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Is David Onyemata will be a sophomore or a junior this year?

Agree. Great project for Dobie, nonetheless..

Did Matt Sheridan conducted a nutrition seminar in Anola, MB ?

Whoa. Huge. If he's good the middle of the Bisons DL will be massive with Onyemata and him.

Growing up Tristan by Scott Taylor in HIGH SCHOOL, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, UNIVERSITY SCOTT TAYLOR, MyToba.ca Photos by LLOYD LOUIE The maturity of Tristan Bredin has been an eye-opener for Brian Dobie. There was a time, not long ago, when the head coach of the University of Manitoba Bisons was a little cool on Bredin’s football abilities. Dobie knew Bredin was big. He also knew the teenager was the nephew of former NFL star William (The Refrigerator) Perry. But like many coaches in Manitoba, he saw a kid who didn’t appear to take the game all that seriously. He knew Bredin was young, but he also saw the young man as a gifted athlete wasting his time. Back in the summer of 2013, after Bredin was cut by Manitoba’s under-18 provincial team coaches right before the team was to leave for the Football Canada Cup in Moncton, Dobie was like most coaches in Manitoba. He didn’t write the kid off, but he wasn’t knocking on his door to recruit him, either. Now, however, Dobie is an unabashed fan. In one year, Tristan Bredin has gone from being a big lazy kid to a hard-working, passionate young adult with a legitimate football future. Maybe it was getting cut. Maybe it was good coaching. Maybe it was peer pressure. Whatever the reason, Dobie would love to see Bredin in a Bisons uniform in 2015. “I’ve really warmed to that kid,” Dobie said the other day. “He’s completely different. I know there were a lot of coaches who wanted to write him off, but from where I sit, he’s really changed. He’s a big, big kid who looks like a very good athlete. Our defensive co-ordinator, Stan Pierre, was saying the other day, ‘We really like Tristan Bredin,’ and a couple of the other coaches didn’t agree. Stan said, ‘Look at him. Just look at him. Look at his size and say that’s not interesting to you.’ He’s a kid we’re going after. We can’t let him get away.” Bredin is emerging as one of the top prospects in Manitoba for three reasons: one, he’s matured dramatically since getting cut from the provincial team in 2013; two, he’s 6-foot-4, 379 pounds; and three, he’s a good athlete who is working harder at the game and his school work. Fact is, Tristan Bredin is a smart young man who has realized that size isn’t everything. After playing superbly for Team Manitoba at the 2014 Football Canada Cup in Saskatoon, Bredin took two major steps this summer: He not only made the provincial team this year, he played outstanding football at the national championship and in one of Manitoba’s victories he was named defensive player of the game. The huge interior lineman, who will go both ways for the WHSFL’s Murdoch MacKay Clansmen this season, is still only 16 years old and yet is starting to emerge as a can’t-miss university recruit. “I think I played pretty well in Saskatoon,” Bredin said modestly. “People told me I played pretty good. I must have played OK, because I talked to a lot of schools in Saskatoon. I talked to the U of M and it’s definitely an option for me. I had a scout tell me that a couple of American universities are interested in me. I want to play university football as soon as I can after I graduate because I want to be able to make an impact right away.” Bredin, who will turn 17 in September, is heading into Grade 12 at Murdoch. Last year, he helped the Clansmen reach the provincial final at Investors Group Field. Murdoch was beaten by a bigger, better team from St. Paul’s, but it was still a successful campaign. This year, it’s a new Murdoch team, a rebuilding team. The school graduated 18 players including all-star quarterback Drenin Busch who is now at the U of M. “We have enough returning players and we’ll have a great line on both sides of the ball,” Bredin said. “With me, Zack Williams (who has committed to the University of North Dakota for 2015), Jared Lazarenko (one of the most sought-after recruits in the province) and Jalen Burley at end (the team’s tailback on offence), our defensive line will be pretty good, I think. Jalen is only in Grade 10, but he’s 6-foot-3, 225 pounds and he’s very quick off the ball. We’ll go both ways, too. I’m excited about the upcoming season.” Murdoch opens its 2014 Winnipeg High School Football League schedule on Sept. 4 in Brandon against Crocus Plains. They’ll play their first game in Winnipeg on Sept. 13 at Vincent Massey. “I’m excited about this season,” Bredin said. “We might not be as good as we were last year, but we have a really good group of guys and two really good lines. You can go a long way with good line play.” Indeed. And as Tristan Bredin continues to mature, he could go a long way, too. http://mytoba.ca/sports/growing-up-tristan/

