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Ha, ha. So true. I was driving home to Winnipeg from Lac Du Bonnet. I heard the news on the radio from Bob Irving doing the 5:25 pm sports. I was fist pumping & slapping my steering wheel, dashboard & yelling, "Yes, yes!!" & "Right on!!!" & "Wooooooo!!!!" I almost hit the ditch!!!! After I composed myself, what a happy drive home alone that was for me. 

I was always a fan of Tom Clements, even before he became a Bomber legend. When it was obvious Dieter Brock would never play for the Bombers again, I was really happy when we traded him for Clements.

Hey MBB, just wanted to share some news and some thanks.  Earlier this year I was diagnosed with lung cancer.  I had surgery in May and started chemo in July and it sucked like chemo does ... was quarantined at home, couldn't do much of my regular life fun stuff .. I was bored out of my mind, and I have not been bored in years.  
Then the CFL season started and I discovered that lying on the couch and yelling at mapleball and hanging out in the forums with the good folks here was something I could manage (chemo comas permitting). So the CFL and MBB was a big big deal to me this year, it really helped me get thru by giving me twelve hours of low effort fun to look forward to every week.  This is a thank you to everyone here for that, especially the mods who built and run this place.
Had my last chemo yesterday, I'm in complete remission, and my prognosis is good. Back to life, back to reality. Thanks again and **** the cancer that stole 2021 from me.
ps. it's impossible to say why I got cancer, I'm a nonsmoker ... but the single biggest cancer risk factor in my background  was that I grew up with chainsmoking parents in the age of indoor smoking. That damage increases your cancer risk forever.  Don't smoke in the car with the kids, friends.

Not sure if anyone's checked this out yet, but my fave Hip track got even better... 
 
 

This is one of my favorites from Norm. 
 

I'm going to suggest that you haven't been on many campuses and are getting this drivel from alt-right sites and blogs. It isn't happening.

"♩♬ I hate every Covid I see, from Covid-1 to Covid-19  ♩♬ "

Everyone can stop replying back to Polar Bear.  The troll won’t be back. 

As do you apparently. 
For those scoring at home, in 12 hours we have learned from his own posts on various topics that Polar Bear:
1. Knows how to hack into live feeds of American networks to get free streaming of sports programming
2. Is a 20 year vet of Ebola and SARS research in a virology lab
3. Is connected to many major US broadcasters and therefore has insider rankings of most of not all sports play by play guys and their reputations within the industry 
4. Has relatives at HNIC and therefore has access to management hiring memos
5. Spent time in New York in a top secret COVID lab under government control operating under a cone of silence unable to share his findings with the public
6.  Is ostensibly a computer graphics specialist who knows how to debug in game productions
7. Has a trusted working relationship with a number of the Blue Bomber players and has the inside track on the injury situation with the club
and because of his concern about the amount of arguing on a fan site, I can only assume -
8. Is an ebony pot having a conversation with a kettle  
 

Can’t wait to eyeroll about this in the mod forum later

I mean, if I wasn't going to block this garbage beforehand, I certainly am now. 
Imagine the gall of telling someone in the industry what constitutes good and bad. Height of arrogance and ignorance. 

Sorry guys, I removed all the covid related posts.
My patience for the 'covid is not a big deal' posts, has gone to absolute 0
More football talk please!

Masoli hits some short passes, a 20 yarder....
.......then he throws perfect 40 yard TD just over #45 coverage
An opening drive, that brings back some bad memories
Bombers with a couple of 2 and outs on O...
Yapping and bumping after the whistle... so far
Ticats holding their own at the LOS
Collaros rolls away from pressure.... hits Demski for 50
Zach then has all day.... to find Lawler wide open for 25 yd TD.
7-6 for the good guys....
Ham OL doing a pretty job of pass pro....
ZC scrambles from side to side...before throwing incomplete
Not much running game from either team
Bomber O comes up with another 2 and out
Willie Jefferson starts forward, then drops back.....
....and has the ball thrown right to him by Masoil
Back to back runs by Oliveria for first down..
But Bomber short pass game...not clicking
Sayles with nice shoestring tackle to force punt
Oliveria takes screen pass for 20.....the kid is feeling it...
ZC avoids sack and hits Lawler for first down
Zac then escapes pocket and scrambles for 18
Finally Zac  hangs it up for Lawler who wins jump ball in end zone
...to cap 95 yard drive and a 14 to 6 lead.
Oliveria bashes for another 9.  Kid hits the hole HARD
Zac hits Woltman, time running down
Bombers skip the 50+ FG attempt....halftime
Plenty more yapping and shoving out there....
Both teams trading 2 and outs.
Hamilton OL clutching and grabbing....
.....as Bomber DL is dialing it up now
Jeffcoat roller skates a Hamilton O-lineman
Masoli feeling the heat and running for his life
Cats give up a safety
Cats shut out for over 30 minutes now....
Jones very active on D...
ZC tries to dance around the pocket and is sacked
...as Ham D stiffening....as well
Masoli sacked by Sayles, who is having a good outing
Masoli pressured... dumps it to Banks, who fumbles, Blue recover
But Demski drops 2nd down pass.
Banks catches a couple, but Ticat drive stalls
Neither team generating much O, right now
Banks is one of the biggest whiners ever...
Oliveria with another 10 yds and a draw for 10 more
Kid is pretty pumped.....and should be
Brady O....still going.....yet another 10 yards
Blue OL taking over....at this stage
Zack hits Wilson down to the 10
But Illegal procedure and can't punch this in
Settling for a crappy 15 yd FG
19-6
Good pass D by LB Rocquemore
Liegghio gets a great double bounce.....80 yd punt
Masoli pressured by Jeffcoat, throws it away
2 minutes left.....Hamilton 2 dump passes for first downs
....but this business is eating up a lot of time..
...as Bomber secondary laying back at bit
Masoli goes to the well....one more time...
But throws it right to Rocquemore, for the pick
Game
Oliveria still pounding for still one more FD.
Tiger cats scored on their first drive on O...
....then was shut out for the remaining 55 minutes
0 turnovers by the Bombers....
Who truly are a meat and potatoes, smash mouth football team
"Magic" Masoli.......hah
Brad Banks..............bah
Hamilton victory formation needs yet more practice
Underdog Bombers still champs
Do or Die still drinking
 
