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9 minutes ago, IC Khari said:

I wonder if they are going to digitally insert those fans this season as well? ;)

 

Well at least there should be no excuses coming out of Toronto via fans it looks very nice, good location to but will the fans show up.

 

 

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Funny the messy soccer lines were forgotten. Clearly a marketing oversight. 

Actually I am excited that the Argos won't be jerked around like the last couple of years. Rogers is nasty. My understanding is that MLSE execs were ready to take on the Argos but Rogers just stuck their foot out to trip up the deal. The amount of money to buy and run the Argos would be like round off for MLSE. I wish I had something from Rogers so that I could give it up. 

A healthy Argos team is a healthy CFL. Not that I want them to win against the Blue and Gold, I will not go that far.  

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Very excited to get to a game there.   I need to get to the new digs in Hamilton and the renovated stadium in Ottawa as well.   (I've been to the pre-renovated  stadium in Ottawa, and several games at the old Ivor Wynne, but I've cut back my travel a bit so need to catch up to the newer parks.)

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30 minutes ago, nate007 said:

Aren't both teams going to share a sideline? I saw a season ticket pricing chart that seemed to indicate that...

It boggles my mind that a stadium would be designed like that... I remember watching some games in the last year of Ivor Wynn thinking good they'll finally fix that stupid problem with their new stadium... and for some reason they didn't...

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1 hour ago, Fan Boy said:

Funny the messy soccer lines were forgotten. Clearly a marketing oversight. 

Actually I am excited that the Argos won't be jerked around like the last couple of years. Rogers is nasty. My understanding is that MLSE execs were ready to take on the Argos but Rogers just stuck their foot out to trip up the deal. The amount of money to buy and run the Argos would be like round off for MLSE. I wish I had something from Rogers so that I could give it up. 

A healthy Argos team is a healthy CFL. Not that I want them to win against the Blue and Gold, I will not go that far.  

I hated the Argos when I lived in Winnipeg and I hate them now that I live in Toronto. I get that they're good for the CFL but I just can't stand the organization, from Cahill, to O'Billovich, to Clemons, to Barker, just can't stand them. Once they drink that Argo kool-aid they turn into arrogant jerks. Even Pinball, who I once had great respect for, is more interested in listening to himself mumble useless platitudes and bafflegab than say anything of any real substance. You can listen to him for an hour and come away eyes glazed over asking yourself "what did he just say?" and not know. 

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44 minutes ago, bearpants said:

It boggles my mind that a stadium would be designed like that... I remember watching some games in the last year of Ivor Wynn thinking good they'll finally fix that stupid problem with their new stadium... and for some reason they didn't...

it wasn't... this is a renovation.

 

9 minutes ago, J5V said:

I hated the Argos when I lived in Winnipeg and I hate them now that I live in Toronto. I get that they're good for the CFL but I just can't stand the organization, from Cahill, to O'Billovich, to Clemons, to Barker, just can't stand them. Once they drink that Argo kool-aid they turn into arrogant jerks. Even Pinball, who I once had great respect for, is more interested in listening to himself mumble useless platitudes and bafflegab than say anything of any real substance. You can listen to him for an hour and come away eyes glazed over asking yourself "what did he just say?" and not know. 

i'll grant you your personal feelings and opinions on the other guys... but hating on Pinball??? what's the matter with you man???

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8 minutes ago, bluto said:

it wasn't... this is a renovation.

 

i'll grant you your personal feelings and opinions on the other guys... but hating on Pinball??? what's the matter with you man???

Good grief! Have you ever actually tried to listen to him? He makes me want to gouge my ears out! You can see people fall under the spell as their eyes glaze over and their minds start to wander. I dunno ... LOL!

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LOL.  I actually agree about listening to Pinball talk... He really does make you want to gouge your ears out but... with that being said, he seems like he's a genuine down to earth nice person. Agreed he's annoying as hell but... he's obviously a very nice person so can't really hate him that much. 

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8 minutes ago, Goalie said:

LOL.  I actually agree about listening to Pinball talk... He really does make you want to gouge your ears out but... with that being said, he seems like he's a genuine down to earth nice person. Agreed he's annoying as hell but... he's obviously a very nice person so can't really hate him that much. 

Agreed, Pinball is supposed to be an inspirational speaker but if I was forced to sit through one of his lectures I would be inspired to head for the exit.  He's selling something but I ain't buying it.

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55 minutes ago, IC Khari said:

Pinball's OK ... Obie, Cahill, and Barker are nothing to write home about ...

Cahill was a real CFL character. Called Leo The Lip by the media because he always spoke what was on his mind. He did a lot to promote the Argos from 1968-72 in his first run with the team like signing high profile NCAA college players like Joe Theismann, Jim Corrigal, Leon McQuay, Jim Stillwagon & Tim Anderson back in the day.

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LOL! Of course you guys are right, Pinball's a very nice man, I just can't stand to listen to him for very long. If he'd just say "****" once in a while he'd be so much more human and a lot more tolerable. LOL!

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Pinball's a positive guy. He once flew to Calgary for the funeral of my son's friend almost ten years ago. He had met the boy a couple of years earlier but I don't remember the circumstances as to why. Unfortunately, the teen committed suicide. My son met him at the funeral. Pinabll didn't have to come & it wasn't expected but he did. Clemons even got up & said a few words. That's just the kind of guy he is. So really, why diss Pinball who is one of the nicest guys around?

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13 minutes ago, iso_55 said:

Cahill was a real CFL character. Called Leo The Lip by the media because he always spoke what was on his mind. He did a lot to promote the Argos from 1968-72 in his first run with the team like signing high profile NCAA college players like Joe Theismann, Jim Corrigal, Leon McQuay, Jim Stillwagon & Tim Anderson back in the day.

Who can forget Leon McQuay's fumble on that icy day to lose a Grey Cup. Pure heartbreak for Leo Cahill. I don't think he was ever the same.

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I like Pinball but the way he talks just annoys me. It is what it is. Maybe it's the fact that it appears he has about 100000 teeth when he's talking, i don't know but it just annoys me. He's a nice guy tho and i like him i just find when he talks, he annoys me. LOL 

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9 minutes ago, iso_55 said:

Pinball's a positive guy. He once flew to Calgary for the funeral of my son's friend almost ten years ago. He had met the boy a couple of years earlier but I don't remember the circumstances as to why. Unfortunately, the teen committed suicide. My son met him at the funeral. Pinabll didn't have to come & it wasn't expected but he did. Clemons even got up & said a few words. That's just the kind of guy he is. So really, why diss Pinball who is one of the nicest guys around?

You're right, I take it all back. He's a very nice guy, but I could like him better if he had played for someone other than the Argos. :)

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Yeah, I feel the same way about the Riders but I think as fans sometimes we forget that the players are people just like us. Some guys are jerks but the majority of them are genuinely nice guys. Some, like Pinball are special who open their hearts  for others.

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