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We've alluded to this moment on a few occasions. In fact, it's been mentioned pretty much everywhere . That's what happens when you get such a dog game: It was all downhill from there ...
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We’re going to do things a little differently this week. The week, for us, has been all about the Bills Toronto Series, so we’ll use this avenue to relay our final, broad thoughts on the series two games in. After that, we’ll get to the week that was throughout the league. Two hundred and fifty days...
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Brad Gagnon
on 12-08-2008
Filed under: Rear-view Monday, Buffalo Bills, Bills in Toronto, Ted Rogers, Roger Goodell, Ralph Wilson
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TORONTO -- This was the beginning of what is expected to be a five-year rehearsal for NFL fans in the city of Toronto, but some things are beyond human control. Such as the potential for a horrible football game. Dolphins vs. Bills, Dec. 7, 2008: Bad football game. This isn’t an excuse, just an observation...
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Brad Gagnon
on 12-07-2008
Filed under: Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, Bills in Toronto, Rogers Centre
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TORONTO -- We're live from the football press box at the Rogers Centre for the first ever National Football League regular-season game on Canadian soil. The sole purpose of the blog is to give people an indication of what things are like from within at this historically significant and somewhat controversial...
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Well, we’re less than a day away. Tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. ET, at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON, for the fourth time in history, the National Football League will play a regular-season game on foreign soil. Not flooded with excitement? Yeah, if Rogers Communications’ incomprehensible prices, the not...
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Sean Fitzgerald of the National Post went down to Orchard Park to investigate what we did two weeks ago: the series' effect on local businesses . “During the week, business is terrible,” Sabuda said. “That's why we look forward to the weekend of a Bills' game, the home games in particular...
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Here’s a quick look at what’s being said about the upcoming Dolphins-Bills game in Toronto. ------------------------------ Not surprisingly, former Bills great Jim Kelly is once again on his soapbox about the Bills staying in Buffalo . And while we appreciate Kelly’s passion, we’re wondering why a guy...
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Brad Gagnon
on 12-04-2008
Filed under: Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, Bills in Toronto, Jim Kelly, Ricky Williams
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Ticket sales haven’t gone the way Rogers Communications expected when it paid 800 trillion dollars* to bring eight Buffalo Bills games to Toronto over the next five NFL seasons, but a Rogers executive in charge of the series tells the Goal-Line Stand that fewer than 2,000 tickets remain for this Sunday...
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Canadian Senator Larry Campbell made headlines in the summer when he pioneered a bill attempting to bar American football from Canada. Whatever happened to that legislative effort? Well, a couple minor things got in the way. You know, a federal election and the biggest economic downturn in 80 years....
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The Globe and Mail’s Stephen Brunt points out that Barack Obama’s tax policies could significantly impact what Ralph Wilson decides to do with the Bills . …any tax reforms brought in during 2009 would be backdated to Jan. 1 of that year, anyone hoping to avoid them has only a month to do business. Already...
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Rogers Communications kingpin Paul Godfrey may have stepped down from his post as president of the Toronto Blue Jays, but the long-time proponent of bringing NFL football to Canada remains connected to the Buffalo Bills’ eight-game, five-year series taking place in Toronto. “Paul is a trusted advisor...
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All this talk about the fans, but as the Dolphins-Bills game in Toronto looms just 18 days from now, what about the people who rely upon the Bills playing eight regular-season home games in order to maintain a livelihood? I spoke to a few scalpers Monday in Orchard Park. Instead of making the trip to...
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With all the bitter feelings, jealousy, and frustration plaguing the Buffalo Bills’ eight-game relationship with the city of Toronto, the focus has been on the fans, and rightly so. If it weren’t for them, franchise relocation wouldn’t be so gruelling. Owners wouldn’t have to move teams, with little...
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Brad Gagnon
on 11-18-2008
Filed under: Toronto, Buffalo Bills, Bills in Toronto, Bills Toronto Series
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Driving in to work today, I noticed Bills Toronto Series ads hanging from street posts. We're 25 days away from the first regular-season NFL game ever played in Toronto. Coincidentally, I received a press release today from the Bills with the schedule of events slated for Dec. 7. Game time is 4:05...
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In case you missed it, NBC’s Peter King reported on “Football Night in America” that former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly is putting a group together to buy the Bills from Ralph Wilson . Wilson, who’s kicking it at 90 years of age, has established quite the business relationship with Rogers Communications...
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Brad Gagnon
on 11-04-2008
Filed under: Toronto, NFL in Toronto, Buffalo Bills, Bills in Toronto, Jim Kelly, Ted Rogers, Tom Golisano
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Call it Friday morning quarterback. Here’s what people are saying one day after the “big” game: • ESPN’s Tim Graham was in the house, and filed more than one rather negative story about the game and the atmosphere. Take your pick: “Bills hope Toronto is dome sweet dome” “The Buffalo Bills rode three...
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Was it possible to live up to the hype? Probably not. But the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers did all they could to keep the crowd entertained in the first installment of Bills North. The Steelers were the perfect team to play the Bills in the series opener. The city of Toronto has a plethora of...
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6:05 -- We're all set up, with about 90 minutes until game time. The Bills and Steelers are on the field warming up, and the stadium's about this full: 6:15 -- We spent some time at the "Tailgate party" across the street, which was actually not too bad. Beers were $6 and several guys...
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Jim Kelly doesn’t hide the way he feels about the Buffalo Bills and western New York. “I have no mixed emotions,” says the Hall of Fame quarterback. “My loyalty is with western New York and the Buffalo Bills.” But Kelly also knows the Bills need financial help to stay in Buffalo, and while many think...
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Brad Gagnon
on 08-14-2008
Filed under: Toronto, NFL in Toronto, Buffalo Bills, Bills in Toronto, Jim Kelly
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• Gene Warner of the Buffalo News has a nice summary of what’s going on and what’s being said . • Morgan Campbell of the Toronto Star is friendlier to Russ Brandon than we were . • Dan Ralph of the Canadian Press points out that the NFL’s presence in Toronto hasn’t hurt the Argonauts at the turnstiles...