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Nice picture you got there Jacquie. LOL It's all part of having being an advanced member!

Looks like Spencer Watt is heading to Hamilton.

I'll hold out until they start clearing out the track suits!

Re-signed with Hamilton.

"...no, I mean they're BIIIIG...I mean, I look at them and go 'oh you've really let yourself go'..." One of my all-time favorite stand-up acts of all time!

Just threw it on the computer to listen for a few minutes at work and heard a couple of good tunes back to back. Seems its going to be an eclectic mix of classic rock and top 40-ish "rock". I wonder if it will cyphon some people away from their own BOB station (maybe a little bit of cross-over). I was intrigued by the potential for a country battle with QX. I like country but moreso for the "hits". But like many here, I'm a TSN 1290 listener in the car and when they have something crappy on like Jim Rome, I flip to CJOB. Not often I listen to music and when I do I flip around constantly for a song I like. I'm pretty much the same. I don't listen to music much on the radio so the format they choose doesn't matter much, I'll flip until I find something I like or plug my phone into the the aux cord & play my own music.

I wonder who will be working the Bomber games now? The last 4 people I can remember (Wheeler, Philly, TJ Connors & Vicki Shae) all worked at Power97 but none of them are there anymore. Vicki is the only one who still works for Corus (she's moving to 99.1 Fresh FM).

The Free Press has confirmed 97 is going with a classic rock format.

Doug Brown tweeted that Watson asked to be traded so the cost/benefit may not have been the main reason he's gone (I'm sure it played a part in it though).

Rids had him as the 2nd rated receiver in last years draft (behind Devon Bailey). His report said he won't run away from anyone at the CFL level but will be hard for LB's to handle in coverage and he makes tough catches in tight quarters.

Read the Lawless tweet a few posts up. Lawless just listed the finalists, not a full list of applicants. JBR said nobody with CFL experience was interested but who's to say there wasn't and they just didn't make the final cut?

Correct. It's called parliamentary privilege.

It was the draft we missed out on. I would say they owe us an All-Star game one year as well though since we are one of only 3 teams to not host one yet (Coyotes & Ducks are the others).

This is why I'm ok with pushing it back a year. Although I would have sucked it up and paid for both, a lot of people couldn't or wouldn't.

Not if his injury keeps him out again. He didn't play this week due to a back injury (not that he gets much time on the field when he's healthy anyway).

Is it wrong to hope he ends up with that kind of record in Saskatchewan?

The Free Press is reporting the Picard signing as a done deal. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/Bombers-sign-offensive-lineman-Picard-DB-Washington-287657801.html

Dos Caras is 63 years old! I meant the Jr... the one who was knocked out silly by Mirko Crocop http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Alberto-Rodriguez-2269 Strangely enough, Bellator is in talks with Dos Caras Jr AKA Alberto Del Rio.

Etch was about 5th choice for O'Shea. I'm not sure who else was available at the time. The only person I remember hearing about that was pursued by the Bombers before Etch's hiring was Stubler. Who else was in that list? Mark Washington. Buono let Stubler go & promoted Washington before O'Shea could steal him away.

Sony will be releasing the movie (albeit in a limited capacity) afterall. http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/23/media/screening-the-interview/

Without rehashing basically the entire thread... you can say this based on what? Legit skills as a pro wrestler? Without a doubt. Legit skills as a mma fighter? Remains to be seen.

Happens far more than people think. Maybe not out cold (although that happens), but concussions happen a lot. Up until recently, when WWE showed more concern for concussions (notwithstanding Punk's allegations), the sheer volume of injuries and concussions is mind boggling and scary. There is little doubt in my mind that brain trauma at least partially led Chris Benoit to kill his wife and child. Thats pretty scary. There is far more recovery time in MMA. And because that sport is regulated, I think there is more over-sight. In WWE, you're being cared for by the company doctor and as Punk detailed, sometimes that doctor is more interested in how fast you can get back on the road then in making sure you've made a full recovery. In UFC, guys will pull out of major fights if they are hurt. In WWE, the pressure is to get through the next big match. That might change with the canibalizing of PPV revenue in wrestling. Absolutely it happens more than people think, but that goes for both mma and wrestling. The amount of mma concussions (and injuries in general) that are reported are way lower than the actual number for the simple fact that unless you are an upper echelon guy, you don't get paid if you don't fight. There was recently a fairly high level fight in Edmonton where one guy hid the fact that his arm was broken from the commission doctor and went out & fought because he couldn't afford not too. Predictably, he lost and now has been suspended for the fact that he lied about the injury. Now, because he got caught (he was dumb enough to make a pre-fight video talking about it but posted it online after the fight), he's going to be under a lot of scrutiny every time he fights now - at least he should be. He fights mainly in Edmonton and their commission is well known for being a joke so chances are it'll be business as usual for him. A lot of fighters will also tell you that training is way harder than the actual fight & that's where most of the injuries happen. Those will all go unreported unless it's a high profile fighter and the injury is bad enough that they do have to pull out of a fight. Training has gotten better (ie smarter) than back in the day (read up on training at Miletich Fighting Systems for some good "horror stories") but like any sport, the compete level & pressure makes guys perform when they shouldn't.

It's very hard to compare the two in terms of injuries (IMO). MMA the damage & injuries for the most part are immediate from fights/training while accidents aside (like Punk getting concussed from a simple clothsline), wrestling injuries seem to be more cumulative after years of taking bumps. That's not to say they both don't have injuries from the other category, it's just a general observation. As it relates to the last couple posts - no getting the odd potato in wrestling is NOT the same and taking multiple shots from a trained fighter who is trying to take your head off. Taking an unexpected shot or two can definitely do damage but the sheer volume of strikes an mma fighter takes will always outweigh that. Even the most elusive mma fighters get hit (ie Lyoto Machida) and have been KO'd but how often do you see a wrestler legit getting their lights put out?

Definitely unnatural. Look at him in his fight in Pride with Liddell. Barely 205 lbs and a couple short years later he's jacked and has to cut to make 265.

Why not mention that Cain destroys everyone not just Lesnar. Overeem was a monster (at that point) who hadn't lost in 4 years and was the Dream & Strikeforce heavyweight champion. Lesnar wasn't losing to bums.