Well, 2;45 am on Sunday & no one has started the Grey Cup Game Day Thread so it might as well be me. Let's Go Bombers. Lucky #13.

Feeling a tad nervous about later today but I think we'll come through. I don't want to even make Cody Fajardo jokes as we all know this is a winner takes all one game championship so anything (good or bad) can happen. We all saw what happened last week & what occurred in 2001 so we'll have to play our best. If we play our game, we'll win. Not be overconfident or cocky. We're the better team so just take care of business & then we'll be Grey Cup champions. 

Edited November 19, 20232 yr by SpeedFlex27

2 minutes ago, Jesse said:

It's MOS himself.

How old was he when he retired? And probably thought he could still do it. 

He never retired. Refused.

16 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

I don't think so. Our guys are the best in the league overall but they have forgotten how much they should hate losing imo. Fat and sassy. 

Humility needed to be served a day it was.

I see that this is your opinion- I just don't see how you came to this conclusion... I mean unless you have some weird new Earth shattering revelation about the team and how they comport themselves behind closed doors... its a poor take and just reeks of fan entitlement. 

The only humility needed was the ******* grey cup week thread where the hubris was strong.  As for the players... I fail to see the drivel you wrote above applying to the team as a collective. I get it- your angry and upset, most of us Bomber fans are- just get your head out of your butt and reread what you wrote....

3 minutes ago, Jesse said:

It's MOS himself.

How old was he when he retired? And probably thought he could still do it. 

That whole Argo organization had a core of Canadians, linemen, defenders who played together from Flutie well through Pinball coaching.  They pulled another one off in 04 but we mostly right around .500 the whole time and gave people tough games if they had a half decent QB or whatever you could call Damon Allen in the 2000s.

It's almost exactly what MOS has constructed here.  Now we just need to hope he can move on from some guys when the time is right and not only if they piss on his thought on work ethic like Harris.

Edited November 20, 20232 yr by JuranBoldenRules

1 minute ago, Noeller said:

He never retired. Refused.

I don;t remember, but it would make sense. 

2 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Now we just need to hope he can move on from some guys when the time is right

some guys it won't happen and the GM is going to have to take that choice out of his hands. 

Good God- this is going to be a LOOOOONG ******* off season. 

 

7 hours ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

I see that this is your opinion- I just don't see how you came to this conclusion... I mean unless you have some weird new Earth shattering revelation about the team and how they comport themselves behind closed doors... its a poor take and just reeks of fan entitlement. 

The only humility needed was the ******* grey cup week thread where the hubris was strong.  As for the players... I fail to see the drivel you wrote above applying to the team as a collective. I get it- your angry and upset, most of us Bomber fans are- just get your head out of your butt and reread what you wrote....

Go pound sand. I don't need to prove anything, the proof is in the pudding. The only thing you didn't pull out of your butt in the above post is that I am upset at this loss. Watched a team that should have won crap the bed AGAIN. Our team was outworked and outplayed in this game. Shouldn't have happened 2 years in a row against lesser teams. You wanna defend it go ahead, but that doesn't make me the one with my head up my ass.

Edited November 20, 20232 yr by GCn20

16 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

Go pound sand. I don't need to prove anything, the proof is in the pudding. The only thing you didn't pull out of your butt in the above post is that I am upset at this loss. Watched a team that should have won crap the bed AGAIN. Our team was outworked and outplayed in this game. Shouldn't have happened 2 years in a row against lesser teams. You wanna defend it go ahead, but that doesn't make me the one with my head up my ass.

2 minutes ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

LOL...sorry man...just still ranting. Gonna take me a couple days to shake it off.

2 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

LOL...sorry man...just still ranting. Gonna take me a couple days to shake it off.

Surprisingly the sun got up this morning.  I guess I will survive after all.

Now Bombers have to make some hard decisions.  Brought back the oldest team in the league only to fail again. Time for some youth infusion.

The hard part is having to see highlights of Faj and his smug ass face smoking a cigar!  That and the off season waiting to see what changes are made in hopes of making the team better.

 

32 minutes ago, BaconNBigBlue said:

The hard part is having to see highlights of Faj and his smug ass face smoking a cigar!  That and the off season waiting to see what changes are made in hopes of making the team better.

 

 

Never watch the highlights until 48 hours after a GC loss. Ever.

The next time I sit at my computer after a loss- I close all my sports tabs and just rant here. It is waaaaay healthier this way. 

