Although some fans in Buffalo are concerned about the fact that the NFL is now scheduling Bills games across the border in Toronto, the NFL's decision is good news for Buffalo fans for several reasons. Case in point: Season tickets are now a better deal.One of the big rip-offs in sports is that NFL season ticket holders can't buy the eight regular-season home games without also buying two preseason home games. Since NFL preseason games are dull exhibitions featuring a whole lot of playing time for guys with no shot of making the roster, fans don't particularly like it, but they put up with it because they want to see those eight regular-season games.
But now that the Bills are playing one regular-season game and one preseason game in Toronto, a typical Bills season ticket only requires fans to pay for eight games, seven regular-season and one preseason.
Bottom line: If you were a Bills season ticket holder last year, 20% of the games you were paying for were meaningless. If you're a Bills season ticket holder this year, the meaningless percentage has gone down to 13.5%. One of the many reasons for fans in Buffalo to be glad to share their team with fans in Toronto: Sharing the costs of preseason games.
Bills have fewer home games, best ticket prices [Rochester Democrat & Chronicle]
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2-09-2008 @ 9:53AM
Slumlord said...
As a long time Bills fan.I don't like the idea at all.For a couple reasons.First of all who decides which game,and team will played across the border.For example the Cowboys came to buffalo last season for the first time in what don't even rember.If that game is played in Toronto a long time ticket holder might have to wait 10-20 years before they come back to Buffalo,and hope and pray they don't schedule that game agian Toronto.The Bills have no problem filling the stadium.
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2-09-2008 @ 2:17PM
myra said...
What McGahee predicted has come true. the bills fans were angry with him about the remark he made about them playing in cananda. i don't hear any outcry from the bills fans now that this turned true! they were just hatin' on McGahee.
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