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Stories Schedule Roster Stats. Filed under: Notes Podcasts. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. And now, for three games at least, Wilson doesn't have to take his stepson's abuse. The Denver game that year was kind of like the Pats game. It was the game that convinced us that team might be special. Just by observation, it seems that a disproportionate number of women are Buffalo sports fans, compared to other cities. That is certainly true of expats. Even my year-old mom, who has never watched a football game in her life, is a Bills fan.
Cox is an active member of the Portland Bills Backers and is looking forward to going to the nearest Bills away game this year, as many expats do. We the Portland Bills Backers are so excited! Females are taking a big step in becoming the No. Just look at all the women jerseys being sold,… While working the Bills games, I noticed each year an increasing amount of women entering the gates with fellow female friends and not a male in site.
Attorney Maureen Kane has lived in Arizona for years. Most of her family has relocated there too, and she has many other expat friends in the area. She is finishing a book entitled, "Missing Buffalo. Maureen goes to the games when the Bills come to town. The last time the Bills played the Cardinals , there were at least as many Bills jerseys in the crowd as Cardinals shirts, she reported.
I asked my subjects what else they could add to the expat fan experience. Most of them mentioned the fun they have annoying the local fans where they live, especially in places where there is a history of rivalry with Buffalo.
Wayne Salen, now living in South Florida says his aggressive Bills fandom "irritates my neighbors to distraction! Wayne said he personally doesn't even get very homesick for Buffalo because there are so many Bills Backers around, it feels like home away from home. Many expats expressed the way in which Buffalo fans are never alone no matter where they are.
And of course we now have social media to connect us to our home, our teams and to each other. I've recently become addicted to watching Bills and Sabres games while on Twitter. It's like sitting in a section with a bunch of friends commenting, cheering, moaning and high-fiving in real space and time.
Anyone can be in the arena, in a bar or alone at home but can still comment, celebrate and commiserate with friends new and old in Buffalo and from Buffalo in real time if not in real space. In fact, that's how I met the people I interviewed for this article. Typed comments will be lost if you are not signed in. Buffalo Bills sign Cam Lewis to man roster. Please enter an email address.
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