Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue ix
4. The Stadium in Orchard Park and the 1998 Lease Agreement 1
5. Starting from Scratch 8
6. The First Meeting 13
7. Finding the Right Team 24
8. Viability = D × P³ – C 34
9. Enter Populous 41
10. G4 or 4G? 50
11. Should I Stay or Should I Go? 57
12. Percoco 65
13. The More Things Change,the More They Remain the Same 68
14. At Least They Fed Us 76
15. The Letter 83
16. Thank God We Got Schumed! 89
17. It’s Pronounced Like the Bread 94
18. They Want a What? 100
19. Well, Those Were a Crazy Few Days 107
20. The $400-Million Bomb 116
21. Detroit 126
22. Sandy and Troubles at Home 139
23. In the Red Zone 143
24. They Might as Well Go Now If That Is the Case 149
25. I Probably Just Lied to the Media 154
26. Touchdown 168
27. I Think I Made Jerry Sullivan Speechless 172
28. The Legislative Interlude 180
29. Blue Tick Hounds 186
30. Epilogue 193
31. Acknowledgments 203
32. Index 207