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I'M ******* PUMPED UP BOYS

"The bombers beat the riders last week, who were led by Brandon Bridge, air Canada. He came off the bench last year to almost lead the riders to the gc....he played pretty well in regina last week and had a shot to win, but a missed penalty cost them the game." How close does everyone think I am?

IT"S GAME DAY!!!! WESTERN FINALS!!! Let's Pick up where we left off the last time we beat the Stumps!! WEST DIVISION FINAL | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (10-8) at CALGARY STAMPEDERS (13-5) THE 4-1-1 Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. Sunday; McMahon Stadium, Calgary TV: TSN, RDS, ESPN News Radio: CJOB The forecast: A mix of sun and cloud. High +5C, low zero. Vegas line: The Stampeders are favoured by five points. Streaks: Winnipeg: 1W; Calgary: 1W. Home/Road: The Bombers are 5-5 on the road this year, including last week’s West Semi-Final win in Regina; the Stampeders are 7-2 at home. Head to head, 2018: The Bombers and Stamps split their season series 1-1. Calgary won 39-26 at home on August 25, with the Bombers countering with a 29-21 victory at Investors Group Field on October 26. Playoff history: The Bombers and Stampeders last met in the postseason in the 2001 Grey Cup, a 27-19 Calgary win. The last non-Grey Cup playoff game between Winnipeg and Calgary was the 1982 West Semi-Final in Winnipeg, a 24-3 Bombers win. Winnipeg and Calgary last met in a West Final in 1965, a best-of-three series won by the Bombers 2-1. Winnipeg then lost to Hamilton in the ’65 Grey Cup, dubbed the Wind Bowl because of blustery conditions. Winnipeg and Calgary have met six times in the West Final, with the Bombers 6-0 after wins in 1945, 1946, 1947, 1961, 1962 and 1965. (with thanks Ed Tait) https://www.bluebombers.com/2018/11/17/game-preview-west-final/ https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/06/181118-position-chart-Cgy.pdf If anyone has an image link to Stumps Depth chart- please let me know.

New drinking game. See how many times Suitor mentions the Riders in a non Rider game lol

No kidding. At some point the Football Gods have to say enough is enough & it's time we won a Grey Cup. THIS YEAR. No team has been to 3 consecutive Grey Cups since the Eskimos in 1980. They were a special team. The Stamps aren't. We have a real shot. If we play disciplined, smart & mistake free football.

Or you could just tell us who sings it...

Rose shouldn't be playing in the Grey Cup if Ottawa wins.

Instead of trying to call plays in audibly we should also come up with some nifty sideline signals to fight the crowd noise. I got the idea from the same source that supplied your stellar winning tactic:

