This game is against the Don Matthews / Roy DeWalt era Lions. They were the Stampeders of that era, a powerhouse team with great depth and zero weak points. BC Place was rough on visiting teams, with sellout crowds generating unprecedented noise and making Cal Murphy and Tom Clements sour in the media.  From 1983-1987 the Lions were 60-23-1, losing the Grey Cup in 1983 and winning in 1985.  We very rarely beat them. IMO we got kind of lucky during the 1984 Western Final because DeWalt was injured and he was the only guy the Lions couldn't easily replace.

This game shows what the Bomber defence of the glory days could do at its absolute best.  Ty Jones in particular was beasting and feasting.  BC had -50 yards of net offence after the first quarter and -2 at the half. Tom Clements wasn't very sharp on the day but it didn't matter, our D was so dominant, Reaves hit the century mark by halftime, and Hufnagel had a real nice fourth quarter to get the save.

If you're gonna vote in the all-time MBB team polls, watch this. Several all-timers and candidates here -- Jones, Poplawski, House, Cameron, Murphy, Boyd, Norman, Reaves ... weird to look back at a day when a Reaves wasn't a heel in Winnipeg...

 

Edited December 15, 20187 yr by johnzo

BC sucks! BC sucks! BC sucks! BC sucks! BC sucks!

I love watching these old games....will have to find a time to fire this one up one night.

When did Reaves become a heel in Winnipeg?

3 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

When did Reaves become a heel in Winnipeg?

Well, his sons have not covered themselves in glory. Ryan was a thorn in the sides of the Jets.

1 hour ago, Tracker said:

Well, his sons have not covered themselves in glory. Ryan was a thorn in the sides of the Jets.

Don't necessarily lump Willard in with his kids when it comes to not covering oneself in glory, and Ryan only plays on a rival team and talks smack like many pro athletes, so nothing too controversial there. I make no further comment.

14 hours ago, johnzo said:

weird to look back at a day when a Reaves wasn't a heel in Winnipeg...

not saying anything bad against Willard (or even against his kids) just saying that once the Reaves name was gold in Winnipeg, but now it's a heel name.

1 minute ago, johnzo said:

not saying anything bad against Willard (or even against his kids) just saying that once the Reaves name was gold in Winnipeg, but now it's a heel name.

Don't "heels" work for the mafia ?.......😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

1 hour ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Don't necessarily lump Willard in with his kids when it comes to not covering oneself in glory, and Ryan only plays on a rival team and talks smack like many pro athletes, so nothing too controversial there. I make no further comment.

Ryan is a good, hard-nosed hockey player of whom I can say nothing bad.

I was at this game.  I remember feeling sorry for Roy Dewalt because he was getting beaten up so bad by the defense.  Ty Jones seemed to be behind the line of scrimmage and in Dewalt's face almost after every snap.  He must have been seeing Jones in his nightmares that night.  

2 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:

I was at this game.  I remember feeling sorry for Roy Dewalt because he was getting beaten up so bad by the defense.  Ty Jones seemed to be behind the line of scrimmage and in Dewalt's face almost after every snap.  He must have been seeing Jones in his nightmares that night.   

My favorite play is at 1:01:47 when the Lions finally go to the screen to slow down the Bomber pass rush -- but Aaron Brown has it scouted, he blows up the BC back, we recover the fumble and score the 14-0 touchdown with a minute to go in the half.

Damn, this is a great game to watch.  this video is cued to the the play in question.

 

Edited December 13, 20187 yr by johnzo

In today’s s game that’s a 15 yard penalty and a fine.

2:25:08 - Huffer comes trotting on to the field, and leads the team to a TD, throwing a rainbow to Jeff Boyd.  Huff wasn't very fleet of foot but he sure was accurate.

1 hour ago, kelownabomberfan said:

2:25:08 - Huffer comes trotting on to the field, and leads the team to a TD, throwing a rainbow to Jeff Boyd.

Those 25-yard endzones were so dope.  Love those 30-yard TD passes from the 5.

1 hour ago, kelownabomberfan said:

  Huff wasn't very fleet of foot but he sure was accurate.

Check out 2:28:08 ... the Lions bite so hard on a fake to Reaves that Huffer bootlegs to the wide side for 18 yards!  Reaves was in their heads that day.  Couldn't stop him.

4 hours ago, johnzo said:

Those 25-yard endzones were so dope.  Love those 30-yard TD passes from the 5.

Check out 2:28:08 ... the Lions bite so hard on a fake to Reaves that Huffer bootlegs to the wide side for 18 yards!  Reaves was in their heads that day.  Couldn't stop him.

Huff looked a lot like Streveler on that play!

19 hours ago, Tracker said:

Ryan is a good, hard-nosed hockey player of whom I can say nothing bad.

And if you did say something bad.... he'll find you! 😨

9 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:

Huff looked a lot like Streveler on that play!

Just don't get all man-crushy on him and start calling him "Big Huff".

1 hour ago, WBBFanWest said:

Just don't get all man-crushy on him and start calling him "Big Huff".

The only "Big" moniker around here these days,  is being saved for "Big Chris", Streveler of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers ! 

3 hours ago, NorthernSkunk said:

The only "Big" moniker around here these days,  is being saved for "Big Chris", Streveler of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers ! 

Oh, I don't know about that.  I have a moniker for you that begins with the word "big"

3 minutes ago, WBBFanWest said:

Oh, I don't know about that.  I have a moniker for you that begins with the word "big"

Great.....next time I am in the city we can meet up for a half dozen whiskeys and you can use it.

3 hours ago, NorthernSkunk said:

Great.....next time I am in the city we can meet up for a half dozen whiskeys and you can use it.

24 minutes ago, WBBFanWest said:

You are willing to insult a person on the computer that you have never met,  but you won't sit and have a drink with them and do it to their face. 

gotcha lol.

1 hour ago, NorthernSkunk said:

You are willing to insult a person on the computer that you have never met,  but you won't sit and have a drink with them and do it to their face. 

gotcha lol.

You insult the team & you insult Nichols.  Don't see you doing that to their faces.   Sauce for the goose my man, sauce for the goose

Rest In Peace, Tyrone Jones.

Delbert Fowler, Aaron Brown & Tyrone Jones. Pretty good set of linebackers but the best was yet to come with James West, Greg Battle & Tyrone Jones.