gary lawless ‏@garylawless  6m6 minutes ago

Can report #bombers are closing in on deal with Richie Hall to become DC. Mike Benevides still in picture but if Hall wants job, likely his

 

 

gary lawless ‏@garylawless  5m5 minutes ago

Contract talks between #bombers and Richie Hall continue. Mike Benevides still talking with Mike O'Shea but Hall is leading candidate

I disagree the average fan is 80% ticket holders who like to watch the team and get in a good football game. The other 20% would be die hards whom pay attention to pressers and chat on forums. Even then I think 20% may be high

I'd say the "die hard" fans are more like 2%.

1 or 2 percent sounds right. If that. Only like 100 or so people on the forum.

I am freaking out right now about this.

Someone define "Average Fan"...

Someone define "Average Fan"...

Someone who has no clue who Stubler or Hall or anyone and who gets all of their info via TSN / CJOB / Sun / Free Press ....

 

Someone define "Average Fan"...

Someone who has no clue who Stubler or Hall or anyone and who gets all of their info via TSN / CJOB / Sun / Free Press ....

 

If that's average...

Couldn't care less when they announce it. Completely irrelevant. Several sources have indicated he is our new DC including ones in Regina. That's good enough for me.

 

Someone define "Average Fan"...

Someone who has no clue who Stubler or Hall or anyone and who gets all of their info via TSN / CJOB / Sun / Free Press ....

 

 

Someone who doesn't get manic depressive over staffing decisions in January....

If I asked my friend (who is a fellow 12-year season ticket holder with me) who our DC is... he would likely say "no idea".... If I asked him who the DC was last year, again, he would probably have no idea... I agree the percentage of Bomber fans that actually really care about this announcement is somewhere along the lines of about 1-2%...

Agree, the average fan has no idea who the coaching staff is.  Most will probably know the name Mike O'Shea and that he's our head coach.  They'll know some of the main players but probably not too many.  They mostly just want to go to a game and watch the team win.

 

Hell, I don't even know the names of our whole coaching squad, and I frequent these boards.

I am the 1%

I am the 1%

 

Based on the criteria of an 'Average Fan', I think I belong to the group.

the people being described here as "Average Fan".......I don't consider those real fans at all. Those are more like Rider "fans"....the ones that make up the greater population of so called Rider "fans"....

average:  a number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, in particular the mode, median, or (most commonly) the mean, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.

 

The average fan does not check this site multiple times a day and obsess over coaches and announcements.  The obsessive or hard core fan does.  Face it, those of us that obsess at sites like this are not “normal”.  And there is nothing wrong with that.

 

The Bombers know that they don’t have to try very hard to get the attention and money of the hard core fan.  They do have to try harder to get to the average fan.  This is why announcements in the off season are often strategically scheduled to get the Bombers name out into the news at regular times, and not necessarily the minute a signing is a done deal.

 

It doesn’t mean they don’t appreciate the hard core fan or are trying to upset them.  They are just doing what a smart organization does to remain in the conscience of a wider fan base.  

 

And yes, those people are real fans.  They spend money on season tickets and merchandise just like hard core fans else (maybe not as much on a per fan basis, but they spend more money as a group).  If the only fan this organization had was the hard core fan, it wouldn't be an organization for long.

average:  a number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, in particular the mode, median, or (most commonly) the mean, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.

 

The average fan does not check this site multiple times a day and obsess over coaches and announcements.  The obsessive or hard core fan does.  Face it, those of us that obsess at sites like this are not “normal”.  And there is nothing wrong with that.

 

The Bombers know that they don’t have to try very hard to get the attention and money of the hard core fan.  They do have to try harder to get to the average fan.  This is why announcements in the off season are often strategically scheduled to get the Bombers name out into the news at regular times, and not necessarily the minute a signing is a done deal.

 

It doesn’t mean they don’t appreciate the hard core fan or are trying to upset them.  They are just doing what a smart organization does to remain in the conscience of a wider fan base.  

 

And yes, those people are real fans.  They spend money on season tickets and merchandise just like hard core fans else (maybe not as much on a per fan basis, but they spend more money as a group).  If the only fan this organization had was the hard core fan, it wouldn't be an organization for long.

Wow logic again. How did you find your way here? 

Could there still be other candidates in the running? Baron Miles?

Could there still be other candidates in the running? Baron Miles?

He's been linked to the Montreal DC possible opening.

Anwar Stewart wants to be promoted to LB coach in MTL. He really wants to be a DL coach though.

Could there still be other candidates in the running? Baron Miles?

He's been linked to the Montreal DC possible opening.

There is no possible opening for DC in Montreal. Thorpe isn't going anywhere.

Speaking of Montreal...

 

CFL News @CFL_News

Guess who's back in the #CFL? http://on.cfl.ca/HBd45  pic.twitter.com/r73oCLh5aQ #Alouettes via @CFL

 

Reed is the new Special Team coach.

Speaking of Montreal...

CFL News @CFL_News

Guess who's back in the #CFL? http://on.cfl.ca/HBd45 pic.twitter.com/r73oCLh5aQ #Alouettes via @CFL

Reed is the new Special Team coach.

Lame.. Wouldn't load for me so I'm going to assume Kavis Reed? More consequences in store for the CFL?

He will no doubt be counting to 13.

Yeah, it's Kavis Reed Spuds.

 

CFL News @CFL_News

RT .@RickMoffat: Believe #KavisReed had other #CFL job offers but chose #Alouettes. Charismatic. Als still looking for 1 more D assistant.

Breaking! The #Bombers have hired Richie Hall as Defensive Coordinator! http://t.co/orDAB7i1YE pic.twitter.com/f2pnedpGqK

— Blue Bombers (@Wpg_BlueBombers)

January 20, 2015