Bombers at Stumps GDT

[Booch]

23 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

They've played the same teams, ssk has taken advantage more of the teams they've faced who're banged up. And completely fluked into a win. 

I was talking about the west, but yes, I think Calgary is the 2nd best team in the west right now. I think the gaps between teams are really close in the west right now, but I think Calgary is better than SSK. And I think their far more experienced coaching staff will take them further. I constantly see red flags out of Mace as a HC. 

yeah not sold on Mace....also Harris won't take a team to promised land....no well in hell Maier can...and their secondary blows........another smole and mirror start in my opinion...guess we shall see if it is 3 yrs in a row of a mid season nose dive again ...I can see it

[Tracker]

6 minutes ago, Booch said:

yeah not sold on Mace....also Harris won't take a team to promised land....no well in hell Maier can...and their secondary blows........another smole and mirror start in my opinion...guess we shall see if it is 3 yrs in a row of a mid season nose dive again ...I can see it

Mace's saving grace, at least for now, is that his predecessor was so bad that Mace looks and sounds better by comparison and has the onerous task of changing the team culture.

[Booch]

2 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Mace's saving grace, at least for now, is that his predecessor was so bad that Mace looks and sounds better by comparison and has the onerous task of changing the team culture.

kinda failing at that...still get moocho penalties and a lot of the players there still act likeassbags on feild...heck even he does at times on the sidelines....like he still one the boys....exuberance and what not is nice....but you a coach now....

[rebusrankin]

In the words of Al Davis, "Just Win, Baby!" That's all any of us really care about.

[Noeller]

I definitely think the Stamps are better than the Riders... For the simple fact that VA is a better QB than Trevor Harris at this point. Now, having said that, Beggleton is a huge loss for them on offense. 

At any rate, it's the Bombers and then everyone else way down the list. 

Edited 23 hours ago by Noeller

[Fatty Liver]

1 minute ago, Noeller said:

I definitely think the Stamps are better than the Riders... For the simple fact that VA is a better QB than Trevor Harris at this point. Now, having said that, Beggleton is a huge loss for them on offense. 

At any rate, it's the Bombers and then everyone else way down the list. 

Have you seen any promotion of the Stampede Bowl?

[rebusrankin]

8 minutes ago, Noeller said:

I definitely think the Stamps are better than the Riders... For the simple fact that VA is a better QB than Trevor Harris at this point. Now, having said that, Beggleton is a huge loss for them on offense. 

At any rate, it's the Bombers and then everyone else way down the list. 

The Stamps secondary has played well so far. VA is a solid QB. VA has Offensive Interference Rhymes to toss the ball too.

[wbbfan]

1 hour ago, Booch said:

yeah not sold on Mace....also Harris won't take a team to promised land....no well in hell Maier can...and their secondary blows........another smole and mirror start in my opinion...guess we shall see if it is 3 yrs in a row of a mid season nose dive again ...I can see it

Yeah. Their D is good especially in the front 6. And their ol/run game is really good. They, like us, missed the boat on the next wave of young QBs though. 
 I think it’ll be another coaching change and a younger than dirt qb before they are front runners again. But that, could start to happen in the off season. I don’t think mace will get tons of leash. 
 

 

[Noeller]

13 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

Have you seen any promotion of the Stampede Bowl?

Yup... Lots. Going to be interesting tonight. Headed in to Calgary in about 15 minutes. Wade and the team are hosting a Manitoba Ex Pats Tailgate party before hand, which should be fun. 

[wbbfan]

1 minute ago, Noeller said:

Yup... Lots. Going to be interesting tonight. Headed in to Calgary in about 15 minutes. Wade and the team are hosting a Manitoba Ex Pats Tailgate party before hand, which should be fun. 

That’s really cool. Nice to know Calgary has put some effort into this promotion, I thought it was gonna be half assed at best. 

[Noeller]

Fwiw, some light rain on our way in to the city right now, but supposed to clear off as the evening progresses. Not expecting the monsoon the Stamps has a couple weeks ago...

[Booch]

@SpeedFlex27 are u headed to the game...hitting the Bomber tailgate?

[SpeedFlex27]

3 minutes ago, Booch said:

@SpeedFlex27 are u headed to the game...hitting the Bomber tailgate?

