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Booch: Fired.

Just trust me on this.... Chris Cuthbert is the best sports broadcaster in Canada. He's the best hockey PBP in the world.

I would think the old defensive back in him would lead to a oh no because that should not happen.

This past week, as the coronavirus rages on.....Trump: Attacked 2 Governors for declaring a state of emergency in their home states Showed off his fiddling skills, online Tweeted out a phony doctored video of a Biden speech Continued to misrepresent and downplay virus risks, while contradicting actual health professionals Played golf Blamed the Fed, for the financial markets response to the virus outbreak Accused media and Democrats of "political weaponizing" Falsely blamed Obama, for slowing the development of coronavirus test kits Stated that cruise ship passengers exposed to the virus be left aboard... so that they don’t add to the actual number of total infections in the US. What inspiring leadership.....

Sounds like Suitor with the "Oh no!" to me.

The CFL cannot play in front of zero paying fans (despite what the Argos lead you to believe). Still a gate driven league.

Good Christ, the richness of this comment coming from you. Every attack you've launched against the "evil progressive leftists" has been backed up by literally nothing. Maybe the worst case of Dunning-Kruger I've ever seen.

This is probably my favourite feature....

lol you're suggesting that someone else should somehow take over the federal government and come up with a plan for dealing with this because Trump dropped the ball so badly? And let me guess, if someone doesnt do that, it diminishes Trump's failure and incompetence, right?

Coyotes, Oilers, Flames and Canuck this week... need to go 3-1

well....you could have banished me to Riderland and having to watch all theirs....so I will take that punishment

Ferraro has been good from the get go. Check out is call on Patrick stefan ******* up an empty net goal vs. The oilers back in his early time with sports net. Need more colour guys not afraid to flat out say when guys **** up.

didn't the AFL end in 1969 when it merged with the NFL? bottom line is, I'm a fan of football... I follow high school football, NCAA football, NFL, CFL, and now the XFL... and not necessarily in that order... I follow NCAA and CFL at a much higher level of interest than I do the NFL... I've actually watched every CFL game during the past 3 seasons... in all honesty, I see the XFL much like the CFL in terms that it more accessible and affordable for the common man to be involved in and support... I'm not sure why that's a bad thing...

I don't believe he upset that the Bombers were going to win. Imo, he just couldn't believe the Esks screwed up that bad.

I can't stand Hodge, but I'm a fan of both Miller & Duthie. but like the post above said, Duthie and Hodge are hosts, not pbp or colour guys.

Your problem right there is the rejecting corporate media... as if independent media is any better. There is even less vetting process there. The key with consuming media is to be able to tell which is truthful and which is not. Which requires the ability to think critically. So again, you use the fox news playbook of deflection and false equivalence. Stop thinking of it as a team sport and be objective. But instead you are all in defending shitty people with shitty policies because you hate and fear change and progress. Seriously I vote right of centre every time, but it's ******* hard right now because of how truly awful conservative actions have become, and Trump embodies the worst of the worst of it.

Stop blaming Trump for his own incompetence you lefty! 😉

No I hit the nail on the head. You don't have to defend fox news, you are just using their playbook. Works on stupid people with no interest in looking at things through a critical lens, aka regressives. No you desperately try and claim you're not like that!1!11!!!! Yet you embody everything wrong with the conservative movement these days. Lies, misinformation, policy guided by hate and fear.

To be honest 2006 was refreshing after 2004-2005 we were so bad. In 2006 we knew we were close.

I can’t fathom why anyone has a problem with ‘Milt Stegall, Touchdown Regal’ - that is all.

Probably doesn't realize that 66 Chevelle is a car and not your birth year and last name ha

They're all bums, they're all the same, a plague on both their houses! is also a classic Goebbels move. It's a classic because it's a twofer: one, it makes people cynical and disengaged and authoritarians love no one more than the disengaged. two, for more engaged people, it normalizes abnormal behavior by drawing false equivalencies. When someone tells you "it doesn't matter, they're all the same," that's inherently a defensive thing to say; they're acknowledging the wrongness of their position, then dismissing it. Consider why they're being so defensive. (Though I do believe that to a certain degree they are all the same. American politics selects for certain qualities. but that doesn't mean that one side isn't better than the other. when one side appeals to racism and imagined pasts, attacks science, attacks education, felates demagogues, starts credit-card wars, and blames the most vulnerable for all society's ills, there's definitely some daylight there.)

Winnipeg Jets forward Adam Lowry was a full participant at Sunday's practice at the Iceplex. After practice, head coach Paul Maurice said Lowry will likely play in tomorrow's game at home against the Arizona Coyotes.

