3rd & 1

As a Rider fan I agree with your assessment. The Riders need their Defence and Special teams to step up. While the offence just manages the game. If the Bombers hold onto the ball they win.

Rain fire for someone who wants to talk football? Ok? im glad that Bimber fans have this sense of security from the last meeting. However this game the Riders will have more than 1 practise to get ready. When you play on a Thanks giving Monday. Then the players get their CBA League mandatory time off. They head back to work and practise on a Thursday, fly to Winnipeg on Friday and play on Saturday. So I guarantee you that no one owns anyone and it’s going to be a smash mouth football game. From the post I read earlier on the home page with the Subject name Next Sunday. Looks like history may be repeating itself. Good luck man I hope the refs do a good job and neither the Bombers or Riders get a bad game changing call

Ya I’m not sure why it takes so long to get rolling on the site. As a Rider fan I went through the same bull when I registered. Hang in there it should be working by tomorrow. I’m reading a lot of smack on here as I should. But if anyone thinks the Western final isn’t going to be anything but a knock down, smash mouth rocking football game.

Why do you sound so desperate? Your total disrespect shows just how weak your cause really is. Comments like yours bring down all the really good Bomber fans! First off no Head Coach publicly announce lies about the health of a player. If you haven’t noticed no one is playing around with Head Injuries. Also name one fricken public announcement from any CFL head coach this year that was a lie! ... tick tock, tick tock buzzzz! times up ... the answer is not one of them SK has 2 weeks before they play again. If the Head Coach GM of the Riders wanted to play any head games at all. He would be best not to say anything.

Ya I see your point Northern Skunk. Some of the older fans are set in their ways. They can not accept that the other fan base can be just as or even more intelligent than themselves. Usually you can pick out the juvenile ones by their expressions. Good examples are..... “Book it” after their comment. Or even when a team is doing fairly well in the standings they might say the competing team “Sucks” I think the most juvenile comments are when they move away from comments about the team or the game itself. Trying to make it more personal. I always chuckle when they bring up words like “Farm” and think that it’s a nasty word or profession . Anyone that is embarrassed about a type of profession that feeds the Family, the City and possibly the Country. Really needs to grow up. A Bomber fan in here was knocking the Riders after they released Duron Carter. Calling Mosaic a shithole and a farm. I replied saying something like... talk about a hippo calling the pig fat! Here are the top 10 exports of Manitoba he really missed it on that comment top 10 Manitoba exports 1. Canola and Products 2. Pork and Products 3. Wheat and Flour 4. Potatoes and Products 5. Soybeans and Products 6. Live Swine 7. Oats and Products 8. Total Live Cattle 9. Barley and Malt 10. Dried Peas

You are 100% correct Big Jay. All I meant is that Jones wasn’t wearing it in support of a Player that was just charged with DUI as some were thinking to add to your comment. The players insisted he continue to wear it because it brought good luck. That is until they were Molli Whopped in Winnipeg a couple weeks ago.

I hope the Western Semi final is between the Riders and the Bombers. So bring it on; Rider fans have been waiting since 2013 for a play off game in SK. JCon I would suggest most CFL fans are going to get enjoyment out of any team beating the Stamps. They have been the King of the regular season for well over a decade. It’s natural to want to see the top dog that’s been there a long time fall to those under them. Then in this case it helps not just the Bombers, it helps the Riders too. Of course SK needs to beat a hot streaking BC team! I understand you not wanting any enjoyment of any kind going to Rider fans for a Bomber accomplishment. I get that. However I can kind of remember many years ago when Bomber fans were praying for a SK victory in order to put the Bombers into post season play. Depending on the games this coming weekend. Believe it or not the rolls may be reversed and Bomber fans may in fact be looking for the Riders to help out the Bombers. A Riders Victory May be needed in order for the Bombers to get third place, heck maybe even 2nd place. If that is to take place, I’d be just fine with Bomber fans getting enjoyment out of a Rider Victory. My aging personality is kinda like old Red on Shawshank Redemption. Enjoyment should be felt by all. I lived on the West Coast for 7 years. 1998 - 2005. If charged with Impared driving, a BC Lions player could remain silent on the issue. Then easily play through the whole ordeal. The Police there or in Toronto are not going to inform the league or the team about a DUI arrest. Simply because they don’t know that person is employed by a professional sports franchise. Last but not least. If the Riders don’t win their 3rd Grey Cup of this new Millenia. Then I would like to see the Bombers take it all and win their 1st of this Millenia. That last paragraph above reads like a burn... but that was not the intention.

