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Rich

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    Rich got a reaction from SPuDS in Grey Cup 2014   
    Except it wasn't his error that made it get called back.  If it was him who had screwed up, I could *almost* see it.  One minute the hero, the next you wear the horns .. but that isn't what happened.
     
    He should have been even more motivated to go out and make another play.
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    Rich got a reaction from Logan007 in Michael Sam Possibly Playing for Als Next Season   
    Racism:
     
    the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.
     
    Opression:
     
    Oppression is the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. It can also be defined as an act or instance of oppressing, the state of being oppressed, and the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions or people, and anxiety.
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    Rich got a reaction from Ducky in Ehlers Named CHL Player of the Week   
    5 goals and 13 points in 3 games.
    Congrats Nikolaj!
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    Rich got a reaction from B-F-F-C in Grey Cup 2014   
    Except it wasn't his error that made it get called back.  If it was him who had screwed up, I could *almost* see it.  One minute the hero, the next you wear the horns .. but that isn't what happened.
     
    He should have been even more motivated to go out and make another play.
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    Rich got a reaction from Mr Dee in Grey Cup 2014   
    Except it wasn't his error that made it get called back.  If it was him who had screwed up, I could *almost* see it.  One minute the hero, the next you wear the horns .. but that isn't what happened.
     
    He should have been even more motivated to go out and make another play.
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    Rich got a reaction from Mr. Perfect in Jets have 3 Prospects Invited to World Juniors Camp   
    Eric Comrie
    Nic Petan
    Josh Morrissey
     
    More players invited to the Canadian camp then any other NHL team.   Should be a fun tournament to watch.
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    Rich reacted to voodoochylde in Grey Cup 2014   
    I absolutely *HATE* the hockey mentality of "let players play".    If you don't want a penalty called, don't do something stupid to begin with.   In this case, if you can see the numbers on the back of a players jersey .. keep your hands off of him. 
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    Rich got a reaction from MOBomberFan in MBB Year in Review   
    The 2014 CFL Season is now officially in the books.  And while we as Bombers fans have to say the same thing we’ve been saying for the last 23 years, “Maybe Next Year…”, I did want to take a moment and thank everyone who comes to this site.  Whether you visit monthly, weekly, daily, hourly, or every minute, whether you post regularly, sporadically, or just lurk, you guys are the reason this site is here and continues to thrive.
     
    In only our second season of existence, the continued growth of this site has been overwhelming to say the least.  I’m happy to announce that we’ve already renewed the MBB season tickets for next year and they will once again be donated to the Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Winnipeg.  I think it is great that the support of this site not only pays for the expenses incurred in running it, but we are able to share the game day experience with kids who wouldn’t otherwise be fortunate enough to experience it live.
     
    And while we are always open to suggestions on how the site is run and things we can do better or add to the site, I’d like to open up this thread for comments in two areas:
     
    Any suggestions or ideas on contests or content that you would like to see added to the site for next season.
      With the Grey Cup being held in Winnipeg next year, we are thinking about holding an MBB event during Grey Cup week.   So far, a one day touch football tournament has been suggested.  Looking for thoughts / feedback on this or any other ideas you may have on what we can do or what you would like to see during Grey Cup next year.
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    Rich got a reaction from SPuDS in MBB Year in Review   
    The 2014 CFL Season is now officially in the books.  And while we as Bombers fans have to say the same thing we’ve been saying for the last 23 years, “Maybe Next Year…”, I did want to take a moment and thank everyone who comes to this site.  Whether you visit monthly, weekly, daily, hourly, or every minute, whether you post regularly, sporadically, or just lurk, you guys are the reason this site is here and continues to thrive.
     
    In only our second season of existence, the continued growth of this site has been overwhelming to say the least.  I’m happy to announce that we’ve already renewed the MBB season tickets for next year and they will once again be donated to the Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Winnipeg.  I think it is great that the support of this site not only pays for the expenses incurred in running it, but we are able to share the game day experience with kids who wouldn’t otherwise be fortunate enough to experience it live.
     
    And while we are always open to suggestions on how the site is run and things we can do better or add to the site, I’d like to open up this thread for comments in two areas:
     
    Any suggestions or ideas on contests or content that you would like to see added to the site for next season.
      With the Grey Cup being held in Winnipeg next year, we are thinking about holding an MBB event during Grey Cup week.   So far, a one day touch football tournament has been suggested.  Looking for thoughts / feedback on this or any other ideas you may have on what we can do or what you would like to see during Grey Cup next year.
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    Rich got a reaction from Atomic in Pavs and Hutch   
    Please post on the topic at hand and not callout individual posters.  If you don't like what someone has to say, there is an ignore function.
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    Rich got a reaction from The Unknown Poster in Pavs and Hutch   
    Please post on the topic at hand and not callout individual posters.  If you don't like what someone has to say, there is an ignore function.
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    Rich got a reaction from WBBFanWest in Michael Sam Possibly Playing for Als Next Season   
    Even if they report themselves as straight, they are still gay....
     
