September 14th, 2006

Revenge in the ‘Peg

After the Labour Day loss, it was crucial for us to win the Banjo Bowl. Prior to the game we had lost four straight at home. I’m sure you guys were begining to question us and we might have been questioning ourselves.

aug06 020copy.jpg Words can’t explain how good it felt to come out victorious against our rivals with 30,000+ fans cheering us on. The energy on the field was more intense than I’ve felt since I’ve been up here.

So I’d like to dedicate this blog post to you, the fans of Winnipeg. You guys are awesome and we couldn’t have won without you.

This week is what is known as a short week, meaning we play two games within seven days.

 sept06resize076.jpg It’s a little hard on the mind, and even harder on the body. There wasn’t a lot of time this week for extra-cirricular activities.

 

 

sept06resize068.jpg sept06resize066.jpg sept06resize001.jpg But there is alway time for the the media. This week the locker room has been filled with TV and newspaper reporters, happy to spread the good news of our win last weekend. It’s kind our strange at first, having male and female reporters interviewing us half naked heading into the shower, but we get accustomed to it with time. By the way, it’s the players that are half-naked, not the reporters.

The media’s presence in the locker room is embarassing for most us at first — some more than others — but it is kind of entertaining to watch after practice.

sept06resize075.jpg sept06resize003.jpg In my experience most all the media in Winnipeg that I’ve dealt with seem to be a good bunch of folks. Thought I’d share a bit of what it looks like around Bomberland when their cameras and the tape recorders come out.

Pura Vida
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Ricky Williams Should Be Back in Game vs Stamps

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TORONTO — Ricky Williams expects to be back in the Toronto Argonauts lineup when they resume their regular-season schedule in Calgary on Sept. 23.

The five-foot-10, 220-pound running back has been out since suffering a broken forearm in TorontoÂ’s 26-23 road win July 16 over Saskatchewan. On Thursday, Williams served as the honourary drawmaster for the $1-million Woodbine Mile and said his forearm has healed while the nasty 16-stitch gash he suffered on his left foot shortly after breaking his arm is almost there as well.

Williams, 29, hopes to resume practising Sunday when the Argos reconvene following their bye week but believes the odds of his returning against Calgary to be, “Pretty good.”

Well, we’ll get a chance to see how he finishes off his year.

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CFL In NO Hurry to Hire Commish

This could take a while as all need to be in agreement.

No timeline established: Polling owners to suss out ideal commissioner traits

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A replacement for outgoing Canadian Football League commissioner Tom Wright may not be hired until early next year, with work still being done to establish parameters for an actual job description, according to the chairman of the league’s board of governors.

Gene Dunn has a teleconference scheduled today with the headhunting firm contracted to spearhead the search by the league, but said no timeline has been established to fill the seat Wright is expected to vacate after the Grey Cup in November.

"We would hope before next season," Dunn said yesterday. "Some time between January and before next season. Again, we’re not focused on any timelines. We have a good chief operating officer at the CFL office, and if we need to get by without a commissioner for a while, we could do that."

The firm is in the process of interviewing each of the CFL’s lead governors, compiling data on what skills and personality traits would make an ideal commissioner for the league.

"We’ve had some disagreement in the commissioner’s office, obviously, over the last several years," Dunn said, chuckling. "I just thought it was appropriate that all of the lead governors be involved in the process. The goal here is to achieve a unanimous decision in terms of a candidate, and the only way you can do that is compile as much information as you can with what they would like to see and what they don’t want to see."

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Makin` Canadian bacon: Week 14

Covers.com - Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders (-6 ½), total 49 ½ Friday, Sept. 15, 9 p.m. ET Calgary’s horrible showing in Edmonton last week was likely the biggest shocker of them all. They put up only 214 yards of net offense after back-to-back …

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Ricky Williams close to Argos return

Running back Ricky Williams said Thursday he expects to return to the Toronto Argonauts’ lineup next week.

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Milt Stegall on the verge of making Canadian Football league history (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

WINNIPEG (CP) - A few years ago, a boy about nine years old got to go into the Blue Bombers’ dressing room after a game and meet his hero.

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Lions lockup Otis Floyd for three years

The Lions announced they have re-signed LB Otis Floyd to a new three year contract today.

Source: Team 1040 radio.

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Football Friday **New time**

Schultzie and I will kick around the CFL for sure. No CFL guest scheduled but we will have Packer Hall of Famer Jerry Kramer on the show.

There’s a CFL segment in the 11:00 hour with Sean Millington on the show.

Note there’s a new start time, 9:00 eastern.

FAN 590 in Toronto.

www.fan590.com

Channel 959 on Express-Vu

Don’t be afraid to download the show if you miss it. It’s available for podcasts.

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Foot soldiers renew rivalry

SLAM! Sports - Back in 1997 when Johnson and Glenn, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback, were playing high school football in Detroit, they became friends while working for Johnson’s uncle. They stayed buddies through college and the pros so it’s fitting Johnson …

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Picture of Grace

SLAM! Sports - Now the Stamps will need Grace back on the field tomorrow against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (7 p.m., McMahon) thanks to a hamstring injury suffered by his replacement, Khalid Abdullah. Defensive co-ordinator Denny Creehan is happy to reward Grace …

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