Pickle Rick

My bold predictions for the Western final:
1. Janarion Grant shows up. 2 return TDs
2. BO goes over a 100 yards mostly in the 4th as we grind down the clock
3. Zac is average but efficient
4. VA throws for 400 yards but BCs offence stalls out in the red zone getting only FGs
5. The Jeffs show up and dominate BCs crap OL
6. Deatrich Nichols gets a ball thrown his way and promptly intercepts it. VA does not throw his way again.
7. Betts goes offside multiple times.
8. Time count violations kill promising BC drives and IGF gets louder and louder.
9. This game is effectively over by half time.
10. Final score WPG 41-BC 18

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

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

Miss the Zoo...good times had there back in the 90's

I’ve decided not to.

Throughout the Labour Day Classic, the guy behind me kept calling, "offiside" on every play. "Bombers are offside again!"
I said, Dickie can challenge, you know? 
Also, the guy was upset when the ref placed the (Rider) ball on the Bomber 1 yard line. "He was closer than that. They ripped him off half a yard!" 

Speaks to coaching.
For all his perceived flaws, O'Shea has consistently fielded a disciplined and mindful team - they don't hurt themselves with stupid, selfish penalties.

After being completely dominant all season long we just flat out laid an egg in the biggest game. It happens...just very poor timing. The Argos, to their credit, came to play but let's call a spade a spade the Bombers made a crap load of unforced errors in that game.

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.

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.

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.

yup
and that east matchup is gonna be a dirty chippy affair I bet too....T.O just strolling along...resting guys and not having a meaningfull game in a while may be in for a rude awakening with a team coming in who had to brawl their way there

So the doughnut shop has closed its BC location?

Strev will.be in Canada next yr...98.98768 percent here

This is the level of intelligence we have voting on these awards. 

I remember the times -- mostly Lapo times -- when fourth quarter leads were meaningless and the Bombers O simply couldn't close out games, we'd usually go 2-and-out when the chips were down.  hell, I think those Lapo teams were the inspiration for the "no lead is safe" catchphrase.
I don't have the numbers to prove it, but I think our clutch running game has won several games for us this year. If I had infinite time I'd look at how often Brady O. carries the ball in the fourth quarter of a one-score game -- my impression is that the higher the stakes, the more he gets the ball.

he's a decent pass rusher now, but it's basically just all a speed rush technique.....he was next to non existent prior to this year, and tailed off a bit once teams figured out his schtick and just adjusted to force him out wide and deep......is good in backside pursuit after yards are gained by a RB , but thats also do to his lack of recognizing or respecting run as well....which doesn't make him a great well rounded d lineman in my opinion...Where as you have a guy like Jeffcoat who will use speed/technique...But also just bully his way and over power guys to collapse a pocket....and WJ who uses a combo of everything, as well as leads league...again in knockdowns....Betts gets/got a lot of props and love like most of the lions did early in the year before they...mainly the defence got exposed to what it was...and teams adapted and abused them...especially in the run game
kinda hit on that in previous post while u were typing this....But when healthy...Jeffcoat is best D-lineman ....all around D-lineman in the league...hands down..Technique...Power...Containment...killer against the run....just the best

If the 3 of you could have said that a month ago, we'd all have been better off. 

From Ben's Breakdown on 3downnation:
"What makes football more intense than other North American team sports is how few games there are. Extreme emotional highs and lows stem from the fact that a win in the CFL is equivalent to a nine-game winning streak in Major League Baseball, and a loss, a nine-game losing streak. In baseball terms, the Saskatchewan Roughriders closed out their season with 63 straight losses."

Imo the CFL really misses Chris Cuthbert and Dave Randorf.

Whatever, your team record and Kelly's success is as much a result of the league giving you an incredibly soft schedule as it is from being worthy of it. You are about to find out that a season devoid of adversity tends to lead to lacklustre results in the playoffs. 

Hardly hiding anything..there nothing to hide....and what happened in that game was just total Ottawa choking and dieing as game went on...like most of theirs this yr
And wanted to maintain a 9-0 record at home is a crock ..who cares...they say their goofy QB against us as they didn't want him exposed...and neutralized by a legit defence...and hurt his frail lil psychic/ego...plain and simple
And what's with his B.S on sidelines toward his coaches...total disrespect and selfish attitude ...one among several there... previous to that knob tackle Cave...and other crap on sidelines...I smell an upset in the EF 

I don't come on here nearly as much as I used to because I find the negativity crazy. I just wanted to pop in on a bye week to remind everyone we're the only team in the league with a winning record the last 4 seasons. 3 grey cup appearances and 2 wins in the last 3.
 
It's ok to just enjoy the ride despite the flaws. We had years on end of awful teams and coaches to complain about.
 
Despite not being perfect, since 2019 this is the best franchise in the CFL. A few years ago it was a dream just to see a grey cup win, the idea that Winnipeg would become the top team in the league for years, unheard of. Enjoy it. Enjoy Saskatchewan losing every game. Enjoy Calgary trying to just scrape into the playoffs. 
Just enjoy it

Or, they're simply waiting for the new coach's cap number to be released.