(01-05-2018, 02:13 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote:

(01-05-2018, 10:35 AM)GrizzlyDrizzy Wrote: Don't even compare Jax to Buffalo. Buffalo might not be able to use the beaches in the winter but they have Niagara falls, Clifton hill and Canada 10 minutes from the city. Their food destroys anything in Florida. Their fans are better. Their hockey fans are more passionate. Jacksonville cannot touch Buffalo. I don't know too well of the job market in Jax but that might be the only thing that is better but probably not since Buffalo fans just bought all Jaguars playoff tickets 200% market value to Jags fans who needed the money. Ridiculous. Jacksonville might not even be able to touch Cleveland to be honest. #LondonJaguars2030 #Tarps #BillsMafiaTakeover #ClevelandOverJax

I've never been to Buffalo, but you're probably right about the current state of affairs with having a larger fan base and more of a big city feel with better restaurant choices at present, but things do change.  The Bills have been around for a lot longer which explains all of that, but you're holding up two dying markets compared to one of the hottest in the nation real estate wise.  I got news for you...  Despite dodging the bullet recently, the Bills won't be in Buffalo forever as long as the grass is continually getting greener in a lot of other places.  Does your fandom travel with the team when it goes or does it stay with the city of Buffalo?  Sure, maybe the team stays close and just moves to Toronto.  Maybe they even keep the name Buffalo Bills by positioning themselves between Buffalo and Toronto, but you guys are going to have to do something about the continual population decline of the area (that's been in consistent decline since the 50's) if the team is going to remain there and I don't know if there is anything that can be done when the state of New York is competing with other, friendlier states for new businesses and the fact that people generally prefer to move to warmer climates if given the choice alone without a job being the driving factor.  But that doesn't explain Toronto which is apparently thriving.  You must be praying for natural disasters to wipe out California and Florida.  That might be the only thing that keeps the Bills where they are.  And I'd put odds on if either franchise moves, the Bills are much more likely to do so than the Jags.  You guys haven't been the visiting team here since 2013.  A lot has changed since then and you'll see it when you get to the stadium.  And if you're the visiting team again in a few years, you'll see a lot more changes around the stadium then too.  When the Bills do leave, if you decide to jump ship I'd completely understand.  We'd welcome your type of fandom as a Jags fan with open arms when the time comes.

I’m not sure that you understand how this thing works. The OWNER decides where the team plays, not the league. The Bills are owned by a very rich guy that has roots and a substantial investment in WNY. They call it Pegulaville. The second that he and his wife purchased the team ensured that the Bills would remain in WNY for generations.

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