you should be banned for such blasphemy

CFL Game #94 West Final - Winnipeg at Calgary:  Stampeders vs Blue Bombers: This will be the first playoff meeting between them since the 1982 West Division Semi-Final won by Winnipeg 24-3 at Winnipeg Stadium. It is their first West Final match-up in the 53 years since 1965 and in the Single-Game Final Era (1972-->). Note: They did play a single-game final in 1945 immediately after the re-start following WW II.  Winnipeg Finals Dominance: This will be the 7th Western Final match-up between Winnipeg and Calgary and their first since 1965. Calgary has never beaten Winnipeg in a Div-Conf Final in 6 previous tries: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1961, 1962 & 1965. Since the CFL itself was formed in 1958, Calgary and Winnipeg have yet to play a SINGLE-GAME Final before now (5 of the prior 6 Finals were Two-Game Total Points Series and one was an immediate 1945 Post-WW II special one-game playoff).  The Last Winnipeg Playoff Win at McMahon?: The last Bombers' playoff victory in Calgary came in the deciding game of the 1965 Best-of-3 Western Final Series on November 20, 1965 by 19-12. The star that day was Ken Nielsen who had 189 yards on 5 catches for 2 TDs. The longest of those set the CFL playoff record with a 109-yard connection with Kenny Ploen.  First since 2011/2002: Winnipeg's victory in Regina last week was their first in 7 years since the 2011 East Final over Hamilton (19-3). Given their bouncing back and forth between Divisions, it was their first Western Playoff win since the 2002 West S/Final.  Reaching the Grey Cup from 3rd Place: With a win the Bombers can keep alive a chance to win the Grey Cup from 3rd Place, a task that requires two road wins and a neutral site victory as well. It hasn't been done since 2005 - the last teams being Edmonton in 2005 and BC in 2000.  Reaching the Grey Cup: A win by Calgary would take them to the Grey Cup for a 3rd year in a row - something that the Stamps have never done in their entire history. The last CFL team to get to the Cup in 3 straight years was Montreal from 2008 to 2010.  QBs - Most Consecutive Years with a Playoff Win: Having led the Stampeders to a playoff win in each of the last 4 years, Bo Levi Mitchell will be trying to join an elite group with wins in 5 years in a row or more: (1963 to present)  5000/1000 ?: In 2018 the Stamps became the first team to ever have a 5,000 yard passer and yet have no 1,000-yard receivers. that clinched the #1 spot in the West as late as it gets. It is the first time that they won their final game of the season since 2015.  Important! Who Leads After Q1: Across 2017-18, Calgary & Winnipeg are a combined 35-6 when they lead after the 1st Quarter and just 9-13 when they do not. So the team that is ahead after 15:00 this week is the more likely to go on and win.  Mitchell in the Playoffs: This will be the 6th career playoff start for Bo Levi Mitchell and he is 4-1 to date averaging 302 yards per game started. His TD:INT Ratio is 6.0 to 1 (12 TDs, 2 INTs) and the 2nd-highest in all of CFL playoff history (trailing only Mike Reilly). Mitchell will be trying to lead his club to a playoff victory for the 5th year in a row.  Matt Nichols - 133 in a row: Nichols evened his playoff record as a starter at 2-2 last week with the road win at Saskatchewan. Nichols made it 4 straight playoff starts without an interception last week and his streak is now 133 consecutive pass attempts without an INT. The CFL playoff record was set by Mike Reilly across 2014 to 2017 with 194 passes in a row with no INTs.  Drives with the game on the line: Last week the Bombers led by just 13-12 but responded with 3 clutch offensive drives and 9 first downs that provided 10 points and sealed the win.  Last week's Pass Defence: The Bombers held Saskatchewan to just 42 yards passing in the 1st half, 100 yards overall and sacked Brandon Bridge 4 times on drop-backs with great coverage. The Riders were able to complete only 12 passes all day and the Bombers made 2 interceptions which they turned into the ONLY Points Off Turnovers in the game.  Stopping Harris - 100+?: With 5 games of 100+ yards this year, Andrew Harris now has 21 in his regular season career in 128 starts. Only ONE of those (Nov 1/13) has come against Calgary however. The Stampeders have held Harris to under 60 yards rushing in 13 of the 18 starts he has made against them. In 2018, he was held to under 100 yards combined in the 2 games (13 & 86 yards). In 7 playoff starts, Harris has yet to reach 100 yards though he has had 60+ on 4 occasions.  Justin Medlock: Ranks #23 all-time among playoff scorers with 88 points and can easily move into the Top 20 this week. He is 22- of-26, good for an 84.6 mark, #7 all-time in the playoffs despite missing one last week at Regina.  Rene Paredes: Rene Paredes comes in with a 17-of-19 FG mark good for 89.5% and #4 all-time. He missed his only playoff FG attempt last year however. Paredes ranks #26 all-time with 77 career playoff points.  Weston Dressler: Comes in to this game as the leading ACTIVE playoff receiver with 865 yards on 53 catches, good for #13 all- time. He has made at least one reception in all 10 of his career playoff games.  Winnipeg at Calgary: The only 2 wins that the Bombers have in Calgary recently have come AFTER the Stamps have clinched 1st place (2014, 2017). Since 2003, Calgary is 14-2 at home vs Winnipeg; with Bo Levi Mitchell starting they are 4-1 vs WPG.  Last home win: The Stampeders have not won at McMahon Stadium since Sep 28/18 and have not beaten a West Division club there since September 3rd (75 days ago as of Sunday).  Calgary & Winnipeg: Were #1-2 in 2018 in scoring, fewest penalties, fewest big plays allowed and tied for the Sacks lead.  Nichols INTs: Matt Nichols has thrown just one interception and has 8 TD passes (incl. playoffs) since Sep 21/18.  2018 West Final matchup: The following key statistics came out of their 2-game 2018 season series along with 2018 Rankings: - The season series was split with each team winning at home; Calgary has won 15 of 18 games since 2011. - Each team overcame a half-time deficit to win with a big 20-point Quarter in the 2nd half. - The 2018 series was highlighted by Pass Offence - each team averaged more than 350 passing yards per game. - In the first game Bo Levi Mitchell set a (then) career-high with 458 passing yards and did not throw an interception in either game. - Andrew Harris was limited to 13 rush yards in Calgary but had 86 on 15 carries in the most recent game. - Ja'Gared Davis had 2 INTs and a TD; Micah Johnson had one Sack in each game. - 4 of Winnipeg's 5 TD drives came in the 2nd half; Calgary scored either a TD or Field Goal on 12 of their 32 drives (38%) - Calgary stayed away from Adam Bighill who had just 4 tackles in 2 games; Alex Singleton had 13 tackles.

