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@Noeller bet you're extra glad you'll be there in person

And on that note .. I think this thread has lived it's useful life.

Back in the day, I delivered pizzas. Home or away, I would listen to Bob on the radio, plus the coach's show. For a four year period, that's almost exclusively how I experienced Bomber games.

This team doesn't need awards or snubs to get up. They're going to crush their opponents because they are the best.

Very nice tribute video on Twitter put out by the club. Might get a lump in your throat.

My childhood was typical: summers in Steinbach... luge lessons... When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds — pretty standard, really.

Let's just say it moved me..... TO A BIGGER HOUSE! Uh oh, I said the quiet part loud and the loud part quiet.

Every time I hear DT now I think of Krusty the Clown saying, "They drove a dump truck full of money up to my house. I'm not made of stone."

Never. Stories like this are what it's all about. Thanks for sharing! I have probably dozens of memories involving Bombers radiocasts, but I'll say this..... when I worked up in Dauphin from 2002-2006, we were part of the Blue Bombers Radio Network, and I was the in-house producer (basically just play local commercials when CJOB played Wpg commercials) for Dauphin's end of the coverage. It's a monkey job, but....I got to be a PART of the Blue Bombers Radio Network. Bob would almost always "say hello" to the people listening on our station during the broadcast, and I couldn't have been prouder to feel a part of the team. That's something that I'll carry with me forever.....

Im not exactly counting snaps. However, if Sayles did these numbers in 30% of snaps imagine what kind of numbers he would have with 70% of snaps. He's a real up and comer.

My father would drink, he would womanize...he would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark....

Question: What is the best possible outcome of a Blue Bomber Western Final? Answer: To crush our enemies, to see them driven before us, and to hear the lamentations of their women. I am pretty sure that if you freeze-frame that interview at half time of the 2019 Grey Cup of Dane Evans, you can see some tears in his eyes. You can definitely see fear, lots and lots of fear. Still remember in the 1980's we'd start the wave on the East side, see it pick up momentum in the north end zone, only to see it die a horrible death as it wound its way to the 55 on the West side. At which point there would be an uproarious and long winded chant WEST SIDE SUCKS for the rest of the game. If by that point we were already up by 30 points, which in the 1980's at home we usually were.

EAST SIDE FOREVER!

**Adds JCon to ignore list** 😂

Last game of the year and he couldn't just stick it out? C'mon man.

I definitely expected Alford too. He has been the best boundary corner in the league as a rookie.

Bob Irving is the soundtrack to my fandom of this team. I will share my oldest and dearest play call of his that I remember. I was a young boy out camping with my parents. The Bombers were playing the Edmonton Eskimos ....we didn't have much success against them...the year...1984. The Evil Empire had a dynasty going....we were trying to turn the tide. It was a regular season game....tied up late in the game....a real slobberknocker for CFL dominance at that point of the season and a precursor to a changing of the tide. " Hank Ilesic is back to punt....ITS BLOCKED....this could be a touchdown....AND IT IS!!!" With that one sentence, that one play, that one play call by Bob it was apparent that the monkey was off our back. The Evil Empire was vulnerable and the tide was changing. Am I being a little too nostalgic, or poetic, with my description of the events of that day....MAYBE...but I can tell you that one play, and the excitement in Bob's voice ratcheted me up from a casual fan to a Blue believer. That's my story and I think we all have one that we remember about Bob. That's what makes him so damn special.

Craig Dickenson deserved some COTY consideration for ringing out 9 wins out of that squad of losers. Bo Lokombo and Jordan Williams had very impressive stats respectively but it should be noted they had many, many more opportunities to make them than almost any other team in the league....and that's why aggregate stats don't really tell the story sometimes.

Nothing like the feel of a shorn scrotum on a crisp December morn

......and think to ourselves:

Do you know what's good about the East Side? Me neither. They kept for forgetting the line.

Alford should be ROY. He came in and played a premium position and was probably the best player in the league. The problem is the corner isn't a big stats position and these awards/all stars seem to be based off stats. An example of this is Nick Marshal. As a rider fan I think he is the worst player in our secondary. He doesn't tackle at all. gives up a couple big plays a game and is good for a 15 yard unsportsmanlike every couple weeks, but he is voted an all star because he does make a decent amount of picks and knockdowns. and thats what the voters look like.

