DougR

It was a good night here in Belen. I started off listening to the game on CJOB then found a live stream of the game on YouTube. The only undefeated team in the CFL? GO BOMBERS! Good night everyone in Winnipeg!

It has been a very nice Sunday as I woke up and checked the final score from Vancouver. ;-) Have a good week up in Winnipeg! .... 2,386km away in Belen, New Mexico.

Go Bombers! All the way to the Grey Cup and take the trophy home. From the banks of the Mighty Rio Grande in Belen, New Mexico U.S.A.

Well....that and Breaking Bad, Tony Hillerman's stories that were turned into movies and a great movie filmed in ABQ called Sunshine Cleaning. And I've posted this before so, what the heck, why not again. I worked one day on this set in my town of Belen, NM.

Just so you know, New Mexico isn't exactly like the rest of the country. I call it the last frontier in the lower 48. Don't always assume we have what the rest of the country has even in terms of plumbing. ha ha That is what I like about this place after spending 30 years in over-regulated California. There are few rules out here. You can carry your gun on your hip. You can live in a shack and no one really pays attention. It is very cheap down here. That is why we get our fair share of interesting people like Don up in ABQ.

I tell you...what a great idea. Of course, how is the Canadian dollar doing these days?

I am 250 miles North of Juarez. I think a Rider infestation is as bad as the Cartels running their drugs into my country. Hmmm....I will have to get on the phone and call my President. I have his personal line you know. This isn't Canada....ha ha.

I love the crowbar idea. You know, I live in the 5th largest state in terms of square miles but, with only 2.1 million people. There is a lot of open land and hidden spots where no one would find you in this lifetime? Hmmm.....thinking of that Gangster movie "Casino".

If that is true, they certainly won't expect a rabid Bomber's fan in New Mexico. I may have to get a "Riders Suck" shirt. ha ha Time to take home some of those complimentary barf bags on my next Southwest flight.

This weekend, I was at my local Love's Truck Stop to fill up my truck. While waiting in line to pay, a man came in wearing a Rider's shirt (a thicker pull over). He didn't get in line and went past me. My first reaction to seeing that puke green shirt with their emblem .... it hearkened back to the days when I lived in the Bay Area and saw Chiefs or Broncos fans or worst of all a Whiner's fans at a Raider's game. It's that moment where the animal instinct comes out but, you somehow catch it before it manifests into something worse. ha ha Go Bombers!!!

Absolutely. I would love to come up to Winnipeg and see a game. I will let you know if I can arrange it.

Well, what can you say. Fell short of making the Grey Cup by one game. One lousy game. Anyway, thank you to everyone on this forum who adopted me during my first season as a Bombers Fan. I am never going to back to the NFL. -Doug

AMEN from New Mexico, U.S.A. ;-) A lot of hope at my house along the banks of the mighty Rio Grande for the Bombers to win this weekend. I will be listening and watching online. I leave on Monday for 8 days in the Valley of the Sun (Phoenix). Thanksgiving is next Thursday down here. I would love to watch the Grey Cup while in a Hawaiian Shirt and shorts in Phoenix! GO BOMBERS !!!!

I will never be a Canadian that is for sure. Like you will never be a New Mexican. (That could be a good thing but, I will never let on to that fact...ha ha)

I hate the Greenies already. There is no way I will ever root for those idiots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIaLtLKERJQ

Honestly? Intrigued more than enjoyed. And frankly, I don't give a damn. I wanted to watch the game at my local American Legion but, they laughed when I asked about watching the game the night before. It was as if they thought it was a joke that any red-blooded American male would want to watch anything other than an American sport. I felt like saying something like ..."you dumb Americans" but, I am one...ha ha. Nope, the CFL is mine alone down here and FRANKLY, that is suits me fine. The few checking out yesterday's game thought "oh my....it looks cold with all of those people in winter jackets." DUH! It is Canada. 😉 I am going to try to make it up to Winnipeg sometime to see a game and check out the City. When I travel, I take trips without any biases. I don't go with anything in mind other than let's check this place out. I am not looking for some place that is like New Mexico or California where I used live or whatever. I just go, jump in and enjoy the experience.