I had a really nice income tax return, so I'm really close to convincing the wife...ha ha. This might tip the scales for good...

Season ticket holders get a nice discount ($20 off that price) if they pre-order. Just saying, if you needed another reason to sign up for season tickets.

Ordered mine. Only $35 if you are a STH so I couldn't say no.

Just because a source is anonymous does not mean what is being reported is untrue. Preference is always to have sources identified, but there are valid reasons some are kept anonymous. Same rules of sourcing still apply - at least 2 other people/sources to corroborate the information. Vanity Fair does good reporting - especially long form journalism.

Good point. NFL games have become super expensive in most markets. And with TV coverage being so great, sitting at home watching in HD is a pretty good option. I've gone to a few NFL games and I'm glad I did, but, not sure it was money well spent. CFL games are inexpensive and fun. Sounds like the XFL games are too.

https://www.wired.com/story/travel-bans-and-quarantines-wont-stop-coronavirus/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canadas-decision-against-travel-bans-tied-to-coronavirus-backed-by/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200213175923.htm https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-travel-restrictions-effectiveness.html https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/02/why-travel-restrictions-are-not-stopping-coronavirus-covid-19/ https://www.science20.com/news_staff/are_travel_bans_during_infectious_disease_outbreaks_effective-245280 https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/03/05/science.aba9757.full https://www.sciencenews.org/article/travel-ban-coronavirus-spread

you mean like this former Bomber's catch yesterday? yeah, total crap... lol...

Get well, soon.

You're the expert on Fox. I don't watch it, obviously you do and that's your choice. I don't know what more I can say. If you think msm corporate news and media is trustworthy I wish you luck. And if you're really tired of business as usual right of centre stuff that doesn't actually conserve anything or reverse the damage by leftism then we have lots in common.

That's fair. I'd say we're threatened in the sense that if the XFL does succeed it will impact the CFL in terms of recruiting or retaining talent. Hasn't happened yet to any large extent though. That's great! I think that speaks more to St. Louis being an excellent sports city than the draw of the XFL or the quality of play. St. Louis should have an NFL team. Shameful that they don't. I think the XFL is doomed to fail, despite some good markets like St. Louis, and despite potential streaming revenue. The CFL is around the same scale in terms of attendance, TV, etc. But, it's apples and oranges. The CFL is an entirely different game, also showcasing Canadian talent. It will always have a draw to Canadians. And the TSN numbers look small, but considering the population, aren't bad. TSN also renewed their contract, so they must be doing alright with it. I know many fans who prefer Canadian football to American. The XFL is a vastly inferior version of the NFL, unlikely to have any star or high profile players emerge. Maybe a few that end up on an NFL roster. I don't think American fans will watch or support that in the long term. It also doesn't have the appeal of supporting a favorite college team, even if the level of play is decent. And no hating here. Thanks for the insights from someone who has been to an XFL game.

Which is exactly why nobody here takes you or your comments seriously. You're pathetically biased and most importantly, you can't substantiate any of your shitty opinions rationally or objectively. You suffer from a seriously severe case of the Dunning-Kruger Effect. It's ******* embarrassing reading some of the crap you post and realizing you're a fellow Canadian. It's sickening.

If you go back a couple of pages, I pointed out in detail, the Donald's default approach and tactics that he applies to all situations. During this crisis, all we have had, so far is the same garbage. Why would there be a shortage of critics? I do agree with the opportunities for general leaders statement.... but unfortunately we have a President who spends all of his time attacking everybody and none of it collaborating with anyone.

Is there any crisis, emergency , tragedy you won't exploit to try and own Trump ? Seriously, is a pandemic a gotcha game for you ? Pitiful. If I go into the Canadian thread what will I find from you on Trudeau's virus strategy ?

Looks like it went right over your head again. Let’s try this one.

It might have been Taman dropping his Subway sandwich by accident...

And then there are the majority who do not give a rat's butt about the latest XFL ego-trip debacle.

They're pushing it so hard that it's making me think it's all a distraction and it won't be Matt. And then I'll be surprised when it is Matt Hardy cuz I'm stoopid like that.

Great. You just undermined 12 pages of Suitor rants...

Record was set in 2007. Can find references to the touchdown beagle from earlier than 2007

There will be no CC slander on this thread.

Pretty sure it was Suitor that said that.

