JohnnyAbonny

Considering Bell owns TSN, they can choose to simulcast whatever they want. I don’t think Ambrosie has much to do with it really.

My Dad is a retired teacher. Our whole deal every summer revolved around this when I was a kid. Last day of school, then July 1st BBQ and usually a Bomber game. Pure Canadiana.

Absolutely agree. I preferred when the openers were on Canada Day weekend.

It was Chris Vargas. That game against the Lions was one of the most fun times I’ve had at the stadium. Getting to rush the field as a 10 year old was amazing. There was also a shoving match between Reinbold and Adam Rita over a very late hit on Damon Allen by a Bomber DB

That’s still the loudest I ever heard the old stadium. The upper deck felt like it was going to collapse

I was at that game. They were 3-14 heading into it and won 55-9. I remember the “building towards” interview. The next year they started 0-9 before beating Sask again in the Troy Kopp game. Fans waited nearly 11 months between Bomber regular season victories. It would be a full calendar year (Sept 19/97-Sept. 23/98) between Bomber wins over anyone other than the Riders.

Eli still not starting. Damn. If I see Kolo get bull rushed onto his ass the first series I’m going to lose it. He’s this years Damien Jackson as far as I’m concerned.

Perfect comparison. The 1997 Riders and the 2011 Bombers had a lot of similarities.

Good. Run the ball a bunch, get the new look OL pushing guys around.

Idk, Washington ripped them up pretty good too. People forget how much weaker the AFC was back then. It was pretty much a foregone conclusion the NFC team would win up until the late 90s.

Yeah, I was never a huge fan of Lapo but you’ve gotta be fair, he never had the support from up top when he was HC. The timing of his firing was bullshit. The team had to go on the road for a month to start the season. Lousy QB room and not much other offensive talent to make up for it. Garbage drafting. I’d say he got a raw deal from that management group.

Agreed, I’ve never seen a play caller consistently fritter away leads like that. As a play caller, he always struck me as sitting on his secrets, not wanting to give anything away on film ever and calling the passing game super conservatively until he didn’t have a choice.

Hell yeah, love the super dogs. Only halftime show I’ll stay in my seat for.

When the GC is here they should get the folks from Winnipeg Pro Wrestling to do a match or 2 at halftime.

Not what he was in 2019 but for Sask with a very poor secondary, that’s a good signing

https://3downnation.com/2024/06/04/3downnations-2024-cfl-season-predictions-m-o-p-grey-cup-more/ Not a single writer on here picking the Bombers to win the west. Besides having the GC game at home, what am I missing about BC improving enough to get over the hump? Their roster is equal or lesser than last year. All the 3dn hot takers picking them because “they’re due” lol great analysis guys.

I think some may be getting Bailey confused with Gerrard Shepard, also wore 88 and sat on the PR for a couple of seasons 2016/17 maybe 18 as well

I really have no idea but I would assume FIFO means more like “don’t be a malcontent in the room and do your job on the field within the scheme.” I don’t think it means “have no personality” I doubt the leadership cares about the colour of a guys gloves. In Mitchell’s case FIFO definitely means he’ll have to catch a football pretty soon though.

I’d say Gauthier is better than Biggie as an every down run-stopper, Biggie still better for short yardage. Agree a proper DT/nose rotation makes everyone look better. I don’t think they’d be totally screwed with Gauthier, circumstantially it’s still a pretty big fail imo.

Bauming seemed adamant it would be Wilson moving to MLB, Cole at WIL, and Kramdi at dime/sam. That doesn’t sound too bad actually, makes more sense than Gauthier getting a huge amount of snaps.

Oh ok, he’s still on the roster on the team website

WR Jalen Hall made the AR?

Like all the DTs they kept. 5th WR is puzzling, I really hope it’s Wilson over Mitchell, but based off the game I don’t see how either of them beat out Johnson. I’m positive McGhee was the only one to accept a PR spot, there’s absolutely no other explanation. Gauthier at starting MLB is a huge fail.

I’d rather eat a bunch of puke

You guys are probably right about Rivers. I bought in because of the sack in the first game. True enough. Wilson though is a guy I’d really prefer they move on from or lessen his role, especially after what we saw from the new guys tonight. Like you were saying before he’s +30 and always hurt.