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@DarrinBauming  9m9 minutes ago
Robert Marve just told me he wants to make it clear he wants to remain in the CFL and in Winnipeg. He doesn't have NFL aspirations next year

3 keys to the game tonight according to Bob Irving:
 
1) Stay healthy - no points in the standings for pre-season games.
 
2) Evaluate rookies - (pay attention new Calgary guy) great competition going on, O-Line - Defensive backs - receivers - linebackers. Last chance for some of these guys and for the Coaches to make some roster decisions.
 
3) Misguided plug for CJOB as Kim says this is to only place to hear about the game.
 
As to the game being televised on "special" connections, that is a shame. I'm already with Shaw, so it was just a matter of joining Shaw Go, which I did.
Just to be safe I joined Go Direct, Go Golf and Go ogle and the old Give and Go. I could Go On but I figured I have passed enough Go's to collect $200. 
 
I finally settled for this:
 

Update
 

dabizz posted this at TEP:
 
 

Friday, June 5
Practice: 8:30 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
Cameras can record practice from 9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. Except for Noeller and 17to85 Still photography of practice can begin at 9:00 a.m.
Players and Head Coach Mike O?Shea will be available following practice on the field.
Saturday, June 6
Practice: 9:00 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.Except for Noeller and 17to85
Cameras can record practice from 9:40a.m. - 9:50 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Still photography of practice can begin at 9:30 a.m.
Players and Head Coach Mike O'Shea will be available following practice on the field.
Sunday, June 7
Practice: 8:30 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
Cameras can record practice from 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. Still photography of practice can begin at 9:00 a.m.
Players and Head Coach Mike O'Shea will be available following practice on the field.Except, especially for Noeller and 17to85
 
 

Hopefully that's specific enough for some posters.

Okay. Just got back from training camp and finally back in the office. Today was the first day that coaches from the Winnipeg High School Football League were invited on the field to take in the practice. We were originally told to stick to the sidelines but MOS came over immediately and invited us on the field and to go ahead and focus on whatever position we were interested in. I tried to walk around a bit but was always drawn to the offensive line, running backs and offense as a whole.
 
I'll say this. we have some big boys on the Oline and Dline that can move very quickly. Watched some one on ones in the first sessions and while this is usually slanted towards defensive aggression, Coach Wiley had his boys fighting up a storm. Picard is an animal and while Chung may not be technically skilled yet, you can see him picking up tips from the coaching staff. Coach Wiley even came over to a couple of us coaches and gave us some tips that he uses to teach fundamentals. Awesome. Jace Daniels and Devin Tyler were getting some long looks with the first team Oline. Greaves is still in there but his relaxed nature definitely opens the door for some of the young guys to jump in a get a look. As Coach Wiley suggested, it don't mean s*** until game situations come into play.
 
As for receivers, Nick Moore looked amazing. If he stays healthy, he will easily be a league leader. Just so much speed after he catches the ball. Kris Bastien made a couple of nice grabs on some long balls and looks very quick as well. I only noticed L.Tunei once today as he fought off 2 defenders for a catch in the second half of practice (no shoulder pads for second half). Tunei does look to be a bigger guy but some of those DBs do as well so tough to tell from my vantage point.
Saw some nice catches from Adamas and Clemons as well. As for Jordan Reaves, man, i think he makes the team this year. He made some nice catches today, often adjusting to the DBs to get to the ball. He is a big strong kid. Maybe he is not running his routes 100% but from my sideline view, they sure were giving him every opportunity to figure it out.
 
QBs all looked good today I thought. There was a fairly good breeze going from West to East so that made the "across the field" throw either very easy or very hard. Truthfully, they all looked good. Not sure how Yantz makes this team as the top 4 all made some nice throws today. Running backs all had moments of shine today with Paris Cotton leading the way. Marshall and Scott both broke a couple of long ones too but its sometimes tough to tell if they would have broken free if the defense was given the chance to "light 'em up". Tough call.
 
