Takeo Spikes was the legend of the game - and he didn’t like his free seat

[Buffalo716]

There's still lots of disinformation with this...

 

Bruce just said that Marv Levy was stuck in the same suite as he was when he was the legend 

 

But a few weeks ago they said Marv Levy was stuck in the stands with general population while he was 90 and more easily compromised to illness

 

Was he put in the stands or in a s***** box

Edited September 27, 2023 by Buffalo716

[GoBills808]

2 minutes ago, blitzboy54 said:

 

He did and he is.  He was by a wide margin the best player on any Bills team of that era. 

I mean I know who he is

 

I just think it's hilarious for someone to call themselves a legend

[Fleezoid]

15 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

Lol did Bruce Smith really refer to himself as a legend

 

And he's not the only Smith that called himself a Legend....

 

[AuntieEm]

2 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

I mean I know who he is

 

I just think it's hilarious for someone to call themselves a legend

You gonna walk up to Bruce Smith and tell him to be more humble???  Your are a brave man if you do. 

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

7 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

I mean I know who he is

 

I just think it's hilarious for someone to call themselves a legend

what's so hilarious about it? I mean, *****, you don't think he should see himself as the legend he is?

 

 

Edited September 27, 2023 by DaBillsFanSince1973

[Your Brown Eye]

10 minutes ago, wettlaufer said:

When you stay at relatives' homes, sometimes you get the crappy bedroom or whatever. But complaining about the situation on social media, after the club tried to make it right twice, is rude. He's part of the family, but he's still largely a guest at this point. His comments were ill-mannered.

 

The two other spots could've been worse? It may have been "here's s*** seat, one, two, or three...which would you like?"

 

It's not like they offered him a seat in the owner's box

[Warcodered]

6 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

I mean I know who he is

 

I just think it's hilarious for someone to call themselves a legend

When you're empirically one of the best to do what you do it's not a weird thing to say at all.

[Slippery Rubber Mats]

Bruce is a god in Buffalo

 

We should put a reserved office for him on top of the scoreboard if he wants it

 

Takeo is the hot dog man by comparison

 

(love you Takeo)

 

 

 

 

Edited September 27, 2023 by Slippery Rubber Mats

[blitzboy54]

12 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

I mean I know who he is

 

I just think it's hilarious for someone to call themselves a legend

 

Oh, 100%.  

[wettlaufer]

38 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

There's still lots of disinformation with this...

 

Bruce just said that Marv Levy was stuck in the same suite as he was when he was the legend 

 

But a few weeks ago they said Marv Levy was stuck in the stands with general population while he was 90 and more easily compromised to illness

 

Was he put in the stands or in a s***** box

Marv seems like just the type of person to want to watch with the crowd rather than from a suite. He's super vital.

[Beck Water]

52 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

Lol did Bruce Smith really refer to himself as a legend

 

He's referring to himself as one of "several others invited by the Bills to return and be honored as a "Legend of the Game"

 

Since that's a bit ponderous, he abbreviated it as "several other legends"; really should not be interpreted as self-aggrandizement in this context.

Edited September 27, 2023 by Beck Water

[HurlyBurly51]

1 hour ago, GoBills808 said:

Lol did Bruce Smith really refer to himself as a legend

I was referred to as a legend back in high school due to some youthful antics, but I never would refer to myself as one🤣😎.  And they make me sit in the bleachers with the commons when I go back🤪

[Saxum]

15 minutes ago, HurlyBurly51 said:

I was referred to as a legend back in high school due to some youthful antics, but I never would refer to myself as one🤣😎.  And they make me sit in the bleachers with the commons when I go back🤪

 

How long were you suspended for streaking?

[Not at the table Karlos]

1 hour ago, Buffalo716 said:

There's still lots of disinformation with this...

 

Bruce just said that Marv Levy was stuck in the same suite as he was when he was the legend 

 

But a few weeks ago they said Marv Levy was stuck in the stands with general population while he was 90 and more easily compromised to illness

 

Was he put in the stands or in a s***** box

They're usually put in one of the end zone clubs which are indoors. They seat around 300 people. There are private suites off to the side IIRC. I think they have access to one of those as well. 