    The question is whether or not the same percentage would be applied to professional sports, and why wouldn’t it be?
     
    You could argue that it is a small sample size compared to the general population and the stats would be skewed somewhat, but by that rationale, the percentage could just as easily be larger as it would be smaller. 
     
    Seems people want to believe that the percentage would be smaller because professional athletes should be more “manly”. 
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    Rich reacted to The Unknown Poster in Pavs and Hutch   
    Earlier this season it would have been a no-brainer start for Pavs - a big game against a very good team.  So this is a mindset change for the coaching staff and likely a show of condidence in Hutch.  I hope he plays great.  I'd love to know we have a future Starter on our hands with him
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    Rich got a reaction from New_Earth_Mud in Pavs and Hutch   
    Good game by Pavs yesterday.   He does seem to do better when there is competition to push him.   Be interesting to see who they play against Boston.  Do you play Pavs again after a good performance, or do you play Hutch against the team that drafted him?
     
    Having two goalies playing well is a good problem to have.
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    Rich got a reaction from Noeller in Game systems   
    This is way off topic on the video game front, but feeds nicely into your Skynet comparison.  Very interesting read on anyone planning to buy a new "Smart" TV.
     
    http://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/im-terrified-my-new-tv-why-im-scared-turn-thing
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    Rich got a reaction from Noeller in Pages & Blogs   
    Odds and Sods switched over to regular forum posts in the middle of last season for that very reason!
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    Rich reacted to sweep the leg in Pavs and Hutch   
    I'd like to see a gradual increase in his workload, not just immediately hand over the job. Keep upping his playing time and see if he can maintain what he's doing now.
     
    Start Pavelec tonight and go back to Hutch against Boston.
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    Rich reacted to do or die in Lawless - Attention O'Shea: Fire Etcheverry   
    Neither our DC....or for that matter our OC...... has made much of a case for retention.  Enough of this mythical power struggle nonsense, and just get on with improving this club with some new coaches...
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    Rich reacted to The Unknown Poster in Jets vs Blues   
    What worries me about that though is the sometimes disappearance of the guys who *have* been in the playoffs like Ladd and Buff.  These guys should be the warriors every night.
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    Rich got a reaction from The Unknown Poster in Jets vs Blues   
    What happens IF the Jets were to actually make it into the playoffs.  At that point the games get tougher, more physical, more intense, everything is ratcheted up a notch and you've got the wear and tear of 82 games on your body.  You need to be able to rely on your 4th line contributing more ice team.
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    Rich got a reaction from Noeller in Maurice Leggett   
    Maurice Leggett ‏@almighty31  1m1 minute ago @KimBabij @randyturner15 I'm not talking about the bombers. I love #Winnipeg
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    Rich got a reaction from Mr. Perfect in Maurice Leggett   
    Sound off doesn't really sound like a good thing.  Usually means he is going to speak up about something.
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    Rich got a reaction from SPuDS in Game systems   
    I work in IT, and while I don't work in the specific fields for these products, I have a basic enough understanding of how technology and the internet works to make somewhat informed decisions on how I use new technology.  For people who have no idea and just "trust" the manufacturers of what they buy and the internet services they use, it can be pretty scary the data and patterns they unknowingly give up about themselves.
     
    I grew up at a time when we "only" had 13 channels on cable TV with a dial to change the channel and no remote as well as a rotary phone land line.  I have friends who lived in the country and had a party line where they had to share the same phone number with their neighbors (ie. pick up the phone and if you hear someone talking, it is your neighbor using the line so hang up and come back and try again later).  
     
    I find it really scary what this generation grows up with as "normal" in terms of privacy and data that is shared and known about individuals.  When you never know another way, and this is just the way things are, more and more is taken.
     
    Now I'm going to go sit on my porch with my shotgun and be a crotchety old man....
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    Rich got a reaction from sweep the leg in CBJ's Jack Johnson bankrupt   
    They had power of attorney so my guess is that he signed everything over to them to manage and had no clue about what they were doing.
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    Rich got a reaction from Mr. Perfect in Great article about Buck Pierce   
    My guess is that the answer to this is budgets at the CIS level.  
     
    I couldn't find any concrete examples of how much CIS assistants make, but there we some sites saying it was in the 30 - 75k range.  I wouldn't hire a player who has never coached before as a head coach even at the CIS level.
     
    A retired football player in his 30s and a family isn't going to take that job for 30k a year.  I'm guessing the range is due to different schools having different budgets.  If I had to guess, a school like Laval probably pays closer to the higher end of 75k, while others would be lower.  I would also guess that there are more school at the lower end of that range then the higher, and that makes those jobs scarce.
     
    You need to pay to attract the top talent, and a lot of the CIS programs don't have the budget for that.   So if more CFL teams pulled purely from the CIS ranks, you'd be missing out on a lot of quality people who wouldn't coach for that kind of money.  
     
    Look at the revenue that NCAA football brings in in terms of attendance and sponsorship.  Now look at the money CIS brings in.    There is your answer.

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