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That's the difference here unfortunately. How many of you were at the 2003 West Semi in Wpg?
We lost that game, but my bitterness towards rider fans, not the team stems from that game. I've never seen so many down right rude, disgusting trolls in the stands who literally were getting ejected for being vulgar and starting fights (around alot of kids I might add). 

1 or 2 the whole game? I can understand. But 10+ is out of hand. 
Pretty sure we all rib in good nature but it's the idiots with the manure in the bags (and their mouths) that give the rest of them a bad name. 

I can only do so much while I wait in anticipation for Sunday. 
Four to Five times per year I'm insanely excited about bomber football. Like flying out of my pants excited.
Season Opener - yay! Home Game that I come to visit! Labour Day Classic (even though we usually suck the big one) Banjo Bowl (woo woo banjo pickin inbreds!) PLayoffs To top it off, we play the Ride-Tards on sunday. No shortage of joking with opposing fans (many of whom are my friends) and nervous anticipation. 
6 sleeps. 6 LONG sleeps. 

We win on Sunday, I sense this is our year. We have the players. We have the coaching. We have the smash mouth attitude on the field.
Lets get it done boys!
What are YOU doing to pass the time?

That's the difference here unfortunately. How many of you were at the 2003 West Semi in Wpg?
We lost that game, but my bitterness towards rider fans, not the team stems from that game. I've never seen so many down right rude, disgusting trolls in the stands who literally were getting ejected for being vulgar and starting fights (around alot of kids I might add). 

1 or 2 the whole game? I can understand. But 10+ is out of hand. 
Pretty sure we all rib in good nature but it's the idiots with the manure in the bags (and their mouths) that give the rest of them a bad name. 

This *IS* the grey cup. Anything past this for us is a bonus. 
 

Queue the rider trolls crying conspiracy. 
No better time than now to kick their a55e5 and send them out to the fields to finish harvesting. Banjo picking inbreds!

You tell him FunknFlex! These fake accounts from Rider trolls are almost as annoying as their telethons and cries that Jones is 100% truthful. 

That was an awesome year and game.
I still have the game on VHS, along with the West Final (in BC), the Schenley awards, the Brock Busters video, plus the homecoming parade / party at the old barn (Winnipeg Arena).
Either way, we need to run through the prairies to take the cup. Wins in Calgary, Regina and Edmonton in no particular order. 

You tell him FunknFlex! These fake accounts from Rider trolls are almost as annoying as their telethons and cries that Jones is 100% truthful. 

This. And to say Jones doesn't lie... well...
Can't wait for riders to get their asses handed to them. Tick tock, tick tock, golf season starts soon. 

LOL the irony of Jones saying win with some class. He's the biggest douchebag pretty much worldwide. 

This. 
 
Your QB is made of glass. Your defense, is loaded with a55. 
Show us a shutout and then we can talk. Can't wait to kick your a55e5 at mosaic. 

Honestly playoffs will be a new season.
1) Semi Final - November 10th. If we go into Mosaic, it will likely be cold. If we go into Ottawa or Hamilton, same possibility. BC is the only place whether won't factor at all
2) Division Final - November 17th - Cold no matter where it is. 
3) Grey Cup - November 24th - freezing cold Edmonton igloo. (Remember 1984 anyone?)
Much like last night, those games are going to be about who makes the most turnovers, and big plays.
 
Offense wins games. Defense wins championships.
 
No stupid mistakes, with the threats we have, we have a good shot. Just hopefully the next goose egg we lay is either next week in Edmonton, or next summer in the pre season...

No more Reilly deep balls. No more flukey catches. No more Williams. No more Hazelton. No more Walker may be back for the playoffs. No more beating up the Gatorade by Maas. No more throwing his headset. Esks… Gone. Gone. Gone.  I love it. 

Lay off the weed and get on the scotch.
 
GO BLUE!

Lay off the weed and get on the scotch.
 
GO BLUE!

If Streveler would have been starting our record would be worse off. He's still a young guy, who takes alot of chances like Manziel.
Sure he's faster on his feet, but alot of his big run plays and whatnot have been designed plays, not broken plays that he made into something else.
My gut says he would throw up a ton of interceptions and we'd lose some close ones.
Give him a few years and he will be solid. 

