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

 

a no-doubter for 77...... as an aside, I collect vintage Bombers jerseys, and am regularly scouring eBay for new items. Someone has a game worn Mikawos 77 on there for like $500. Whewwwwww....spicy meatball. Too steep for my taste, but a cool item for a die hard fan, I suppose...

Was at a duck unlimited event that Walby and Mikawso were at. I was bidding on 66 oz flask all night and Walby eventually outbid me. I wanted it real bad so I spent a hour negotiating/chatting with Walby finally we agreed to a price. Probably  paid him way to much for it but got him and Mikawos to sign it. The story is worth what I paid lol.

7 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

Was at a duck unlimited event that Walby and Mikawso were at. I was bidding on 66 oz flask all night and Walby eventually outbid me. I wanted it real bad so I spent a hour negotiating/chatting with Walby finally we agreed to a price. Probably  paid him way to much for it but got him and Mikawos to sign it. The story is worth what I paid lol.

that is amazing.... hope you still have it as a keepsake somewhere!

12 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

Was at a duck unlimited event that Walby and Mikawso were at. I was bidding on 66 oz flask all night and Walby eventually outbid me. I wanted it real bad so I spent a hour negotiating/chatting with Walby finally we agreed to a price. Probably  paid him way to much for it but got him and Mikawos to sign it. The story is worth what I paid lol.

Still have the bottle, I presume?

Yup it sits in my Bomber case with all my other Bomber collectibles. It literally is a jumbo sized metal flask its pretty cool.

On 2022-03-23 at 6:29 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

Hood was a pretty good receiver but he had a hard time fitting in with the all stars around him catching the ball at the time. 

1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Hood was a pretty good receiver but he had a hard time fitting in with the all stars around him catching the ball at the time. 

yeah, he went to the Concordes and had a Stegall-like season for a really terrible team.

8 hours ago, Noeller said:

a no-doubter for 77...... as an aside, I collect vintage Bombers jerseys, and am regularly scouring eBay for new items. Someone has a game worn Mikawos 77 on there for like $500. Whewwwwww....spicy meatball. Too steep for my taste, but a cool item for a die hard fan, I suppose...

If it was I player I watched and loved, I’d absolutely pay that price for a game worn jersey.

Defensive back Bud Grant. Heard he went on to coach somewhere or other. 

How can Darrell Patterson be overlooked? And he's also our DL Coach!! Two Grey Cup rings with us. One as a player in 1984 & last season as an assistant coach. This guy is a Bomber through & through. 

 

 

 

Edited March 27, 20223 yr by SpeedFlex27

Who is your favourite Blue Bomber. Post a pic. Name & number. 

Dave Raimey: It's too bad he left under bad circumstances thanks to the asshat GM we had at the time, Earl Lunsford. 

 

 

Edited March 27, 20223 yr by SpeedFlex27

16 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

How can Darrell Patterson be overlooked? And he's also our DL Coach!! Two Grey Cup rings with us. One as a player in 1984 & last season as an assistant coach. This guy is a Bomber through & through. 

 

 

 

Are you seriously ranking Darryl Patterson ahead of Bud Grant?

Tommy Lumsden, only one of three officially retired Bomber numbers. 

7 hours ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Are you seriously ranking Darryl Patterson ahead of Bud Grant?

Are you serious or joking? What has Bud Grant have to do with it? Just recognizing the impact Darryl Patterson has had with the team as a player & now a coach. 

Edited March 28, 20223 yr by SpeedFlex27

34 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Are you serious or joking? What has Bud Grant have to do with it? Just recognizing the impact Darryl Patterson has had with the team as a player & now a coach. 

You said he was overlooked, implying to me that he should have been picked for #76. I opted for Grant, thought he’d be the obvious choice. But feel free to post extra pictures of other players if you’d like. 

Only pic I could find. 

4 hours ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Only pic I could find. 

He used to rock a pornstar 'stache.

Glen Scrivener. 

Sometimes, choice is easy. 

I thought this tweet was appropriate for the "countdown to kickoff" thread...... the boys are getting ready!! #6WeeksOut

 

Three strong candidates with Mike Holmes (Brock’s go-to wideout in the late 70’s) and Norm Rauhaus (still #2 all-time on the club’s Career INT list), but I went with the best photo I could find and gave it to Boyd. Classic look with the mustard yellow pants and blue side stripe, with the striped socks and blue face mask on the bright gold helmet. Bonus points for the yellow towel.