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Hey guys it is one week until the Bombers' first preseason game 😲

My vote is for more threads. Megathreads are OK in the off-season when there isn't much going on, but get in the way once the season starts IMO.

Trent Corney retired apparently? News to me. Impossible to track any Bomber or CFL news with the 2 mega threads for all relevant topics. Whoever thought of that for this site and enforces it needs to give their head a shake, absolutely ruined the readability of this place. 2 threads for all relevant news and discussion, but 3 dozen threads to vote on favorite players for each position? Good grief what happened to this place. Just like we migrated from OurBombers to MBB, might be time to migrate to a new platform. Blue Bombers subreddit needs to grow.

Nice report, nice report, nice report.....

Listen, if you're not around this site regularly (by regularly, I mean at LEAST once a day...) then we're not going to sit here and cater to you and create a thread for every little thing that happens. I love the super threads....it's the only way to do things. You don't cater to the "casuals"...you cater to the die hards who are on here all day every day and follow every bit of news as it happens...

the "online Bombers family" that was created via OB.com and now MBB, as lame as this sounds, is very very important to me.....as important as "online friends" can be.....

If you don't like reading or "reading a lot" I don't know what to say...maybe an internet forum isn't for you.

Darvin has enough trouble staying healthy, getting into a scrap with a 265lb DE is probably not the best choice for him.

You're bringing up news from February and wonder why you missed it? 3 month old news would have been buried by now even if it had it's own thread so the fact that you missed it is on you, not the format of the forum.

Another thread for another topic? That doesn't fly around here anymore. If you were a diehard fan you'd understand.

Are you saying die hard fans can't follow more than one thread at a time? Hmm, seems like you're not die hard enough.

Great camp updates guys - I’m totally caught up on Trent corney and forum etiquette

He wouldn't go into the corners and had to have Semenko protect him?

Why would they bring back a RB to play SB instead of allowing the SB they have in to play...SB?

Easement? Doesn't that have something to do with property law?

Seconded...this provided some desperately needed content through a boring offseason. It was highly enjoyable...

TB4 - kudos to you on the effort, thought, balance and commitment you displayed in this entire thread. An enormous task that is appreciated. Thank you.

One man's take: So my first 2 spots are easy here for me. The first is Jeff Nicklin. The man laid down his life for this country so we could enjoy our freedoms. I think WBBFanWest put it best: "Nicklin because there are all stars in games and then there are all stars in life. Greatest Bomber ever." Only Bomber to have a league trophy named after him. God bless. The second is Tom Casey. Did not get voted on to the all-time team, because he was too versatile to dominate at just one position and leave his mark there. He was a running back, receiver, punter, and defensive back and was an all-star at each position. Also placekicked and threw the odd touchdown pass. And just so he didn't define his legacy by his football prowess, he graduated in the same medical class at the U of M as my father and dedicated his later life to helping others as a dedicated doctor. I am tempted to just leave the third spot open, since an unsung hero comes up every game and deserves recognition, so I don't want to lock it down forever. But I'll throw out a few honourable mentions who, any one of them, could have the happy honker bestowed upon them: Pete Catan - for firing model rockets off his helmet into the stands during practice. I always thought this was the coolest thing growing up. Willard Reaves - for sharing his touchdown moments with the special needs children in the end zone, before the club commercialized it with non-game balls and corporate sponsorship. Another great sincere spontaneous moment that got re-packaged as a corporate branding opportunity. Cactus Jack Wells - for inventing the happy honker in the first place Bob Irving - how blessed are we to have this voice as our own for the past 45 years calling Bomber games? Whether I am in the stands watching the live action with my radio ear buds in, or listening to a short wave radio at the lake in mu childhood, or live streaming CJOB from across the globe, or even his foray into TV with the CFN, his call was the constant that brought me into that game and made me feel like I was "home", and was professional and top notch every time. Joe Pascucci - the unofficial club historian, thank goodness he had the foresight to save all the video from his time at CKND so we have a living video history of the club. "Carol" - Carol Barrott, but everybody knows her as just "Carol", and I swear she knows each and every fan personally in her role as ticket manager. She was born for that job, and has always gone the extra mile with any request, and is the not-so-secret engine that keeps the fan services and likely the whole club running. Dancing Gabe, Plungerhead, "Dave's Disciples", Jack Skelly, and every other "exceptional" Blue Bomber fan who stand out in a sea of Blue and Gold - also a shout out to any fans who have sat through 3 hour rain delays, or cut out of work to watch (and report on!) training camp. Diehards all, they are the lifeblood of this league.

