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[These are issues Walters should have been aware of before signing him.]

#21

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Dillon Mitchell arrested

Last post by blue_gold_84 - November 27, 2025, 08:23:34 PM

He revealed it in an interview with Ed Tait shortly after he signed with the Bombers last spring.  Also a few reports of misbehaviour in college with the Oregon Ducks. These are issues Walters should have been aware of before signing him.

It's strange that you'd make an assumption like that.

Could you share a link to that interview?

#22

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Dillon Mitchell arrested

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - November 27, 2025, 08:21:07 PM

Is there definitive proof Mitchell had substance use issues in college? No actual source was provided.

He revealed it in an interview with Ed Tait shortly after he signed with the Bombers last spring.  Also a few reports of misbehaviour in college with the Oregon Ducks. These are issues Walters should have been aware of before signing him.

#23

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Dillon Mitchell arrested

Last post by gobombersgo - November 27, 2025, 08:04:42 PM

When I opened my Chrome browser, it was literally the first suggested news report.  I didn't even read the headline - I just saw the picture, went "holy ####", and started reading the articles and looking at the source to see if it was legit....

Looks like I scooped John Hodge by at least a few hours.  Why am I not getting paid ?  LOL...

lol

Im thinking more people might have received the article in their newsfeed if it said Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver instead of CFL receiver.

#24

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: New rules / commissioner's...

Last post by blue_gold_84 - November 27, 2025, 07:32:14 PM

Every CFL stadium will have an identical field.  15 yard deep EZ doesn't happen without the goal post moves.  Loss of a 55 yard line when you make FG's 15 yards deeper makes sense.

They all fit together.  I can see it making the game better, higher scoring and faster.  I cannot see it making anything worse, except losing the nostalgia of C or 55 on the field, many times in a different font than the rest of the field... and of course, the offensive play "doink" / goal post rub plays.

Every CFL venue would accommodate fitment even if you left the 110-yard length and changed to 15-yard endzones. Moving the goalposts back didn't improve scoring for the NFL; to claim the CFL doing so will result in any improvement to the game is not realistic. The amount of doinks that take place is basically a rounding error, anyway.

The NFL is objectively no better, faster, or higher scoring than the CFL despite playing on a much smaller field - it's personal preference, which is subjective. And it's pretty disingenuous for you, the commissioner, or any other shill on board with these changes to make such claims because the data simply doesn't exist.

These changes do nothing to address what's actually ailing the CFL in terms of its financial health or its sustainability as a league.

#25

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Dillon Mitchell arrested

Last post by blue_gold_84 - November 27, 2025, 07:30:34 PM

No, the past history of his issues obviously, as mentioned here:

Is there definitive proof Mitchell had substance use issues in college? No actual source was provided.

#26

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: New rules / commissioner's...

Last post by TBURGESS - November 27, 2025, 07:30:15 PM

None of the changes needed to be made. None of them will help scoring. All they will do is annoy the older folks who are the ones who buy tickets. 

#27

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bluebomber OC position dis...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - November 27, 2025, 07:26:52 PM

I see on 3DN other teams are beginning to re-sign a bunch of returning players, I think the Ti-Cats have done 5 including Augustine and Ternowski.  Bombers probably holding off until they sort out their OC issue.

#28

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bluebomber OC position dis...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - November 27, 2025, 07:16:53 PM

Mike is a perfectly safe name to use today.  Connor, not so much.

I named my daughter Mary 28 years ago, and she has zero contemporaries named Mary... 

I named my son Walter, he's the only one left!

#29

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Dillon Mitchell arrested

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - November 27, 2025, 07:09:30 PM

Could this be a reason Lawler was so PO'd at us for signing Mitchell before him?

Lawler should probably hold his tongue before he criticizes Mitchell.

#30

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 CFL Schedule Planned ...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - November 27, 2025, 07:07:51 PM

No, it varies.  I'm not sure how the 3X teams are picked each year.  Maybe it's whatever fits into the schedule the best (i.e. semi-random).

What I would like to see is the league make sure that the 3X teams games are space out a ton (per team).  Our 3X SSK and CGY games last season were all within like a month -- it doesn't allow you to "get lucky" getting a team when they suck as well as when they are good.  We got CGY when they were great instead of later in the season when they sucked -- one of those games should have been late season to even things out.

I don't!  Load me up with weak teams in reg season please!  Worry about the good teams come post-season.  SSK scored a ton of wins against weaker teams in '25, and got good teams when they were at their weakest.  Sometimes you have to be lucky to be good.

When both pre-season games are against Sask. 3 additional games seems too much. 

As for not playing the better teams when they're playing well during the season, I find that leads to false expectations, with the team and fans believing they're better than they are, which is what happened in 2023 and 2024 when they ran into better teams in the Grey Cup.