Okay, so the off season officially begins now that the Grey Cup is over. Lots of topics for discussion in the months to come with the Bombers & the League. A new CBA needs to be negotiated sooner rather than later.  Will there be an eventual agreement or a lockout? How much will the salary cap go up? Randy Ambrosie is on record that wants the cap to significantly go up so that is a positive.  Will Bo Levi Mitchell sign with an NFL or perhaps another CFL team? What about Mike Reilly & Trevor Harris who are also free agents? There's a new start up league called the  AAFL & there are legit concerns that it'll draw star CFL players away or hamper free agent signings with CFL teams. Coaching changes in BC & Toronto. The continuing evolving story of the expansion Halifax Schooners & possible exhibition games in Mexico. 

Edited November 27, 20187 yr by SpeedFlex27

1 hour ago, gcn11 said:

I wish I knew how to do GIFs on here. Stronson reminds me of Cartman "Do not question my authoritah!"

They should be more worried about OD. 

He has struck out twice on his his first two swings. 

Have they resigned anyone yet? 

Keep em coming Jonsie! 

The saying still has meaning and will all season untill they turn his rogue ship around...

6 hours ago, do or die said:

Well, he sounded disgruntled as well....

I thought "disgruntled" was what happened when a pig was retired.

Does anyone at riderfans have jobs (other than giving blow-***s to riders brass)?

Seems like they have 5 gazillion posts a day, of which 99% is garbage.

 

28 minutes ago, Dodge and Burn said:

They should be more worried about OD. 

He has struck out twice on his his first two swings. 

Have they resigned anyone yet? 

Keep em coming Jonsie! 

The saying still has meaning and will all season untill they turn his rogue ship around...

This is actually a really good question. I can't recall any of their big name FA getting extended...will certainly be interesting to see how that **** show unfolds in the next few weeks.

29 minutes ago, jazzsax said:

Does anyone at riderfans have jobs (other than giving blow-***s to riders brass)?

Seems like they have 5 gazillion posts a day, of which 99% is garbage.

 

That's what happens when you actively try and silence dissenting opinions.

Man that’s one triggered fan base. It’s comical reading some of the stuff they are coming up with.

They already have the secret plan for next year.....

23 minutes ago, do or die said:

They already have the secret plan for next year.....

They are seriously on the sauce. 

No wonder we kicked their ass in the playoffs. 

 

Now, there's Arash...
 

Arash Madani‏Verified account @ArashMadani 42m42 minutes ago

On February 4, 2010, the Blue Bombers hired Paul LaPolice as head coach. He was OC in Saskatchewan then. That was fine. But it's unacceptable to the Wade Miller-led Winnipeg regime to have LaPolice interview for another #CFL head coaching job in January? The month prior? How?

 

Was LaPolice contract with the Riders up end of 2009? Any link to that? 

Edited January 23, 20197 yr by M.O.A.B.

and another homer thoughts

https://3downnation.com/2019/01/22/riders-coaching-search-reaches-fork-in-the-road/

4 minutes ago, M.O.A.B. said:

Now, there's Arash...
 

Arash Madani‏Verified account @ArashMadani 42m42 minutes ago

On February 4, 2010, the Blue Bombers hired Paul LaPolice as head coach. He was OC in Saskatchewan then. That was fine. But it's unacceptable to the Wade Miller-led Winnipeg regime to have LaPolice interview for another #CFL head coaching job in January? The month prior? How?

 

Was LaPolice contract with the Riders up end of 2009? Any link to that? 

As I explained to the Rider folks, training camp started in June in ’10.  It starts 2.5 weeks earlier this year as the schedule moved up. If that's the case the equivalent closing window on coaching hires would be last week. 

Fairly certain he was not under contract in 2010. Somebody should ask Arash why he's not dumping on Ottawa?

I don't really give a **** when we hired Lapo from the Riders, that was before the Riders went and pissed off the rest of the league with their Jones shenanigans and made teams less willing to help out rivals. 