My Depth Chart My Take: Desjarlais will be the 6th OL instead of Speller since Desjarlair can backup all interior OL positions 3 National Receiver starters (on paper) but I think Bailey will figure on the offense. Whitehead too. LaChance will hold the forth until Kongbo is good to go DI is more needed in LB than DL - so I put in Warren (could be Temple) Hansen fill the lone Global spot and will be play ST 2-man - Richardson, Eli Roh, Thomas and Rush are the odd men out

You need to put Don Jonas on that MVP list as well. Before he came to the Bombers from the Argos they were in the wilderness having missed the playoffs 4 seasons in a row. They were averaging about 14,000 fans a game in 1970. They won 3 games in 1969 & just 2 games in 1970. A year later under Jonas they won 7 games , tied 1 & finished in third place in the West. In 1972, they improved to first place in the West with 10 wins. Attendance doubled to 25,000 by 1972 with the addition of 5,000 new seats on the West Side. When Jonas got here in 1971, the team was broke. He made it into a money maker for the first time in years.

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This is my first day on the interweb. I didn't know that there were other pages.

To antagonize TBurgess

To be fair if people want to start a new thread a subject go ahead. Its not a hard and fast rule we need large overriding threads for everything. If you feel its necessary to create a thread on a single event or transaction go ahead.

There's no "2019 Morning Big Blue Main Forum Topic Organization Discussion" mega-thread to talk about this in. I'm all outta ideas.

Have you ever thought some people don't have all day to wade through 63 insignificant posts to discuss the topic they'd like to talk about?

Sure thing- if you don't really care about a deep dive into Bomber news, the subreddit is great. I feel this site and ones like it, are more for the fans who want a deep dive instead of a general "skimming of surface" news. I am interested in minutiae of what's happening in the one on one drills and the 12 on 12s in training camp. I want to know that Adams had to get talked down by OSH after a full blown fight in main camp. I like to be informed of the post practice practice that Matthews is holding for the newer guys. I like the crazy insight some of the posters have about the game and our team ( @Booch, I'm looking at you!). The ever consistent dissenting opinions of a few certain posters. I like the community that has been foster here and the other site, good people all with interesting things to say and differing points of view. It's stuff like that I feel I get more out of this site than a subreddit.

Mimimum age should have been 50 goddammit!

Grant, Ploen, Stegall, Walby in that order. I'll meet anyone that argues any of them in the parking lot in 10 minutes.

Can't help but cheer for this guy. Players told me last year that he is easily the strongest player on the team physically. The guy doesn't have the natural ability that others do, but works his tail off. His return last year was so key when Faith fizzled and Corney caved.

Don't get me wrong, Joe Pop was great, but how Chris Walby is not one of the 4 icons at the IG Field gates is beyond me. IIRC he wasnt even a voting option. An outright travesty.

@DarrinBauming Jake Thomas @fatboiThomas is having a really strong camp. Slippery and sneaky good, the longest-tenured #Bombers player is a key cog in the true strength of their defence

Stegall, Walby, Ploen, Grant Probably should have Jack Jacobs in the poll. May have voted for him.

Desperate? Geez, I’m even going to listen to the bloody radio broadcast of B.C. vs Edmonton on Sunday.

Darrin Bauming, TSN. @DarrinBauming · 4m Replying to @DarrinBauming Adams and O’Shea have a chat as the receiver steps away from team session 12-on-12s. Appears a little hot. Replaced by Rashaun Simonise. It’s finally beginning to feel like football. #Bombers #CFLTC 2

When Dennis came back to Calgary he didn't have many nice things to say about the Riders, their coaches or Chris Jones.

