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Talking mainly about the hype machine. Around here we tend to hear a lot about some guys and bupkus about others because someone went to camp one day....lol

Not quite true. Wilson was getting a lot of reps with the 1st team offense early in main camp last year so there was some talk. He was also listed as one of our neg listers in Sep 2023 and then signed to a futures contract a month later so he was already on the radar prior to last year. The problem is that we don't hear a whole lot about camp in general anymore - doesn't matter if it's an established vet or a rookie.

We didn't hear a whole bunch about Ontaria Wilson last year either. Most ppl here were kind of who is that after he made the cut last year. I don't remember hearing a lot about Dalton Schoen until the last half of camp in his rookie year either.

TSN only showing East games in PS. We've got half decent weather finally in central AB, so I'm actually looking forward to sitting in the yard with a drink and listening to OB all afternoon. Gonna be a good day...

It was good for the first pre-season game, I think they tied the audio to the Lions radio network but not entirely sure. Nope.

isn't this weekends game one of the two that TSN is showing?

Yeah. Pretty much seconded my thought process. I'll take a long ponder at it and If the right situation came around, maybe. I just want to work in the winters. I'm restless and want to start another venture

Unfortunately, I’ll be out of town Saturday, so won’t be able to be at the game. Hopefully the CFL+ stream is good.

With the carnival idea , I think maybe Dreamland Diner might be the only one who is close to doing it? I know around the McPhillips area they have a funky corndog place which I have not tried yet. I'd stick with food trucks over a restaurant, I've known a few people who have opened up restaurants and it's high risk/stress, money pit, and a lot of work to keep afloat. The costs really add up quickly and the post Christmas slump kills a lot of places. At least with the food trucks you can drive in to where the customers are and during the winter months I'm assuming you would be in the States running the circuit. In an over saturated market like Winnipeg it makes things much more difficult. If I were to do a restaurant in Winnipeg I'd 100% buy into an existing franchise, it's far more safe.

So for Saturday's game, I am looking forward to seeing how they use Streveler and how he looks, Shay/Smith/J.Jones at linebacker, if any of our returners stand out and how the receivers not named Kevin, Nic and Dalton look.

yeah...I haven't heard a peep either....and he's has basically the death sentence of facts pertaining to him....if he isnt head and shoulders above the rest and pops off the page daily....put a fork in him as he's done.....I sure a few guys ahead of him have money invested in them as well

He was at their rookie camp a week and a half ago and he's at their OTA's now but I haven't seen him mentioned once so far. Given his status as an UDFA/CFL guy, he needs to standout to have any shot, and so far he hasn't done that.

calf....and with that...zero explosiveness and minimal to no ability to take off..change direction....and ...well that was evident

Not sure if it was hammy, but Bighill attempting coverage late in that game while having zero ability to run is the one that stands out most to me...

yeah....not worth pushing a guy for a variety of reason...Re-watch the 2023 Grey Cup and watch Bailey.....we may have just pu 11 guys out there as MTL payed no attention to him after they realized he was useless

Thing about hammies is that they tend to dramatically effect performance as well. No real way of hiding a hammy.

yeah...Has a nice mix of receiver types...Plus BO tenderizing the defence.....If ZC is dialed in...and Strev gets reps and packages as a legit dual threat QB...we be cooking with gas I actually like the kid we just picked up from Laurier....could sneak on roster too as a Canadian backup...

That's an impressive receiving corps for sure.

forgot the most important part....NFL politics Who was drafted...who has money invested already....who has hype....and who is a CFL refugee.....Poor Pokey is missing all those 3 key ones....AND has the CFL refugee status...we will see him in the fall....if not sooner....he may not even get to main camp..sadly for him...Bonus for us...Gimme a Pokey/Schoen/Demski/Big Kev quartet...and I would gues Dillon Mitchel and one of White/Stern as a backup...we can roll with that

well we played a couple in a Grey Cup recently....but that more a roster issue about evryone is a starter was B.S.....but hammies even a slight tear....stay off field as u could jepordize the whole yr...has to heal cue up the excuse train....chug chug choo choo!! yeah guys may try...but man u risking your season....hammy inury not one to fool with

McEwen and Gannon both out is awful for them. 2 Starting NIs too. I'd feel bad for them but then I remember its the Riders.

Yikes, something in the water over there when it comes to TC injuries every year.

Gappers have lost another starting OL to long term injury according to Dunk. Phillippe Gagnon suffers torn bicep. Not season ending but close. Started almost all games last year at RG for the Als.

Ok....what about weight of all these guys, YAC ability, speed testing, ability to contribute on teams etc. He is of below average height, far below average weight, and has mediocre testing numbers and not much for YAC or ST ability. If it was solely a height thing I guess he's average in his competition....but there are also many other factors working against him.

I know this has been done in the US (my friends stumbled upon https://juicysfamousfairfood.com/ when they were in Florida) and it gets pretty good reviews. This place didn't have games though so your idea might be a step up in providing that carnival feel. Personally, I couldn't see it being a regular thing for me but I don't have kids so I'm probably not the target market for that kind of place. Would definitely try it a couple times though.