Dirty30 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Major REDBLACK major announcement today....Signed Henoc Muamba moments after being released by Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Lol... Seriously would any of you be surprised? kelownabomberfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigblue85 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Sorry to take the thread in a different direction but I'm too young (I don't get to say that often anymore) to known about the zoo comment and how things went down with Brock. Would you mind elaborating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigseye Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Brock said there was nothing to do in Winnipeg, you can only go the zoo so many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Sorry to take the thread in a different direction but I'm too young (I don't get to say that often anymore) to known about the zoo comment and how things went down with Brock. Would you mind elaborating? *Braces for Iso's Back-In-My-Day-Everything-Was-Better 3-Paragraph Story* Mr Dee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Major REDBLACK major announcement today....Signed Henoc Muamba moments after being released by Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Lol... Seriously would any of you be surprised? I would be surprised that I was reaching for my Crown Royal bottle at 8:45 am, as opposed to my usual 10:30 am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Sorry to take the thread in a different direction but I'm too young (I don't get to say that often anymore) to known about the zoo comment and how things went down with Brock. Would you mind elaborating? Well I was pretty young at the time so I'm sure some of the older guys here will correct me, but Brock was always having fits and fights with the Bombers, as he was a pretty big prima-donna. In 1983 it finally all came to a head, and he just didn't want to play for Winnipeg anymore, burning his bridge with the city by saying that the zoo was the only good thing about Winnipeg, or something to that effect. He could have easily just gone back to the US and sat there waiting for the Bombers to release him, and we would have gotten nothing for him. Instead, Harold Ballard somehow decided that Brock was better than Clements, who I believe was also giving Hamilton head-aches at the time, and so one day it was just announced that we were getting Clements for Brock. The entire city breathed a sigh of relief that the whole drama with Brock was over, and the first game he played back in Winnipeg (which I was at) in September 1984 was a huge catharsis for all of us, considering what Dieter had put us through, and how he had insulted us. Tyrone Jones ran all over Dieter that game, and every time he was sacked, the song "Ghostbusters" would play, and the entire stadium would get up and dance and yell "BROCK-BUSTERS!!" It was probably one of the best games I've ever been to. The entire stadium was rocking that day. It was a sell-out too, and the Bombers won 48-16. Ahhh...those were the days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Perfect Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Could of sworn I just saw him in the GC game this year after a 6 win season............. What's your point? We weren't going there this year with him. Also keep in mind he was pulled a number of times last year, including the playoffs where his back up played a big part in the win over Montreal. Burris did nothing in the cold during the Grey Cup that was well in hand by half time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Brock said there was nothing to do in Winnipeg, you can only go the zoo so many times. LOL...So Hamilton was the better place to be?!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Brock said there was nothing to do in Winnipeg, you can only go the zoo so many times.LOL...So Hamilton was the better place to be?!!? To be honest, I hated the trade at the time,” Brock recalled. “I was trying to get back down to the States, because the USFL was starting up. http://cfl-scrapbook.no-ip.org/Brock.Dieter-Ham.php Brock just wanted to go to the US real bad, and so was hoping Winnipeg would just release him. It was a pretty disrespectful way of going about it. He finally did get to the NFL in 1985, and took the Rams all the way to the NFC finals, where they were crushed by the steam-roller that was the 1985 Chicago Bears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenaline_x Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 So, $450,000 plus incentives. This is the new standard now for qbs. Like I said earlier either here or on another thread, the top CFL qbs will be getting half a mill a year or more when the new CBA comes into effect in conjunction with the new tv deal. So, get used to it. It came a bit early. A year from now this contract may look like a deal. It's more likely to be the worst contract since Casey Printers signed with the Ticats. Except Burris has thrown for 5000 yards wherever he has played and scored plenty of touchdowns. And also throws plenty of picks, got benched more than anyone should with the money he makes, and more often than not doesn't get the job done when it gets cold outside. vs..... hall and goltz that can't move the offence consistently. Sorry.. I rather have a future hall of famer playing for us while the backups get more time to develop.. BUt that just me.. But i'm done suffering through 5+ seasons with throwing rookies out there when our "Starter" was hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigblue85 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Sounds like an amazing day KBF, this club has so much history. It would be awesome to see these stories relayed to newer fans during 'ingame' entertainment at the IGF. Thanks for sharing. Sounds like Brock was the original Bryzgalov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Sorry to take the thread in a different direction but I'm too young (I don't get to say that often anymore) to known about the zoo comment and how things went down with Brock. Would you mind elaborating? *Braces for Iso's Back-In-My-Day-Everything-Was-Better 3-Paragraph Story* Like the time he caught the ferry over to Shelbyville, he needed a new heel for his shoe. So he decided to go to MOrganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So he tied an onion to his belt, which was the