Gugny Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 This is more directed toward fans who have to drive a long way to attend a game. I drive over 5 hours to get to Orchard Park. With the ticket prices and the tailgating options, I don't mind one bit. I only go to one home game/year. But it's expensive. One home game costs me a total of about $700 when it's all said and done with tickets (2), lodging, tailgate food/beer, etc. When the Bills build their new stadium downtown and jack the prices up ... AND make the tailgating experience one that dictates you eat their food and drink their beer at their prices .... I won't go anymore. I live an hour north of Albany, NY. A 3.5 hour (tops) drive to the Meadowlands/MetLife. Part of me thinks that, if the Bills price me out, I'd just latch onto a team that's closer to me. I've always said that if I lived 2 hours closer to Buffalo, I'd be a season ticket holder. I could do that with one of the New Jersey teams and be able to afford going to games. Anyone else giving this any thought? I hate the thought of being gouged out of my fandom, but it looks like it's heading in that direction. 2 5 10 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Umm No.. Cant believe I just read this 23 1 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyBills Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I couldn't switch if I tried. Bills forever 11 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I live in Las Vegas and only attend a game once every year or two. But my answer is H*** No. Being a Bills fan is not something you can shake...unfortunately. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 The Jets and Giants only have affordable tickets when they are terrible. So it's not like the other option you have is cheaper. I lived a 10 minute drive away from Giants Stadium for the first 28 years of my life and I have only been to less than 10 football games half of them being preseason games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Gugny said: This is more directed toward fans who have to drive a long way to attend a game. I drive over 5 hours to get to Orchard Park. With the ticket prices and the tailgating options, I don't mind one bit. I only go to one home game/year. But it's expensive. One home game costs me a total of about $700 when it's all said and done with tickets (2), lodging, tailgate food/beer, etc. When the Bills build their new stadium downtown and jack the prices up ... AND make the tailgating experience one that dictates you eat their food and drink their beer at their prices .... I won't go anymore. I live an hour north of Albany, NY. A 3.5 hour (tops) drive to the Meadowlands/MetLife. Part of me thinks that, if the Bills price me out, I'd just latch onto a team that's closer to me. I've always said that if I lived 2 hours closer to Buffalo, I'd be a season ticket holder. I could do that with one of the New Jersey teams and be able to afford going to games. Anyone else giving this any thought? I hate the thought of being gouged out of my fandom, but it looks like it's heading in that direction. First off - not a chance. Second off - even if they build a downtown stadium with no tailgating- it will still be significantly cheaper than a NYJ/NYG game - so heck no once again. I go for the team - Everything else is just fun. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I hear there is this new invention called the television that allows you to watch from home. 7 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) NEVER! I’m a Bills fan as long as they remain in WNY. I have to fly in, rent a car, get a hotel, etc. It’s one long weekend/year (as far as home games, I try to hit a road game as well). Paying 50% more for the ticket would be a drop in the bucket in terms of overall expense. . Edited August 28, 2019 by Augie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manther Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 6 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 So your not actually a fan of the Bills, but a fan of tailgating, and cheap tickets? Go Bills!!! 9 5 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) Absolutely not. I Live in Chicago now, but always a Bills fan. I haven't been to a game in a few years, now. I am exploring ways to watch them on tv as much as I can. Edited August 28, 2019 by Rocket94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poleshifter Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Are you f**** kidding me? Geez, rational people don't just change teams for $$$ reasons. Gugny, are you from WNY area - or latched on to Bills some other way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Just now, Manther said: I’ve apologized for that a thousand times! Can’t we just drop it already? We all have bad days! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, LSHMEAB said: I live in Las Vegas and only attend a game once every year or two. But my answer is H*** No. Being a Bills fan is not something you can shake...unfortunately. I am no more capable of "switching teams" than I am changing my natural eye color or height. My team is the Bills and it will be that way until I'm dead. "Switching" isn't an option. 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Poleshifter said: Are you f**** kidding me? Geez, rational people don't just change teams for $$$ reasons. Gugny, are you from WNY area - or latched on to Bills some other way? Mets fans be crazy! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I don’t know what this means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Nextmanup said: I am no more capable of "switching teams" than I am changing my natural eye color or height. My team is the Bills and it will be that way until I'm dead. "Switching" isn't an option. Technically you might be able to change your eye color. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 12 minutes ago, Gugny said: This is more directed toward fans who have to drive a long way to attend a game. I drive over 5 hours to get to Orchard Park. With the ticket prices and the tailgating options, I don't mind one bit. I only go to one home game/year. But it's expensive. One home game costs me a total of about $700 when it's all said and done with tickets (2), lodging, tailgate food/beer, etc. When the Bills build their new stadium downtown and jack the prices up ... AND make the tailgating experience one that dictates you eat their food and drink their beer at their prices .... I won't go anymore. I live an hour north of Albany, NY. A 3.5 hour (tops) drive to the Meadowlands/MetLife. Part of me thinks that, if the Bills price me out, I'd just latch onto a team that's closer to me. I've always said that if I lived 2 hours closer to Buffalo, I'd be a season ticket holder. I could do that with one of the New Jersey teams and be able to afford going to games. Anyone else giving this any thought? I hate the thought of being gouged out of my fandom, but it looks like it's heading in that direction. Which team would you switch too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Sunday ticket cost about the same every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopey Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Nope. The only team I've ever switched from was the Knicks. Any basketball fan understands that one. