57 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

Was watching the USFL highlights just out of curiosity this morning. There were literally less that 200 people in attendance in Pittsburgh. In fact I've seen bigger crowds at a Bomber practice. This league is not going to make it. Bluto, you may get MBT back yet.

Yeah, I watched a bit of the Michigan-Houston game…. In Memphis… And it was the same thing… Maybe a couple hundred people; maybe.  Shockingly empty.  Not sure how they’re still around.  Sponsors and tv contracts, I guess.  Can’t see how it’s sustainable.

18 minutes ago, BomberBall said:

Yeah, I watched a bit of the Michigan-Houston game…. In Memphis… And it was the same thing… Maybe a couple hundred people; maybe.  Shockingly empty.  Not sure how they’re still around.  Sponsors and tv contracts, I guess.  Can’t see how it’s sustainable.

It's on NBC, which is why they can afford to have low attendance. 

8 minutes ago, JCon said:

It's on NBC, which is why they can afford to have low attendance. 

For now. I suspect we will see a merger between the usfl and xfl. Other wise both will be gone with in 2 years at the latest. 

 

Sorry about the collage of pictures,  here's 2 pics from each game of the USFL this week.  It appears two games had almost nobody,  while the bottom two games has at least a few thousand people at the games.  

3 hours ago, GCn20 said:

Was watching the USFL highlights just out of curiosity this morning. There were literally less that 200 people in attendance in Pittsburgh. In fact I've seen bigger crowds at a Bomber practice. This league is not going to make it. Bluto, you may get MBT back yet.

The league also has a policy to not release attendance numbers. Imagine if it was the CFL that did that? We wouldn't hear the end of it from guys like Arash.

13 minutes ago, WinnipegGordo said:

The league also has a policy to not release attendance numbers. Imagine if it was the CFL that did that? We wouldn't hear the end of it from guys like Arash.

Probably hear a ton about it from XFL/USFL media too....unfortunately they don't have any....because no one cares.

I watched part of the Panthers @ Houston Gamblers and I didn't see a fan until they panned behind the benches and there may have been only hundreds. It was really hard to tell. It's a terrible look at minimum when you see no fans at most viewing angles

               Bomber signings today:                                 

 

 

                                   

21 minutes ago, Tracker said:

               Bomber signings today:                                 

 

 

                                   

Garner looks like the love child of Keith Urban and Ryan Dinwiddie. 

Beat me to the Keith Urban comparison! This guy is 6'5 and averaged 99.9 yards and 1TD per game in 2021

1 hour ago, Tracker said:

               Bomber signings today:                                 

 

 

                                   

Those were last week's signings (April 6th).

Today we added:

https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/football/roster/chris-ivy-jr-/8018

https://gsutigers.com/sports/football/roster/marc-orozco/3970

 

6 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Those were last week's signings (April 6th).

Today we added:

https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/football/roster/chris-ivy-jr-/8018

https://gsutigers.com/sports/football/roster/marc-orozco/3970

 

More kicker competition..😊

11 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Those were last week's signings (April 6th).

Today we added:

https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/football/roster/chris-ivy-jr-/8018

https://gsutigers.com/sports/football/roster/marc-orozco/3970

 

Gavin Garner looks like he belongs in Zoolander. I believe that look is called Blue Steel.....

 

 

15 hours ago, bigg jay said:

Those were last week's signings (April 6th).

Today we added:

https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/football/roster/chris-ivy-jr-/8018

https://gsutigers.com/sports/football/roster/marc-orozco/3970

 

Orozco sounds like a really good prospect. Was the best kicker in the n arena league by a lot. Supposed to have a big leg and plus accuracy. He finished hot at grambling state and was getting some good nfl hype from his work outs. Seems to have slipped between the cracks. 
 Gonna be a lot of boots in camp thats for sure. 
 

Edited April 18, 20232 yr by wbbfan

Local kid (only 19) trying out for the Bombers as a territorial exemption. 

Mekhi Tyrell, anyone know anything about him?

Drew interest from the NCAA but had academic issues.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/04/19/newest-bomber-way-ahead-of-his-time

 

33 minutes ago, blue85gold said:

Local kid (only 19) trying out for the Bombers as a territorial exemption. 

Mekhi Tyrell, anyone know anything about him?

Drew interest from the NCAA but had academic issues.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/04/19/newest-bomber-way-ahead-of-his-time

 

Getting attention from a perennial powerhouse like Alabama isn't something you see every day so I'm very interested in where this goes.

BC & Edmonton were also in the mix to get him as a territorial recruit it seems:

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/2023/01/12/winnipeg-receiver-turning-heads

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/sports-editors-picks/2022/01/24/his-ceiling-is-through-the-roof  

 

Edited April 20, 20232 yr by bigg jay

That is wild. Very curious to see where this goes.

…. but how bad do you have to be at reading to not be able to play for Alabama? Sheesh

Interesting and exciting story, hope it works out.

always concerned about the "academic issues" thing....... I'll take a smart player with less athletic gifts over the other way around every time. But......as always......In The Trinity We Trust. 

If you're getting recruited by Alabama, you're a big time prospect. He already knows Demski from Recruit Ready. I could see this kid spending a year on our PR. practicing and training with the club with Demski as his mentor. I think he's in the perfect place.

has anyone that young ever earned a tryout before? Does the CFL have rules on age eligibility? 

Edited April 20, 20232 yr by bearpants

1 minute ago, bearpants said:

has anyone that young ever earned a tryout before? The CFL have rules on age eligibility? 

Back in 1995, Mike Sellers got signed by Edmonton at 19, making him the youngest import in CFL history.  

Sellers was in the CFL in '95....... TIL........... that is wild. I really thought Taman found him and brought him in. 

8 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Sellers was in the CFL in '95....... TIL........... that is wild. I really thought Taman found him and brought him in. 

Well to keep the TIL going, he actually came in playing D-Line.  Edmonton switched him to FB in 1997 (he split time between offense & defense that year) before he went to the NFL in 98.