Arash Madani ‏@ArashMadani  8m8 minutes ago

Per @JDunk12: Esks, Riders talking trade. EDM wants No. 1 pick Josiah St. John AND a first for QB James Franklin. SSK, coherently, declined.

Ed Hervey vs. Chris Jones is going to be a real thing to keep your eye on over the coming weeks and months.

To reach for two first round picks, including No. 1 overall, in return for a back-up QB with a handful of pro starts is... hilarious, really

 

Some interesting possibilities here, but nothing to hold our breaths about. Will be interesting to see where Muamba ends up- Hamilton? Toronto?

4 hours ago, Mr Dee said:

I'm wondering about the Castillo move myself. You don't keep a guy around 9 games, then mysteriously give him the boot..so to speak. There has to be a story behind the story of the story. 

Either that or they just released him..

I'm sure it happens that a player tires of biding his time sitting in reserve and asks for his release, we just never hear that side of the story.  I recall that Castillo was well into a career in education last season when he got the call from the Bombers, it may be that he wishes to carry on with those plans as well.

 

5 hours ago, fan4life said:

Andy Mulumba cut by the Chiefs.

Holy crap!  This deserves it's own thread.  We've only been through this 147 times already.  It's getting to the point when you no longer pay any attention to the status of Mulumba or Bilikudi, much like when you hear a rumour that Trump said something stupid again.

I said what you said a year ago & was told not nicely I might add to go shove it. Basically, if I don't like it then don't read the thread. BTW, I agree 100%. It's only been something like 4 years.

Pay attention. Or else you will be sorry when Andy does come up here and everybody will be doing the Mulumba dance, and you guys won't know how.

2 hours ago, tracker said:

Some interesting possibilities here, but nothing to hold our breaths about. Will be interesting to see where Muamba ends up- Hamilton? Toronto?

Time for the second annual Henoc Muamba CFL tour.

1 hour ago, Mr Dee said:

Pay attention. Or else you will be sorry when Andy does come up here and everybody will be doing the Mulumba dance, and you guys won't know how.

I'm sure there'll be enough people dancing here if he does.

3 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Holy crap!  This deserves it's own thread.  We've only been through this 147 times already.  It's getting to the point when you no longer pay any attention to the status of Mulumba or Bilikudi, much like when you hear a rumour that Trump said something stupid again.

This is the second time Mulumba has been cut from a team. You were only 145 off.

9 hours ago, tracker said:

Some interesting possibilities here, but nothing to hold our breaths about. Will be interesting to see where Muamba ends up- Hamilton? Toronto?

possibly Edmonton

Wondering why a LD weekend rivalry has not been established between the Als and the RB's yet?  It's been 4 years and there's room for a second game on Sunday or even on Sat.  It seems like a natural fit considering their proximity to create a heated rivalry like other CFL teams enjoy with their neighbours, plus it creates so much more publicity than a regular season game.  Perhaps Troy Westwood could offer some suggestions to get it started.

Edited September 3, 20169 yr by Throw Long Bannatyne

You can definitely do up a little pics of a bunch of pissed off birds attacking a lumberjack. That **** just writes itself

1 hour ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Wondering why a LD weekend rivalry has not been established between the Als and the RB's yet?  It's been 4 years and there's room for a second game on Sunday or even on Sat.  It seems like a natural fit considering their proximity to create a heated rivalry like other CFL teams enjoy with their neighbours, plus it creates so much more publicity than a regular season game.  Perhaps Troy Westwood could offer some suggestions to get it started.

I agree as they used to play on the LD weekend years ago. It's one of the head scratching questions about the CFL & why it doesn't happen. There always was a rivalry between Montreal & Ottawa. It would make sense to have those 2 play each other on the LD weekend yet it doesn't happen.

Probably because if they were to do that, BC would perpetually have to take the bye on labour day

2 hours ago, WBBFanWest said:

Probably because if they were to do that, BC would perpetually have to take the bye on labour day

Yah, so what?  That's no reason not to build up a bitter rivalry between two Eastern teams.

1 hour ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Yah, so what?  That's no reason not to build up a bitter rivalry between two Eastern teams.

I have no idea.  Maybe BC has said that thy don't want to do that?  Maybe it wouldn't be fair for one team to have a fixed bye week?  Maybe Montreal and Ottawa aren't interested?  Could be any of those.

 

And Glenn is likely to be a nomad again.

13 minutes ago, IC Khari said:

Will Captain Popp jump ship before the end of the season?

 

That's a little surprising given that they are still in it in the East.

Oh and here's to Calgary beating Edmonton back to back

 

Was listening to Als radio pre game show on Thursday apparently it's a disaster in that locker room. Popp has no control over his players. D vs O big mess.

1 minute ago, Jpan85 said:

Was listening to Als radio pre game show on Thursday apparently it's a disaster in that locker room. Popp has no control over his players. D vs O big mess.

Maybe he can ask pretty please would Tommy Higgins come to his house to play.

35 minutes ago, IC Khari said:

 

Popp may no longer be able to pay KG his incentive laden contract for starts due to previous SMS budgeting blunders.

Hmm, what happened to the last coach to sideline Glenn prematurely? Mike Kelly echoes all over the league this week.

Hope Cato plays well, though, we gotta keep the good young QBs coming into the league.