SpeedFlex27

I go to The Bay & watch the sports on their tvs that are always on. Oh wait?

TSN broadcasts are old & tired. Suitor needs to be replaced yesterday. Forde is just boring. They want a crazy Kate Bierness hosting the panel. Yet, they keep the boring Forde on tv so go figure. Lapo is way underutilized to the detriment of the viewers. No reason why they can't have another chair at the panel desk for him.

My wife hates Bierness as well. She doesn't mind the panel but thinks Bierness is awful. My wife is only a fan because I am. She didn't watch the game at all before she met me in 1985. Barely knew what the CFL was. So, she's one of the fans the league should be trying to catch. Having a host trying to be "one of the boys" with a gravelly voice won't do it. Bierness tries waaaaay too frigging hard.

I can't believe either that it's Kate Bierness producers pushing this or Laura Diakin would do the same things. She is totally different than Bierness. If the producers wanted comedy then Diakin would be the same type of host. They've had Rod Smith & others host the panel as well & it's not stupid the way Bierness is.

Broke down. Got Netflix & Disney + two weeks ago. Binge watching Yellowstone right now but it only goes to the end of Season 4. Watched 1883 & hated the ending. Just watched all of Ransom Canyon, hope it gets renewed. I'll be watching all the Star Wars series on Disney Plus. One thing about being retired, work doesn't stand in the way of binge watching TV. Lol.

And you wonder why no one outside of Winnipeg thinks this team will go anywhere or are true Stanley Cup contenders? When they serve up **** like this?? The Jets deserve to be treated with no respect by out of town NHL media. We had a chance to really lock down this series & break the back of the Blues but the Jets have no killer instinct to actually do it. Commentators were saying how the Blues were undefeated in 12 home games. That they only lost 4 games since the 4 Nations tournament. That thecoaches & players knew the Blues would come on like whirling dervishes at home. Yet... even though they knew... They. Couldn't. Stop. Them. Just like the last two playoff seasons. This is more than just another loss & we'll get over it.

Looks like the team we know in the playoffs the past 3 years. Well, Sportsnet looks like they feel the Blues will win the series.

Hellebuyck is one of the worst puck handlers in the NHL. he's been exposed in past playoff series, so what's he do?? Of course, he handles the puck. Gives it away & opens the floodgates. He played like crap tonight.

Same old Jets. Nothing has changed. We still may win this series but next round it's probably over unless they change their attitude in the playoffs.

"Just the facts, ma'am."

Yeah, Laura Diakin does a great job, Calm, professional & shows a basic knowledge of the game enough that she can direct conversations to the panelists for insighful answers. She doesn't go off half cocked like Kate does. She should replace Bierness as permanent host. You'd also think that the panel would move around & host one game from each CFL city. The biggest regular season CFL game is the Banjo Bowl & TSN has never been here once hosting it. Instead, they go to Hamilton for LD as well as an additional three or 4 times a year. They sit in the end zone of that dinky little Texas high school football stadium they have there. What's the over/under for the panel heading out to BC Place this season for another game with Kate yelling, "ROAD TRIP!!!"

Agree. I've only watched it a few times. It just isn't interesting. Just a lot of squawking especially from the linebackers & especially the mouthy dbs.

Her lack of knowledge doesn't even facilitate discussion. I'm sure she smokes 5 packs of cigarettes before every broadcast.

If they want to improve the TSN panel then Kate has to go. She adds nothing to the discussion. She thinks trying to be funny will cover her lack of knowledge. It doesn't.

How? I'm asking you an honest question. Not trying to argue.

No, of course not. Why would Rogers Sportsnet in the 21st Century spend tens of millions on a sports radio network across Canada to build a national audience for the Blue Jays? Why would the Bombers & Jets have radio networks paying for the rights if it meant nothing? We know how much the 3 telecommunications companies love laying off staff. Anyway, it's always easy to be a Statler or Waldorf. At least wbbfan & I are knocking ideas back & forth to raise ideas for discussion about how the CFL can raise its profile across the country. What's yours? That may happen if we have another Commissioner as bad as Randy Ambrosie was. The league has to do something about the Stamps. From a city twenty years ago that averaged 30,000 fans a game & a dominant CFL team to the shell of what they are today. It's incredible how ownership just continues to thumb its nose at the City.

If anyone here is Catholic & is interested to see the inner workings of the Catholic Church how they choose a Pope thn you should watch The Shoes Of The Fisherman from 1968 starring Anthony Quinn. From all I've read the politics behind choosing a Pope is accurate even if the political intrigue in the main plot isn't. I've seen TSOTF twice & I'm not Catholic.

He did the smart thing & actually resigned due to health reasons but he was 85 when he left. Benedict did receive widespread condemnation for doing so. It just isn't done & Pope Francis stayed on to the end.

It is a measuring stick when you can listen to all 162 Jays & playoff games if they qualify on The Fan 960 here. You can also listen online. That is how you build a national fanbase.

He was 58. By the time he was in his 70's the schedule was killing him. They should (but don't) have a retirement escape. Keep the position young.

The Vatican appoints these Popes when they're in their mid 60's & then works them to death. By the time they pass away, they have no idea what they're doing or going on. After that, they just do what they're told what to do. They should appoint them in their mid 40's when they're young & vibrant. Then have them retire at 65-70. To me, it is a form of elder abuse that has been allowed to continue for a thousand years. However, I guess it's a calling (for death).

What's a Cristian?

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I don't believe the Raptors are huge across the country. Basketball is popular but the Raptor are more of a regional Southern Ontario team. No one, unless they're super basketball fans care about them. Very few get excited about them here in Calgary. None of their games are on radio like the Blue Jays are on Sportsnet radio. Canada got on the bandwagon when they won their NBA title in 2018 but once they fell back to their losing ways, the lethargy returned. That's why they need a marketing person & staff at CFL HQ. To begin to convince corporate Toronto that there are marketable stars in the CFL. It won't be easy but that's why they'd be hired.