SpeedFlex27

I don't get paid to make the CFL plans to play. He does. And so do the individual teams. Ambrosie ghosted US... the fans for months & continues to do so. He came out for a day this week announcing a schedule. Well, good for him. All dependent upon people being in the stands & a vaccine so there is no plan. I don't trust anything Ambrosie says. If the CFL has no money then tell us as we deserve to know. How will 2021 be different thatn 2020 financially so a season can go ahead. Don't string the fans & players along for the next 6 months. Have the courage to stand in the glare of media lights & tell us it doesn't look good for 2021. Don't get our hopes up just to inevitably hear bad news. To me he's a bad used car salesman & most fans know this by now. He has lost most of his credibility. Scarf or no scarf.

I just hope they somehow get their **** together & have a season unless the entire world is locked down.

I'm usually pretty good until the Bombers get to the Western final & then I just struggle the day of the game wishing it was over. I've had more disappointments over the years than successes as a fan.

Why not just play a 48 game season? The NHL has a lot of experience with that number.

Some of you posters have been very critical of me with my comments about Randy Ambrosie & the (lack of) leadership he brings to the table. I'm no fan of his & he needs replacing. He's nothing but a smiling, talking suit devoid of any substance. It's all talk with this guy. He only comes out of his Commissioner's Cave when he thinks there is good news. He always seems afraid to talk about the news when it's bad & he goes back into hiding. I agree with you, Noeller. It's typical Ambrosie speak. There is no real plan. It's all going to hinge on something that will never happen. Like millions of $ in government support &/or the general population being 75% vaccinated & thye stadiums reopened in the next 7 months.

I wasn't intoxicated but extremely nervous.

THE BOMBEROOSKIE: This play goes back to 1971 & it is named after the Blue Bombers because our OC at the time Dave Smith invented the play. It was originally called the "Slaglerooskie" in honour of Blue Bomber Guard Larry Slagle who was the ball carrier at the time. It would be copied by other teams in the years ahead, tweaked & would come to be known as the "Bomberooskie". Houston Oilers HC Bum Phillips back in the 70's when Earl Campbell could be used as a decoy loved the play & ran it a few times. He even called it the Bomberooskie. It was first used in September of 1971 late in the 4th quarter against the Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Stadium. It led to a huge gain & IIRC sealed the deal with a win over the Grey Cup bound Stamps that year. I do know I was at that game & had a great look at it as the Bombers ran it from about their 40 yard line facing south. I was in the North End Zone but I had no idea what happened as it looked like total confusion on the field as players couldn't seem to find the ball only to see Slagle chugging downfield for about 45 yards & a huge first down. Stamps HC Jim Duncan was livid after the game saying the play was illegal & should have been brought back. Head Coach Jim Spavital apparently spoke with the Head Referee before the game to get clarification of the legality of the play. He was told it was legal. He also asked the officials to not blow the play dead if they lost sight of the ball which they probably would. The officials agreed & in turn asked him to let them know when Smith would be calling the play so as to be ready. First, a rule clarification as the argument was that the Bomberooskie was illegal as an offensive lineman was taking the hand off. Apparently there is no rule that says an OL can't carry the ball. They can as long as it isn't a forward handoff. What happens is the center snaps the ball. Motion flows to one side while the guard carrying the ball takes the handoff from the Center running laterally along the LOS in the opposite direction. As the guard is running laterally at the time of the handoff it is a legal play. The qb keeps the ruse alive by pretending to take the ball from under center & also then pretends to hand the ball to his halfback running with the flow which causes the defense to react in the same direction. By the time the defense realizes the back doesn't have the ball it's too late & the guard is gone downfield. I've seen the Bomberooskie also ran as a "fumble". The center drops the ball on the ground deliberately & the guard picks it up & runs with it in the opposite direction to the play. However, that is a riskier play as the ball could be kicked accidentally by someone on the LOS or the other team may recover the ball. Anyway, a trick play that was made famous in the 70's was named for the Home Team. That is my pick for my Underappreciated Play. And now you know.... The rest.... of the story.

You're in the minority.

That was John Ferguson. It was his design. He introduced them to the NHL as GM of the Rangers in 1977. Then when he was fired in New York before the 78-79 season he tweaked them & brought them to Winnipeg for the first season in the NHL.

What are v1 uniforms?

Someday that might be quite the trivia question.

Too bad nurses can't go 'click'.

Do we really want to go there? It also creates a lot of problems. None more than player & public perception of a loser league not worth playing for or supporting.

Just an aside but I found this video from 2009 where Ken Ploen accepts on behalf of his teammates from the 1959 & 62 teams being inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall Of Fame. Ken is such a class act.

He was my chiropractor back in the early 80's.

Can't get blood from a stone. Reilly can win in court 100 times over but if the money ain't there to give him then he ain't getting paid.

I gotta agree with you on that one. Kyler Murray is their guy. The Cards have invested millions in him. With Streveler, they've invested thousands. He plays. Not Streveler.

Sorry, don't agree. He takes it to court he loses as the club had zero revenue. The team lost money under extraordinary circumstances. His lawsuit would get thrown out.

I dunno. When I was in high school, I did what I could to skip classes. I liked school as my friends were there but that was it & we liked to leave when we wanted or stay away if we could. Now, we'll have student who will be appalled to skip school.

I'm sure Kliff Kingsbury will get right on it.

Is Reilly really that clueless?? Why should he be paid while the other players haven't been.

I know but Hill obviously hasn't impressed other head coaches enough for them to find other qbs like him to run short yardage. Football is the one sport where success is copied. So far, what the Saints do with Hill hasn't been. Now maybe in future seasons things will change in the NFL but for now Hill is the exception even with Chris Streveler in Arizona & what he can do.

The NFL is a different game. The starter stays in on short yardage. They don't really use a short yardage qb like the CFL does. Good on Streveler for making the Cardinals & the money he is making but he won't play much. Especially with Kyler Murray as the Cards qb.

Congrats to Joe Biden for winning the marathon 2020 Presidential Election. The long, dark night of the past 4 years is finally coming to an end.