Training Camp in Rochester

[17islongenough]

Thought it was going back to Buffalo with the new stadium. But everyone seems to like going away.  

 

 

 

[Blackbeard]

Wish Fredonia was still in the mix.

 

I can remember being in a bar at about 18 years old, and having Thurman hand me a jack n coke.  

 

Those days were amazing.  My brother and I would help the Bills move into their dorms.  Always a $5 tip I recall.

 

How times have changed.

[ClosetFan]

I don't get it. The facility is already unable to handle the current number of people who want to go and there is no parking. Most of the fan base is 70 miles away. It doesn't draw any more fans from Rochester since attendance is lottery dependent. I can't believe they haven't been able to find a better venue.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

State of the art facilities in OP and they drive 70 miles to work out at a Division III college campus. 

It's been a bad idea for years. Just stay in OP.

[Mr. WEO]

19 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

State of the art facilities in OP and they drive 70 miles to work out at a Division III college campus. 

It's been a bad idea for years. Just stay in OP.

 

why does it matter?

[krf139]

Who cares 

[Bills!Win!]

1 hour ago, ClosetFan said:

I don't get it. The facility is already unable to handle the current number of people who want to go and there is no parking. Most of the fan base is 70 miles away. It doesn't draw any more fans from Rochester since attendance is lottery dependent. I can't believe they haven't been able to find a better venue.

you have no idea what you’re talking about 

[Buffalo716]

What people don't realize is attendance numbers doesn't matter to the Buffalo Bills nor does how they give the tickets away 

 

This is about recreating a college atmosphere in building a team.. putting them away from their wives and kids for 2 weeks living together eating together and rooming with each other 

 

It's about building bonds

[Ethan in Cleveland]

3 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

What people don't realize is attendance numbers doesn't matter to the Buffalo Bills nor does how they give the tickets away 

 

This is about recreating a college atmosphere in building a team.. putting them away from their wives and kids for 2 weeks living together eating together and rooming with each other 

 

It's about building bonds

37 of the 90 players don't even make the roster. The vast majority of the core has been here for years. Bonds are already formed in the offseason when many are already training in Buffalo. 

Training camps out of town like the preseason are relics of a long gone era. 

The Bills like most teams get more out of joint practices than they get from preseason games. Time to move on. I don't need my MVP QB sleeping in a dorm room. 

 

[Buffalo716]

5 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

37 of the 90 players don't even make the roster. The vast majority of the core has been here for years. Bonds are already formed in the offseason when many are already training in Buffalo. 

Training camps out of town like the preseason are relics of a long gone era. 

The Bills like most teams get more out of joint practices than they get from preseason games. Time to move on. I don't need my MVP QB sleeping in a dorm room. 

 

It does not affect his performance at all 

 

The Kansas City Chiefs go to college for training camp but nobody says it affects mahomes or their team bonding

 

They both go an hour away

Edited Friday at 01:25 AM by Buffalo716

[stevewin]

5 hours ago, ClosetFan said:

I don't get it. The facility is already unable to handle the current number of people who want to go and there is no parking. Most of the fan base is 70 miles away. It doesn't draw any more fans from Rochester since attendance is lottery dependent. I can't believe they haven't been able to find a better venue.

[Don Otreply]

18 hours ago, Bills!Win! said:

you have no idea what you’re talking about 

Well, there is that…, 

[Bruffalo]

On 10/30/2025 at 11:44 AM, Blackbeard said:

Wish Fredonia was still in the mix.

 

I can remember being in a bar at about 18 years old, and having Thurman hand me a jack n coke.  

 

Those days were amazing.  My brother and I would help the Bills move into their dorms.  Always a $5 tip I recall.

 

How times have changed.

My grandparents lived right by campus and we would always get to meet players. It was so casual then. My parents would go to Coughlan's and see a ton of players there. Hell my dad was an electrician and even got some extra work from hanging out there. 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

15 hours ago, stevewin said:

Well, morality complaints are  down since personnel changes were made.  That east side of Rochester always struck me as WASPish puritanical.

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