After browsing BlueSky, Iām thinking that the word āschadenfreudeā needs to be replaced with something easier to pronounce. Something like āHahaBelichickā will suffice.
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After browsing BlueSky, Iām thinking that the word āschadenfreudeā needs to be replaced with something easier to pronounce. Something like āHahaBelichickā will suffice.
Bill Belichick's going to need a better social media strategy
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The point in my little theatre-of-the-mind with is that Wilson would focus on CGY-EDM and ignore the other two games this weekend and their off-the-charts entertainment value. š
Of all of DDās bad challenges, that one stands out, doesnāt it.
I don't now why platooning QB's became so unfashionable. You're paying two QB well, if one ain't moving the ball, try the other. Don't just leave them in there drowning. Seems they're afraid of hurting their feelings... I'd rather have guys who got mad about it
More footage of Tre from the sideline #cfl
Luke Wilson, getting home late from a long weekend spa retreat, needs to post about Labour Day Classic weekend in the CFLā¦ā20-7? Well this is bad football and boring for the fans. This is perfect timing for my blog on why the CFL isnāt as entertaining as the diehards suggest!!!ā
Yeah. Flag has to come out for the rule to work.
DD, good as ever at choosing when and why to throw the challenge flag š
Rings a bell.
Solution to the Calgary penalty is penalizing fake QB slides.
Itās almost like a 300lb guy who usually has his hand in the dirt and gets flagged for twitching pre-snap isnāt the best choice to put into pre-snap motion in the backfield.
Hupping the ball is important, kids
Plot twist: The guy on the right is 12 years old.
If the Argos can avoid a west crossover, they may do some damage in the playoffs. š§
LIKE I SAID
Well it didnāt include a 45y rouge on 2nd down by a 39 year old QB, but no complaints. What a finish š¤© #cfl #ldc
Ok, seeing that, Iām will to accept that āforward progressā had the ball carrier out of the endzone and the tackle pushed him back in. One foot was clearly outside the EZ. The ball? Maybe. Itās close enough to cancel the riot.
As for the Rider LDC experience, it's off the hook and even better than it was the last time I went back in 01. Their fans live up to the hype. It's impressive.
I could see giving the safety, to me he was running along the goalline, and whether the ball is on or behind the goalline is a matter of centimeters, so either call is acceptable for safety or scrimmage at the one The single was BS, he went back on his own volition not inherent momentum.
Yeah the momentum thing such a subjective decision and I agreeā¦it *should* have gone the other way and āmake it a tight gameā seems to be the only reason it didnāt.
Collaros needs to put something on his passes. Lobbing up those ducks is what's getting him in trouble
That was great TV!!
Yeah that one sequence made the cable cam investment worthwhile š¤©š
Yeah upon further review, I get the reason for āmomentumā to affect the 2 pt thing. But āmomentumā was a very generous ruling for Wpg. He was purposefully running to gain space. I still say 2pts.
All the CFL happened in that final couple minutes. QB pooch punt safety. Somehow overuled by the Command Centre to a rouge. A team takes a huge, bad PI. Pick 2 on the 2pt convert attempt. Onside kick nearly recovered after dude fielded it short and got stripped.
How the hell wasnāt it a safety? Proulxās explanation told me is that the ball carrier entered the end zone on his own momentum, so thatās why it was one point. Huh???
Somewhere, Luke Wilson is missing this ending while heās busy drafting bitchy posts about the number of 2 and outs in the first quarter. #cfl #ldc
Ten years ago, Glen Suitor would have argued that wasnāt DPI š
I still donāt see how that isnāt two points
OMG this is the CFLiest thing to ever CFL the CFL.
It's funny how they pass seemingly a very high percentage of the time on a 2pt play but for the actual touchdown all they want to do is just barely break the plane.
Half an hour ago I was ready to declare the Bombers run dead. Suddenly itās 2019 again.
Something something, fumbles, loaves of bread, etc.
That Rider 2 point convert play underscores how myopic CFL OCs have become with short yardage. Itās a deep end zone. Use it.
Something something aging team. If there is friction between GM and HC, as many have suggested, a lot of ammunition being given to the GM.
OāShea looking a bit lost; harkens back to his first 2-3 years as HC when his job was shaky.
Winnipeg making mistakes they never used to. Too many men, illegal formation etc. big silly+avoidable penalties havenāt been in their DNA.
Yeah the Rider OL owned them there
My goodness that Collaros TD throw š¤©
If only the TSN crew would mention it
The people who want CFL football to always be like a video game wonāt like this game. 2 and outs arenāt boring when the defences are making plays like this. Terrific game that will break open at some point. #LDC #CFL
They arenāt calling themselves the Rough Riders. Just selling merch w/ the branding. The league owns that intellectual property, so it would be with permission. Fun Fact: The Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club once applied to take over the Rough Rider trademarks. CFL got it instead.
My point being that āRoughridersā is the type of sloppy error they make on a weekly basis, except they didnāt. The vertical lettering is āRough Ridersā
Minor miracle that OSEG and CFLHQ managed to NOT offer #RNation new throwback merch with the classic bucking horse logo and āRoughridersā emblazoned on it š
Itās too implausible to be true.
This may be the step too far
Not with that swing, he isnāt.
