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Today's Poll: Will Terry and Kim Pegula turn the Bills into consistent winners?

By Howard B. Owens
Irene Will

Yes, If they stop trying to get "bargain basement" players like Ralph was doing toward the end. I would THINK with paying $1.4 billion, they'd want to spend enough on players to WIN.

Oct 9, 2014, 9:02am Permalink
Doug Yeomans

Pro sports, another tax subsidized waste of money. Genesee county has to cut back on road repair projects to pay for salt while the state gives the Bills (owned by billionaires) $135 million so millionaires can throw balls at each other in a refurbished, aging stadium. Pro sports should be able to sustain itself, or it shouldn't exist at all.

Oct 9, 2014, 12:26pm Permalink
Tim Miller

Doug - want the gory (and disturbing/disgusting) details backing up your rant?

Read "Free Lunch" by David Cay Jinston, specifically chapter 6 (Pride and Profits).

Oct 9, 2014, 2:59pm Permalink
Tim Miller

The negatives are not for the content of the rant, but for the placement.

Folks were having a nice conversation about the Bills' future, and your rant, however accurate concerning government subsidies to major sports, wasn't part of that conversation.

Oct 10, 2014, 6:45am Permalink
Peter O'Brien

Doug,
I down voted because you are hijacking a thread.

Anyways, I voted no. I don't need a winner, I need an entertaining team to watch. This years crop of Bills and Sabres should do that.

Oct 10, 2014, 10:28am Permalink
Ed Hartgrove

I don't know if the Pegula's can turn the Bills' record around, but they could've purchased all of the rest of Buffalo for what they paid for 2 sports teams. Then, they could've just charged road tolls for people to get to the games.

Oct 10, 2014, 12:12pm Permalink

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