43 minutes ago, BaconNBigBlue said:

The hard part is having to see highlights of Faj and his smug ass face smoking a cigar!  That and the off season waiting to see what changes are made in hopes of making the team better.

 

Yeah, the TV's gonna remain off for a little while. No interest in seeing any of that.

Edited November 20, 20232 yr by Jesse

Life consists of isolated event and patterns, and patterns can be changed. This Grey Cup game was, in so many different ways, a repeat of last year, Collaros was the worst QB on the field, and the defence played well in the first half but rolled over to give up the big plays in the second half, Bomber halftime adjustments were either non-existent or inadequate, Demerio Houston is a puzzlement- obviously talented but every time the opposition needs a big play, they go after him. And the Bomber front 7 were beaten repeatedly. We mocked Fajardo and other Alouette players, but they got the job done, whereas the Bombers' key players did not-I'm looking at you, Collaros. As in 2022, the game was there to be won with even an average effort by our team, but there were too many tight collars yesterday. This is gonna reek for a long time to come, and all we are likely to get from the Bomber brain trust are cliches and platitudes.

14 minutes ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

 

Never watch the highlights until 48 hours after a GC loss. Ever.

The next time I sit at my computer after a loss- I close all my sports tabs and just rant here. It is waaaaay healthier this way. 

I still haven't watched highlights of last year.

Just now, Tracker said:

Life consists of isolated event and patterns, and patterns can be changed. This Grey Cup game was, in so many different ways, a repeat of last year, Collaros was the worst QB on the field, and the defence played well in the first half but rolled over to give up the big plays in the second half, Bomber halftime adjustments were either non-existent or inadequate, Demerio Houston is a puzzlement- obviously talented but every time the opposition needs a big play, they go after him. And the Bomber front 7 were beaten repeatedly. We mocked Fajardo and other Alouette players, but they got the job done, whereas the Bombers' key players did not-I'm looking at you, Collaros. As in 2022, the game was there to be won with even an average effort by our team, but there were too many tight collars yesterday. This is gonna reek for a long time to come, and all we are likely to get from the Bomber brain trust are cliches and platitudes.

Worst part is we know how fickle this sport can be. The last two years of missed opportunity could look even worse if another 29 years (I guess 27 now) pass.

Well....I guess as a consolation prize we still West Division champs...so there is that, and I see no reason why we shouldn't be next yr if we play our cards right.

 

2 minutes ago, Booch said:

Well....I guess as a consolation prize we still West Division champs...so there is that, and I see no reason why we shouldn't be next yr if we play our cards right.

 

Yeah, I'm trying hard to move forward after last night. Start thinking about the offseason. Figure out who our GM is, who's retiring, what's our roster going to look like next year?? Trying to focus on the future, but man, it still really stings yet..... 

Making it to the big dance is an accomplishment in itself, can't take that away... but it's a hollow victory. I hated all my silver medals

4 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Yeah, I'm trying hard to move forward after last night. Start thinking about the offseason. Figure out who our GM is, who's retiring, what's our roster going to look like next year?? Trying to focus on the future, but man, it still really stings yet..... 

I by no means am equating the loss of a loved one to a championship loss, but it's still grief.  Just like any grieving process, it's gonna take time for this one to sink in.  There is a next year. 

I was thinking last night as I tried in vain to fall asleep (I got there, but man it took a long time) that this was almost easier when there were no expectations of us, year in and year out. But expecting to be great and expecting to win.... then you repeatedly lose to inferior teams in the big game......... it's really really hard. 

21 minutes ago, Noeller said:

I was thinking last night as I tried in vain to fall asleep (I got there, but man it took a long time) that this was almost easier when there were no expectations of us, year in and year out. But expecting to be great and expecting to win.... then you repeatedly lose to inferior teams in the big game......... it's really really hard. 

It was easier to be a loser for sure. 

Even if they had been blown out last night it would have been easier. The ups and downs are tough man. 

And we weren't even the greatest team in CFL history (Argos).   Football, like life can be like that............

33 minutes ago, Noeller said:

I was thinking last night as I tried in vain to fall asleep (I got there, but man it took a long time) that this was almost easier when there were no expectations of us, year in and year out. But expecting to be great and expecting to win.... then you repeatedly lose to inferior teams in the big game......... it's really really hard. 

I hope that your job interview went well. Seriously!

2 hours ago, Jesse said:

Yeah, the TV's gonna remain off for a little while. No interest in seeing any of that.

I’ve still never seen a second of footage from the postgame in 2007 never mind the last two years