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  1. 1 minute ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

    I think if anyone can afford to go on a holiday to a sunny resort anywhere then they should pay for the privelidge. We, the poor Canadians who stay home in the winter, if we want to fly in order to see family in Canada, we pay for it big time. I've never travelled anywhere in the winter. We travel in the summer. Prefer to drive over flying. In 2 years when my wife retires, we're planning a road trip to Halifax. We have family & friends in New Brunswick & Ontario. I've never beem east of Toronto.  

    You can find deals though - like I said, you can fly to/from Calgary and Winnipeg for very cheap at certain times.  If you are looking to go at peak times, you pay peak prices.  Google Flights is a good way to look for affordable flights and you can set alerts to notify you when prices change.

    Halifax is beautiful but like most cities, the homeless situation makes it unappealing to explore, at least it was a couple years ago when I was there.  Only other place east of Ontario, I've been was Montreal - also beautiful but was way more expensive than Halifax.

  2. 39 minutes ago, Brandon said:

    What is the reason for the high prices this season?  My inlaws have said that everything is ridiculously pricey and I assume it cannot be from people avoiding Jamaica and going elsewhere? 

    Have yet to see a good explanation.

    Jamaica getting hit by the hurricane has definitely increased prices but it's still been much higher than normal even prior to that.

    We book well in advance and have price match guarantees so we're always watching prices.  There were some deals to be had a couple months ago but very few these days unless you are happy with going to Cuba.

     

  3. 8 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

    You don`t talk to other guys unless the job is open. Hogan still has a year left on his contract. It would be incredibly unprofessional to talk to other guys while your guy has a year left on his contract unless you were dumping him. I mean think about it, if your plan is to bring the guy back you show confidence in him, you don`t publically make it look like you might replace him. That sets him up to be a dead duck coach. I have ran businesses for many years and letting an employee catch wind that he might be replaced is a recipe for disaster. You NEVER do that.

    Normally I would agree if there was one media report, but there have now been several reporting the Bombers are looking for a new OC.  

    Source?  I have not seen it anywhere that he was given a 2 year deal.

  4. 13 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

    If MLSE was serious, they'd fire or reassign Pinball & Murphy. Let someone else come in & have total control of football operations. Murphy is a ****** & seems that a lot of CFL people don't like him which is why he isn't a CFL GM by now.

    Murphy had a fistfight with Hamilton fans a few years back & was indefinitely suspended. Then after Murphy returned to the Argos, he dismissed the sexual harrassment by Kelly.  Murphy even blamed the woman involved for making it all public & "opening up a can of worms" for Kelly & the Argos. Pinball knew about the sxexual harrassment as well & did nothing. Both should have been fired. Pinball & Murphy's involvement in the day to day operations is really interfering in the hiring of a new GM/HC. To the point the Argos will hire someone so low on the totem pole that he will grind the Argos into the ground.

     

    Apparently Dinwiddie wanted Murphy gone & the Argo's said no so he left.  I can't imagine sticking with a known piece of s**t like that to the detriment of your franchise - luckily for MLSE, nobody in Toronto will notice.

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    Dinwiddie took his two Grey Cup rings to Ottawa, where he will act as head coach and general manager of the Redblacks. He didn’t necessarily want the GM title in Toronto, but he did want more control over personnel. And he wanted John Murphy out as player personnel chief. The Argos said no to that and it played a significant role in Dinwiddie heading to Ottawa.

    Family comes first as Mike O'Shea spurns Argonauts | Toronto Sun

     

  5. 11 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

    Fly from Calgary to Winnipeg it's $700 so who cares?? I'd rather domestic flights be cheaper than flights to sun destinations. 

    People who like to go south in the winter care. Besides - it's a sale price, to one specific location, not all sun destinations.  We've got a trip booked in March and our flight prices are way higher than normal ($1400 to Cancun) - on the same dates I can fly round trip to Calgary for $213 so yeah it can be way cheaper to fly domestically.

  6. 16 minutes ago, Noeller said:

    I know everyone is just going to say "can't be worse!" But do we know if this Mike Miller is any good? We don't want to just do better than last year... We need to do GREAT with this hire...

    30 years of coaching, OC in the NFL (Arizona), OC in Toronto and Montreal (also co-head coach there).  Plus he's made Arbuckle look halfway decent.  Would not be worse but time would tell if would be great.

  7. 4 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

    Ballsy to go straight after guys like Mos, Coach O, and Mace. All balls, no brains approach, really. Mos I can see considering it because he was the career argo guy. The other two man IDK.

    They gonna get desperate fast after letting dinwiddie walk. 

    I'm sure they let him walk thinking it'd be a slam dunk to get MOS to come back.  Now they're throwing s**t at the wall to see what will stick.

  8. On 2025-11-23 at 12:15 AM, Noeller said:

    And in other news, please God, let this happen....

     

    If Toronto wants an experienced HC, looks like it's Campbell's job for the taking since both Steinauer & Mace have declined to be interviewed for the position.  Not sure why they would even bother asking Mace - can't see him leaving anytime soon. 

    Hamilton Tiger-Cats president Orlondo Steinauer declines head coach interview with Toronto Argonauts - 3DownNation

    Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace declines interview with Toronto Argonauts - 3DownNation

     

  9. https://3downnation.com/2025/11/23/former-heisman-winner-andre-ware-believes-ticats-neg-list-qb-tommy-castellanos-bombers-neg-list-qb-diego-pavia-can-play-a-long-time-in-cfl/

    Would like to see Pavia up here.  Watched him on the Netflix series about the SEC and he just had a career game where he threw for 484 yards & 5 td's against Kentucky yesterday (most passing yards in a SEC game in almost 30 years).  He's definitely getting some attention right now but at 5'10, how much of a real look does he get in the NFL?

     

  10. 9 hours ago, Noeller said:

    Listen I'm the guy here mostly likely to have a beef with any former Rider, just based on hyper anti-Sask mentality... And, to my knowledge, I have ALWAYS said on here, once a guy left there to come here: "Get the Riders stink off him and we're good to go"...

    And just last week I was begging for AJ Allen to come here... And there's nobody that hates Sask more than I do. Nobody. 

    You sure?

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  11. 17 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

    Dressler was never fully accepted. 

    He was at the end of his career by the time he came here so yeah he been associated with the Riders for so long that I can see that.  He also didn't have a big energetic personality that made you overlook that Rider stink.  Guys like Willie and Yoshi made it hard to dislike them.

  12. 2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

    One hit to the knees & both guys are done. Again. Bringing them back even after a 2 year absence is madness. Time to let them go. Rehab whatever they are entitled to & then cut them. 

    Nield would be a welcome addition here. He can run downfield & make contested catches. Clercius is a tank. And runs like one. 

    Can any former Rider receivers ever find happiness in the Blue & Gold? Would we Bomber fans accept Emilus or Nield? Look how hard it was for both Ryan Smith & Weston Dressler to play here. There was always a small group of Bomber fans who never forgave them for being former Riders. 

    Willie and Yoshi did not seem to have any issues here, being former Riders.

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