Pickle Rick

Was at the game last night, I was telling the wife about how buzz and boomer used to absolutely wail on the green drop. A guy behind us overheard us and pulled out his 88 grey cup ring, and let me & my young one try it on. He had some sort of admin position with the bombers back then, not exactly sure. Anyways, last night stung but I am proud to be a Bomber fan, lots of good old boys in blue and gold in the crowd last night. F*CK the Als & F*CK the riders & F*CK everyone else, GO BLUE

I'd just like to turn on my tv and have my dominant team be given some respect 😆

I don't think the bolded is true really, I don't recall a honeymoon period the bombers (& us fans) got to enjoy when the winning began at all. At the start of this run most the talk was around Hamilton and their super team, then the media shifted to Toronto, and BC last few. It is strange, because you could say it's big market bias but if its was the gappers on this run they'd be fully celebrated... Its.... annoying. And half of the media is picking Montreal to win lol. The same media types that all fully supported Argos in the East Final, and the same media that would've been united in crowning the Argos right now if they had got past the Als.

Als D is really good to be sure, and they may give Brady and our run game problems, but you can't really look at the East Final and not notice Chad handed them the game (hence his lame assed excuses). I just can't imagine a world where ZC8 crumbles like that. No matter what else happens on Sunday, the Als won't be handed the ball 9 times.

No way, we aren't talking about him taking on blockers here, just jog the play out

It was a small thing, (that's what she said) but watching Chad give up on chasing down Dequoy on that first pick 6, so early in the game made me feel there was trouble brewing for Chad and the 'best ever' Argos. Something about that visual (TSN tried to crop him out on the replays) of Chad deciding he was done looked so demoralizing. I know qbs shouldn't really be relied upon to make that tackle but at least run out of bounds or somehow get outta frame and avoid getting POSTERIZED

Guys (and girls) just hanging out in the men's washroom smoking cigs and other things ALL NIGHT lol. Different times

Yes of course! I only post to try to pump the breaks on the "big bad Argos" discourse. We both finished first in our divisions, East may have been stronger across the board but the Argos didn't have the Lions to contend with (head and shoulders above the other 6 teams), we beat them 2 outta 3 (loss came allllll the way back in June). 2 game difference in wins-losses doesn't mean much. IF the grey cup ends up featuring these 2 teams it'll be another classic.

ODDS TO WIN 110TH GREY CUP Team Projection Winnipeg Blue Bombers 71.03% Toronto Argonauts 20.34% Montreal Alouettes 5.08% Calgary Stampeders 1.33% BC Lions 1.24% Hamilton Tiger-Cats 0.98% Lots of talk about the Argos in this thread, here's the latest CFL.ca simulation, in case some people need reminding, we're pretty good too lol.

Was there last year as well, Bombers didn't even show up. I'm avoiding the game this year, but will be there in Nov.

West 1. Bombers 2. Lions 3. Stamps 4. Riders 5. Elks No Crossover WSF: Stamps beat BC in BC (Evans chokes) WF: Bombers handle Stamps (Dickenson cries to refs all game and is fired before xmas) East 1. Argos 2. Redblacks 3. Ti-Cats 4. Als ESF: BLM (coming off injury) finds some playoff magic and Ti-Cats beat the shockingly improved Redblacks (I got both road teams winning in the semis) EF: Argos beat Ti-Cats in a tight one. Entire Argos front office gets in altercation with rowdy Ti-Cats fans post game (Pinball included). GREY CUP: BOMBERS GET THEIR REVENGE, AND THIS TIME IT AIN'T CLOSE Realize now this is a REGULAR season prediction thread, just got carried away

Altho we always play bad in Toronto so maybe I'm fine with it 🤣

Grey Cup rematch only happening once (in Wpg), yet another missed opportunity by the league/MLSE to sell tickets in Toronto.