I'm still not sure why the league doesn't track "arrests per team". Riders would be leading that stat by far 

Yep, same here. We have plans to retire on our own terms, not the banks. The downturn sucks, but those of us who braced and prepped for it are coming out stronger. 

Speed,
People don't need credit because everything is expensive. People can choose what to use and whatnot. Ignoring the obvious socio-economic factors that minimum wage, etc could impact, I'm referring to middle of the road, blue collar / white collar jobs, sub 100K salary (let's say 50K even). 

We run our house with a tight ship. If we need it today it's an emergency, otherwise we buy when it's on sale, or order from amazon to save money. We plan trips around timings that cost less, watch for seat sales, etc. We don't shop high end grocery stores --- we watch the flyers and buy bulk. It's afforded us to literally buy organic for the important stuff (milk, fruits, veggies), and buy quality meats, because we buy half a cow at a time, or we buy in bulk with other friends. 

If you saw our income you'd be shocked how we manage. We run a tight ship, but it's a choice. We still take family vacations, we still do sports, we still do everything else, but what we don't do is $5 coffees every day, $40 ATM withdrawals for random expenses we can't track, etc. 

If we have clutter that we don't need, we sell it on kijiji. If we're doing a reno, we manage it ourselves and hunt down the trades ourselves. 

Yes, I deal with the same taxes you do. Honestly I work with probably 150+ clients (personal and business) and see the difference between those who are intentional, and those who run paycheque to paycheque. Those who run paycheque to paycheque don't think about how they're spending --- I see it on their bank statements. Liquor stores, constant fast food, etc. 

Yes I'm generalising, but my experience has shown that the middle class if they manage their "home" right (barring the rare emergency) can save, spend less, still live a good life, and retire reasonably comfortably. 

Walmart is still walmart. You can still buy reasonably priced goods. Value village has great clothing at affordable prices. The average middle class family, with middle class income, shouldn't have a problem living if they are *INTENTIONAL* about how they manage their finances. 
I would argue this one until I'm blue in the teeth. Sorry. 
 

I still don't get why people live like this. I carry a mortgage (with a good chunk of equity), and an LOC for an emergency. Charge everything to my cards and pay it off in full every month. Agressively paying down the mortgage and choosing not to have all the toys now (buy a car 2-3 years old instead of new so someone else can pay the depreciation), then drive it into the ground.

Easiest way to retire is have no mortgage. By the time you've paid off your mortgage your housing costs are dirt cheap --- utilities / insurance and maybe property tax, which honestly a small pension can cover. Even if you work part time, you can survive on way less than normal. 

We're in an age though where everyone wants instant gratification. $1000 cell phones and $100 plans. $90 internet. Come on... find the cheaper route and make it work and then live like a hog when everyone is struggling to retire.

I still don't get why people live like this. I carry a mortgage (with a good chunk of equity), and an LOC for an emergency. Charge everything to my cards and pay it off in full every month. Agressively paying down the mortgage and choosing not to have all the toys now (buy a car 2-3 years old instead of new so someone else can pay the depreciation), then drive it into the ground.

Easiest way to retire is have no mortgage. By the time you've paid off your mortgage your housing costs are dirt cheap --- utilities / insurance and maybe property tax, which honestly a small pension can cover. Even if you work part time, you can survive on way less than normal. 

We're in an age though where everyone wants instant gratification. $1000 cell phones and $100 plans. $90 internet. Come on... find the cheaper route and make it work and then live like a hog when everyone is struggling to retire.

Agreed.
The simulation is predicting based on how we are playing that we will win the next two games (shows us 11-7) and then storm through to the GC. AMusing.
Not even looking past friday. Too many moving parts. We control our destiny, but one win at a time please. 
 

Go Green & White - "I hope in the off-season we go get Strevler. He has the heart of a Rider."

Stats don't win championships. Scoring points and winning games does.

Just ask the stampeders how much stats have helped them in the grey cup the last few years. Not one bit. 
I could care less if matt throws for 150 or 700 yards, I care at the end of the day that we have the W.
 
But back on topic. 
 
RIDERS SUCK!

Well it's not like we can go on your board and insult your team because your mods are trigger happy at the sight of pretty much anyone making fun of your corndogs.