This many days to the start of the Cup defence. John Helton our featured performer for today  

 

 

Jeff Croonen. There's a sad story here somewhere regarding being assaulted by a friend/acquaintance who attacked him from behind leaving him with brain damage & his CFL career over. The incident is referred in the link but I can't find details anywhere. Croonen passed away suddenly at age 46 in 2013. I didn't know any of this until I read the link. RIP Jeff. 

https://www.cflaa.ca/in-memory-of-jeffrey-croonen/

 I will take every chance I can get to post this. In the words of Larry the Cable Guy, I don't care who you are, that's funny.

for 99 I definitely thought of Wayne Weathers first... doing the ******* championship belt thing. 

So I am using Ed Tait’s template of “Bombers by the numbers” and giving extra credit for those he named, and he chose Gavin Walls over Gerry James for “he wore it well”. He put James in for #28 instead, and when I look at that number I see that James stood out well above anyone else there……with one glaring exception in my mind. Plus, James was inducted into the Ring of Honour as #98, so I am going to modify my own standards and include him here along with Gavin Walls who is pictured above. Besides, no reason we can’t have more than one person per day on the countdown picture. 
 

Edited March 4, 20223 yr by TrueBlue4ever

It's one thing to play MLB & in the NFL. How many can say they played in the NHL & CFL? 

 

5 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

It's one thing to play MLB & in the NFL. How many can say they played in the NHL & CFL? 

 

Truly remarkable. Beyond that, who can say they won. Grey Cup and a Memorial Cup, who can say they played in a Grey Cup (winning) and a Stanley Cup Final (losing, of course…..it’s the Leafs) in the same season (1959 and 1959-60), and who can say they won a Grey Cup and celebrated by playing an NHL game RIGHT AFTER ON THE SAME DAY????? (NOV. 30/57, a day after he won MOst Outstanding Canadian award). No one else, that’s who. 

AND last I heard he's still golfing on Van. Island....One helluva athlete was Mr. James

14 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

 I will take every chance I can get to post this. In the words of Larry the Cable Guy, I don't care who you are, that's funny.

It’s definitely funny, but we also got a penalty for knocking that clown on his ass… Which was less funny.

7 minutes ago, BomberBall said:

It’s definitely funny, but we also got a penalty for knocking that clown on his ass… Which was less funny.

The penalty, as I understand it was on Bell for taunting, I think?

4 minutes ago, WBBFanWest said:

The penalty, as I understand it was on Bell for taunting, I think?

Ya Bell got the penalty for taunting.

9 minutes ago, BomberBall said:

It’s definitely funny, but we also got a penalty for knocking that clown on his ass… Which was less funny.

Yes, but the flag completes the masterpiece. Without the flag, the piece wouldn't be complete. 

What's Mona Lisa without the smirk? 

What's George without the black socks? 

20 minutes ago, JCon said:

What's George without the black socks? 

The timeless art of seduction. 

Edited March 4, 20223 yr by TrueBlue4ever

51 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

The timeless art of seduction. 

It's his smile and his picturesque hand that's the clincher

1 hour ago, WBBFanWest said:

The penalty, as I understand it was on Bell for taunting, I think?

Was it??  I was at the game and I recall us getting the penalty for unnecessary roughness or something like that.  Am I wrong?

3 minutes ago, BomberBall said:

Was it??  I was at the game and I recall us getting the penalty for unnecessary roughness or something like that.  Am I wrong?

As I recall it, Bell recieved the penalty for objectional conduct - taunting, and for clipping, and for being a tool without a permit.  penalty was 15 yards and he had to remain an Argo.  Was considered by many to be one of the harshest penalties ever handed down.  Only thing worse would have been to have been immediately made a Rider, but no one really deserves that fate.

It was definitely against Bell.  He talks about it here:

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/best-sports-gifs-kerwin-bell-spike-ball-crotch-valdosta-state-coach-colts-dolphins-florida-video 

Guess I was wrong.  I just remember being furious… Must have been because Kerwin ******* Bell scored a rushing TD against us and not a BS penalty.  My bad. 😁

17 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

 I will take every chance I can get to post this. In the words of Larry the Cable Guy, I don't care who you are, that's funny.

One of my greatest bomber memories. Those were hard days to be a bomber fan leading into it. So this crazy once in a life time karma was just beautiful. 

 

10 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

One of my favorite bomber DEs. He was such a joy to watch play. I thought he was going to be the next joe montford. Under sized but just soo good and soo much stronger than he looked. 

I remember a lot of people wrote walls off purely based on size. He was such a solid player though. Not as flashy as some other guys but rock solid.

8 hours ago, BomberBall said:

It’s definitely funny, but we also got a penalty for knocking that clown on his ass… Which was less funny.

Bell got the penalty

48 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

I remember a lot of people wrote walls off purely based on size. He was such a solid player though. Not as flashy as some other guys but rock solid.

Taman being one...he didn't want to invite him to camp

Simply the best...

 

Yeah never a doubt in my mind who got to be 97

Really no competition at this number except for Gord Rowland. 

As we count down to the start of the 3 Peat.... Our Man Tait has a great piece on the offseason so far: