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And I'm on the other side of things. I missed so many games being out of town on business on weekends last year and these Thursday games have saved me. Gone to a weekend-long wedding tomorrow, weekend-long bachelor party the day after the Edmonton game, and another weekend-long wedding Aug 1-3 (though July 31 is an away game, but I'd still have to miss it if it was during the weekend).
 
These Thursday games have saved me from having to choose between football and all of my idiot friends that keep getting married. Or rather, they've saved my friends from not having to find another groomsman. 

I like keeping the Friday open too.

http://www.ubbullrun.com/2014/7/2/5854096/drew-willy-something-something-something
 
After the worst outing of his career, (13 for 25, 80 yards, 2 INTs) en route to a 41-0 loss at Boston College, Drew Willy's week got even worse. In practice, Willy broke his thumb in a drill to test Willy's skill at passing under duress. Then it got worse, the following Saturday, Willy's backup Tony Paoli led Buffalo to their second win of the season, a rousing 41-14 win over Kent State.
 
Behind the scenes, it looked like Drew Willy's career as UB starting QB was over. A high school quarterback 30 miles east of Willy's hometown of Randolph, New Jersey caught the eye of Turner Gill. His first recruiting win, Buffalo signed Chris Johnson, 3-star QB from Patterson, New Jersey. Johnson was seen as Gill's savior, the QB he would bring in to put a stamp on his program. Drew Willy would have to fight for his job in the summer of 2007, but It was a foregone conclusion that the job would probably go to Johnson.
 
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My favourite post-game report. I'm very quiet on these boards (and was on the other boards), but I haven't missed an Odds and Sods in years. Thanks DoD!

have a great day y'all.
 
i have some friends coming over to watch it but will likely pop into the chat a few times.

Checklist for 48th Season opener:
 
Ticket, er.. card
Rain gear
Field glasses
Rose colored glasses
Palliative
Jaundiced eye
Wooden leg
Churning gut
Happy feet
Bemused partner at home
 
Currently jumping up and down.......at my workdesk....garnering some pretty funny looks....
 
Ps....for the very small but somewhat devoted fanbase.....Odds and Sods will make its apperance, later

Oh my...

Well, you're *allowed* to hate black people but you sure as heck dont voice that idiotic opinion.  You're *allowed* to hate women but you sure as heck dont voice that one either.  So yeah, you're *allowed* to think people choose to be gay but you really have to be a backwords moron in this day and age to feel that way.

A gay guy would totally throw off the locker room dynamic. Now when we get all soapy and wrestle it could be taken the wrong way.

You're right.  There is no difference between judging people on their character, personality, judgement and poor management/writing and judging people based solely on elements of their humanity that they don't control like gender, race and sexuality. 

Exactly. The probability that there are multiple gay people in the Alouettes organization, from players, to coaches, to administration, is pretty likely, and Bruce's comments have just ostracized them. To not release him suggests that the organization supports this type of discrimination. It's not a matter of freedom of speech, it's human rights. I'd have to imagine that if he had used a racial slur there wouldn't even be any hesitation to dump him, and I see this as no different.

The Riders?

Wow...Jim Daley.  Didn't he use to be the head coach of some shitty team?
 

being gay isnt a life choice.
 
And if that gibberish translates to what it seems like it does, I would release him.  Maybe thats crazy but its a dispicable hateful attack.  CFL better lay down a huge fine on this idiot.

Stupid is as stupid does. I've been around long enough to remember when blacks were excluded from playing certain positions on football teams and were not even considered for coaching or management because they were "not smart enough". The same bigots who feel that God has franchised them to discriminate against one group or another are the same ones who would have been stoning infidels in the streets not that long ago.

I'm actually kind of excited to get either Pierce or Anderson in there...

Is it bad that I'm actually happy about this? I really want to see some more of our young guys step in; it's incredible that in our first two games, our three leading receivers are all Canadian. Can't wait to see what Anderson and/or Pierce can do!