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Who's going to the game in TO? (Sat, July 21/18)
SpeedFlex27 replied to ALuCsRED's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
The "claim" is there is a strike going on at the grounds where BMO is or something like that. There was no parking so no one showed up. All I hear are excuses. Other excuses are the Jays are playing, the PNE is on, ya da ya da ya da. Pretty lame ones as that. -
Als About To Drop Willy & Matthews? Manziel Now An Al
SpeedFlex27 replied to USABomberfan's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
I was reading on 3DN that Landon Rice's stock on the Ti Cats has really fallen. He got beat out as a starting guard by a rookie that Hamilton selected this year's Draft. From the article, he is barely back up material. To deal a first round pick that soon just shows how little the Cats think of Rice. -
Als About To Drop Willy & Matthews? Manziel Now An Al
SpeedFlex27 replied to USABomberfan's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Reed should start checking the internet job sites to find another job as his day of reckoning is coming fast. I'm sure there are a few high schools in the US looking for athletic directors. -
Als About To Drop Willy & Matthews? Manziel Now An Al
SpeedFlex27 replied to USABomberfan's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Bag of footballs, basically. What a steal. -
Als About To Drop Willy & Matthews? Manziel Now An Al
SpeedFlex27 replied to USABomberfan's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Yes, 1991. Thanks for that. -
Hardrick as well.
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Als About To Drop Willy & Matthews? Manziel Now An Al
SpeedFlex27 replied to USABomberfan's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Try telling Matt Dunigan he had to sit because of a sore hand. He froze his shoulder which was broken to play in the 1990 Grey Cup. He was in tremendous pain the entire game. Matt Nichols the same. They are warriors. Players rally for them. Willy is a wet noodle. Shows no leadership at all. -
No, don't compare Winnipeg to any other city. Rich vs poor? 1st world vs 2nd??? What a dipshit comment. Glad you think so highly of the place you live. I live in Calgary & if I could come back I would in a heartbeat. You don't know how good you have it.
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Als About To Drop Willy & Matthews? Manziel Now An Al
SpeedFlex27 replied to USABomberfan's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
He injured his throwing hand last night but to me it looked like he just quit. Like he didn't want to play anymore. -
As requested, a perspective from a Calgarian on what we're doing but also a former Winnipeger who grew up there. I remember when the intersection being discussed was closed. In the early 1970's Winnipeg could have had a light rail transit system. Mayor Stephen Juba proposed a monorail system similar to what Vancouver has now in & around 1970. He was laughed at & ridiculed for the idea & it never went forward. Then Vancouver went ahead with their above ground light rail system in 1976 while Edmonton & Calgary went ahead with their own surface light rail systems in the late 70's. It didn't help that before Uni City ( the name that was given to the merger of all the different cities with the City of Winnipeg) was called there were 2 local governments running against & competing with one another before the merger. The Metro Corporation was established in 1961 & was funded by the province to oversee all the small cities like Transcona, St, Vital, St. Boniface, Ft. Garry, St. James etc. The Chairman was Jack Willis. Then there was the City of Winnipeg with Mayor Juba. Both governments seldom got along & clashed over a number of things like what projects should be built, who would pay what & how much, who should oversee & maintain infrastructure such as roads, bridges, sewer & water, street cleaning & snow clearing, etc. Juba's idea of a monorail system was opposed by the Metro Corporation & by extension the Province. Winnipeg City Councillors didn't like the idea of a monorail system either & Juba's idea died. The Metro Corporation was dissolved on January 1, 1972 when the suburban cities merged with the City of Winnipeg. Judging by what Edmonton, Calgary & Vancouver did with light rapid transit it turned out to be an opportunity lost. Now, it's probably too expensive for Winnipeg to even think of starting even a small LRT system. What a difference an LRT would have made to traffic congestion in Winnipeg & moving people to & from the suburbs to downtown & back. Calgary's first LRT line was completed in 1981 & went NW from the downtown to McMahon Stadium & the U of C. Of course, this was a boon for the 1988 Winter Olympics. A second line was built to go south from downtown as well & construction started a month after the NW line was opened for service in 1981. I believe that the NW line wasn't more than 10 kms in length. Since then, the LRT has expanded to all 4 quadrants of the City from north to south. Currently there are 59 kms of C Train service on the Red & Blue lines that carry over 306,000 people during the work week from Monday to Friday. That's a lot of cars taken off the roads during rush hour mornings & evenings. When I say expensive just chew on these numbers. Calgary is building another LRT line from downtown to the deep SE of Calgary. The first leg will be approximately 25 kms in length. Eventually the entire Green Line as it is called will be 39 kms long with eventual completion of the second leg to be finished within the next 15-20 years .The cost of the first leg is $4.5 billion dollars. Cost of the first leg of the new Green Line will be shared three ways by the City of Calgary, the Province of AB & Ottawa. As an aside, there are federal dollars for projects like this but cities & provinces have to sign on first before the feds will pay their one third.
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How Happy Are You With Paul LaPolice
SpeedFlex27 replied to BigBlue's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
No, it shouldn't & is not. He had the Argos defense all discombobulated all game. They didn't know what was coming next. -
Als About To Drop Willy & Matthews? Manziel Now An Al
SpeedFlex27 replied to USABomberfan's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
It's becoming apparent that if anyone needs firing it's Kavis Reed. That offense is really bad. Sherman can only coach the talent Reed provides him. I also hope Khari jones didn't buy a house in Montreal. or signed a long term lease on an apartment. He's on borrowed time. -
Als About To Drop Willy & Matthews? Manziel Now An Al
SpeedFlex27 replied to USABomberfan's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Willy pulled. Schilz not much better. -
How Happy Are You With Paul LaPolice
SpeedFlex27 replied to BigBlue's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Maas to BC this off season. Joining Hervey. -
Als About To Drop Willy & Matthews? Manziel Now An Al
SpeedFlex27 replied to USABomberfan's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
I don't think Davis is better than the three qbs the Als have now. -
it must just suck being just a short yardage qb.
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Olafioye down. Not good news for the Lions. Doesn't look like he was wearing a brace. Well, maybe he was...
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The one thing that is consistent about this season so far is that only 1 team has been consistent offensively.
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Pruneau was a better OLB than safety.
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TSN just loves Collins hit that security guard... Typical Black. Concentrates on nothing but ****.
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Lulay is just one hit away... If I was a Lions fan, I'd be terrified everytime he goes to pass. Then it's Jenning's team once more.
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Als About To Drop Willy & Matthews? Manziel Now An Al
SpeedFlex27 replied to USABomberfan's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Davis isn't that good. Just how can he help the Als? Why would the Als even want him? -
How Happy Are You With Paul LaPolice
SpeedFlex27 replied to BigBlue's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
See my quote on counting to 12... -
How Happy Are You With Paul LaPolice
SpeedFlex27 replied to BigBlue's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
LaPo also coached the Riders to a GC vs the Als & would have won except the STC who is now the GM in Montreal had trouble counting to 12. -
Als About To Drop Willy & Matthews? Manziel Now An Al
SpeedFlex27 replied to USABomberfan's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Montreal would have to give up too much to get those guys. It would never happen. Even if they did, they wouldn't be able to stop the leaks on that sinking ship. The best thing they Als could do would be to fire Kavis asGM at the end of the season. Blow the team up yet again.