December 2011
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We are devastated to learn of the tragic death of ABF contributor and friend Sheldon Kostenko (aka PacNu). Words can’t really express how we are feeling right now. Our sincere condolences to his family and his many friends in the 204.
Sheldon was an amazing guy who could light up a room with his energy and who loved the Bombers/Jets as much as anyone we know. He will be missed by the many...
November 2011
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Crappy Honker Award - Grey Cup Edition
by H.F. Salisbury In the great tradition of recognizing “Cactus” Jack Wells and the Happy Honker Award given out on C-Job radio here in Winnipeg, I present for you yet another installment of the Happy Crappy Honker Award given to an individual(s) for a fantastic unforgivable performance directly related to the continued floundering of our once beloved Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This award is handed...
Our Time Is Now
- Mike A.
It was a dark and stormy night in 2007 when we piled around the television to watch The Saskatchewan Roughriders beat up a Winnipeg Blue Bomber team that staggered in after a huge week long drug-fuelled bender in which their idiotic quarterback talked some smack to the face of someone’s great grandmother at the pub. He picked on a proud, dignified woman who had no tolerance for his...
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The PacNu Report - Grey Cup Edition 2011
Pac’s back and loves the Blue & Gold +7 and also the under in the game.
Good luck.
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A Gambler's Perspective - 99th Grey Cup
by: Jimmy “the Mennonite” Jones
Every analysis on the 99th Grey Cup I have read has picked the Lions to win. It’s almost if the game has been played already. Not one article has mentioned that if you are a Bomber fan and a gambler, you are loving the fact the Blue are seven point underdogs.
Let’s face it, this is YOUR TEAM. You’re going to bet the game no matter what the line or how many...
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The Numbers Never Lie - Grey Cup Edition
By Professor Kelly
Hello Angry Bomber Fans. This week is a special week, its Grey Cup weekend! This year your Winnipeg Blue Bombers are representing the East division and the B.C. Lions are representing the West. The last time the Bombers won the Cup was back in 1990. The game was held in BC Place. The last time the Lions won the cup was in 2006. The game has coincidently held at Canad Inn...
Watchby H.F. Salisbury
The last game has been played at CanadInns Stadium. We dominated the Tabbies. I took some video from Section 3A. It happened to be the play where Alex Suber intercepted the Tiger Cat QB. The place roared. That was then. This is now.
It is (potentially) the night before CFL Christmas. I trust the Blue & Gold will play smash-mouth football and tame the Lions. ...
Gone With the Wind?
Mike Alexander
It’s quiet here now, minus the desperate pleas for attention from the just-fed cat. The living room lights seem loud and cold but illustrate how dark and quiet the streets are outside. It‘s -15 Celsius at 6:15am with a light wind. There is a layer of snow on the ground, one that will stay for the next few months. It is late November and finally, after all the controversy, the bye...
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Goodbye Old Friend
by H.F. Salisbury It is with mixed emotions that I write this post. On August 14, 1953, Winnipeg Stadium opened. This was roughly 17 years, 1 month, and 25 days before I was born (diehard ABF fans now can calculate my birthday to send gifts courtesy the blog). How could something that predated me have such a big memory impact on me. Certainly there have been good times at the stadium. There...
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A Spy in the House of Bomber?!?!!?!
by H.F. Salisbury
Excerpt from the Winnipeg Free Press:
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats confirmed Friday morning that they have signed former Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver Terence Jeffers-Harris to a practice roster agreement. Jeffers-Harris is expected to be at Ticats practice this morning at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Jeffers-Harris was cut by the Bombers Thursday morning for repeated violations of...
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Crappy Honker Award - Terrence Edwards
by H.F. Salisbury In the great tradition of recognizing “Cactus” Jack Wells and the Happy Honker Award given out on C-Job radio here in Winnipeg, I present for you yet another installment of the Happy Crappy Honker Award given to an individual(s) for a fantastic unforgivable performance directly related to the continued floundering of our once beloved Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This award is handed...
Barn Burning Battle of Doom: Number 2 Hoping to...
Mike Alexander
“Here’s hoping,” she said.
I came home last night with the weight of the world on my shoulders and spent a few minutes talking to my fiancée about this one. I felt like listening to an outsider perspective on our prospects for a Bomber victory today, the last regular season game of the year. She isn’t a fan of the Blue and Gold in the sense that she feels as anxious and...
