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I'll post it here because it seems like the appropriate thread for it: Someone with computer-art skills needs to put a Riders logo on @Bubba Zanetti's "Sad Sack" picture post from yesterday. ...edit... Behold! By the powers vested in me as your own (rarely) humble Double Blue Prophet, I do hereby Decree, Sanction and Declare that this JPEG, forged by the Combined Might and Silliness of @Bubba Zanetti & @MOBomberFan shall henceforth be emblematic of all things Saskatchewan Rough Riders and it shall stay as thus unless and until such a time as they are restored to at least a 10 Win Season. All Hail the Sad Sack Sask JPEG!

As an aside: I wish to register my disappointment that nobody has taken @Bubba Zanetti's "sad sack" cartoon from yesterday and done a credible job of putting a SaskRR logo on it. If it's done well, that's a meme that has potential to be around for years...

That is just a really bad take. Like, almost 180 degrees from reality. Impressive.

It's almost as if, after a thoroughly disappointing season, the thought of hitting reset and beginning a new project from the ground up (football operations, coaching, players) wasn't even an option that anyone considered. Like, putting a big contract on a QB who'll be 37 when TC opens, and a big name defender in the hopes of chasing a 7 win season is a plan worth having. I'd be furious.

Most players can only dream of going to a city where the team's play by play announcer regularly insults you.

He was getting the dumptruck wherever he chose.

He may have gotten paid like mad for all we know. And he seemed happy to play his football where he is, no surprise that he'd re-up here. Now if we can just get another couple of announcements done...

My preference is that we get the same MBT that played in our final two games prior to the GC (and I'm more sure than not that he's our QB1 this year). That being said, consistency has not always been a word you'd associate with him. Kelly knows that his time is soon. Football is a rough sport and Bethel-Thompson is 34.

I don't have any info on this. But I'd guess that the deal has been made. There's an utter lack of panic, speculation or urgency going on around here. We've a couple more high profile FAs who likely will get their press releases over the next several days and then McLeod will be last. My best guess anyhow.

You reckon that he'd reach out to the Argos to inform them that he has decided to play this year, but maybe not for them? Seems weirdly passive aggressive.

https://www.cfl.ca/2023/02/06/steinbergs-mmqb-here-come-the-champs/ Lalji is saying that McLeod Bethel-Thompson is back.

Recent history certainly points to that. I like our roster though. Particularly our strength in our National players. Usually I have quite a few bones to pick with where we are at this point in the off season. Feeling pretty good about things this year (and pehaps that ought to be setting alarm bells off!) (And we're only obscure to the Sports Media in Southern Ontario) He may become one. He certainly has a set of brass ones - got to like that in a QB.

I like how we're going about our off-season business. A few more days of announcements and then they can drop the news about who is playing QB for us this season.

Pulp Fiction

You're re-signing Demski. This'd be a lousy time to take a key weapon away from Collaros. KW knows this and isn't a fool. Demski's payday will be announced soon, I'm sure.

My immediate instinct is that of revulsion, therefore I think it is likely a solid move by the Cats. I'm not shocked by half a Millski for a top QB. That's what you pay.

For something that I have seen people say that it would be improper to speculate about a possible cause for... I've seen a lot of speculation. Also, it wasn't a big hit. Pretty minor one. Not sure if that changes the commotio cordis hypothesis at all. If not and getting hit in the chest is potentially fatal, I'd guess that suspending the NFL, CFL, NHL and MLB is the only way to go forward.

Nope. We don't and can't say for sure. Off topic, but it was early April of 2022 when I read an article which cited 769 athletes who collapsed during competitions from March of 2021 to March of 2022. It found that the average age of cardiac arrest was 23. Weird.

FTFY

“We thank him for his contributions on the field and for his veteran leadership in the locker room. His time in Double Blue may have been Speedy, but now he’ll always B a champion.” -Pinball Respect for the dad-joke.

A fellow of discriminating taste!

Indian... First Nations... Native... Indigenous... The big chrome headdress on my front fender doesn't care.

Ambrosie: "How to treat our Historic Champions who play in a notoriously tough market... hmmm... Let's take away a Toronto home game yet again... while giving them a 6 week gap in home games midsummer... while putting it up against a team with more support than they have on the East coast so it's actually like an away game... Genius!" Like I've said, I'd be furious about this **** if I were even the faintest bit surprised by it.

Mark H can't get wood. They write themselves sometimes.

Purolator Edit: good point! They may be at Purolator... None of my parcels from them may be safe anymore... (although I'd rest better if it turns out that they aren't at Indian)