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2024/2025 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread
SpeedFlex27 replied to TBURGESS's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Don't criticize The Trinity. It'll upset Noeller. -
I'm old so I should. Everything from old movies to music genres to sports "You're going to be our Brian Doyle". Got that right away.
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A lot of the actors in Billions were part of the Suits TV & BE series.
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Former Bombers in NFL (and spring leagues) news
SpeedFlex27 replied to WinnipegGordo's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
No, never said that. I just looked at the stadiums in Mexico & the US. You have to wonder why we're even involved. Edmonton has a much better venue than TO & CWS hosted World Cup qualifiers before yet politics played a hand in giving Toronto a series of World Cup games. Just because... -
2024/2025 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread
SpeedFlex27 replied to TBURGESS's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
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We don't need to make a big move. No one is trading a superstar anywhere. But that doesn't mean we don't need to make a move.
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Former Bombers in NFL (and spring leagues) news
SpeedFlex27 replied to WinnipegGordo's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
There should be a 75000 seat soccer stadium in Toronto for international matches like most countries have in one of their cities. If there is no push by govt to build that size of facility than I don't see any way for an NFL team in Toronto to come to a fruition. -
Just finished binge watching Boardwalk Empire. Little darker series than The Sopranos. They kill most of the main characters off. I thought the plot twist at the end with Tommy Darmody killing Nucky Thompson was brilliant. The only character I was sad to see him go with his demise was John Harrow, the crook who wore a mask to hide his half blown off face suffered during WW1. His character really grew on me as the series went on. Now watching Billions Season 1. Taking a bit longer to get into it like BE. But I intend to watch it all.
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Taxes in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal & Vancouver.
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Or they'd rather lie on a beach counting their money or play golf on their days off.
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Huge signing for the Jets back then as Dave was an Olympic hero & had a pretty decent career as a Jet. I think Scott Arniel was his linemate. You have to wonder why players wouldn't want to come to Winnipeg for a Stanley Cup run. We're talking, depending upon how deep the run is, 2-3 months max.
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Former Bombers in NFL (and spring leagues) news
SpeedFlex27 replied to WinnipegGordo's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Mexico City has a 72,000 seat stadium. Guadalajara has a 45000 seat stadium. The NFL has 11 NFL stadiums hosting events. Canada has 2 stadiums. BMO & BC Place with a capacity of 52000 seats. They could have used CWS in Edmonton with a capacity of 58000 but decided not to. -
2024/2025 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread
SpeedFlex27 replied to TBURGESS's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
The one game I picked that season to drive in from Calgary by myself to come see with my friend who lived in Winnipeg & it was that one.... It wasn't Boltus. It was "Big Chris" Streveler. -
Former Bombers in NFL (and spring leagues) news
SpeedFlex27 replied to WinnipegGordo's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
They're putting 15000 temporary seats in BMO. Most countries use a world event like the WC to build legacy structures. Our sports infrastructure in this country really sucks. The biggest city in Canada has a stadium currently seating 27,000. -
Would you want him back here?
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2024/2025 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread
SpeedFlex27 replied to TBURGESS's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
More like 805,000 plus or 890,000 for CMA but whatever... https://data.winnipeg.ca/City-Planning/City-Of-Winnipeg-Population/mhuw-u7yg/data_preview -
2024/2025 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread
SpeedFlex27 replied to TBURGESS's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
We should have a WHL team but we know how that worked out. They could have played at the canada Life Center the way the Hit Men share the Saddledome with the Flames & Wranglers but Chipman didn't want them. Also, someone bring me up to speed but why couldn't the arena for the Ice ever get built? -
The sad thing about all these actors who quit hit shows is their egos always get the better of them. How many of them actually get a job in another TV series? Most just fade into obscurity.
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Could be but actors come & go like crazy on all of D i c k Wolf's tv series. It does affect ratings especially when lead actors constantly leave.
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Dylan McDermott's character Remi Scott is probably one of the most least likeable lead characters on police procedurals today. Add to that the constantly changing cast on both FI: Most Wanted & FBI: International & it's no surprise the 2 shows were cancelled. I hate Fire Country, I don't know why, really. I watched a few episodes & just tuned out so I don't get why it may get a spinoff. Back to the two FBI's. I'm surprised they didn't renew FBI: International. But once again, the way they explained the disappearance of the Fly Team's former boss Scott Forrester played by Luke Kleintank was so bogus. Hiding out with his double agent mother in Russia & throwing away not only his career with the FBI but also spend the rest of his life in an American prison as a traitor, if arrested. I mean, truly a **** explanation.
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2024/2025 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread
SpeedFlex27 replied to TBURGESS's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
How can you say the CFL is not a developmental league with probably 75% of the players on one year deals hoping to impress some NFL team by playing up here? Or the ones with 2 or even 3 year deals can leave to work out for an NFL team in the off season despite being under contract? The CFL wasn't considered a developmental league until we went hat in hand in the 90's to the NFL to bail us out after the failed expansion experiment or the CFL would have gone belly up. Even though the CFL paid back every penny of the $$$ owed to the NFL, that's where the one year deals of today & players having a window to try out in the off season comes from. Instead of trying to grow the game in Canada, the CFL has embraced this idea that by becoming a developmental league, it will attract better players at the expense of making it a stronger league nationally. Even Canadian players who come out of U Sports with dreams of big bucks & fame in their heads just sneer at the CFL as a place to play because they believe that we are nothing but a developmental league. That they are too good for the CFL. -
2024/2025 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread
SpeedFlex27 replied to TBURGESS's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Everybody's right. -
Best just to stay home.
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2024/2025 CFL (non-Bomber) Off-Season Thread
SpeedFlex27 replied to WinnipegGordo's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
That has to be a headscratcher of a choice to coach qbs. Nothing Prukop does as a qb has anything in common with Vernon Adams. That team is going to be a shitshow this season. -
2024/2025 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread
SpeedFlex27 replied to TBURGESS's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Winnipeggers who ***** & complain should go to Seattle for a Seahawks game. A city of nearly 5 million with a stadium down by the seaport area where container ships are loaded. Freeways are always jammed. Absolutely zero parking anywhere except on the street if you can find a space to park blocks away. There are a number of parking garages different distances from the stadium between 2-6 blocks away. You have to call these parking garages to reserve a spot. You can't just drive in. I don't know the exact price to reserve a parking space as my son paid for it the last game we went to in 2024. I think it's around $45 USD to park in the garage we were in. Getting in & getting out takes forever but at least it's close. Crime in the area is very high. Meth heads & street creatures are always around. You don't want to be caught by yourself after dark when the football crowd is gone. So, people hustle their ass to get to their vehicles after a night game where they lock the doors & feel safe. Sunday afternoon games are usually okay. But it is off the downtown in an older area & sketchy. I guess the area where Lumen Stadium is was a cool place when the stadium opened in 2003 replacing the Kingdome on the same spot. So, quit bitching Winnipeggers. You have it pretty good! Do you feel unsafe going to your car or catching a bus after the games at PAS? Compare the area at the U Of M where the stadium is located to where Canada Life Centre is downtown.