It wasnt during playoffs but me at Carlos & Murphys chicken wing happy hour a few weeks back was a truly dominant performance.

Just watched the CFL recap video of that game on YT..... they scored a FG on their first drive, then nothing after that. Forgot that we knocked out KG5 relatively early in that game, so poor old Quentin Porter had to play most of it for Hamilton. Blech. No wonder they never scored again that game.

If I know one thing about this team I know they will come out ready to play regardless of anything else. Every game is a street fight with this bunch and I expect nothing different in the playoffs. If a team wants to beat the Bombers they're going to have to slug it out for 60 minutes.

Glad Bob is going into the Ring.

Matty's point about Lokombo and Lambert getting all the stats because the O was hot steaming dog **** is an accurate one. **** every reporter who doesn't vote Demski for MOC, and to a lesser extent, Alford for MOR....man, I'm angry about this.

smh...... Collaros is West MOP Bryant West MOOL Osh West COTY Demski and Alford both ****** over on this......with Demski being the biggest travesty.

Chris Garrett's 2011 final in what was supposed to be the last game at the old barn. When he out stretched his hand to score the final TD to win the game, we thought it was the perfect send-off.

Same - except that I had a Zoroastrian named Vilma do it for me.

Our group, for Bomber playoff games would ritualistically shave our scrotums.

These guys cheer louder than west siders.

Hey, let's meet at the Pinnacle Club on the West side and talk it over....ohhhhhh, sorry.

Yup, id love nothing more than a 34-0 lead at the half and just spend the second half enjoying the atmosphere while pounding bevies with the boys!

Could just be a coincidence with it being the 2 year anniversary of us being the reigning Grey Cup champions but... Strevy posted this on IG this morning:

If they are Indian, they are South Asian. "East Indian" is a North American reference to those from South Asia to distinguish them from the local Indigenous population. East Indian vs Indian. East Asia (East Asians) is Eastern Asia, Like China (and all their claimed territories), the Koreas, and Japan.

Nude mens volleyball would appeal to roughly 10% of men and that's probably it

Did you really make that list and forget to add Andrew Harris from 2019?? You know what's great about the East side and the West side?... either way, you're at a Bomber game!

Fine but stop whining about snubs when you got more than you deserved. Should have been zero

I never in a million years woulda guessed Sayles played that much/had that much of an impact.......

Steven Richardson: 7 Games 13 Tackles 4 Sacks 1 FF

Enough to put up significantly better stats than Micah Johnson.

Not much exists online of the memory of Jack Skelly. I can't be the only one who remembers that guy, who entertained us for so many years on the East side. "Gimme a B!!!" was his call to start us off, and then we'd sound out the entire "Bombers" as thousands of "East Side low income scum" as the West Siders thought of us would respond in unison. It was magic. Here's the only thing I can find online: Jack had many interests, mostly his obsession for football, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (east side) and the struggling Vikings. Jacks zest for life was contagious. His ability to make people laugh was uncanny even if it was at his own expense, making him the focal point of most gatherings. Words cannot express the love and joy he brought to everyone around him. He was a wonderful role model and he will be sadly missed by all. Visitation will be held Sunday, November 10 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Burton Cummings Theatre, 364 Smith with service at 8:00 p.m. Private family interment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Jack to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba or the Canadian Diabetes Association, Manitoba Division. The family would like to extend a special thanks to all the family, friends and neighbours for all their loving care and support given to Jack and his family. Arrangements entrusted to: GLEN LAWN FUNERAL HOME 455 LAGIMODIERE BLVD. 982-7550 https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-73258/SKELLY_JACK

As if they let the plebs into the Pinnacle Club. They put the Rum Hut on the cool side, anyhow. East Side is lucky because they get to look at the West Side all game. 😍

Been a long time since ive heard the WEST SIDE SUCKS chant! Died with the old stadium i guess

It's official. JCon has confirmed his age of 97 yrs young. WEST SIDE SUCKS!! ALWAYS HAS ALWAYS WILL!!!!!!