BigdaddyinOrlando Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) We will never get the leak early as in the eyes of the nfl coverage networks we arent relative enough to have our own: Ed " I sift thru jerry jones' poop daily" Werder or Sal " I love me some Lauria" Palotonio!! Edited July 30, 2014 by BigdaddyinOrlando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Make no mistake - the "leaks" we are hearing are well placed...It vets out the riff raff and news maker bids. As I understand, they have leaked out that Pegula's bid is a QTR Billion more than the JBJ Group. Unless they are willing to step up, this is basically over other than the ownership vote... As a practical matter, it's likely over anyway...I think you know that You mean until he sells to someone else? So make sure its someplace that won't hurt anyone when the masses tear it down. ^Can't...help...it...must...crap...in...punchbowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) Pretty sure if it came down to it, Golisano and/or Jacobs "family" would jump on board with Moneybags Pegula to form a monster group with funds in the $8-9 billion range which would make it virtually impossible for anyone to compete with them... Edited July 30, 2014 by matter2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I can't believe the lack of respect for Levitre from this Board. I see your Levitre and raise you one Sir Chas Rheingold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 A billion from the Donald? I'm surprised he made a bid that strong. I figured he'd be around $750MM just for show. Trump would probably be sweating if his bid turned out to be the highest. "Oh crap, you mean I actually have to pay up for my latest publicity grab?!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Freed up cash up to 1.75b.. A bigger wallet and a billionaire ego. Pegula wins. Only question is how much the competition wil bid him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 And by the way both the El Pegual and Jon-Blow-Me bids shatter the previous record price for an NFL franchise. ($1.1B for the Dolphins) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo poonani Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 And by the way both the El Pegual and Jon-Blow-Me bids shatter the previous record price for an NFL franchise. ($1.1B for the Dolphins) Wasn't the Cleveland sale speculated to be $1.2B? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 how is that possible? Wasn't there a time frame when he had to submit? Isn't that over? I agree. It isn’t fair. So he could just sit back and wait for reports to leak about what the highest bid was and then bid higher? Not fair CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 And by the way both the El Pegual and Jon-Blow-Me bids shatter the previous record price for an NFL franchise. ($1.1B for the Dolphins) Who has reported NBJ was 1.2? The only thing I could find was someone saying Pegula's bid was 250 million more than their's which would put their bid at $1.05 B? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I agree. It isn’t fair. So he could just sit back and wait for reports to leak about what the highest bid was and then bid higher? Not fair CBF He might be able to put in a bid but it's the trust that would then determine whether to accept it or not. Since he didn't file the NDA any future bids could be simply ignored. If he filed the NDA with a bid of 1B then he would have the option to bid again later if he was consider as a finalist. Now, he's basically just hoping they would accept a bid if he put one in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 You mean until he sells to someone else? So make sure its someplace that won't hurt anyone when the masses tear it down. Been around here long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) Wasn't the Cleveland sale speculated to be $1.2B? Haslam paid 1 billion in total. He paid 700 million for controlling interest in 2012, with Lerner retaining a 30% stake and will (or has the option to) pay another 300 million at a later date to buy him out completely once 4 years has passed from the time of sale. Edited July 30, 2014 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrb2590 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 i wonder if jim kelly ever had a plan or a group to keep the bills in buffalo, or if it was donald trump, or he knew about pegula so he wasn't worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Pro_Bills Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) From all the news 'leaks' it sounds like TP's bid was the highest and topped out around $1.25B. I'm not at all familiar with the process such as whether or not more bidders can submit proposals or if this transitions into a competitive bidding contest between specific choosen finalists. But I expect Pegula will emerge victorious here. Which constitutes a victory for Bills fans everywhere. It provides stability for the franchise and the league while raising the bar on the valuation front for all franchises, something the owners are certainly going to be happy with seeing. And its an 'all cash' offer, no mess, no fuss with investment banks and finances or 3rd parties being involved or complicated ownership arrangements. Just TP walking into the commissioners office with a suitcase full of $100's, laying it on the table, and opening it up, and and the trust saying 'deal'. Edited July 30, 2014 by All_Pro_Bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 i wonder if jim kelly ever had a plan or a group to keep the bills in buffalo, or if it was donald trump, or he knew about pegula so he wasn't worried Kelly obviously knew the Bills were no virtually no danger of leaving since he has been relatively quiet throughout this whole process... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Make no mistake - the "leaks" we are hearing are well placed...It vets out the riff raff and news maker bids. As I understand, they have leaked out that Pegula's bid is a QTR Billion more than the JBJ Group. Unless they are willing to step up, this is basically over other than the ownership vote... Wow. That's crazy. I wondered if Pegula would put in a strong initial bid just to weed everyone out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrod's Tailor Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Kelly obviously knew the Bills were no virtually no danger of leaving since he has been relatively quiet throughout this whole process... Um, I'm pretty sure he has other issues on his plate right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Um, I'm pretty sure he has other issues on his plate right now. True. But throughout he has still spoke about it, and he showed up recently at his annual football camp, and I guarantee he has been in touch with people like Pegula and Golisano. It's a very good bet that if there were any chance the team was in danger of leaving, even with his more serious matters, that he would be active. He's doing very well all things considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Who has reported NBJ was 1.2? The only thing I could find was someone saying Pegula's bid was 250 million more than their's which would put their bid at $1.05 B? No one has said that, it's been a bad game of telephone. Someone thought Timmy tweeted that Trump bid $1 Billion, what he actually said was $1. Then they guess that JBJs group was $1.2 billion and Pegula bid $1.3 billion, neither have been confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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