kelownabomberfan

Nope. If you knew Zontar you'd know he'd never have a commie for his avatar lol... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Gary_Powers You were almost perfect - he was shot down in 1960, not 1961. But otherwise right on. When he returned to the US he worked as a helicopter pilot for a news organization in LA and ended up being killed in a crash. So the Ruskies didn't get him, but a US helicopter did.

Hamilton's undefeated season continues...

What a great final 3 minutes on this Ham Montreal game. This is why I love the CFL.

Francis Gary Powers, a U-2 pilot shot down and captured by the Soviets, to be precise lol...sorry I'll show myself out...

I was watching at half time and they showed the Lucky swing pass working for big gains against the Riders last week, and then showed Lucky getting smoked on the same play against the Bombers. I think it was Barker who said "The difference between those two plays? Tonight the Lions are playing real athletes". I was laughing so hard... yes and we just couldn't get any breaks that game. Guys were dropping balls and killing drives that normally they catch. It happens. It sucks when it happens, but it happens. The Argos played a good game and it's the only time since Zach has been here that I've seen him even slightly rattled. Otherwise the guy has ice water in his veins.

I'm a Lucky fan too, and was glad to see him find success in BC. Still have my Lucky t-shirt and wear it with pride, though no one here knows what it is, lol.

As an amateur historian who has done a lot of research on the Bombers and their history, the Bombers definitely qualify as a "boom and bust" kind of team. We win cups in bunches, but only after a foundation has been built, of good management, good coaches and good players. There's no "one-offs" or "flukes" for this franchise (which is why I knew we weren't going to win in 2011, we just weren't that good, yet, though we sure should have won in 2001 and 2007, those still stick in my craw). There was the original three cups won in the dominant early days of the 1930's (when we earned our names, the BLUE BOMBERS), then a long 17 year drought, then Bud Grant and Kenny Ploen had something to say about that in the late 1950's and early 1960's, winning four more Cups. I joined the Bomber fan base in the late 70's when Dieter was just coming into his own as a huge CFL star, while the Bombers were already in a long 18 year drought, and was able to experience the mostly great days of the 1980's, when we added three Cups in 10 years, the first in 1984, ending at that time a 22 year drought. I thought in 1990 that winning Cups every few years was just going to be a "thing", but I was naive. This team historically always needs time to build that foundation, but when it does, boy you better look out. Finally, after so many long years of suffering, we are back to the "Boom" part of the Bomber Grey Cup Boom and Bust cycle. May it last a long time, and while it does, I'm going to make sure to enjoy every freakin' minute of it....

yeah it's games like this I really miss Ritch. He was an awesome Lions fan.

Chris Jones? Lol

What a bunch of winning assholes....

Milt got 100 of those yards on one play. Yes they played like the Terminator.

Time to bring in Pierre McGuire

11 minute drive. Let's end this.

That's not important lol

Get in the endzone and let's dagger these clowns. Refs or not.

Bombers D already under Reilly's skin big time

Perkins just got turnstyled there

Favorable spot there for BC.

Lucky not so much tonight.

And there might even be some fans in the stands too!

Missed call on the PI but good drive.

Would love to see a RedBlacks Bombers Grey Cup game.

Right. I misread that. Thanks for correcting me!

I only count 7 Bomber MOP's. And 4 Bomber QB's: 1971 - Don Jonas 1980 & 1981 - Dieter Brock 1987 - Tom Clements 2001 - Khari Jones Non QB winners: 1984 - Willard Reaves 1986 - James Murphy 2002 - Milt Stegall

Ottawa scored in OT. What shoot-out are you talking about? Oh just saw the iheart post. Got it.