It did not feel right not having a thread where we can let our neighbors to the west know how we really feel about them.

Saw this this on tweeter today

 

Fabulous stuff. I was looking at the Score app last night and saw "Wpg @ Sask - PPD".....wanted to cry. What a shame this summer/fall is........ Praying for a 2021 season so we can kick the **** out of those assholes again. 

Which Bomber gave Fajardo the helmet tap after he hit that upright?

 

 

1 hour ago, Mark H. said:

Which Bomber gave Fajardo the helmet tap after he hit that upright?

Jeffcoat

1 hour ago, Jpan85 said:

 

what a dump that old stadium was...

that's a God-awful video, but fitting for that dump of place. What a win....I remember Demski returning the kick late and going "well, here's Labour Day for you......" and then we pull it out of the fire with a Meddy walk-off.....unreal. What a game. 

Another classic was Dressler torching them for two TD's in the 2017 season opener after Jonesy released him.

3 hours ago, Booch said:

what a dump that old stadium was...

First time I went there I was thinking I'm going to fabled Taylor Field and then arrived and saw the wooden bench bleachers with faded, peeled paint and the porti potties and I was like what a dump.

Anyone have a copy of the  2016 game?

Not online, but I have it on DVD.....

Edited September 2, 20205 yr by Noeller

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

First time I went there I was thinking I'm going to fabled Taylor Field and then arrived and saw the wooden bench bleachers with faded, peeled paint and the porti potties and I was like what a dump.

A few years ago the TSN showed footage of how the crew entered the TF press box before a game. 

There was a ladder up through the front window, if I recall right.

4 hours ago, Noeller said:

that's a God-awful video, but fitting for that dump of place. What a win....I remember Demski returning the kick late and going "well, here's Labour Day for you......" and then we pull it out of the fire with a Meddy walk-off.....unreal. What a game. 

I sincerely apologize for being "that guy" but I'm pretty sure it was Kendial Lawrence on the punt return. Demski was in 2015. But man, after all those years of LDC losses, being there for this kick was one of the most euphoric moments I've experienced. The playoff wins were better overall, obviously, but this was damn special.

**** the riders.

3 hours ago, Bomberfan85 said:

I sincerely apologize for being "that guy" but I'm pretty sure it was Kendial Lawrence on the punt return. Demski was in 2015. But man, after all those years of LDC losses, being there for this kick was one of the most euphoric moments I've experienced. The playoff wins were better overall, obviously, but this was damn special.

Hmmmmm. I coulda sworn it was Demski but I'll see if I can track down the CFL highlight pack.... 

Kendial Lawrence indeed..... I always remember it as Demski knifing his home town but clearly a different year. 

https://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/04/recap-winnipeg-28-saskatchewan-25/

 

Edited September 3, 20205 yr by Noeller

20 hours ago, Mark H. said:

Which Bomber gave Fajardo the helmet tap after he hit that upright?

Jeffcoat , I believe

12 hours ago, Noeller said:

Kendial Lawrence indeed..... I always remember it as Demski knifing his home town but clearly a different year. 

https://www.cfl.ca/2016/09/04/recap-winnipeg-28-saskatchewan-25/

 

How Crapigna ever played another game in the CFL after that performance, I will never know.

7 hours ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

How Crapigna ever played another game in the CFL after that performance, I will never know.

Between that and hitting the post in OT on Canada Day 2017, good ol' Crappy was my favourite Rider for a while there! Of course, there was literally no competition for that title.

Edited September 3, 20205 yr by Bomberfan85
Auto-correct had me spelling like an American!

1 minute ago, Bomberfan85 said:

Between that and hitting the post in OT on Canada Day 2017, good ol' Crappy was my favorite Rider for a while there! Of course, there was literally no competition for that title.

you should be smacked around for uttering that, and banned forever..hahaha

Not sure if anyone has been following along, but Tait's been doing a great series of "Labour Day Memories" on www.BlueBombers.com this week. All Bombers wins, of course...today's was a fun one from 1987 when Tom Clements rallied the team with 2 TDs in about 2 minutes to win the game. 

3 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Not sure if anyone has been following along, but Tait's been doing a great series of "Labour Day Memories" on www.BlueBombers.com this week. All Bombers wins, of course...today's was a fun one from 1987 when Tom Clements rallied the team with 2 TDs in about 2 minutes to win the game. 

Yes! I've been reading them but haven't talked about it here. 

Man, that was a tough era for the Riders. No playoffs for like 600 years or something and the only thing they had was the Labour Day Game. 

The telethons started after that. 

25 minutes ago, Booch said:

you should be smacked around for uttering that, and banned forever..hahaha

Lol Only because he was super clutch for the Bombers!! 

Edited September 3, 20205 yr by Bomberfan85

7 minutes ago, JCon said:

Yes! I've been reading them but haven't talked about it here. 

Man, that was a tough era for the Riders. No playoffs for like 600 years or something and the only thing they had was the Labour Day Game. 

The telethons started after that. 

I have a friend that I used to work with in Dauphin, but is from SW Sask.... he and his buddies were season ticket holders in high school during what he called "The Al Foord Years", and said it's just about the darkest time in Riders history. I always had a modicum of respect for the guys that stuck it out during those years until Shivers and Barrett came along and gave them at least something respectable. Having said that, all those guys became real mouthy assholes after 2007, so they can go **** themselves with a rusty fork...

6 hours ago, Noeller said:

I have a friend that I used to work with in Dauphin, but is from SW Sask.... he and his buddies were season ticket holders in high school during what he called "The Al Foord Years", and said it's just about the darkest time in Riders history. I always had a modicum of respect for the guys that stuck it out during those years until Shivers and Barrett came along and gave them at least something respectable. Having said that, all those guys became real mouthy assholes after 2007, so they can go **** themselves with a rusty fork...

It was Shivers who turned that fanbase into the assclowns they are today. He was a piece of work. In 2000, Shivers first year as Riders GM they were coming off a 3-15 season in 1999 mired in last place. They managed a surprising 52-52 tie with Calgary at Taylor Field in July of 2000. They lost the second game again at Taylor Field in late September 40-17 & going into the third game in Calgary in October.

Shivers went absolutely crazy in the media all week leading up to that game. Not just predicting a Rider win over the Stamps with just 4 wins but telling everyone how much he hated Calgary. The team, the players, the City & the fans. I had never heard an executive from any pro team go off on an opponent like that before. I was trying to find some quotes by Shivers from the 2000 season regarding the Stamps organization but couldn't as it was 20 years ago.

Meanwhile it was Wally who gave Shivers his chance to get into upper management  by hiring Shivers away from BC as a scout into the position of Stampeders Asst GM in 1990. It was like Shivers had lost his mind that entire week or was on crack or both. He was ranting & raving about his hatred of everything red & white.

Shivers fired up the fanbase in Saskatchewan into an Us vs Them thing. Turned them from a respectable group of fans into a bunch of morons during his time there. They're still a lot like that today. 

Edited September 4, 20205 yr by SpeedFlex27