3 minutes ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

WHat are you trying to convey with those stats?

Contrariness, mostly.

3 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

3rd place teams making it to the Grey Cup - 9 times out of 124 chances or 7.26%

3rd place teams winning the Grey Cup - 5 out of 62 games or 8.06%

Last time a 3rd place team won the Grey Cup -2005 Edmonton

Last time the Bomber beat the Riders in a playoff game - 1965

I'm confused... If the 3rd place team only makes it to the Grey Cup 9 times out of 124 chances, how do they win 5 out of 62 chances???

The first stat says they only make it there 9 times, so where does the 62 chances come from?

O'Shea has already given his take on the importance of this history–  "Good thing we don't pay any attention to that crap." https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/bombshells-miller-scares-up-some-laughs-with-oshea-costume-for-halloween-practice

3 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

3rd place teams making it to the Grey Cup - 9 times out of 124 chances or 7.26%

3rd place teams winning the Grey Cup - 5 out of 62 games or 8.06%

Last time a 3rd place team won the Grey Cup -2005 Edmonton

Last time the Bomber beat the Riders in a playoff game - 1965

Well, this is the kind of stat that is meant to be broken.

This matchup is exactly what we wanted for the playoff, so I'd say we got enough fuel going for the guys to come out firing.

This matchup reminds me of the jets play off run last year.... Two very good teams slugging it out early on (should have been a championship matchup) get worn down and loose to the next team.

1 hour ago, Mark H. said:

 

2. Is anyone going to start their 2005 or 1965 Quarterback?

 

Begin the thawing of Kenny Ploen!!

1 hour ago, Sard said:

I'm confused... If the 3rd place team only makes it to the Grey Cup 9 times out of 124 chances, how do they win 5 out of 62 chances???

The first stat says they only make it there 9 times, so where does the 62 chances come from?

Don't even bother looking at them. What those stats don't tell is how many times there was a 6 point difference between 1st and 4th. The overwhelming majority of these statistics were compiled when the third place team was sub.500 and there were juggernauts like the Eskimos, Bombers,and Alouettes over the past 40 years. The playing field is wide open over the past few years in comparison since the SMS came in.

Edited November 6, 20186 yr by gcn11

15 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

Begin the thawing of Kenny Ploen!!

Kenny's not dead yet....who put him in the freezer!!!

19 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Kenny's not dead yet....who put him in the freezer!!!

he wandered in there looking for ice cream a week ago...

1 hour ago, Sard said:

I'm confused... If the 3rd place team only makes it to the Grey Cup 9 times out of 124 chances, how do they win 5 out of 62 chances???

The first stat says they only make it there 9 times, so where does the 62 chances come from?

62 Grey Cups. 2 teams in each. 124 chances to make it to a Grey Cup. 5 wins in those 62 Grey Cups.

Stats were to get some conversation going. How you interpret them is up to you. Some may even say it means we're due.

31 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

62 Grey Cups. 2 teams in each. 124 chances to make it to a Grey Cup. 5 wins in those 62 Grey Cups.

Stats were to get some conversation going. How you interpret them is up to you. Some may even say it means we're due.

So of the 9 times a 3rd place team has made it to the final, they have won 5 times... I like those odds

1984 - we club the Eskimos into the ground at home in the WSF, then defeat the almost unbeatable Lions on their home turf in the WF, despite the mass amount of crowd noise (this was the 1980's when people in BC used to attend Lions games), then we went into Edmonton for the Grey Cup and smoked the Dieter-led Ti-Cats.  I see history repeating itself this year.

Edited November 6, 20186 yr by kelownabomberfan

I want the clown pounding to be so severe that the Riders fire Jones right after the game.

luckily they won't...so teams can enjoy another season of a Rider team with zip for offense...mis-use of SMS to balance team out and a dfense who will be good...but won't have lady luck smile on them like she did this year...and fall to about a .500 squad..pretty much like they are other than the phoney record

I just hope the Riders don't sign Yoko Ono, just before gametime.......

The guy who relies  on stats also relies on payday loans.

7 minutes ago, LeBird said:

The guy who relies  on stats also relies on payday loans.

I’m sorry, I’m going to need some stats to back that statement up please.

 

 

 

 

(and $20 until payday?)

Loffler back practising, but it looks like Santos-Knox will miss Sunday’s game. He was seen in a walking boot.

Huge loss for the Bombers if this is correct. 

5 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

Loffler back practising, but it looks like Santos-Knox will miss Sunday’s game. He was seen in a walking boot.

Huge loss for the Bombers if this is correct. 

****, no one to back him up either. that's a brutal loss, gonna have to hope offence can stay on the field and keep the defense off of it as much as possible. 

14 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

Loffler back practising, but it looks like Santos-Knox will miss Sunday’s game. He was seen in a walking boot.

Huge loss for the Bombers if this is correct. 

Sounds like he could be gone for the entire playoff run, time for Wild to step up and return to form.

Who saw him in a walking boot?

 

25 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

 

Ok...so at this point it's just Wyman tweeting heresay then.

odd...don't recall seeing him get hurt in game...and yoiu could see him on sidelines after he was pulled standing around...that is an injury though that we can absorb better than if it was Biggie....Wild is adequate...I bet Fenner as well could handle the spot ok...possiblly wilson too.

On another note..Jones said Collaros passed concussion protocal "days ago" yet says in presser todat that they are treating him as day to day right now?...

MOS just said a decision on JSN would be made before the game. Sounds like he's injured.