Training camp is over .... adjustments have been made  and its time for the opening kickoff

Anybody change their minds on how preseason changed their expectations for this year .... Montreal thrashing Ottawa changed mine .... cutting Willy raise my hopes for the Argos .... Edmonton looks stronger than I first thought and Regina even worse

For the first time in years I am forecasting Winnipeg finishes first in the league  .. just an optimistic hunch .... I forecast these final standings:

Winnipeg

Calgary

Vancouver

Edmonton

Ottawa

Montreal

Toronto

Hamilton

Regina

 

 

 

 

The best wild game red meat!!  But a tranked up moose dying in the woods is just sad. 

3 minutes ago, USABomberfan said:

He may be, but he does have a bit of a point.  The funny thing is I was just thinking of Crompton the other day and thinking how much worse the Als got after he left.  And yes, I almost forgot that Reed on top of his other little antics had brought Joe Mack in.  I'll tell ya, at least for as bad as things are in Hamilton, at least Austin is no longer embarrassing them on the sideline.  Right now this circus has gone full tilt and Jim Popp just has to be laughing at the Wetenhalls.

Meh... I'd say the stronger argument to be made is Calvillo retiring with regard to the Alouettes' decline as a top team. Crompton had one somewhat good season in 2014 but was then lousy a year later and then injured. Not sure what karma has to do with anything, that's all.

The Alouettes are a disaster, to be sure.

22 minutes ago, USABomberfan said:

He may be, but he does have a bit of a point.  The funny thing is I was just thinking of Crompton the other day and thinking how much worse the Als got after he left.  And yes, I almost forgot that Reed on top of his other little antics had brought Joe Mack in.  I'll tell ya, at least for as bad as things are in Hamilton, at least Austin is no longer embarrassing them on the sideline.  Right now this circus has gone full tilt and Jim Popp just has to be laughing at the Wetenhalls.

Popp is in no position to laugh at anyone else, he earned his firement.

Edited September 11, 20178 yr by Throw Long Bannatyne

1 minute ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Meh... I'd say the stronger argument to be made is Calvillo retiring with regard to the Alouettes' decline as a top team. Crompton had one somewhat good season in 2014 but was then lousy a year later and then injured. Not sure what karma has to do with anything, that's all.

The Alouettes are a disaster, to be sure.

Well yes Calvillo retiring knocked em off from being an elite unit, but they still were able to make the playoffs the next two years.  They've shown no patience though with developing QBs, and Vernon Adams leaving and being stuck where they are right now is really making that place an unattractive place to play.  They've lived off of a past reputation of being the place where most former college or NFL stars would have picked to land should they find themselves looking at opportunity north of the border, but I think they're going to be looking to stay away from this dumpster fire if wholesale changes aren't made soon.

So glad to see every other team is good against Durant, hopefully he's out of there as starter before the next time we play them.

3 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Popp is in no position to laugh at anyone else, he earned his firement.

I ripped Popp plenty for putting his own interests above the team and deciding he needed to coach em when he should have been focused on just being a GM doing a rebuilding job bringing in young talent instead of grabbing old well-past-their-time players which in part caused MTL's current debacle.  But at least now he has Trestman back, is doing one game better than his old team, and so long as Trestman doesn't walk out on him, I don't think he's going to try to wear 2 hats in Toronto.

Problem is, the Wetenhalls and anyone else firing Popp is just as bad because they should know better than to hire a dud like Reed to take over.  So while Popp had his blame in this, the Montreal BOD is just as bad and as much to blame for this, if not more so, so yeah, Popp can laugh a little.

#FortHeMoose

Trevor Harris, owner of the worlds worst moustache, is out for a "matter of weeks".  Good chance for Drew Tait to drive his stock up. If he even cares.

Edited September 11, 20178 yr by Zontar

1 minute ago, Zontar said:

Trevor Harris, owner of the worlds worst moustache, is out for a "matter of weeks".  Good chance for Drew Tait to drive his stock up. If he even cares.

And Tate was injured just thinking about the prospect of starting again....

http://3downnation.com/2017/09/11/cfl-demoing-footballs-that-would-be-exactly-the-same-as-nfl-balls/

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A new CFL football, identical in size and shape to an NFL ball, is being tested around the league and could possibly be used in game action as soon as next season, per sources.

Each team has samples of the new footballs – distributed in April and kept highly secretive – that are made to the same standards as pigskins used in the NFL. Sources say the move, which could make the balls easier to throw and catch, is being considered in an effort to improve scoring.

“The league has asked teams to help us test different footballs. Before any are put into play, it would need to go through a series of approvals,” a league spokesperson says.

Both leagues have standards for the minimum and maximum size their footballs but the Canadian ball is, generally, slightly larger. If a CFL ball is constructed to the maximum specifications and the NFL ball the minimum, which is how they’re currently made, the Canadian football would be a 1/4 of an inch longer and 1/8 of an inch bigger around.

The new CFL ball would also be closer in size to the balls used in American college football, which have slightly smaller specifications than the NFL.

https://cfldb.ca/faq/equipment/

1 minute ago, blue_gold_84 said:

http://3downnation.com/2017/09/11/cfl-demoing-footballs-that-would-be-exactly-the-same-as-nfl-balls/

https://cfldb.ca/faq/equipment/

Don't suppose this new ball was copied in any way from the New England Patriots' balls ...

2 minutes ago, USABomberfan said:

Don't suppose this new ball was copied in any way from the New England Patriots' balls ...

You mean championship footballs...? 

1 hour ago, blue_gold_84 said:

You mean championship footballs...? *

 

1 minute ago, Gotmilt said:

 

No asterisks in the record books. You know, where it really counts.

A big thumbs up to the new commissioner for taking the time to drive out of town and visit that Bomber fan fighting cancer.    Very classy act by Randy Ambrosie.

Poor moose died on it's way to the meatsaw....I mean freezer...I mean bush.  Nature's beef will not be forgotten.

Edited September 11, 20178 yr by gcn11

19 minutes ago, gcn11 said:

Poor moose died on it's way to the meatsaw....I mean freezer...I mean bush.  Nature's beef will not be forgotten.

I can already hear the tears streaming.

I know it was hot out but the smell of Riderfans might have added to the poor creatures health issues ...

According to Arielle Zerr, Glenn's hand isn't broken and he's listed as day-to-day.

https://twitter.com/arielle_zerr/status/907329723520258048

Edited September 11, 20178 yr by blue_gold_84
can't make that fancy post showing the direct tweet

21 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

According to Arielle Zerr, Glenn's hand isn't broken and he's listed as day-to-day.

https://twitter.com/arielle_zerr/status/907329723520258048

Dang, I wonder if he managed to get his Grey Cup ring off before his hand started to swell... oh wait... never mind.

Jeff Knox Jr back to the Riders.

39 minutes ago, WBBFanWest said:

Dang, I wonder if he managed to get his Grey Cup ring off before his hand started to swell... oh wait... never mind.

13 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Jeff Knox Jr back to the Riders.

Darn. Would have been a nice pick up for our defense. Hoping we can make a move to improve this team in the home stretch. 

What are the realistic chances of the Bombers bringing in an NFL castoff or two in the next couple weeks? If so would would be most likely to be brought in ?

29 minutes ago, Dirty30 said:

What are the realistic chances of the Bombers bringing in an NFL castoff or two in the next couple weeks? If so would would be most likely to be brought in ?

I would put them at a minimum of 5% at the low end and 95% at the high.  Hope this helps.