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It's the Donald Trump/Red State mentality.... Freedom Of Speech!! I can say whatever I want!!

I was gonna say, the Con's have just as much fanaticism on their side, over different issues. But now's not about politics and the extremists on either end. I tend to be a very middle-ground person, and this is the time for middle-ground common sense to prevail...

TORONTO — The Canadian Football League has revealed details on the time and broadcast information for the 2016 CFL Draft, which will be televised on TSN2 and RDS2 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET on May 10. The league also announced Wednesday that the draft has expanded from seven to eight rounds. “With the emerging Canadian football talent across all levels, general managers across the CFL agreed that expanding the draft would be beneficial to the league.” said Glen Johnson, senior vice president, football. Adding a round to the CFL Draft allows nine more Canadians the opportunity for a training camp invite, as well as giving these players, who may return to school for their fifth year, to get professional experience, helping in their development. For the teams, it gives them an additional player in training camp who does not count toward their overall maximum roster limit. Since 2013, the CFL Draft consisted of seven rounds of selections and from 1997 to 2012 the draft concluded after six rounds. It was also announced that TSN2 and RDS2 will broadcast the CFL Draft on television from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. ET with subsequent rounds being streamed live on TSN GO. TSN’s CFL Draft team will be hosted by Farhan Lalji, joined by CFL on TSN analyst and CFL Draft guru Duane Forde, who has covered the draft on 11 previous occasions. Joining Lalji and Forde will be CFL Insider Gary Lawless, CFL on TSN analyst Chris Schultz and Lee Barette, founder of the pre-eminent website on football prospects in Canada, CanadaFootballChat.com. RDS’ Draft team will consist of host Matthieu Proulx as well as a trio of analysts, Bruno Heppell, Didier Orméjuste and Pierre Vercheval. CFL.ca will have wall-to-wall coverage with instant analysis, exclusive interviews and official Draft Tracker for fans to keep their eye on for all eight rounds. Barring any trades, the order for the first round of the 2016 CFL Draft is as follows: 1. Saskatchewan Roughriders Winnipeg Blue Bombers* 2. Montreal Alouettes 3. BC Lions 4. Toronto Argonauts 5. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 6. Calgary Stampeders 7. Ottawa REDBLACKS 8. Edmonton Eskimos *Winnipeg forfeited its first round selection in the supplemental draft to select Garrett Waggoner. The Canadian Football League regular season kicks off June 23 when the Toronto Argonauts host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at their new home at BMO Field. It culminates with the playing of the 104th Grey Cup on Nov. 27, also in Toronto.

Don't get me wrong, I'm anti-All Things Conservative, but now is not the time for politics or eco-conspiracy theories........let's just do everything we can to band together and help.

Lethbridge-based ******-canoe from the NDP party tweets out this morning that all of this is karma on Fort Mac for all the environmental damage done due to oil and gas work. Believe what you want about the oil and gas industry, but what a dink thing to post on social media RIGHT NOW.....

That's the ***** of it... Forecast for AB is mostly hot and sunny with 40kmh winds. Thurs has a 60%chance of showers but that's about it...

Bob Hartley is from Ottawa area and interviewed once back around 2008 for a Sens gig. Will definitely be on their radar.

Man some of those images... Terrifying. Everyone getting our of town as fast as possible. Some to Lac La Biche, some to wherever they can go. So scary...

We'll likely be checking it out next week sometime...busy weekend coming up...

is it Friday yet? I want Civil War now.........

I've tried Googling, but not really getting anywhere -- anybody seen TSN mention anything about their coverage of the draft? Just curious if it'll be in the evening or day time, and how many rounds they might show on TV before going online-only....

Lawless saying that Kevin Dineen is being mentioned by all his contacts as a strong candidate for Calgary....

It's gonna come down to what people think determines "Rookie Of The Year". McDavid is far and away the best player, but is that enough to overcome the lack of games played? For the record, least number of games played by someone winning the award: 31. McJesus played 45...

http://www.bluebombers.com/2016/05/03/it-all-began-in-blue/

Possible but I just read a thing from Mark Spector (I know, I know... But still...) saying that he and Burke never got along. Burke and Carlyle have history so that might be something...

Apparently there was in-fighting for awhile in Calgary. Hartley wasn't hired by Burke, so they never really got along. Boudreau is Burke's kinda guy. Both are assholes.

Hefney was a beauty while he was here. After Suber and now Hef, you really understand how special that 2011 season/team was for the players... Thanks for all you did, Hef.... #SwagSwagSwag

Just got the TSN notification on my phone that the Flames canned Hartley...

McDavids half year was better than the full year by most others. The kid is ridiculous and I wouldn't be surprised if he outright wins it...

Talent level definitely not even close...

Booooooo......

Armia yes, Dano maybe, Burmi no...... + Myers would work, if I'm the Oilers....

Chia is REALLY motivated to sell, but he's not going to take scraps for it, either. He's a big believer that after #3, it's a pretty steep drop-off in talent, so he'd prefer to trade for a #1 D, if he can...

If I'm the Oilers, I'd take pretty much any one of Jets Top 4 D along with a forward prospect (The One Man Armi-a?) for that #4, I think....

In quick order, Leafs fans have elevated Matthews above McDavid.....not just Generational Player, but ONCE IN A LIFETIME ERMAGHERD BETTER THAN GRETZKY!!!11!