Darrin Bauming @DarrinBauming Whoa.. @MBBisons announce the commitment of a 6'4" 360-pound DT who will be 17 for another 7 months — Tristan Bredin out of Anola, Manitoba. Whoa! That's a big kid.

Just for point of discussions. I believe Brett Jones is not yet signed with 7 days to go. I know he is a Center and I'm not sure if he can be a Guard? But if he is, would he fit here and be an upgrade?

CFL News @CFL_News #Bombers release LB Ejiro Kuale and LB Kyle Jones. #CFL via @ScottBilleck

Plan B is try to scoop Stanley Bryant AND Sir Vincent Rogers for our OTs. Imo, top Canadian remaining in FA pool (barring re-signing) are... - Brad Sinopoli - Keenan McDougall

Offer him $300 and a big farm just outside Winnipeg.

Riders announce their full coaching staff. No Barron Miles. Chamblin - head coach Chapdelain - offensive coordinator Dorazio - offensive line Tucker - receivers Cobourne - runningbacks Quick - defensive coordinator Sinclair - defensive line Missick - defensive backs Pettaway - linebackers Dyce - special teams McDiarmid - asst. special teams

Ok, back to football... News1130 Sports ✔ @News1130Sports The #CFL trying hard to get the 2015 schedule out this week.

Who's the new Migs? Ripper? Wide Right? or both?

From the look of it, the Steelers will be trying him out at Safety position.

Riders is not afraid to go over the cap. and they are notorious in doing so.

This is the best news of the day!

Anybody know who among the top OL draft prospects has a realistic chance to get an NFL camp invite?

I'm not sure if this is accurate or not http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_CFL_Draft

He used our 4 draft picks to take Mike Morris, Adam Bestard, Peter Quinney, and Thaine Carter. If those names aren't familiar, there's a pretty good reason. They were terrible picks. Some of that is shared with Taman, as he traded some of those 2009 picks. Kelly let Gauthier, Koch, Picard and Goodspeed walk in free agency. I know Goodspeed isn't a NI, but if I don't mention him, Kelly's "I think we can re-sign all four!" doesn't quite make sense. Some of that is shared with Taman, as he could have extended these guys earlier. Kelly claimed he was going to do a better job of hanging on to our draft picks than Taman ever did. As I recall, we were still missing a pick in the 2013 draft from one of Kelly's many traded picks. None of that is shared with Taman. You'd have to do a pretty comprehensive essay to convince me Kelly added anything to this team other than bloated bombast, including the area of NI talent. He mean Kelly added to the mess that Taman created. Anf btw, I know you still feel the anger on Kelly's stupidities... but chill man! watch your blood pressure.

Chris Williams spent the past season with the Bears. He was cut in early December. Yes. But I believe Hamilton still hold his rights for a year and that will expire at Feb, correct?

Everyone seems forgetting Chris Williams. I believe he will be a FA also comes Feb 10. Can someone confirm. Thanks.

Wild will be back in Bombers uniform once he gave up on NFL. With a considerable cap space its hard to believe that Walters will not throw a big $$$ to get Heenan Dressler will be a nice addition but I rather have a big physical receiver added since we lost the physicality of Watson. E.Jackson can fill that physicality and much more.

Wild on WIL, I will pen that already.

F-Gudino - Moore - E.Jackson - Denmark - Kohlert looks good to me.

Maybe Walters is trying to extend Watson and he denied it and (1) expressed intentions to be traded close to home or (2) will walk out as FA after this year and sign on any East team. So Walters, instead of losing him for nothing, pull the trade when Taman bit the bait.