JohnnyOnTheSpot

no, big concert stage at the waterfront developement, there will be thousands of people there.
Legion is a very short walk from there. bingo, shuffleboard, and the Bombers!
thanks I fixed my other post.

As soon as teams started going for 2 routinely, there would be more film on them and, over time, you would likely see the successful attempts percentage start to drop.  On top of that, you need to factor in the wear and tear that going for two places on your team versus the wear and tear you get from kicking.  It's a lot more involved that simply saying 2 is better than 1.

Classic stats guy analysis!  I've heard this many times but here's where it falls apart.  The "average" is nice but it doesn't hold up in reality because some games you'll hit it 100% of the time and some games 0% of the time.  And when you lose that game by 2 points and you went 0/3 on 2-point conversions you're singing a very different tune!

Just want to wish my little nephew all the best, in his newest challenge. He has hands, a football mind, and the soul of a poet. He's played in the cold, and has the heart of a lion. Looking forward to wearing big blue, baby!!!  
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Well he's not from Saskatchewan so that's a plus. 

hate to sound cliche... but this comment might be.... johnny on the spot....

Durant and Willy are long time buddies.  That could have some bearing on it, probably will help Willy playing behind him again. I'm sure Durant gave rave reviews to management.
Also a one year deal, they aren't 100% sold on him. Could be Willy's last contract unless he proves something.

Durant and Willy are long time buddies.  That could have some bearing on it, probably will help Willy playing behind him again. I'm sure Durant gave rave reviews to management.
Also a one year deal, they aren't 100% sold on him. Could be Willy's last contract unless he proves something.

One reason he might not want to retire just yet is giving up a job that pays $400,000+ per season for the salary and excitement of a Frito-Lay delivery driver.

Let us wait and see how Ray does after a few hits... 

I'll will not be surprised if Ray doesn't last one game without injury.

I watched the Vanier Cup last November. No video replays & no coaches challenges. It was so nice to actually watch a football game again for a change &n just let things unfold on the field.

The sun came out just before the game…
The Bomber first string D……uh, nope…
3 penalties, then B. Johnson beat in the red zone…
Thorpe mishandles KO, while Blue take 4th penalty in 4 min.
Andrew Harris is still a stud…..his running and catching…
….sets up a field goal……7-3 Moes
T. J. Thorpe shows some YAC potential…then limps off the field..
Couple of run stuffs by Nevis, some passes defended by Alexander…
James Franklin looking poised and throwing nice balls…
…easier to do, when you have 6 steamboats to throw the thing
Randle breaks up TD pass in end zone…FG makes it 10-3 Edm.
Smally fumbles the ensuing KO…..Moes driving again.
Franklin mishandles snap on Bomber 4 yd line….turnover
Scoreboard somehow showing Bombers with 0 penalties so far…
Do I feel better somehow?  
1 turnover on downs, 1 fumbled KR and 6 penalties…in the 1st quarter
Harris still running well, behind good blocking…
Franklin still throwing well, without any pass rush, whatsoever…
He then bombs a long one to some guy named Mitchell….
….then Rookie L. Perkins busts right up the gut for long TD run.
Bombers down 17-3…..first string D looking pretty loose out there……
Bombers get going with big pass to Denmark….
Drive ends with Nichols hitting Denmark over the middle for the TD…
Bomber DE’s not doing much of anything this half……
This is the best Bomber OL in ions…
J. Westerman gets his obligatory dumb late penalty…
Nichols in the groove now…lovely hitch and go TD pass to Adams…
17-17 at the half…
Big Boy Bond at C…..but snapping does not appear to be his thing…
Davis now in at QB…requiring great athletic tools to catch said snaps…
Esks taking a lot of flags now….
Kyree Wilson gets in a big lick on punt coverage…
Brian Walker gets INT on under thrown ball…
Couture now at C…giving Davis some relief…
Both O’s sputtering so far in 3rd Quarter…
Doug Brown calls it a “defensive chess game”
Do or Die calls it “Topor”
Bob Irving getting some calls wrong……X season, alright…
Davis throws nice long one to Flanders…
..then bombs away to Ladanian Washington.....followed by short TD run.
Kid does have some tools….Bombers up 24-17
John Rush clobbers somebody on a punt return
B. Alexander still making some plays in the D backfield…
Long PI call on Lankford gets the Bombers in close…
LeFevour goes left…then right for slick TD run….31-17 Blue…
Second string defenders laying out harder hits than first unit…
Tic tac PI call (the first of many) sets up EDM TD run….31-24
L. Washington makes a couple of plays at DB…
Flanders breaks off sexy 45 yd TD run….38-24
New kid misses 2nd field goal…Medlock safe for now…
B. Walker continues his good night with big hit…
2 more 50/50 PI calls set up a short TD plunge   38-30
Time running out….Edm goes for short kick…and get it…
Incomplete pass on 3rd down ….game over
Nope…..Blue called for late hit.
Incompletion in endzone game over…nope…   ANOTHER PI
Eskimoes run it in from the 2.   38-38 and fit to be tied.
Bombers unbeaten…..Offense and QB depth looking good
Bombers winless …….D playing soft and blowing leads, again
Take more gin, in the next 16 days to figure this out.

