Game day thread: Ottawa QuarterBLACKS vs Bomber BYES

So we are all wondering what the defensive line is gonna look like but does it matter against a third string quarterback?

Time to shake off the rust from the bye week or shall we say the Bombers have all healed up from their little nicks. I doubt if they have forgotten how to play .... as much as the players may be chomping at the bit to get going,  I think we as fans are far more anxious than the players to see the game underway.

We are likely to see a defensive line that has 2 international defensive ends and one international defensive tackle. That means that Corney, Thomas and who knows who else will be platooning. I personally don't see many other changes. It will be interesting to see who gets the start, Knox or Santos Knox at linebacker. At safety Jones or Loffler ... maybe a little experimenting with where to put Loffler but probably not.

Other than that I think Michael O'Shea will be standing pat tonight - - and that feels like a habit - - if it ain't broke don't fix it.

Game day - Yahoo !!!!!

Edited September 22, 20178 yr by BigBlue

Just now, 17to85 said:

Rye is pretty harsh in general to drink straight up. It's not exactly the expensive scotches or something we're talking about. 

totally agree... i'm a spirits guy and rye still makes me cringe when I drink it without mix.  doesn't matter if its shots or sips.. its always cringe-worthy.   I don't gag like some do or retch... but definitely feel it.

Just now, SPuDS said:

totally agree... i'm a spirits guy and rye still makes me cringe when I drink it without mix.  doesn't matter if its shots or sips.. its always cringe-worthy.   I don't gag like some do or retch... but definitely feel it.

The better rye is easy to drink straight, if you sip it and don't shoot it.  Give Wiser Legacy a try.

Northern Harvest is more of a scotch than a rye, so slightly easier to drink straight up than regular rye.... Definitely a sipping drink, and nothing wrong with adding a bit of water to tone it down a bit.

3 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

The better rye is easy to drink straight, if you sip it and don't shoot it.  Give Wiser Legacy a try.

My favourite is Canadian Club Chairman's Select (100% Rye).  I can't imagine not drinking it straight.

Straight rye, with a bit of water is how I drink the stuff.

Like it that way for some reason.

3 feathers is my brand. (have not seen  that since the sixties)

Edited September 22, 20178 yr by Mark F

3 minutes ago, Mark F said:

Straight rye, with a bit of water is how I drink the stuff.

Like it that way for some reason.

Because you're a wild man!

1 minute ago, Atomic said:

Because you're a wild man!

   definitely had a few moments.      in days long gone by.

Edited September 22, 20178 yr by Mark F

5 minutes ago, Sard said:

Northern Harvest is more of a scotch than a rye, so slightly easier to drink straight up than regular rye.... Definitely a sipping drink, and nothing wrong with adding a bit of water to tone it down a bit.

That's a good one, Forty Creek Copper Pot is also decent but my favourite is Wisers Lot 40 which is just as good as Scotch at half the price.

Forty Creek Water splash of Pepsi for colour

Any word on the crowd for tonight? Usually if its good, Darren Cameron trumpets it on Twitter, but I've heard nothing so far.

 

Just now, Super Duper Negatron said:

Any word on the crowd for tonight? Usually if its good, Darren Cameron trumpets it on Twitter, but I've heard nothing so far.

Usually takes some prodding of Darren Cameron on twitter.   Sorry, I've been distracted from the game at work    :/ 

 

 

 

Lapo was tweeting about wanting to see a decent walk up crowd tonight, so I'm thinking numbers are low due to the weather....

I feel like they haven't pushed this game very much.  They had two weeks to sell it, coming off a huge Banjo Bowl win, for a Friday night game.  But the hype hasn't really been there.  Hoping for a decent crowd.  28k would be nice.

1 minute ago, Atomic said:

I feel like they haven't pushed this game very much.  They had two weeks to sell it, coming off a huge Banjo Bowl win, for a Friday night game.  But the hype hasn't really been there.  Hoping for a decent crowd.  28k would be nice.

In this weather, north of 25k has to be considered a win....

39 minutes ago, SPuDS said:

totally agree... i'm a spirits guy and rye still makes me cringe when I drink it without mix.  doesn't matter if its shots or sips.. its always cringe-worthy.   I don't gag like some do or retch... but definitely feel it.

Rum-de-dum-dum

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

From Lindley's wiki page:     Lindley threw his first career touchdown pass to Michael Floyd, ending an NFL record 228 pass attempts without a touchdown to start his career

 

Hopefully Lindley won't get any TD passes tonite...

I'm looking for a good sized Bomber win.  40 to 17.

Edited September 22, 20178 yr by blueingreenland

Unless this ends b4 7... Id expect a delay. Lightning over here a bit. Quite a bit actually

Edited September 22, 20178 yr by Goalie

This rain is the curse of Hewie the Moose. RIP

4 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Thank you ollie williams.  

Its just rain now and wind but who knows near IGF. 

@CFL
GAME UPDATE: The start of @Wpg_BlueBombers & @REDBLACKS game has been delayed to 8:20 ET.

2 minutes ago, Noeller said:

@CFL
GAME UPDATE: The start of @Wpg_BlueBombers & @REDBLACKS game has been delayed to 8:20 ET.

Cause it's raining? That's ******* stupid

Just now, 17to85 said:

Cause it's raining? That's ******* stupid

My guess is it is for the fans coming to the game....  it's Winnipeg.  Once a touch of rain hits the streets for some reason the city slows down to a crawl and you can add an additional 30 minutes for any drive around town.