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Another enjoyable and productive get-together. John Murphy came up before his show to just chat a bit and share his enthusiasm for this season. After every meeting one member goes on his show - I'm gonna volunteer for that (and of course plug TBD). Some tidbits: Wi-Fi Update - vendor has been chosen. Plan is to have wi-fi available in-stadium by the opener. May need some tweaks early in the season to get it optimized for all areas and usage. Loyalty/Rewards program for Season Ticket Members (not holders - they call them Members) - In the works. Bills Bucks being replaced by a card on which they can load value. Will start with a percentage rebate of your season ticket price (2% I think). Working on a more robust system but will be starting simple. There will be much more discussion on the particulars of this program. OneBuffalo - They are beginning to consolidate and cross-pollinate with the Sabres. I suggested maybe a OneBuffalo sports weekend with a Friday Sabres game and Sunday Bills game package. They did say the NFL is adamant about keeping themselves separate from other sports leagues but sounded intrigued by the idea. Question asked re: ticket packages to home or away games. They will not get into the travel agency business, but if someone wants them to check on tickets to away games they are happy to do that. It would be last minute, from any of their unused allotment which are usually pretty bad seats. Some teams are more cooperative than others for other requests. All tobacco products, matches & lighters, and e-cigs will be officially banned and not allowed entry into the stadium with these items. Leave 'em in your cars, people. Drones are illegal in Orchard Park and have been officially banned from all stadium property. Bills Bucks expiring - this was something Delaware North (who run the food concessions and the Bills Store) wanted for accounting purposes. If you have expired bucks, call your ticket rep or customer service and they can work with you. For out-of-towners they even said they could take your bucks and buy what you want and ship it to you. The Bills are improving in just about every metric taken by the league. For last season they were first overall in club seat holder satisfaction and 5th in general ticket holder satisfaction. Other Fan-Fest like benefit suggestions? I said how people were so into that event I got to go to with Rex, Jim, and Thurman and suggested maybe something like that (but bigger) maybe tied into the 20th anniversary of the 4th Super Bowl team. Get alumni and fans together to talk about that team/season and anything else that might come up. Also wondered if there was a way Bills Backers around the country could be involved. Maybe something like that will come to be... Season Ticket Members watch your emails tomorrow or Monday for communication regarding tickets for the game in London. They were disappointed with no home primetime game this year, but are optimistic that another successful season will land them one next year. They said that Buffalo comes off great in that type of game if the national interest is there. They are looking for ways to entice people to get into the stadium earlier. I basically said they'd have to come up with a compelling reason for people to leave their tailgates and come in. Any suggestions any of you have along those lines would be appreciated. Everybody in the front office said that Rex Ryan is always just the way you see on TV. And he wants to win so badly... His truck was still there when I left the stadium at 8:20. He needs to work on parking between the lines

I'll have a definite answer tomorrow, but my guy sounded very optimistic that "we'll get it done".

YESSSSS

Love this annual thread! We miss you here, brother Rich.

I did a little analysis of Thursday Night Football results, and was mildly surprised. The home team has a record of 44 and 36 on TNF since it began in 2006. This does not include season openers, as they're not on "short rest". A 55% win ratio is actually lower than the overall average for home teams which according to this study is just over 57% (at least for 2002-2011). Historically, players have also claimed playing on 3 days rest has led to more injuries but on January 29, 2015 the NFL released its health and safety report, which states that an average of 4.8 injuries were sustained during Thursday games compared to 6.9 injuries per game on Sundays and Mondays.

I have seen several posts inferring that there is a team request to the NFL to NOT schedule primetime games in Buffalo. I asked the guy who runs the Fan Advisory Board to add a discussion of this topic to the agenda for tomorrow night's FAB meeting and here was his response: When I said the inference is based on the fatality after the last one, his response was We were told last year that the cabling at RWS before the update made broadcasting primetime games difficult (with the number of HD cameras etc), but that was improved last year.

http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/afootball?iso=20150913T13&p0=422&msg=Bills+Home+Opener+vs+Indy+Colts

I hope to have some more info on this after the Fan Advisory Board meeting this Thursday evening.

How many days, R Rich?

Of course they put the game I wanted on a weekend I can't go. We already have Thanksgiving travel plans so the KC game is out for me So now I'm thinking Tennessee on 10/11 (the weekend before my birthday). What are your roadie thoughts?

I just did the first 2...

She offered...

Before During After

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Most definitely

Jenny Vrentas' comments on the whole scene at the Big Tree:

Final BUMP - getting shaved this weekend and really looking forward to it! There's still time to donate for anyone who hasn't yet...

"tied" with Cinci, above Houston, San Diego http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000485792/article/roster-reset-recap-patriots-colts-atop-afc

During the preseason, at least publically, Marrone admitted they coached him to be more careful - to take the ball OB or to dive - in order to not hurt himself last year.

My first was a Jamie Mueller #39 jersey...

Bump - this meeting is a week from tomorrow, and the Bills are asking for topics we'd like to discuss. So if you have any question or comment about gameday experience type stuff, let me know and I can get it added to the list of things to be talked about. I've requested an update on improvements to Wi-Fi access within the stadium.

Marrone's gift to Buffalo.

So freaking awesome.

As long as it's not in December, I'm thinking Arrowhead this year.

This is my preferred scenario becauseA) I like EJ 2) I want the QB carousel to stop spinning