CFL 2024

[Stoneman89]

I believe he did play last game?


Those Alouette uniforms looked really sharp. I hope the EE go back to their traditional stuff next season.

Cant find any stats for him.

 

[bellagiobob]

BC signs Mathieu Betts for rest of this season. This could be a problem for the west if both he and Rourke can get it together.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1829330870354018628

Wishing them the same amount of success I am wishing Holloway and Broberg.

 

[trick91]

Not good Ford is likely not playing again this week.

He really needs to stop taking unnecessary big hits to gain a few yards.

 

[guymez]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1829217451382644967

They aren't changing the name if they are rolling this out.

Here's hoping.

It was an unmitigated failure and if SJW's want to parade around in that stuff then have at it.

They can buy up all the Elks merchandise which financially helps the team.

Name change happens later.

 

[bone]

Anyone know what happened to Justin Rankin? Is he hurt? Could have really used him last game - a touchdown machine. Trying to find info on the CFL or Elks site is near impossible.

He had 6 touches last game but Brown was averaging 6 yards per carry vs. Rankin's 3 yards per carry. I think they just leaned a bit harder on the player that was going a bit better early in the game.

Cant find any stats for him.

Look again. It's on CFL.ca

 

[Stoneman89]

He had 6 touches last game but Brown was averaging 6 yards per carry vs. Rankin's 3 yards per carry. I think they just leaned a bit harder on the player that was going a bit better early in the game.


Look again. It's on CFL.ca
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Thanks, appreciate it.

 

[abootzky]

Name change happens later.

...or not. They had 70+ years as the Eskimos and nothing can ever take that away. Those who are withholding their ticket money and wanting to piss on anything the current EE franchise attempts to do have the right to do so, just as others (like me) can be okay with moving on under the current name. My only condition re. renewing our season tickets in 2025 is that they start winning asap.

 

[abootzky]

As for the LDC, I have no problem with Bethel-Thompson starting as long as Jackson is open to the idea of going to Ford (if he's healthy enough) immediately if need be.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

It’ll be interesting to see what happens now that CJ isn’t running things anymore. If MBT starts to falter how fast will JJ switch to Tre?

It’s nice to finally see a good Elks team

 

[guymez]

@abootzky ...or not. They had 70+ years as the Eskimos and nothing can ever take that away. Those who are withholding their ticket money and wanting to piss on anything the current EE franchise attempts to do have the right to do so, just as others (like me) can be okay with moving on under the current name. My only condition re. renewing our season tickets in 2025 is that they start winning asap.

The problem is that the team is clearly embarrassed by the Eskimo name. How can you link to the history of the Edmonton Eskimos when you distance the team as far as possible from the iconic name which represents that history?
That is the definition of dysfunction and not surpirsingly the city ended up with a dysfunctional team.

The sliver lining...the team became so dysfunctional that a long time Eskimo fan became motivated enough to buy the team and to try and rebuild it.

 

[Captain Fantastic]

Ask Ambrosie his mother's name and he'll give you his sister's. Guy never answers questions directly.

 

[bellagiobob]

It’ll be interesting to see what happens now that CJ isn’t running things anymore. If MBT starts to falter how fast will JJ switch to Tre?

It’s nice to finally see a good Elks team

Based on his first comments about Ford when he became HC, I don’t expect much to change. He crapped on Ford much like Jones did. Only played him cause MBT got hurt. But we’ll see, hopefully he has an open mind.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

is everyone else’s feed super choppy?

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Ya BC is gonna be an issue

 

[abootzky]

The problem is that the team is clearly embarrassed by the Eskimo name. How can you link to the history of the Edmonton Eskimos when you distance the team as far as possible from the iconic name which represents that history?
That is the definition of dysfunction and not surpirsingly the city ended up with a dysfunctional team.

The sliver lining...the team became so dysfunctional that a long time Eskimo fan became motivated enough to buy the team and to try and rebuild it.

