SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 2 hours ago, RochesterRob said: That's for the Anti-Bills fans who habituate Rochester. Back in the 1980's and 1990's these same people were wearing Dolphins gear. thanks for reminding me I had to buy Miami gear for my son back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Syracuse NY is BILLS country! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 9:39 AM, RochesterRob said: I've been banging that drum for years. The healthier the Bills are financially the less likely that they get moved at some point in the future. As for Toronto I don't see any reason to be concerned about that. Maybe play a preseason game there every other year. With the Bills on an upswing no regular season home games will be played away from OP barring a weather event like we saw a few years ago. If there was a forecast for a very down year I could see one late season game played in the dome at SU. Not very likely but not impossible either. Bills will need to take their turn having "home" game on international series. I am guessing based on last trip discounting game results most posters would prefer England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 12:46 PM, SlimShady'sGhost said: thanks for reminding me I had to buy Miami gear for my son back then You could have disowned him, you did not have to buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 This week the Bills-Eagles game is being broadcast in Syracuse, but the Giants-Lions game is being broadcast in Utica. I guess that defines the border of Bills country versus Giants country. In my opinion, the younger folks around Utica are mostly Bills fans, but the old guard still prefers the Giants. They don’t care about that upstart AFL team. I’m a little surprised that the Fox folks picked the Giants when the Bills are having a much better season so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 First thing that came to mind when I read the thread title...Letchworth! ? Thank you Dunkirk Don! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearNorth Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) I am a Buffalo native who lives in the North Country. The Fox and CBS stations are owned by the same company. Usually we get the Bills unless the Giants are playing on the same network as the Bills and they will always carry the Giants game. Fortunately our cable system carries CTV, and they usually carry the Bills game, [Thanks Ralph Wilson for once]. Edited October 24, 2019 by BearNorth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billever76 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Tons of bills gear in erie pa and even in the truck stops to the ohio border....walmart and wegmans here have tons of stuff also when previously it was just steelers and browns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsherd Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 1 hour ago, BearNorth said: I am a Buffalo native who lives in the North Country. The Fox and CBS stations are owned by the same company. Usually we get the Bills unless the Giants are playing on the same network as the Bills and they will always carry the Giants game. Fortunately our cable system carries CTV, and they usually carry the Bills game, [Thanks Ralph Wilson for once]. It has been great that CTV always carries bills game that are played at 1 pm. Do you see this changing anytime soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSarcasm Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 8:43 AM, PromoTheRobot said: They can take our preseason games. 'But they can't take our freedom!!' ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 8:56 AM, sir andrew said: I gotta say, I was surprised how much Bills gear I saw when I was out in Albany last month. Of course, having the Jets and Giants both be terrible probably helps matters. ....and of course.....in NEW JERSEY! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 54 minutes ago, Augie said: ....and of course.....in NEW JERSEY! ? And as Josh Allen says, The Bills are the only NY team! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookie Man Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 When wegmans opened here in Raleigh a few weeks ago, there was more Bills gear than any team of any sport. People were singing the shout song! It was incredible. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, MrSarcasm said: Quote On 10/22/2019 at 9:43 AM, PromoTheRobot said: They can take our preseason games. 'But they can't take our freedom!!' ? Wow... that was actually funny. good job 7 hours ago, NC Book said: When wegmans opened here in Raleigh a few weeks ago, there was more Bills gear than any team of any sport. People were singing the shout song! It was incredible. It's a CARY thing Containment Area Relocated Yankees Edited October 24, 2019 by SlimShady'sGhost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McClappy Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 9:03 AM, SlimShady'sGhost said: I wear my Bills cap(s) every day. and nearly every day someone says go bills when they see me. Even non Bills fans Same man! There are actually a lot of Bills fans around Albany and north of it. Go Bills! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Im going to that game against the Ravens! Omg I need that scarf!!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 10 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: Im going to that game against the Ravens! Omg I need that scarf!!! If it gets out that you picked the Eagles this week, you might find the scarf securely tied for you when you visit for the Ravens. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites Bay Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 10:12 AM, RochesterRob said: I don't know about Bills Mafia but your other points are salient. The Jets in Cortland was always about another drop in the bucket for their marketing but yet it put a stain on the Bills' ambitions. Area media talked about the Jets because they had nothing else to fill the time in the news/sports cast and now the Jets are treated as outsiders if mentioned at all. Not to be morbid, but I think (well, I wouldn't be surprised, let's put it that way) that whole Jets/Cortland thing was put together to set up a beach head in Upstate as Ralph neared the end of his life, and there was just so much uncertainty as to where the Bills would end up. If the Bills had ended up in Toronto or San Antonio...PRESTO! Instant NFL Franchise! This place would have been "Gang Green del Norte". It's a fading memory, as it's already been 10 years since they set up shop in Cortland, but - let's face it - the Bills were BAD in those years. Why not scratch around in someone else's turf? It just didn't work out that way. Pegula purchased the Bills in 2014, and the Jets disappeared from Cortland like a fart in a hurricane as soon as the purchase was announced. Makes you feel a little bad for the city fathers in Cortland, but I'm not going to lose a LOT of sleep over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 13 minutes ago, Whites Bay said: Not to be morbid, but I think (well, I wouldn't be surprised, let's put it that way) that whole Jets/Cortland thing was put together to set up a beach head in Upstate as Ralph neared the end of his life, and there was just so much uncertainty as to where the Bills would end up. If the Bills had ended up in Toronto or San Antonio...PRESTO! Instant NFL Franchise! This place would have been "Gang Green del Norte". It's a fading memory, as it's already been 10 years since they set up shop in Cortland, but - let's face it - the Bills were BAD in those years. Why not scratch around in someone else's turf? It just didn't work out that way. Pegula purchased the Bills in 2014, and the Jets disappeared from Cortland like a fart in a hurricane as soon as the purchase was announced. Makes you feel a little bad for the city fathers in Cortland, but I'm not going to lose a LOT of sleep over it. The Jets no doubt were expecting the Bills to leave WNY when they set up shop in Cortland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
416BillsFan Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 14 hours ago, billsherd said: It has been great that CTV always carries bills game that are played at 1 pm. Do you see this changing anytime soon? No, in Toronto they always want to simulcast the American feed. Though some years when the Bills had a bad record, CTV would air different games at that time towards the end of the season (but would try to simulcast the FOX game if it aired at the same time). Americans: its a Canadian practice when a Canadian station airs the same show at the same time as a US station, the Canadian feed takes over both channels. So if I watch the Bills game on CBS, it will feature all the CTV commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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