have no recollection of them contending for anything except a top draft pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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