bigg jay

TIL Jake Thomas only speaks in the third person, and is REALLY hard on himself.

My money is on Jake Thomas.

I’ve spent years researching this and I am fairly confident that Booch is the Rock

Yeah. it was pretty clear that neither guy decided it was their time to pack it in, and that it was the club who made those calls.  That said, both guys did handle it as gracefully as possible.  
 DB Brandon Alexander bids Winnipeg Blue Bombers farewell but not retiring from CFL - 3DownNation
 
Winnipeg Blue Bombers moving on from veteran LB Adam Bighill: report - 3DownNation

Same for Vegas.

hey maybe we can get a group deal? Buy 2 get kola free? 
 
I mean that will knock any one out of commission for a while. 

Florida now has 3 of the top 4 players taken in the 2014 draft.  What a draft year that was!  We took Ehlers (which was a great choice) but we could have had Pasternak! Dylan Larkin as well.  That's how deep that draft was.  As for Drai, I got to see him play here in Kelowna in 2015, when the Rockets mortgaged their future and made the trade for Drai and Morrissey for their Memorial Cup run that year.  I was surprised that Drai didn't go first overall.

Leon is great but I don't consider him a generational talen and I don't think anyone expected him to be as good as he's been. 
McDavid has been the promised one since he was a kid while some "experts" (like Button or McKenzie) had Leon rated 4th or lower in his draft year.   We're splitting hairs though - A++ vs A+ is still exceptional.
 

Didn't we start a GoFundMe to hire @Booch to avoid this scenario? 🤣

Oilers’ Zach Hyman done for the season, requires surgery
They can still get it done, but that's a big loss for Edmonton.

So Florida and Edmonton look set for a Finals rematch.  Hopefully a different outcome this time around.

Didn't we start a GoFundMe to hire @Booch to avoid this scenario? 🤣

He has been hanging out at Wheelies watching Kolo hone his craft.

So Florida and Edmonton look set for a Finals rematch.  Hopefully a different outcome this time around.

Didn't we start a GoFundMe to hire @Booch to avoid this scenario? 🤣

Didn't we start a GoFundMe to hire @Booch to avoid this scenario? 🤣

Didn't we start a GoFundMe to hire @Booch to avoid this scenario? 🤣

Didn't we start a GoFundMe to hire @Booch to avoid this scenario? 🤣

Sounds like he has his head on straight based on this article.  He's not blowing off his slow start to camp and giving himself a pass.  He's been putting in extra work and listening to the coaches and it's starting to show according to MOS.
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/05/26/catching-his-stride
 

Sounds like he has his head on straight based on this article.  He's not blowing off his slow start to camp and giving himself a pass.  He's been putting in extra work and listening to the coaches and it's starting to show according to MOS.
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/05/26/catching-his-stride
 

Sounds like he has his head on straight based on this article.  He's not blowing off his slow start to camp and giving himself a pass.  He's been putting in extra work and listening to the coaches and it's starting to show according to MOS.
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/05/26/catching-his-stride
 

Sounds like he has his head on straight based on this article.  He's not blowing off his slow start to camp and giving himself a pass.  He's been putting in extra work and listening to the coaches and it's starting to show according to MOS.
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/05/26/catching-his-stride
 

I could easily see him staying.  He's got a very good job here and he (and his family) have been entrenched in the community.  He's still been doing stuff in local schools (anti-bullying campaigns) as recently as a month ago so even if he's not with the Bombers anymore, he's still active in that aspect.
I could just as easily see him leaving though - his kids are young enough that uprooting them wouldn't be too hard and he could do his job (or a similar one) anywhere.

I could easily see him staying.  He's got a very good job here and he (and his family) have been entrenched in the community.  He's still been doing stuff in local schools (anti-bullying campaigns) as recently as a month ago so even if he's not with the Bombers anymore, he's still active in that aspect.
I could just as easily see him leaving though - his kids are young enough that uprooting them wouldn't be too hard and he could do his job (or a similar one) anywhere.

I could easily see him staying.  He's got a very good job here and he (and his family) have been entrenched in the community.  He's still been doing stuff in local schools (anti-bullying campaigns) as recently as a month ago so even if he's not with the Bombers anymore, he's still active in that aspect.
I could just as easily see him leaving though - his kids are young enough that uprooting them wouldn't be too hard and he could do his job (or a similar one) anywhere.