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A good deal of southern Alberta was settled by Americans who came after their civil war, thinking they could have slaves here after the practice was banned in the US. The first premier of Alberta was the grandson of one of these. These ex-pat Americans were resentful of any further government interference in their lives and choices- we would call them rednecks now. And BTW: in all the Old West America, Dodge City, Laramie, Tombstone, etc, guns had to be checked in at the Sheriff's office before they could hit the local taverns.

Lets remember that there is no way that Jones is going to get fired unless he violates a morals clause- his contract is just too rich to carry and the Riders are still on the hook for 2017 paying Taman and Chambliss (who must look pretty good to the Rider fans by now). Jones' attitude has to be poisoning his relationships with the refs as well. No good news in Riderville, and the vets there with pride are going to start giving up soon.

Bombers did not play their best game and still squeaked out a win where the team usually loses and loses ugly. I expect a nasty game next Saturday.

What has not been talked about in this thread is the effect the constantly changing cast of receivers is having on the passing game. Some QBs and receivers have instant chemistry, but others take time to develop, and the difference between a reception and incomplete or intercepted passes is very small sometimes. It would be very nice to have the same set of receivers for 2-3 games and maybe then our red-zone performance might improve.

Maybe he can ask pretty please would Tommy Higgins come to his house to play.

Seemed off in the first half, but better in the second. The drops by the receivers were tough catches for the most part.

We will all pass into history, some sooner than others. Omnes morimur

And Glenn is likely to be a nomad again.

When your offence scores only one touchdown, you will win some games but you will lose more than you win. We are probably going to make the playoffs due to a ferocious defence and a darned good kicker, but unless the offence gets untracked, we are going to be a one and done team there.

Don't be too sure. This was an example of what can happen if the defence does not play lights-out all game and the offence just doesn't cash in opportunities. This is bound to happen again, and Durant is still a darned good quarterback. The Riders have a very good receiving corps and they were almost good enough. This has to get fixed or we will be having an entirely different conversation after the Banjo Bowl.

Scary moment. He's not young, in a high-stress profession and carrying a lot of extra weight.

If the Bombers do not hand the Riders their butts in the next two games, serious questions will have to be answered.

Obviously, the passenger assumed that the flight attendant was not from Saskatchewan, as she was expected to be able to read it.

Loose vowels can be quite uncomfortable.

The China Clipper has dropped anchor for the last time. May he and his find peace.

Not to mention that Rider fans are phobic about anything relating to water.

From ThreeDownNation: they predict- Bombers 36. Riders 15. Spread = 21. Total Points = 51 The Bomber point score seems about right, but I doubt the Riders can muster 15 points.

This is not a new phenomena- coaches have been obfuscating for decades.

This is going to be the first LDC I have actually looked forward to in years. I watched them all, but with a mixture of faint hope and a sense of impending doom, hoping for at least a show of resistance. We are not supposed to take pleasure in the suffering of others, but for the next 9 days, I am suspending that rule. Its been a long time, too long, so bring on the butt-kicking.

Some interesting possibilities here, but nothing to hold our breaths about. Will be interesting to see where Muamba ends up- Hamilton? Toronto?

Wouldn't be surprised to see Castillo get grabbed by another CFL team.

At first, I thought Jones was capable of giving the finger to the opposing teams, then I thought he was giving the finger to the league. Now it seems he is giving the finger to the Riders fans. Its like he's saying, "You all can go forth and multiply, I am going to do whatever the hell I want ."

I'm afraid that its almost impossible to mock the Riders and Chris Jones. They have used up all the good material I would have liked to insult them with.

Lewis has been and is a team player and class act.....if he was a couple of years younger, and the Bombers were in contention, he would be valuable.

But will he stay? Good tennants are hard to find.