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I think a raise to rookie salaries would have to be in order also if the contracts are going to be longer. We'll starve these guys at the league minimum if we make them play at that level for 4-5 years or whatever.

I'd like to see the team that drafted said player to receive compensation for losing him in the form of a draft pick from team that signed him

Cronk is Canadian

Danny McManus is another one to add. The guy made things happen. threw a ton of pick's, but the teams he was on seemed to win.

Wonder how long that agreement is for .. BC is going to be DEEP at LB next season if Elimimian returns to form .. I'm curious to know what it took to get Curran to come out of this "hold-out" type thing he was doing... money or finally accepting the NFL would not come calling... I'll go with B.

Like him or not Durant is a winner. Sometimes it's not about stats it's just about making the right plays at the right times. His record speaks for itself with regards to Durant. They'd probably still be a losing team given the stats you cited, but I just don't think Durant is a guy that loses that many games for them. exactly. bang on. certain players just find a way. Ian Wild is one of those players, he just makes plays at the perfect time.

We could call the team the whiskey warriors. Gainers stays and we definitely go with your cheerleaders.

It was 78 when we got turf for first time here. There was a lot of sloppy football games played back then when field was muddy. Couldn't even tell what numbers were on the jerseys sometimes. Playoff games were the worst, no traction on the line, everyone slip sliding around. I much enjoy the game more now.

Any team that loses their starter is done. As fans we hope the next guy can get it done or the Defense can pick it up etc.. Bottom line is you guys were in trouble as soon as Willy went down. Our season was over less than 30 minutes into the first game, plain and simple. I bet you guys keep telling yourselves that to justify the season! Very few examples of teams that have won the cup with a backup qb. I'm not Darian's biggest fan but his value to our team is enormous. That's no excuse for the shyte show we have going on through the year, but its a big part of it. Laugh all you want, it doesn't bother me. No way we are 1-11 if Durant is playing.

Any team that loses their starter is done. As fans we hope the next guy can get it done or the Defense can pick it up etc.. Bottom line is you guys were in trouble as soon as Willy went down. Our season was over less than 30 minutes into the first game, plain and simple.

Wild is a good signing. The guy just makes plays period. You make room for a guy like that no matter what you have to do.

Thanks for thinking of us.

Austin takes classless to a new level.

This is solid post and pretty much what fans here are seeing.

Hall did half the scouting?? That's a interesting comment. You have anything to back that up? Who did Hall unearth while with the Riders?

Taman's downfall was letting CC have to much control. He isn't mean enough to be in charge. Good football man and he will work again in the league, but I don't believe he will ever be in charge.

Just for sh*ts and giggles? to raid their playbook Good luck with that, we were having problems with Tino not knowing it ourselves.

Dress warm guys if you are coming, cold and rainy here. Have a safe trip also.

As much as I wish you were wrong, I'm afraid you are correct.

That's strange. Because we don't use paid attendance; we use real attendance based on who showed up. If it wasn't full, the attendance wouldn't have showed up as 33 427. Were you there? because I was and always am. No way there was 25k people in there. I have zero doubt it was sold out, but there is absolutely no way there 33427 in the stands

Its another painful trip on the good ship Chamblin. Was a sell out but stadium was no where near full.

The only Grey Cup I've had the fortune of attending live was 09 in Calgary... and it was fantastic even without the 13th man ending. Just a totally different feeling to the game and it was well worth it. Anyone missing it because the home team isn't there is just nuts if you ask me. 100% bang on post. For anyone who hasn't gone, get a dam ticket. The 2003 grey cup is one of my favorites. Wasn't a empty seat in Taylor field, 50909 fans and we cheered the Eskimos on to victory, ya I still throw up in my mouth a bit when I think about it. It was a blast. Obviously would have been better if Riders were there, but we had a ton of fun, was well worth it. NTM you are supporting the Bombers by buying a ticket as the money goes to team.

The Grey Cup in Regina in 2013 sold out by July 17th, a mere 3 weeks into the season. 44,000+ tickets. finally some common sense enters the thread. Also the 1995 and 2003 grey cups which did NOT feature the riders drew over 50k fans each. Laugh at Sask all you guys want, but we support the cup when its here.

Please tell those Manitoba boys that they have our deepest sympathies. Also, could you remind them that waking up screaming at night is completely normal, given their circumstances. I thought screaming in the night was normal for married guys. LOL

I'm sure a big chunk of those fans are driving in from Calgary for the game. Considering it's only half Stampeder fans at McMahon for games against the Riders, not even a chance. Obviously some, but not many. That's total bullshit. That's why I hate & totally disrespect the Rider fanbase when they post total garbage like this. The Stamps have 24,000 season tickets in a 35.000 seat stadium. So how do nearly 20,000 Rider fans get in? Most of the fans there cheering for the Riders are drunken douchebags. Give me a frigging break. Ok sorry, that was an exaggeration, but they still fill it up a decent bit. Anyhow, there aren't going to be that many Stamps fans in Regina. There will obviously be a few as always, but not "a big chunk". Yeah but when you go to a game in Calgary vs. the Bombers there's a ton of Bomber fans in there too, when the Lions are in town there's a ton of Lions fans. That's just what happens when you are in a city with a large population that has moved there from out of province. The Riders aren't some unique fanbase, especially when it comes to Calgary. Exactly. Through many decades the youth of Saskatchewan fled their family farms to other provinces to gain employment in other provinces. Saskatchewan teetered on the brink of insolvency for the better part of 50 years prior to the last decade. With no other major economy other than farming and no prospect of employment other than driving tractor for minimum wage, Saskatchewanites spread out across the country at a rate only rivaled by Newfoundland. Once in their new homes, they developed a kind of survivor's guilt for leaving and the only sports team from "back home" they could rally their survival guilt around was the Riders. The success of the Rider brand across Canada has more to do with that than anything else. Not wanting to be seen as turncoats by the province that raised them but they ultimately abandoned, they don green and go to games in the hopes that somehow it will rectify the damage that was done by the mass exodus they were a part of. Sad really. In short the Rider's success around the league speaks more to the former sad state of affairs of their home province than it actually does about their football team. Same could probably be said about the high number of Bomber fans that attend games in Alberta. Although, there are far fewer of us, the reasons for attending are about trying to keep allegiances with the provinces left behind. This post is sadly very true in some ways. I left Sask right out of high school for the Alberta Oilfields. Is what it is. I also returned home at the first opportunity and have lived here many years. I don't blame anyone for moving or doing what they have to do to support their families, That's got ****-all to do with what team they cheer for. FYI I have 3 Manitoba boys on my crew here and they still like the Bombers, I wouldn't expect them to turn on the team they grew up cheering for just because they moved here.