Mitchy moo
10-27-2007, 06:59 PM
On the Howard Simon show, Adam Benigni (http://www.wgrz.com/news/columnist/blogs/staffBlogs/Benigni/Benigni.aspx) said that he was talking to a Buffalo politician. He said he got the impression that this Toronto thing was a move to help the Bills get a larger fan base and make more money. The quote was something to the effect of "If this doesn't work, the Bills aren't staying".
He then went on to explain how if Southern Ontario would start tuning in to Bills games on a regular basis, Buffalo would go from 50th in terms of TV market to about top 10 and then would be able to compete with Boston, Dallas, New York, etc.
I was rather pissed about this thing, thinking maybe Ralph was getting greedy trying to make money off this NFL international thing. But now that I think about it, maybe they do have good intentions. Maybe the high-ups in the Bills organization are trying to make a move, a real move, to keep the Bills in Buffalo. If they can up the Bills revenue, it will make it a heck of a lot easier for the Bills to stay in Buffalo.
My only question, is .. why haven't they said any of this very reasonable logic publicly?
He then went on to explain how if Southern Ontario would start tuning in to Bills games on a regular basis, Buffalo would go from 50th in terms of TV market to about top 10 and then would be able to compete with Boston, Dallas, New York, etc.
I was rather pissed about this thing, thinking maybe Ralph was getting greedy trying to make money off this NFL international thing. But now that I think about it, maybe they do have good intentions. Maybe the high-ups in the Bills organization are trying to make a move, a real move, to keep the Bills in Buffalo. If they can up the Bills revenue, it will make it a heck of a lot easier for the Bills to stay in Buffalo.
My only question, is .. why haven't they said any of this very reasonable logic publicly?