Poor starts...what poor starts?
Walker big hit on first D play.....
2nd play...Jeffcoat drops way back in coverage.....
Durant misses him.....and gets picked off
Hitch to Adams....3 yd TD run by Harris..under 3min. in...
D gets stop but Corney gets hands to face call.....
Stefan Logan gets outside for good gain....
....then ROC called for PI in the end zone...MOS loses challenge...
ball on the 1.  Als punch it in....
So-so kick return, holding penalty then backfield mix up......
Bomber O back to their first quarter ways....
Westerman takes roughing call on Durant...
...who promptly throws TD pass to Cunningham...
Is there some reason we play 6 yds off of receivers in the RED ZONE???
14-7 Montreal....Bombers taken 4 crucial penalties already....
Much better punting from Medlock, so far...
Bombers getting pressures...but Durant putting ball on the money..
Huge sack from the odious Mr. Johnson....
Oh, THAT poor start.....33 net yards in first Q, and 3 first downs.
Dressler horse collared by the even more odious Cox...looks hurt...
Tough sledding for Harris on the run....but some big-time effort.
...followed by pass to Harris.....more effort....
...and Nichols finding something fresh in Denmark, over the middle.  TD.
Bombers getting pretty good heat on Durant...but he hangs in there....
...against our zone D...that is all you have to do..
Bede short punt.  Medlock 48 yd attempt hits the post.....
Charmin soft coverage in Bomber back 7....
E. Jackson beats Randle on the post....perfect TD toss from Durant
Who is 18-22 -198 at the half.   D on pace for their 400 passing yds against....
Nichols misses on consecutive passes.....some boos ensue...
Bomber O 106 yds at the half.
Nice return from Logan....dumb out of bounds penalty....
....sets up Bede FG....... 24-14 at the half
Lankford draws chintzy PI on long pass....
Harris in the flat....Harris in the flat again.....
LaFevor sneaks for first down.....stays in....
....then scores on 10 yd keeper.
Some Montreal fullback type takes short pass....
...and runs right over 2 Bomber defenders for 40 yds..
Bede 35 yd FG  27-21 Montreal....
Westerman seems to be really in gear now.....
Jeffcoat and Thomas crunch Durant in the pocket...
Harris catching more passes, Lankford a couple...
Medlock FG makes it 27-24 Montreal
Jeffcoat drills Durant but gets tagged with bang-bang penalty
An AL brushes Nichols with two fingers...Nichols wins Academy Award....
This officiating has folks ...shaking their heads in the stands, both ways....
Lankford doing nice fill in for Dressler......
Nichols bombs away down the sideline....perfect pass to Adams..
Medlock makes 27-27......another barn burner, upcoming....
This guy Jeffcoat.... is not coming out of lineup anytime soon....
Durant hits receiver on broken play...Loffler knocks ball out....
...ball hits right on sideline ...TJ Cunningham picks it up....all the way to the 1
Bombers stuff back to back runs....MTL settles for FG.   30-27
Harris catches, Harris runs.  Medlock MISSES 39 yd FG attempt!
Will Justin be the goat?   2 misses for the automated one.
Durant completes 3 passes..... Bede makes it 33-28.  6 min. left.
Nichols drilled on blitz...takes another heavy hit on next play....
Rutley busts a run outside....Logan busts the exact same play...
Not excited about our linebackers, tonight....
Logan busts the next play INSIDE and runs for the TD.   40-28 ALs
A full Bomber payload of missed tackles tonight.....
Who needs Sutton, against this D....
...which looks like Chrissie Hynde's backing band...
Looking inept on both sides of ball in crunch time.....
.....stands emptying out in a hurry.....
Montreal in prevent D, anticipating victory.....
You know what they say about that.....
Nichols keeps popping away...and hits Lankford with TD pass. 40-35
The ole onside kick..47 sec left....and it is PERFECT.  Alexander recovers...
Als might want to use their last timeout.....their D looks pretty blown..
Nichols sacked...but Montreal.... roughing... the... passer.
Nichols hits Adams down to the 15.....with 16 sec left...
Matt scrambles out of the pocket...eludes couple of tacklers...
....down to the 1.  with time for one play...
It has to be Harris.   It is Harris..   TOUCHDOWN!!!!
On-field call is review.   Still a TOUCHDOWN!!
Down 12 with 1: 40 left?  What the hell!
Give up 500 yds on D?  And WIN.
15 first downs for Bombers in final quarter....
Improbable....unreal....and absurd....
Kind of like my gin drinking...

 

 

13 minutes ago, Stickem said:

..'It was Jingle Balls in the stretch and down to the wire...and I'm not touching that with a ten foot pole" ...Quite a character was ol Jack

Heard this joke yesterday on a country radio station from N Dakota:

"It was so hot out today, the squirrels were putting sunscreen on their nuts"

 

9 minutes ago, ddanger said:

I'm going to go on a little rant here......

