4_kidd_4 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Gordio said: Yeah I dropped mine two years ago & I can honestly say I have no regrets. I do think it is a bad sign that the early games are not even a wanted ticket anymore. It used to be I couldn't give the games away in December but before would usually be able to get my money back on the games pre Thanksgiving. Fans have had it & I could honestly say this is the worst Bills team I have ever seen(keep in mind I didn't really start following the Bills until 86 when Kelly arrived so I missed the back to back 2-14 seasons). My best friend sat next to me the last 14 seasons, he didn’t renew. His single ticket is still available through the box office for every single game. My group overall has dwindled since 2003, that was our first season and we had about 20 guys. We’re down to 5. Granted, we were all in our 20s at that time and now we’re all in our 40s. The “partying” doesn’t keep us coming back anymore, and the football side of it makes you not want to go at all. I’m not gonna rant and rave about the drunken shenanigans and table slamming, face value, it doesn’t really bother me. BUT I will say that I think it’s silly and sad that that is literally all Buffalo football is associated with anymore. That’s how bad the “identity” of this franchise is right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I've dabbled over the past decade in buying-reselling tix at other NFL stadiums. The lack of interest in attending NFL games is not unique to Buffalo. It's not just because of a poor product on the field. Unless it's the biggest games on the schedule, even the big name teams have tickets for Face (or below) and the demand is way way down. I stopped doing it altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 36 minutes ago, 4_kidd_4 said: My best friend sat next to me the last 14 seasons, he didn’t renew. His single ticket is still available through the box office for every single game. My group overall has dwindled since 2003, that was our first season and we had about 20 guys. We’re down to 5. Granted, we were all in our 20s at that time and now we’re all in our 40s. The “partying” doesn’t keep us coming back anymore, and the football side of it makes you not want to go at all. I’m not gonna rant and rave about the drunken shenanigans and table slamming, face value, it doesn’t really bother me. BUT I will say that I think it’s silly and sad that that is literally all Buffalo football is associated with anymore. That’s how bad the “identity” of this franchise is right now. as much as I love game day, it's been a long time we came for the football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, stuvian said: as much as I love game day, it's been a long time we came for the football Oh, same, no doubt. But even the tailgate routine is starting to run a little thin, sad as that is to admit. We always have a nice menu, and some nice beverages, but it’s starting to get the “well...here we are again. Yep.” vibe to it. If the team was interesting at all, that would certainly breathe life into the tailgate. The feel around the entire stadium at the opener was completely dull in general. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 1 hour ago, 4_kidd_4 said: My best friend sat next to me the last 14 seasons, he didn’t renew. His single ticket is still available through the box office for every single game. My group overall has dwindled since 2003, that was our first season and we had about 20 guys. We’re down to 5. Granted, we were all in our 20s at that time and now we’re all in our 40s. The “partying” doesn’t keep us coming back anymore, and the football side of it makes you not want to go at all. I’m not gonna rant and rave about the drunken shenanigans and table slamming, face value, it doesn’t really bother me. BUT I will say that I think it’s silly and sad that that is literally all Buffalo football is associated with anymore. That’s how bad the “identity” of this franchise is right now. Could not agree with you more. Your story is the exact same as mine. Got seasons in our 20s, 1997 was the first year. Had 20 guys. Over the year throughout the mid 2000s, guys moved away, guys got married, guys had kids. All dropped for different reasons, some of my friends just couldn't take the losing anymore. they dwindled & It was down to me & my friend & we both take our sons our last few years having seasons. He still has seasons with his son(he sits in the clubs now) & I still take my son to 2-4 games a year. At times especially at the opener some of the old gang will show up. The drunken shenanigans for the most part don't bother me & but the party candle that used to be so bright is dimly lit & the football side of this, rebuild no rebuild, the past 20 years has been an absolute disgrace to watch for the most part & anybody that says differently is just lying to themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Gordio said: Could not agree with you more. Your story is the exact same as mine. Got seasons in our 20s, 1997 was the first year. Had 20 guys. Over the year throughout the mid 2000s, guys moved away, guys got married, guys had kids. All dropped for different reasons, some of my friends just couldn't take the losing anymore. they dwindled & It was down to me & my friend & we both take our sons our last few years having seasons. He still has seasons with his son(he sits in the clubs now) & I still take my son to 2-4 games a year. At times especially at the opener some of the old gang will show up. The drunken shenanigans for the most part don't bother me & but the party candle that used to be so bright is dimly lit & the football side of this, rebuild no rebuild, the past 20 years has been an absolute disgrace to watch for the most part & anybody that says differently is just lying to themselves. Yeah I'm pretty much going through the same thing this season. I have already come to the conclusion that this will be my last year as a season ticket holder. As I've gotten older I just enjoy watching the games at home more. I am looking forward to re-designing my basement into a full fledged mancave with a ton of Bills stuff hanging all over the walls so it's not that I've lost my passion completely but I just don't have the excitement for the long, exhausting days at the stadium anymore. I'm sure i'll still go to a game here and there and continue my annual tradition of seeing a Bills game on the road every year...but with the low demand for tickets these days my plan of keeping my seasons and being able to sell some games throughout the year has backfired and it makes no sense to keep it going at this point. In life we go through many different era's and it's bittersweet but I recognize my days as a stadium experience guy are coming to an end and I am becoming one of those I just wanna watch the game from my couch guys! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterDude Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I have not been to a game since the early 2000's. I will not support this team until they can prove to me they are capable of drafting and retaining good talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: thats true..but tickets in row 2 Upper deck at $75..while maybe not a "great bargain" is below face. Those are really good seats, i think face via the Bills official site is $82. Season ticket holders get a bit of discount, so $75 is close to what they pay. Good deal and good seats though.... Eric Wood leading the charge! Edited October 4, 2018 by ricojes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dude Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Two weeks ahead of schedule. There could be very real ‘fire McDermott and Beane’ chatter very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 33 minutes ago, ricojes said: Those are really good seats, i think face via the Bills official site is $82. Season ticket holders get a bit of discount, so $75 is close to what they pay. Good deal and good seats though.... Eric Wood leading the charge! face is $111 on the site( blue dots on ticketmaster)...and I don't think we get much of a break..i know this is bad but I have clue what i pay for my seasons..certainly nothing like hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dablitzkrieg Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 18 hours ago, BuffaloRush said: If that’s the case I might go. I’ll hang around the Hammer Lot and turn in some of you Bills “fans” for being so negative on here. wanna bet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 On 10/4/2018 at 4:55 PM, Dablitzkrieg said: On 10/3/2018 at 10:31 PM, BuffaloRush said: If that’s the case I might go. I’ll hang around the Hammer Lot and turn in some of you Bills “fans” for being so negative on here. wanna bet? Shades of Dunkirk Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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