Donaldson was a re-occurring nightmare in coverage.....

Only because I have 8 NAT on my depth chart. You can flip Simonise and Bailey or start 5 Intl DB.

Agreed- it was an Epic season. And Anson Mount KILLED it as Pike.

That first game cannot come fast enough.

Not going to lie - I love the intensity of this camp...

I actually looked it up because it was really bothering me, too......turns out it can also mean "to ease into", according to dictionary.com. Still, he could have worded that very differently.....I hate it.

I still have nightmares of the infamous Tim Burke pre-season game against Hamilton... I was hoping to have repressed that by now... Sounds like you don't know what the Hecht you're talking about...

Real quick feet, great gear shift. Intriguing.

So the team is virtually complete, with the QB voting window closing down and Ken Ploen in command at this time. Nice to see a bit of love for Jacobs, Brock, and Clements in the voting, a shame that Jonas and Jones could not have at least squeaked out one vote for how they each resurrected the franchise during their respective careers. But we move on to the final installment in our little off-season project. Before I get there, just wanted to give a shout out to a few members here who contributed to this endeavour. First to Rich, who helped with any technical difficulties I had with posts or polls that I screwed up (on more than one occasion), many thanks. To Stats Junkie, for insight into the history of the game and player positions from an earlier period which added immensely to making sure I got stuff right and made me look deeper into how to get the right players in the right categories, it was informative and educational, thank you.. To Speedflex, for being my unofficial auditor and catching my gaffes, and for being a champion of the entire 89 year history of the club, not just the last 30 years. Your input and enthusiasm for this topic was greatly appreciated, and thanks for keeping me honest with my efforts. And to everyone who took the time to vote or offer an opinion, thanks for keeping the board lively but civil during the long winter months. The final vote will be the "Mount Rushmore" of the Bombers - simply put, if 4 faces had to be etched into a mountainside to reflect the greatest of the great in Bomber lore, who would go up there. I will put out a list of 20 Bombers and you select four choices from that list. No bios to compare, this is just about who you think should be up there. The criteria are your own. Longevity? Exceptional play? Success? A Winnipeg icon? It's your call. I made 2 (controversial?) rules to keep the list manageable. The first is that the names are all selected from each position we just voted for in the MBB All-Time Blue Bomber team. I figure if a player is not good enough to make the squad at the top of their position, they won't make the rarified air of being immortalized in granite. So a Fritz Hansen, Tom Casey, or Jack Jacobs will not be included, despite their significant contributions and inclusion in the 75th anniversary team. If they can't beat out the likes of Ploen or Lewis at their position, why would they elevate above them on the mountain? I think as tough as it is, that is a fair way to do it. Secondly, to get the list down from the 34 selected positions to a more realistic number, I eliminated any player who had less than 8 years or 100 games of service as a Blue Bomber. I believe that longevity does play a part in a player's legacy with the club in a vote like this. The only player who in my mind might raise an eyebrow with this exclusion process is Rod Hill, who fell 10 games short. But honestly, I can say with confidence that as great as he was, I can pick 4 names I would place over his in a ranking order. Likewise for some who meet the criteria and who will make the nominations list but really won't be considered in the "top 4" (like Stan Mikawos, for example, no disrespect intended). But I needed an arbitrary starting point for the nominations list, so there it is. And although voting is not closed, I am going to be presumptuous and list Ken Ploen, quite confident he will win out in the QB spot at this point Any comments for "Mount Rushmore" can be confined to that voting thread.

I FINALLY finished the season. Man that was good. The only thing I didn't like was all the small shuttles. Like...where did they all come from? Their space dock isn't that big. But yeah, I NEED MORE PIKE AND SPOCK! I want a series on this Enterprise with Pike at the helm. That's the series I want the most. Anson was so awesome as Pike.

From the sparseness of the tight end position to the glorious qb position. I voted for Ken Ploen as the man richly deserves to be recognized as GOAT but look at the other guys on that list. Some great ones are there for sure.

I've got nothing against Tim Flanders, but the talent we have now is far beyond that...