That Aud Smell

spare me. 20 internet points for this - I let out a chuckle.

A family member treats with a colorectal doc whose last name is Riordan. (Everywhere in the world, that name is pronounced REAR-dun.) The first time he called for an appointment, the receptionist said "Hello, Dr. RYE-or-dun's office ... ." My brother was like: Man, that is some bulllllsh1t.

I am 100% not here to talk about the merits of the brand name "Bills Mafia."

da fuq? leave that sh1t in the northern tier, brother.

I honestly need like an obscured text trigger warning function for when someone's gonna drop that as.shat's name in a thread.

right. in which event i would expect the AAV to be closer to $11M.

The apparent Mister Rogers' themed introduction notwithstanding, I always took Sabrehood to be a riff on group-belonging concepts like brotherhood, sisterhood -- a belonging to a group with common ties. It's fine. Every pro team needs a branded group name to use. And honestly, there are so many cranky yell at clouds posters here. I changed my vote from "i don't care" to "i like it" just to balance out the grumps a bit.

i think the annual number will be a smidge over $10M. and I'm hoping it can get done for 6 years (possibly 5?).

Tuch

All I wanna do is have a tiny little honeymoon period to start the season. But no. Instead, a byproduct of Adams' incompetence scuttles that as well.

Let’s Go, Buffalo!!

Can we get this thread pinned, please.

I'm making fun, a bit. But this happens to me every so often: @PASabreFan's got some meta-board idea that is, to me, so out there that I'm just like ... bro wuh.

Jesus Christmas is this ever true. I can't effing stand the Kevyn Adams standard talking point of "what happened before we got here is irrelevant." It is absolutely relevant. It's everything! God, what a pud.

Don't overthink it. Sports are supposed to be fun.

It's not that simple (and I think we all know that), but I love this sentiment just the same. Down, boy. Down. You know better. VERY true. I often take the light rail as part of my commute home on game nights. I venture that not a single person I see getting on the train headed downtown has ever been on this message board. I envy them.

I like these two thoughts together.

Ranger games usually sell well - especially when UB is in session. I'll be there, sitting near Chet and Muffy. (Although, Muffy doesn't go to many games anymore given that the arena has become a bit of a dump. Plus, in-seat service stopped offering Sauvignon Blanc which is a beverage dealbreaker for her.)

This is exactly it. Adams has utterly bungled this team's goaltending situation. He's made a complete hash of it. His hubris with Levi is a key factor as well.

I would like to see anyone but Tre out there at this point. Why not try Ingram and see if he has some juice. I'm hoping that one or both of Strong and Hairston are able to return this season. It's the Micah Hyde effect with Strong -- vague neck injuries and consultations with out of town specialists seem ominous. And I think it's 50-50 that they'll redshirt Hairston. Really good takes -- except re: the uniforms. I still thought those were sorta cool. (I have the emotional maturity of a 14 year old.)

yeah - it’s way beyond his prime would be my point.

Right. But when he signed that deal, what was its share of the team's total cap? Sheesh. This actually makes me think that there must've been one of those Kahwi Leonard side agreement / no show deals for Brady.

I don't think an athlete of this magnitude (at this point in their career) has ever given a hometown discount of this magnitude. Holy shnikes. (Maybe I lack context. Did Brady leave a lot of money on the table in NE?)

Yeah, this is all very true. And at least 5, possibly 6, of the 11 (?) accepted penalties were clear cut penalties. I'm still in disbelief over what Diggs did last night. ~8 months removed from an ACL tear. On the wrong side of 30. Jeepers.