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So because Irving doesn't tweet salary numbers, he's not connected? There's so many things wrong with your line of thinking...

Did you miss that this was a thing this past summer? Milt and Dunigan (laughing) talked about it on a pre-game show on TSN.....

This is 100% false. Nobody is more "in tune" than Irving. In fact, several times in the past couple years, he has broken major stories a day before info became public. I'm certain that, as the house broadcaster, he's given scoops before anyone else.

He was with TSN T.O. but he wanted to stay in Wpg, I believe. Yes, TSN Wpg could probably offer him a bunch of money to go across teh street, but I really think he's happy with OB. He does well...

not sure what week of the season it is, but June 26th is the Home Opener vs Calgary. I'm coming home for this and praying that I can get tix as soon as they go on sale...

thank freaking goodness...

Molly-whopped.....ha.

Hansen blowing up two guys on a return will give me a rager for the rest of my days....

DB97 does use too many big words where something more conversational would suffice, but he's a PHENOMENAL analyst for the broadcast and a quality co-host as well. He's still young enough to be in tune with the guys on the field and knows what's going on in the room. He's also just a good dude...someone you could sit and have a beer with (tho I believe he prefers scotch), which is crucial.

yikes...they don't let you do the "it's funny that you might be gay" jokes anymore.....

I haven't had the chance to listen to Hal in the afternoons, but I do enjoy their Morning Show. Living in AB, I don't get to listen as often as I'd like, but I'll occasionally tune in online or via RadioPlayerCanada app, and I've really enjoyed Mackling/McGarry/McNabb when I've listened...

Walby is great....the rest of it......no thank you. Especially DB....he's trying, God love him, but he's just not ready yet. Respect his passion for sure, but.....nope. Westwood has kind of turned into a cartoon character, I feel.

Yes, in fairness, i'm only 39, but old-template radio pays my mortgage, so I'll always go to bat for it. But I'm also a huge fan of CJOB and have been since I was a teenager. (I have forever been a senior) I used to listen to Peter Warren call in stuff while I was working my summer job in my late teens. I worship Knuckles. During CFL months, the Knucks-Tait-Brown pre-game on CJOB is maybe the thing I look forward to most each and every week. It's just fantastic radio. My wife, who is all of 32, has become a massive fan of the full CJOB broadcast, and sitting around listening to the post-game interviews with players has become one of her favourite things. Okay, old man ranting done for now....

this is amazing...really glad to see this angle of the 2.0 thing is working out for some. I feel like this aspect has been widely overlooked.

I get the whole "look at the big picture" thing, but I'm a fan...I want to see the team win. No matter what....just win, baby.

Well the shows are available in podcast form after the fact, so all the ******* millennials expecting access to everything as soon as they want it and for free, can have it. But for me, the content you get from CJOB stuff is worth the ad breaks. The only thing shitty about CJOB stuff is the phone-in stuff. **** are the "fan" phone ins brutal. That's when I shut it off. But if it's Irving interviewing someone or bullshitting with co-hosts, then it's golden...

I really feel like that's over stated. Yes they have to have commercials to pay the bills (it's friggin popular, so they can sell what they want for however much they want) but there's a ton of great content from the absolute best in the biz. This mid winter special is something I dearly look forward to every year at this time. Can't freaking WAIT...

if only because there is nobody to compete against. She's been repping them since Juniors...there's nobody else. Same with Jacobs...not that he isn't good, but he's got no competition. Meanwhile, the Manitoba ladies division features the best 3 teams in the country right now in terms of CTRS points.

ftr, I fully respect everyone's opinion and taste when it comes to the broadcasting of a CFL game, but I'm bored and I could discuss this topic all day. Ha ha. As you were....

last time I listened to them they had that Mike Hogan guy doing it...and he was awful. Most of the East ones I've heard were via SiriusXM....

I'm curious which team's broadcast you like better than the Bombers. Also don't buy the "Irving doesn't have a sense of humour" thing. First, a PBP guy is supposed to be relatively serious. That's the gig. Second, if you listen to the pre-game stuff with Irving/Brown/Tait, they're spending that whole time joking around, and it's fabulous. I personally don't get the need for a PBP guy to be "zany". The colour guy can be loud and brash and opinionated (but don't go over the top...because you lose credibility) but the PBP guy has to be "staid" for lack of a better term. I've listened to virtually every other broadcast team in the CFL, and it's actually embarrassing how bad some of them are. Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal....just God awful.

Irving is a professional....in fact, the consummate professional. Unarguably the very best at what he does...