Pre season action 1PM PT

BC at Edmonton

3 Areas To Watch

Number 2 Pivot: Who Steps Up?

BC - Ricky Lloyd and first-year Leos Austin Apodaca and Cole Sears will handle the quarterback reps in hopes of getting a leg up on sticking behind Reilly on the depth chart. 

Edmonton- Danny O’Brian, Logan Kilgore, Briscoe.

- One big observation in the first week of camp is the depth at receiver. Standouts at the position have included Joey Augustin, Marquis Bundy and Mexican additions Fernando Richarte and Gerardo Alvarez. All CFL clubs are required to keep one global player on their roster beyond training camp.

- Defensive Line: Calling On Another Bookend

With Odell Willis having another strong showing in camp, the big question remains who will line up as the other bookend.

- Linebacker Adam Konar gets to battle some of his own teammates after he was cut loose and quickly picked up by the Lions on day one of camp. He’ll start at MLB

https://www.bclions.com/2019/05/25/game-preview-lions-eskimos-2/?utm_source=dlvr.it

 

 

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He sucks anyway so put him in please

 

from the article:
 

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The CFL said Bourassa tested positive for several banned substances, including Ibutamoren, a growth hormone, and methamphetamine, a stimulant.

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In a statement, the Redblacks said the positive test was the result of a substance found in an over-the-counter product and Bourassa was unaware it contained a banned substance.

 

I've been away from Canada for a few years ... what kind of over-the-counter stuff contains meth?

maybe the test detected some pseudoephedrine?

Edited July 23, 20196 yr by johnzo

23 minutes ago, johnzo said:

what kind of over-the-counter stuff contains meth?

used to be diet pills were a type of speed.over the counter. did not ever take that, and do not know if it's still the case.

edit you're right  there are some things that give a false test for meth including p - suedo ephridine

https://healthfully.com/causes-falsepositive-drug-test-meth-8456109.html

 

Edited July 24, 20196 yr by Mark F

37 minutes ago, Mark F said:

used to be diet pills were a type of speed.over the counter. did not ever take that, and do not know if it's still the case.

edit you're right  there are some things that give a false test for meth including p - suedo ephridine

https://healthfully.com/causes-falsepositive-drug-test-meth-8456109.html

 

If you get low quality supplements, even some mid tier stuff you can find contamination for a crazy range of illegal drugs. Supplements are a scary world. 

13 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

If you get low quality supplements, even some mid tier stuff you can find contamination for a crazy range of illegal drugs. Supplements are a scary world. 

If you ever listen to Rogan's podcast he talks about his experience with this as a part owner of Onnit.

You hire a business to make the product, but depending on things like, how well they clean the equipment between use, you can get contamination. 

He says the only reason they even found out was because they do independent 3rd party testing.

 

13 minutes ago, Geebrr said:

If you ever listen to Rogan's podcast he talks about his experience with this as a part owner of Onnit.

You hire a business to make the product, but depending on things like, how well they clean the equipment between use, you can get contamination. 

He says the only reason they even found out was because they do independent 3rd party testing.

Love the JRE. And yeah I wish he would go further into detail on the supplement biz. His podcasts with novitzky and armstrong are especially great on these subjects. 

1 minute ago, Jpan85 said:

 

Hecht is as savage with the tweets as he is with the hits. 

8 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Love the JRE. And yeah I wish he would go further into detail on the supplement biz. His podcasts with novitzky and armstrong are especially great on these subjects. 

Hecht is as savage with the tweets as he is with the hits. 

Damñnnnnn, Hecht.

Also  yeah, JRE is good more than it isn't (I don't find his stand up funny but he is really funny just talkjng on JRE).

If I had to guess he stays away from the Onnit related stuff because he doesn't want it to sound like an infomercial.  

Seems like our boys don't like the ALLCAPS much

Hecht giving him hell!

On 2019-07-22 at 8:23 PM, Rod Black said:

Not sure where to post this, here or on the recently created “Stabbing thread”. 

Anyways, on Saturday, Gainer the Gopher assaulted a stuffed Lion. He’s in trouble for inappropriate grabbing the lion between the legs and punting him. 

Even the Gopher’s a hill billy.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/saskatchewan-roughriders-mascot-gainer-the-gopher-in-hot-water-once-again-1.4518907

I love that the Lions included PETA in their tweet. 🤣

12 hours ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

Do they get free room and boarding?

Depends on the team. Some offer housing while others (like the Bombers) give a housing allowance. I don't know about other teams but there was a report around the time IG Field opened about breakfast and lunch being provided to players. The housing money is not included in the Cap but iirc the cost of the food is.

14 hours ago, B-F-F-C said:

All that for $575  cdn every 2 weeks.  

FYI - the minimum PR salary was raised to $750 every 2 weeks in the 2014 CBA according to CFLdb. I can't find anything that indicates whether it went up again with the recent CBA.

 

Edited July 24, 20196 yr by Jacquie

12 hours ago, Noeller said:

lack of attention span with each successive generation is a problem. Long form writing went by the wayside so long ago as the Twitter generation wanted 140 characters or less before they get bored. Now it's shiny objects (pics/vids) or nothin'.....******' kids.....

Yeah, you don't have to go any further than TSN.ca or the Bombers' website to see that the main focus these days is video. 

2 hours ago, Jacquie said:

I love that the Lions included PETA in their tweet. 🤣

Depends on the team. Some offer housing while others (like the Bombers) give a housing allowance. I don't know about other teams but there was a report around the time IG Field opened about breakfast and lunch being provided to players. The housing money is not included in the Cap but iirc the cost of the food is.

FYI - the minimum PR salary was raised to $750 every 2 weeks in the 2014 CBA according to CFLdb. I can't find anything that indicates whether it went up again with the recent CBA.

 

It's my understanding that Bomber player salaries include 2 thousand bucks that goes towards a food allowance. I'm sure the players get their monies' worth with that deal.

In De La Haye's video from just a couple days ago, he claims to be making $575 Canadian a week. I don't know if this in addition to housing/food allowances etc

The proper term for Gainer, is hillbully.

The FAQ section on the CFL website has some answers on these questions. I am not sure if the teams offer different things but this section of the website outlines the minimums. 

You can always go above minimum. Just counts against cap.

You can play a player anything you want on the PR as long as it meets the 750 min per week

From a website called “Awful Announcing”

There's a Rod Black Drinking Game that's been circulating for at least five years, and Saturday's missed field goal call fit right into it. 

“Right down Main Street once more. But it’s wide!” - Rod Black

 

 

 

https://awfulannouncing.com/international/rod-black-drinking-game-missed-call-cfl.html

 

 

Rod Black is so bad. 

that drinking game thing has been around a really long time...same with the Don Cherry one. It's a liver killer, for sure...

I don't know why he has to say "And he will score!!...No, he is caught at the 10"

 

Sort of like him always saying "Look out!" moments before the ball carrier is tackled...

On 2019-07-23 at 10:21 AM, wbbfan said:

Perhaps some thing like the NBA where cfl teams can offer a super max deal (which would involve capping the amount a single player can earn, which would be good) after 3 years of service. 

Ive always thought teams should be compensated when losing a star player in FA that they developed. Like the MLB system, but not costing as much as first round picks. More neg list players and less for teams that sign more fas, stuff like that. 

that did not stop player movement in NBA because the players make too much money to make it matter. The difference between 150 and 175 million dollars is just ink not lifestyle. It won't work in CFL because there is not enough money in the cap to move that much to a player. BC Lions exhibit 1.