He never had a hero status, he was just given props for doing the right thing. It's rare among Republicans.

because it doesn't matter how big the market is if nobody cares in said market... LA was and is going to be a dog regardless of how good or bad the product is, they can't even support an NFL team the majority of the time... NY is another place that should have been avoided given all of the current pro teams they as well and given the possibility of bad weather would you expect someone from NY to go to the games? much like Toronto, if the local market doesn't show up to the games, those outside that market become indifferent to watching or supporting that team as well... empty seats tells people that the product isn't worth tuning in for, whether it's true or not... even though Dallas isn't doing terrible in attendance I would have avoided them as well, especially when you had another Texas location that proved the year before that they would support a spring league with big numbers in San Antonio... San Diego would have been a good choice as well... then I would have looked at maybe Oakland instead of LA... with them losing the Raiders and their track record for supporting football it would have been a much better choice for a California location... last week's NY/LA game, The top 5 local markets were: Cleveland (2.4 rating), Houston (2.4), Nashville (2.4), New Orleans (2.4), and Buffalo (2.3). No one from NY or LA watching... the DC/TB game, The top 5 local markets were: Tampa-St. Pete (2.4 rating), Cincinnati (1.8), Buffalo (1.4), St. Louis (1.4), and Ft. Myers-Naples (1.3). the SEA/STL game, Top Markets: St. Louis (8.1/20), Seattle (3.7/11), Memphis (2.6/5), Dallas (2.0/6), Atlanta (2.0/6) and Cleveland (2.0/5) the DAL/HOU game, Top Markets: Houston (3.27), St. Louis (1.63), Austin (1.59), Dallas (1.56), Jacksonville (1.23) as you can see, LA, NY, or DC didn't even crack the top 5 of any game let alone their own team's game... also, the TV ratings aren't as bad as some would like to believe... it has as much to do with the channel they are on as it does the games themselves... right now games are on 5 different networks, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but when you look at the overall numbers it tells you the network airing the games does play into the success of the broadcast... if the XFL were on only ABC and FOX , you much like how the NFL does it's TV scheduling, the numbers would be a lot more impressive... ESPN does decent but ESPN2 and Fox Sports are a harder sell, the numbers bear it out regardless of the match up... for instance... ABC has had 5 games in the first 4 weeks, veiwer totals were 3.3M, 2.1M, 2.4M, 1.9M, and 1.6M or an average of 2.3M per game viewing... FOX has had 5 games as well, viewer totals were 3.3M, 3.4M, 2.3M, 2.1M, and 1.8M, or an average of 2.6M per game viewing... ESPN has had 2 games, viewer totals were 2.5M and 1.5M, or an average of 2.0M per game viewing... but when you drop down to FOX Sports you see drastically different results from the same game and teams... they have had 3 games, 1.4M, 1.0M, and 1.1M, or an average of 1.2M per game... ESPN2 has had only 1 game that drew 1.0M... I guarantee you that both ABC and FOX , and even ESPN, are more than tickled with the ratings... ESPN2 and FS1 drags the overall numbers down... but even so, last Sunday's game on FS1 only drew 1,1M viewers, which was actually up 11% from the week's before game of 1.0M viewer, it still ranked 7th out of 150 cable tv shows on Sunday... also, it pushed FS1 to #1 in viewership among cable sports networks between 4-7pm ESPN2's game on Sunday between between DC and TBay had the lowest ratings of any game so far this season, only 1.0M, yet their prime time telecast was ranked 9th out of 150 Cable TV programs. attendance at St. Louis was been so good that they are opening up and selling tickets in the upper bowl on the 'home side' for the rest of the year... the Bombers only had 1 home game last year that drew more fans than either of their first 2 home games and that was the Banjo Bowl... with a little tweaking along the way this league has a legit chance of making it... in most likelyhood it will fail like all others have but it's not as grime and dire and most haters would like to believe... I watched both games yesterday and they were fun to watch... you have to remember that most football fans are not nearly as critical of the game as those of us that spend time here... it doesn't have to be the best football, just entertaining football... I've been to all 4 of St. Louis' games this year, enjoyed each one of them... I've even have suite for all of their home games and I can promise you is absolutely no need to have crowd noise piped in at St. Louis... in fact, you'll see even the home team having to cover the ear holes on their helmet to hear the play call... but I get it, some feel threaten by the new league, or simply feel their is no way it could ever succeed but remember, the CFL only has 9 teams and has been around for 107 years yet they only average 4,000 more fans per game than a 4 week old league... TV numbers aren't even close... through the first 4 games of last season the CFL average around 500,000 viewers per game... if the CFL game survive on those numbers I find it interesting that many here don't believe that the XFL could as well... it will never be the NFL, but no one will ever be the NFL, but if the numbers maintain they have a real chance of making a go of it... alright... hating starts.... NOW! lol...

These were the only books I'd ever borrow from our school library.

#forthew remains one of the Bombers best ever marketing campaigns. Kudos to the team that came up with it. Beats "we've got it going on" anyways.