kelownabomberfan

yeah I've been to more Bomber ****-kickings at McMahon then I care to remember. Still can't forget the night I had to sit through a snow storm in mid September. Man I hate Calgary weather...

I disagree. The level of play is highest in the PFC. (Prairie Football Conference) The PFC, where the Rifles play, has proven to be the strongest division in the CJFL. The PFC champion won the national championship 7 of the past 10 years, and 15 of the last 20. The level of play is much stronger in the PFC than in the BCFC as demonstrated by playoff wins over the short, medium and long term. Furthermore, Winnipeg should have an advantage in that CJFL players can practice with CFL clubs, so the proximity is there. It's tougher in BC, where for example, it is a long road from the Okanagan Sun to Vancouver. The only advantage that the BCFC has is that their costs are lower, due primarily lower travel costs. Against that the Lions financially support all 6 junior team, while the Bombers only fund 1. (Primarily through a portion of 50/50 revenue) The advantage is the rights to 6 rosters worth of players compared to 1. BCs whole development system is more advanced than ours, even though their high school league plays American rules. BC and Saskatchewan produce far more CIS players than they should, Manitoba produces far less, although we are getting better. BCs junior league also has a following. They have a lot more money and a lot to offer their players in terms of scholarships and job placements depending on what players want and need. Good luck finding a dozen people who aren't related to Rifles players who care or attend their games. There's also some interest in Edmonton and the Saskatoon Hilltops. Everywhere else they play in front of crowds you could count by hand before the first series is over. The Quebec league is getting better too, and some interest in the Montreal suburbs. Gone to quite a few tailgates here in Kelowna for Sun games. One time we even deep-fried a turkey in the parking lot!

yeah that makes sense. Definitely more interest for Western opponents than Eastern.

I'm no Burke fan, but I'd say that the Banjo Bowl was the first game I've seen this year of Burke out-coaching his opposition. He and his staff had a great defensive game plan, and at half time, finally, they made some adjustments to the offence that had a positive effect in the third quarter. Meanwhile, Chamblin left Durant in far too long I thought, as it was obvious that Durant had checked out mentally and was just in survival mode by the fourth quarter. He was completely ineffective. And Chamblin's two challenges were both really dumb, I thought. They weren't even close. Anyway, I don't expect this out-coaching the opposition trend to last too much longer, though I think it won't take much to out-coach Kavis Reed. If Reed out-coaches our staff in the next two games, then heads should roll. The next two games should really show us who is the weaker head coach, Burke or Reed, as right now, in my mind it's still a pretty close race.

what? They asked to move to the West? What?

I still think Labatte would have made a great center. Too bad he was too lazy to want to learn how to play it.

Last time the cash was supposedly to cover costs for flights/hotel that were already booked, because it was after the schedule was already out, correct? Think the league comes out with another reason to shoot us some bucks? Precedent set with Hamilton and Toronto getting no strings attached league money recently. They got money because they suck and needed it. We're not in that boat because we have fans.

no more free pass flukes to the Grey Cup like we got in 2007 and 2011, now we have to earn it like in 1984.

That being said, what did you want the Rider players to do Iso? Just stand there and be pummeled by angry Somalis with baseball bats? The Somalis control a lot of the cocaine trade in that area with the Bakken Oil fields being close by, I wonder if there is more to this story. I have a hard time believing that this was just a random attack for no reason whatsoever.

Go Okanagan Sun go!!!

Scott Baio?

Gang members attacking the Rough Riders in Saskatchewan? This gang doesn't want to live very long does it? Seriously, how stupid is that. This reminds me of the time that Graeme Bell took a bat over the head outside a bar in Saskatoon. What the hell is wrong with the people of Sask? Aside from being cousin-raping inbreds of course? This is going to sound weird in Saskatchewan (imo, anyways) but it was a group of Somalians. Makes sense. More likely Canadians of Somali descent. Anyway, the Somali-Canadian community is having a tough time of it these days. Even though they are born in Canada to Somali immigrants they're still having a hard time assimilating, so they're resorting to the drug trade. It's a tough issue. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/why-so-many-somali-canadians-who-go-west-end-up-dead/article4365992/?page=all

Gang members attacking the Rough Riders in Saskatchewan? This gang doesn't want to live very long does it? Seriously, how stupid is that. This reminds me of the time that Graeme Bell took a bat over the head outside a bar in Saskatoon. What the hell is wrong with the people of Sask? Aside from being mouth-breathing inbreds of course? And what kind of "gang" operates in Saskatchewan? Do they drive around on tractors instead of motorbikes? Are they called the "Sons of Cousins"?

^^^^^ Like Brett Carter.

or when you assault your combine when it breaks down.

Dwight Anderson needs to go to the Mike Kelly school of Anger Management. That clown has cost the Roughriders a lot of yardage this year when he has blown his top at the officials, and now this nonsense. The Riders can afford to lose Anderson, but the Taj Smith is a tough one, that kid is just plain amazing.

Well my nephew plays center for the St. Vital Mustangs so hopefully Kyle notices him. We could use some depth at center. I know he's only 11 right now, but if they 9 game him for 12 years I expect he'll learn the CFL game in good time.

here's a possible name for his fan-club: Tysons of Anarchy

no site needs Shankman, that's for sure.

If he jumps to the NFL he'll have to go with the American spelling. Tebow.

TFL? I know the NFL, the CFL, and the LFL, but I don't know what TFL stands for.

I agree, we have to change the name of the thread. Or bring in Shankman to restore some law and order around here....

Yeah that's the other thing. Aside from all of the weird fat hate going on in this thread, I find the new jersey to be extremely sweat inducing, so much so that I had to take mine off at the game on the 16th, it was so humid and hot out and I felt like I was sitting in a sauna. Of course the game kind of nauseated me as well. My old jersey is bigger, more comfortable and breathes quite well. I'm with JBR - I like the bigger roomier jersey. So there are two ways to look at it here - you can say to a very large customer base (pun intended) "screw you loser, go to the gym" (I go pretty much every day, but that's not going to shrink my bone structure) or you can accommodate your customers and give them what they are asking for. You can guess which companies are successful out there - the ones who listen to their customers.

Somewhere, Cory Watson is breathing a sigh of relief. Why Kelowna....what a thing to say! Dan West is missing practice.....he who injures team mates. ah....give the poor kid a break already...

you guys wait until you're 40. Ha ha ha your time is coming gents....