daquixers_is_back Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Yep, I literally go into withdrawal frm the NFL during the offseason. I watch just about every damn minute of the draft, read whatever I can get my hands on, watch as much preseason ball as I can, etc. I love sports in general, but I'm an NFL addict. Watching that Bengals/Packers game tonight reminded me of the last time I saw the bengals....last year in the playoffs against the steelers. I was SO damn fired up for that game and amazingly pissed when Carson went down in the 1st quarter. I'm a die hard Bills fan, but I can get fired up by just about any game. 754946[/snapback] You sound a lot like me .. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 You sound a lot like me .. haha 754952[/snapback] lol....is that good or bad? But yeah, I figured most people on here were that way too....suffering in the offseason just counting the days until kickoff! That's why I was so pissed off when my cable company pulled the NFL Network. The offseason after the '04 regular season was so much more tolerable because I had that channel....I felt connected to the game still and what was going on with each club. I knew everyone's draft needs going into April, stayed on top of all their offseason transactions, etc. I hate not having that channel Anyway, we're less than two weeks from Kickoff 2006......I'm FIRED UP!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 My preseason excitement level is always 10 for the Bills (on a 1-10 scale). My Sabres' excitement level usually starts at about a 6 or 7, and progressively increases as the season moves along. The key difference is length of season and number of games. In football, literally every game counts. In hockey, a team can go through multiple streaks and slumps and the excitement really begins when the playoffs approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realist Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Yep, I literally go into withdrawal frm the NFL during the offseason. I watch just about every damn minute of the draft, read whatever I can get my hands on, watch as much preseason ball as I can, etc. I love sports in general, but I'm an NFL addict. Watching that Bengals/Packers game tonight reminded me of the last time I saw the bengals....last year in the playoffs against the steelers. I was SO damn fired up for that game and amazingly pissed when Carson went down in the 1st quarter. I'm a die hard Bills fan, but I can get fired up by just about any game. 754946[/snapback] That's exactly how I am! Give me football before any other sport or team. I can't wait for the season to get started. The Bills are first, then any other NFL game, then the Sabres. After the NFL playoffs its all Sabres and NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mile High Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 My preseason excitement level is always 10 for the Bills (on a 1-10 scale). My Sabres' excitement level usually starts at about a 6 or 7, and progressively increases as the season moves along. The key difference is length of season and number of games. In football, literally every game counts. In hockey, a team can go through multiple streaks and slumps and the excitement really begins when the playoffs approach. 755055[/snapback] I'm usually the same way but not this year. I just have a gut feeling this year about the Sabres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 It's been a long time since this was the case for me, but Sabres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Baumer Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 I just love the fact that the Sabres are back to the top of the heap as far as excitement goes. It was impossibhle not to fall in love with that team last year. I think the reason some die hard Bills fans are going with Sabres is because Mularkey and crew along with several half a$$ players left fans with a feeling of disgust (I know I was one of them). That Bills team was the first team to EVER make me feel disgusted with the whole organization. Thank goodness respectability has been restored. Even iff the Bills go 0-16 I will still love them. The same could not have been said last year about that sad group. Then the Sabres came along and made everyone forget about the state of the Bills. Both teams are back and I am fired up for both of them. Someone (I don't care who) needs to bring this great city a championship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Bills Fan Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Typically, the Bills are my #1 team. But the Sabres look to be pretty good this year and I think they have a real shot at the Cup. Let's face it, this is a rebuilding year for the Bills, whereas the Sabres are loaded and ready to go. If they had their defenseman last year, they would have won the Cup. I'm more excited for the Sabres going into this season. I'm excited to see how the Bills improve and develop throughout this year, but I expect little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Bills, I'm a way bigger football fan than hockey. I enjoy the Sabres games but I LOVE football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 That's exactly how I am! Give me football before any other sport or team. I can't wait for the season to get started. The Bills are first, then any other NFL game, then the Sabres. After the NFL playoffs its all Sabres and NHL. 755065[/snapback] That's one thing about you hockey guys that I really envy....when football is over, I feel pretty much bored with sports. I'm only a marginal hockey fan and I'll watch from time to time - particularly if it's the flyers or sabres, or if the game is in HD - but it just can't compare with the NFL. You guys who love hockey get to have another four or five months of a sport you love, which gets you a lot closer to the next NFL season. This past year I had the World Cup and I was all over that....but that's only once every four years I'm not much of an NBA fan at all either, so the months of feb-july are pretty uneventful for me. But then August hits and it's NFL TIME AGAIN BABY!