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bigg jay

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  1. 22 minutes ago, bustamente said:

    Are Ian Book's rights still owned by the Bombers, just released by the Eagles

    Wasn't on the last partial list that was announced but still could be.  

    Looking back at some of the players who have previously been on teams NL's is always fun.  Like Sask had Joe Burrow on their list at one point.  Good use of a neg list spot... not sure he's cut out for the NFL  😂

    5 minutes ago, Goalie said:

    Who 

    https://3downnation.com/2021/05/01/blue-bombers-neg-list-qb-ian-book-selected-in-nfl-draft-by-new-orleans-saints/

  2. I do remember that unfortunately... 

    I'm not sure that's a fan base who really wants to take a stroll down memory lane though because I also remember this:

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    It's hard to imagine these days, but there was a time when the Saskatchewan Roughriders were the charity case of the CFL

    In the 1990s, there was a real possibility that the team would fold under the weight of millions of dollars of debt. The seats were empty, and the team even needed a telethon to keep it on the field.

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saving-the-roughriders-throwback-thursday-from-cbc-news-archives-1.2992032

    and this: 

     

  3. 2 hours ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

    “Manitobans who saddle themselves with extreme debt can knock 4K off” 
    I’d expect this to be in the PC platform first. 

    The average price of a new EV is 80k.
     

    I’d like to see the percentage of the driving population in MB that can actually afford a New or Used EV, either through a loan or out of pocket.

    Average price of a new truck is about $75k but people still manage to buy those?

     

  4. 20 minutes ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

    What is the penalty for going over the operations cap?

    Here's what the league put out when the cap was introduced in 2018:

    "For the first $100,000 over the cap, the fine is the equivalent of the amount by which the limit has been exceeded. For any amount over $100,000, penalties range from a minimum of a $25,000 fine and the loss of one second-round draft pick to a maximum of a $250,000 fine and the loss of three draft picks.

    But in 2019, as the teams adjust to the cap, teams that voluntarily report their violations to the league will only be subject to team fines, not personal fines or the loss of draft picks."

  5. 35 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

    Imagine if in a couple years you got streveler starting somewhere, brown starting somewhere... and everyone looks at the Bombers as the new qb factory. Has that ever happened?

    Instead of having them go elsewhere, I'd prefer to imagine that we pull a Calgary and have a constant string of star QBs.

    Until Maier McCheese, when was the last time they had a mediocre starting QB? Since the early 90's they''ve only had to suffer through Drew Tate and Marcus Crandell for a bit.  

    I shudder when I think about some of the trash QB's we have trotted out over the last 30 years.

     

  6. 15 minutes ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said:

    Nope. I’m strictly talking about post play celebration. I’m not the one drilling down into specifics. I don’t even play piano. 

    How much time do you figure Yoshi put into the Hardrick Hop, maybe half a second?  Now how much time to think up & plan the piano bit?  

    A very obviously choreographed celebration is not the same as a spur of the moment one.

  7. 56 minutes ago, Doublezero said:

    The operations cap also meant no contract extension for Kyle Walters this year. What are the odds he lands somewhere else next season along with Buck Pierce, Dru Brown and several others? I'd like to be optimistic but have a feeling that this 2023 season might be Bombers best shot at winning another cup for awhile ... I'd be OK with that though :)

     

    Source that it's cap related?  Just because he hasn't re-signed yet, doesn't mean he won't.  MOS didn't have an extension in place until after last season ended either but we know how that turned out.

    I doubt Buck goes anywhere... his family is here and he's already declined to even interview for some jobs (Sask).

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