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If it was just me and my friends, it would be great.
Unfortunately, we all had to go out and get married and have kids and it just ruins the whole thing.

I can't watch a Bombers' Grey Cup with casuals. I would lose my mind. 

so much this. If it's a game the Bombers aren't in, then whatever... it can be a party..... if the Bombers are playing, then the guest list is SHORT. I do not want random fans of other teams... I do not want people who are just there for a party..... this has to be Bombers fans only, and you have to understand the gravity of the situation. Anyone else can GTFO. 

I will not invite bad juju onto this team by suggesting this will be an easy win - it won't be.
Noel Thorpe has that defence playing at an extremely high level and, as many have already noted, playing at this time of year is all about momentum and confidence.  Montreal has that in spades coming off their win in Toronto.
I think this game is going to be closer than people think.  Likely low(er) scoring.  It's going to be about which offence protects the ball (or conversely, which team capitalizes on offensive miscues).
 

🎵 I'd rather be a Bomber than a ******* Allouette...🎵

Kudos to the Bomber marketing team having a sign on the jumbotron:
"The BC lions have requested silence while on offense, please respond accordingly" or something to that effect

Votes were submitted earlier this week so the decision has already been made.  Technically, the playoffs aren't supposed to dictate the winners of the awards, but I think we were shown who the true MOP is in the division finals.

Don't forget that tomorrow is Remembrance Day/Veteran's Day... Jackson is a veteran, so how could you possibly consider not letting him play on Veteran's Day? /s

Ed Tait:
 
 

My question is how do you not have either Jefferson or Jeffcoat on either the 1st or 2nd all-star teams?  That makes no sense to me at all.

My question is how do you not have either Jefferson or Jeffcoat on either the 1st or 2nd all-star teams?  That makes no sense to me at all.

My question is how do you not have either Jefferson or Jeffcoat on either the 1st or 2nd all-star teams?  That makes no sense to me at all.

The clappers are cool for the kids I guess.... But I like to think we're just naturally an insanely loud crowd that we don't need artificial enhancements. Having said that, there are a lot of cowbells and horns, so I suppose this isn't much different. Whatever it takes to make the barn absolutely deafening on Saturday. Let's ******* GOOOOOOO......
Environment Canada page (always trust the Canadian government..................) says -3 but that BAC is definitely a minimum..... Ell. Eff. Gee.

No idea this was being made.
 

Slick turf will neutralize TSN's poster boy and his sprinter's stance

Yeah for now as Darrin gets into hockey. Sorry about that! 
Hi all, I’ve stopped posting here because all you have to do is get the show on YouTube or on your favourite podcast app. Didn’t seem necessary to post here each week. 
www.YouTube.com/bonfiresports. 

I have all the Pick 'Ems spreadsheets going back to 2016 (the pick 'ems before that were run on a forum extension that stopped working, so I don't have easy access to that data).   So, compiled a few stats from those years:
Top 3 Finalists By Year
2016
 
  Correct Picks Correct Percentage Cam 56 65.12% WinnipegGordo 55 63.95% TBURGESS 53 61.63% 2017
 
  Correct Picks Correct Percentage bearpants 59 68.60% the watcher 58 67.44% TBURGESS 57 66.28% 2018
 
  Correct Picks Correct Percentage Dicky 57 66.28% TBURGESS 55 63.95% Jacquie 53 61.63% Marshall 53 61.63% Rich 53 61.63% Tony Fresco 53 61.63% wayner 53 61.63% 2019
 
  Correct Picks Correct Percentage bigg jay 69 80.23% wayner 67 77.91% rebusrankin 64 74.42% 2021
 
  Correct Picks Correct Percentage Fox Creek AB Rider Fan 46 66.67% Rich 45 65.22% coach17 44 63.77% 2022
 
  Correct Picks Correct Percentage Stickem 64 74.42% the watcher 62 72.09% Booch 61 70.93% bigg jay 61 70.93% 2023
 
  Correct Picks Correct Percentage MOBomberFan 68 81.93% TBURGESS 65 78.31% Booch 63 75.90%  
This also means that depending on how @MOBomberFan picks in the remaining three games this year, he could set the record for the most picks and best correct percentage of all recorded years.  He currently sits at 68 picks for 81.93%.  Next best is @bigg jay in 2019 with 69 correct for 80.23%.
I included winning percentage as it gives an indication of consistency in correct picks and it was also a shortened season in 2021 with 69 games instead of 86.
Pick 'Ems Hall Of Fame
These posters have all participated at least once in all years going back to 2016.  
Poster Correct Picks Correct Percentage TBURGESS 389 66.84% bigg jay 384 65.98% the watcher 377 64.78% WinnipegGordo 377 64.78% kelownabomberfan 375 64.43% Rich 375 64.43% GCJenks 351 60.31% Bigblue 204 340 58.42% Sard 335 57.56% Marshall 306 52.58% Tracker 285 48.97% MOBomberFan 281 48.28% JPan85 250 42.96% JCon 247 42.44% Cam 222 38.14% coach17 209 35.91% TrueBlue4Ever 149 25.60% @TBURGESS seems to be the model of consistency year after year, but troubles getting over the hump to win it all in a single year.
Thanks to everyone for playing over the years!

I forgot about that incident and didn't realize it was Judge.
I don't know what precipitated it and I wouldn't want to excuse it in any way.  I would say though that it appears to have been a one time thing with Judge, versus Awe doing his shenanigans game in and game out.  One of the most egregious things that he does that really bothers me is when a team is taking a knee, he runs in hard as if he's going to try and get a sack on the QB which I think is totally uncalled for.

Judge is an excellent LB and definitely should have been in the running for an all star spot.  I would take him on my team before Awe every day of the week.  I don't feel like he does the dirty, after the whistle stuff like Awe does.

Judge is an excellent LB and definitely should have been in the running for an all star spot.  I would take him on my team before Awe every day of the week.  I don't feel like he does the dirty, after the whistle stuff like Awe does.

I wasn't sure who posted it but there was some discussion involving Bob Irving, Duane Forde and others who noted that there's a concerted effort to brand Kelly the face of the CFL and in doing so, it might influence voting. 
It rubbed me the wrong way.
Don't get me wrong, anything that can be done (within reason) to create hype  in markets that are struggling I'm all for it.  It's why when some around here were griping about how TSN was focusing on BC's new owner so much that I took the exact opposite tact.  We need invested owners like that.  It helps create an invested fanbase.  That said, don't snub a guy simply to fit an agenda - that's just wrong.  Brady has EARNED both the MOP and MOC this season.

so FWIW, both Dave Naylor and Marshall Ferguson have publicly said Brady O should win the MOP over Chad Kelly. Not sure if that means anything, but it's interesting that there is some national media sentiment in Brady's favour, which is surprising to me.... maybe there's a chance they actually get this right? 

Went for a flu shot and got the flu shot, covid shot and pneumonia shot.....Yup, I'm a human pin cushion. 

Not what I see.
Slightly East of Winnipeg lies the longitudinal centre of Canada.
 

I don't disagree with you... Those short trips, especially the Hamilton games, are not plane rides which is a huge advantage.
Average distance per trip falls out like this:
Toronto: 1174
Hamilton: 1233
Winnipeg: 1288
Saskatchewan: 1438
Ottawa: 1440
Edmonton: 1463
Montreal: 1498
Calgary: 1651
BC: 1978
And yes, I did factor in TD Atlantic this time.