April 1, 20205 yr comment_468849 22 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: What's going to happen to all the 1 year deals if the CFL doesn't play? Does that mean they are null & void if players don't get paid or the season is cancelled? Personally, I hate the 1 year deals so maybe a change in contract length will come out of all of this Covid-19 crisis. I think it isn’t just an impact on players with one year deals. These are all contractual employees you have to believe that any adjustments to games played and prorated salaries likely voids any contract. That has to be a concern moving forward.
April 3, 20205 yr comment_469100 TSN going to show some CFL content during the COVID shut down........ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl-encores-on-tsn-schedule-1.1463140
April 4, 20205 yr comment_469121 2 hours ago, Noeller said: TSN going to show some CFL content during the COVID shut down........ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl-encores-on-tsn-schedule-1.1463140 Hallelujah!!!
April 4, 20205 yr comment_469128 If the season is lost I feel for the guys that maybe had this season left in the tank. How many wont play again if this season is lost?
April 4, 20205 yr comment_469129 Just now, Dodge and Burn said: If the season is lost I feel for the guys that maybe had this season left in the tank. How many wont play again if this season is lost? It may prolong some guys careers as well. Having a year off may help them heal up properly.
April 4, 20205 yr Author comment_469132 49 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: It may prolong some guys careers as well. Having a year off may help them heal up properly. Who can afford to take a year off work? I wouldn't be surprised if we lost a very large number of players who decide to move on.
April 4, 20205 yr comment_469135 1 hour ago, JCon said: Who can afford to take a year off work? I wouldn't be surprised if we lost a very large number of players who decide to move on. Guys who have careers to fall back on may just get into them sooner tha later.
April 4, 20205 yr comment_469139 Looks like Pinball won best CFL nickname of all time... Henry Williams and Joe Paopao are unimpressed.
April 4, 20205 yr comment_469144 25 minutes ago, Floyd said: Looks like Pinball won best CFL nickname of all time... Henry Williams and Joe Paopao are unimpressed. I always liked Jackie "Spaghetti Legs" Parker & Dave "The Knife" Raimey.
April 4, 20205 yr comment_469184 10 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: I always liked Jackie "Spaghetti Legs" Parker & Dave "The Knife" Raimey. ' The Lincoln Locomotive' had a nice ring to it as well....also the 'China Clipper' in the states 'Too Tall Jones' always made me snicker
April 4, 20205 yr comment_469221 A favourite of mine was Bomber fullback Bob "Hoss" Houmard. If anyone remembers his style of play, a big 235 lb straight ahead fullback then the nickname sure fit. I remember Jack Matheson used to love the guy. Another personal favourite of mine was fullback Jerome Bettis who was called The Bus. Another of the nicknames I miss are the defensive line Front Fours. Many years ago, the Ottawa Rough Riders had Capital Punishment. The Stampeders had The Four Trees. The Eskimos had Alberta Crude. In the NFL, the LA Rams had The Fearsome Foursome & The Vikings had The Purple People Eaters. Pittsburgh Steelers had The Steel Curtain that originally was only the name of their front four but later encompassed their entire defense. The Miami Dolphins had The Killer Bees to describe their DL & Chicago had The Monsters Of The Midway. In the CFL, the Bombers coined the nickname of The Hogs for their offensive line a decade before the Redskins called theirs by the same name. Bill Frank was the Head Hog. Too bad nicknaming offensive & defensive lines have gone out of style. It really added to the games. The media & fans would love it when they'd talk about Capital Punishment vs The Hogs. Edited April 5, 20205 yr by SpeedFlex27
April 5, 20205 yr comment_469298 On 2020-04-04 at 1:04 AM, Floyd said: Looks like Pinball won best CFL nickname of all time... Henry Williams and Joe Paopao are unimpressed. Personally I always thought the Smith DBs for the Argos in 1997 had a pretty cool nickname as the Bermuda Triangle.
April 5, 20205 yr comment_469308 1 hour ago, Eternal optimist said: Personally I always thought the Smith DBs for the Argos in 1997 had a pretty cool nickname as the Bermuda Triangle. I always thought that referred to the bottom half of a skimpy bathing suit.
