vorpma Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I only get back to Buffalo once every five years and attending brings back fifty years of memories from the old War Memorial Stadium to the first pre - season game at the Ralph, then called Rich Stadium in 1973. I once watched a game at the old LA Collesium in 1985 when Eric Dickerson was running wild; the crowd seemed bored by Buffalo standards. Nothing like a home game on a cool, crisp, sunny autumn day with a sell out crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 how easy it is to get a kiko alonso jersey in the parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 how easy it is to get a kiko alonso jersey in the parking lot. Wow, that was you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 how easy it is to get a kiko alonso jersey in the parking lot. Winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 When I lived there it was walking in early to see teams pre-game activities. The calm routine before the storm. Now that I'm an out-of-towner, it's the mood in the city the night before. People find out you're in town (often with my kids) for the game, and they buy you drinks and beg you to come to their tailgate. I don't need the drinks, or even the tailgating (though no complaints!), but I crave that atmosphere. I haven't found another place like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Getting to Hammers lot early. Seeing good good friends. Watching people eat Stromboli for the first time. Seeing the stadium gone wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloFan68 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 1) Tailgating before the game getting pumped up. 2) The energy in the stadium, especially after a Bills TD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 What's on your pre-game tailgate playlist? Call me cliché, but The Back In Black album gets me pumped every time. Also, seven nation army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted William's frozen head Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 For me its walking around before the game and seeing all the tailgating and merch stands How about you all? CBF If not for the tailgating, I'd probably fo to one game a year, instead of all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Tailgating and the crowd... Buffalo would destroy its fan base if it moves to a location that kills tailgating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMan Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 There's NO fans like Bills Fans ! I would actually be for a downtown stadium if it didn't destroy what Bills fans do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBaumer Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I also love the drive to the stadium. Get that Playlist rolling and know that the WHOOOOLE day is still in front of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 There's NO fans like Bills Fans ! I would actually be for a downtown stadium if it didn't destroy what Bills fans do. Yes exactly. It would bring amazing things economically to the city. However, idt the infrastructure of the city could support it as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 If not for the tailgating, I'd probably go to one game a year, instead of all of them. me (and I'm sure many others) too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 My favorite thing about going to a Bills game is going to a Bills game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pafan Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 We make the two hour drive, get to Ted's as soon as they open, have a hotdog & a Loganberry, then park & walk up to the gate just as it opens because we love spending pregame in Row 1. Sometimes you get to talk to Bills players, sometimes you get to insult the opponent, sometimes you get to chat with a coach or celebrity... Regardless, you get a good closeup of the team during warmups, and my wife and I absolutely look forward to it as part of our "gameday experience". One of these days we want to actually get onto the field before the game. That would be incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 (edited) The feeling after we score is unlike anything else. How many "favorite" things am I allowed? I'm afraid I'm not done yet. Edited May 27, 2015 by Augie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiami(oh) Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 how easy it is to get a kiko alonso jersey in the parking lot. I assume you mean how easy it is to get something FOR a Kiko jersey in the parking lot. Not that there's anything wrong with getting one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 (edited) For 7 hours, and more if I go to the Big Tree, I suddenly inherit 70k+ of the best friends I've ever known. I've taken: Bears Eagles Ravens Cowboys Patriots 49ers Giants and Green Bay fans with me to games, and all of them except the Green Bay guy were shocked by what they saw. Green Bay guy said "just another Packers game" But everybody else is amazed by our entire scene. They couldn't get over the genuine, not marketing/manufactured, comeraderie. The Bears fan was completely baffled at the Big Tree. You know how you sorta get mixed around in there, getting out of way of the servers, people going to the bathroom, etc.? The people you came in with end up all over the place, and you end up in a gaggle of new people, but no one cares? Our newly formed gaggle were all talking about the game( high fiving, etc. because it was the 19-0 Miami game). Bears fan quietly asked me if I knew any of these people, because she found it odd that after 5 minutes of conversation, and the way we were acting, I hadn't introduced her to them. She thought I was being rude(damn women). No, I said. Then, I asked if anybody in the gaggle knew anybody else. No, they said. Her jaw dropped. Then she said the phrase I've heard over and over from everybody but Green Bay guy: "I've never seen anything like this." I tell all of them: it may or may not be better, but it is different, and it's ours. (Which means it's not to be F'ed with, Brandon) Edited May 27, 2015 by OCinBuffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 For me it's walking into the stadium and seeing the field for the first time...the temple of football. I love that view. I fly my boys up for the home opener each year from FL so for us it's going to Mighty Taco, getting a Blasdell Pizza, having a great family party at my dad's house on Saturday in Hamburg, and tailgating with my family on Sunday. My four nephews and a couple of cousins will go to the game, have a blast at tailgating, and as PTR said, there is nothing like walking through the concourse and seeing that field. The fans are the absolute best. The last two years, my younger son was getting thrown in the air by strangers behind us after a great play. he said to me a couple of years ago it was the best game he's ever been to with sports. I've taken him to hockey, baseball, and NFL games, but he never knew how crazy bills fans are about their team. My oldest son said a couple of years back "wow dad, your not the only crazy bills fan out there. Your all like that". I thought that was kind of funny. Anyway, good thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 There's NO fans like Bills Fans ! I would actually be for a downtown stadium if it didn't destroy what Bills fans do. Yes there are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 If not for the tailgating, I'd probably fo to one game a year, instead of all of them. Yeah that's really the only thing I miss watching from home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 What's on your pre-game tailgate playlist? Call me cliché, but The Back In Black album gets me pumped every time. Also, seven nation army. My " get off my lawn" moment. Hate, hate, hate the new trend of everyone blasting music louder than the tailgate next to them. Just rude in my opinion. For 7 hours, and more if I go to the Big Tree, I suddenly inherit 70k+ of the best friends I've ever known. I Her jaw dropped. Then she said the phrase I've heard over and over from everybody but Green Bay guy: "I've never seen anything like this." I tell all of them: it may or may not be better, but it is different, and it's ours. (Which means it's not to be F'ed with, Brandon) Funny, I have never set foot in the Big Tree on game day. And have been going to games since day 1 in that place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homey D. Clown Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 For me its walking around before the game and seeing all the tailgating and merch stands How about you all? CBF For me it used to be the campground atmosphere and people sitting around their setups grilling, socializing, and drinks a FEW... some more than others, but generally, it was still pretty high camaraderie. I loved that. The last time I went to a game, it seems the Douche Baggery was dialed up to 11 in many places, and that was a bit embarrassing and sad to see. I witnessed more fights and barfing than I ever have. that was lame. I can drink till I puke whenever I want, it seems like such a waste to do that at a Bills game when you have the tailgating festivities to enjoy, the food, the friendships, and every once in a while the game when they don't **** the bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 1. The Game 2. Tailgating with Pinto Man 3. Having a Bud 4. Beating the Fish!! 5. Sacking Brady IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 One of the things I like about going to the Bills games at the Ralph is seeing all of the old school Bills jerseys from former stars as well as not so great players. I used to be a Seahawks season ticket holder and all the fans there wear the current 3 or 4 top name guys and that's it. Used to be Haselbeck and Alexander. Now it's all Sherman, Wilson, and Lynch. I see people wearing Whitner, Maybin, whatever. Shows you're a real true fan, not some Johnny Come Lately in a Darby jersey. I have Quinn Early jersey and was going to wear it to a game thinking no one else would have one. There was a guy sitting in my section wearing a Quinn Early jersey! Crazy. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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