Hey Cody T. Good post! I know exactly what you mean. Sadly it dosent matter how hard decent, respectful Bomber fans try or the same for Rider fans to try and keep the fan base in check. To me the best comments from any fan base are those that are made with common sense. The Bombers and Riders have great support from their fan base and the fans that comment on social media are anywhere from 11 to 77. So it’s harder to keep the young juvenile fans in check. They are going to be pretty darn rough. Plus a lot of the fans make ridiculous comments because they are uninformed. As I stated in an earlier comment. The 31-0 shellacking the Bombers gave the Riders came about due to being totally unprepared. Not due to laziness or poor coaching. Bomber fans don’t know the circumstances leading up to that game. Riders played Thanksgiving Monday. Barely squeaked by the EE. Then the players had their league Manditory 2 days off. So there goes Tue & Wed with no practised. Then Practise “only once” on Thursday, fly to Winnipeg on Friday, play Saturday. Those circumstances were a perfect combination for a beat down which we all saw happened! No excuses, they should have been better far more prepared. Their is a positive on that beat down. That is the lesson learned from lack of preparation. To rebound and beat the team with the best record in their own back yard. Plus take the 3 game series!

JCon you are 100% correct in that all teams deal with this messy stuff. The League needs to step up and make it clear this is not going to be tolerated. Can you imagine how many players in the large centres have quietly gone about their business without any repercussions after being charged with D.U.I. Only because of the fish bowl effect the Riders have here in Regina. Plus the status of the player brought all of this to the forefront. Not to mention one of the largest sponsors of the green team is SGI. that being the insurance company for all of SK road vehicles. The Riders get behind SGI and promote the safe ride home program. Along with many other anti Drinking and Driving campaign’s. So no matter what I don’t believe there would have been any way for Jones to truly allow Charleston to play. I’m hoping it’s a 1 game suspension and be made to speak at as many SGI anti driving campaigns as possible. As Humans we make mistakes and need to be accountable. Yet I don’t want the man to lose his livelihood because of it. Had someone been injured than of course he would be finished. Sitting out the most important game of the year and a chance to play in front of his old fans took its toll. On a different topic... Come on Bombers beat those Stamps next game. Put them on a 3 game losing skid! Except Calgary; we all know what that feels like. Let them feel that anguish!

Just an FYI... the Neil Hughes shirt Jones is wearing and has been wearing all season is for a Regina player that played many years for the Green and white. Also it was GM\HC Chris Jones and President Chris Reynolds that made the call not only to bench Charleston Hughs but fine him the maximum. It all came down when the Riders received all of the information from the City Police. That takes time; No GM is going to make a benching call from what is reported by the media. There certainly was back lash from MADD which quite frankly there should be. Plus a local sports writer was pretty vocal. They too don’t realize that someone running a team has to wait for all the info, unlike those who can spend all day on the seriousness of the matter. Sadly the League dosent have a policy regarding impaired driving. We can probably feel confident that Randy Ambrose will soon implement one.