The dynasty is still very much alive

I work downtown Toronto, and 30k people work down here every weekday within probably 4 or 5 blocks from Nathan Phillips Square. If you see pics, not many (if any) have jerseys or any Argo gear. Smoke and mirrors... All bored office workers killing an hour lol.

This loss is miniscule for me personally compared to 07, which I try not to even think about. That one hit different. I was lucky enough to be there in person to see the Bombers win last year in Hamilton. My heart goes out to all that travelled to Regina this year, and especially those who are struggling. Just a note, I saw the 58-62 run mentioned in another thread, in 1960, the year we didn't win --we didn't even make it to the Cup, we had a 14-2 regular season record, the best in franchise history until this year. We're right on schedule for another back to back.

FLYING BACK HOME FRIDAY, FAMILY TIME SATURDAY THEN GAME DAY BABY I HOPE ITS COLDER THAN FORECASTED.

On July 9th a healthy Rourke was 16/25 for 278 yards, had 3 tds & 2 interceptions against the Bombers in their cozy dome. Regardless of what he does tonight & in the WSF, he doesn't scare me and I'd love for them to knock off the Stamps in their dome and get stomped by the Bombers the next week. Stamps are the biggest threat to the 3peat imo.

He's a smarter man than I, but I'd love for Walters to be aggressive and get a valuable defensive piece or 2 from edm or ott for draft picks for sure. Never want to empty the cupboards so to speak but if there ever was a year to do it I think this is it. 3-peat in Regina, couldn't write a better script. Who knows what happens next season & beyond but man we're so close to dynasty territory...

Morrow's out another 2-3 weeks they're sayin

Excited about this hire. Bob's work will never be replicated, so it seems like the right move to bring in someone who has his own unique tools/approach to the job. IS IT JUNE YET.

In a video just posted Farhan mentioned that the Bombers wanted AH33 to have a 'workout' with them so they could gauge where he is at physically. Andrew didn't like that much. (Farhan's claim). Also said SSK is not actively pursuing him and maybe no teams will until his ask comes down...

I was at the game and live in Hamilton (a few blocks from the stadium). --I'm a Manitoba export, bombers fan obviously--. It really sucks that you were feeling vibes, there was 26k people in one place, i'm sure there were all vibes good and bad to be found at the game. I will say this, I think Hamilton fans (and myself to be honest) were very surprised to see the amount of Bombers fans. The team had been selling the idea of a "Sea of Black" for the grey cup just like the playoff games. I took my dog for a walk during the East Semi and let me tell you it was 99.99% black. They haven't hosted a grey cup game in decades and i think the average ticats fan showed up naively thinking it'd be the same atmosphere as 2 weeks prior. (My wife estimated 10% bombers fans but that cant be right??). Hamilton fans in general are great, knowledgeable passionate fans, and out here in the east, that's really appreciated. Not as much as i appreciate MILLER/WALTERS/O'SHEA.

I was at the game and my god it was glorious. Definitely felt a real brotherhood amongst Bombers fans --the amount of us there was surprising, you can hear us on the broadcast when the bombers made plays. I have to say that as the 4th quarter wore on the sense of dread I felt from the ticats fans kept cranking up. I was nervous of course, but not nearly at that same level. Even down 12 I never once actually contemplated us losing. That is just the energy our guys give off heading into crunch time. The stakes get higher and higher and the drama gets more and more intense and we just see if the other team can hang. That's the hallmark of a championship team. Amazing to celebrate after with all the bomber faithful. Just an amazing surreal night THANK YOU WADE MILLER, KYLE WALTERS, AND MIKE O'SHEA O'SHEA O'SHEA🎵

After a night to process things, I'm actually at peace with the cancelled season. Worse case scenario would be they get the loan, attempt to start the season back up and something sh*tty happens, imagine the finger pointing that would take place if an outbreak outside the bubble happened or full teams getting outbreaks, and getting sent home mid season, or the whole league having to shut down, all would be bad for the brand. Take a step back and collect your thoughts and come back stronger than ever (please).