Oliver Willis has an interesting post about the various manifestations of sports allegiances in towns where he’s lived. As per his model, here’s how Buffalo shapes up:
:: It’s Draft time! Bills! Bills! Bills!
:: Go Sabres! Now we have something to do in between Sundays.
:: It’s Training Camp! Bills Bills Bills!
:: Yeah, the Blue Jays and Indians and probably the Pirates are closer, but screw them, this is Yankee territory!
:: Are the Sabres in the playoffs?
:: The season’s starting! Bills Bills Bills! When do we play Miami, anyway? Bring ’em on!
:: NBA….what’s that? (Or, if the person’s an old-timer, “Hey, we had one of them franchises back in my day….”)
:: We’re in the playoff hunt! Bills! Bills! Bills!
:: Yeah, there used to be good college basketball around here….
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