Pete Catan's Ghost Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Only those who can floss with rope, need apply. Fatty Liver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-investors-group-stadium-construction-transit-1.4070024 Quote Repairs to the faulty concrete and drainage at Winnipeg's Investors Group Field will take two more years to complete, but the stadium's owner is promising there will be no conflicts with events at the four-year-old football stadium. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr Dee Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Pre Season CFL games being televised: Thursday, June 8 Hamilton at Ottawa 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt TSN Network Sunday, June 11 Calgary at Edmonton 7pm et/4pm pt TSN Network Thursday, June 15 Ottawa at Montreal 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt TSN2 Friday, June 16 Saskatchewan at BC 10pm et/7pm pt TSN Network No Toronto and no Winnipeg We need a new Commisioner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 As always, pre-season is best on CJOB...looking forward to Bob's call, especially on the 11th! johnzo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 27 minutes ago, Noeller said: As always, pre-season is best on CJOB...looking forward to Bob's call, especially on the 11th! It's no wonder CJOB's ratings are declining, once the season is over Bob virtually goes into hibernation and doesn't re-emerge until T.C. The major broadcaster needs to do more during the off-season to keep the Bombers and the CFL in the news. It's not like there's nothing going on in the off-season, did Bob even attend CFL Week? The broadcaster in Regina does a much better job keeping the Riders front and center, a day doesn't go by that they don't discuss something CFL or Rider related. I love Bob but CJOB really deserves to lose the broadcast rights. DR. CFL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 6 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: It's no wonder CJOB's ratings are declining, once the season is over Bob virtually goes into hibernation and doesn't re-emerge until T.C. The major broadcaster needs to do more during the off-season to keep the Bombers and the CFL in the news. It's not like there's nothing going on in the off-season, did Bob even attend CFL Week? The broadcaster in Regina does a much better job keeping the Riders front and center, a day doesn't go by that they don't discuss something CFL or Rider related. I love Bob but CJOB really deserves to lose the broadcast rights. Bob's been part time for years now...he's 70 for Christ's sake! He's earned it. Now, I agree, the staff they DO have on full time should be doing more in the offseason, but Bob, for his age, is pretty active on social media. He almost always has something posted on Twitter when there's a Bombers announcement of some kind. Having said that, when the season begins again, there's nobody better (Tait, maybe) than Bob for knowledge of the team and the league....the dude just gets it. Way better than anyone else in radio/TV/print... WildPath 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 I believe CJOB holds the rights until the end of this year. (7 year extension announced in nov 2011). This could be the last season on CJOB. And unfortunately probably Bob as well. He is due for a well earned retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taynted_Fayth Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, Rich said: I believe CJOB holds the rights until the end of this year. (7 year extension announced in nov 2011). This could be the last season on CJOB. And unfortunately probably Bob as well. He is due for a well earned retirement. well earned, but damn that sucks. I spent a year living out in the bush and with no cable, CJOB was all i had for bomber games and felt like I didn't miss a beat. Hell even after the fact I usually turn on CJOB for the pregame vs TSN's. I assume 1290 will carry bomber games next year then? Noeller and Tracker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Catan's Ghost Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 39 minutes ago, Rich said: I believe CJOB holds the rights until the end of this year. (7 year extension announced in nov 2011). This could be the last season on CJOB. And unfortunately probably Bob as well. He is due for a well earned retirement. Retirement? See: Scully, Vin Mark F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: It's no wonder CJOB's ratings are declining, once the season is over Bob virtually goes into hibernation and doesn't re-emerge until T.C. The major broadcaster needs to do more during the off-season to keep the Bombers and the CFL in the news. It's not like there's nothing going on in the off-season, did Bob even attend CFL Week? The broadcaster in Regina does a much better job keeping the Riders front and center, a day doesn't go by that they don't discuss something CFL or Rider related. I love Bob but CJOB really deserves to lose the broadcast rights. if you think they hibernate now on CJOB then they'd be buried with Jets coverage on 1290 TSN. What do you think would happen if the Jets & Bombers had games simultaneously? The Bombers would be relegated to a feed on their their webpage. Being on CJOB is still better than sharing 1290 TSN with the Jets. Edited April 14, 2017 by SpeedFlex27 Bigblue204, Noeller and Tracker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 I can understand the problem, now that all games are televised the radio broadcast almost becomes irrelevant. That said, I guess I will be tuning into CJOB for the two preseason games. Stickem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Over the last few seasons it's been clear that Bob only has a year or left of doing PBP. Time to end that chapter and move in a new direction and hope that the next PBP guy can be as good as Bob