 
 
 

Like Christmas day that we've waited for almost 2 years. Can't wait to see them raise the banner right in front of Hamilton's faces. The wait is finally over,the stadium atmosphere is going to be unbelievable. GO BOMBERS GO!!!!

I can see that the trash is back. 

Speed stole my thunder. 
Down to two days left. There is only one choice for today, and it is non-negotiable. 

 

How many days to kickoff?
 

It’s locked but I just wanted to use my admin powers for the first time in years to reply to you and say
We aren’t affiliated with the Bombers, nor do you have the “freedom of speech” to fall back on when you’re accessing a private online forum.
Take your idiotic babble somewhere else.

What an awesome video.
 

I had ever heard of these until you mentioned them, I do chat with a Kiwi fairly regularly on another forum so I asked him. This is what he told me:
 
Two camps. Hate em or Love em. I don't love em, but son and Mrs do. Have a tree at home, over produces.
Passionfruit size. Cut in half and scoop out whitish pulp like a kiwifruit/chinese gooseberry. Taste sort of like guava?

Some famous movies I have never watched: any of The Godfather movies, E.T., Citizen Kane, Titanic.
Some well-known TV series I have never watched even a single episode of: Lost, How I Met Your Mother, Will and Grace, The Sopranos.
If I have ever heard a song by the likes of Beyonce/Jay Z/Nickleback/Blink 182 (I chose these as famous acts that I’ve at least heard of) I wouldn’t know it. And I have no idea what the kids listen to these days…
I have been to every province from B.C. to Quebec, the Yukon and Northwest Territories, but never the Maritimes. Moved to New Zealand before I made it to the Maritimes; however, my Kiwi wife loves Anne of Green Gables so there is still a chance for PEI!
In New Zealand, feijoa is a popular fruit but I’ve never tried one in almost 15 years. Early on someone told me it tastes like the back of a stamp and someone else who tried one for the first time confirmed it.

Not fair- there are many reasons why people don't get the vaccine:
 

Fact: you have expressed repeatedly how the Bombers have only found one good starting QB in the last 50 years. 

Conjecture: that statistic means that Danny McManus will automatically fail in finding talent because past regimes did
You lament the lack of home grown QB success we have had, and now that we are going that route with McGuire you want to abandon that plan and being in a veteran. You are talking out of both sides of your mouth here. McGuire is not being handed the job, there are more than 2 QBs signed to come to camp. And he did earn a spot in competition last year, beating out incumbent Brian Bennett (and outplaying Streveler in pre-season by all metrics). Now with Streveler gone he has, temporarily at least, moved up the depth chart. You label those who believe he has skills as “only seeing the most positive outcome” where he is the next Bo Levi, which, unless you can provide an actual citation where someone said that, is not a FACT. You also say when we bring up Dane Evans as another example “congratulations, you have identified the 1 in a million case where it worked out” which is also not a FACT. And is not remotely accurate as conjecture. Your claim that you are wired to look at the most likely outcome makes the assumption that failure is the most likely outcome. That is not a FACT either, that is your perception. And it could be argued that it is comparable to saying “when a QB throws a pass, 3 things can happen, and 2 of them are bad” to suggest that there is a 67% chance of incompletion or interception, so failure there is the most likely outcome (ignoring that most QB’s have a completion percentage of over 50% at minimum). 
 
I can accept that there are concerns about the lack of experienced depth at QB behind Collaros, and with Collaros’ injury history, maybe we should have more insurance. That is fair comment and worthy of debate. But you have trouble sticking to that argument when challenged and go off on exaggerated “one in a million” claims to double down on your point, and then act surprised and get defensive (that’s my conjecture, I won’t call that a fact) when people see you as overly negative. 
 
The conjecture, not fact, is that if Collaros goes down that may thrust MCGuire into a starting role he is not ready for and we will struggle. We may be “hooped” as you say. But it does not make it a fact that this is the most likely outcome. And frankly, every team outside of Hamilton and maybe Toronto would be in the same boat if their starter went down. And Hamilton would have said that last year when Evans was untested behind Masoli. Same with the Riders and Fajardo behind Collaros. Hopefully a full year to heal in 2019 and then another bonus year without contact, coupled with a much better offensive line, will allow Collaros to have completely recovered and we won’t have to find out what happens if he goes down. 
 
Final thought - we have a salary cap and need to make choices. We have opted to spend money on keeping a strong front 7 on defence and a solid o-line and running back on offence (and until Medlock’s retirement, we spent a lot on our kicking game). That leads to shortfalls in money elsewhere, like back-up QB. I am OK with that plan if it creates a stronger overall starting group of players. This management group seems to have figured it out, to the tune of a championship team. I will give them the benefit of the doubt for now on their roster management. 

Dunk got a scoop from someone inside and forced their hand on the announcement. Good for him. 
Sched out tomorrow along with ticket info for STH.... 
In the words of Johnny Drama... "Great f-ckin day......" 

how about now instead