Samcanadian

I don't mind it actually. I think it's a good "FU" to the fans in the city they are playing, and if they don't like it, they can put down some dough and come to the game to boo the Riders. I'm just glad that it's the Riders doing this, and not the Bombers, as it's pretty arrogant. The only thing is that this billboard strategy would probably back-fire in Toronto as the people of Toronto would say "Green is the new Double Blue? The Blue Jays are playing the Oakland A's this week?" I just have a hard time seeing where the payoff is for them.. yeah it's marketing for the other team, but are the Riders really so loaded they're going to do the marketing for other teams now? The cheapskate in me doesn't see the profit in that expense You forget the province we're talking about. This is the same province that proposed the World Junior hockey team wear green because they really are just that disillusioned by the appeal of their club.

This was huge for Winnipeg's first game against Hamilton. Their endless slobbing of LeFevour was actually surprising in it's intensity...especially when the kid couldn't complete a pass in the first half. When they came back in the second half and gave the Bombers a run for their money, the broadcast team was falling over themselves commending LeFevour for taking over the game as if it were a foregone conclusion the whole time. ...then of course, the music died

Bombers have never had issues with finding decent running backs, however it's been our QBs that have been the problem. Now that we have a decent quarterback we seem to have trouble with consistency at the RB position. I'll admit, I worry about this less than the former. Just give us 80 yards a game on the ground and we can work with that.

Retros = the royal blues, correct?

C'mon man! No-one is worse than Black. I was watching LPGA highlights this aft and Blackie pipes up, "and those 3 were at her wedding last month." (About the 3 Korean girls leading the CP tournament.) Even the old lady, who doesn't watch sports and was in the kitchen says" What the hell is he talking about?, I thought you were watching golf." No-one compares to Blackies inane off-the-cuff-unrelated nonsense. No-one. I stopped reading after "I was watching LPGA highlights this aft"

It's been like that for a while now. I find myself watching the NFL preseason games and holding my breath everytime a pass downfield is incomplete...then realize no flags are coming.I believe the NFL is at an all-time high right now for penalties, averaging 12 a game. The CFL is averaging 23 per game. It's ridiculous. And they call holding in the nfl, even when it isnt blatant and egregious I feel like the NFL does good enough in the penalty department that they don't have to call every single thing as the game unfolds. It sounds weird, but a GOOD official makes the calls that influence the game, not just every single foul that happens. When a ref makes a call away from the play that would've had no bearing one way or another on the outcome of that particular play, I feel like they are doing a bad job. Now, if it's a blatant chop block or a conduct-related penalty then they should absolutely throw a flag...but if you're calling a guy for holding on the left hashmark when a kick is being returned on the right side of the field you're probably being a little too strict.

Grigsby & Cotton would look good in Sask. too. Grigsby & Cotton would not be dragging linebackers down the field. Mike Sellers retired, unfortunately.

It's been like that for a while now. I find myself watching the NFL preseason games and holding my breath everytime a pass downfield is incomplete...then realize no flags are coming. I believe the NFL is at an all-time high right now for penalties, averaging 12 a game. The CFL is averaging 23 per game. It's ridiculous.

Suitor is as bad, if not worse, than Rod Black lately.

I think the problem with PI challenges is that they can be thrown on plays where there weren't any flags thrown. If you give an officiating crew slow-motion and perhaps a slight Toronto bias enough time, you better believe they'll find something that can be construed as PI on MANY deep balls that get thrown. I think if they want to clean up this PI challenging mess, they'd only allow a coach to challenge a flag that has been thrown. It just seems way too bush-league to throw a prayer challenge flag down late in the game just hoping that Toronto can scrounge up enough evidence to call it PI...but I think you'll see that more and more.

This series is reminding me of how the Moose did against Hershey back in the day. Playing against a high powered, superior team...but stuck around due to the tremendous play of their young goalie Corey Schneider.

I really hope they give Marve a chance to play himself into the conversation. At the very least he can suck the place out for one game so we don't feel so bad when they cut him.

That was fun

Of course, this can happen too.

Yeah, for a newcomer to the CFL the only rule with the rouge he really has to know is that if it's a tie game and Robert Marve drives down to the 15 with 2 seconds left on the clock and the field goal team is coming out...the Bombers are probably going to win regardless if the FG is made or not.

Think of it this way...any ball kicked through the other team's endzone is a point.

I wouldnt say he has zero offensive ability. He has 10% terrible puck luck and 90% zero finish. But he's a good guy to work hard, hustle, get into the corners and get the puck out, hopefully to someone else. Unfortunately, there are a lot of guys out there that do what he does but also know how to finish. I like Wright's motor and I like his desire...but he's just not one of those guys that gets you to the tournament at the end of the season.

This wouldn't even be an issue if the Jets had won that game, guaranteed. Not only that, but I doubt there's a single guy in that entire locker room that would fault Ladd for putting...you know...the birth of his child above ONE REGULAR SEASON GAME. There are sports and then there are real life. Hunter Mahan dropped out of the RBC Canadian Open while leading by two strokes to be with his wife...

Kane will get better as this team improves. He hasn't even come close to his ceiling. Kane will ONLY get moved at the deadline if it's an absolute slam dunk of a trade that Chevy would be forced to take. I.E. Hamonic and Okposo or something.

Please tell me that wasn't from Eklund...

The only way it's blacked out is if Marvelous Marve shoots the lights out early

Glenn's played in like...5 different cities. An error like this isn't as egregious as we are considering it to be. Three seasons in Saskatchewan Five Seasons in Winnipeg Three Seasons in Hamilton Two Seasons in Calgary What would be the proper team to lump him in with?

lol, the naysayers are out already and training camp hasn't even started. I love it.

Not only that, but I'm guessing there will be enough seats for Jets STH and Bombers STH to get a fair shot before it opens to the general public.

Looks like we'll be getting the Heritage Classic that winter too, and they'll just leave the extra seating.