Nobody more upset than Streveler. Still lots of time.

Nichols looking a little more poised.

The way Nichols is so tentative throwing you'd think our receivers were being covered by 5 circa 1991 Deion Sanders's

Hey look, Nichols rolls right and does nothing after a monster turnover by our d. shocker

OTT is just better than HAM. But there were times OTT looked inept and Harris completely ineffective. HAM needs that team to show up. I'll be there regardless.

Looking forward to seeing what Nelson can do

8th ref? 1st call? FAIL!

Rose should be traded to Saskatchewan. He would fit in well there.

Jonathan Rose is ejected. What a moron.

Send the horse to the glue factory

even then it's probably 50/50 that they actually know much about their own team anyway.

FROM 3DOWNNATION: West Division Final Winnipeg at Calgary, 4:30 p.m. Forgive the Winnipeg Blue Bombers if they’d rather forget about the last time they faced Bo Levi Mitchell at McMahon Stadium. On Aug. 25, Mitchell threw for 452 yards three touchdowns in a 39-26 home win. The two teams return to McMahon Stadium on Sunday in the West Division final. To be fair, much has happened since then. Most notably, Winnipeg clinched a playoff berth Oct. 26 with a 29-21 home victory over Calgary, its first victory over the Stampeders in nine tries. The Bombers also handed Mitchell a career-first third straight loss, but the Stamps ended that dubious streak with a season-ending 26-9 road victory over B.C. to finish atop the West Division. Kamar Jorden played a big role in Calgary’s home victory over Winnipeg. He had 10 catches for a club-record 249 yards and a TD before suffering a season-ending knee injury later in the year. Then again, former Bomber Chris Matthews had five catches for 113 yards in last month’s loss to Winnipeg. Over the two games, Mitchell has completed 47-of-77 passes for 726 yards with four TDs and no interceptions as Calgary chases a third straight Grey Cup appearance and its first championship since 2014. But Winnipeg starter Matt Nichols has won his last six straight starts with eight TDs and just one interception over that span. Nichols had a season-high 358 yards and two TDs in the home win over Calgary. Winnipeg comes in off its 23-18 road win over Saskatchewan in the West Division semifinal, its first playoff victory since beating Hamilton in 2011 East Division final. The Bombers, who haven’t won a CFL title since 1990, went on to lose 34-23 in the Grey Cup to the Lions at B.C. Place Stadium. A big key to the Bombers ending their title drought could be running back Andrew Harris. For the second straight year the Winnipeg native was the CFL’s rushing leader (1,390 yards) and was named a finalist for the league’s top Canadian award (he won it in 2017). Harris ran for 123 second-half yards against Saskatchewan and is more than capable of carrying the Bombers’ offence by himself. However, Harris does get a lot of help from Winnipeg’s solid offensive line. That unit helped Winnipeg lead the CFL in rushing (134.9 yards per game) and rushing TDs (23) and finish tied in average rushing gain (5.7 yards). Although Winnipeg’s passing attack ranked sixth overall (244.9 yards per game), the Bombers led the CFL in offensive points per game (28.2) and offensive TDs (53) and were tied for third in fewest sacks allowed (36). Winnipeg’s defence finished tied with Calgary for most forced turnovers (49) and second to the Stampeders in fewest offensive points allowed (20.8), offensive touchdowns (35) and passing touchdowns (15). Linebacker Adam Bighill anchors the unit and will play Sunday despite suffering an undisclosed injury against Saskatchewan. However, questions exist about the status of linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox, who had a team-high eight tackles and a forced fumble in the win over Calgary. Calgary boasts a 34-20 (.630) home playoff record and was 7-2 this season at McMahon. The Stampeders’ last home playoff loss was in 2013 to Saskatchewan. Since 1972, the home team in the West Division final is 27-19 (.587). Winnipeg counters with a 22-32 (407) road playoff record and was 4-5 this season away from Investors Group Field. Edwards: I still think Calgary is the best team in the CFL. Time to prove it. STAMPS Dunk: Party in the Peg. BOMBERS Hodge: The bye week is everything. STAMPS Gasson: I said the Bombers before the began. Can’t back out now. BOMBERS Filoso: Hard to pick against the Stamps at home but Winnipeg is deeper and more consistent BOMBERS Smith: This should be a doozy. The Bombers put up one heckuva fight, but Calgary finds a way to get back for third straight year. STAMPS Totals: BOMBERS 3 STAMPS 3

Last time we played in Calgary Lankford scored that big touchdown. It's called playing the percentages, it's what smart managers do to win ball games.

And the Arctic also melted 55 years ago? Get your head out of the ice... ...or rather - into it.

