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The one rule I would like see changed is the rouge... not completely get rid of it but they should eliminate it after the 3 minute warning in the fourth quarter... nothing worse than a team winning when their kicker misses a FG or punts it through the end zone... If you go into the 3 minute warning in a tie game... you should have to score real points to win...

The problem with this list is we realistically don't know the answer to a lot of them.... sure we can guess... but it likely won't be accurate...

I only want to comment on two... First one... you're ageing yourself with this comment about shaving... I can just imagine when you see Waggonner, Newman or Shell... "get a haircut you hippies!" Second one... don't you think there might be a correlation between us releasing a player and him signing on an NFL squad?

I have nearly 50 years invested as well. You've made some very good points. We have both seen the Bombers win it all, an honour that not all fans have experienced. It occurs to me that I may never see another championship. Not that they won't win one, but that it may not happen again in my lifetime. That is a hard pill to swallow. It makes me cherish the ones I have witnessed all the more. It also makes me even more angry and frustrated with the ongoing futility of this organization. Got the same feeling you do. In 1990 when I was 35 I never could have guessed that at age 60 this team wouldn't have won since & are just a shadow of the team it used to be. And we have fans here saying we have to stay the course keeping the same people that are proving that they can't build a winner employed. Kind of gave me a chill reading that... we talk about 25 years since a championship and it doesn't feel as long as when you put a real life number on it... you've probably seen your kids grow up and maybe had some grand kids in that time (obviously just guessing since we've never met)... and still not another championship in sight... I'm 29 now... I was alive for the last 2 Bomber championships, but I obviously don't remember them... I've been going to games and been a die hard fan as long as I can remember... season ticket holder since 2004... The closest thing to a championship team in my lifetime was 2001 and 2007... keep thinking (hoping) it has to get better soon... but who knows anymore...

But I'm so confused... the greatest fans in the history of sports would never give up on their team, right?! And this is just one bad season... imagine when they go through a drought of bomber proportions... the team will be on life support again...

Year one of the Mike Reilly era was the "consequences" season.... then Kavis was fired and Jones was hired... and they put it together... people thought Kavis was terrible before Chirs Jones... sometimes a GM just needs the right coach...

I believe they did the whole tour... I'm sure some research can confirm or refute that... I don't care enough to look it up

I'm not up-to-date on who's alive in that band... I just know that they're awesome... I thought I recalled some incarnation of The Band doing shows recently... unless that was just a dream or I'm thinking of a completely different band I'm not sure if it was the bad but I recall David Grohl recently breaking his leg( may not have been broken but at least seriously hurt) while on stage and finishing his show. I believe that happened back in June or July... and he finished the tour on this... possibly healed up by now?

sure, why not... neg lists aren't published so unless someone reputable has said something (Penton, Lawless, Madani)... then your source is probably speculative...

I'm not up-to-date on who's alive in that band... I just know that they're awesome... I thought I recalled some incarnation of The Band doing shows recently... unless that was just a dream or I'm thinking of a completely different band

For a second there I thought you meant The Band... which would be awesome... although I don't believe they are still together... Back in 2000 I believe the Guess Who's instruments were pre-recorded while Burt did sing live. Something about the cold affecting guitars? The cold weather would absolutely affect the tuning... legit reason in my books This would make it worth the price of the ticket... but I'm not holding my breath....

I don't think he will be leaving his 7 figure NCAA pay cheque any time soon... but I would be curious to see what he can do in the CFL today...

OMG, I sure as hell don't want to be the Patriots of the CFL. I'd gladly take their winning...

It also cost us Danny McManus - the last QB WE recruited to the league that had success. That is the issue guys, we keep going after other teams 'hand me downs' because we can't recruit, and that is why we've been so bad for the most part for the past 2 1/2 decades. For this year, a lot of our issues was Drew Willy, as in not having him. We were 3 and 3 when Drew went down. And, we had nothing behind him. We got lucky with Nichols, at least he a passable CFL QB, unlike anyone we can recruit. I was really hoping Marve would be the guy (if his knee held up) but sadly, the fans here in the know (like Mr.Perfect) were 100% right on him. He's not good enough even if his knee was ok. And do you guys notice, when we rush 3 or 4, the opposing QB has enough time to scarf down a TV dinner before looking down field but yet when the opposition rushes 3 or 4 - usually our QB has to scramble around and rush a throw. So I would say both our Oline and our dline need a lot of work still. But having a healthy Drew Willy would solve a lot of problems I think - I like him. We just have to keep him healthy. I agree with what you said but I can't get over why you are so obsessed with this narrative that all good teams must find and develop their own QBs... you think Ham is mad they didn't find Collaros... how about Ottawa with Burris.... think Tor will be giving back the 2012 Grey Cup b/c they won With Ricky Ray.... I agree, it would be nice to recruit and develop a stud QB, but ultimately I don't care where they come from... as long as they can play... You're also just assuming back-up LB is his career potential.... if in a year or two he turns into an all-star MLB or safety (where he played in college)... then suddenly the pick isn't so terrible... You know how the old saying goes... stats always tell the whole story....

I think that's the punch line you're looking for...

The Bomber defense is not as great as some people make it out to be. With that said the O has one had one game this season in which it has scored 30 points. Yep, one game. This is really pathetic.... just for fun I looked up what every other team has done this year (cuz who actually wants to do real work on a Tuesday...) Number of games scoring 30+ points: BC (3); Edm (5); Cgy (4); Sask (5); Ham (9); Tor (5); Ott (5); Mtl (2) Seeing as Bryant Turner had a massive game as our DEFENSIVE TACKLE with 3 tackles and a sack and a defensive presence that has been missing lately, I guess we have to wonder if you're paying attention.. I'm assuming based on the comparison to January... he meant Stanley Bryant... not Bryant Turner, who actually had a great game...

Three things... 1. Jacquie posted a link showing where her information came from... and that it was correct... 2. I wasn't taking a shot at you... just pointing out that Jacquie almost always has links to back up her arguments... as she did, once again, in this case... 3. as Sweep the Leg alluded to... pulling "do you know who I am"... is not generally met with positive enthusiasm... 4. and based on your typical posts... I would conclude you are probably not well connected... and if you are, your source doesn't appear to be feeding very reliable info... sorry for adding a fourth point when I promised only 3

Hahaha... I love Dr trying to tell Jacquie (one of the most well-sourced posters on this site) her info is incorrect....

only watched the first few minutes but seems like there's some good fundamental coaching techniques in there... good that it's being taught to NFLers but this is obviously stuff that should be implemented at the grass roots level... I've long maintained that NFL and CFL players could learn a lot about good tackling techniques from rugby players....

Do you honestly believe he made that post innocently with no idea of the social media attention it would garner? Like I said earlier... he got the 15 minutes of fame he wanted... he got to embarrass the club... he achieved his goal....

Well congrats to that guy... he got the 15 minutes of fame he so desired...

Very true.. in a dream world we get Bilukidi back next year... he and Thomas can split rep 80/20... or whatever the situation calls for....

The thing that kinda bugged me about it was he keeps saying "this is not a joke"... sure he actually intends to give the tickets and $5 away... but this is absolutely 100% a joke... he posted this ad to try and get and laugh and try and get some local viral attention... and he achieved his goal.... The best part of it all would be to see the Bombers win both of the last 2 games and make the playoffs...

I really like Jake Thomas and I agree with tracker... I'd like to see him used more... I would be awesome if we could get ourselves a solid Cdn DT to split reps with him (not necessarily a 50-50 split)...

Yes, but as a reporter his job is to regurgitate the info given to him by the team... therefore he would qualify as a fairly reliable source...