do or die

First possession.....Zac drops back.....Demski beats man coverage... ... Collaros puts the ball right in there for 30 yd TD. Just like that..7-0 Next possession....Prukop comes in on 2nd down and........runs play action... ...throws to Demski wide open over the middle...to Elks 25. ZC has time to double clutch.....before spotting Schoen on crossing... ....pattern at the goal line. Ball right on target. TD! Now 14-0 Parker with nice knock down, to end Elks possession....... Zac over the middle to Demski for 19. Zac under throws screen pass.... ....but Olivera makes nice diving catch....gets up and rumbles for 22. Collaros goes deep again. Schoen as usual is open....ball again on target.... ....for 25 yard TD! 3 possessions, 3 TD passes from Collaros...... 21-1 Really working the middle of the Elks D backfield. Cornelius goes long with nice throw the Mitchell, who is behind Rose.... ....for long TD reception. Tough year, overall for Rose. 21-8 Bombers Demski runs sweep for 12, McCrae sweeps for another 18 Nice mix of plays from Buck.....and well executed, as well...... Zac hits Schoen for FD. Prukop in on a 2nd and 4 who.... ...drops back and lobs it down the sideline to a (you guessed it)... wide open Olivera for another TD!! 28-8 Bombers... 4 possessions - 4 TDs. Bomber O is on fire!! Next series....Rose comes back and breaks up 2nd down pass to Michell... but challenged by Jones for PI. And....gets...it....for, uh ten yard gain... Brown runs for 5, then limps off the field.... Cornelius scrambles for FD, then throws to Mitchell for another..... but his hitch pass is too heavy, juggled and tackled for 8 yd loss.. Cornelius belted by Rutledge.....ball incomplete..... Elks ate up a lot of clock.....but no points. Treading water.... Zac is pressured and belted in the back field Collaros pressured again, but gets it away to OLO for nice FD. Olivera hard running for 7, Demski sweep for another FD. Zac sees blitz yet again, tosses ball up to no one in particular. Interception - the only blemish in a terrific first half - 28-8 Blue Cornelius throws FD to Michell, runs for 9...couple run plays for another First down on Bomber 9 - Cornelius overthrows Walker, twice..... Field goal has it 28-11 Blue. Took the Elks over 7 minutes to get 3 points... 6 more of those should do the job. Whatever. Hallett hammers returner on KR. Cornelius pressured into 2 incompletions Grant looking real hesitant on our KRs. Olivera runs for 9, then coverts FD. Demski and Olivera team up for another.. Bombers outscored 3-0 in 3rd quarter. Zac completes to Bailey and Schoen... ...Zac beats blitz with hot pass to Bailey, who gets nice blocks and 24 yard gain... ...down the the Elks 3. Next play, Oliveria barges in for the TD! Now 35-11 Salsbury takes another heavy hit on kick return. Cornelius getting some steady... pressure, but keeps breaking contain. Annoying. But another Elks punt forced... ....and Salsbury has the ball stripped....Parker recovers. Turnover. Parker's best game so far. Zac is still in there.....why? Leggs hits 42 yard FG. We are up 38-11. Gearing up for first place celebration... Bombers rush 3 and Adams sacks Cornelius..... Grant finally with nice punt return, up the middle.... Finally, Dre Brown is in. He bombs away to that guy Schoen, on a deep slant... ...nice throw and Schoen has it for 55 yd TD!! 3 TD catches for him.... This guy is rookie of the year, by miles and miles..... 45-11 Bombers. Hallett with another crunching ST tackle.... Cornelius hit from behind by Adams.... Bombers recover.... Minute and a half left....crowd rises with great ovation for the team... Leggs with 37 yard FG......48-11. 14-2!! Bombers roll to first place! Gin has DOD along for the ride....

Mr. Consistency misses the tying FG...........

It went off...... just the way we planned it......

Made a visit to the Rider Green Zone post game....... The coach says it was a great effort The QB musing about the "football gods"

Those Big Play Belts just don't fit, anyone....

Riders shut out in 2nd half....

Somewhat like a car crash, where you just can't look away........

Can't say much about the TSN production....

This entire game is a tyre fire....

Fajardo has a panic threshold of 11.

Stirling half of football....

Fajardo resembling a hamster, in the pocket...

To say nothing of the string of jabroni QBs that followed him. Glenn breaking his arm was a top moment in Rider history..... Ralph. Some of these names make me reach for the glass.......

