New TSN PANEL

[GOLDMEMBER]

No more Matty Dunigan? Hmmm

Hope he is cool?

Henoc Muamba is the replacement. I hope he does not disrespect the Blue Bombers like he did when he played.

[The Zipp]

Wow.  Matt has been a regular for a while. Henoc is pretty well spoken and a recent player. 

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Makes sense for a few reasons but I liked Dunigan as a player and thought he was kind of a funny panelist.

[TecnoGenius]

No more Matty Dunigan? Hmmm

Really?  Where'd you get that?  I haven't watched really much on TSN about CFL other than the paltry 2 PS games (not even done the 2nd one yet).

Matty was great and I'll really miss him if gone.

Are we sure he's gone gone and not just being put into the booth?  I really liked him in the booth, but many hated his style (here and the Sask forum).

Any skinny on "why"?

Henoc was on TSN a few times (PS and the GC last year??) and I didn't like him much.  He has a weird style that I just don't think works.  But I'll be open-minded if we're stuck with him.

I liked BLM so much more, he's a natural on the panel, but he's milking the end of his on-field career some more first.

[GOLDMEMBER]

Muamba is a bit weird. He sure likes to blather about his old team and ignore the rest. Yah no bias there right?

[TecnoGenius]

Muamba is a bit weird. He sure likes to blather about his old team and ignore the rest. Yah no bias there right?

You mean like half the CFL teams?  Haha.  He sure moved around a lot.  Gun for hire.

But ya, he seems fixated on TOR, that's for sure.

I'm wondering, did you hear/read somewhere Matty is done(igan) or did you just make a guess by the lack of him on the panel in the 3 TSN specials on yesterday?  I'm pretty sure Matty would rate an on-air shout-out and thank-you.

[Lincoln Locomotive]

Not a Muamba fan as he seems to have it in for the Bombers.....but that's just me not liking his style.    He does make some astute comments from time to time....just don't care for his delivery

[GOLDMEMBER]

You mean like half the CFL teams?  Haha.  He sure moved around a lot.  Gun for hire.

But ya, he seems fixated on TOR, that's for sure.

I'm wondering, did you hear/read somewhere Matty is done(igan) or did you just make a guess by the lack of him on the panel in the 3 TSN specials on yesterday?  I'm pretty sure Matty would rate an on-air shout-out and thank-you.

No I did not I am presuming as the panel made no mention of his GD duties etc..

[Sir Blue and Gold]

I just did a quick search. Dunigan is back (according to TSN's own press release).

The CFL ON TSN panel, led by 2024 Canadian Screen Award-winning host Kate Beirness alongside Canadian Football Hall of Famers Matt Dunigan and Milt Stegall, sports betting lead analyst Davis Sanchez, veteran CFL head coaches Jim Barker and Paul LaPolice, and the 2022 GREY CUP Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Canadian Henoc Muamba.

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/the-2024-cfl-season-kicks-off-tonight-and-cfl-on-tsn-primes-fans-with-a-massive-slate-of-preview-content-861795299.html

[GOLDMEMBER]

I just did a quick search. Dunigan is back (according to TSN's own press release).

The CFL ON TSN panel, led by 2024 Canadian Screen Award-winning host Kate Beirness alongside Canadian Football Hall of Famers Matt Dunigan and Milt Stegall, sports betting lead analyst Davis Sanchez, veteran CFL head coaches Jim Barker and Paul LaPolice, and the 2022 GREY CUP Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Canadian Henoc Muamba.

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/the-2024-cfl-season-kicks-off-tonight-and-cfl-on-tsn-primes-fans-with-a-massive-slate-of-preview-content-861795299.html

I guess they'll be rotating.

[pdirks67]

I like Dunigan in small doses. I loved him as a player, but he has trouble adding insight to a game, in my opinion.

I wish they'd get rid of Barker and Sanchez completely. Although Milt does seem to bring out the best in Sanchez, again, in my opinion. I think Milt forces Sanchez to occasionally go deeper than the lazy, superficial takes on a game.

Milt is the bad cop of the group, which was desperately needed.

Lapo is awesome - I could listen to him talk football all day. He's the one guy who seems to do his homework and never mails it in. I actually learn something when Lapo is talking. He could work on his delivery a bit, but that will come over time.

I like Beirness as a host. She keeps it fun and challenges the guys.

[Foxhound]

Twould really be nice to spell Matt Dunigan's name correctly though.

 

[pdirks67]

I like Dunigan in small doses. I loved him as a player, but he has trouble adding insight to a game, in my opinion.

I wish they'd get rid of Barker and Sanchez completely. Although Milt does seem to bring out the best in Sanchez, again, in my opinion. I think Milt forces Sanchez to occasionally go deeper than the lazy, superficial takes on a game.

Milt is the bad cop of the group, which was desperately needed.

Lapo is awesome - I could listen to him talk football all day. He's the one guy who seems to do his homework and never mails it in. I actually learn something when Lapo is talking. He could work on his delivery a bit, but that will come over time.

I like Beirness as a host. She keeps it fun and challenges the guys.

[pdirks67]

Twould really be nice to spell Matt Dunigan's name correctly though.

 

Whoops - corrected!

[Waffler]

Lapo is awesome - I could listen to him talk football all day. He's the one guy who seems to do his homework and never mails it in. I actually learn something when Lapo is talking. He could work on his delivery a bit, but that will come over time.

Lapo has put some unbelievable content on his youtube channel, much deeper than you would find on TSN.  Example: Cover 4 explained, not for 2 minutes like you might see at halftime but 16 minutes long. A lot of X's and O's. Also has up in depth pieces on what happens in training camp and pre-season game prep.

Cover 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfv2cIN913Y

His youtube home page
https://www.youtube.com/@coachlapo