papazoid Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 The agreement also includes the creation of a New Stadium Working Group and Fund to explore the potential for constructing a future new professional sports stadium in Western New York. http://www.wkbw.com/news/Governor-Cuomo-Bills-184440131.html
26CornerBlitz Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 The agreement also includes the creation of a New Stadium Working Group and Fund to explore the potential for constructing a future new professional sports stadium in Western New York. http://www.wkbw.com/...-184440131.html The ultimate long term solution is a new venue. In the interim: http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/Buffalo-Bills-Announce-Commitment-to-stay-in-WNY/97cdc0ef-e122-44ae-b3f7-350691c49189 Great News!!!
jumbalaya Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 10 more years of this, don't know if i can take it!
ALF Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Great news, the economy will recover by the end of the lease and we can afford a new stadium then.
Bufcomments Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) Glad deal got done. At the very least we got the Bills for 7 more yrs. But now interested to see what they do with the withThe Ralph as far as Stadium upgrades . They had to do something about that next. Yay......now about getting a QB.....lol Edited December 21, 2012 by Bufcomments
BuffaloWest Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Lets give Wilson some credit here...I lreally do ove the guy, sometimes dont love the way the organization gets run, but I'd love to see the Bills win it all in his lifetime-Despite his shortcomings as an owner sometimes...He does deserve that championship...Good Karma to Ralph!
Marv's Neighbor Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 The Raiders/Chargers or Jags will have given LA & the NFL their LA Team long before we get to year 7. When that happens, I give LA 6-8 years before the "new" franchise is again looking for an exit from a market that will be indifferent to the NFL yet Agaian!
Buffalo Barbarian Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Hefty relocation ......10 year lease!!!! THANK GOD !!! now we can stop all these threads about going to LA and we can't get a good coach bc were moving and yada yada yada ...
xsoldier54 Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 This is anything but good news. They are gone in 7 yrs. This almost guarantees it. It will take that long for RW to pass on and sell the team. Then it will take the new owner about 3 years to fight the State over a new stadium that he'll never get. When year 7 comes up, he cuts a meesley $29 million check and it's buh bye BUF. Worst lease evah!! You kill me. So having a 7 year lease is not good news? If they didn't get this deal done, they had no lease at all. What a maroon. Some people can find negativity in anything. Just enjoy your football team for crying out loud. There is absolutely zero evidence that this team will ever move. And even if there was, what could we do about it? So why worry about it, EVER? Just enjoy having a team to root for in the next seven years and relax.
apuszczalowski Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 People here really think that theres not a group in LA thats ready to drop $1.5 Billion on a team? The stadium IIRC already has the funding to be built once they get a commitment that a teams going to move there. I'm sure theres a group that will have around $1.5 billion to spend to get a team when available. (+/-$800 mil for the team, $400 mil for the lease buyout, plus an extra $300 mil for other fees like the league relocation fee which I could see the league either waiving or making it within someones budget to get a team in LA where they want it)
CBD Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 People here really think that theres not a group in LA thats ready to drop $1.5 Billion on a team? The stadium IIRC already has the funding to be built once they get a commitment that a teams going to move there. I'm sure theres a group that will have around $1.5 billion to spend to get a team when available. (+/-$800 mil for the team, $400 mil for the lease buyout, plus an extra $300 mil for other fees like the league relocation fee which I could see the league either waiving or making it within someones budget to get a team in LA where they want it) Haslam purchased the Browns for $1B+
dwight in philly Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 People here really think that theres not a group in LA thats ready to drop $1.5 Billion on a team? The stadium IIRC already has the funding to be built once they get a commitment that a teams going to move there. I'm sure theres a group that will have around $1.5 billion to spend to get a team when available. (+/-$800 mil for the team, $400 mil for the lease buyout, plus an extra $300 mil for other fees like the league relocation fee which I could see the league either waiving or making it within someones budget to get a team in LA where they want it) hopefully san diego and st louis will aready be there within the next 7 years.
