voodoochylde

I’ll gladly pay extra for the better comfort 

The funny thing is IGF is 100x more comfortable to attend events at than MTS Place. The place does not get its credit in the city.

Lots sand lots of complaining here.  Wow.
Seems like each of you has problems with:
- Location of Stadium
- Team Sucks
- Cost of Tickets
- Cost of Beer
- Too late
- Too early
- Cost of Beer
- Cost of Food
- "It doesn't suit me today"
Winnipeg has always been a finicky City with a touch of residents being cheap.  Not much has changed from what I see.
I've been a season ticket holder since 2011 and usually only miss one game of year due to either work commitments or an early vacation.  Did I mention I live in Brandon?  You know, the City 200 kms to the west of the Perimiter?
Yes, there were huge transit issues the first couple of game, but we still made it there and back.  There was also tons of construction on Pembina and the Perimiter that was needed
The Bombers have pushed many transit, bike and parking options for all fans.  The park and ride from Hydro works great for me.  If it wasn't for picking up family members in the City, I'd likely use the same service from the Downs.  Pay on the way in, free on the way out.  The bus connections on the north side of the stadium have really freed up congestion on the south side of the stadium.  
Comparing access with that of Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatchewan, it's not all that bad (Sorry Ottawa and Vancouver, but I haven't visitied you yet).  I've been to Blue Jays (parking), KC Royals (middle of nowhere in City, paid parking, great tailgates though), Minnesota Twins (parking cost) / Wild (turkey trail of tunnels/walkways from train to arena), Flames (parking), Oilers (parking), Miami Dolphins (any transit sucks), and New Orleans Saints (parking downtown) games.  All have their challenges/costs for parking, transit, and access.
 
 

I can't imagine location still being such a sore point (though this is Winnipeg and people *are* set in their ways).  Like you, I always found Polo Park to be a bit of a nightmare. Traffic / Parking at the U of M is pretty damned efficient now.

Always appreciate your Game Day Synopses Mr. Dee.  Thank you!

Always appreciate your Game Day Synopses Mr. Dee.  Thank you!

Sask at Edmonton 
- Matchup: The Eskimos have dominated this rivalry since 2011 winning 13 of the 20 games and have not lost a season series to the Riders since 2013. Mike Reilly has started the Esks' last 6 games vs the Riders and is 4-2. In his last 9 starts vs SSK he is 7-2. They went to OT twice in 2016, but neither game last year was close.,
- 3-1 last 4 games: Edmonton has risen to #2 in the West with wins in 3 of their last 4 games. They overcame deficits of 3, 7 & 12 points to rebound with a win.
- Trailing after Q1: Edmonton has started slowly all season long and have trailed after the 1st Quarter in each of their last 5 games. They rebounded to win 3 of those 5 - in 1st Quarters their scoring differential is -24 while from the 2nd Quarter on they are +48.
- Charleston Hughes: Has a Sack in each of his last 4 games matching 4-game runs in 2017 & 2016. His consecutive games record with at least one is 6 games in a row - from Jun 28/14 to Aug 9/14. He has had at least one Sack in 72 of his 153 career games.
- Christion Jones streak: Last week's game broke a remarkable streak of punt return excellence. It was the first one of his 17 career regular season games in which he did not produce at least one return of 13+ yards. His longest last week was just 8 yards.
- The Riders have also started slowly so it will be interesting to see who is leading. They are even slower out of the gate at -34 in their 1st Quarters this year (Edmonton is -24), have just 11 First Quarter points but are +17 over the final 45:00 of games.
- 3 Riders INT return TDs: The Riders have 3 TDs already with Tobi Antigha the latest in last week's game. The Riders' record for most interception return TDs in a season is 6 in 1976 (B.Manchuk, C.Vann, P.Williams, L.Richardson, K.McEachern & J.Marshall). They have 4 total defensive return TDs in 6 games - that SSK record is 6 in four different seasons.
- Mike Reilly 6k/400: Reilly leads the CFL in passing with 2,063 yards on pace for 6,189 - that would rank #3 A/T behind Doug Flutie's 6,619 (1991) and Kent Austin (6,225 in 1992). Last week, he had 415 yards, his 6th career 400+ game and 2nd this year.
- 4 Sacks Allowed: Edmonton has allowed only 4 Sacks all season on pace for only 12 in 2018 - the club record for fewest allowed in one season is 25 allowed in 2003, more than double their current pace.
- Brandon Bridge: Has yet to throw for more than 165 yards in his 4 starts and has one TD pass in 104 attempts thus far. Last week, Bridge's his longest completion was with the receiver 10 yards downfield. He did not attempt a throw of deeper than 18 yards.
- Brett Lauther: Made a career-high 5-of-5 FGs last week and has now made 18 of his last 19 attempts. He is #3 at 90% in 2018.
- Naaman Roosevelt: Has a current 41-game game reception streak but has now gone 10 games without reaching 100 yards. - Brandon Bridge: Has yet to throw for more than 165 yards in his 4 starts and has one TD pass in 104 attempts thus far.
- Kwaku Boateng: Had 3 QB Sacks last week to jump to #2 in the CFL with 5 in total. He now has 9 Sacks in 22 career games.
- J.C. Sherritt: Has 34 defensive tackles and is on pace for his second career 100+ season. He set a then CFL record 130 in 2012.
- 1200 Pace: C.J. Gable got back to 1200-yard rushing pace last week with 69 on 15 carries.
- Duron Carter: Was targeted on Offence twice last week - he had been a receiving target just twice in the previous 4 games.