In my section on the west side I sit with a group of STH's who have been together since the old place. My irritation with their negativity is beginning to get to the point where I'm thinking about moving to a different section. Last night the people behind me, who know more than the coach and gm, were unreal. Bitching about the offence, the defence, the coaching, and of course the ref's. Even after a good play they seemed to be able to find a reason to complain.

Man I was happy when the left, and I gotta say even happier when we won!! Next home game I'm going to tell them to leave even earlier, cause it's clearly beneficial to the team!!

I guess I just feel like we're supposed to be fans, so let's cheer on the team. If nothing they do is going to make you happy, then don't bother coming.

I feel your pain.  We had a group of STH's like that, right behind us the last couple years & they either moved or didn't renew this year so I've been happy about that.  We lost them but gained one new guy who is just as bad.  He bailed early last night too so i hope he keeps it going!

21 minutes ago, ddanger said:

I'm going to go on a little rant here......

In my section on the west side I sit with a group of STH's who have been together since the old place. My irritation with their negativity is beginning to get to the point where I'm thinking about moving to a different section. Last night the people behind me, who know more than the coach and gm, were unreal. Bitching about the offence, the defence, the coaching, and of course the ref's. Even after a good play they seemed to be able to find a reason to complain.

Man I was happy when the left, and I gotta say even happier when we won!! Next home game I'm going to tell them to leave even earlier, cause it's clearly beneficial to the team!!

I guess I just feel like we're supposed to be fans, so let's cheer on the team. If nothing they do is going to make you happy, then don't bother coming.

Highlighted your first mistake... hasn't anyone ever told you that the west side sucks?

I'm in 209 and I've got one guy near me who was biatching about Richie Hall for most of the game, but generally the rest of the guys in that group have been pretty reasonable.  Not always looking for the negative at least.

1 hour ago, ddanger said:

I'm going to go on a little rant here......

In my section on the west side I sit with a group of STH's who have been together since the old place. My irritation with their negativity is beginning to get to the point where I'm thinking about moving to a different section. Last night the people behind me, who know more than the coach and gm, were unreal. Bitching about the offence, the defence, the coaching, and of course the ref's. Even after a good play they seemed to be able to find a reason to complain.

Man I was happy when the left, and I gotta say even happier when we won!! Next home game I'm going to tell them to leave even earlier, cause it's clearly beneficial to the team!!

I guess I just feel like we're supposed to be fans, so let's cheer on the team. If nothing they do is going to make you happy, then don't bother coming.

Have got the same thing in our section.

Nothing like an aging population who hasn't seen much winning in 25 years.. Man were on the right track it's there! We were 11-7 last season and could/should be 4-1 to start the season but people are acting like we were 3-15 last season and winless to start the season. I get the frustration but if you can't see the good things unfolding infront of you.. I don't know what to tell you. Our club could play  and win against anybody.

17 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

Nothing like an aging population who hasn't seen much winning in 25 years.. Man were on the right track it's there! We were 11-7 last season and could/should be 4-1 to start the season but people are acting like we were 3-15 last season and winless to start the season. I get the frustration but if you can't see the good things unfolding infront of you.. I don't know what to tell you. Our club could play  and win against anybody.

17to85 and I were just saying this.....good things comin', boys.....good things comin'......

No matter how much kvetching, any fan who shows up and pays their money has the right to vent. God knows, the team has played poorly enough on occasion to warrant the complaints. When fans do not care enough to complain, the team is in deep trouble.

Hilarious calls in on 1290 Hustler today at 5:30.... a lot of them were people guffawing cause they stayed when the whiners left.

One guy said he's going to offer to buy the season tickets from the whiner sitting beside him... LOL!

Says he'll have no trouble selling them to his friends.

Hustler was laughing at the people who phoned in, that left early. I am now a complete Hustler fan.

Edited July 28, 20178 yr by Mark F

2 minutes ago, Mark F said:

Hilarious calls in on 1290 Hustler today at 5:30.... a lot of them about people guffawing cause they stayed when the whiners left.

One guy said he's going to offer the season tickets from the whiner sitting beside him... LOL!

Says he'll have no trouble selling them to his friends.

awesome -- I loved that MOS took a not-so-thinly-veiled shot at the people leaving early last night. Kudos to everyone who stayed. It's the CFL for f*ck sakes.....anything can, and has, happen(ed)...

There was a game way back when, so I'm just guessing, they succesfully made two onside kicks in the last few minutes, I think. I think Joe Pop was involved somehow. and won the game.

14 minutes ago, Mark F said:

There was a game way back when, so I'm just guessing, they succesfully made two onside kicks in the last few minutes, I think. I think Joe Pop was involved somehow. and won the game.

Is that the one where he kicked it and recovered it himself? I have heard this story from my aunt, but was too young to remember it myself....

