The loss of the Bills, too. If the Sabres leave, the NFL will think long and hard about having a team in Buffalo. If the Colts or Chargers don't move to LA, there will be pressure on the Bills to move there. Plus who knows what will happen when, God forbid, Ralph bites the big one and the team changes hands.
This could spell big trouble.
You are absolutely correct. It will give Buffalo the signature of being too small to support a professional franchise.
What really torques me off too, is whenever someone mentions bringing Major League Baseball here, immediately the local media squashes the idea. These guys are doing a great disservice when they do this.
I'd rather spend $100-200 on a sports event , than drop $200 at a casino.
Buffalo is dying...
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I don't understand why one sport would impact another, especially when the Bills get great crowds. Lots of teams move that leave another behind.
You want that hamburger on bun?
Yeah, remember that Green Bay NFL team, the Green Bay Goons. And the Minnesota Twins. Remember them ?
I doubt the Bills will go anywhere, there is much more support for the Bills than the Sabres. Even last year, we managed to sell out some games, with one of the worst teams and smallest markets around.
Originally Posted by BillsZone Mod
Don't discount perception as a political excuse. The Buffalo politicians aren't exactly a stellar group of shiny citizens. Just look at all they've done for the area over the last 20 years. Sometimes I think the only reason Buffalo still has a zoo is because the animals won't leave.
OK, I'm not going to get political. I'm done.
I dont think The Buffalo Bills are going anywhere. Especially L.A. there is to much of a hardcore fan base here and they sell out most of there games every year.
LETS GO BUFFALO!!!! LETS GO!!!!!
Who is next in line to own the buffalo bills if something happen to him? Doesnt he have a son that runs the team anyways?
I totally disagree! I think it's the exact opposite. If the Buffalo Sabres leave, then the city will hold the Buffalo Bills here and put all the money into them to stay here forever. IF the Sabres leave, I think it's better for the Bills in the long term. When the people can't afford tickets to both events, they have to choose. If there is only one...I think more people would go to the bills games and spend money on the Bills. The way I think of it....
Let's say you have two glasses of water. One is the Sabres, one is the Bills. Fill them both up with water. That's the way it is now, the water (money) stays between the two glasses (teams),now...take both glasses and put the water into a bigger glass or a pitcher. That's what happens with the money if one team leaves. More support and more money into the one team. So, don't you think if the Sabres left, that it would be better for the Bills in a way? Personally, I don't think Buffalo or Western NY can support two Major League teams and really might have to choose. Bills or Sabres? I choose the Bills!
If the Sabres leave, then Buffalo becomes Green Bay. Nobody wants that.
what do you mean by that?
Buffalo will look like a cow town.
I wouldn't want Buffalo to become the next Green Bay, but I also don't see the Bills leaving because the Sabres left.
InTheBox--Ralph's daughter is next in line to own the team if he happens to kick the bucket. There is some speculation that she would sell the team, but who knows what her real plans are.
Buffalo is slowly dying Eb--but silly 'ole me is still contemplating moving back there!
See me here pushing you
If I then deny I do
Contemplate or wish away
If I ask you not to stay
Come back Miss Buffalo :)
You miss this place, you love this place
Now the Sabres:
Right now, the entertainment portion of people's discretionary spending is presently focused on the Bills :)
The bigger problem is the stigma that Buffalo has...and that is a topic that can on for days...
As far as spending...it is evident that the Sabres/Adelphia/Rigas family were GIVING away bundles of tix to everygame...we were there the other night and there was as many seats empty in the lower bowl as the upper bowl...there were boxes that were completely empty...the problem goes ALOT deeper than losing the common fan.
LOL CP--I think I really do love that place!!! But I can't make up my damn mind!!! I really should just get it together and move back. The cost of living out there is a huge attraction. I wouldn't have to make $80,000 a year to buy a house. Plus the whole family thing.
I think I'm the worst decision maker in the country.
also...hockey is too expensive...41 home games and the cheapest seat is $17 for SEASONS??
This then brings a new question to mind. If you take away all the free tickets...how many seats were actually getting sold? My guess....it's not much more than what it currently is. That's the big problem, the only way they could get a full house was by giving the seats away. Hmmm. Does this mean that maybe Buffalo never really sold a ton of tickets and it was always 12,000 or so seats, but the rest was free...or what ?Originally posted by Ebenezer
The bigger problem is the stigma that Buffalo has...and that is a topic that can on for days...
As far as spending...it is evident that the Sabres/Adelphia/Rigas family were GIVING away bundles of tix to everygame...we were there the other night and there was as many seats empty in the lower bowl as the upper bowl...there were boxes that were completely empty...the problem goes ALOT deeper than losing the common fan.
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