dwight in philly

why didnt he just leave then?.."commited to buffalo"??? that is such bullsh-t.. we , as a community having been taking it up the a$$ for this guy.. he didnt leave because he preyed upon our inferiority complex! used us like a bunch of fools..

i remember back when wilson had to have more seats in war memorial stadium, he strong armed the buffalo common council resulting in 7,200 seats. the threat was there. around 69-70, he is going to move to seattle unless he gets a new stadium resulting in the county building him the "ralph". there was a huge groundswell to build the stadium in buffalo, but wilson insisted on the suburbs. i am quite sure it was because the parking would be all his. he has done a great job of making the loyal fans beholden to him, for this, i dislike him, AND, the lack of not allowing a succession plan to be put into place just further pisses me off.

well, just being a "victim" of living with the inferiority complex lots have due to living or being from "buffalo" has made him a fortune! i do not begrudge him for playing on those emotions, but it sure doesnt make me like him, sure he has not moved the team, i wonder why?

a stopped clock is right twice a day. giving the hall of fame a gift is nice, i suppose, but having a succession plan in place to keep the team in buffalo is much more of a priority. all the ass-kissing on here for ralph amazes me. he has made a fortune in western new york and his constant threats of moving the team since the 60's makes me not really like the man. if owning the team in "small market" buffalo was, and is, so bad, why doesnt he just sell?

i could not agree more with you. i cannot believe that there is not one single member of the media that will challenge him, brandon, the organization to provide some insight into the team's future. all this nonsense of "respecting mr wilson" why? he has made a fortune as a result of the western new york community and to just let us sit on the sidelines and await any info makes all of us look foolish! i realize we are not NYC, chicago, but we deserve a response as to the long term future of the team, succession plan..

i disagree, not every owner is like ralph wilson..

i agree, no way does that city again, lose its franchise. i think it is a simply a guy who wants to sell and have hopefully, provisions in the deal assuring the team cannot move. i know anything can happen, but if the NFL does not look upon tradition over money grabs and "the L A market" the league will eventually implode. the game is slowly turning into just another form of pop culture instead of the traditional game.

i always liked his dedication to the area, glad to hear it.

no prob nucci! but did forget about rob johnson having that ring, did chuckle and realize one must be on their game !

ok, i get it! very sorry for bringing this up

why so cranky?? was just throwing an idea out there, sorry if i did not "fact check" it first.

i think they would laugh it off.

i agree, never hurts to have a guy with SB ring in the room.

regarding working for the sabres, you must have at least 15 years of unsuccessful accomplishments.

i wonder if the bills are considering him?nice red zone size, i think they should take a chance, give a look..

i do not recall it happening on best street. it might have, but i was about 15 at the time and thought he was walking up delaware, could be wrong, but regardless, he was attacked after missing the field goal.. true story.

absolutely..could not agree more! negotiations are negotiations, but the bottom line is WNY, the county, state, etc, are negogiating from a position of weakness, right or wrong, i sure hope they get it done and let the loudmouths have their say after the deal is done. i realize its taxpayers money, but my reality is that the bills need to stay whatever the ramnifications, tax dollars spent be damned, they waste enough as it is, let me have the bills.

i think it just boils down to whether one wants the bills to stay. i have said many times on various other posts that who in their right mind thinks it is right to subsidize millionaire NFL owners? in theory it is ludicrous, but the reality is it has to be done in the bills and WNY 's case. i think seeing a tangible return on tax dollars i e: stadium improvements is a no brainer. again, people can piss and moan about needing bridges, roads, all the happy horsesh-t you hear when the this comes up, but i think erie county and NY state are already grabbing their ankles because they all know it is politically expediant to keep the bills here. and i totally agree with the premise.

i am 60, but feel like 90 some days..

yea!, if you sat up in the "new" section, you had to look thru a forest of poles when gazing at the game.

it is truly amazing thinking back to those AA bison games. sitting among a crowd of 500, always had a ball! earl of bud!, he is an icon , i guess ,now !, but i knew the earl of bud and conehead when they were nobodys!.. "cold paaaaap"!.. Lmao! remembering that puts you in an elite club!

the rockpile was awesome, but at the time of its use by the bills, it had a lousy reputation, but as a kid growing up with the bills in the 60's, there was no bigger deal than be taken there for a bills game. i started attending AA bison's baseball games in the 80's just to be able to go there again.there was something about those hot dogs! they were just fried on a greasy looking rectangular skillet, but grabbing one, then going to the big mustard jars and squirting it on, yummy..

that is an interesting thought! mine would be jim kelly, billy shaw, jack kemp, and cookie.

sure does make me feel older! remember watching the 4 o'clock games in the late 60's before i would leave to watch the hockey bisons play in the aud at 7-15. big ben was a monster and always wish the bills were that mean. as the old guys on here will remember, by 68, the bills were terrible.

i remember him well, as a matter of fact, he stayed in buffalo during one off-season and he substitute taught gym at south park H S while i was there. very nice, humble guy, as i recall. too bad about his career ending so early.