TrueBlue4ever

Anyone not attend camp today but want to invent a report? I'd be game to. But how do I change my username to "Tuscaloosa Blue?"

Bloggers are the most self important people out there. Really hard to read. I assume gbill has one.... That sounded like a shot. Was that a shot? Because it sure seems like a shot. Not a backfire but an honest to goodness shot. Don't worry. I'm sure our moderators will apply the rules of code of conduct they established and properly and appropriately admonish the offending parties.

In terms of specifically losing every game for an entire half of a season, it's happened twice in the club's 84 year history. In 1964 the team started 1-1-1 before losing 13 straight to finish off the season, so obviously went 0-8 in the second half of the year. In 1998 the club started the season 0-10 and finished at 3-15 overall. Last year we were close on both halves of the season, going 1-8 in the first half and 2-7 in the back half, but the other "almost" year was 1989, when we were 7-4 before losing 7 straight to finish off the regular season (we then won a playoff game before losing to the Tiger Cats in the eastern Final).

My cable package always allowed me to get TSN and TSN 2. When the expansion came to 5 TSN channels, I then got all 5…….until two days ago, that is. Now all I get is TSN 2 and TSN 3. With the Jets game on TSN 3 tonight (and U.S. college hockey on TSN 2) I could not get the CFL game. I called Shaw Cable (my provider) and asked why I wasn't getting the national TSN feed that I was paying for, and they explained that this is a TSN decision, not theirs, and TSN 1 is now technically TSN "West" (4 is Ontario and 5 is Quebec) so it is blacked out in the Winnipeg region, and the "free trial"of all 5 channels is now over. TSN 3 now supposedly replaces TSN 1 as the main TSN feed for Winnipeg, and TSN 2 provides secondary programming for the entire nation like it always has. Problem is that TSN 3 has not been showing the same stuff as TSN 1 all the time, and with the hockey game tonight taking precedence in the Winnipeg region, I was unable to watch our one national league on the sole national broadcaster, and apparently have no way to even pay more to order TSN 1 anymore (which I shouldn't have to, since I was already paying for it!). Long story short, I am told there is no national feed anymore, and Winnipeg broadcasting will take precedence over what TSN would normally broadcast on a national basis. So much for expanded TSN channels and more viewing options. My cable supplier told me if I want to complain, complain to TSN and not the cable company. Just curious if anyone else had this problem, or is my cable supplier mistaken? Also, if TSN 3 broadcasts something other than the Grey Cup, I will be pissed! Hope there isn't a Jets game on Grey Cup Sunday.

That's our own version of…the practice roster. So the other board is Paris Cotton and this board is Nic Grigsby?

Fill in the blank. Should the Bombers lose tonight, it would mean ________: (A few options to get you all started, or choose your own) A ) No way do we make the playoffs B ) No way do we win another game this year C ) Just another week of Mike 'O Shea saying he is not worried about the team, no need to overreact, they just need to correct a few things D ) Just another week of Mike 'O Shea saying he is not worried about the team, no need to overreact, they just need to correct a few things - but fans now openly start to question how out of touch he is with the reality of the situation (and by extension, his competence as a head coach) E ) Everybody relax, it's unfortunate but we are still in this thing F ) The sky is falling, this team is not any better significantly than last year, the 5-1 start was a total mirage because no one took us seriously, we are still the doormats of the league with major holes that will take years to fix, and management has done nothing better than last year's train wreck G ) The fact that this thread exists shows how I need to get off the sauce - no way do they lose tonight H ) The fact this thread exists shows how much of a knife edge this team is on right now because this once unthinkable scenario (a 1-11 team beating us) is now frighteningly possible or even probable(we are the best bet in the CFL right now for the Redblacks to win against given the last 7 weeks of play, despite the fact they have lost 9 in a row).

To provide a serious answer to this, Chris Cvetkovic still lives in Winnipeg and would be readily accessible to step in as a Canadian (sorry, "National") roster player to boot who we know can do a great job at it. Obvious question is: What kind of game-ready shape would he be in? But I remember us being able to snap up (no pun intended) Taylor Inglis from Edmonton pretty quickly last year when Cvetty went down with injury to solve our long snapping chores, why the difficulty this year, especially when Chad Rempel was just scooped up by the Riders last week for the very same purpose?

Is it just me or are Bomber fans on this site way too sensitive about the loyalty of other fan bases and how they are perceived? Seriously, why does it bother people so much that the Riders have legions of fans (who travel pretty well, judging by the Eskimo ad, the green contingent at the Banjo Bowl, and the noise at McMahon in Calgary when they visit). Frankly, I don't see Rider fans throwing their support in the faces of Bomber fans as much as I see the Bomber fans (wrongly) suggesting that they do as a means to defend how much better we are as fans. The cold hard numbers in stadiums, merchandise and in TV ratings back the idea that the Riders are the big thing in the CFL now, but they themselves also agree that the Bombers have a great fan base, so why the massive inferiority complex from Bomber fans who feel threatened by their popularity. Anything more than sour grapes?

I'd rather Bryant than Kelly Wow, good call. Add this to your Mack, Etienne and Pencer love and I'm really getting a feel for your shrewd assessment skills. We'll soon have to change your avatar to George Costanza.