October 2011
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Crappy Honker Award - Buck Pierce
by H.F. Salisbury In the great tradition of recognizing “Cactus” Jack Wells and the Happy Honker Award given out on C-Job radio here in Winnipeg, I present for you yet another installment of the Happy Crappy Honker Award given to an individual(s) for a fantastic unforgivable performance directly related to the continued floundering of our once beloved Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This award is handed...
Bedtime for Toronto
Mike Alexander
If there was ever a need to slap on a pair of nasty jackboots and then use a face as a gas pedal and pinning the needle before using the same face to slam on the breaks hard, tonight in Winnipeg at the Canad Inns stadium would be it. After last weeks’ stunning, and I mean goddamn stunning comeback by the Bombers against the Al’s and subsequent celebrating that went on long into the...
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The PacNu Report - Week #17
The Angry Bomber Fan crew is in the USA and are a bit late with Pac’s picks. We’ll update his record when we get back, here’s the picks for this week:
Edmonton, Sask, Wpg and BC all to cover.
Good luck.
Stop Me If You Think That You've Heard This One...
Mike A.
The Angry Bomber Fan crew have been angry Bomber fans in this blogosphere for the last two years and like many of you, much, much longer in real life. As Winnipeggers, we understand the word “underdog” more than anyone else in the league. The failed relationships, the substance abuse problems, the mental health issues and ongoing compulsion to bite the heads of off poodles with each...
WatchBomber Blitz
I live in a town with a football team called the “Blue Bombers” in 2006, it was either news about suicide bombers or the Blue Bombers. This was the film I made as a result.
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The PacNu Report - Week #16
PacNu went 3-1 last week, bring him to 31-26.
Just the quick and dirty his week Owning Mahowny style.
Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal and Saskatchewan all to cover.
Go Blue!
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The PacNu Report - Week #15
Pac might be back on track, last week he went 3-1. His season total is now sitting at 28-25.
In a rarity this season, back is back the Blue on the road and likes them to cover the +4.5
Pac also likes Montreal to crush Toronto on Monday.
Pacnation likes BC to cover their -3.5.
Edmonton should win at home against the Riders.
GO BLUE. Crush your BOOKIE!
Hand That Bum Higgins His Walking Papers
Mike Alexander
I was going to write a hateful comparison between high school battle of the bands and the officiating in the CFL. I read what I had wrote and decided that I wasn’t being fair to the kids. But what about those lousy useless refs in the CFL? Yeah..waht about them…
Let’s take a moment to reflect on some of the worst officials I’ve ever seen in my life. Because ladies and...
September 2011
16 posts
The Crimpy Ascent up Brokebuck Mountain
- Mike A.
Hoo boy. Well kids, the very sad day we have been putting off has arrived. The moment we have been trying not to consider since the early days of training camp has finally put a brick through our window and if you have been listening to the smart people, you know that the 2011 Winnipeg Blue Bomber season is quite possibly teetering on the edge, staring down into the eternal abyss....
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The PacNu Report - Week #14
The Pacman went 2-2 last week, to bring him to a season total of 25-24…just keeping his head above .500.
This week, Pac likes the Bombers to cover those +6.5 points against Montreal.
He likes BC to cover those -5.5 points at home against Edmonton.
Pacnation is hoping Calgary can cover those -5.5 points against the Riders.
Hamilton on the road to cover -4.5 against Tdot.
Go Blue! Good...
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Crappy Honker Award - Offensive Line
by H.F. Salisbury In the great tradition of recognizing “Cactus” Jack Wells and the Happy Honker Award given out on C-Job radio here in Winnipeg, I present for you yet another installment of the Happy Crappy Honker Award given to an individual(s) for a fantastic unforgivable performance directly related to the continued floundering of our once beloved Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This award is handed...
(Deep) Inside the Argos Live at Rogers Mausoleum
-Mike Alexander
Toronto really is an oddity as far as the Universe is concerned. Nice people I know live there and do well, so I don’t really want to include them in this rant that is as fair as it is balanced. Believe me, I’ve pored over the numbers late into the night over many moons and I was gob smacked when I discovered the absolute truth of the matter: Toronto has a bit of a complex about...
