bluedevil: November 2009 Archives

Regional November 21, 2009 12:15 PM
Bills Next Coach: Shanahan, Cowher, Chucky or {insert no-name here}
As we all know, Ralph Wilson works in mysterious ways. He gave Dick Jauron a 3 year contract extension after the Bills stared the 2008 season 5-2.  This, of course, was after Jauron went 7-9 in his previous two seasons as the Bills head coach.  Since signing his contract extension, Jauron's Bills went 5-13.  Wilson finally woke up to the reality that Jauron had no business serving as a head coach in the NFL and promptly fired him after the bye week.  Of course, most NFL teams make in-season coaching changes before the bye week to give the new coach transition time to prepare for the next game.  Well, not Ralph. 

And it turns out that Ralph didn't even really fire Jauron, according to WIVB.  Channel 4 reports that Wilson gave Jauron the opportunity to stay on board until the end of the season
lifestyle November 16, 2009 8:16 PM
Bud Adams: 86 and Classy
Look, we've all wanted to give Dick Jauron the bird.  Heck, most Buffalonians have wanted to give the entire Bills franchise the finger for their decade-long run of misery and mediocrity.  But that's different.  We can give our own team the bird. We can't have some 86 year old oil man with a history of moving football franchises give our Bills the finger.  So we thank NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for fining Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for his remarkably
Regional November 13, 2009 9:00 AM
Forbes: Sabres Lose Money 8 of Past 9 Seasons, Now Worth $169M

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In 2003, Tom Golisano purchased the Buffalo Sabres for $92