NoHuddleKelly12 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, RiotAct said: how many times do you think CBS will show the footage of “Wide Right”? My guess is 3. Double it if the game features lead change opportunities for either team based on FG tries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) There were a number of plays in the Jets game where there was a very noticeable, audible crowd reaction suggesting that the play that just happened benefitted the Jets--despite it actually benefitting the Bills. I was impressed with that. It sounded like the game was being played in Buffalo on several occasions. I think we might even get more of that this week against the Giants. Edited September 12, 2019 by Nextmanup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddaryl Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Say When... said: am i the only one that dislikes the use of the word 'mafia' I've spoken out on it multiple times. Don't see the attraction to the name at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I will be there with buddies from college who are Gints fans. They definitely think they are going to get slaughtered, but they’re not worried about too many Bills fans since it’s the home opener. We shall see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Say When... said: am i the only one that dislikes the use of the word 'mafia' in this regard? the "OG" stuff has got to go. now i don't expect us to be Downton Abbey civilized but naming the fan base after a group that was known for organized crime, murder, extortion and whatever else i can think of just makes me think... Raiders fans and i'm not sure that who we want to emulate (after living in Los Angeles for 18 years, i got the FULL experience). don't get me wrong, i got much props and love to our fan base and it gives me chills to see the sea of red/blue, the Mafia thing is just old and tired. Mafia meant braggadocio until the criminals co-opted it. We're actually taking the word back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 17 minutes ago, ddaryl said: I've spoken out on it multiple times. Don't see the attraction to the name at all. I hate the moniker "Bills Mafia". First, it has negative connotations and strikes me as effectively saying "the Bills collection of scumbag fans" and it is a term that I have never actually heard used in WNY among Bills fans. Rather, it is a term placed on Bills fans by others in the national media, which I don't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaattMaann Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: I hate the moniker "Bills Mafia". First, it has negative connotations and strikes me as effectively saying "the Bills collection of scumbag fans" and it is a term that I have never actually heard used in WNY among Bills fans. Rather, it is a term placed on Bills fans by others in the national media, which I don't like. WHAT? it is used ALL THE TIME lol The Bills Mafia was started on social media for good purposes to raise money for people in need. A noble cause. Idiot table smashers use the term as well, and thats what the national media has picked up on. I personally use and identify with Bills Mafia in an attempt to show the positives of the Bills fans and the Buffalo community at large (see Andy Dalton donations). I use it in an attempt to take back the name from the idiot table smashers. Like it or not, the name for this fan base is without a doubt, here to stay. #BILLSMAFIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 39 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: Good Lord. How much $ do you spend in a single season on Bills football? It's gotta be a lot! No one can question your loyalty! A good amount with everything well over 10k annually. It is my vice. My wife is ok with it because of a deal we made When we first got married. She got a Vacation Home in France and I get to keep my season tickets as I can use as I see fit and see 3-4 other games a year. 79 on Stub Hub 109 on vivid seats 78 on seat Geek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 4 hours ago, StHustle said: Great article Leonard...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, plenzmd1 said: is this how you got married too? all i can say is this, i have guests coming to the first 4 home games, only 1 who has been to the Buffalo for games before 1) Opener..Seahawk fan driving with me from Richmond VA cause the games look so fun 2) Pats game--Pats fan--hes an idiot Pats fan( any other kind) that comes to every home Bills Pats game---likes the games in Buffalo more 3) Dolphin Game..friend who is more college fan..likes the Skins a bit..wants to come to game in Buffalo 4) Eagles Game..Eagles fan driving from Richmond as he wants to go to game in Buffalo... The mafia thing been good to us...been good for actually behavior at the games as well You have some bad taste in friends. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I like the “Bills Mafia” name, can live without the breaking plastic tables, kinda low IQ stuff there, but the world needs ditch diggers too. Go Bills!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Say When... said: ... the Mafia thing is just old and tired. I agree 100%, but unfortunately for us, I have a feeling we as a fan base are stuck with it. Doesn’t mean I have to like it though. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc11 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 2 hours ago, ddaryl said: I've spoken out on it multiple times. Don't see the attraction to the name at all. Perhaps the fact the it gives Bill's fans an identity that is nationally known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, Herc11 said: Perhaps the fact the it gives Bill's fans an identity that is nationally known. ...and why is that important to anyone? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StHustle Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 minute ago, LabattBlue said: ...and why is that important to anyone? We have been a fan base starved of national notoriety. It's one thing to disagree with it being important...it's another to come off like you can't understand how many people do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 3 hours ago, freddyjj said: Joey Dicarlo "The Al Capone of Buffalo"! Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 13 minutes ago, StHustle said: We have been a fan base starved of national notoriety. It's one thing to disagree with it being important...it's another to come off like you can't understand how many people do. You are 100% correct. I will never understand why anyone cares what Joe Schmuck in the national media says about the Bills...good or bad. LOL You want national notoriety as a Bills fan...it goes hand in hand with winning. Winning I care about, having someone stroke my Bills fandom from a national perspective, who cares. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddaryl Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Herc11 said: Perhaps the fact the it gives Bill's fans an identity that is nationally known. We are Bills fans... I don't need national attention. I just don't need that sillyness I just want the Bills to win don't need to be in mafia for that Edited September 12, 2019 by ddaryl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Love it!!! I’m sure a lot of fans traveling from Western New York and Southern Ontario to New York again. I’m sure there are tons of Bills fans in and around NYC also!!!! Go Bills!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimebillsfan Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 3 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: is this how you got married too? all i can say is this, i have guests coming to the first 4 home games, only 1 who has been to the Buffalo for games before 1) Opener..Seahawk fan driving with me from Richmond VA cause the games look so fun 2) Pats game--Pats fan--hes an idiot Pats fan( any other kind) that comes to every home Bills Pats game---likes the games in Buffalo more 3) Dolphin Game..friend who is more college fan..likes the Skins a bit..wants to come to game in Buffalo 4) Eagles Game..Eagles fan driving from Richmond as he wants to go to game in Buffalo... The mafia thing been good to us...been good for actually behavior at the games as well I agree. I like the Bill's Mafia persona, but I do not like being associated with the moms that jump through tables and act like they just had their first beer. This is not representative of true Bills fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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