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totally get what this half of the conversation is saying, I think, in my mind anyhow, that 0.000001% chance might be outweighed by the "this looks unprofessional", if you wanted to play the odds.....but, again, as someone mentioned earlier in the thread.....what does he have to lose at this point? If it's his last shot, then throw some **** against the wall and see what sticks. Worst case scenario, you stay in the CFL. And who knows, maybe he did all the "proper channels" thing already, it didn't work, so he's throwing a hail mary with his last chance. Best of luck to him, anyhow...

I don't know Bob McCown from a hole in the ground, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that the character he plays on radio/TV isn't NECESSARILY who he is in real life.........still.......I'm never a fan of anyone who disparages teh CFL. So, there's that...

Okay, so I'm gonna give a bit of an example...it might not be perfect, but I think it'll help..... In my job, I'm sent dozens of song submissions per week from various singers/bands to get on the radio. Most of these come through the proper channels. They come from a Publicist or a Manager or a Record Label Rep. The songs are sent via a digital media download service that, for a fee, provides a hub for all new music, where radio stations go and stream it and, if they like it, download it for airplay. Once a week, the representative for the singer/band will send an email out reminding radio stations about the song that's out currently, and available for radio, should they choose to play it. Sometimes they'll send chart statistics showing how well the song is doing on Billboard and such, to provide more incentive to play it. Occasionally, an artist will completely bypass these channels, and try go to our station Facebook page, and drop a YouTube video of their latest release. They don't ask if they can use our FB page for this purpose...they just do it...and somehow think this will get our attention and we'll want to play their song. Sometimes, they'll send us a PM via FB (slightly better). Occasionally, it'll be Twitter...."hey, have you seen our latest song? You should be playing this!" Wrong. There's proper channels set up for these sorts of things....there's a way things are done. If you don't act like a professional, and do things in a professional manner, it becomes counter-productive......there's less chance you're going to achieve your goal. Again, this isn't a perfect example, but I think it's close to what we're talking about with CR8.........which pains me, because I love the guy and think he's one of the most underrated players in the league. I'm a HUGE Chris Randle fan.

And Anthony Calvillo...

Not only futile but seems counter productive...

McCown has an eye condition I believe... Sensitive to light. So ya...

I don't know because I'm not qualified to judge football linebackers.....I'm just a fan who never played the game at the pro level.

trying to actually qualify it with a number.....or some random rating scale...........that's what did it. It's random and it's absurd...

The only point I've ever tried to make, is that nobody around here is qualified to qualify/quantify the abilities of any of the players mentioned by Spuds earlier (...well, maybe Booch...) To say "this guy is better than that guy by a lot..." is ridiculous for anyone on this site, because you have absolutely no clue what you're talking about. I certainly don't, and never attempt to say that I do.

Jarious Jackson leaves Riders QB Coach position to take on OC with BC in 2018....

and I stand corrected, as tonight it's a Winter Warmer Spiced Ale.....should be fun, for sure!

Not a worthy one, no....

I'm a big "protocol" guy.....it's all about following the right protocol......

I'm going to say this as respectfully as possible, but this entire statement is you talking loudly through your own ass........I don't think you can qualify this statement in any way, shape, or form....with regards to MOS, Barrin, Sol El, or Hurl.......

I don't have a lot to contribute except how stunned I am that you created content....good lord....... Fwiw, going to the 2nd Olds College Brewery Cask Night, tonight. They did a Cherry Sour Saison last month.....I think it's an IPA of some sort tonight. Looking forward to seeing what the kids have come up with...they've done some neat one-off's!

I, for one, welcome as many opportunities as possible to make those assholes look stupid....let's **** their **** up next year real good.

Bellefeuille and Crowton........."So It's Come To This...."

Seconding all of this -- I can now plan summer holidays!

He got a boost from family money. Money is everything. It allowed him to hire Dave Cobb to produce his record and open some doors for him. Again, the kid is okay, but he's not great or deserving of all the success necessarily. Kinda like Brett Kissel, but that's a whole 'nother story....

That is quite the statement to make less than a calendar year from it........

I get why people like his stuff, but vocally he's not as strong as I was expecting. He's a solid writer, to be sure, but I was expecting more, vocally. A little too far outside the box for me. I love Corb Lund , but this is a bit too far outside...

QFT.

Horse ****. It was well documented that Heath and Randle were hardly ever targeted last season, because teams didn't want to test them.