[BillsFan4]

On 9/17/2023 at 9:23 PM, Einstein said:

Here is some visual context for those who haven’t sat in the corner suites before. Where Takeo is sitting is a side room of the normal corner-end zone suites.

 

Here is a photo of the room (actually, it’s the 2nd floor of the same room).

 

 

good post!

 

more context:

 

https://theathletic.com/4903541/2023/09/27/bills-takeo-spikes-reaction-alumni-relations/

 

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There is more to Spikes’ photo. Fewer than half of the NFL teams offer their alumni any suite at all. Former players and fans who’ve watched from the large suite say the image would have looked starkly different had Spikes moved a few feet to his left. Three Bills sources with direct knowledge of the situation say Spikes also was given two seating remedies, but he refused, with one of the sources saying Spikes seemed intent on taking the issue public.

seems like he purposely chose that photo angle to make it look worse than it is. He was also offered 2 different remedies to the situation and refused.
 

 

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“He painted a far worse picture to prove a point,” said a former Bills executive who has been in the suite with alumni. He spoke on the condition of anonymity because he still interacts with alumni. “Those guys all talk. This had been festering for a while, and he took the opportunity.

 

“That’s not to say the Bills can’t do better, but there’s a lot of good being done there too.”

Also:
 

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The Bills are one of 15 teams that offer an alumni suite, according to the NFL Legends Community office. The Bills and Green Bay Packers are the only clubs who are in a small market and play in an older stadium. Las Vegas is the next-smallest market with an alumni suite, but its two-year-old Allegiant Stadium is hosting Super Bowl 55. The smallest market after that is Miami.

leas than 1/2 of NFL teams even offer alumni suites.

 

 

[Peter]

5 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said:

good post!

 

more context:

 

https://theathletic.com/4903541/2023/09/27/bills-takeo-spikes-reaction-alumni-relations/

 

seems like he purposely chose that photo angle to make it look worse than it is. He was also offered 2 different remedies to the situation and refused.
 

 

Also:
 

leas than 1/2 of NFL teams even offer alumni suites.

 

 

 

As much as I loved Takeo as a player, he should be embarrassed about how he handled this. 

 

Not only was it a compete distortion, but (as the article said and someone I know advised me early in the week), he was offered an opportunity to move if he did not like where he was.

 

The whole thing is pretty sh**ty the way he handled it and he has been found out.

[HurlyBurly51]

1 hour ago, Limeaid said:

 

How long were you suspended for streaking?

 

[May Day 10]

It sounds like it was embellished by spikes to shine light on issues that have been putting off alumni.  Lots of other info in that article.

 

The Sabres have the same issue under pegula.  They seem to have forgotten or don't care about the history of the team.  No more hall of fame inductions or any of that stuff.  Only the cheap pop of retiring Ryan miller's number (which is a joke).   Last sabres hof induction was hawerchuk in 2011.  Ignoring the history and not serving platters of nostalgia is a pet peeve of mine

 

Now we can't have Jim Kelly yelling at Marcel darius for kneeling during the anthem, but the bills need to meet somewhere in the middle.  

[Old Coot]

7 minutes ago, May Day 10 said:

Ignoring the history and not serving platters of nostalgia is a pet peeve of mine

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be

[NoSaint]

3 hours ago, BillsFan4 said:

good post!

 

more context:

 

https://theathletic.com/4903541/2023/09/27/bills-takeo-spikes-reaction-alumni-relations/

 

seems like he purposely chose that photo angle to make it look worse than it is. He was also offered 2 different remedies to the situation and refused.
 

 

Also:
 

leas than 1/2 of NFL teams even offer alumni suites.

 

 

so, essentially, he was previously salty… accepted the invite and intentionally created a dramatic/embarrassing moment instead of addressing the underlying issue at the start?

 

honestly, a soap opera but makes more sense than what takes is portraying