BBRT.... Mighty big words ... You don’t fear the Riders. Yet they had no problem dissposing of the Bombers not once but twice when they had more than 1 practise to get ready. The way they just beat Calgary in Calgary is good proof of that. The Riders own the best of 3 on both Calgary and Winnipeg. Sorry but teams that suck are not able to do that. Plus they have the best record against Western Opponents. I challenge any team to play on a Thanksgiving Monday. Then give your players their mandatory 2 days off. Practise on Thursday. Fly to Winnipeg on Friday. Then play on Saturday. I don’t care if your the New England Patriots playing Miami. One practise before an opponent is going to get you in deep trouble Truthfully im glad the Bombers beat up SK. It helped in waking up SK. It helped the Bombers to possibly end the EE season. Also if the Bombers and BC both beat Calgary. Then Calgary could end up in 3rd. The Bombers could end in 2nd and if SK beats BC in REGINA next week they could take 1st Saying it multiple times that a team sucks that could possibly take the West just shows ego is getting in the way of knowledge. Just remember that an open mind is the essence to intellect

The only “**** hole” as you put it seems to be the breath of someone that writes like that. Your comments are foul, uncalled for and completely grade school juvenile. How can the Bombers beat the Riders at the Stadium referred to as the gem of the league by both TSN and the CFL front office. It was only a couple weeks ago when Willy Jefferson beat the Bombers offence almost single handily on Bombers soil. Right after beating the Bombers the week before. I’d be more concerned about SK embarrassing the Bombers at home one more time before any playoffs start.

I agree. The Riders may not be winning pretty. The facts are they are winning. I believe the only reason SK lost to the EE was simply because it was Collaros first game back. He was still in game 1 mode. There in no way Jones lets second place slip away now. SK beat BC in BC and barely lost to Edm at Common Wealth. The battle to see who visits Mosaic in the Semi will continue between the Bombers and Esks right until the last game. Check your stomachs health because next week it’s hard not to hope for a Riders win. Cheering for green will make Bomber fans stomach feel green. A Bombers win and an Eskimo loss and Winnipeg owns 3rd by them self.

Any time someone uses the phrase book it. I find the exact opposite always happens. As was the case here once again.

I agree with your statement on the EE Defence. However Mike Reilly will keep his offence on the field far more than Johnny Manziel did. The trick is going to be shutting down Reilly’s explosive plays. The guy can step up and deliver that 40+ yard toss right into the hands of his receiver in full stride. No one has the arm strength to throw the ball like Reilly right now. Except maybe Streveler. So Richie no playing cover zero. Keep that safety in the middle to help out. Otherwise Reilly’s 50-50 bombs become more like 70-30. Got my PVR all set up for the game on Saturday. Work till 6PM but won’t miss a play. Tough to beat the Esks at Common Wealth.

I replied to Goalie and said I made a mistake and meant no disrespect. That was done at the same time as my last reply to you. To call me Dunce when you didn’t even check on that. I was not trying to change anything. I didn’t understand is all You talk about all Rider fans as a group and you are disrespectful at that. I don’t hold it against you when Bomber fans do things that are totally uncalled for. I could name a lot but why bother. They don’t represent all Bomber fans. They represent them self. Each fan is an individual. It’s ironic when people like Troy Westwood and Rod Pedersen can have each other on their shows. How they have a good laugh at how people buy into their Radio hype. How they can turn neighbours into a complete dislike of the other due to the Color of the team they like. I guess I’m fortunate to know inside that no matter what is said. At the end of the day there is far more that is the same between SK and MB people than there is differences! I'm finished here. I admit my mistake. I meant no disrespect and your welcome to your feelings Rod. Cheers and here’s hoping the EE find the last 1\3 rd of the year difficult and SK & WIN meet up in the playoffs.

Goalie I am here reading and writing as a football fan 1st. We all want the same things from Sports. To be entertained. I just happen to pick a different team as my favourite to entertain us. That doesn’t mean I dislike anything about you, your team or your ideas. This is a big enough Country and league that we can share our ideas. We certainly don’t have to be disrespectful to each other. Maybe I misunderstood the idea of this thread. mistakes happen and I meant no disrespect.

This took all of a few minutes to write. You called me a disrespected person and I don’t believe I am. As a competing Rider fan I am respectful in here. If I wasted my time with you... Then so be it. Obviously not a open mind. The essence to intellect is an open mind.

