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  6. Tim Horton Field Update

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    From the Scratching Post:

     

    Stadium will be ready - but far from done - for Ticats opener
     
    The delayed Pan Am Stadium will be useable for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' home opener July 26, but will be far from finished, city and team officials said Tuesday morning.
     
    At a joint press conference held at City Hall, public works general manager Gerry Davis and Ticats president and chief operating officer Glenn Gibson assured the media the game would go on.
     
    "You buy a house in a great new subdivision and you're all excited, and the house is great, but you look out the window and you still have to do the lawn. I liken this to that," Davis said. "It will still be a construction site."
     
    The stadium was initially set for completion at the end of June, but that deadline was not met due to bad winter weather and contractor issues.
     
    Now, the city says the field will be able to host a game on July 26, but many aspects of the stadium — including vendors, bathrooms and landscaping — will be incomplete.
     
    "It's a quick turnaround," Gibson said. "We're pulling out all the stops."
     
    The field and the seats will be ready and the seats are in place, he said.
     
    The new target for substantial completion is early October, Davis said.

     

    http://scratchingpost.thespec.com/2014/06/stadium-will-be-ready-but-far-from-done-for-ticats-opener.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thespec%2FDRCe+%28The+Scratching+Post%29

     

     

    Who needs bathrooms?? Just set up a bunch of porto-potties like at beautiful Moasic stadium!

  7. MMQB - CFL Week!

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    LMAO - that's usually me. I forgot about Darryl Rodgers though, he was pretty bad too. Yeah, a lot of bad coaches, but some good ones, Mike Riley, my all time fav, Cal Murphy, even Ray Jauch for a couple of years did ok, and I even remember Bud Riley. 

     

    Though Burke is still the worst for the reason many here have pointed out time and again, his failure to make any adjustments at halftime. I think that's why the team wilted so bad. I mean, they knew there was no other strategy to employ. So if their gameplan wasn't working then that was it. I do like Burke as a Coordinator, and he'll do a fine job in Toronto. Does anyone know if we're still paying him? If so, at worst I hope that his salary with Toronto counts - i.e. he was making 100 grand for us, Toronto is paying him 65 grand as a coordinator so we only need to pay him 35 grand. 

     

     

    Yes you're bang on about the half time adjustments... yes it's been beaten to death but it's the one thing I'll never forgive in his terrible coaching regime.... and no, we're not still paying him.... we're currently only paying current coaches and current management, what a novel concept!  ;)

  9. Bombers interested in Romby Bryant?

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    I'll go on the record and state I just don't like Romby Bryant and it has nothing to do with what football ability he may or may not have left.

     

    If Romby Bryant had told Mike Kelly to go fork himself in the locker room, I would've been suggesting we throw him a parade. But he quit on the field. Visibly gave up.

     

    I don't pay to watch guys living out their personal vendettas on the field. I also don't think it's fair to his teammates.

     

    If he wears the uniform again, I won't boo him but I won't be sad if he doesn't pan out and if he does, when he's replaced either.

     

    Well, I might boo him if he dresses for our club. Because Bryant clearly quit on his team-mates last time he was here and in my opinion he doesn't deserve to ever again wear a Blue Bombers jersey. It also bugs me that current management shows such obvious disregard for recent history - and disrespect for fans and former players. They may not be mindful of that - new slate etc. but to bring in a player like Bryant, who demonstrated an utter lack of professionalism while here, borders on arrogance more than desperation. Such arrogance is not a good sign and will inevitably boomerang on Walters, O'Shea and Bellefeuille down the road. 

     

    You guys have no idea of what a total schmuck Mike Kelly was.

     

    I can't blame anyone for not wanting to play for him.

     

     

    Unless you're Mike Kelly's ex-girlfriend, you know just as much as everybody else...

  13. Oh those Eskimos

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    What I've seen is that the media will still be allowed in the room after games, just not after practices. It's also the same practice followed by 7 (counting Esks) of 9 teams in the league.

     

    http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2014/06/22/eyes-and-ears-get-blinders-and-earmuffs-the-eskimos-locker-room-is-closed/

    "This doesn’t mean that access to players and coaches has been fully revoked. We’ll get our interviews on field after practices and I assume that the locker-room will be open post-games. And I know that six other teams in the league already employ this practice..."

     

     

    IMO, this is such a big deal b/c of the Esks recent history. Reed & Hervey have been media disasters, & apparently Jones has blown off both rights holders & half-time & post game interviews. He's also coming in with a bad rep after blowing the media off at the Grey Cup two years ago. He's showing potential to be a Mike Kelly level media disaster.

     

    Some harsh words from Mr O'Leary... especially his closing

     

     "left Sunday’s availability shaking my head, saying the three words that I’ve regrettably been married to for the last two years in dealing, or attempting to deal with this organization.

    What a joke."

  14. CFL cuts

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    It's kind of an unwritten rule in the CFL that you don't pluck first year Canadians off a practice roster.

     

    Is what you're saying that for this reason, you don't expect Walters to make a play for Peach?  I'm assuming he's a first year guy.

     

     

    He is actually second year player.... that's the first thing I looked up after reading Mike's post   ;)

  15. Bombers Hire Additional Staff

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    I really like our coaching staff... so far... we'll see what the first few weeks brings  ;)

     

    But one thing I like is it seems like we are building contingency plans at all positions.... guys like Etch, Dalqvist, and Wylie won't be around forever.... maybe when they move on, guys like Tracey, Buck, and Charbanneau (respectively) will be ready to step in and fill those roles without having a big effect on the product

  22. Roster Cut Discussion

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    The fact is, this team would be better than last year's even if the only upgrade was at QB. Randle, Moore, Cotton and hopefully Hajrullahu are all upgrades as well while Kuale is a downgrade. It all adds up to a net gain. I just think there was a lot more room for upgrades and it didn't work out. Such is life.

     

    Technically no matter who we signed at MLB would be a downgrade... even if it was an INT as good as Muamba, the fact that he's not NI makes him a downgrade.... but the four guys you mentioned I think will make a big contribution to the team... and don't forget about Goossen, I think he'll have a good career eventually

  25. Roster Cut Discussion

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    Guessing you don't remember Haulstead. :P

    http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/04/14/willie-haulstead-drawing-attention-with-big-catches-at-bombers-mini-camp

    I see now who you are talking about. What DID happen to him? I like the comment at the end about Marve.

     

     

    I suppose now, he'll just go down as the oldest looking 24 year old in the history of the world.

     

    Warchant-WillieHaulsteadTalksAboutOverco

     

    Seriously. He could be 45.

     

     

    Ummm, have you met Greg Oden... this is him at 20!!

     

     

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