Postgame, after that debacle while driving home.......listening to MK suggest that our fans should be MORE LIKE RIDER FANS. Probably the angriest I have ever been, following this team. Quite a few of our veteran players under performed, but Glenn was made the scapegoat, who went to Hamilton, as they beat us out of a playoff spot, the next two years. Brilliant. Comporting himself like some 12 year old.......was simply the icing on the cake.

Makes my head spin to the left......

This thread needs more gin......or increased consumption of same....

Sure, Wilcotts has potential, but we are talking about bolstering the one area (D back 7) that might of derailed a shot at the three peat...............

As I speculated earlier.......that Northeast offensive has now swung south.......and may trap 20-25,000 Russians around Kherson...

Yup, Walters finally getting off the snide..... 😄

Read Brendan McGuire's article. He's right. If it wasn't for the 4 long TD passes, the 5 forced turnovers, and the 100 yards from our running back.....we could of been in some difficulty, there.

That passing stat for Fajardo......is ungodly

In the last 7 games against the Riders Fajardo has thrown 1 TD pass

Lapo and Fajardo......match made in heaven.

Alford runs punt back 30 yards...... LaFrance gets FD...despite getting popped by Bighill Lauther kicks 17 yd FG. Riders grab a 3-0 lead. Olivera runs for a FD.....then bursts through the line.... ....down to the Rider 35. Zac rolls out....hoists up a long one... ....to Bailey in the end zone, who makes a nice catch falling down... TD! 70 yard drive in a handful of plays.....10-3 Bombers. Riders called for holding....then Fajardo throws one away... Grant has punt bounce back on him......gets it inside Blue 20 Olivera hit hard but gets a first down - Bombers called for holding Zac converts long 2nd...throwing to Schoen for 18...... Zac to Demski for FD, Olivera runs for FD... Riders take horse collar penalty. Zac pressured, but while falling - finds Schoen for 20. Zac to Demski....ball knocked away. Leggs 22 yd FG makes it 13-3 Demski sweeps for 13. Collaros to BOO (you know who) for FD. Pretty good mix of plays called by Buck, so far.... Leggs places punt out of bounds on the Rider 3 Nice 2nd down catch by Lenius. Rose breaks up long pass to Lenius... Sask punt glances off Bomber blocker....ball rolls down to Bomber 3 MOS throws challenge flag for no yards. Correct - no yards there.. Bomber O stalls......Alford avoids a host of Bombers, finally tackled by Leggs... Kick coverage has had some breakdowns, lately..... LaFrance fumble....Riders recover. 2 Passes to Moore...now 3rd and 1 CF with the sneak....nice D inside push....and he does not make it! Turnover. Blue 2 and out. Bomber O has slowed up somewhat in this 2nd Quarter Fajardo completes some short balls....then heaves it long down the sideline... ....Jones loses sight of the ball......and just pulls up and looks around...... ....to see Parker make a diving interception, with good return to Rider 37 Collaros leans back and puts up a bomb....right to Denski in the end zone.. TD! 17-3 with 19 seconds left in the half.....could be a back breaker for Sask. Fajardo long pass to Schaffer-Baker behind Holm to Bomber 25. Fajardo bobbles snap, drops it......recovered by the Blue. Riders boning themselves with some key mistakes, so far..... Bombers 2 and out. CF completes short balls for a couple of FDs... ....Bombers take roughing penalty......Fajardo has Tuck for 20... ...down to the 15 yard line. Fajardo rolls out from the 6 and into the end zone.. 17-10 Bombers. We are letting these guys hang around....... Grant bobbles another punt.....he is struggling out there.... Bombers 2 and out. O has really gone cold...... Riders on 3rd and 1. Riders with a real deep handoff to LaFrance.... ....Walker stuffs him right at the LOS. Turnover. Zac incomplete on 2nd down.....and O still having some problems... Olivera has somehow vanished from the Bomber play book.... CF overthrows Lenius, but Rose nailed for PI. Rough season for him.. Moore eludes a number of tacklers for a FD. Then catches another..... Bomber DBs giving up some pretty good cushions.... Fajardo couple of runs, with some poor Bomber tackling.... CF has Schaffer-Baker wide open in the flat....CF under throws him.. Lauther FG makes it 17-13 Blue. Offense did nothing in 3rd Quarter. Really need a drive now. Zac to Schoen over middle to Sask 42. Collaros loads up and bombs it.....Demski behind coverage.... ....perfect pass drops in there. TD! 24-13 just like that..... .....my Vulcan mind meld working