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According to 1290 radio this afternoon, Matthews was suited up at practice today but did not practice with the first team. This is starting to look like a soap opera.

The only way that the Riders can back into the playoffs is the ineptness of all the other teams. This is the worst assortment of poor teams in years, maybe decades.

I voted for the Riders. I feel dirty. Only Claybrooks being fired immediately after the game will make me feel better.

No worry. Pallister is probably on vacation in Costa Rica.

I'm betting that both Whitehead and Demski will be ready for the TiCats.

Looks like Claybrooks and Chamblin are competing to be the first head coaches to be fired this season. Problem is: who do the GMs have to replace them? Is Trestman available or interested to be in Vancouver?

We all (at least most of us) knew that Nichols was a good quarterback, but there still was the question whether he was good enough to help the team to the Grey Cup. I posit that the question has been answered now. A good quarterback by himself rarely carries the team, and Mike Reilly with the Lions is living proof of that. Nichols was criticized for not slinging the long ball and getting conservative (no political commentary here) late in the game. As has been posted here already, this was the most dominant performance by the Bombers in a very long time and likely the game of Nichols' pro career. Ottawa is ahead of three other CFL teams but they didn't deserve to be on the same field as the Big Blue.

The actor Bradley Cooper was asked about his emergence as an overnight star, and said, "It took years to become an overnight success". So it is with the Bombers.

Augustine looks very quick and fast

Hardrick is on the limp

About time that Nichols got sat down

Bomber D playing prevent defence now.

Now, THAT'S a power run!

Time to start giving the bench warmers reps

This is turning into the Daniel Peterman show

Other teams must be envious of Bomber NI depth-and we haven't even played Eli Tui or Kongbo.

This is a puzzlement...

Much as I am hoping that the Bombers will win this walking away, I am dreading that the game might turn into a bore-fest like the game last night. I would be happy if the Bomber defence held the RedBlacks to less than 15 points and Andrew Harris ran wild. Would be nice to see some of the bench get into the action.

But how about his brother Wang this evening?

Define "vile". Does it involve domestic livestock, peanut butter, trapezes, and/or mechanical devices? Asking for a friend.

That's why there are Depends.

Well that can't be Wrong.

The BC/Sask game may come down to whether Reilly can adapt his game from slinging Hail Marys to using hot routes to exploit the Rider linebackers who are very suspect. Regardless,the Lions have a quarterback but the Riders do not. This game ought to be fun to watch. If the Riders loose, their fans will be throwing themselves into Wascana "Lake".

With Rod Black doing the play calling, TSN isn't all that far off that description. And the CFL is treated like a poor relative to the NHL. We can kvetch all we like, but that is never going to change. I cite 1290 radio as proof.

If memory serves, this was about the time that Kongbo was projected to be ready to come off the IR. That would be nice and nicer yet if he lives up to expectations.