Wise Words from the "Conehead"

[BADOLBILZ]

2 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

I would like to hear from the Earl of Bud.

 

 

Yeah I'm not the thread police but I wasn't aware we were starting threads for random tweets from every obscure Buffalo sports pseudo celeb.    

[HappyDays]

7 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Cos hockey sucks?

 

I enjoy watching the Sabres in person once in a while, it's the thing to do in Buffalo. But on TV hockey mostly bores me. I think I'm an unusual sports fan because I am obsessed with football but don't care about any other sport. I went to a Bandits (local pro lacrosse team) game a couple years ago and was bored out of my mind.

 

EDIT: I'll add that I only care about pro football. College football also bores me, I only pay attention to it as it pertains to the draft.

 

Edited November 4, 2022 by HappyDays

[Green Lightning]

15 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

If he said the world is round I'd become a flat earther.

Easier to play hockey if if were.

[dollars 2 donuts]

16 hours ago, WotAGuy said:

The early to mid-1970s were a great time to be a kid in Buffalo.  The Bills, Sabres and Braves were all really good, full of great personalities and had success.  Sal Maiorana wrote a book about it:

 

https://www.amazon.com/When-Buffalo-Atop-Sports-World/dp/B085K6R2TR/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=3TUHUQX1SPFZ3&keywords=sal+maiorana+books&qid=1667509215&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=sal+mai%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1

 

 

Some of us are still around who remember...and who actually went to the games, to know how good Bob McAdoo was.

 

Spoiled time for us.  OJ's 2,000 and league mvp in 73, Sabres in the finals in 74-75, Mc MVP in 75.

 

Good stuff.  Good memories.

 

 

Edited November 4, 2022 by dollars 2 donuts

[MarkyMannn]

16 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Cos hockey sucks?

Well the last 12 years or whatever SABRE hockey sucked😕

[GunnerBill]

On a serious note, while I don't enjoy hockey and I don't really care about the Sabres it is nice for them and for those of you that are Buffalonians and support both teams to see them get off to a decent start. I believe they are now "doing a Bills" and are in possession of the longest playoff drought in the NHL, correct? 

[ddaryl]

13 hours ago, TheBrownBear said:

 

Surprised to see the hate for hockey.  Guessing GunnerBill has never been to a game in person.  It's the best live sports viewing experience of them all, in my opinion.  And this is coming from someone who never played more than after school street and pond hockey as a kid.

I agree..Hockey in the Arean is better than Football at the stadium IMO. The tailgating and gameday festivities of football are superior but the actually watching the game live Hockey is better.

Football I prefer to watch on TV I can see more, where at the stadium I can't make out much of details, and with DVR I can analyze a foot ball play>>>Watching hockey on TV is tougher because you have forced focus of camera angles. At the Arena you can see a play develop which is usually outside the cameras focus.

 

[eball]

16 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Cos hockey sucks?

Is this the spot where somebody makes a kickball joke? Asking for a friend. 
 

[GunnerBill]

1 minute ago, eball said:

Is this the spot where somebody makes a kickball joke? Asking for a friend. 
 

 

It might be. But that would be ill advised.

[US Egg]

9 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

Yeah I'm not the thread police but I wasn't aware we were starting threads for random tweets from every obscure Buffalo sports pseudo celeb.    

Wish Clip Smith was still around to quote.

[RiotAct]

2 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

On a serious note, while I don't enjoy hockey and I don't really care about the Sabres it is nice for them and for those of you that are Buffalonians and support both teams to see them get off to a decent start. I believe they are now "doing a Bills" and are in possession of the longest playoff drought in the NHL, correct? 

Correct.  2nd-longest active drought in the four major professional sports, too, I believe.

[Beast]

19 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

Are the Sabres still a thing? That's cute.

Yeah they are. Kinda like your message board scouting reports.

[GunnerBill]

Just now, Beast said:

Yeah they are. Kinda like your message board scouting reports.

 

Yep. If I got stuff wrong as often as the Sabres I'd probably be coaching them. 

[eball]

3 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

It might be. But that would be ill advised.

 

Almost as ill advised as mocking the Buffalo Sabres and hockey on a Buffalo (fan) forum.

 

[GunnerBill]

2 minutes ago, eball said:

 

Almost as ill advised as mocking the Buffalo Sabres and hockey on a Buffalo (fan) forum.

 

 

Nah. Hockey sucks. And this is a Buffalo BILLS fan forum. 

Edited November 4, 2022 by GunnerBill

[May Day 10]

I went through my prime sports consumption period as a kid from the late 80s and most of the 90s...

 

It was so good back then.  The Bills were always in the conversation for the Superbowl.  The Sabres were actually a star-studded team before Hasek (I remember in like 1992, were the Hockey Digest pick to win the cup)... but just were stuck in a division of death.  Then the Hasek years.

 

It seemed like it was just how it was supposed to be and would last forever.  I remember Ralph Wilson quoted one time in that period, advising people to enjoy it because it wont last.  

 

We all know about the Bills drought.  The Sabres have won 4 playoff series since 2001 (in the span of 2 seasons), and have only qualified 4x (and not in 11 years).  If the Sabres can get going.... this will be awesome, as I believe the Bills are built for the mid and long term as well.

[eball]

1 minute ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Nah. Hockey sucks.

 

I’m curious.  Why your distaste?  And mind you, I played soccer all the way through high school so I know the game well.  Comparing the two, hockey is infinitely more exciting and requires/showcases greater skill.

 

Soccer is only the “world’s most popular sport” because all it requires is a ball and a field.

 

[GunnerBill]

Just now, eball said:

 

I’m curious.  Why your distaste?  And mind you, I played soccer all the way through high school so I know the game well.  Comparing the two, hockey is infinitely more exciting and requires/showcases greater skill.

 

Soccer is only the “world’s most popular sport” because all it requires is a ball and a field.

 

 

Nah, you are entitled to be wrong, but you're wrong. 

 

My distaste with hockey has nothing to do with soccer though. I just find it insanely boring. As I do baseball. I have tried with both. Just think they suck.

[eball]

4 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Nah, you are entitled to be wrong, but you're wrong. 

 

My distaste with hockey has nothing to do with soccer though. I just find it insanely boring. As I do baseball. I have tried with both. Just think they suck.

 

You are also entitled to your opinion, but it’s curious.

 

Give me the choice of watching (live) a football game, hockey game, basketball game, baseball game, or soccer “match” and hockey finishes no lower than 2nd on the list.  Soccer might beat out baseball but that’s it.

 

[Meatloaf63]

18 hours ago, RiotAct said:

finally had the chance to buy a beer off him in 2021 at a Rays - Blue Jays game downtown.

 

I was probably a lot more excited than I should have been 😂

Him and the Earl of Bud are Buffalo classics 👍