35 minutes ago, tracker said:

No matter how much kvetching, any fan who shows up and pays their money has the right to vent. God knows, the team has played poorly enough on occasion to warrant the complaints. When fans do not care enough to complain, the team is in deep trouble.

I get that but to yell negativity the entire game really gets on my nevers especially when most of it is unfounded. 

44 minutes ago, tracker said:

No matter how much kvetching, any fan who shows up and pays their money has the right to vent. God knows, the team has played poorly enough on occasion to warrant the complaints. When fans do not care enough to complain, the team is in deep trouble.

That's actually an interesting point to highlight the diversity of how 'fans' approach the game.

17 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Is that the one where he kicked it and recovered it himself? I have heard this story from my aunt, but was too young to remember it myself....

I believe that was the game where Poplawski kicked the ball left-footed, because he was soccer savvy, and it was totally unexpected. We recovered and went on to win that game.

23 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Is that the one where he kicked it and recovered it himself? I have heard this story from my aunt, but was too young to remember it myself....

do not remember its so long ago, but, it was as crazy as the game last night.

unrelated, hot weather, clear sky, Corydon avenue will be crawling with young folk  tonight.

Edited July 28, 20178 yr by Mark F

42 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

I believe that was the game where Poplawski kicked the ball left-footed, because he was soccer savvy, and it was totally unexpected. We recovered and went on to win that game.

Yup, walked up to the ball as a right legger, then popped it left footed, right into Gord Patterson's arms, down the sideline.   That might of been the first time I spilled gin, in my lap....

2 hours ago, Mr Dee said:

I believe that was the game where Poplawski kicked the ball left-footed, because he was soccer savvy, and it was totally unexpected. We recovered and went on to win that game.

That's the one I heard about... He walked up like he was gonna kick right footed and ended up kicking to the other side with his left, and totally fooled the other team. Man I'd live to have seen that... 

Just watched the game...

- DL and OL very very good - that's how you win

- Hurl is still a weak point - still has no closing speed and guaranteed to for a handful of really bad reads each game - Labbe 2.0

- Nichols throwing off his back foot a lot... wonder if he doesn't have a minor injury... 

- Oshea continues to makes strange coaching decisions, Hall continues to play soft and Lapo calls conservative

- John Bowman read Lapo's playbook 

- Our DL cover better than Carmichael but boundary so locked down that Randle fell asleep

- Kevin Fogg is healthy and not starting?

- Lapo still stuck on the hooks and curls...

- Loffler is just so so good

- Bomber O does well with hurry up - maybe because Nichols is calling plays?

- Again... if Harris stays healthy, this is a grey cup contender - he is the heart and soul of this team

- Ridiculously fun team to watch, Osh may not be the best coach but they've got his work ethic

 

 

6 hours ago, Mr Dee said:

I believe that was the game where Poplawski kicked the ball left-footed, because he was soccer savvy, and it was totally unexpected. We recovered and went on to win that game.

Yes.

In many ways a very similar ending. Bombers down by 12. Scored twice in the last 62 seconds. Onside kick leads to the second score.

Weird thing is....a story about that game was written by Mike Sawatsky only a week ago (sorry pay wall here):

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/the-miracle-at-lansdowne-park-435939803.html

 

I watched the game today as well...  I don't understand why people are knocking on LaPo so much...  that first quarter was a dud because they scored on short field,  and the next two drives the  o-line gave Harris zero holes to run into.   As much as the O-line gets its praises... it definitely is struggling on the run blocks and a few completely missed blocks.     

Dear lord the refs throw so many ticky tac flags .... let them play football for the love of God....

The D-line has such a better push this season compared to last it's night and day different.   Unfortunately the soft zone still seems to be useless.  

People knock CarMicheal.... my eyes saw Randle being beat several times.  

The discipline this teams has under O'Shea and the work ethic is night and day different from the Lapo/Burke days.    It doesn't look like the guys are taking any stupid mental penalties (losing their cool like Swaggerville would) and the guys are trying on each play.  

The board knocks Lankford... guy looked way better then Denmark out there tonight.  

Montreal had some key penalties and lucky bounces going their way.   They as well played mistake free football for most of the game.  

This team definitely can win if they can call way more man to man and if the o-line can open some holes for Harris.  

5 hours ago, ladybug said:

Yes.

In many ways a very similar ending. Bombers down by 12. Scored twice in the last 62 seconds. Onside kick leads to the second score.

Weird thing is....a story about that game was written by Mike Sawatsky only a week ago (sorry pay wall here):

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/the-miracle-at-lansdowne-park-435939803.html

 

Thanks a lot, that is such a good article. So much about the camraderie of the players in those days, which I suspect might not be the same now. (I clicked your link and did not get a paywall by the way).

Edited July 29, 20178 yr by Mark F