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the most interesting thing will be watching him try and contain the rage....

Wade Miller presser coming up later today. Will be very interesting to get his take on things...

I'm okay with shutting things down for 2020 and putting everything they've got into making sure there's a 2021. It sounds like the feds are fully committed to making sure the CFL stays alive. The league, and all of its member clubs, will have to open up every book and show the government everything, but I think they'll find a way. As Naylor said, the single most important thing will be figuring out if they will be able to have fans next year. Impossible without that.

I'm not saying Ambrosie did a good job but there have been press releases throughout the process to keep fans in the loop. Nobody was "kept in the dark". I'm not sure what "ignored the fans" even means. Again, I don't know if Ambrosie has done a good job but we also don't really know that he's done a bad job. It sure seems like they've had their nose to the grindstone and been working diligently to get something done.

I repeat, correctly, Manitoba the worst place in Canada for COVID right now... Insanity.

I would love to see your specifics to back up the 75% number. Listen, you guys can believe what you want, but if you don't believe that Manitoba is the worst place to be in Canada right now, in terms of COVID, then you're just crazy...

DYK: The Bombers were to be playing the Edmonton Football Club this weekend....sadly they're not, but here's a highlight pack from a dominant win over Warren Moon's EFC in 1981...

The only travel based one I've seen confirmed in the press is the Brandon one, which was to Montreal, which is still under the "border closure". You want to put the blame on other provinces, but honestly, it's other provinces that should be trying to keep Manitobans out right now. Manitoba has somehow overtaken Alberta as the worst place to be in Canada for COVID right now.

If your cases were travel based, that might make sense. The only travel related COVID info is the person who came back from Montreal (already part of the "lockdown" for MB) and didn't isolate properly. Your issues aren't really from outside the province...it's Manitobans, themselves, causing this.

I'm not going to bet on either scenario (Play vs Not Play) until it's 100% official. I'll never bet against Wade Miller... that said, if they can financially survive without playing games in 2020, then I think that might be for the best. Just spend all your time focusing on how to make 100% sure that 2021 goes ahead as "normal". Give us something to look forward to.

right now, the only interest I have is in seeing Calgary and Vancouver lose as quickly and painfully as possible....

I assumed it meant "outside your own home".....but honestly, why not wear it outside? Just ******* wear them everywhere. Better safe than sorry, I figure...

Just having something that means that much to me, to look forward to each week.....it's taken a huge emotional toll on me. Having hockey back is cool and all, but even if the Jets and Oilers were still alive, it doesn't mean as much to me as CFL does. Not even close.

So, I spent a crazy time of my life working at the Maple Leaf plant in Brandon in my late teens. A stint on the "loin trim line" and another doing "ham (de) -boning". One thing to mention about the people who work "on the floor" (basically anywhere that isn't office work...the manual labour folks) is that they all wear masks already. Full lab coat, a white hood thing and a mask (from what I recall...this was 1999/2000ish for me). They also wear gloves at all times. They're pretty hyper about sanitization as it is.....so in theory, it should be (relatively) easy to get/keep things under control. The issue, I think, is during lunch breaks. As I recall, everyone goes upstairs and takes their gear off and hang out in a giant mess-hall style room. So that might be where things have to change. Anyhow, just some recollections of how things are at Maple Leaf....or were, I suppose......

I've got the Bombers foam ones that they'd been selling, and some of the non-medical masks that we bought in bulk at Costco. I'd like to get a nice cloth one, and will probably try to buy one at the Jets store whenever I get home next.

I saw a commercial last night for The Gap (or Old Navy?? I dunno...) talking about back to school fashion, and prominently featured kids with "trendy" masks on. I thought that was a good step toward "normalizing" things, especially among kids. I think it'll become "normal" in short order...

this is exactly why AB has had "open testing" (anyone, regardless of symptoms or not) since May. My biggest fear is not that I'll get sick and die, but that I'll unknowingly pass it to someone else. This thing spreads like wildfire if left unchecked. That's precisely why the wife and I are going to get a test done before we come home to Manitoba in September, and maybe again when we return.... just to be safe.

there is absolutely zero chance the CFL is gone forever. In some capacity, it will be back when things are healthy. It might look different, but it will be back, no matter what.

Pallister's various quotes today were bordering on inhumane. His willingness to just send kids back to school with zero care about getting everyone sick and overwhelming the system is shocking. "We can't live in fear".....well, yes....yes we have every right to be ******* terrified of sending all the kids and teachers back like some sort of science experiment.

absolutely completely agree. I'd dare say it's wildly dangerous to suggest that asymptomatic people shouldn't get tested.

who gives a **** if people are freaked out? We need to identify as many cases as possible every single day. Alberta's been doing asymptomatic testing for months now. If it was financially feasible, every single person should get a COVID test every single day.....as the NHL is doing with their bubble. That protocol should be mandatory around the world. Of course, that's extremely expensive......but I'm just saying, in an ideal world.............

also, apparently capacity is 2800/day right now. Would like to see that number closer to maxed out if possible...

read a great quote on Twitter about how he'll "have to check with 'Mother' first to see if it's okay"....fantastic. She's going to ******* tear him apart.

I don't know if I'm more excited because she's a great candidate and will absolutely decimate Mike Pence in a debate, or because Maya Rudolph and Jason Sudekis together in sketches will be fantastic....