As you make your way down to IGF today for the game, you may notice some new changes around the building done to help enhance the overall game day experience.

Some of the changes include:

Viewing Decks  New "viewing decks" located in the north and south main concourse level that will allow those who like to stand and socialize the opportunity to do so without impeding traffic.  Roughly 400 seats were removed to accommodate the new decks and will allow for lighter congestion during bu  sy times. 

Concession Combos  In addition to new food items starting as low as $4.00, the various in-stadium concessions are now serving combo meals which include various food items AND chips/fries AND a soft drink.  Combo meals get you everything together and save you a few bucks.

Larger Video Screen  While the overall videoboard screen size has remained the same, the size of the actual viewing space has increased somewhat significantly.  Not only that, but various ads have been removed, and the live stats section has been enhanced adding to a much cleaner and overall more attractive look.

Fan Services Booths  New booths with field turf flooring will be located inside Gates 1 and 3 and outside Gate 4.  Here you will be able to get gameday information, directions to any sections or concessions,  get information about upcoming promos and purchase season and single game tickets.

Skip the Dishes Social Wall  You will now see large screen TVs in a few spots called the "Social Wall" which will house all Blue Bomber related social media tweets and Instagram posts.  

New Transit Corridor (Effective July 7th)  One of the most significant changes this season will be the how transit and park and ride buses will arrive at the stadium.  No longer will buses be dropping off fans on Chancellor Matheson Rd and now using the new corridor. Fans will then be able to enter into the stadium via Gate 3 or Gate 4.  The new corridor will take the buses away from Chancellor Matheson and allow for better traffic flow before and after the game. 

If you have any questions about any of these changes, or anything else that you may see at the stadium, please don't hesitate to let me know.  See you at the game!

Yep, I understand why the club does it the way they do so I appreciate the new upgraded version. 

I'm not sure if it's possible to toggle between modes, but it would be nice to see replays in full screen mode so we really get a good look then switch back to the usual mode with the stats & stuff for live play.  That, for me, would be the best of both worlds.

One thing that bothers me when I'm at a game is that when the visiting team makes field goal or PAT, the stadium announcer says that the kick is good... when the visiting team scores points it is not good for us, so it would make more sense if he said that it was successful.

32 minutes ago, Sard said:

One thing that bothers me when I'm at a game is that when the visiting team makes field goal or PAT, the stadium announcer says that the kick is good... when the visiting team scores points it is not good for us, so it would make more sense if he said that it was successful.

Sigh... Seriously?

Saying the kick is good is the correct nomenclature and isn't meant to imply anything except the fact the kick was successfully made. It's no different than when the announcer says the exact same thing on TV/radio.

I like the new $10 bottomless popcorn bucket. I just wish it was easier to find... What is it one concession per level / side?

2 minutes ago, GCJenks said:

I like the new $10 bottomless popcorn bucket. I just wish it was easier to find... What is it one concession per level / side?

Really?  So you just go back and get it re-filled?

They should do a $10 bottomless beer bucket.

On ‎6‎/‎16‎/‎2017 at 1:00 PM, bigg jay said:

Yep, I understand why the club does it the way they do so I appreciate the new upgraded version. 

I'm not sure if it's possible to toggle between modes, but it would be nice to see replays in full screen mode so we really get a good look then switch back to the usual mode with the stats & stuff for live play.  That, for me, would be the best of both worlds.

Agree with this. Not sure if it is that easy to do but would be the best of both worlds as you typically are watching the game live and not the screen. But during replays full screen makes sense. Bigg Jay can you please bring this up at the next executive meeting with the club?

1 hour ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Sigh... Seriously?

Saying the kick is good is the correct nomenclature and isn't meant to imply anything except the fact the kick was successfully made. It's no different than when the announcer says the exact same thing on TV/radio.

I agree that it's fine to be said on TV/radio because in general they don't have a side that they are cheering for, in the stadium though, they do have a favoured team.

4 minutes ago, Sard said:

I agree that it's fine to be said on TV/radio because in general they don't have a side that they are cheering for, in the stadium though, they do have a favoured team.

So, CJOB doesn't have a favoured team...?

As I said, saying the kick is good is the correct nomenclature and isn't meant to imply anything except the fact the kick was successfully made.

Edited June 19, 20178 yr by blue_gold_84

"And Paredes' kick is up....and it's good - which is bad! But it's good!"

Yep, no issues here.

The only thing that you will see full screen is taped material, if they could show live full screen or replays they would once i a while you would think. Maybe has to to do with the equipment used in house maybe not only the Bombers know but everybody around the league uses there video much better than we do.

