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Re: Is the blackout official yet?
Will be at 1pm today'
PTR10 Commandments of the D
1. Never stop Rocking.
2. Legalize all drugs.
3. Quit your day job.
4. All Religion should be taxed.
5. Cut down on carbohydrates.
6. F**k her gently.
7. Never believe what people tell you after a show.
8. Always take a spoon full of Metamucil after a heavy day of eating.
9. Get at least 9 hours of sleep a day.
10. Eatin' ain't cheatin'.
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Still 13,000 tickets left unsold. It's about as certain as the sun setting this afternoon the tickets will not be sold in the next 30 minutes. LOL
Who would pay anyways to see two teams as poor as these, with ZERO post-season prospects, play? There's nothing at stake.
This lowly cart.... it hits harder and has a higher yards
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I'm picturing Ralph at his home in Detroit telling Littman and his wife:
"Maybe I'll buy 'em out and give 'em to the kiddies for Christmas. I'll bet OJ gets 200 yards in this one. Maybe this is the year we'll break the streak!"Comment
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just got a text that it will be blacked out. and once i read it, it made me furious. A HOME GAME AGAINST MIAMI doesn't sell out after the start we had. THAT IS A DISGRACE and it's solely on Ralph Wilson and the Bills organization.My faith doesn’t make me perfect, it makes me forgiven.
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Huh? How is it Ralph's fault fans didn't buy tickets when the Bills were 5-2? Greatest fans in the NFL, remember?Originally posted by imbondz
By the way Ralph donated a couple thousand tickets to military personnel, the cheap bastard!
PTR10 Commandments of the D
1. Never stop Rocking.
2. Legalize all drugs.
3. Quit your day job.
4. All Religion should be taxed.
5. Cut down on carbohydrates.
6. F**k her gently.
7. Never believe what people tell you after a show.
8. Always take a spoon full of Metamucil after a heavy day of eating.
9. Get at least 9 hours of sleep a day.
10. Eatin' ain't cheatin'.
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Because 12 years of crap will screw over any fan base's heart and desire to shell out $50 bucks for a ticket to watch mediocrity. He should donate a couple thousand tickets (that didnt sell) to military personnel, every owner should be doing that.Originally posted by PromoTheRobotLast edited by imbondz; 12-15-2011, 12:33 PM.My faith doesn’t make me perfect, it makes me forgiven.
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After having attended college in Rochester in the early 90s, the thought that a Bills home game against Miami could ever be blacked out is beyond an understanding that I am capable of.Originally posted by imbondz
Says a lot about BOTH teams!
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Come on, it didn't cost him anything to donate the tix. If nothing else, it's a PR move and they'll get cash from parking, concessions, etc that they wouldn't have before.Originally posted by PromoTheRobot
Why didn't they do that for the Tennessee game, a game that actually had meaning?
Also makes me wonder what the military people did wrong to be punished with Bills/Dolphins tickets.
-Bill
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Actually it costs a team 40% of face value to donate tickets because they still have to pay the visiting team their share of the gate. If you're gonna rant, get your facts straight.Originally posted by BLeonardCome on, it didn't cost him anything to donate the tix. If nothing else, it's a PR move and they'll get cash from parking, concessions, etc that they wouldn't have before.
Why didn't they do that for the Tennessee game, a game that actually had meaning?
Also makes me wonder what the military people did wrong to be punished with Bills/Dolphins tickets.
-Bill
PTR10 Commandments of the D
1. Never stop Rocking.
2. Legalize all drugs.
3. Quit your day job.
4. All Religion should be taxed.
5. Cut down on carbohydrates.
6. F**k her gently.
7. Never believe what people tell you after a show.
8. Always take a spoon full of Metamucil after a heavy day of eating.
9. Get at least 9 hours of sleep a day.
10. Eatin' ain't cheatin'.
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Terrible example - that was months ago that the team was 5-2. Many don't buy tickets that far in advance. Plus, we saw this exact same scenario in 2008. Fool me once, Wilson shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on ME!Originally posted by PromoTheRobot
Ultimately Ralph Wilson Jr. has lead this team into the gutter with his mismanagement, meddling, and poor personnel decisions. That is undeniable - look at the way this team has been run over the last 15 years.
If NYS provides money to fund and subsidize Wilson's highly lucrative business venture make even MORE money, then the taxpayers of our state are entitled to a degree of oversight over the way that Wilson mis-manages this team. He's clearly too old and incapable of making high level decisions for this team. And what negatively impacts the Buffalo Bills, also negatively impacts local businesses and others in the community. Therefore if taxpayer funds are spent, taxpayers are completely entitled to oversight.
This lowly cart.... it hits harder and has a higher yards
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Buying tickets in advance? Why that's silly! Who buys tickets in advance for anything?Originally posted by Cleve
PTR10 Commandments of the D
1. Never stop Rocking.
2. Legalize all drugs.
3. Quit your day job.
4. All Religion should be taxed.
5. Cut down on carbohydrates.
6. F**k her gently.
7. Never believe what people tell you after a show.
8. Always take a spoon full of Metamucil after a heavy day of eating.
9. Get at least 9 hours of sleep a day.
10. Eatin' ain't cheatin'.
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I'd be willing to bet that they can also be used as a tax write off, when bought in that capacity.Originally posted by PromoTheRobot
Also, since you wanted to talk about facts, they can buy them at 34 cents on the dollar, so it's 34%, not 40%.
Finally, as I stated before, the people that get the tickets will most likley spend money in the form of parking, concessions and souvenirs. I'm again willing to bet that the people that got the free tix will end up forking over more money by the end of the day than Ralph did to buy the tix at a discounted rate. Which means a profit.
Ask yourself: Why would he only buy some of the tickets as the game is still going to be blacked out?
My answer: They are still hoping to get some walk up sales (at a higher price than the 34% they paid for the donated tix) and Ralph likley has a guy in the front office that said "Hey, we can buy up a portion of the tix, donate them, create good PR while still turning a profit, as those fans receiving the tix will buy stuff (which of course, won't be discounted)." I'd about guarantee that they have numbers on how much on average each fan in the stands spends during the course of the game.
Again, if it was all just out of the goodness of Ralph's heart, why didn't they do something similar for the Tennessee game, because that game actually still meant something at the time?
Hell, Russ Brandon said that buying up tix would "devalue the product." If it devalues it so much, why do it now?
-BillLast edited by BLeonard; 12-15-2011, 03:33 PM. Comment
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Actually it is .34 cents on the dollar.Originally posted by PromoTheRobotComment
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with the billions that the NFL makes, there shouldn't be any blackouts anywhere.Originally posted by yordad
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