That same handicapped team that were the 1st to beat, no they smoked the Stampeders. Plus they were the 1st team that beat The Lions at BC Place stadium. The Riders have one of if not the best special teams and defence in the league. The biggest issue isn’t their offence moving the ball. It’s scoring a TD in the red zone. With 2 of 3 facets at the top in the league. When they get the 3rd one in place they could be a top tier team.

You do realize that the last couple losses were not on the Bombers defence. They played incredibly well. This last game the defence held the opposition to 17 points. In fact I would take off a field goal as well as the Bombers offence gave the Riders instant field position to kick a field goal. These last 2 loses are on Matt Nichols.

One persons perspective can be so messed up when you compare it to facts. Even though they are now on a 4 game winning streak and sitting in 2nd place all by themselves. You say that Sask sucks???? Yet SK hammered Calgary. Then they went into BC Place and beat the Lions. Both of which the Bombers could not do. Then they won this back to back series. They are sitting at 7-4 with a game in hand this coming weekend. So with all that being said. I would suggest the reason why the Bombers are getting beat by SK and Ottawa is they are simply better.

Rod... I’ve never said that. Not even once have I said anything about not being respected. I have spoken on how some people actually find hate towards their competitive team when it’s only a game and entertainment. Shucks, what I wrote above about a Welcome Matt is pillow fluff compared to what your fellow Bomber fans are saying about Matt Nichols over in the Matt-Nichols BOO!!!!!! page here in Morning Big Blue. For a Rider fan talking on here I don’t believe I am hated or dissrespected. I’m tolerated as much as a Rider fan could be on here. I have never taken a personal swipe at anybody. I take a lot of jabs and when someone doesn’t understand my comments like right here. I try to take my time to explain myself. In fact if you Click on my name and you will see that I have a very good score. Tracker has never had to tell me or even ask me politely to pull it back. In fact tracker found the humour in the comment that you seem to be offended by. I’m repeating myself but it’s just a light hearted joke. I am always clean on here. If Collaros would have played like Matt did in the 1st half. I would expect to hear 10 times no a million times worse comments about Zack than my insignificant humorous jab. I do not dislike the Bombers in any way. I enjoy discussing football and the games in a respectful manner. I enjoy discussing football with level headed fans as passionate as I am. Just an FYI. After every game in SK. It’s discussed who are the 3 stars on each side of the ball. Offence, Defence and Special teams. So the Bombers 3 stars are mentioned and I respect that. Then I suggested the Riders 3 stars. Nothing more than that. In Hockey they only pick 3 stars total from both teams. Then again Hockey has less than 50% of the amount of players. I hope we can be somewhat friends on here. I’m not out to attack or hurt anyone. You are more than welcome to ask me why a fan in my Province might think differently than the fans in Manitoba. I would answer that question with 100% honesty. Hope we can all lighten up and have fun.

1) Willie Jefferson 2) Samuel Eguavoen 3) Brett Lauther I was over reading the bash Matt Nichols page. So I made up one that’s not too terrible. What do you call a QB that was run over on the turf after throwing 2 pick 6’s.... A welcome Matt! (snare drum). Ba Dum, Chhh

Here is one I just made up! what does the defence call a QB that throws 2 easy pick six’s to D-lineman and LB’s then gets run over on the turf I know .... A Welcome Matt! “ta ta ting”

Ummm, these 2 Provinces side by side and both rely Heavily on Agriculture. I’m going to help you with your knowledge of the Prairie Provence’s. The green Province is a wheat Province. The red Province 2 over named Alberta. They are the live stock Province. They have horse crap on the field where their Mascot takes huge dumps. So why would you think the fans from SK smell anymore like manure than the Manitoba fans? I think most of the game had energy. That bad energy was shell shock coming from Matt Nichols. Matt was so stressed out his old coach called it earlier today before the game started. Chris Jones said you could see how heavy it was weighing on Matt by the look on his face.