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 13 minutes ago, Gugny said: This is more directed toward fans who have to drive a long way to attend a game. I drive over 5 hours to get to Orchard Park. With the ticket prices and the tailgating options, I don't mind one bit. I only go to one home game/year. But it's expensive. One home game costs me a total of about $700 when it's all said and done with tickets (2), lodging, tailgate food/beer, etc. When the Bills build their new stadium downtown and jack the prices up ... AND make the tailgating experience one that dictates you eat their food and drink their beer at their prices .... I won't go anymore. I live an hour north of Albany, NY. A 3.5 hour (tops) drive to the Meadowlands/MetLife. Part of me thinks that, if the Bills price me out, I'd just latch onto a team that's closer to me. I've always said that if I lived 2 hours closer to Buffalo, I'd be a season ticket holder. I could do that with one of the New Jersey teams and be able to afford going to games. Anyone else giving this any thought? I hate the thought of being gouged out of my fandom, but it looks like it's heading in that direction. A Bills game, even driving from NH, plus hotel and food for a weekend, is still cheaper than seeing a Patriots game in Foxboro. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Gugny is a Mets fan AND a rabble rouser! Trouble all around, I tell you! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Yeah, absolutely. I'll follow a winning team where it is cheaper to attend games...like the Redskins. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: A Bills game, even driving from NH, plus hotel and food for a weekend, is still cheaper than seeing a Patriots game in Foxboro. NY area fans have traditionally gone to WNY to watch the Jets or Giants play b/c it's actually cheaper for them than doing a home game in New Jersey! Even with the travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, Augie said: Gugny is a Mets fan AND a rabble rouser! Trouble all around, I tell you! Makes sense when you think about it. he likes a second rate NY team in baseball, might as well like the second rate football teams (technically they aren't from NY though) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 What a nice grenade this is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 That was painful to read. You should just pledge allegiance to the jersey teams now and save yourself the $$$$$ I left buffalo about ten years ago and live smack dab in the middle of the Titans and falcons and it’s never once crossed my mind I would ever want to switch teams and I’ve always followed Atlanta closely since the Andre Rison and Deion Sanders teams. Bills are in my blood though as painful as that can be at times. I’d rather not watch football at all than cheer for the jersey teams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bills Blog Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) What? No... Being a Bills fan has nothing to do with proximity to the games. If you can think about changing teams, I don't know... A true fan CAN'T change teams. Edited August 28, 2019 by The Bills Blog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 13 minutes ago, Augie said: Mets fans be crazy! Bills and Mets! Thats how I roll! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said: Makes sense when you think about it. he likes a second rate NY team in baseball, might as well like the second rate football teams (technically they aren't from NY though) Doesn’t crossing state lines make this a Federal offense? He’s NOT going to like life in the Big House! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills Survivor Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Unbelievable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, Rocket94 said: Bills and Mets! Thats how I roll! That can be forgiven. Mets and maybe choosing a NEW JERSEY team? I have no words that can be printed here....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Plenty of fans I have seen follow teams from other conference even going to games (one person I saw had a very well done jersey of half one AFC team and one NFC team of same player) but very few have spoken aloud about talking to potentially switching teams in the same division. Such spoken thoughts often result in visitors with new coat for you with very long sleeves. It is why there are a number of trolls on this board who were once fans and cannot say anything good about the team unless it was past tense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 You are making the argument that it’s cheaper in the NYC tri-State vs WNY? That is UN-BILL—EVEABLE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, Augie said: That can be forgiven. Mets and maybe choosing a NEW JERSEY team? I have no words that can be printed here....... One of the requirements of being a Mets fan is being able to think in the abstract...Jersey? Forget it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeIGiveADarn Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 If Bills tickets are veey expensive, it means that the Bills have been good for a long time. I may not go to a game, but why would I switch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 @Gugny, you could skip the beer and it would cost you 400$. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forward Progress Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Seriously?!? If any of us were going to switch teams, it would have happened by now. The last 20 years have not been kind to us and we keep coming back. I'm sure that $100 increase on the ticket price is a lot easier to handle than what we've already spent replacing broken TV's, lamps, windows and marriages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nester Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I live 3000 miles away and have never been to a Bills game in my 30 years of Bills fandom So no, I would not change teams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikuman Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I think that you're supposed to bond with Buffalo teams for life. I attended some Buffalo Braves (NBA) games when I was a kid and I still follow them! Quick - Google that, kids! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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