Brawndo Posted June 18, 2021 Author Report Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 7:20 PM, Hoss said: Naw, they need a new stadium. It should also be downtown. Buffalo has been getting nowhere with their downtown for a while. Getting a stadium there would be a good way to reimagine it all. So would removing the skyway but that’s not happening. Expand I should have worded that better, and I agree a wholeheartedly on a Dome Stadium Downtown. It’s pointless to build a new open air stadium in Orchard Park. Quote
Randall Flagg Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 I know this is years down the line but as much as I want the Baltimore ravens coming to town for a horrendous weather playoff game year in and year out.... Quote
Eleven Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 7:20 PM, Hoss said: Buffalo has been getting nowhere with their downtown for a while. Expand Yeah, it's been like sixteen months since something new downtown opened. Wonder why. 1 Quote
Eleven Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 9:18 PM, Brawndo said: It’s pointless to build a new open air stadium in Orchard Park. Expand Yes. Quote
freester Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 9:18 PM, Brawndo said: I should have worded that better, and I agree a wholeheartedly on a Dome Stadium Downtown. It’s pointless to build a new open air stadium in Orchard Park. Expand Dome stadiums are lame. The atmosphere becomes like a corporate office or shopping mall. Its more cost effective to build a new open air stadium in OP than to retrofit the Ralph. Plus it allows the tailgating culture to continue. 1 Quote
Hoss Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 9:28 PM, Eleven said: Yeah, it's been like sixteen months since something new downtown opened. Wonder why. Expand Buffalo’s downtown has incredibly little to be excited about. Canalside is their biggest draw and it’s a giant nothing burger once you’ve been there a few times. Quote
Eleven Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 10:10 PM, Hoss said: Buffalo’s downtown has incredibly little to be excited about. Canalside is their biggest draw and it’s a giant nothing burger once you’ve been there a few times. Expand 1. You seem to be forgetting the arena, the stadium, and the theaters. 2. There's more to do in downtown Buffalo's business district than in that of many other cities, even cities considerably larger than Buffalo. You just don't know about it unless you live here. 1 Quote
Hoss Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 10:16 PM, Eleven said: 1. You seem to be forgetting the arena, the stadium, and the theaters. 2. There's more to do in downtown Buffalo's business district than in that of many other cities, even cities considerably larger than Buffalo. You just don't know about it unless you live here. Expand Yea I moved away two years ago maybe the entire downtown was completely redone in the time since and I just missed it on my four visits since. (Insert friendly tongue face emoji to reassure friendly sarcasm) Quote
thewookie1 Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 A. Get a retractable roof B. Extend the lease 2 years so you can play in Buffalo straight through. None of this Penn State or Toronto nonsense Quote
Brawndo Posted June 18, 2021 Author Report Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 9:54 PM, freester said: Dome stadiums are lame. The atmosphere becomes like a corporate office or shopping mall. Its more cost effective to build a new open air stadium in OP than to retrofit the Ralph. Plus it allows the tailgating culture to continue. Expand Domes can be used year round. AECOM published a study in 2014 about future stadium possibilities in WNY, the most cost effective option was a retrofit of the existing stadium https://www.wgrz.com/article/sports/nfl/bills/the-case-for-keeping-the-bills-in-orchard-park/71-313698379 1 Quote
Radar Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 9:54 PM, freester said: Dome stadiums are lame. The atmosphere becomes like a corporate office or shopping mall. Its more cost effective to build a new open air stadium in OP than to retrofit the Ralph. Plus it allows the tailgating culture to continue. Expand Man, that tailgating culture? Embarrassment. 1 Quote
ubkev Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 10:10 PM, Hoss said: Buffalo’s downtown has incredibly little to be excited about. Canalside is their biggest draw and it’s a giant nothing burger once you’ve been there a few times. Expand All you fancy, big city folks don't know the meaning of a nothing burger. Quote
nfreeman Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 11:15 PM, Radar said: Man, that tailgating culture? Embarrassment. Expand Sometimes, yes, but mostly IMHO it’s a lot of people out to have a good time without crossing the line. 1 Quote
Radar Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 11:18 PM, nfreeman said: Sometimes, yes, but mostly IMHO it’s a lot of people out to have a good time without crossing the line. Expand That's true but the minority can ruin it for the rest. They need to quit almost promoting it as "great fans". One of the reasons I don't go to games is the unruly drunk fans. Some I think the game is secondary to the party. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 Fook Cole Beasley with 5 CD’s of his lame ass “rap” album. Sideways. Bills are teed up to make a Super Bowl run and this idiot wants to have his own facts. Loudly. 2 Quote