Sherman filled in for Leggett and didn't look out of place. He is pretty vocal out there. Not as vocal as Coach Miles but close. Dline Coach commands a lot of respect. You can see that he wants them going hard all the time. Loved what Greg Peach does out there. He is fighting hard for his job. Great competition on the line.
 
I'll try to get out there again tomorrow. Let me know if there is anything in particular you want me to look at. Keep in mind, i think the second half of practice tomorrow is all special teams.

There is still so much left open for interpretation by fans. Which Achilles? Left? Right? How big was the tear? How did it happen??? I MUST KNOW!!!

Hopefully that's specific enough for some posters.

Friesen wanders into the Sun office with a latte in each hand (not for sharing), 10 am sharp, feeling awful proud of himself for getting up so early.
 
A first day intern wanders by, awestruck at being that close to a local celebrity, struggles to find something to chat about.  "So Mr. Friesen, what's the story today?".
 
"Hmm, well Bobby (not his name), one thing I've learned in this business is that the stories usually write themselves."
 
"You mean with a little investigative journalism, the truth always comes to light sir?"
 
Friesen spits out his latte in laughter "TRUTH?  INVESTIGATING?  JOURNALISM?  BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!  Oh kid, are you ever in the wrong office."
 
Friesen glances out the window to see who's looking.  "Alright Timmy (not his name), I'll give you a quick pointer or two."  Opens his desk drawer, pushes aside a bottle of Potter's Vodka and a Russian mail-order-bride catalogue, pulls out an old spinner wheel from a Twister game with writing scribbled all over it.  "You wanna succeed in this business Kenny (not his name),  I've got one word for you - click-bait headlines!  Come here, give the wheel a spin!"
 
The intern looks at the wheel.  Scribbled over "left hand red" was "Stadium Controversy".  Over right foot green, "Quarterback Controversy".  "Coaching Controversy", "Player Controversy", "Management Controversy".  The intern's head was beginning to spin.  "I don't understand sir, what if that isn't a story that day?"
 
Friesen spits out his other latte in laughter "That's the beauty of it Jerry (somehow actually the interns name because even a blind squirrel occasionally finds a nut, as Friesen's career has proven), that's the beauty of it!!!  IT DOESN'T MATTER!!!  Just by saying there is a controversy, there becomes one!!!  There is nothing that can be said or done by anyone to prove otherwise!!!  If they argue, well that's pretty much a controversy right there!!!  Don't you see!!!  They're like self-fulfilling prophecies!!!"
 
The intern looks down at his feet, saddened at having his ideals crushed on his first day on the job.  "Is that how Mr. Penton does it sir?"
 
"Penton?  @$#& that guy!!!"

ONCE AGAIN Buck has no control over the RBs, what a joke he is.
 
Cut Richards and send him back to Sask, we don't need him anyways. Who says he wont just skip every single practice and game the rest of his contract? Obviously the team has no control over ANY of their players, and Walters is happy in his lalaland as long as WOMEN'S SOCCER rules the roost.
 
With Bryant and Picard out the rest of the season (i have inside information), this team will be in shambles. Wylie STILL hasnt shown up at practice, we should be spending his contract money on bleachers for the TC field.
 
We won't be able to start a single canadian on defence due to the money it costs for their shampoo, especially those old Riders (who we should send back with Richards, maybe bring back Taman in the deal? Just spitballing)
 
Oh well, tomorrow's another day...

Me and my friends still talk about the kid who crapped his pants in class in grade 4 too.

Pure and utter BULLSHIT AND SPECULATION. I mean really... IT'S HAMMER TIME for this guy already. 

Spent some time observing various groups today, and this is my take on things,
 
RB's
 
Would nit surprise me in the least that if we roster 2 imports on game day they may be Marshall and Randal...Cotton a close second to Randall
Marshall is the most complete back..see's things well heading into the line and is really really good as a receiver coming out of the backfield. Much better than Grigsby was and takes in in stride, or positions himself to get it in most productive way to immediately accelerate and find seams. Grigsby couldn't do this and often stopped..stumbled or just plain ran into something...Marshall...great vision.
 
