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

 

 

 

 

7 minutes ago, Nolby said:

Any idea on how many tickets have been sold for Sundays game?

At least 4.  I can't speak for anyone else, but we should be able to get a tally here.

1 minute ago, mbrg said:

At least 4.  I can't speak for anyone else, but we should be able to get a tally here.

+2

3 hours ago, bluto said:

-Surely I'm not the only one who wonders in astonishment every time Bob Young offers an opinion about something about how  someone who seems so dim became so wealthy...?

-On one hand, I'd prefer to face the REDBLACKS since they'd only have about 400-600 supporters invade BMO as opposed to the drug-adled several thousand Riders' fans that would show up and I should support the Eastern team by default... but on the other hand I have so many next-level putdowns of the Riders and their lame province that it'd be a shame not to have occasion for them.

-Could be my Double-Blue glasses, but the team coming together after a rebuild late in the season to finish 9-9 with the GC being in Ottawa... dare I say it... feels like 2004

 

But at the same time, if you double the number of paying customers at BMO, that's a good thing, right?

1 hour ago, Nolby said:

Any idea on how many tickets have been sold for Sundays game?

More than 1 but less than 33,000.  

 

 

Not enough.

1 hour ago, mbrg said:

At least 4.  I can't speak for anyone else, but we should be able to get a tally here.

 

1 hour ago, JCon said:

+2

+3... I can officially confirm at least 9 tickets have been sold...

Edited November 7, 20178 yr by bearpants

Gotta have 25k+ in order for that place to really be rockin'.......c'mon, Winnipeg, the forecast is GORGEOUS for Sunday...

It's also typical of Winnipegers to wait until the last minute to make their decision... the forecast right now looks good, but it could get worse.  I'm sure there are lots of people waiting for Saturday to see the forecast for the game before making the decision.

 

Looking forward to it either way... it's always a great day for football when you're in the playoffs

The weather forecast calls for a high of football, with a low of football, with 100% chance of football. Winds blowing at football.

 

Meaningful FOOTBALL in November! Get to the stadium!

I bet there will be 30000 plus when its all said and done. 

5 minutes ago, Goalie said:

I bet there will be 30000 plus when its all said and done. 

I'll take that bet. My guess is 24,000.

Just now, Super Duper Negatron said:

I'll take that bet. My guess is 24,000.

Debbie Downer much? Cant even try to be positive? Sad. 

2 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Debbie Downer much? Cant even try to be positive? Sad. 

I am positive that Bomber fans suck at showing up for playoff games. Better? 

3 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

I'll take that bet. My guess is 24,000.

I don't think it'll be that bad, but I'll be very surprised if we hit 30k. Split the difference and that's somewhere in the neighbourhood of where I think (hope) we'll be.

3 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

I am positive that Bomber fans suck at showing up for playoff games. Better? 

We show up for Division finals, just not semi-finals.

I am always disappointed with Bomber playoff attendance.  Sometimes I think Winnipegers are happier to complain that their teams never win anything.  Or, maybe it is that the crowd who go only to get noticed outside the rum hut don't want to come because it is harder to notice or get noticed when you are dressed for a winter game. 

I hope I am wrong this time and we fill the place. 

Even if it is only 24,000, it will be the right 24,000 and it will be loud regardless.

....We sold the barn out the last time we had playoffs at home..............

22 minutes ago, Noeller said:

....We sold the barn out the last time we had playoffs at home..............

people liked Swaggerville more than this D....

I delivered Lofflers mail today and chatted with him briefly. He was very fired up for the game Sunday he said. Nothing like playoff football to get you going.

58 minutes ago, Noeller said:

....We sold the barn out the last time we had playoffs at home..............

It was also an East Final in what was supposed to be, at that time, the last ever game at CanadInns Stadium.

5 hours ago, Nolby said:

I delivered Lofflers mail today and chatted with him briefly. He was very fired up for the game Sunday he said. Nothing like playoff football to get you going.

Are you a real mailman or just a clever stalker?

7 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Are you a real mailman or just a clever stalker?

I'm the real deal lol.

I predict a crowd of 27,560.

30 minutes ago, Atomic said:

I predict a crowd of 27,560.

if that many people are there, it'll look decent and sound loud in there...that'll work.....

10 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Are you a real mailman or just a clever stalker?

That's a sexist term. It is "letter carrier"- a non sexist term like "snowperson".

2 hours ago, Atomic said:

I predict a crowd of 27,560.

27.561 Bob.

There's literally no reason the place shouldn't be sold out. Supposed to be a high of - 1, mix of sun and cloud, haven't hosted a playoff game since 2011. C'mon people, fill those seats!