ubkev Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 11:22 PM, Radar said: That's true but the minority can ruin it for the rest. They need to quit almost promoting it as "great fans". One of the reasons I don't go to games is the unruly drunk fans. Some I think the game is secondary to the party. Expand The game was secondary to the party for about 2 decades. Now we're good again. Passing out in a puddle of your own piss and vomit before the game starts is no longer the best option. Quote
inkman Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 11:31 PM, ubkev said: The game was secondary to the party for about 2 decades. Now we're good again. Passing out in a puddle of your own piss and vomit before the game starts is no longer the best option. Expand Speak for yourself. j/k. I’d much rather watch from the comfort of my couch or patio bar. Quote
ubkev Posted June 18, 2021 Report Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 11:36 PM, inkman said: Speak for yourself. j/k. I’d much rather watch from the comfort of my couch or patio bar. Expand Always from home. It's a bare minimum of 100x better than being there. Of course the Bills are 0-13 when I'm in attendance, so that has probably skewed my perception. Quote
nfreeman Posted June 19, 2021 Report Posted June 19, 2021 A generation in the wilderness, plus Covid, has resulted in many fans not knowing the euphoria of experiencing in-person a huge home Bills win. If it's a big late-season game, and the Bills are winning in the 4th quarter, and the other team has the ball, and the Bills break through for a sack -- holy freaking mackerel. The stadium explodes. There is nothing like it. 3 Quote
Ogre Posted June 19, 2021 Report Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/19/2021 at 12:26 AM, nfreeman said: A generation in the wilderness, plus Covid, has resulted in many fans not knowing the euphoria of experiencing in-person a huge home Bills win. If it's a big late-season game, and the Bills are winning in the 4th quarter, and the other team has the ball, and the Bills break through for a sack -- holy freaking mackerel. The stadium explodes. There is nothing like it. Expand The big snow game vs the Colts was nuts. It my wife, three brothers (girlfriends/wives) and two first cousins (one of them being a Colts fan). The color rush against the snow, the Tre snow angels (you could see that he was having a blast!) and the playful snowballs thrown at the sheriffs. I was grateful to be there. The win against the Packers was a really good one. Loudest game I’ve ever experienced. My Packers fan FIL rented a limo and brought a bottle of champagne “for the winner to enjoy on the ride home.” We were generous and poured him a glass😉 1 Quote
Brawndo Posted June 19, 2021 Author Report Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/19/2021 at 12:26 AM, nfreeman said: A generation in the wilderness, plus Covid, has resulted in many fans not knowing the euphoria of experiencing in-person a huge home Bills win. If it's a big late-season game, and the Bills are winning in the 4th quarter, and the other team has the ball, and the Bills break through for a sack -- holy freaking mackerel. The stadium explodes. There is nothing like it. Expand AFC East Clincher in 1988. Reich’s last minute TD Drive versus the Rams in 1989, the Comeback versus the Broncos in 1990, the AFC Championship Game in 1991, Carlton Bailey’s Pick Six in the 1992 Championship Game, the Comeback Game. Those were fun 1 Quote
Taro T Posted June 19, 2021 Report Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/19/2021 at 2:06 AM, Brawndo said: AFC East Clincher in 1988. Reich’s last minute TD Drive versus the Rams in 1989, the Comeback versus the Broncos in 1990, the AFC Championship Game in 1991, Carlton Bailey’s Pick Six in the 1992 Championship Game, the Comeback Game. Those were fun Expand Home opener '80. The 1st time the goal posts got torn down. Shula's last game in the '95 playoffs. The Snow Globe game vs the Fish. Those were fun. 😉 Quote
ubkev Posted June 19, 2021 Report Posted June 19, 2021 Well the last game I was at Roscoe Parrish lost 2 fumbles, Trent Edwards threw a pick and Derek Anderson threw for SEVENTEEN ***** YARDS and beat us. Quote
Hoss Posted June 19, 2021 Report Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 11:17 PM, ubkev said: All you fancy, big city folks don't know the meaning of a nothing burger. Expand I grew up in a town with zero traffic lights and maybe ten stop signs Quote
Brawndo Posted June 19, 2021 Author Report Posted June 19, 2021 From John Wawrow’s Article The price tag for a new stadium is projected to be at $1.5 billion. That’s a considerable price tag for one of the NFL’s smallest markets, with questions focusing on how the costs would be split between public and private entities. Renovating the current stadium wouldn’t come cheap. A 2014 study funded by the state projected it would cost $540 million for the next series of renovations, including structural improvements and rebuilding the stadium’s third deck. https://apnews.com/article/new-york-yankees-buffalo-bills-nfl-business-baseball-dfb0953c27612e954ecf5493035cc7f1 Quote
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