Enough of all the other shenanigans, lets get back to talking all the fantastic football yet to come this weekend, and get the pregame thread rolling....

 

42 minutes ago, James said:

Can someone please explain yo me why they are sitting Johnson? Is he injured?

There was some. Mention of that being a possibility because he wasn't practicing earlier in the week. But, it might also be because of Ogopogo, simple as that... 

@DougBrown97

Off to Regina today to explore the suggestion that a 4 & 4 football team can somehow be the best in pro-football.

 

Oh how I do love this man.... 

1 hour ago, Noeller said:

@DougBrown97

Off to Regina today to explore the suggestion that a 4 & 4 football team can somehow be the best in pro-football.

 

Oh how I do love this man.... 

His annual troll on Rider fans is becoming one of my favourite things about the LDC.

 

I fearlessly predict that if the Bombers win tomorrow, they will sweep the series.

Watching the Edm game this afternoon.... Man, I really wish we weren't sitting Poop... 

 

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23 hours ago, IC Khari said:

Doesn't matter how the Riders are playing leading into this thing, this is the LDC and the Bombers have only won 3 of these games since 2000! Trepidation is a normal reaction for a Bomber fan on this weekend. That being said, I think we smoke em this year

If we are trotting out history as a means of measuring the outcome of this game, then i offer up Matty ice's 7-0 record against the riders. 

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Can't wait for tomorrow. Going to grill some steaks with my Rider friend and hopefully watch the Bombers destroy the filthy Riders. We've turned a corner as  franchise; these are games we should expect to win.

Bombers win both games. 

Its Kevin Glenn. 

Speaking of Matt Nichols. It's time to recognize and celebrate... 

#TodayInBlueBomberHistory

Sept 2, 2015 - the #Bombers acquire QB Matt Nichols from Edmonton.

#MattyIce #ForTheW #OnceABomberAlwaysABomber

A win tomorrow would be a great celebration...

7 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

Speaking of Matt Nichols. It's time to recognize and celebrate... 

#TodayInBlueBomberHistory

Sept 2, 2015 - the #Bombers acquire QB Matt Nichols from Edmonton.

#MattyIce #FortHew #OnceABomberAlwaysABomber

A win tomorrow would be a great celebration...

Fixed.... 

7 hours ago, James said:

Can someone please explain yo me why they are sitting Johnson? Is he injured?

Well... Last game he played he took a couple bad penalties but like Thorpe... Appears to be a bit banged up..  Guy is a good player... And will be good but keep in mind hes a rookie to the CFL..  I kind of feel tho that they realize they have perhaps a decision to make on OKP and are giving him a couple games to show if hes worth keeping. 

I really like that we are resting the rooks a bit. They will benefit a lot from resting up and watching a couple games

22 hours ago, O2L said:

He's replacing Thorpe. So Denmark, Dressler, Adams, Lankford, Feoli-Gudino (and Harris/Flanders)

Actually Thorpe replaced Washington as a starter

It started as Adams, Denmark, Dressler, Washington and Feoli...With Lankford as DI

Lankford stayed in and took Dresslers starting position and Flanders took his DI spot.

I myself would use Conteh and Banning as a rotation combo for Roc...and Take out Roc and one of Opo/Jfeffcoat and dress Poop and Thorpe....that would give us the best line-up

Jones could come in and do just fine as the extra db in lieu of Roc

Happy game day, everyone!

#FortHew

I can't remember where, but I read the Riders will be wearing throwback uniforms today...?or was it the Riders ARE uniformly throwbacks? ?or was it anything that they throw at us, we'll throwback better?

Geez, this memory of mine...

First Labour  day I'm  gonna miss  in  5 years. Really miss the beaking. 

10 minutes ago, Noeller said:

#FortHew

#Medlockforthewin

8 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

#Medlockforthewin

I love  that  we have a clutch fg kicker but would  love it even  more (as would my blood pressuer) if we just converted  a ton of touchdowns in the red zone. 

Just now, Fraser said:

I love  that  we have a clutch fg kicker but would  love it even  more (as would my blood pressure if we just converted  a ton of touchdowns in the red zone. 

We know that we have as good a place-kicker as has ever played in the CFL, and if the Bombers could cash in more than half their red-zone chances, they would be near-unbeatable.  I hope that Walters, O'Shea and LaPolice are going to tweak something to make that happen.

listened to a podcast on CKRM with someone named Derek Taylor, who said that Nichols is playing over his head, and if they get pressure on him he folds.

Hard to grasp what it is that these people can't understand about Nichols.