22 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

So, CJOB doesn't have a favoured team...?

As I said, saying the kick is good is the correct nomenclature and isn't meant to imply anything except the fact the kick was successfully made.

Agreed that CJOB would have a favoured team as well.

15 minutes ago, Nash00 said:

"And Paredes' kick is up....and it's good - which is bad! But it's good!"

Yep, no issues here.

"And Paredes' kick is up.... and it's successful"

 

Anyways, wasn't looking to pick a fight, just making an observation.

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Anyways, wasn't looking to pick a fight, just making an observation.

Don't worry it's all successful! ?

What do architects have against concession room?

5 hours ago, Bomber_fanaddict said:

Bigg Jay can you please bring this up at the next executive meeting with the club?

I'll have it added to the agenda!

On ‎2017‎-‎06‎-‎15 at 4:28 PM, TrueBlue said:

Concession Combos  In addition to new food items starting as low as $4.00, the various in-stadium concessions are now serving combo meals which include various food items AND chips/fries AND a soft drink.  Combo meals get you everything together and save you a few bucks.

You can now get poutine as part of a combo but it does not include and extra side of fries, which other combos do.  I think you just get the poutine and a drink.

Patron in front of me at the concession stand to the staff: Who orders poutine without french fires? What, you just get cheese and gravy?

The staff were confused and didn't follow what he was saying.

I had explain to him that the poutine had fries but you didn't get an extra side of fries, like you do with other combos.

I thought it was obvious.

17 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

What do architects have against concession room?

If you recall the architect was not experienced in stadium design so mistakes were made but hey we got the cheapest stadium possible so why complain? 

1 hour ago, JCon said:

You can now get poutine as part of a combo but it does not include and extra side of fries, which other combos do.  I think you just get the poutine and a drink.

Patron in front of me at the concession stand to the staff: Who orders poutine without french fires? What, you just get cheese and gravy?

The staff were confused and didn't follow what he was saying.

I had explain to him that the poutine had fries but you didn't get an extra side of fries, like you do with other combos.

I thought it was obvious.

Should be blatantly obvious... A poutine without fries isn't. A. Poutine.

True story: at our preseason game guy in front of me in line asked if their putin had cheese and gravy. 

... I'm thinking, "no genius, it's fries and ketchup". 

3 minutes ago, Jimmy Pop said:

True story: at our preseason game guy in front of me in line asked if their putin had cheese and gravy. 

... I'm thinking, "no genius, it's fries and ketchup". 

4 minutes ago, Atomic said:

That's how he pronounced it! Hahaha I get it's the "right" way. But if you're anglophone it sounds silly.

On 6/19/2017 at 2:55 PM, Bomber_fanaddict said:

Agree with this. Not sure if it is that easy to do but would be the best of both worlds as you typically are watching the game live and not the screen. But during replays full screen makes sense. Bigg Jay can you please bring this up at the next executive meeting with the club?

I think it is easy to do. It is just a matter of zooming in and showing the resulting cropped view.

However that view would not always make sense. Important information could be lost due to the cropping.

The problem is that the feed is delivered at a 16:9 aspect ratio. The full board at IGF is around 37:9.

Anyone can try to imagine this. On a tv, block off 25% of the screen from the top down and 25% from the bottom up. Then watch some replays. That is the resulting view if expanded to the 37:9 ratio.

 

Edited June 20, 20178 yr by ladybug

27 minutes ago, ladybug said:

I think it is easy to do. It is just a matter of zooming in and showing the resulting cropped view.

However that view would not always make sense. Important information could be lost due to the cropping.

The problem is that the feed is delivered at a 16:9 aspect ratio. The full board at IGF is around 37:9.

Anyone can try to imagine this. On a tv, block off 25% of the screen from the top down and 25% from the bottom up. Then watch some replays. That is the resulting view if expanded to the 37:9 ratio.

So what idiot bought a board with such a ridiculous aspect ratio?

2 hours ago, Atomic said:

So what idiot bought a board with such a ridiculous aspect ratio?

I expect it was always meant to be a multi-functional board.

It is probably being used as intended.

This is not uncommon. Many stadiums have installed boards that are wider than 16:9 and use the remaining space for information other than replays.

On 6/20/2017 at 3:54 PM, Atomic said:

So what idiot bought a board with such a ridiculous aspect ratio?

What, you've never bought questionable items just because they were on sale?

1 hour ago, TrueBlue said:

What, you've never bought questionable items just because they were on sale?

Isn't that the whole premise of garage sales?