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  1. Three-peat Kickoff Countdown

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    On 2022-03-09 at 12:06 PM, bigg jay said:

    Yep, He's born & raised in Winnipeg.  I was in elementary school with his sister for a couple years and i think my brother knew Don a bit back then too.

    I had brunch with him and a few others years ago.  He didn't eat anymore than me. I am not sure that is a good look for me. 

    He seemed like a good enough kid but really got on my case for cheering for Toronto Raptors instead of the front runner of the day. I didn't want to mention it but at the time a front runner wouldn't be cheering for his team.

     

     

  2. 2021 Grey Cup GDT - Bombers vs. Tiger-Cats

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    7 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

    Life & times were different back then. We supported the West while people in the Eastern Conference supported the East. It's not like that anymore. There really was a rivalry back then because two separate leagues merged in 1958 to form the CFL.  Bragging rights were still important. The West was always considered the B league. Lancaster, Reed,  & the Riders were classy so fans didn't hate them like fans hate the Riders now. So we cheered for Saskatchewan. Fans today would have a hard time getting their heads around that today. 

    I guess I was ahead of my time. I never cheered for the green team. Although I hated the Edmonton green team even more. How could they have a high school kid kicking punts? Not fair at all. (timeline is a bit off here but there has been a lot of beer and stuff between that time and now)

  6. 2021 Grey Cup GDT - Bombers vs. Tiger-Cats

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    1 minute ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

    I think the myth of Gabriel plays a lot into it. He was “the guy” in the league at that point, best player, Canadian to boot. Everyone in the entire stadium knew the pass was going to go to him and only him before the snap, it was the only chance Ottawa had to pull the game out, and there he is wide open beating a certain double or triple coverage. Imagine if in 2007 Dinwiddie’s final INT is instead a pass over the top to Stegall who gets behind cover to win the game in the final 20 seconds. A legendary finish by a legendary player, even if the play itself looks routine, the timing of it makes it special. That’s what I always remember hearing about that play from those who anoint it as great. Another example is Paul Henderson. Really a garbage goal from a stylistic perspective, but an all-time great moment in sports history. 

    Well said.

  7. 2021 Grey Cup GDT - Bombers vs. Tiger-Cats

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    13 hours ago, Booch said:

    in all honesty....I don't see whats so great about the Gabriel play and why it's revered so much....pretty run of the mill TD catch...

    I think it was the part about Saskatchewan losing on the last play (was it? memory foggy). I was in high school at the time and even non football fans talked about it the next day.

    But yes it was just an over the shoulder catch. You have to remember back in the day we couldn't afford one those flashy directed tip ball plays we had run of the mill plays and we liked it. 

  8. These are the good times people …

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    16 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

    The offensive & defensive lines would be the difference. Back in 1984, the OL was 255-280 lbs with the exception of Chris Walby pushing 300. Now we have guys that are 295-320 lbs. The game would be lost on the LOS.

    I can say with confidence that guys like DL Stan Mikawos, DE Tony Norman, S Scott Flagel, LB Tyrone Jones, DB David Shaw, OL Chris Walby, QB Tom Clements, RB Willard Reaves, SB's Joe Pop & Rick House, WR's Jeff Boyd & James  Murphy from that 84 GC team could all play today if they were in their primes. Maybe not all on the Bombers because of the dynamic players we have now but on other teams in the CFL. In. Their. Prime. 

    Those guys were all great players. I have a 58 James West jersey but only because 35 Ty Jones was sold out.  

    But 1985 athletes can not compete with 2021 athletes.  Not only training but nutrition and techniques are all way more advanced now. The players are bigger, stronger, more resilient and have more technique and knowledge. 

    I am getting older but I know that the good old days are never better.  

     

  11. GDT - Western Final - Riders @ The Champs

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    6 minutes ago, BomberfanMKS said:

    You could see Wolitarsky's body reacting to the contact with the ball still in frame (not being hidden by Woli's body so obviously not being touched yet)

    Not an egregious miss by any means, but if it was challenged...

    I may have blue tinted goggles but that contact was clearly before the ball. But in comparison to the bounce pass catch by the ignoble Duke, this is an understandable miss. 

