Cornerville Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Lets call it... The Buffalo Sabres are here... and The LOYAL fans of this city are tired of Mr. Wilsons 12 year plan with this garbage he calls a team 846960[/snapback] Sad but DEAD ON..especially the last statement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 According to WBNG they are NOT showing the game, the info was sent to the gude prior to the non-sellout. Thanks to Sunday Ticket I will still be able to see it 847083[/snapback] And that case people in Ithaca cannot see it even if they have Sunday Ticket. Ithaca is deemed to be in WTVH-5's area. No game on WTVH-5, no game on Sunday Ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 According to WBNG they are NOT showing the game, the info was sent to the gude prior to the non-sellout. Thanks to Sunday Ticket I will still be able to see it 847083[/snapback] You spoke to WBNG? Why would it not being a sellout affect their decision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 http://www.billsdaily.com/news/index.shtml#112406 Do people even care about the Bills anymore? Doesn't seem like it, but there's an obvious reason for that. And plus everyone is going to the Sabres games. Go Bills and Sabres. Tough loss to the Canadians though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerme1 Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 There are an awful lot of of jackasses in this thread. Too many to go back and reply to each. Oh, it's 74 on the beach today. I give a flying !@#$ why? Some of you that want to ride the high almighty bus need to remember we have one of the biggest capacity stadiums here in one of the smallest markets. Someone else said it better than me. I think they said !@#$ off. Oh and I agree with someone else who said blame Jacksonville. They are too cheap to travel with their team. THEY obviously don't deserve their team and I would like to be the first person to suggest that Jacksonville relocate to New Orleans after the Saints move to LA. Suck it!! Ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Guess Time Warner screwed up here too. They said that even though we don't get the NFL Network, we would still get all of our hometown BILLS Games!!!!846959[/snapback] I think you are the one that screwed up, for believing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buford T. Justice Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 And plus everyone is going to the Sabres games. Go Bills and Sabres. Tough loss to the Canadians though. 847279[/snapback] There may be something to that. Buffalo isn't exactly known for its large population with disposable income. Fans that normally would have gone to the Bills game may have bought a couple pairs of Sabres tickets this year. If the Sabres weren't the most exciting team in hockey, this game may very well have sold out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites Bay Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 You spoke to WBNG? Why would it not being a sellout affect their decision? 847237[/snapback] It took me awhile to find this from an old E-mail I'd received, but this should help. Don't know where they're getting this information, but it's a really useful map. http://www.gribblenation.net/index.html I'm out in Utica, and didn't think the blackout would affect me this far away....but it looks like it's shot all the way to Massachusetts. Basically, it's blacked out on both side of the Thruway to the state line. Looks like I'm either heading north to the River or a sports bar. Okay, sports bar wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yall Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 double bump, anyway to stream the game online?!?! 847073[/snapback] Triple bump... is it possible? Do I need to include the current temperature to get a response? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 One thing that hasn't been mentioned, it is the Thanksgiving weekend. A lot of people on the road. Seems this is always a tough weekend to sell out early for the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardFan Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 It took me awhile to find this from an old E-mail I'd received, but this should help. Don't know where they're getting this information, but it's a really useful map. http://www.gribblenation.net/index.html I'm out in Utica, and didn't think the blackout would affect me this far away....but it looks like it's shot all the way to Massachusetts. Basically, it's blacked out on both side of the Thruway to the state line. 847318[/snapback] I believe you are misinterpreting the map. It shows the area that is expected to carry the Bills game. May not have been updated to show the purported Binghamton flip. Only those stations that broadcast to an area within 75 miles of the stadium are affected. If we (Utica) had our own CBS affiliate and carried it solely instead of WTVH and it didn't reach within 75 miles of the stadium (almost certain) Utica would not be blacked out. Or more realistically if the NFL wasn't such greedy SOBs they wouldn't use a loophole to exclude WTVH. [Don't have the exact figures but it's about a 10 mile strip if I remember correctly.] Theoretically possible that WTVH could just lower it's output on gamedays so it could carry the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux of Borg Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Triple bump... is it possible? Do I need to include the current temperature to get a response? 847320[/snapback] Yes, it's possible. Today's forecast: Sunny, high of 72, with a 10% chance of rain. How's the weather in your neck of the woods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Cablelady... anyway you know how to find out about WBNG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Yes, it's possible. Today's forecast: Sunny, high of 72, with a 10% chance of rain. How's the weather in your neck of the woods? 847378[/snapback] Sunny, high of 76 here. Tomorrow a high of 74. I can sit here at home with the windows open wearing shorts, cold beer in hand, and enjoy the Bills-Jags game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleTheWagons Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Sunny, high of 76 here. Tomorrow a high of 74. I can sit here at home with the windows open wearing shorts, cold beer in hand, and enjoy the Bills-Jags game. 847416[/snapback] At gametime tomorrow, it will be -16F here with snow flurries. I can sit at home with the windows closed wearing shorts, cold beer in hand, and enjoy the Bills-Jag game GUILT-FREE because it's too friggin cold to do anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 At gametime tomorrow, it will be -16F here with snow flurries. I can sit at home with the windows closed wearing shorts, cold beer in hand, and enjoy the Bills-Jag game GUILT-FREE because it's too friggin cold to do anything else. 847468[/snapback] Alaska? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buford T. Justice Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Alaska? 847470[/snapback] Nah, probably married Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites Bay Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I believe you are misinterpreting the map. It shows the area that is expected to carry the Bills game. May not have been updated to show the purported Binghamton flip. Only those stations that broadcast to an area within 75 miles of the stadium are affected. If we (Utica) had our own CBS affiliate and carried it solely instead of WTVH and it didn't reach within 75 miles of the stadium (almost certain) Utica would not be blacked out. Or more realistically if the NFL wasn't such greedy SOBs they wouldn't use a loophole to exclude WTVH. [Don't have the exact figures but it's about a 10 mile strip if I remember correctly.] Theoretically possible that WTVH could just lower it's output on gamedays so it could carry the game. 847328[/snapback] Thanks.....I wish I was misinterpreting the map, but think I'm correct. Prior to flipping over to the map, they have a text area that shows the game has indeed been switched to Pittsburgh/Baltimore. What's confusing me is the information I'm gleaning from the websites of two of the bigger media outlets nearby - the Rochester D&C, and WTVH CBS Syracuse. The D&C clearly states that WTVH will not carry the game, and that we're getting Pit/Bal. The WTVH website says they ARE carrying the game....at least they said this early this morning. Do I believe that this is true, given that it's Saturday morning of a holiday weekend, and the graphics people are all stuffed with turkey and haven't updated the website ? My bet is that the game IS INDEED blacked out in Utica. If that doesn't just burn yer britches, because there ain't no way yer gonna make it to Orchard Park from the Mohawk Valley in less than three hours! Come on, give me a break! So much for the 75 mile "Death Zone". We're three friggin' hours away! And the sports bars around here can't guarantee that they're going to have the game, because they can't trust Sunday Ticket as far as they can spit a rat. So, I'm heading north to the cottage up near Sackets Harbor, and I'm going to sit in that cold little place with my six pack of adult beverages and scream my lungs out at the Bills, and at the NFL in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleTheWagons Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Alaska? 847470[/snapback] Calgary. Alberta (and married) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Calgary. Alberta (and married) 847547[/snapback] How'd you become a Bills fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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