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I'm excited for Bob Irving's pre-game show, a glass of whisky after work, and the MBB chat room....

that's definitely my concern. As soon as I heard him say that he's comparable to Ovechkin and Matthews comparable to Toews, I nearly started to cry...

Chris Greaves was our LG until traded...

I'm at the point now where I want Macho Harris to be an all star for us just so I can laugh for hours on end at the people that frequent this board.

2 things: 1) They had to overpay Penner to try and hit the cap floor and 2) I disagree they're desperate...the right people are in place now, and it's growing properly...

"Look kids, Big Ben!" Seriously tho...we have several round-a-bouts in Calgary, and they're good. You get used to them eventually...

Well, they've created this "If I'm from Sask, I have to wear the green, because everyone does..." but all that will go away with some losing. Make no mistake, it's not a myth that all of this ramped up because of the 2007 GC....

I have the utmost respect for people who had seasons tickets through the Al Ford years and carried on as hardcore fans through Danny Barrett and Roy Shivers, and got rewarded for their loyalty in the good times. The problem is, there are VERY few of those kind of fans. Real fans. No question, the Riders have way more passive "fans" than any other team in the league, and that's how they get so much merch sales. But I've said before, and I'll fight for this forever, that the Bombers have way more hardcore, real fans, who are there through the bad times and good. We just don't have as many passive fans...

As has been said a great many times, Riders "fans" are among the worst bandwagoners. They'll cheer when it's cool to be a fan, but when the team doesn't win, nobody's heard of em.

Tait said in his daily piece that while Richardson is out with a lower body injury, he's not ruled out for Wednesday, so that bodes well for him..

Really sucks for Louie... Hope it's not career threatening.

Gotta rewatch Will Smith's "Ali" next week sometime...

Cole dinged up and likely to stick around and rehab with the team according to Twitter.

I've been watching a lotta 2002/2003 games on DVD lately..........

3 years at 5m per, I'm all in on Andrew Ladd as a 2nd or 3rd line center with no letter.....

Kid says in his Training Camp Journal that he once at 15 chicken breasts in a sitting at Virginia on a dare......I threw up a little just thinking about it....

So, Ed Tait talks to MOS about playing against Walby: "I was standing around a pile and I just get blasted from behind...I get splashed by Bluto. He then helps me up and says, 'Sorry, a guy pushed me.' I watched film..He just ran up, knocked me down and jumped on me. But... I love the guy. He's fun to be around."

The thing we don't know, based on tweets alone, is if Willy's throwing poorly, or if receivers are running wrong routes, or what. I suppose, though, it shows the offense is not in sync yet, and that may be troubling.....

#AlsMTL' centre @dominicpicard has announced his retirement. #CFL #LCF via @HerbZurkowsky1 I thought this was interesting, because Picard was saying that last year's poor play was about the Bombers and not his declining skills. A quick retirement would tend to suggest otherwise. At any rate, thanks for some great years as a Bombers player....congrats on retirement, Angry Frenchman...

Scott Billeck ‏@ScottBilleck 12m12 minutes ago Drew Willy offering up gifts again today, with Macho Harris the latest beneficiary of an errant throw. Last play of the first session. This seems somewhat concerning. Haven't heard a lot of really good things about Willy throughout camp......

So I just woke up not that long ago, am only on my first cup of coffee, and I saw this: Darrin Bauming @DarrinBauming Rush end Trent Corney, #Bombers top 2016 draft pick, just broke Stanley Bryant's ankles with a speed move off the edge. #hyperbole #noinjury Had to read it a couple times, 'cause my heart skipped a beat......holy hell....

There was an article on him a few days ago. He says all off-season was rehab, and he missed the offensive mini-camp remember, so this has been the first real football he's played in awhile. There's going to be some growing pains getting back into game shape again. I'm willing to give it time, 'cause he's got the Want-To, and all the physical tools are there...

It's a neat thing they're doing, for sure. They're announcing one at every home game this year, then there'll be one per year, each year after. Looking forward to seeing (debating) the selections going forward!

....And this?