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Interesting, I'm not sure if I agree yet or not. However, I watched the Jets game again yesterday, and on the Jets 1st TD (i think), Vinny threw 2 passes to the end zone. The first was defended perfectly by McGee. The second was thrown towards Clements, and he got a PI call against him, because he didn't really play the ball and had his hands all over the reciever. Now, the two passes weren't exactly the same, but that definitely was a different McGee than the one who Santana Moss completely burned for a long TD pass last year.

Have you been to a game there? I'm going on Sunday, and was planning on wearing Bills gear...but if you are speaking from personal experience, then I may reconsider that... I'm just planning on not being loud towards other fans...but I've never actually been to an away game before.

I had turned 7 2 weeks before that game....and I still remember Van Miller making the call when Smerlas blocked that kick

Miller really won that game for us tonight. He stood on his head in the 2nd and especially the 3rd period. With all the power play chances, the Sabres didn't give him enough offensive support. But even if it was ugly, thats a great win on the road against the defending champs...the Sabres could really prove all the preseason doubters wrong this year.

So, I just booked a trip to CA, and it turns out I'll be in san fran on the 23rd. So, I'm thinking of going to the Oakland game. Is it sane to go there wearing Bills gear? Are others on here going? What section are you sitting in?

Who is your cable company? Comcast (who owns OLN) has said that they'd black out hockey for any cable company that does not put OLN on their basic cable package. Here in CT, OLN is on the "premium" sports package, which is an extra $4.95 a month. Rumor has it that there is no hockey on OLN on Cablevision because of this....I'm currently listening to the internet stream of Rick & Jim.

I'm listening right now in CT on Sirius. I just bought it today, as I'll be away this weekend and want to hear the Bills game. Got it from Radio Shack: http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?cata...%5Fid=12%2D2080 $49.99, plus a $39.99 home kit got me an extra $15 off. There is a $30 mail-in-rebate, so the total (with the home kit) is about $45 ($20 without the home kit), plus you have to pay for the service. So far, I like it However, remeber that I don't think it will be Rick and Jim for every game. I'm not yet sure if they just take the home team or what, but at least tonight its the WGR feed.

According to the Buffalo News (http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20051...?tbd1006956.asp) Don Criqui and Rich Gannon will work the Saints game for CBS, which revised its lineup after analyst Brent Jones decided to leave CBS. Steve Tasker, who originally was assigned the Bills game, was moved to the Houston-Cincinnati game with Gus Johnson (who had worked with Jones).

Down here in Norwalk, it was a pretty nasty looking storm, but i don't think it was as bad as where you are. I saw a couple of trees down, but I didn't lose power, and don't know anyone who did.

Hmmm, it might be a while then, because I've still got about 800 pages left in The System of the World Guess my reading list is back to full.

Yes, thats another favorite of mine...I can't wait for the next one to come out (I've been waiting for it for about 4 years now). Apparently, the 5th book is done as well...he wrote so much for the 4th book that he split it into 2. So, it won't be another 5 year gap between volumes. I just hope that there is some kind of good summary for what went on in the first 3 books, as I read them quite a long time ago, and there is no way I could re-read them all before November. Martin does tend to re-hash events a lot in his writing, so it will probably be okay.

Won't the Bills be on CBS anyway, since they are the away team?

Yes! I'm about 100 pages into The System of the World. Its a fantastic series, if a little long-winded. I thought Quicksilver was a slower read, but had more geeky stuff in it, while The Confusion had a plot that I really got into. I liked Snow Crash, and thought Cryptonomicon was really good, although sometimes I got a little annoyed at how he spent time explaining things to the non-geek readers.

What channel?

Well, in my franchise, the Bills just went 16-0 Willis had some 2300 yards, JP had 34 touchdown passes, and the defense led the league in every category. The Pats finished 3rd in the division Its probably time for me to bump up the difficulty level, but who wants to lose?

The problem with the Pats is that they always look beatable. They rarely blow out teams (other than the Bills). I think they've been beatable for the last two years, but when it comes down to it, they usually manage to pull it off. I think we can beat them, especially without Bledsoe, but its always gonna be a tough fight.

Its not illegal to gamble among friends....I'm not entirely sure what the law says, but a game like this is definitely fine.

I have an idea. Let them play the Giants at the Ralph, and let them play the Bills at the Meadowlands. That way, I'd get to go to the game

You think its do-able to go to both? That was one of the weekends I was thinking about making the trip back, as I can drive home to CT on the Sunday... If the Sabres game is at 5, then it will probably go until 7:30 or so, barring a tie with a shootout. If one were to park strategically near the 190, could you make it to the Ralph, park (probably far away), and get inside by kickoff? I would think you would miss part of the 1st quarter, or have to leave the hockey game early, but what do the rest of you think?

If you paid $5 for shipping and he shipped it for $0.37, then I think that is deserving of negative feedback. The least he could do was put it in a priority mail envelope for less than $4, and everyone would be happy.

I think he has been making out with A-rod.

I was watching the Jays game last night on ESPN2, when the decision came down from ESPN. Buccigross was the one reading the announcement, and he didn't sound all too happy. It had a kind of end-of-an-era feel to it. I wonder how many guys from there Comcast will steal to cover hockey?

Any DirecTV subscribers care to comment on pricing? I heard that DirecTV sent a letter out saying it would be $129 this year. There is no info yet from In Demand on how much it will cost. Its an extra $4.95 a month to get OLN on my cable, so I might as well pay the extra to get every game....

Curious, how do you listen to WGR in Greensboro, NC?

I think its a bad idea. I think they should wait several more years to see what happens to Niagara Falls. Already, all the old restaurants and businesses in the falls are closing because everyone goes straight to the casino. Buffalo needs to market itself along with Niagara Falls, not as a competitor. They need to market the architectural and cultural history of Buffalo as a tourist attraction to go along with a visit to the Falls and the casino in Niagara Falls. And ultimately, if the casino in Niagara Falls kills the city, you can expect the same thing to happen to Buffalo. Also, I disagree with having it be an Indian casino. I think that if the Niagara Falls casino proves to be a success, that can be used as political ammunition to get gambling legalized by the state. Granted, this will just bring in large gaming corporations, but at least they will have to pay the same taxes that any other business in the city pays, which I'd imagine are far more than the slot revenue sharing that they'll get from the Senecas.