  12. Suckskatchewan @ Champs PGT

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    On 2021-11-28 at 8:05 PM, kelownabomberfan said:

    Not sure why this is funny.  Combines?  Manitoba has a lot of combines too.  Growing up and playing a lot of hockey in Winnipeg we'd always get told to get on our combines, as we were from outside Winnipeg, and I'd be like, sure, but it's not even harvest season, what are you stupid?  

    Let's stick with inbred jokes and lack of plumbing jokes when it comes to the Riders.  Having spent enough time in that province, I know these jokes to be based in a lot of truth...lol...

    Take a look at a geographical map. Farmland is tiny in Manitoba compared to the flatland. Way more combines in Saskyland. Manitoba is mainly rocks, trees and water. 

  14. Suckskatchewan @ Champs PGT

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    On 2021-11-25 at 10:14 AM, TrueBlue4ever said:

    Let’s try to pass the time with some random topics and see if any discussion can come up. 

    1. What is the most memorable dominant individual playoff performance people can think of? Some candidates are Bob Cameron’s 1988 Grey Cup, Greg Battle’s 2 INT Grey Cup in 1990, James Murphy vs the Lions in the 1984 West Final, Michael Richardson’s 200+ yard game in the 1992 East Final. Any others, and what made them so great?

    2. What is the best fan sign you have ever seen in the stands? “Riders suck” was brilliant in that it appeared at a Bomber-Argo game, but what other creative signs have you seen? I have 3 that come to mind but will wait for others to chime in. 

    I vote for the 1990 Grey cup Battle. A one sided Battle on many counts. High defensive pressure in a pressurized stadium. That trip was worth every penny dug out of the couch. The only way it would have been better was if it was the other green guys. 

  15. 2021 Blue Bombers Season

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    On 2021-11-21 at 12:53 AM, White Out said:

    Buying a batter powered heated  hoodie for the west final. maybe even a heater jogger if such a thing exists. After today bundling up isn't good enough for my old bones

     

     

    At first I thought "Ah Fried chicken. It powers my heating system" then "wait clothes?" In my younger days it was antifreeze all the way. 

    Yes there are battery powered clothes for the  construction industry branded for the popular tool companies and I beleive there are models that include bottom coverage. You should be good to go.   

  19. GDT - Week 12 - Lions @ Champs

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    23 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:

    I'm living proof of the cockiness. Almost the entire 80's and early 90's I thought the Bombers would win every game.  It wasn't until Reinebold that I realized that it was possible for a Bomber team to suck, and suck hard. What a rude awakening that was.

    Oh that season was painful. In on a motorcycle, out on a donkey.  I found an abandoned coffee cup at work 7 years ago that had the season schedule on it. Don't blame the person for leaving it in the break room. I couldn't remember any of the games that year but I remembered the Grey cup game in Vancouver. I used the coffee cup to remind myself everyday that success is not guaranteed. 

  20. 2021 (??) CFL Season

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    On 2021-10-21 at 5:26 PM, Noeller said:

    It's cool that Doug Flutie is a humble guy and all, but c'mon now............

     

     

    Come on is right. Flutie was a magician. So agile. So smart. Bo can throw to open receivers. But not under pressure. Flutie would disappear under pressure and reappear for a first down. 

     

    Maybe a bit of an exaggeration but true in spirit. 

  24. Obscure moments and players in Bombers history

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    15 hours ago, Rod Black said:

    June 21, 1984. B.C. Sucks Lions play the Blue at Winnipeg Stadium. We hated B.C. then. Huge thunder, lightning, and rain storm delays the game. On the east side under the stands a foot of water has people slogging to the beer lines during the delay. Beers get completely sold out. Game restarts and the sidelines are still covered in water to about 10 yards onto the field. B. C. Receiver gives up misses a throw because he didn’t want to get his feet wet near the sideline. The place was nuts. Next seasons season ticket motto was something like “Feel the Thunder”! 

    Oh that one I remember very well. I had 2 season tickets that year and no one wanted to go. Bunch of candies made of sugar. I sat in my trenchcoat under the upper deck canopy and watched the kids on the rotating swings melt in their seats as the EX was on in the parking lot. I thought that was earlier in the year and just an exhibition game. players were standing on top of the bench except some guys who were doing slip and slides. 

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