That Aud Smell

well, from what i read and hear, the business operations of the football team are a sh1t show as well. it really does seem like they chanced upon mcdermott, who begat beane. i'm not saying those 2 guys are the best thing since sliced (PRO-cessed) cheese, but they are at least stable and competent leaders. and they may yet prove to be even more than that (fingers crossed). it's a saying i adopted from one of my real life heroes. when it fits, it's so good. who/what now? Really? Man, I left that gripe in the dust years ago. I have far bigger problems with the fatter cats (the owners) who amass hundreds of millions, billions in investment or interest income through varying forms of corporate welfare, tax dodges, and the like.

That is discouraging, but, sadly, not surprising. They’re the gang that can’t shoot straight. Cohesion in football ops seems to have occurred by dumb luck.

Quite possibly my favourite Buffalo athlete of all time.

no bueno

Okay. But now, more please. When are we gonna get an "Hmmmm" tweet, or whatever that thing is you do before dropping a story?

I hear you. Believe me - I’m no fan. But the guy has a demonstrated ability to create, build, and run businesses. He appears to a huge a-hole. Excellent business execs often are. Really? Players not organizations? Hmm. I understand the point, to a point. But having a well-run, operationally stable organization seems like the right starting point to building a winner. @inkman: and to @PASabreFan’s frequent point: Maybe it’s better if the owner has a certain level of indifference to a pro sports team that s/he owns.

That guy knows how to build and run a business, though.

^ This is fair. Thing is, if morale in business operations is low (awful), that is *not* a good omen for overall operational success. In fact, it would tend to predict more failure(s).

Maybe @john wawrow will expand on this Tweet in a future report. I take these reports as a troubling sign.

It was evidently the entire operational department ...?

^ Ironically, the Bills have been operationally competent of late.

Oh, man. Really nice. Top shelf for those memories. And we were all Rick when we called the game. (In fairness, I was equally a Darling guy.)

Per Graham: The Bills reportedly barred their own internal reporter, Chris Brown, from covering training camp because he violated team policies regarding how much can be disclosed about camp performances, etc. Also, the team’s marketing staff has apparently quit (all of 3 people?).

Nothing wrong with that, btw. This is the (sports) entertainment business.

Yeah - that’s fair. I suppose my sense of what Barstool is is quite limited. I like the personalities associated with 2 of their products/brands. There’s presumably a whole lot of sh1t elsewhere. And he is a huge Delta Bravo.

Meh, disagree. I very much enjoy Dan Katz, and Kate is terrific. Chaps has his moments too.

There's really no denying that he has a certain flare for performance and spectacle, and an excellent sense of what appeals to and motivates (mostly) young white males (edit: or at least certain members of that cohort). There's a whole lot of awful stuff that goes along with that as well. One thing I will add: I credit him for having a good/great eye for talent and for letting that talent grow and evolve. I'm a legit fan of the Pardon My Take podcast and also dabble in the military-based product that Barstool has (Zero Pod Thirty or something?) with Uncle Chaps (sp?) and Kate (who's just frickin' awesome).

He was fabulous. I loved those teams, and that era, and him as a part of it. Rest in Peace #10.

I won't ever forget, or forgive**, Garrioch's behaviour in connection with the Drury-Neil incident, and, I guess, the Sabres' briefly heated rivalry with the Senators. ** This is sports, mind you. So I "hate" Garrioch in the manner that sports fans reasonably hate anyone. He's like a wrestling heel, I suppose.

Interesting.

Ay yo - whither @Theana74 ... or is it @Theana745?

That is interesting.

Yeah - the pandemic simplified (my) life in some ways, complicated it unimaginably in others. Yeah - the pandemic simplified (my) life in some ways, complicated it unimaginably in others. Additionally, when sports stopped, I mostly just stopped paying attention to them.

DUDE. A lot of ... stuff has been going on the past few months. I beg errr one’s forgiveness.