April 6, 20205 yr comment_469317 On 2020-04-04 at 2:54 PM, SpeedFlex27 said: A favourite of mine was Bomber fullback Bob "Hoss" Houmard. If anyone remembers his style of play, a big 235 lb straight ahead fullback then the nickname sure fit. I remember Jack Matheson used to love the guy. Another personal favourite of mine was fullback Jerome Bettis who was called The Bus. Another of the nicknames I miss are the defensive line Front Fours. Many years ago, the Ottawa Rough Riders had Capital Punishment. The Stampeders had The Four Trees. The Eskimos had Alberta Crude. In the NFL, the LA Rams had The Fearsome Foursome & The Vikings had The Purple People Eaters. Pittsburgh Steelers had The Steel Curtain that originally was only the name of their front four but later encompassed their entire defense. The Miami Dolphins had The Killer Bees to describe their DL & Chicago had The Monsters Of The Midway. In the CFL, the Bombers coined the nickname of The Hogs for their offensive line a decade before the Redskins called theirs by the same name. Bill Frank was the Head Hog. Too bad nicknaming offensive & defensive lines have gone out of style. It really added to the games. The media & fans would love it when they'd talk about Capital Punishment vs The Hogs. In the mid-70's, the Bomber d-line was so inept that Jack Matheson named them "four on the floor". Loved it.
April 6, 20205 yr comment_469343 I'm a bit sentimental so I would have voted for 'Kindly' as the best nickname... even if he wasn't always
April 6, 20205 yr comment_469377 On 2020-04-03 at 5:57 PM, Noeller said: TSN going to show some CFL content during the COVID shut down........ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl-encores-on-tsn-schedule-1.1463140 This amazing!! So pumped. BUT, they show may 8th is gonna be Wpg vs SSK from July 27th 2007. I thought that was odd, as I don't remember that game....when I looked it up via wikipedia it says it was Wpg vs Ham... Who's right? And the next week is WPG vs BC from 2012... If it's WPG vs Ham from 2007 (38-16 W) and WPG vs BC from 2012 (33-16 L) seems like some odd games to re-show..? I don't remember the games myself, but they seem like real stinkers (aside from the bombers winning the Ham game.) You'd think they'd show only the exciting games. Edited April 6, 20205 yr by Bigblue204
April 6, 20205 yr comment_469389 BC game Geroy Simon became all time yardage leader. The Hamiton game is Milt breaking the TD record.
April 6, 20205 yr comment_469423 On 2020-04-03 at 9:24 PM, JCon said: Who can afford to take a year off work? I wouldn't be surprised if we lost a very large number of players who decide to move on. The thing is this isn’t a CFL problem, this is a worldwide issue. I wouldn’t be surprised if most players have nonessential jobs and aren’t working in their other fields right now regardless.
April 7, 20205 yr comment_469451 5 hours ago, Blueandgold said: The thing is this isn’t a CFL problem, this is a worldwide issue. I wouldn’t be surprised if most players have nonessential jobs and aren’t working in their other fields right now regardless. Yep, COVID-19 is definitely what dashed my professional football career... that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
April 7, 20205 yr comment_469461 2 hours ago, Eternal optimist said: Yep, COVID-19 is definitely what dashed my professional football career... that's my story and I'm stickin' to it. Oh man I had never thought of that! I got a new excuse for everything now.
April 7, 20205 yr comment_469476 Riderfans can use that excuse for yet another year without a cup....
April 7, 20205 yr comment_469485 1 hour ago, NorthernSkunk said: Riderfans can use that excuse for yet another year without a cup.... But they won't...they'll come up with some convoluted theory about them finishing first in the west last year so they should be awarded the Grey Cup by forfeit while totally ignoring that Winnipeg won the Cup and Hamilton finished with a better record. Edited April 7, 20205 yr by GCn20
April 7, 20205 yr comment_469495 1 hour ago, GCn20 said: But they won't...they'll come up with some convoluted theory about them finishing first in the west last year so they should be awarded the Grey Cup by forfeit while totally ignoring that Winnipeg won the Cup and Hamilton finished with a better record. And after Booch explains it to them ....they will resort to covid something something cost them...lol
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