Pickle Rick

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.

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.

If I had one message foe walters it would be "keep up the great work"

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.

The reality is that we become involved with sports teams as an escape and become emotionally invested in them -some of us obsessively so. When our personal lives become emmeshed with our teams or individuals, we enter a grey, potentially unbalanced state of mind. We follow our heroes for the drama- the soaring highs, the crashing lows and yes, the tensions. Our sports and even political attachments are often analogues for our lives and that is all well and good so long as we do not cross the line from entertainment into obsession. The sense of continuity and community that sports can offer can carry us through rough times and have value as long as we do not let the "us vs them" attitude does not become pathological.

I get it, Bros.
Take your time with it and by the time we're approaching free agency and drafts and having a few juicy comings & goings stories in the off season, your thirst for the new challenge of 2023 will pull you onward. It's the love that will bring you back. Winning is great, winning Championships is epic but it is the love of your team and of our game that makes me utterly doubtless that the prospect of a new season of the CFL and Bomberball will embolden you all, once more to risk your feelings by investing a not insignificant part of yourself in the fortunes of your team.
You are the Bombers. That's why it can hurt so bad.
I say this as someone who routinely is met with puzzlement, laughter, indifference and sometimes hostility because I am an Argonaut and I could never be anything else.
 
Lots of food for thought in this thread. Thanks everyone. Particularly the part which @wbbfan added about the ways that we identify ourselves and partition aspects of our psyches into 1,2,3 or more parcels really gave me a "pause and consider" moment.
 

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.

It’s soo important to take time and acknowledge these issues. It’s stuff people don’t even think about too often. The 01 loss hit me soo hard and a few times since I’ve had to step away. 
 
I was watching a video today on 3rd places. Basically your home is 1 and work is 2. The 3rd place is a low cost or free place like a local pub or coffee shop where you hang out and mingle out side of your 1 and 2 groups. 
 With the mass suburbanization of North America a lot of places have lost that 3rd place. It’s hard to have a community area when the community is an endless sea of replicant houses. 
 
I think for me and a lot of people here the bombers and this forum is a 3rd place or the only 3rd place. So when the team is in the dumps or we suffer a tough loss it effects people a lot more emotionally and in terms of mental health than any one on the out side would ever think. 
 
the seasonal nature of our game makes it hard too. The off-season is long and dark. I think the last few years with regular threads on greatest teams and players has helped that a lot. 
 
Just because we lost and it’s the off season doesn’t mean this isn’t a 3rd place. Maybe we need a vent thread or one just focusing on all the good things this team has going. 
 
 I know a lot of the efforts you’ve put in zach has meant a lot to some of the young remote bomber fans, even though you struggle, you’re helping a lot of people and the cause it self. Keep on keepin on bud. You’ve done soo much and come soo far in a short time. I can’t wait to see where you have risen in a couple years. 

Yes it will. 🙂

always remember.... 58, 59, 61, 62.....

Dynasty isnt over by any stretch...we will be back in it next yr

Nope, it was just another loss for the home team at Mosaic, you should be used to that by now.  Things will go back to normal next season when we're back in the visitors locker room.

I just rolled my eyes at the "step away from the panic button and exhale, Bombers Fans..." nonsense that was trotted out all week as some kind of manufactured storyline. I can't remember ever being less concerned about an injury. This is not 2007. We are not reliant on our QB for this game. Brown is a quality passer and our OL/DL are going to win this game anyhow. 

Let's hope not, this is a family broadcast.

Bailey also brings that hatefulness/intensity on the field that I thought we might lose when Darvin left.  He seems to have enough for 2.

Imagine having 800 all-purpose yards and 9 TDs and you are 4th on the list of people to focus on

Most of the time I say"DNP" when I wake up in the morning,it stands for "Did not pee".

Imagine the hate going into next yr, and the huge target if we 3peat....and imagine the hate in Hamilton if we show up for 4 in a row....makes me giddy hahaahahaha

Re: Darby. He played literally every position except corner I believe yesterday. Saw him at SAM, half, and safety. Unbelievable player, how Hamilton couldn’t utilize him is beyond me.

Man I miss that guy. What a smooth, thoughtful interview he is. Just the best. 

AH when healthy did nothing of note against us...let him be angry and mug for the camera and crowd....will make no diff....and if anything...I see BO putting his stamp on this and finally getting the league wide respect and his due....can put all the AH comparisons in the rear view....barring serious injury, I can see Oliveira actually breaking AH rushing totals when all said and done....plus he to me is wayyy more humble...and way more likeable...dont get me wrong appreciate all AH did for us, and was a huge reason for success....but he forgot about FIFO on his way out door by his actions and feeling dissed when asked to prove his health and commitment...thanks for the memories AH but this is now BO time

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

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

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