No doubt in this American's mind. I really want to come up to Winnipeg for a game as soon as next season if it works out financially for me down here (in between jobs and sometimes you don't get much in the way of vacation time in the first year). I picked the right team PERIOD! Blue Bomber for life!

You have that right. FOR SURE...I have learned that no lead is safe in the CFL. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching and listening to the Bombers and the CFL in my rookie season. THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL I am going back to the NFL. I flip around and a game is on and I keep flipping. Even when the season ends, I won't go back. I hear you about the 40 seconds left on the clock and NFL teams walking off the field. Ridiculous! GO BOMBERS!

The clock stops with each down after the 3 minute warning or did I miss something? I was having a heart attack during the final Bomber then Rider drive last night....heart attack city! Anyway, I am so pleased today. I had to watch the game in the TV room in my community so, several people came in to see the "novelty" of Canadian Football. One person was there with me from the last 5 minutes of the game until the end...I had to stand the last minute or two due to being on the edge. 😉 Unfortunately, I don't get ESPNnews which is the network showing both games on Sunday down here in the U.S.A. So, I will catch the game on CJOB. Fingers crossed that I'll be watching the Bombers in the Grey Cup on the following Sunday while visiting my sister in Phoenix Thanksgiving week. This IS the year! GO BOMBERS!

On Sat - Sun 17th and 18th, I am getting ready for a trip to Phoenix. We leave on Monday. We're spending a week in the Valley of the Sun seeing my sister. Then the Grey Cup is on at 4:30 MST on Sunday the 25th. I will watch that for sure on ESPN2 at my sisters. The 18th, I will listen to the game on CJOB....because our Bombers WILL be playing the Stamps then. (How is THAT for confidence?) Would love to come out to LA if the timing was right. I could be there in 2 hours by air or drive the 800 miles. Ah......next time. GO BOMBERS!!!!!!!

My wife isn't interested. I say "Canadian Football" in my little town and people go...huh? Some have heard of it. Few have seen it. I tell them the differences between the NFL and CFL and it doesn't seem to excite them. Most of my flaky friends are back to watching the NFL even though they boycotted it last year due to the kneeling b.s. I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO A GAME IN WINNIPEG! I have already looked up the flights from Albuquerque and the miles involved in driving. If I do come up, I will post to this page and let everyone know for sure! Pizza.....hmmm.....good idea! GO BOMBERS! ALL THE WAY TO THE GREY CUP!

I cut the cable two years ago so, I don't get ESPN2. I've been either watching the Bomber games as they show up on YouTube or listening to CJOB online. However, my community has a TV room and they have cable! So, I will be the ONLY person in Belen, New Mexico cheering the Bombers onto the Grey Cup. However, there is one thing... I just don't think I'll run out and get some Canadian Beer. We have so many great breweries in New Mexico. A Happy Camper IPA from Santa Fe Brewing or a Green Chile Amber from Truth or Consequences Brewing just can't be beat......unlike the Riders who will get stomped by our Bombers!!! https://www.torc.beer/

I will find out later today but, I am hoping my local American Legion Post (2 miles from the house here in Belen, New Mexico) gets ESPN2. That is the channel that will run the Western Semi Finals. And it will also run the Grey Cup later on - FYI. If my Post has that channel, I am throwing a party. It will be a novelty for the NFL fans there to see a CFL game. I'll bring food and host a blue and gold party. 😉 GO BOMBERS!

Dude! I have a Sonic in my little town of Belen and love them. Crispy Creme is good but, Dunkin is the mainstay around here and a local place called Donut Mart. Where are you flying into when down in LA? LAX or Orange County or Burbank? If flying into LAX, there is a killer donut place. You can't miss the gigantic donut on top of the building as you fly in if you have a window seat looking onto the north side of the runway. Randy's Donuts - Inglewood 805 W Manchester Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90301.

Understood. I just checked and the Winnipeg game is Nov 11th at 2:30 Mountain. The BWW I can go to will be packed with NFL fans but, I think I can wing something and get the game on a small TV. It's either that or listen to it on the radio online.