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 I think the reason some die hard Bills fans are going with Sabres is because Mularkey and crew along with several half a$$ players left fans with a feeling of disgust (I know I was one of them). That Bills team was the first team to EVER make me feel disgusted with the whole organization. 755167[/snapback] Yep, makes total sense. You can take how I felt after each superbowl loss and combine them into one really sh------- emotion, and that didn't compare at all to how I felt after last season. Thank God for the "off the wall" forum, cause otherwise I wouldn't have been able to stomach hanging out here. I was so sick at the miserable failure of a season that I just couldn't take it. That was the longest it's ever taken me to recover from a Bills season....by no small margin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Bills, only becasue their season starts first, once the NFL season starts (real season, not crappy preseason) and the NHL starts up, I will be excited for the Sabres and will cheer both equally. Hockey season only ended a couple months ago, Football season ended about 9 months ago (well atleast for the Bills), Its been a while since I have seen some Bills football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMannn Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Which 2006-2007 season are you more excited to see? 754735[/snapback] I'll let you know at the end of October, when the Bills are 8-0 or 0-8, or depending where they are between that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bflojohn Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 I'm a little suprised no one caught this but the Bills played in Super Bowl XXV folks, unless my understanding of Roman numerals has waned lately. The Bears won in 1985, which would have been XX, I believe! Sorry Pyrite Gal. Oh, by the way, I'm a lot like Ajzepp too. I flew back to NYC in April for the draft, live. Had the time of my life (football offseason wise) and I pour over every tidbit of information know to man about football ( or in this case fan)!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrite Gal Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 I'm a little suprised no one caught this but the Bills played in Super Bowl XXV folks, unless my understanding of Roman numerals has waned lately. The Bears won in 1985, which would have been XX, I believe! Sorry Pyrite Gal. Oh, by the way, I'm a lot like Ajzepp too. I flew back to NYC in April for the draft, live. Had the time of my life (football offseason wise) and I pour over every tidbit of information know to man about football ( or in this case fan)!! 755602[/snapback] I was just looking at my wrust and checked my sundial and realized I messed up the #s, whoops. i think there are enough typos in my overly lengthy posts that it wasn't so much folks missing it but figuring it was par for the course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 There are only 3 teams that I love, and I love them all equally. Bills, Sabres, and the Longhorns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Baumer Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 There are only 3 teams that I love, and I love them all equally. Bills, Sabres, and the Longhorns. 755616[/snapback] You are a very lucky person Texas won the National Championship in 2006 Sabres will win the Stanley Cup in 2007 And the Bills will win the Super Bowl in 2008 Does it get any better than that??????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 There are only 3 teams that I love, and I love them all equally. Bills, Sabres, and the Longhorns. 755616[/snapback] A Longhorns fan? You? No way, I don't think any regular poster on this knew that tidbit of info on you. So what are your feeling on Vince young, Maybe the Bills should have tried drafting him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 I flew back to NYC in April for the draft, live. Had the time of my life (football offseason wise) and I pour over every tidbit of information know to man about football ( or in this case fan)!! 755602[/snapback] You lucky bastid! That must have ROCKED! I dunno what it is, but while I always want the Bills to win the superbowl, I am also able to live vicariously through other teams/fans, too. The exceptions being the teams I HATE, like the cowboys, fish, and pats. But the Saints getting Reggie this year? Sure, that's pretty exciting....I hope the kid does well down there and I really want to see him play. I was loving watching Carson Palmer rip it up last night....I loved the hall of fame ceremony....it's more than a sport to me, I guess is what I'm trying to say. Hell, the bills won't get a single sniff of prime time this year that I know of, but you can bet your arse that I'll be in front of my projector every sunday and monday (and thursday, for that matter) when it's time for prime time football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 A Longhorns fan? You? No way, I don't think any regular poster on this knew that tidbit of info on you. So what are your feeling on Vince young, Maybe the Bills should have tried drafting him? 755672[/snapback] He'll tell you how he feels about Vince once he get's his dick out of his mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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