Werenāt they just a copycat act? True fans recognize the originalsā¦
Iām old enough to remember when the term first showed up: we were told soft āgā like āgiftā and Iāll die on this hill.
I just donāt have the heartā¦
Heās conflating with another branch of scienceā¦
Canadian receiver Ajou Ajou has gone through NFL waivers unclaimed. 3downnation.com/2025/08/26/i... #Indy #ForTheShoe #Colts #NFL #Saskatchewan #Riders #CFL
Threadā¦another batch of fantastic work by @fenderguy69.bsky.socialā¦for the CFL nerd in all of us.
The cause-effect argument on rushing yards impact on wins has raged since the popularization of the forward pass. I suppose thereās a way to determine ārushing yards that *help* us winā vs ārushing yards gained *because* weāre winningā, but that just might be too fine a line to really pin down.
Quantitative proof that āgameplay after the Covid yearā sucked!
Ottawa an outlier on Rush differential. Notably, run D is arguably the only thing the RedBlacks do *really* well.
āStop fighting and we wonāt kill every one of you in hellfire. Oh, weāll be running your country for the next decadeā is a form of negotiation, I guess.
Frankly, thatās my biggest with Dru Brown. Heās constantly hitting behind crossing receivers.
Reasons you donāt need Chad if youāre the Argos: 1. Arbuckle isnāt sexually harassing employees 2. Arbuckle can throw and score tds just fine 3. Arbuckle is a lot easier to market #cfl
Nailed it; glad you mentioned Pickett as returner. Thatās a disaster waiting to happen. Crumās high throws looked adrenaline-fuelled. They increased in the 4th when it was crunch time and the game was winnable. It cost us a lot of likely YAC on some great catches. #freeTyrie
Coach Dyce described Okopoko as āalert and responsiveā in post game interview. Hoping the man and the player recover. Not the most important thing by far, but heās a rising talent as a depth inside DL, and Iād see him as a full time starter when Cleyon Laing calls it a career. But health first.
Okopoko, apparently took a knee to the head. Dyce says heās awake and responsive at hospital
OMG the RedBlacks secondary and tacklingā¦
Thatās the CFL chaos we all know and love!!!
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Time to again question how Tommy Condell got his reputation as some kind of genius š¬. TSN Iām looking at you.
Lewis Ward at midfield for the coin toss is always a fun look. Itās like soccer where the players have kids accompanying them to the field š
The band at TD Place pregame is certainly making some choices š¬š
The CFL east semi final will be epic with the crossover; I think the Lions will take the Elks in a tight one. š
Ok this aged fantastically š¤Ŗ
I just watched the Bombers 2nd and goal play three times. Montreal D played that to perfection. Deep zone, man underneath and they reacted quickly to the run. Donāt count out the Als, even with a lucky draw winner playing QB.
Now wouldnāt that be something š. āOh crap guys, we set up in the wrong cityā
I swear Collaros is career leader in āawkward passes from practically on the line of scrimmageā.
Missed opportunity to paint a tunnel entrance on one side, so they go running at it and hit the painted wall instead.
I happened to catch about ten minutes of it the other night - laughably bad acting, like audition tapes for soap operas by actors who got lucky to get a gig at an amusement park.
QB sneak results through week 11 of the 2025 #CFL season
The % of their working day that flight attendants are unpaid is much higher than for truck drivers. Iām not saying truck drivers donāt have a case or there isnāt a comparison. Itās that the flight attendants are unpaid for an absurd amount of their time āon dutyā.
Twenty minutes of pregame show in preseason seems a tad excessive. š
TV time is 8, kickoff at 8:20?
Naw, Iām pulling for TH7 to seal his legacy with a win.
Nothing petty about thatā¦standard procedure š
Brutal wind today didnāt help
Facts. Like Hawkins Cheezies, Old Dutch chips are chronically overrated.
Itās getting really hard to picture CFL playoff scenarios that donāt include a west crossover. Yeah yeah, I know āthe season starts Labour Day weekendā and thereās lots of football leftā¦but these teams have pretty much shown us what they are by now.
Just standard itinerary documents produced for a presidential event. Dozens of copies would exist. It isnāt sensitive policy /strategic info. The only sensitivity on those documents is info would be valuable for protesters or violent actors. This is a nothing burger.
Never attribute to conspiracy what can be attributed to incompetence. This is especially so with the people being hired in the Trump regime.
Chaos continues!!
Argos-Elks game is in full CFL mode and Iām here for it.
Hell, the way the offence plays sometimes, quick punt for a rouge can be the smartest move.
The Argos and their fans have been robbed of 1/3 of their home games, because MLSE would rather reverse five years of promising fanbase growth than miss out on the income potential of playing an extra game in SSK, WPG and HAM instead of playing 3 games a university in the GTHA fans can get to.
The source also has a history of knowing Als happenings before they break.
Thereās a firestorm here about how the last few minutes of the game played out, and Dyce may be on shaky ground soon. It wasnāt implausible. My guy who looked into it would not have bothered checking if he didnāt think it possible.
Ok someone 100% trustworthy who often breaks RedBlacks news just checkedā¦his source says Dyce not fired.
Yeah me too. That account seems to get deep insider Alouettes info; otherwise I never would have shared it.