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The PacNu Report - Week #13
The big Pac attack bounced back last week with a 3-1 record, bringing his total for the season over .500 again to to 23-22.
Montreal to cover the -1.5 in Edmonton.
BC over the Riders at home.
Wpg to cover the -5.5 in Toronto.
Calgary to cover the -1.5 in Hamilton.
Good luck. Go Blue
The Rest of the Season Starts in Montreal
Mike A.
Four Bombers missed the plane to Montreal this week and I completely blew my deadline for Game day as well. Here at the Ashburn Compound I am just going to angrily hammer on the keyboard until kickoff. I have a policy of trying to get these entries into the hands of our loyal readership by the opening whistle and I am afraid that much like these four amateur hour goofballs who couldn’t...
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The PacNu Report - Week #12
Pac had another tough week, going 1-3. He is sitting below .500 for the first time this year, with a record of 20-21. Good luck this week fellow degenerates, the CFL can erase your bankroll in the blink of an eye.
Edmonton to cover in Hamilton.
The Riders to cover at home.
BC to cover in Calgary.
Montreal to cover at home over the Blue and Gold.
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Crappy Honker Award - Buck Pierce
by H.F. Salisbury In the great tradition of recognizing “Cactus” Jack Wells and the Happy Honker Award given out on C-Job radio here in Winnipeg, I present for you yet another installment of the Happy Crappy Honker Award given to an individual(s) for a fantastic unforgivable performance directly related to the continued floundering of our once beloved Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This award is handed...
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The Numbers Never Lie - Banjo Bowl
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By Professor Kelly
Hello Angry Bomber Fans! This week is the Banjo Bowl. Winnipeg will look to avenge their 27-7 loss to their bitter rivals the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Let’s recap the Labour Day game.
Buck Pierce was 20 for 28 with a completion percentage of 71.4, through for 209 yards, no touchdowns or interceptions. He ran 4 times for 19 yards and 1 lost fumble. Alex Brink replaced...
Clean Up the Mess You Made of Me
Mike A.
I can recall writing cutesy little cliché-ridden garbage about “the calm before the storm” when waking up early and having to cobble together a few disjointed and hopefully coherent words prior to game time last year for the ABF blog. And maybe some of it came from an honest place. As harsh a transition as it is, I enjoy summer turning to fall. The way that the sun is angled in the sky...
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The PacNu Report - Week #11
Ouch, it was a rough, humbling week for our favourite degenerate, as The Pac Attack went a BRUTAL 0-4. Pac knows how the Blue & Gold felt last week after getting destroyed at Mosiac field last Sunday. After a red- hot start, this brings him to 19-18 for the season. Let’s hope he bounces back for week 11.
Pac likes Edmonton and is taking the +2.5 points against Calgary.
With Lemon out...
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Crappy Honker Award
by H.F. Salisbury In the great tradition of recognizing “Cactus” Jack Wells and the Happy Honker Award given out on C-Job radio here in Winnipeg, I present for you yet another installment of the Happy Crappy Honker Award given to an individual(s) for a fantastic unforgivable performance directly related to the continued floundering of our once beloved Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This award is handed...
You Sure Got a Purty Mouf a.k.a. The Labour Day...
Mike A.
It’s hard to talk about the product that the 2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders have fielded week after week without collapsing in fits of uncontrollable laughter. And when I say laughter, I mean a loud, rude and totally inappropriate shrill booming sound that fills an entire room. Imagine if the food court staff from Taco Time assembled a squad and stepped in to replace the Riders while the...
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The PacNu Report - Week #10
PacNu was 2-0 last week, landing him at a respectable 19-14 for the season.
In the first game of the long weekend, Pac likes the Boatmen over BC for a Proline win.
On Sunday, it’s not surprise, the “King of Ties”is once again picking the tie in the Winnipeg game. Paid off last week.
Montreal over Hamilton for the Proline win.
Calgary over Edmonton in the final game of the...
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The Numbers Never Lie
Our youngest writer, Professor Kelly, is back after getting lost in the bush and missing his deadline last game. We also noticed that the Sun has a game day feature called The Numbers Game, so we changed the name of his column so they didn’t sue the poor Professor.
by Professor Kelly
Hello Angry Bomber Fans! This week we will be looking at the stats for the Labour Day match up...