was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Brandon said: Over the last few seasons it's been clear that Bob only has a year or left of doing PBP. Time to end that chapter and move in a new direction and hope that the next PBP guy can be as good as Bob was. That will be difficult. The person following will have huge shoes to fill. Edited April 14, 2017 by SpeedFlex27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 16 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: I can understand the problem, now that all games are televised the radio broadcast almost becomes irrelevant. That said, I guess I will be tuning into CJOB for the two preseason games. In this TV deal but what about the next? With falling ratings maybe the future rightsholder whoever that is decides not to televise all the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Heck of a story Brandon, Al Bundy, Dee Urban Hermit and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 14 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: In this TV deal but what about the next? With falling ratings maybe the future rightsholder whoever that is decides not to televise all the games. The CFL can not afford to let that happen, there's no going back. If the league is to prosper it has to get beyond relying on gate receipts. Most sports streaming websites are sponsored almost exclusively by online betting, especially the British and Asian ones. It's a shady world but I wonder if the CFL can benefit from this source of sponsorship revenue on a global level. Gamblers aren't necessarily interested in the event, just the results. Dirty30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taynted_Fayth Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: The CFL can not afford to let that happen, there's no going back. If the league is to prosper it has to get beyond relying on gate receipts. Most sports streaming websites are sponsored almost exclusively by online betting, especially the British and Asian ones. It's a shady world but I wonder if the CFL can benefit from this source of sponsorship revenue on a global level. Gamblers aren't necessarily interested in the event, just the results. Does draftkings in anyway give money to the cfl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 48 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: The CFL can not afford to let that happen, there's no going back. If the league is to prosper it has to get beyond relying on gate receipts. Most sports streaming websites are sponsored almost exclusively by online betting, especially the British and Asian ones. It's a shady world but I wonder if the CFL can benefit from this source of sponsorship revenue on a global level. Gamblers aren't necessarily interested in the event, just the results. It could happen. Especially the CFL's penchant to not having competition for the rights. Or letting TSN not distribute some games to other networks. The games should be on CTV or CBC as TSN is a cable network. But the CFL burned its bridges with CTV years ago... Although Bell Media are the owners now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 (edited) 26 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: It could happen. Especially the CFL's penchant to not having competition for the rights. Or letting TSN not distribute some games to other networks. The games should be on CTV or CBC as TSN is a cable network. But the CFL burned its bridges with CTV years ago... Although Bell Media are the owners now. IIRC the contract with TSN would allow CTV to broadcast some games but they don't. What do you think would happen with airing CFL games when the NFL season started. If you think burying something on the website was bad, how would you feel about watching a game on MuchMoreMusic. And Bell Media has owned CTV and TSN for years - now owning the Argos will likely keep it on TSN but don't bet on it going to CTV. Edited April 14, 2017 by Jacquie Goalie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnipegGordo Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 On April 13, 2017 at 10:48 AM, bb1 said: Anyone hear what's going on with the Ridersfan website? I know who cares but it's fun to peek over there sometimes, kind of like watching Maury Povich....dont want to admit it but every once in a while.? I read on the CFL.ca forum that the server's hard drive failed and they didn't have a back up so they lost everything. They have to build things from scratch, kind of like their team. JCon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb1 Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 1 hour ago, WinnipegGordo said: I read on the CFL.ca forum that the server's hard drive failed and they didn't have a back up so they lost everything. They have to build things from scratch, kind of like their team. Lol well that is tough....thnks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 If CJOB loses the rights after this year, would 1290 hire Bob just to do the Bomber games? Or if TSN 1290 has the rights, who do they get to call the games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 2 hours ago, WinnipegGordo said: I read on the CFL.ca forum that the server's hard drive failed and they didn't have a back up so they lost everything. They have to build things from scratch, kind of like their team. I predict there's going to be a horde of butt-ugly babies born in 9 months time.... Al Bundy and IC Khari 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 2 hours ago, rebusrankin said: If CJOB loses the rights after this year, would 1290 hire Bob just to do the Bomber games? Or if TSN 1290 has the rights, who do they get to call the games? Bob plays a big role at CJOB. I wonder if goes into semi-retirement and calls games for TSN1290? Best of both worlds, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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