Training camp 1972. St.John's Ravenscourt Boys School. Beautiful campus by the river in Fort Garry. Huge Elm trees so lots of shade to watch the Bombers at training camp. Camp started June 15th. Biked from my house about 5 miles from my place in Riverview almost everyday. Except when I had to write my grade 9 finals. I remember the huge banner HC  Jim Spavital put up that said "Toronto 72" on it. Spavital loved his hitting & 2 a days were brutal. In full pads the entire time. In those days training camp was longer. The exhibition season was 4 games. So, the players were hitting from the first TC practice right thru until the first exhibition game which wasn't for 2-3 weeks. Spavital loved to yell. He was on a metal tower where he could watch the entire practice. Training camps then were nothing like today. It was hit! Hit! Hit!! I saw or met qbs Don Jonas & Ron Johnson. Mack Herron was coming off his rookie all star season. The Bombers were a powerhouse offensively. They had a dominant rusher in Herron, a Schenley Award winning qb in Jonas, a tough offensive line anchored by Bill Frank & Bob Lueck, as well as a bunch of receivers in Bob LaRose, Jim Thorpe, Paul Markle & Bobby Kraemer who could catch. Defensively guys like Joe Critchlow, Jim Sullivan Rob McLaren & Mickey Doyle were studs with our secondary of Paul Brule, Tom Oberg, Grady Cavness, Peter Ribbins & Gene Lakusiak perhaps the strength of that team. the Bombers were loaded & the class of the CFL in 1972. Should have won the Grey Cup that year.

And I never hear anymore about how about the Winnipeg born John Robertson saved the stubble jumpers in 1979 from bankruptcy. He also came up with the term "Rider Pride".  A Winnipegger.  Had to fly in and show them how to do it. The George and Ronnie show was over by this time and the "greatest fans" had lost interest.

And I never hear anymore about how about the Winnipeg born John Robertson saved the stubble jumpers in 1979 from bankruptcy. He also came up with the term "Rider Pride".  A Winnipegger.  Had to fly in and show them how to do it. The George and Ronnie show was over by this time and the "greatest fans" had lost interest.

And I never hear anymore about how about the Winnipeg born John Robertson saved the stubble jumpers in 1979 from bankruptcy. He also came up with the term "Rider Pride".  A Winnipegger.  Had to fly in and show them how to do it. The George and Ronnie show was over by this time and the "greatest fans" had lost interest.

They had two marathons, one in the 80's too and if they don't get the NFL money, all CFL teams got in the late 90's, they'd be gonzo.

Especially in the 90s. It wasn't like they had to have a marathon to save the team or anything...

I find this conversation very interesting considering this tweet yesterday from Derek Taylor:
No question it could be better, but he's ranked right up there in the top 5 for red-zone passing.

When a certified homer like Carteri can't stomach a guy like Jones and the way he does things, you KNOW there's trouble. I've been down this road, and seen how it panned out....when the coach is worried about the radio colour guy, he's worried about all the wrong things and you know the situation is too far gone.

I found it really disappointing too.  Sask can take him.  Traitorous filth

are you ******* kidding me.......?  This is the first I heard of Gray being a Riders guy.....my enthusiasm for him just dropped HUGE. Wow....there are few things in the world I detest more than people who are "Riders fans" for no real reason...

TSN just can't compete with Vegas' buffets...

Note a transaction but nice to know.