Said more about WPG at the time than HAM, in retrospect.

the funny thing is that we almost beat the Edmonton starting line-up with our scrubs, including their starting QB, who played the entire game. We had a receiver kicking our field goals for goodness sakes!

**** THE RIDERS!

Bomber qb Ken Ploen evades the tackle of Saskatchewan Roughriders DB Ted Dushinski (#27) during the 1966 season at Winnipeg Stadium.

Apparently the Stamps' pre-game meal will consist largely of artichokes and choke-cherry pie.

Lapo rarely faceplants in a playoff game and this team is pretty resilient. At the worst it'll be a game down to the wire IMO. What scares me is falling behind early and losing touch with Harris. Lapo will do that if they get behind 10-14, rely too much on Nichols.

Truth. I had it set for tsn3 and only noticed at the last minute that I needed to record tsn1

TW and I won't make it through the first quarter...

"The Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) is a high contrast imaging instrument that was built for the Gemini South Telescope in Chile. The instrument achieves high contrast at small angular separations, allowing for the direct imaging and integral field spectroscopy of extrasolar planets around nearby stars. The Gemini Planet Imager is being used at the Gemini South Telescope, located in Cerro Pachon, Chile. It saw the first light in November 2013, and entered regular operations in November 2014.[2] It is designed to directly detect young gas giants via their thermal emission. The planet 51 Eridani b is the first exoplanet discovered by the Gemini Planet Imager. It is a million times fainter than its parent star and shows the strongest methanesignature ever detected on an alien planet, which should yield additional clues as to how the planet formed." These people are doing astonishing work.

Why the hell are we starting Lankford? Yuck. I would MUCH rather give Flanders a shot and pound the ball down the Stamps throat.

Quick breakdown of who has the advantage at various positions, in my opinion: QB: Calgary (no doubt) RB: Winnipeg (best in the league) OL: Winnipeg (best front 5 in the CFL, not even debatable) Receivers: Winnipeg (Calgary injuries and recent strong play from our group) DL: Calgary (This is 1a vs. 1b) LB: Calgary (JSK out, so no doubt here) DB: Push (excellent play from our group recently) Return Game: Calgary (we don't shine here) Kick Coverage: Winnipeg (but need to get back to their usual competence) Kickers: Push Overall: The Defense will keep on doing what they do. Hope to see some pressure from rushing 3 or 4. Nichols needs to run a respectable passing attack, so the Stamps can't key on the run. Lapo needs to NOT randomly and inexplicably abandon the run. The OL will keep on beating people up.

“A Riders fan resold me this ticket”

This confirms the report more than refutes it. The Jets are making this move to block him from going to Europe.

The Stamps' luck ends Now! with a big horseshoe broken in two on it?

....And holding all game. All star my hairy ***.

Earlier in the season I was critical of TSN for cutting away from a Bombers game to start the next one and a couple people heeled on me for not PVR'ing TSN3. So I set TSN 3 to record Bombers games after that. Had a busy afternoon and was thrilled to learn the "Bombers channel" actually joined the game in progress in the 3rd quarter. Fortunately, a buddy texted me shortly before 4 to ask if I was watching and I able to set a new recording. Moral of the story is, record every TSN channel because lord only knows what and when they'll show. Thats my contribution to this thread. 😉 Go Bombers!

There were plenty of fans on the way out of the stadium complaining about how the missed called on Jeffcoat cost them the game. They had 100 yards passing all night, but magically, they were going to complete a 50 yarder on the last play of the game. The argument from one guy, 'there might have been a PI penalty on the hail Mary' . Just delusional some of them. Had a good chat with a level headed fan on the bus though. He congratulated us, and said the reason they lost was they couldn't stop Harris. Some are good, but there will always be whiners!

Nichols pump fake on Wolitarsky TD was a thing of beauty Edem bit so hard on it.

This, I think I can remember one pass that didn't go to one of Roosevelt or Williams Lambert. Bridge clearly had one read and then ran.

I have watched the Jeffcoat hit a dozen times and I still can't see how it was anything but accidental. It wasn't late, and he doesn't duck his head or lead with his helmet. If he gets suspended I call conspiracy.

We've been spoiled by the play of JSK...

Wild led team in tackles...and no...they were not all in "chase" mode...he played well...obviously holding their 2 headed running back attack to under what...40 yards and giving up 100 yards passing in the whole game was an indication of fine linebacking play...no? Not sure of all the Wild hate here...it's not like he an old slow guy on backside of his career...he's a 28 year old guy who is probably one of the most fit guys on the team

The reason they were going after Sayles was that he was on Roosevelt, the only receiver Bridge seemed to see on the field all day. I heard Rob Bagg was playing, but I never saw him.