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Not sure what reports said that but Jones himself said Ford wasn't as good in camp/practice so he hadn't earned a shot yet. “He’s a good player and I’m not trying to be a smartass but that’s the facts, I’m not gonna hide from it. He didn’t come back to camp and he didn’t perform as good as he did a year ago,” Jones told the media in Edmonton. https://3downnation.com/2023/07/18/elks-chris-jones-challenges-canadian-qb-tre-ford-to-play-better-and-opportunity-will-show-up/

https://3downnation.com/2023/08/27/long-time-cfl-defensive-coordinator-rich-stubler-dead-at-74/

New CBA addresses that. A player with more than 3 NFL seasons is no longer stuck with a CFL rookie deal. Henry has 4 seasons so he can sign for whatever. https://3downnation.com/2022/05/26/details-of-the-cfls-new-cba-salary-cap-increases-ratio-changes-and-guaranteed-contracts/

Nope, ECW was first for most of those guys, then they went to WCW. Benoit did work for WCW for a couple months in 1993 before going to ECW in 1994 while Kidman never worked ECW. Benoit, Eddie and Malenko all jumped to WCW at the same time in 1995. Psicosis came/left ECW later that same year. Rey was ECW late 95 to early 96. Jericho & Juventud were both in ECW in 1996. WCW didn't do much with their smaller guys until mid-1996 when Bischoff saw what ECW was doing. He changed the name from the WCW light heavyweight weight division to the cruiserweight division and started signing those guys away. Prior to that, their light heavyweight title had been inactive since 1992. WWE was no different, it wasn't until others had success with guys who weren't the huge guys we were used to seeing, that they realized there was money to be made there.

It's right up there with the Kerwin Bell clip as something that always brings a smile to my face. I can watch those over and over and never get tired of it.

They are close friends - same age and both are from Chicago. "He’s one of my best friends. Like we talk often, even throughout the season. Every off-season, we’re together almost every single day. Our relationship is very good, and it’s been more than just football,” countered Thurman. “The conversations we have, just talking about life, different business opportunities, jobs outside of football when that time possibly comes, but we also enjoy each other’s company and have a lot of fun together.” https://theprovince.com/sports/football/cfl/bc-lions/iron-sharpens-iron-as-friends-collide-in-forge-of-cfl-west-division-semifinal

Should probably meet be this to the wrestling thread but ECW had everything, not just the hardcore stuff. The hardcore stuff definitely differentiated them from other companies but so did bringing in Lucha guys and giving "smaller" guys a chance (Jericho, Benoit, Guerrero for example). They changed wrestling in North America.

He was an ECW OG. He won their championship on their first ever PPV in 1997 at the age of 53. He certainly changed his style as he got older. He had more of a traditional style earlier in his career and went more hardcore as he aged & wasn't able to move as well.

Going 10-3 in the SEC with a Bowl win in his first real season is nothing to sneeze at. It's certainly not as good the year he had the next season but that one would be hard for anyone to match (15-0, national championship, Heisman). Sask did take him off their list before the 2018 names were released so it might not be the worst use of a NL spot I've seen. Hamilton having Jalen Hurts on there, after he had spent 3 seasons shattering records at Alabama might be worse.

He was on their list in Dec 2018, which was at the end of his first year as starter with LSU.

Only played them once last year too.

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

Only time I've been even remotely interested in golf. RIP Bob.

Good deal but are you saying the fight thread > flight thread? 😂

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

Another wrestler gone too soon. https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1375774/bray-wyatt-dead-wwe-star-third-generation-wrestler-unexpectedly-dies-age-36/

Picking a Rider loss is usually pretty reliable.

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

Changing or getting rid of the cap. Wade and Caretaker Bob pretty much run the show (if rumours are true) so he would know if something like that is in the works.

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."

Lawler

Winnipeg native makes UFC history & becomes 1st to win 'Ultimate Fighter' twice https://www.thescore.com/mma/news/2695267

Did Duke just spit on someone else? Looked like Gray was yelling that he spit in his face.

He absolutely would. His words mean nothing. This is a guy who quit his "dream job" (his own words) at his old high school, after coaching exactly one game.