No, watching the game at home. I have mobility issues. I can go to games at PAS but I stopped going to Stamps games 3 or 4 years ago. Too hard to get around. Steep stairs with no handrails for balance & safety. I have to stay in my seat at halftime as it's too much of  hassle to get to the lower concourse where the concessions & bathrooms are. Too far to walk with a cane where we used to park our car. Just a ******* old barn that should be torn down. Eisenhower was President & Diefenbaker was PM when that place was built. In Winnipeg, we have two elevators, upper & lower concourses & the grandstands don't have 60 rows to climb. 

[Booch]

1 minute ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

No, watching the game at home. I have mobility issues. I can go to games at PAS but I stopped going to Stamps games 3 or 4 years ago. Too hard to get around. Steep stairs with no handrails for balance & safety. I have to stay in my seat at halftime as it's too much of  hassle to get to the lower concourse where the concessions & bathrooms are. Too far to walk with a cane where we used to park our car. Just a ******* old barn that should be torn down. Eisenhower was President & Diefenbaker was PM when that place was built. In Winnipeg, we have two elevators, upper & lower concourses & the grandstands don't have 60 rows to climb. 

yeah....that place is a lawsuit waiting to happen...hopefully they can rectify things there with a new stadium or some kind of wholesale overhaul...I hear its close to a sell out there??

[Noeller]

4 minutes ago, Booch said:

yeah....that place is a lawsuit waiting to happen...hopefully they can rectify things there with a new stadium or some kind of wholesale overhaul...I hear its close to a sell out there??

I would be SHOCKED unless they papered it very heavily, which is a possibility. Nobody goes to Stamps games anymore. They've taken to tarping off some of the upper deck. 

The Bombers gave away 1,000 tix to Bombers fans who donated to Red Cross for wildfire relief. So wouldn't surprise me if this is very heavily papered. 

[SpeedFlex27]

1 minute ago, Booch said:

yeah....that place is a lawsuit waiting to happen...hopefully they can rectify things there with a new stadium or some kind of wholesale overhaul...I hear its close to a sell out there??

I don't think there'll be more than 18,000 there. Plus thunder clouds are gathering on the horizon as I type this. It's also Sneak A Peek Night at the Stampede which officially starts tomorrow morning with the Stampede Parade. Admission tonite into the Stampede is half price. This was the evening we used to took our kids to the Stampede when they were little to save money. So, the Stamps decided to compete with that. If I had a family, I know where I'd be. 

[Goalie]

What’s going on in Alberta with the elks and stamps attendance. Is it all stadium is crap related ???  Would that actually fix the problems. 
 

stamps have lots of new faces. Eventually that will catch up on them. 
 

bombers historically not great in Calgary tho. Especially in potential rainy weather. It’s plus 32 here so maybe they can quickly get on a plane and reschedule;) 

Edited 21 hours ago by Goalie

[Noeller]

Stamps need a new stadium and a winning team... And that would just be to break even. This just isn't a good CFL town. 

The LOLks don't need a stadium as much as they need a winning team again. Edmonton is more of a CFL town than Calgary for sure. They're ready to cheer for something...

Edited 20 hours ago by Noeller

[Bomberguy]

Love the starting Oline tonight 👍🏻😁

[rebusrankin]

TSN's sideline reporter saying its a great atmosphere tonight coupled with shots of empty stands is sad. Its clearly not a great atmosphere.

[JuranBoldenRules]

3 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

TSN's sideline reporter saying its a great atmosphere tonight coupled with shots of empty stands is sad. Its clearly not a great atmosphere.

They meant how the air tastes.

[17to85]

If they're looking to make the stampede bowl a thing they are probably better off playing it in the afternoon on a weekend. Not sure you're gonna outdraw all the other activities that happen in the evening during stampede.

[JuranBoldenRules]

Just now, 17to85 said:

If they're looking to make the stampede bowl a thing they are probably better off playing it in the afternoon on a weekend. Not sure you're gonna outdraw all the other activities that happen in the evening during stampede.

They shouldn't book any games on days that end in 'y.'  Play exclusively on Sundag's.

Someone tell Henoc it's not Halloween.  It's Blue Bombers not Boo Bombers.

[bustamente]

One of these days Henoc's eyes are going to pop out of his head, now that would be entertaining

[BaconNBigBlue]

Just need to go 1 and 0 this week and I'll be happy.