pretty good here.. Demski is one of the real underrated players.....total Rider killer Grant runs up on punt....drops it.....gets it back. Looking shaky.. Riders called for holding....then Fajardo throws one away... Grant has punt bounce back on him......gets it inside Blue 20 Olivera hit hard but gets a first down - Bombers called for holding Zac converts long 2nd...throwing to Schoen for 18...... Zac to Demski for FD, Olivera runs for FD... Riders take horse collar penalty. Zac pressured, but while falling - finds Schoen for 20. Zac to Demski....ball knocked away. Leggs 22 yd FG makes it 13-3 Demski sweeps for 13. Collaros to BOO (you know who) for FD. Pretty good mix of plays called by Buck, so far.... Leggs places punt out of bounds on the Rider 3 Nice 2nd down catch by Lenius. Rose breaks up long pass to Lenius... Sask punt glances off Bomber blocker....ball rolls down to Bomber 3 MOS throws challenge flag for no yards. Correct - no yards there.. Bomber O stalls......Alford avoids a host of Bombers, finally tackled by Leggs... Kick coverage has had some breakdowns, lately..... LaFrance fumble....Riders recover. 2 Passes to Moore...now 3rd and 1 CF with the sneak....nice D inside push....and he does not make it! Turnover. Blue 2 and out. Bomber O has slowed up somewhat in this 2nd Quarter Fajardo completes some short balls....then heaves it long down the sideline... ....Jones loses sight of the ball......and just pulls up and looks around...... ....to see Parker make a diving interception, with good return to Rider 37 Collaros leans back and puts up a bomb....right to Denski in the end zone.. TD! 17-3 with 19 seconds left in the half.....could be a back breaker for Sask. Fajardo long pass to Schaffer-Baker behind Holm to Bomber 25. Fajardo bobbles snap, drops it......recovered by the Blue. Riders boning themselves with some key mistakes, so far..... Bombers 2 and out. CF completes short balls for a couple of FDs... ....Bombers take roughing penalty......Fajardo has Tuck for 20... ...down to the 15 yard line. Fajardo rolls out from the 6 and into the end zone.. 17-10 Bombers. We are letting these guys hang around....... Grant bobbles another punt.....he is struggling out there.... Bombers 2 and out. O has really gone cold...... Riders on 3rd and 1. Riders with a real deep handoff to LaFrance.... ....Walker stuffs him right at the LOS. Turnover. Zac incomplete on 2nd down.....and O still having some problems... Olivera has somehow vanished from the Bomber play book.... CF overthrows Lenius, but Rose nailed for PI. Rough season for him.. Moore eludes a number of tacklers for a FD. Then catches another..... Bomber DBs giving up some pretty good cushions.... Fajardo couple of runs, with some poor Bomber tackling.... CF has Schaffer-Baker wide open in the flat....CF under throws him.. Lauther FG makes it 17-13 Blue. Offense did nothing in 3rd Quarter. Really need a drive now. Zac to Schoen over middle to Sask 42. Collaros loads up and bombs it.....Demski behind coverage.... ....perfect pass drops in there. TD! 24-13 just like that..... .....my Vulcan mind meld working pretty good here.. Demski is one of the real underrated players.....total Rider killer Grant runs up on punt....drops it.....gets it back. Looking shaky.. Zac throws long down the sideline to Schoen....who jumps up.... ....snags the ball and cuts inside two Riders.....runs into pay dirt ... .....TD!! 31-13 Bombers. The ROY strikes again... Zac - not many completions...but 4 TD passes.. Fajardo gets away from backfield pressure and puts up long pass... ....to Schaffer-Baker down to the Blue 15. Nichols knocks 2nd D pass away Now 3rd and 6. Fajardo misses Schaffer-Baker on sidelines for another turnover That is now 3 turnovers on downs for the Riders..... Olivera re-discovered as he runs for FD, then busts up the middle to Sask 45. Olivera runs for another 7. He (and the OL) is just gashing the Riders.... 3 minutes left.....Coach **** calls a timeout for some weird reason..... Fajardo still going with the 4 and 6 yard passes. He has that act down cold.. Jefferson smacks CF and Alexander picks it off - but a Willie J. penalty wipes it out. Fine is in, and throws up a prayer.....picked off by Holm..... Bombers run 3 downs to burn some clock - Riders see the light and reciprocate 31-13 Final. Tough night for the Riders - their Hamilton game is now a must Will have to run the tape tomorrow to see how Dan Clark did..... No need to wait for gin till tomorrow...

Happy to report...... that I now have gained permission to do a Odds and Sods.........from Dan Clark.