IT'S GAME DAY!!!! Bring on the ALLCAPS!!!!!

 

 

 

GAME 9 | OTTAWA REDBLACKS (5-3) at WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (5-3)

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m., Friday; Investors Group Field
TV: TSN, RDS, ESPN+
Radio: CJOB
Vegas line: The Bombers are favoured by 5 ½ points.
Streaks: Ottawa: 1W: Winnipeg: 3W
Home/Road: The Bombers are 3-1 at home; Ottawa is 2-2 on the road.
Series: The Bombers lead the all-time matchup with Ottawa clubs – Rough Riders, Renegades and REDBLACKS – 44-30-1 and are 22-13-1 all-time vs. the those squads in Winnipeg.
Recent history: The Bombers have won three straight against the REDBLACKS, capturing both games last year – 29-9 on September 22 in Ottawa and 33-30 on August 4 in Winnipeg, and 33-30 in Ottawa on November 4, 2016. Since the return of football to the capital, Winnipeg is 4-4 against the REDBLACKS.

(Thanks Ed Tait)

https://www.bluebombers.com/2018/08/16/game-preview-ott-vs-wpg-2/

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 17, 20187 yr by wanna-b-fanboy

9 minutes ago, Goalie said:

What a poor example. A guy who walked away on his own and is now where? Greeting people at Walmart? 

Thank you for correcting me. You're right. Lankford is WAYYY better. 

6 minutes ago, J5V said:

Thank you for correcting me. You're right. Lankford is WAYYY better. 

Your point is irrelevant tho. Thorpe left.. He walked out and now he's gone from the league. Ricky Collins is a better example. Not some guy who couldn't sit and wait for a week or 2. Guess what if he waited he'd have played and might still be in the league.. The guy did sweet eff all elsewhere.. So really don't think hes a good example at all. He wasn't cut.. He walked out. 

Edited August 18, 20187 yr by Goalie

Ricky Collins more or less sucks too.

11 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

You know Lankford will play next game & Petermann will sit & the game after that etc because as I've heard a thousand times... "That's how O'Shea rolls". 

Did Petermann actually sit out?  

Just now, Goalie said:

Your point is irrelevant tho. Thorpe left.. He walked out and now he's gone from the league. Ricky Collins is a better example. Not some guy who couldn't sit and wait for a week or 2. 

Do you seriously believe that a guy like Thorpe couldn't have helped this team? Thorpe played some excellent ball for us when given a chance. So has Petermann. Their reward? Sit while we play Lankford, a guy who has flopped again and again. Yeah, I'd take a look at those coaching decisions and walk too.

Just now, AKAChip said:

Ricky Collins more or less sucks too.

34 catches. 34 balls thrown his direction... Zero drops. Lankford had more drops last night than Collins has had all year. 

2 minutes ago, J5V said:

Do you seriously believe that a guy like Thorpe couldn't have helped this team? Thorpe played some excellent ball for us when given a chance. So has Petermann. Their reward? Sit while we play Lankford, a guy who has flopped again and again. Yeah, I'd take a look at those coaching decisions and walk too.

He walked out so its irrelevant. 

Petermann played last night. He deserves more opportunity

Edited August 18, 20187 yr by Goalie

Oh now Rod "Fanboy" Pederson is chiming in saying Nichols needs to "toughen up" about getting booed. Saying when it happened to the great Getzlaf he replied "i deserved it"

1 minute ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

Oh now Rod "Fanboy" Pederson is chiming in saying Nichols needs to "toughen up" about getting booed. Saying when it happened to the great Getzlaf he replied "i deserved it"

He does need to toughen up. If a guy cant deal with fans booing then he's pretty soft. I like the pretending tho on twitter that we are the first team to boo the QB tho. 

6 minutes ago, Goalie said:

34 catches. 34 balls thrown his direction... Zero drops. Lankford had more drops last night than Collins has had all year. 

He’s without a doubt better than Lankford, if that’s what you’re suggestion. 

