Hey Folks,

 

First time poster here, but been reading for a while.

Now for starters, I am a bomber fan, have been for 30+ years. I will watch every Bomber game and some of the other games,  One thing strikes me, and it dates back even further than "the catch".

Who remembers, was it Suitor shouting 'OH NO!" when Stegall hauls in the catch from Glenn?

Now I know I only want to hear positives about my "my team", but it consistently feels like the announcers are rooting against WPG the majority of the time. Its so bad, I find myself turning off the sound while watching. Anyone else feel the same, or am I making this up?

Take the Montreal game last week, Wpg gets a touchdown: "and that's a  touchdown for Winnipeg." said the announcer.

Montreal answers with a touchdown of their own " WOW, what a catch!... Blah blah blah.... Look at the placement of that throw!.... Blah blah blah... so and so walks on water.... and on and on....

They just don't seem to celebrate when Wpg is doing well.

 

Its like listening to Bob on CJOB, he loves the bombers and we know it you can hear that despite him trying to just "call the game" he gets excited when we do well...

 

Shouldn't a national broadcast be unbiased?

 

They're pretty good about being unbiased. It sounds like you just want to hear pro-Bombers talk, so anything less than that is biased toward the other team, in your eyes (ears?).... Just relax... Enjoy the game for what it is. 

Edited September 2, 20177 yr by Noeller

5 minutes ago, Noeller said:

They're pretty good about being unbiased. It sounds like you just want to hear pro-Bombers talk, so anything less than that is biased toward the other team, in your eyes (ears?).... Just relax... Enjoy the game for what it is. 

lol... Ok.

Because an announcer shouting "Oh No!"  means he's unbiased?

I'll never forget where I was when that catch happened. My girl friend wanted cuddle time and I wanted rally cap time...... I got both

It's hard to expect everyone to be truly unbiased.  You can tell Dunigan and Stegall still love the Bombers.  I never felt that "Oh no!" by Suitor was a slight against the Bombers.  Just an honest reaction to the last possible thing anyone thought would happen at that point.

 

It's a really difficult job these guys have. They do a pretty great job, for the most part.... 

It is what it is. Sometimes funny. And there's always Bob Irving.

It's not that they are biased, it's that they're idiots. 

Then there's Rod Black.... #niklewis

I agree that the guys who call the games make it pretty obvious they arent bomber fans. At times its nauseating but its been that way for years.... 

So.. Im used to it by now. 

I'm not one to defend Glen Suitor after being subjected to his (understandable) Rider homerism for the last umpteen LDCs, but he didn't say "oh no" on the Stegall catch.

It had to be somebody else because Suitor was shouting "OH BABY!" as the catch was made.

Yeah I think it was Cuthbert who had the "Oh no" and I never interpreted it to be an "oh no the bombers are going to win" It always struck me as more of an expression of disbelief cause let's be honest no one expected that play to be made. 

I have vivid memories of exactly where I was and how I reacted to that catch. It really was a pretty spectacular thing to witness. 

I remember that catch like it was yesterday,  it was shortly after midnight (as the game was in edmonton) baby momma's passed out with her head in my lap, beer in one hand and BOOM i jumped off the couch cheering, knocking her to the ground and spilling my beer... She wasn't too pleased and I ended up sleeping on said couch that night... but totally worth it

At the end of the day, this thread is just kind of silly in terms of worrying about nothing... 

9 minutes ago, Noeller said:

At the end of the day, this thread is just kind of silly in terms of worrying about nothing... 

I don't worry too much about the announcers.  Just win, baby!  Oh and welcome aboard, Mr. Money.

21 hours ago, Medlockmoney said:

lol... Ok.

Because an announcer shouting "Oh No!"  means he's unbiased?

I would argue his reaction was in respect to the massive defensive breakdown by the Esks that game. They could have given up anything else defensively and the Esks win that game.

6 hours ago, Y2C said:

I'm not one to defend Glen Suitor after being subjected to his (understandable) Rider homerism for the last umpteen LDCs, but he didn't say "oh no" on the Stegall catch.

It had to be somebody else because Suitor was shouting "OH BABY!" as the catch was made.

It was Chris Cuthbert.

2 hours ago, Eternal optimist said:

I would argue his reaction was in respect to the massive defensive breakdown by the Esks that game. They could have given up anything else defensively and the Esks win that game.

Also, that was more than a decade ago. 

Perhaps it's time to move on...?

On 02/09/2017 at 1:26 PM, Medlockmoney said:

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Shouldn't a national broadcast be unbiased?

 

I totally agree with you and I don't know why the guys on this board refuse to admit the bias against Winnipeg. Personally, I like it this way. Feels so much better when we win and I can gloat.

20 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Then there's Rod Black.... #niklewis

just be thankful we don't have to hear about "Sticky" Stala anymore.

Worst part of TSN is how they pick a storyline for each game and just cannot move off it no matter what actually happens in the game.

1 hour ago, J5V said:

I totally agree with you and I don't know why the guys on this board refuse to admit the bias against Winnipeg. Personally, I like it this way. Feels so much better when we win and I can gloat.

I had wondered what had happened to Road Griller

I havent listened to tsn in a long long time. I mute the stream and listen on cjob. Idc if its out of sync its well worth while.