There's sure a lot of judgment calls in your assessment. I don't give a crap what the team, the league, the media, the activists, the sponsors or anyone else wants me to do with my favourite team's history. The franchise that I have loved since 1970, who I saw win 11 of their 14 Grey Cups and make the playoffs 34 years in a row was and always will be called the Edmonton Eskimos by me. So will the dysfunctional one that prematurely promoted Danny Maciocia, hired Eric Tillman who traded Ricky Ray, fired Ed Hervey for no good reason and eventually made the legitimately contentious decision to change the team's name. When things turn around for the EE (and they will at some point), I will separate the bad, the good and the dysfunctional of the Elks just like I did when they were the Eskimos. The decision to rebrand a few years ago didn't thrill me. It also didn't offend me or hurt my feelings. However, I do think that switching it back would be more a regressive move than any kind of tribute to the club's history.

 

[guymez]

There's sure a lot of judgment calls in your assessment. I don't give a crap what the team, the league, the media, the activists, the sponsors or anyone else wants me to do with my favourite team's history. The franchise that I have loved since 1970, who I saw win 11 of their 14 Grey Cups and make the playoffs 34 years in a row was and always will be called the Edmonton Eskimos by me. So will the dysfunctional one that prematurely promoted Danny Maciocia, hired Eric Tillman who traded Ricky Ray, fired Ed Hervey for no good reason and eventually made the legitimately contentious decision to change the team's name. When things turn around for the EE (and they will at some point), I will separate the bad, the good and the dysfunctional of the Elks just like I did when they were the Eskimos. The decision to rebrand a few years ago didn't thrill me. It also didn't offend me or hurt my feelings. However, I do think that switching it back would be more a regressive move than any kind of tribute to the club's history.

Genuine question...how would changing the name back to Eskimos be regressive?

 

[abootzky]

Back in the 1920's when the baseball and hockey teams here were named the Edmonton Eskimos and my favourite MLB team was dubbed the Cleveland Indians, nobody cared if you named your team after a group of people. Wrong or right, a hundred years later, many people do care. For the last several decades, names like Eskimos, Indians, Redskins, Chiefs, Fighting Irish etc. aren't even in contention when they name a team. Is that because the world is overly woke or is it because those kind of names are simply antiquated? I think it's the latter. Reverting to an antiquated name seems regressive to me. Again "antiquated" doesn't mean the same thing that "offensive" does. That's why I have no problem openly referring to the pre-2021 Edmonton football team as the Eskimos or the Cleveland baseball team up to 2022 as the Indians.

 

[bellagiobob]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1830297085792669807

Nice to see.

 

[bellagiobob]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1830289516697153622

 

[guymez]

Back in the 1920's when the baseball and hockey teams here were named the Edmonton Eskimos and my favourite MLB team was dubbed the Cleveland Indians, nobody cared if you named your team after a group of people. Wrong or right, a hundred years later, many people do care. For the last several decades, names like Eskimos, Indians, Redskins, Chiefs, Fighting Irish etc. aren't even in contention when they name a team. Is that because the world is overly woke or is it because those kind of names are simply antiquated? I think it's the latter. Reverting to an antiquated name seems regressive to me. Again "antiquated" doesn't mean the same thing that "offensive" does. That's why I have no problem openly referring to the pre-2021 Edmonton football team as the Eskimos or the Cleveland baseball team up to 2022 as the Indians.

Well...actually the very reasoning for changing the name from Eskimos to Elks was entirely about wokeness.

I have sent you a PM...because to better understand this requires drifting into areas that are too political for this thread.

 

[bellagiobob]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1830249290884878773

Only agreed to it because his coach promised he’d never have to do another one the rest of his career? Kid is being paid a boatload of marketing money, needs to understand that part of the game. Maybe he’s a great guy, but comes across as a bit entitled.

 

[Heavy Dee]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1830249290884878773

Only agreed to it because his coach promised he’d never have to do another one the rest of his career? Kid is being paid a boatload of marketing money, needs to understand that part of the game. Maybe he’s a great guy, but comes across as a bit entitled.

Thinks he is cocky NFLer

 

[timekeep]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1830249290884878773

Only agreed to it because his coach promised he’d never have to do another one the rest of his career? Kid is being paid a boatload of marketing money, needs to understand that part of the game. Maybe he’s a great guy, but comes across as a bit entitled.

Sounds like he feels he is too good for thr CFL

 

[brentashton]

Collaros continues to show Sask that they gave up too fast. Revolving door of QBs since he left.

And stupid penalty by Sask 90, Brown. Dummy.

 

[rboomercat90]

Trevor Harris sends the Banjo picking inbreds home disappointed. Brutal throw on that 2 point conversion.