Randall...explosive...fast, knows how to let things develop and has ability to hide behind blockers and rip off big gains consistently. Him and Cotton are similar, but Randal has better running style and is who I would go with as part of the one-two running back combo.
 
Receiver, Denmark is just plain and simple a pro and good at everything. Moore if he stays on field which will make things happen and is key to the corps.
Darvin Adams looks good, and seasoned with the Canadian nuancies. And Tuineie I can see as the first option as the other import. He is good..refined and big. He has been coached well in the past and it shows.
 
No thers from the group of imports really has jumped out yet, though did see some glimpses from Childs and Gordon. They may be kept around.
 
Didn't pay much attention to the db's so can't comment too much on that, though i did notice a lot of speed and athleticism from the group.
 
i will comment on the lines and linebackers later as have things to do 

and more importantly, is anyone who played in the CIS listening to Buck Pierce today? Or is everyone still ignoring him?

2 Cups, 1 Conn Smythe, 2 Oly Golds, 1 Oly MVP, Multiple All-Star nods........only thing missing is the long overdue Hart Trophy....

ehhh differing opinions are fine, blatant trolling (and poor trolling at that) is completely different. 

Heading out again for the second practice, should be able to give a few updates.

I feel dumber for reading this thread ...

Wasn't this the poster who was banned from ourbombers.com a couple years ago for posting fake training camp updates? His updates never jived with people who were actually there...

I went to the first hour of rookie camp today.  A few random observations:
 
Garrett Waggoner was at safety the entire time.  He really stood out...he has lots of energy and is very vocal.  I see him as eventually a defensive leader on the team, a guy other players want to play for and lifts the performance of everyone around him. 
 
Addison Richards and Lavasier Tuinei stood out at the WR spot.  Forget about the Richards/Etienne comparison as Richards is a big solid guy.  And the hair is as impressive in person!
 
Childs dropped an easy pass in the short passing drills.  In the very short time I watched him, he came across as a guy who thinks he's already made the team. 
 
Brendan Morgan was at DB.
 
I watched the RBs for a while, as I was particularly interested in seeing Bradley Randle up close, but none of the RBs really stood out to me.  Buck was coaching QB handoffs when I was watching them. 
 
I noticed there was 6 QBs at practice today.  Not sure who the 6th one is. 
 
Mims is a massive, massive man.  I saw him standing next to Chungh and he made Chungh look small.  Mims was playing left tackle today and Chungh was in at left guard (Greaves spot). 
 
Quinn Everett and Jace Daniels were taking reps at center. 
 
I noticed Buck Pierce was a lot more vocal, compared to last year.  Buck was a lot more involved in explaining the offensive concepts, where last year that was entirely Marcel.  Looks like another step in Buck's development towards becoming an OC. 
 
No sign of Bob Wylie.  Paul Charboneau was coaching the OL. 

I've been with TD Insurance since we moved into our new house five years ago. We had used Peace Hills prior to that in our condo, but when we moved and I saw Peace Hills' quote on our new place, I shopped around and TD was FAR cheaper. They have gone up the past couple years, but from what I've heard so have all the other insurers because of lousy interest rates and a lot of natural disasters. 
 
I got a quote online from the Cooperators earlier this year, and it was slightly less than TD, but not really worth the hassle of switching. I'll see how much TD jacks heir rates later this year when they send me my renewal notice.
 
 
Semi-related, has anyone renewed or gotten a mortgage lately? I just renewed with BMO for five years at 2.15% (variable). That's bananas! They were also offering 2.64% fixed, but I'm not so sure rates will be in a hurry to go back up. Plus I can switch to fixed at any time. Best of both worlds!

Well, there you go...it wasn't as of a couple weeks ago. And f*** all things Apple...

AHHHHHH! IT'S FINALLY HEEEEEEEEEEEEERE!!!!!!!!! #LetTheGamesBegin