(02-11-2022, 07:11 PM)JaggedJimmyJay Wrote: Respect, Bills Maf. I appreciate the brother/sisterhood of our fanbases, even if I do kind of suspect it's going to be challenged in the near future by the Burrow/Allen wars.

If it isn't us in the AFC I am okay with Buffalo. No fanbase should have to experience what y'all experienced in the early '90s (even if it was largely a great success).

(02-11-2022, 07:46 PM)Speedy Thomas Wrote: And I love the Finger Lakes. 

(02-11-2022, 07:46 PM)Speedy Thomas Wrote: Totally agree.  And I love the Finger Lakes.  

(02-11-2022, 06:46 PM)BillsGuy1986 Wrote: I’ve been a Bills fan my whole life and there are only 3 other teams in the NFL I can tolerate, and the Bengals are the only other team I like.

The similarities between cities/teams are simple to understand:

1. Small Market team with a bully in the division they must contend with every year (Steelers and Ravens, to a lesser extent)
2. Fans that live and breathe football
3. Great local joints and food – I loved the few places I visited – Knockback Nats and O’Malleys in the Alley. I was forced to get Gold Star Chili cause Skyline was closed on Sundays for some reason ?
4. The pain of losing for different ways for so long. I’m still angry about the Bengals 2016 Playoff game against the Steelers.
5. Genuinely nice people – seriously – your tailgate was a pleasant surprise. We were welcomed with open arms, and I played the biggest and most entertaining game of flip cup I’ve ever seen.
6. A climate where it can still be cold and depressing in April

This yahoo article that got to me. https://www.yahoo.com/news/cincinnati-bengals-ex-cris-collinsworth-110000621.html

I usually go to 1 away game every year but I might have to make an exception and go to 2 next year to see an Allen/Burrow face off.
Anyway, I’m talking too much. Again, I wish you good luck on Sunday. The Rams are not the villain usually found in the other side of these Superbowls, but very few people in LA care about the Rams and their “fans” assault visiting teams’ fans, so the heck with them. Go beat LA.

(02-11-2022, 06:46 PM)BillsGuy1986 Wrote: I’ve been a Bills fan my whole life and there are only 3 other teams in the NFL I can tolerate, and the Bengals are the only other team I like.

The similarities between cities/teams are simple to understand:

1. Small Market team with a bully in the division they must contend with every year (Steelers and Ravens, to a lesser extent)
2. Fans that live and breathe football
3. Great local joints and food – I loved the few places I visited – Knockback Nats and O’Malleys in the Alley. I was forced to get Gold Star Chili cause Skyline was closed on Sundays for some reason ?
4. The pain of losing for different ways for so long. I’m still angry about the Bengals 2016 Playoff game against the Steelers.
5. Genuinely nice people – seriously – your tailgate was a pleasant surprise. We were welcomed with open arms, and I played the biggest and most entertaining game of flip cup I’ve ever seen.
6. A climate where it can still be cold and depressing in April

This yahoo article that got to me. https://www.yahoo.com/news/cincinnati-bengals-ex-cris-collinsworth-110000621.html

I usually go to 1 away game every year but I might have to make an exception and go to 2 next year to see an Allen/Burrow face off.
Anyway, I’m talking too much. Again, I wish you good luck on Sunday. The Rams are not the villain usually found in the other side of these Superbowls, but very few people in LA care about the Rams and their “fans” assault visiting teams’ fans, so the heck with them. Go beat LA.

(02-11-2022, 07:22 PM)Nately120 Wrote: That's definitely a perspective on the state of NY you don't hear every day.  

(02-11-2022, 08:44 PM)Earendil Wrote: NYC is a neat place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. And dear god, driving there was one of the most stressful experiences. I'm usually pretty even-keeled, but wow.

Upstate is beautiful though. If it weren't for the winters, I could definitely live there.

(02-11-2022, 08:18 PM)Tony Wrote: Josh Allen is the truth. He is the best QB in football imo...

(02-11-2022, 08:44 PM)Earendil Wrote: NYC is a neat place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. And dear god, driving there was one of the most stressful experiences. I'm usually pretty even-keeled, but wow.

Upstate is beautiful though. If it weren't for the winters, I could definitely live there.

(02-11-2022, 08:50 PM)leonardfan40 Wrote: Hey now! Let’s not go overboard there. He was great in the playoffs but Burrow is clearly the better passer.

(02-11-2022, 08:50 PM)Nately120 Wrote: To each his own...I have my own biases, I guess.  Mostly, that I've lived and worked in places like NYC and Chicago and people who have never done so are always trying to convince me that my life was apparently a living hell there. 

(02-11-2022, 08:58 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I was rooting for the Bills against KC even though I thought that would weaken the Bengals chances. If it’s not the Bengals I’ll happily root for the Bills. Especially vs that douche team in KC.

(02-11-2022, 09:02 PM)Earendil Wrote: Sorry I didn't mean to imply anything bad toward you. It's not for me, but you would probably hate living in a lot of the places I have. I have lived in Cincy, I've lived in a town of about a thousand people, and just about everywhere in between. I think people should live wherever makes them happy.