style at the time. Noeller and Floyd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 This is getting ridiculous. The RedBlacks are not paying Burris $465,000 unless he is the MOP after their Grey Cup win... This money is not 'tied up' - it is money that you have to start juggling if all of a sudden you are a real contender. IF Hank is lighting it up, Glenn will simply be traded. That's how this league works - the Bombers just don't get it. Probably came down to Ottawa offering a much bigger signing bonus than we did... You have no idea what you're talking about. All speculation. Yup. At least our speculations are coming from pretty reliable sources in the media as opposed to figments of our imaginations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenaline_x Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Anyone saying the Burris deal could be a bargain when the cap goes up is forgetting that there's about a 99.9% chance he's got a stipulation in his deal that the value goes up if the cap goes up. pure speculation Floyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Anyone saying the Burris deal could be a bargain when the cap goes up is forgetting that there's about a 99.9% chance he's got a stipulation in his deal that the value goes up if the cap goes up. pure speculation Hence the 99.9% chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zontar Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Brock said there was nothing to do in Winnipeg, you can only go the zoo so many times. LOL...So Hamilton was the better place to be?!!? Ask Zach Clements was done in HAM as Brock was in WPG. Fans were hostile at his underachieving and Calvillo-like moping.Not a lot of complaining when he was dealt. I remember those days well. You could get a bag of popcorn and a Pepsi at IWS for a nickel. Of course in those days nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. "Five bees for a quarter" we used to say. ...So anyway...Um.. 17to85 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Sounds like Brock was the original Bryzgalov Yup - it was deja vu all over again. Now where was I... oh yeah. The important thing was that I had an onion tied to my belt, which was the style at the time. You couldn't get white onions, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones... 17to85 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-F-F-C Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Ah the "Brock Busters" game. I remember it well. I think it was a local DJ by the name of Joey Gregoresh (sp) who performed a parody of the Ghostbusters song and it played on the radio for weeks. I think it was on of the local papers that also provided the signs with the words "Brock" in the ghostbusters logo thing. Anyway we won and the stadium was as loud that day. Ah the good ol' days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigseye Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 I'm pretty sure I even remember Brock Buster t-shirts floating around although the 80's were just about as crazy as the 60's for brain cell carnage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Ah the "Brock Busters" game. I remember it well. I think it was a local DJ by the name of Joey Gregoresh (sp) who performed a parody of the Ghostbusters song and it played on the radio for weeks. I think it was on of the local papers that also provided the signs with the words "Brock" in the ghostbusters logo thing. Anyway we won and the stadium was as loud that day. Ah the good ol' days. Yeah I believe it was Joey Gregorash that did the parody. It was quite the hype. I was actually amazed at the courage it took for Dieter to show his face again in Winnipeg after the trade, knowing he was walking into a stadium full of angry fans, all wanting to see him get creamed, and sing "Brock Busters" 50 times a quarter. Anyway, like I said, those were the days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Perfect Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Anyone saying the Burris deal could be a bargain when the cap goes up is forgetting that there's about a 99.9% chance he's got a stipulation in his deal that the value goes up if the cap goes up. pure speculation I think (and in the words of the great Dave Ritchie "When I say I think, know that I know so") Mike just might have a better track record than both you and Kels. He knows what he is talking about. On the other hand, as has been evidenced time and again over the past number of days, you and Kels just simply don't. kelownabomberfan, Blueandgold and SPuDS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Anyone saying the Burris deal could be a bargain when the cap goes up is forgetting that there's about a 99.9% chance he's got a stipulation in his deal that the value goes up if the cap goes up. pure speculation I think (and in the words of the great Dave Ritchie "When I say I think, know that I know so") Mike just might have a better track record than both you and Kels. He knows what he is talking about. On the other hand, as has been evidenced time and again over the past number of days, you and Kels just simply don't. Yup, i trust mikes info almost as much as a cfl scribe as he has been almost as accurate .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Anyone saying the Burris deal could be a bargain when the cap goes up is forgetting that there's about a 99.9% chance he's got a stipulation in his deal that the value goes up if the cap goes up. pure speculationI think (and in the words of the great Dave Ritchie "When I say I think, know that I know so") Mike just might have a better track record than both you and Kels. He knows what he is talking about. On the other hand, as has been evidenced time and again over the past number of days, you and Kels just simply don't. Yup, i trust mikes info almost as much as a cfl scribe as he has been almost as accurate .. Careful, he already has to step sideways to get through the door to get his ego through. *pokes Mike* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 I'm pretty much out of sources at this point lol I rarely get any information nowadays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 I'm pretty much out of sources at this point lol I rarely get any information nowadays We'll get on that son! Lol. Just jokin, relax guy! Honesty is a good thing as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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