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He's thinking about what a disappointing legal career he's having... http://www.martindale.com/Frank-J-Dolce/408416-lawyer.htm?view=cr

Even better...

....that the 16 page page limit on 'manage ignored users' is not nearly enough.

You're right. I gave this place up a long wile back, but Ralph's passing seems to have sucked me back into TSW's gravitational pull. Better hit the afterburners and scram back out of here...

John, I'm not sure why you're twisting my words. Anything's possible when it comes to New York State politics, but IMO a 10% likelihood is pretty slim, not something on the "horizon." Sort of like the Sabres making the playoffs next year (might happen, but nah...no it won't). So Duffy say "Niagara Falls" and we're supposed to think he's doing anything more than being courteous to Paul Dyster--who's a good guy by Niagara Falls mayoral standards and a team player in the regional planning environment that Cuomo's pushing across the state. Not much of a commitment, more like an off hand comment from a guy who's got one foot out the door on his way back to Flower City to run the Rochester Business Alliance. As I said in a previous post, I don't think the transportation infrastructure to and from downtown Niagara Falls is anywhere near capable of handling a game day scenario. The Robert Moses is a parkway, not a high volume highway. It would take years of planning to build a new highway (take the Route 219 extension as an example), and involve significant money from Washington--where the appetite to send dollars to a Democratic state led by a potential 2016 or 2020 presidential candidate would be next to nil. Connecting the dots from the Thruway Authority to Milstein is a stretch in my opinion, since that's just a figurehead office. He has no power to commit multiple millions of dollars to a new highway that's not currently part of the Thruway system anymore than you or I do. Lastly, even if the idea of a Niagara Falls location somehow managed to get a little traction, the backlash from the Erie County political establishment would be enormous and Cuomo would never want to get on the wrong side of that...the "Buffalo Billion" is all about winning Erie County, which Andrew's fixated on a whole lot more than it's little neighbor to the north. I'm not going to change your mind, you're not going to change mine. Let's just let this discussion go and save SDS some server space...

Well, it does make some sense for the state to wait and see how the post-Ralph ownership situation will shake out, much as it's doing now. While he was alive, Ralph wasn't looking for a new stadium, only improvements to the existing facility. IIRC, Every time a new stadium proposal came up, Ralph would poo poo it So New York State saying "hey, Ralph, how about a new stadium" wouldn't have been much of a starter. Personally, I don't see a Niagara Falls location as logistically viable, but a new downtown Buffalo venue makes good sense, especially if it can leverage the Canalside investments already underway. https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&q=Canalside&fb=1&gl=us&hq=canalside&cid=3480545830268820180&ei=xrNNU7S4NdDnsAS744KYAw&ved=0CJQBEPwSMAw

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Do you? I keep a pretty close eye on what Empire State Development is doing and outside of the Rainbow Center project, I don't see any 'game changers' on the horizon...including a (transportation challenged) stadium proposal. Including Dyster on the stadium panel is a nice shout out to regionalism, but I don't give Niagara Falls more than a 10% chance of winning the site selection sweepstakes.

If you believe USA Niagara (with an annual budget of about $3.5 million) makes the state "full in" on Niagara Falls, I've got some prime land in the North End I'd like to sell you... http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/Stories/2012/Dec18/USANiagara.html Even the Governor's $20 million commitment (over 5 years) to the Downtown Niagara Falls Development Challenge is small potatoes by funding standards: http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/10032013-revitalize-downtown-niagara-falls

In Sayers' case, it was when it only took 42 games to get there (vs. 61 for Spiller): Sayers: http://www.pro-footb.../S/SayeGa00.htm Spiller: http://www.pro-footb.../S/SpilC.00.htm

If the state is going to spend millions, they are more apt to "push development" to where they can get the most "thank you" votes (i.e., Erie County). Niagara County is a pipsqueak from a voter perspective.

Fixed. And there are a lot more voters in Erie County than Niagara...which is the primary thing the Governor and Legislature really care about.

http://www.csnphilly.com/football-philadelphia-eagles/sproles-eagles-inquired-about-cj-spiller Sounds like the Eagles asked... and the Bills said no way.

Not sure what those upgrades would be from a people moving standpoint. The state dollars going into Niagara Falls are to remove portions of the Robert Moses Parkway (i.e., slow traffic down) through the downtown area. The opposite of what you'd want from a game day transportation perspective.

LOL! That phrase should be carved in stone on the steps of the Newseum...

Milstein bought the land for one reason...the expectation that non-indian casino gambling would one day be legal in New York State. While it eventually happened, what he didn't count on was the Seneca's ability to carve out an exclusivity clause that makes his bet a loser. Snake eyes, Howie...

Yes he did. But with the statewide casino referendum compact precluding a non-indian venue in NF, Milstein is SOL. Unfortunately, so is the city, since that land will continue to sit....

Except for the problem that upgrading a highway system capable of moving 70,000 people into downtown Niagara Falls on Sunday's would likely cost more than the stadium itself. IMO, this is the deal breaker for a NF stadium--the city's infrastructure just isn't remotely capable of handling a game day traffic scenario, particularly one where the majority of the patrons would be coming from outside Niagara County. The Rainbow Bridge is ill equipped to handle the Canadian traffic either, given the roadway design on either entry point. The highway construction outlay would dwarf the stadium investment and likely take longer than seven years to execute, given the logistics and red tape involved in such a massive public works project.

Fixed. The recent report that a deal could be done as early as October suggest due diligence has been underway for some time...putting all your points into the dust bin of the interweb...

Link? Personally, I wish I'd chosen not to open this thread...

Amen to that...

Eight pages on a guy with zero chance of being approved by the owners. The draft can't get her soon enough....

Yes, but that horse left the barn a looooooooooooog time ago. Humor is the best reason to come here...

Thanks for a good laugh... http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/15362630/wilson-pleased-with-cba-deal-this-time-around

Excellent column. It really nailed the essence of being a life long Bills fan...