PromoTheRobot Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Haslam purchased the Browns for $1B+ And the Browns were locked in by a lease. PTR
All_Pro_Bills Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 People here really think that theres not a group in LA thats ready to drop $1.5 Billion on a team? The stadium IIRC already has the funding to be built once they get a commitment that a teams going to move there. I'm sure theres a group that will have around $1.5 billion to spend to get a team when available. (+/-$800 mil for the team, $400 mil for the lease buyout, plus an extra $300 mil for other fees like the league relocation fee which I could see the league either waiving or making it within someones budget to get a team in LA where they want it) Never questioned any of that but rather if anybody in LA really cares or wants a team that they're willing to pay actual dollars to support. The Rams moved to smaller market St. Louis, the Raiders left choosing to go back to Oakland to an outdated facility (granted the LA Collesium was lacking too). So where's the grassroots fan support? There doesn't seem to be enough. And while a new facility might entice a team that in itself will not generate a lot of fan interest beyond the initial curiosity seekers. Right now the NFL gets maximum exposure and revenue via TV (and cherry-picking the best games to broadcast) without spending a penny there. Its been about 20 years without a team, and if it takes 20 years to do something it should be obvious that putting a team in Los Angeles is not a high priority of the league.
Al Cowlings Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 People here really think that theres not a group in LA thats ready to drop $1.5 Billion on a team? The stadium IIRC already has the funding to be built once they get a commitment that a teams going to move there. I'm sure theres a group that will have around $1.5 billion to spend to get a team when available. (+/-$800 mil for the team, $400 mil for the lease buyout, plus an extra $300 mil for other fees like the league relocation fee which I could see the league either waiving or making it within someones budget to get a team in LA where they want it) Exactly. The value of the team would increase by moving it out of Buffalo to LA. Make up the 400 million right there in the climb of the value of the team..
PromoTheRobot Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) People here really think that theres not a group in LA thats ready to drop $1.5 Billion on a team? The stadium IIRC already has the funding to be built once they get a commitment that a teams going to move there. I'm sure theres a group that will have around $1.5 billion to spend to get a team when available. (+/-$800 mil for the team, $400 mil for the lease buyout, plus an extra $300 mil for other fees like the league relocation fee which I could see the league either waiving or making it within someones budget to get a team in LA where they want it) With this lease it would cost a Los Angeles interest almost $2 billion dollars to move the Bills, when adding the lease violation and NFL relocation fees. Further, the Farmers Field stadium funding is contingent on having a team locked in. While it's not impossible for the Bills to move, this deal now makes the Bills a lot less attractive a target. The Raiders and Chargers are far more likely targets now. You kill me. So having a 7 year lease is not good news? If they didn't get this deal done, they had no lease at all. What a maroon. Some people can find negativity in anything. Just enjoy your football team for crying out loud. There is absolutely zero evidence that this team will ever move. And even if there was, what could we do about it? So why worry about it, EVER? Just enjoy having a team to root for in the next seven years and relax. The sun will explode eventually. PTR Edited December 21, 2012 by PromoTheRobot
PromoTheRobot Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 The ultimate long term solution is a new venue. In the interim: http://www.buffalobi...f7-350691c49189 Great News!!! I'm intrigued by the the creation of a west end plaza and concession improvements. The Bills could move the gates outward and build a ring of new concessions and bathrooms along the perimeter of the stadium. It will be a longer walk from your seat but considering the sardine-can-crush you get now it would be well worth it. I would also suggest the Bills lease space to existing WNY restaurants to set up shop inside the stadium. Might Taco, Schwabl's, Bocce Club, Anchor Bar, Pearl St Brewery, etc. Create a scaled down Patriot Place-style plaza where people would have the option of tailgating inside the stadium at a restaurant. PTR
RevWarRifleman Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Great news!! And just in time for Christmas. Go Bills.
Mark Vader Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 best news since the mario signing. Yes it is week 16 and we have had no good football related news We did re-sign Kraig Urbik.
Haven Moses Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 The Bills store at the stadium is a joke compared to the Sabres store.
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