First time in 29 years where the off season is a not a time to be bemoaning a missed Grey Cup- how sweet it is.

 

Figured we can park all Blue Bomber going ons for this off-season here in this thread.

 

Starting with this:

 

 

 

Let's get this guy Locked up for the foreseeable future...

Edited December 2, 20196 yr by wanna-b-fanboy

He deserves it just for the fact of having to deal with the callers on Post game and coaches show the past 29 years.

https://bluebombersring.com/

I miss Blue Bomber football. I'm not sure if seeing the ring ceremony is helping or making it worse but I am thankful that we won last fall. 

I'd love to see what each players personalized message is. That's a neat wrinkle. Not sure if that's been done in the past.

I don't mind saying I teared up a bit watching that Knuckles vid. That man has seen some **** in the last (nearly) 30 years and absolutely earned that ring. So cool that they did that! 

5 minutes ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

I'd love to see what each players personalized message is. That's a neat wrinkle. Not sure if that's been done in the past.

John Rush's was F*** YEAH

I'm super curious what "FIFO" is on Harris's ring...

I haven’t been witness to something like this before and truthfully, I never thought about Bob Irving getting a ring. But when you think about it, it truly fits in with the culture and atmosphere the Bombers are promoting with this team. This is no mere gesture by the Bombers. It is heartfelt and rewarding.

And, deserving. 

Growing up and listening to Irving over the last 29 years,I realize how lucky we were to have someone so balanced in his broadcasting. And knowledgable.

A Grey Cup Ring? Bravo Bob! And bravo to Wade Miller for bringing it all together with Kyle Walters and Mike O’Shea.
 

15 minutes ago, Noeller said:

I'm super curious what "FIFO" is on Harris's ring...

It is O’Shea’s saying for the team.  Fit In or F*** Off.

Apparently they used it in Toronto when he played under Pinball.

https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/friesen-bombers-get-historic-ring-for-historic-run

https://www.cfl.ca/2006/07/19/argos__defence_finds_its_pulse_with_o_shea/ 

ahhhh cripes I should have known that. I remember them talking about it and I absolutely love it. 

5 hours ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

No one is arguing about the ring. Its clearly beautiful. Some of us think it would be even nicer with more blue. Looking back at some of the previous years, the winning teams colors are more prominent. 

Yes, you guys are argiung & complaining over a championship ring that our team won. The first championship in 29 years. It's comical. 

3 hours ago, Jpan85 said:

He deserves it just for the fact of having to deal with the callers on Post game and coaches show the past 29 years.

I absolutely love this! Such a humble man. And so deserving having called games for over 40 years. We can argue here for days as to who the face of the Blue Bombers is. But we damned well know for sure who the voice of the Bombers is. Congratulations, Bob. 

6 hours ago, Stretch said:

Good point. I laugh at the people that call it "plain". I'd like to see the rings they have.

Surprised no one called it cheap yet. People need to get a grip.

Crazy to see the difference between respect and genuine admiration between Irving/O'Shea then 11 years ago listening to the coaches show with Irving/Kelly .....   

 

5 hours ago, Noeller said:

I don't mind saying I teared up a bit watching that Knuckles vid. That man has seen some **** in the last (nearly) 30 years and absolutely earned that ring. So cool that they did that! 

He polished a lot of turds in the last 30 years. 

 

 

You’d probably think there was going to be a lot of yelling, a lot of shouting, a lot of oohs and aahs,” said Bombers slotback Nik Demski. “But, honestly, everybody was just silent because your breath is really taken away by this.

“It’s amazing. It’s unbelievable. It’s definitely a memory that’s going to last a lifetime.”

On 2020-08-07 at 11:57 AM, Noeller said:

I'm super curious what "FIFO" is on Harris's ring...

Its "Fit In or F*** Off" that's the team motto they had. 

Has become one of my favourite pics...

On 2020-08-07 at 8:01 PM, bigg jay said:

 

ERFO (Enter Raffle or **** Off)

Interesting note from the raflle details... 

The Championship Ring is valued at $5,376.00.

 

1 hour ago, JCon said:

Interesting note from the raflle details... 

The Championship Ring is valued at $5,376.00.

 

Isnt the high end fan ring like $7,500? Da ***..

I'm really missing football. The lack of it is legitimately making my summer feel empty and just "blah".

17 minutes ago, Blue_Dragoon said:

I'm really missing football. The lack of it is legitimately making my summer feel empty and just "blah".

Totally agree. I really miss sitting outside on a beautiful summer evening at IG Field watching football. Or going to the Banjo Bowl every year. The energy and excitement. Loved it! 

19 minutes ago, Blue_Dragoon said:

I'm really missing football. The lack of it is legitimately making my summer feel empty and just "blah".

Yeah, this “off season” is totally off.