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  1. The authentic throwbacks didn't have stitched striping. That would have been a big pain in the ass.

     

    Even the late 1980's-early 90's version had that rubbery looking sleeve trim. The numbers were stitched on though. That white mesh look had to be the most boring, non-descript football jersey ever. It looked like a practice jersey for a no-name team.

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  2. If anyone is interested about the blue pants, read on. I caught the last couple minutes of an interview on WGR this morning about the uni's. Not sure which Bills official they had on air though? Anyway, Howard Simon asked him about the pants and if they would always be white. The guy said Yes, "for now"....but, there could be something down the line. Instead of asking him about the blue pants, Simon just joked about Zubaz colored pants.... The bottom line is that it's clear they have blue pants in their arsenal but they are on the shelf for now. I'm sure we will see them at some point, maybe next year....especially if the fans make enough noise about it. As another poster pointed out, at least it eliminates the possibilty of a blue/blue uniform for the time being.

  3. I gotta believe they will roll out the blue pants at some point. Probably just wanted to feature the jersey tonight. I've seen the blue pants shown in other mock ups and on the video leak. Heck, in a blowing snow storm in New England you'd need to see some dark color running around out there. All whites are tough in that weather.

  4. The best part about these new jerseys is they are ALL Buffalo. Back to the royal blue. "BILLS" on the front. Logo on the back. No crazy side panels or "fashion forward" design elements. These are going to be a huge hit.

     

    I agree. I'm really excited about the word mark and logo on the jersey. Lot's of us who wear the jersey live out of state. Can't tell you how few people outside of WNY knew those last jersey's were Buffalo. Now people will know I'm wearing a Bills jersey and I'm damn proud of it.

  5. This whole notion that small market teams like the Bills will be hurt badly because they cannot spend to the cap like the big market teams is hogwash, imo. Look at the Sabres for example. The new owner comes in and says they aren't here to make money, they want to win and will spend whatever it takes. Of course winning will generate profits because winning SELLS. The NFL generates much more revenue of course and there has to be a handful of super rich people out there that would buy the Bills at whatever cost and keep the team here. I'm just not buying the fact that if they go to open auction, they will automatically be bought and moved out of the area.

  6. The invention of the "checked baggage fee" is the most obnoxious, money grabbing idea in a long time. I can't stand it. I am not against airlines creating revenue but $25 or $50 for a bag is insane to me. Just a ripoff. I guess I'm old enough to have flown on countless flights in my life with no baggage fees. I can totally understand if they want to charge for a second or third bag, or an overstuffed bag for say..$5 or $10. To charge for a FIRST checked bag in the $25-50 range is not right. It's like gas prices. Once the companies get used to all the extra revenue it's hard to go back and charge less.

  7. This thread was titled Naaman, so I'll keep it about him. The one thing that really impressed me is that he caught everything that was within his reach last season. He didn't flat out drop anything. The guy was really productive in college and clearly "the league" is not too big for him. If he was on New England, Brady would find him underneath 70 times a season. Keep him around...we need all the good young WR's we can get.

  8. It's amazing how some teachers (female and male) cannot control themselves around students. I think that social media outlets, camera phones, IM'ing...all that stuff is contributing to teachers getting caught more. I have to believe this stuff has been happening forever but nowadays we see mugshots in the news everyday. It's crazy.

  9. Last weekend they just opened up another Wegmans down here in Maryland (Frederick). You wouldn't believe the fanfare and hype. Thousands of people came to the opening. I have to admit, the one's they open down here are so much nicer than i remember in WNY. They are huge and have live music, food, chef stations, wifi and childcare to name a few. It's a destination point. Have fun going in Mass.

  10. It may be an age thing...my earliest memeories as a Bills fan, were the old (throwback) white helmets, with the standing still buffalo...I remember when they changed to the charging buffalo, white hlemet, the year after OJ set the record...people were outraged, but got used to it pretty fast...then, when the team was really bad, they changed to the red helmets, and I don't think anyone really liked them...until the Super Bowl years...I think the red helmets just kind of de-emphasize the buffalo...and they make the logo look like a t-bone steak...if the leaked pictures are accurate, this will be one of the few times, in recent years, IMO, the Bills got something right...lets hope it is the begining of a huge role!

     

    I agree. Based on the screenshots it looks like the Bills have hit a home run with this Uniform tweak (or should i say.. back to the uniform they should never have abandoned!). I grew up with some memories of the standing Buffalo but mostly with the charging Buffalo white helmet. I hated the switch to red and always thought (hoped) it would ne temporary. I guess 25+ years later, switching back to the white helmet is a gift for us middle-aged fans.

  11. Good for the Vikes.

     

    The Bills, Erie county and New York State really need to devise a plan here and go all out. A retractable roof stadium would be an incredible asset for this area. Just look at Indianapolis as an example. They are now in the discussion for Super Bowls, Big 10 Championship game, NCAA Final 4's, huge conventions, concerts and a hundred other events in addition to Colts football. To me it's short-sighted to just build a Dome somewhere on the cheap. Now that technology is there for retractable roof stadiums, no Dome-only should ever be built. Meanwhile we have this dinosaur of a stadium sitting out in the middle of nowhere and they keep sinking money into it like an old car. I love ya Ralph, but let's get some billionaire in here and do this thing right and make the Bills, The city of Buffalo and WNY relevant again.

  12. Why doesn't NYS have a "flagship" school like many of the MidWest states do?

     

    I don't really know the specific answer. All the colleges and Universities in SUNY are state supported. They probably all want an equal piece of the pie so no one school has emerged. The four university centers are UB, Albany, Stony Brook and Binghamton and they are the unofficial "flagships". UB and Stony Brook are members of the very prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU). Univ. of Nebraska was just booted out of the AAU and Syracuse U. is supposedly not far behind (leaving voluntarily so as not to get the boot).

     

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_American_Universities

  13. Even though it's a bit of a pipe-dream it's been good to see UB and Buffalo out in front leading this campaign. UB2020 left a bitter taste in the mouths of Albany, Stony Brook and Binghamton for trying to branch out on their own and become sort of the "flagship" university of SUNY. Now these other SUNY centers want a piece of UB2020 and the state will probably divy things up evenly and grant some concessions to everybody. They all have UB to thank for starting this initiative and pushing the envelope.

  14. Sure will be interesting to watch him play against Andrew Luck (assuming Maynard is still starting then). I thought Maynard had some great talent when i saw him at UB. He needed some seasoning but maybe now that he's older and has some confidence he will be productive for Cal. Good for him. Kids transfer to different schools all the time.

     

    PTR- if UB only gets one win, Warde Manual should fire the guy immediately. Warde has his reputation as an AD tied to that hire. He got an "A" for hiring Gill. Right now this hire is incomplete but looking poor so far.

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