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  2. 2019 CFL Season: Around the League

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

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    From discussions I've heard, the PA can tell a player they won't appeal on their behalf if the punishment is reasonable and historically in line with past penalties 

    In this case the argument could be made that no one had received a 2 game suspension for similar offenses in the past , thus is uncharted territory and has to be appealed 

    I don't personally agree with it, but process must be followed 

     

  3. MBB 2019 Power Rankings

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    Even with green coloured glasses, it's hard not to see the riders at 8 or 9 all season

    Any hope we have is based on fact that other than your Bombers,  all the other teams had definite weaknesses and looked beatable at times- sadly though usually their defences looked weak, meaning the rider O will have to step up, and as long as Macadon't is calling plays -   ughhh

  6. Around the League: 2019 Off Season

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    On 2019-04-04 at 9:01 AM, Noeller said:

    So I'm legitimately curious because I had no idea ringette had this problem......why does ringette have so many concussions?

    Coached ringette when my daughter went from 8 thru 18  and hockey when my son went from 4 thru 16 so have a couple theories...

    Ringette is a non- collision sport, much like basketball.  There is a ton of contact, and getting more aggressive as coached by the more aggressive AA coaches ( remember this is a personal theory based on observation) who are coaching based on what is and isn't being called as penalties 

    Ringette only has two on ice officials and most of the time they need to watch the ring , to see who has control,to watch the markings on the ice - those lines at the top of the circle and the crease lines are more important in the rules than in hockey,  - so their vision is almost always down - contact above the waist is rarely called unless truly aggressive,  and then often miss called based on the outcome that they see when they transfer their line of sight

    If ever a sport needed a 3rd ref., ringette is it - it's essentially playing hockey with two linesmen and no ref 

    Also from a young age the coaches are taught to teach the boys how to take a hit and how to skate safe - shoulders up, eyes up, protect the head

    And never skate straight on into the boards to retrieve the puck, skate in at an angle- sadly I realized this too late to really help my daughter and those teams - but if you watch a ringette game you'll cringe how often a girl will skate full bore straight at the ring along the boards- 

    Ever notice the lack of the Stop sign on the upper back of ringette jerseys ? 

    So long way of me saying it's because of the lack of coaching safety from the youngest ages and the lack of the 3rd ref  based on the misbelief  it is a non contact sport 

     

  7. Around the League: 2019 Off Season

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    Disingenuous at best 

    Comparing apples to bowling shoes  

    Good example of how you can burn stats to prove any point

     

    Yes girls ringette has too many concussions- over the 12 or so years I coached both ringette and hockey - I had about 7 or 8 kids missing ringette due to head injuries for every 1 from hockey

    But this has more to do with how ringette prioritizes officiating and the craptacular job they do in monitoring above the waist contact

    If he is using the same public health data from univ of alberta I've seen, which shows slips and falls account for double the ER visits for head injuries vs all sports combined - I guess we should all stop walking in the winter? 

     

  8. Around the League: 2019 Off Season

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    Disingenuous at best 

    Comparing apples to bowling shoes  

    Good example of how you can burn stats to prove any point

     

    Yes girls ringette has too many concussions- over the 12 or so years I coached both ringette and hockey - I had about 7 or 8 kids missing ringette due to head injuries for every 1 from hockey

    But this has more to do with how ringette prioritizes officiating and the craptacular job they do in monitoring above the waist contact

    If he is using the same public health data from univ of alberta I've seen, which shows slips and falls account for double the ER visits for head injuries vs all sports combined - I guess we should all stop walking in the winter? 

     

  9. Around the League: 2019 Off Season

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    4 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

    We're the same. We're doing this to hopefully benefit the CFL. But the 2 games are very different.  Maybe there are revenue opportunities for the CFL in Europe. I just don't know how or what they are so I'm skeptical. I doubt Ambrosie knows this either which is why this isn't exciting for me as of yet. We know the CFL will be second fiddle over there. That the style of game & rules won't be suddenly embraced.  They should play some exhibition games over there to introduce Euros to our game in person.  So fans can see just how wide open the CFL can be.

    Thumbs up to this

    Now have never seen a game from any of these leagues, but am picturing semi pro level or worse- there will be some talent and skill, but not a ton

    So now assuming we're not seeing high end skill with top coaching ,  the cfl game and rules would be far more entertaining than 4 down rules , 

  17. How do you see the West playoff teams in comparison to yours.

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    5 minutes ago, MC said:

    From your lips to God's ears

    I see the Riders  as a team a couple years behind the bombers in group maturity- still a lot of players new to each other- 

    To me that means that we need to win the turnover battle and get fewer penalties to win

    A more mature team ( and by this I dont mean age of the individual players but rather the length most players have been with the team) can overcome turnovers and penalties and still find ways to win 

     

    And I'll still be cheering as Riders win  😁

  20. Game Day Thread - Banjo Bowl

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    Just returned from first trip and game to IGF- Want to thank Winnipeg and BB fans for a fun weekend and great game experience 

    And I'd be saying that even if the score hadn't favored my riders - won't disagree that for the second game in a row we had no business even being in the game after first half

    The game day experience at IGF is fantastic- 

    I'll have a couple suggestions for Mosaic that they could mirror from IGF 

    And when you guys go- it is seriously loud

    Also need to give shout out to Santa Lucia pizza- great pizza and they were willing to deliver to a motorhome " in some parking lot near IGF and we're calling from a cell phone with a 403 area code"

    Anyway, before I delete this account, let me say that two families of Rider season ticket holders are planning to make this trip an annual tradition 

     

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