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

 Somebody should ask Arash why he's not dumping on Ottawa?

This.

1 hour ago, lyin' guy said:

As I explained to the Rider folks, training camp started in June in ’10.  It starts 2.5 weeks earlier this year as the schedule moved up. If that's the case the equivalent closing window on coaching hires would be last week. 

I can understand fan forum members maybe not knowing this or putting this together. But I expect a "professional" to know the nuances of how things may have changed in 9 ******* years. Arash is just a ******* joke of a reporter.

You're going to sit there and act like comparing something from 9 years ago is relevant? Wtf...it'd be funny if it wasn't so damn sad.

I honestly wish we'd all just move on from this topic. The reasons are just and make complete sense unless you're a complete God Damn tool or a ssk homer or a troll. And if you're any of those things there's no point to explaining anything to you anyway.

42 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

I can understand fan forum members maybe not knowing this or putting this together. But I expect a "professional" to know the nuances of how things may have changed in 9 ******* years. Arash is just a ******* joke of a reporter.

You're going to sit there and act like comparing something from 9 years ago is relevant? Wtf...it'd be funny if it wasn't so damn sad.

I honestly wish we'd all just move on from this topic. The reasons are just and make complete sense unless you're a complete God Damn tool or a ssk homer or a troll. And if you're any of those things there's no point to explaining anything to you anyway.

He used to work for the Bombers didn't he? They fired or laid him off, right? Carrying a grudge, I suspect.

3 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

Fairly certain he was not under contract in 2010. Somebody should ask Arash why he's not dumping on Ottawa?

He was just finishing up his third year with Sask at the end of 2009 and the infamous 13th man. Rider fans pretty well ran him out of town after that loss. Not sure if he was under contract for 2010 or if they had not yet extended his contract. 

#prayforpaul.

11 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

Fairly certain he was not under contract in 2010. Somebody should ask Arash why he's not dumping on Ottawa?

This. What an assclown.

Moreover, how is what happened nearly a decade ago relevant at all now? Madani, as usual, is late to the show and does nothing but feebly stir the pot. Again: what an assclown.

12 hours ago, M.O.A.B. said:

Now, there's Arash...
 

Arash Madani‏Verified account @ArashMadani 42m42 minutes ago

On February 4, 2010, the Blue Bombers hired Paul LaPolice as head coach. He was OC in Saskatchewan then. That was fine. But it's unacceptable to the Wade Miller-led Winnipeg regime to have LaPolice interview for another #CFL head coaching job in January? The month prior? How?

There, there. Someone give the man a pat on the head and answer his question. 

I love that Madani does this trolling CFL stuff a few times a month... then immediately retreats to safe Tennis space. 

 

Lapo held hostage. Day 4.

 

The clouds have passed and we're headed east. We've grabbed the map that Cleetus Jr got with his kids meal at Humpty's. He's coloured most of it but we can still make out where the Saskatchewan ends and Manitoba begins. We'll need to avoid the giant bison that dominates the western portion Manitoba. I just need to put my teeth in and then the tractors roll. Hold on Lapo, we're a comin' for ya!

 

In contrast to the CFL, NFL playoff TV ratings are through the roof - 3downnation

 

I didn't realize how poor the ratings were these past playoffs. 

From the article: 

The GreyCup was also a disappointment. Viewership for the CFL’s championship game between the Calgary Stampeders and the Ottawa Redblacks was just 3.1 million on TSN – a decline of over 23 per cent from 2017. It was the lowest-rated game since 2001 (2.7 million) and the worst showing for TSN since they took over the broadcast rights 11 years ago.

 

The league has some big time issues to solve before it gets into it's next deal, presumably with TSN again, which expires after 2021.

I'm not sure why CTV doesn't carry the Grey Cup? I would think they could leverage the better ad buys there and more viewers? 

Edited January 23, 20197 yr by JCon
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