I've decided to watch old Bomber games wherever I can find them, as the off season continues to wear on me and I long for football.  Here's my first contribution:

EDIT:  I am pretty sure I was at this game, as a young man, as my dad was a season ticketholder in 1980 and I was able to go to most of the games with him.  The 1980 Bombers will forever be one of my favorite teams of all time.

Edited March 6, 20241 yr by kelownabomberfan

1 hour ago, WBBFanWest said:

that's three things

Two.

1 hour ago, WBBFanWest said:

that's three things

two

 

Edited March 8, 20241 yr by SpeedFlex27

14 hours ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Check this clip out. They thought a direct hit to a QBs head was a perfectly clean hit.

Side note: I miss running onto the field after a Bombers win.

 

I remember that game and those real disheartening years very well. Even recognize some of the yahoos in the background when Ernie is interviewing Reinbold

I know that I was at this game:

I remember how cold it was up in the upper East side stands that day, but then the sun came out and warmed us up.  Interesting to see that Terry Evanshen was the color guy.  In 1988 he was in a serious car accident and it wiped out his entire memory of his life, prior to the crash.

Edited March 9, 20241 yr by kelownabomberfan

Oh man, the field was so bad in some of those old playoff games.  Snow-crusted mud.

The turf at CNE stadium must have had brutally bad drainage, some of the rainy games there, skidding players would throw up sheets of water.

53 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

I know that I was at this game:

I remember how cold it was up in the upper East side stands that day, but then the sun came out and warmed us up.  Interesting to see that Terry Evanshen was the color guy.  In 1988 he was in a serious car accident and it wiped out his entire memory of his life, prior to the crash.

Good for Don Wittman for calling out Winnipeg Enterprises in this debacle with the field & the failure to properly remove the snow. WEC was a total waste of taxpayers money & being on the Committee was a real perk for City Councillors. Free tickets for any of those politicians with seats in a private box for any event that went on at the Stadium or Arena.

Does anyone have clips of the playoff game in the early 90s vs the TiCats? Bomber fans were throwing snowballs at the Ticats and and I could swear a handfull of players went into the stands to confront the fans.

I'd like to see video proof of this and that it wasnt a figment of my drunken memory. 

15 minutes ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Does anyone have clips of the playoff game in the early 90s vs the TiCats? Bomber fans were throwing snowballs at the Ticats and and I could swear a handfull of players went into the stands to confront the fans.

I'd like to see video proof of this and that it wasnt a figment of my drunken memory. 

This is the game. I’m not sure if there’s clips of players going into the stands, but the enndzones were clearly pelted with snowballs by the middle of the 4th. 

3 hours ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

This is the game. I’m not sure if there’s clips of players going into the stands, but the enndzones were clearly pelted with snowballs by the middle of the 4th. 

At 2h48min they show one TiCat way up in the stands, not sure if any others joined him. They did show 3 other players being led back towards the players bench though.

Such a dominant game by the Bombers, too bad they laid an egg in the Grey Cup. 

 

Edited March 9, 20241 yr by WinnipegGordo

3 hours ago, WinnipegGordo said:

At 2h48min they show one TiCat way up in the stands, not sure if any others joined him. They did show 3 other players being led back towards the players bench though.

Such a dominant game by the Bombers, too bad they laid an egg in the Grey Cup. 

 

You’re right and Scott Oake talks about it too a little after “Orville Lee was hit by a snowball, he threw one back and hit the fan in the head” 

What a wild scene. 

21 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Good for Don Wittman for calling out Winnipeg Enterprises in this debacle with the field & the failure to properly remove the snow. WEC was a total waste of taxpayers money & being on the Committee was a real perk for City Councillors. Free tickets for any of those politicians with seats in a private box for any event that went on at the Stadium or Arena.

at one point in the game Don talks to John Wells about how the day before John had done the broadcast of the national Junior football championship game (I think the Regina Rams were the victors) on CBC and I was thinking - "wow, the CBC used to broadcast games like that...what happened?"

15 hours ago, WinnipegGordo said:

At 2h48min they show one TiCat way up in the stands, not sure if any others joined him. They did show 3 other players being led back towards the players bench though.

Such a dominant game by the Bombers, too bad they laid an egg in the Grey Cup. 

 

Dunigan and Collaros had/have the same problem - they never play their best in Grey Cup games....

Man did we have a great defense in 1992...

19 hours ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

This is the game. I’m not sure if there’s clips of players going into the stands, but the enndzones were clearly pelted with snowballs by the middle of the 4th. 

Had to do a double-take at 36:44 when I saw an old familiar face on the sidelines standing beside Urban Bowman.  He must have been "handling things internally" during this game lol...

 

 

1 hour ago, kelownabomberfan said:

at one point in the game Don talks to John Wells about how the day before John had done the broadcast of the national Junior football championship game (I think the Regina Rams were the victors) on CBC and I was thinking - "wow, the CBC used to broadcast games like that...what happened?"

The CBC really cut their sports department. They had some top notch talent that were let go. I'm sure from a lack of funding from the Mulroney & Harper governments. I think even Chretien cut funding as well.

1 hour ago, kelownabomberfan said:

Dunigan and Collaros had/have the same problem - they never play their best in Grey Cup games....

Man did we have a great defense in 1992...

Dunigan was a warrior in 1991 vs the Stamps when he played with a separated shoulder that was frozen.

12 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

 

Dunigan was a warrior in 1991 vs the Stamps when he played with a separated shoulder that was frozen.

Thankfully he stunk when it mattered in 1988.

4 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

Thankfully he stunk when it mattered in 1988.

I still remember Mike Gray deflecting Matt's pass straight up in the air & then catching it on the goal line. Wow!!!!!

17 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I still remember Mike Gray deflecting Matt's pass straight up in the air & then catching it on the goal line. Wow!!!!!

That was the first time I said all game "I think we can win this one!"

6 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

That was the first time I said all game "I think we can win this one!"

The Lions were marching & were going to score.

 

Those 92 uniforms are my favorite 

Wanna feel old?  John Candy died 30 years ago on March 4th, he'd be 74 if he was alive today.

4 hours ago, Fatty Liver said:

Wanna feel old?  John Candy died 30 years ago on March 4th, he'd be 74 if he was alive today.

 

Candy loved the CFL.

On 2024-03-06 at 5:12 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

YOU never heard of him...

LOL, that is true... ol Randy Rhino is a little before my time

3 hours ago, bearpants said:

LOL, that is true... ol Randy Rhino is a little before my time

Stellar defensive back. Part of Marv Levy's great 70's Montreal defensive teams. First team All American at Georgia Tech. Drafted by the NO Saints in 1975. Signed instead with Charlotte of the WFL in 1975 & played one season for the Hornets. Signed with the Als in 1976 & played for them thru the 1980 season. He then signed with the Ottawa Rough Riders in 81 before retiring. He was a CFLEastern Conference All Star in 1977, 78 & 81 as well as named to the CFL  All Canadian team as a DB the same years he was an Eastern All Star. Returned 31 kickoffs during his career & over 300 punt returns. He had 22 interceptions as well during his career. He was a real stud. One of the best players in the CFL during that era.

Edited March 11, 20241 yr by SpeedFlex27

Watched this gem last night.  Check out Clements' footwork!