2 minutes ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

Oh now Rod "Fanboy" Pederson is chiming in saying Nichols needs to "toughen up" about getting booed. Saying when it happened to the great Getzlaf he replied "i deserved it"

Nichols took a hit early and got knocked on his back.....you could clearly see that he did not enjoy it one bit and it took his breath away a bit.... .i was saying then he needs to toughen up and not play like he is looking scared. 

4 minutes ago, Goalie said:

He walked out so its irrelevant.

Thank you again. I didn't know it was okay to let players with superior talent and ability sit on the bench while inferior players play and help us lose. This is obviously a strategy that only you and our coaches have the wisdom to understand.

3 minutes ago, J5V said:

Thank you again. I didn't know it was okay to let players with superior talent and ability sit on the bench while inferior players play and help us lose. This is obviously a strategy that only you and our coaches have the wisdom to understand.

You are going on about a guy who walked out roughly 1 year ago. Im sorry that your point is irrelevant today. Thorpe makes zero difference last night. I mean do you have a flux capicator so we can go back in time 8 months to when this was relevant

Edited August 18, 20187 yr by Goalie

Both Demski and Petermann had great games last week, their reward was to be completely ignored in this one.  On a positive note it was good to see Wolitarsky get more balls, he may not be highly talented but he's a scrapper.

Just now, Goalie said:

You are going on about a guy who walked out roughly 1 year ago. Im sorry that your point is irrelevant today. 

Demski now plays Thorpe's position, so that ends that discussion.

3 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Both Demski and Petermann had great games last week, their reward was to be completely ignored in this one.  On a positive note it was good to see Wolitarsky get more balls, he may not be highly talented but he's a scrapper.

I think Wolitarsky ceiling is pretty high actually...

20 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Did Petermann actually sit out?  

I don't think he saw the field as a receiver. I wasn't there so maybe someone else could answer. 

4 minutes ago, Floyd said:

I think Wolitarsky ceiling is pretty high actually...

Same with me. Nichols doesn't throw to him.

5 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Thorpe makes zero difference last night.

I get your point. Thorpe walked because he was left on the bench. Fast forward to today. So how is the strategy of leaving better players sitting on the bench working out for us now?

17 minutes ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

Oh now Rod "Fanboy" Pederson is chiming in saying Nichols needs to "toughen up" about getting booed. Saying when it happened to the great Getzlaf he replied "i deserved it"

He can count on one hand the number of times the Riders have been booed at home...  what a load of crap - I remember the lean years and everyone didn't just sit there and clap nicely... not that there was actually anyone in the stands anyway...

8 minutes ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

Oh now Rod "Fanboy" Pederson is chiming in saying Nichols needs to "toughen up" about getting booed. Saying when it happened to the great Getzlaf he replied "i deserved it"

He is 100% right.

Nichols is not in the same class as Reilly, Mitchell, Lulay, or Harris and has not earned the right to be free of criticism.

Boos should be the least of his worries. If he were working for a serious coach and organization he would be worried about his job, but of course this is OShea and the Bombers, so no matter how badly he performs the job will be his alone for at least the next 2 seasons.  

I just read a thread on the ridersforum about our loss...........whoa there are some crazies over there

2 hours ago, NorthernSkunk said:

I just read a thread on the ridersforum about our loss...........whoa there are some crazies over there

This is news???

15 minutes ago, Tracker said:

This is news???

Who was calling it news?.......

3 hours ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

Oh now Rod "Fanboy" Pederson is chiming in saying Nichols needs to "toughen up" about getting booed. Saying when it happened to the great Getzlaf he replied "i deserved it"

Ron Lancaster - the VERY last game he ever played in Regina - was booed off the field. The next game in Edmonton (his last), he was given a standing ovation by enemy fans.

So sorry, no Rider fans should ever be lecturing anyone about the rights or wrongs of booing your own team.

Personally, I don't do it. I love my team. But people have a right to do it and it often shows their passion. It would be worse if they didn't show up.

But I do agree, as a player, one needs to be careful about what you say. You don't want to get on the wrong side of fans - hard to right that ship.

Edited August 18, 20187 yr by blueingreenland