It could not be easier get to and from game. 

Always appreciate your Game Day Synopses Mr. Dee.  Thank you!

I can't imagine location still being such a sore point (though this is Winnipeg and people *are* set in their ways).  Like you, I always found Polo Park to be a bit of a nightmare. Traffic / Parking at the U of M is pretty damned efficient now.

Always appreciate your Game Day Synopses Mr. Dee.  Thank you!

Done.

Always appreciate your Game Day Synopses Mr. Dee.  Thank you!

I still see many comments in the Winnipeg Free Press from some incredibly bitter people about the location. Personally, I lived in river heights and I hated the polo park location. Parking was always a beeyach as was traffic exiting. I wonder if those who complain about parking and traffic today overlook yesterday’s problems. I don’t want this thread to get derailed so I’ll leave it at that.
 
Like tracker said, the new stadium is so much an improvement, I can’t imagine the current location has a significant impact on attendance. 

Well, it could be. I read he's at $425,000 & he gets a $25,000 raise next season.  I do know he's signed thru next season.  3 Down has lost a lot of credibility with me as they have a lot of fanboyz posing as "journalists" writing about their teams.

Game Day Notes
- Grey Cup Winners' Slow Starts: The recent trend in the CFL is for Grey Cup winners to start slowly the next year. The all-time slowest 'next season' starts by GC winners (1945 to 2017) shows only THREE clubs with less than two wins and the average 6-game start for these 72 clubs being .618. Toronto's 1-5 start in 2018 matches the slowest-ever by a Grey Cup winning club (Montreal in 1950):
Lewis Ward: Comes into Week #8 with the following accomplishments among ALL 1st-year players in CFL history:
 Highest FG made %: 95.2%
 Most FGs made 1st year player (tied)
 3rd-longest FG made streak (17, 4 back of the record)
McLeod Bethel-Thompson: The Argos have suggested that Bethel-Thompson will start at QB this week - he would become Toronto's 8th different QB starter since Oct 23/15, a span of 45 games and none have had a winning record (16-29):
P- Debut QB Starts Since 2014: The last 5 CFL QB debuts have all resulted in losses for their clubs (Chris Streveler in 2018, Andrew Buckley, Matthew Shiltz and Ryan Lindley in 2017 plus Brock Jensen in 2016. The last QB to win his first career start was Vernon Adams Jr. on Oct 22/16. Since 2014, debut QB starters have gone just 9-17 .346.
Toronto has bucked this trend though as their debut QB starters since 2013 have all won - Logan Kilgore on Jul 31/16, Trevor Harris on Nov 7/14 and Zach Collaros, a winner on Jul 30/13.
The REDBLACKS are on 2-game win streak while Toronto comes into this contest riding 3 consecutive losses. This 3-game East Div. disparity in Ottawa's favour is the LARGEST EVER coming into a head-to-head meeting with Toronto. In 10 previous meetings Ottawa had never been more than one win ahead.
Greg Ellingson 33 straight: Last week extended his consecutive game streak with a reception to 33 games in a row. Over his last 3 games however he has just 10 catches for under 100 yards (10 for 97, 0 TDs).
- Brad Sinopoli 1600+/135 catch pace: Sinopoli trails only Duke Williams (672) with 552 receiving yards and is on pace for 1,656 this season. That would be a new Ottawa record - well ahead of Greg Ellingson's 1,457 yards set in 2017. Sinopoli has made a CFL-best 45 receptions on pace for 135 which would be the #2 mark in CFL history.
Rivalry to the end: Although Toronto has won seven of 10 meetings against the REDBLACKS going back to 2014, eight of those games were decided in the final three minutes.
This is Toronto’s first game against an East Division team in 2018. There is a three-win disparity between Toronto and Ottawa is the largest ever ahead of a head-to-head meeting between the two clubs. In their 10 previous games the REDBLACKS have never been more than one win ahead.

Another good one..
 

I would like to see 4 consistent quarters of football.  If we're up by 30 points, don't take your foot off their throat and let them back into it.

I'd hope that people could simply self moderate .. put any poster they chose to ignore ON ignore .. and carried on.  
Wishful thinking I know .. but a man can dream. 😉

That's not entirely true either .. Demski has lined up in the backfield with some regularity this season.

But that's not really what we're discussing .. it doesn't matter if Flanders is the best direct replacement for Harris (which I'd argue he isn't given that Harris is a NI and we have both LaFrance and Augustine on the roster as well), we're looking to replace Bowman's "production"

That's not entirely true either .. Demski has lined up in the backfield with some regularity this season.

Yet, on a per carry basis, Demski is among the league leaders.

But that's not really what we're discussing .. it doesn't matter if Flanders is the best direct replacement for Harris (which I'd argue he isn't given that Harris is a NI and we have both LaFrance and Augustine on the roster as well), we're looking to replace Bowman's "production"

Yet, on a per carry basis, Demski is among the league leaders.