August 2011
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The PacNu Report - Week #9
PacNu went 1-1 last week to bring his total to 17-13.
This week PacNu is picking a tie in the Swaggerville game and going with Calgary in the second game.
Good luck.
Be Prepared to be Awed By People Who Own Teeth
Mike A.
We all have those people on the periphery of our lives who are annoying, stupid and who have a strange and unfounded sense of entitlement. They bray like asses, they act as though they are at the frontlines, when they are really just hiding in a bunker where they behave with the most passive aggressive of temperaments. Their cheap shots never really carry any weight, but there they are,...
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The PacNu Report - Week #8
PacNu had a great week and went 3-1. He is 16-12 for the year.
In the basement battle, Pac likes Toronto to cover at home.
In the second game of the week, PacNu is all over the tie in the BC/Edmonton game.
He also has two over/under picks that won’t count towards his record: Under in the first game and over in the second.
Good luck, bust that bookie!
You Know Who Sucks? BTO and BC Sucks!
Mike Alexander
If there is something about August 13th that is important in the history of mankind, I think it would have to do with that one fateful day in 1977 when Randy Bachman decided that he was done playing in BTO. Early in the year, the band had released its 6th and most mediocre effort, the “Freeways” album, a terrible decision that ended up triggering the ultimate unraveling of one of...
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The PacNu Report - Week #7
PacNu was not in Swaggerville last week and went 0-4. He is 13-11 for the year.
PacNu likes Edmonton to cover the generous spread +6.5 in Montreal.
Pac is pulling for Calgary to cover the -3.5.
In the Hamilton game, Pac is playing it safe and taking the Proline win.
In the Winnipeg game, Pac is all over the tie again.
Good luck!
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The Numbers Game
Looking for a serious stats breakdown of the CFL? ABF’s newest (and youngest) writer tackles the numbers in a new column for Bombernation.
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by Professor Kelly
Hello Angry Bomber Fans. This week we will be looking at the stats for week 6, when your Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4-1) take on the Edmonton Eskimos (5-0). The Eskimos are looking to stay undefeated after 5 games. The Blue Bombers...
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The PacNu Report - Week #6
Pac was 2-2 last week, bringing him to a record of 13-7.
The PacNu Report is back!!! Like all of us, Pac wants to bust the bookie WCLC this year and this site is the ONLY place for his picks.
Here is the quick & dirty for week 6:
Pac likes Toronto to cover.
In the battle between Edmonton and Winnipeg, Pac is all over the Proline tie.
The Pac Attack is leaning towards the Big Green...
July 2011
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Thank you Coach Harris.
by Mike Alexander
With the passing of defensive line coach Richard Harris this week, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers enter week five of the season without one of the league’s nicest, most caring man on the sidelines. Harris suffered a massive heart attack on Tuesday and was unable to be revived by doctors. Known to many fans as being courteous, positive and loving, his sudden and unexpected...
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Check Your Head
by H.F. Salisbury With respect to Richard Harris’ family, I’m going to focus on football as we have a game tonight against BC. I’m really hoping for a Bomber win…it would be the greatest tribute to Coach Harris. His passing certainly over shadows what amounts to a simple game of football; however, as I’m sure he would remind us all if he were here… life must...
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The PacNu Report - Week #5
The PacNu Report is back!!! Like all of us, Pac wants to bust the bookie WCLC this year and this site is the ONLY place for his picks.
Like most people, Pac got pounded last week and turned in a 1-3 record. This brings his yearly total to 11-5.
Pac’s headed deep into Rider territory this weekend for the annual Connect Festival, so he sent his picks via text. Here is the quick and dirty:
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In Memory
by H.F. Salisbury The writers at Angry Bomber Fans would like to express our deepest condolences to the family of Defensive Line and Assistant Head Coach Richard Harris, who passed away yesterday. Harris is survived by his wife Tami, children Kimberly, Chianti, Jennifer and Michael, and grandchildren Chandler, Keegan-Michael and Aurora. Richard Harris 1948 - 2011.
Buck's Back...And There's Gonna Be Trouble.
by Mike Alexander
Congratulations if you made through this week without succumbing to God’s pathetic attempt to wipe us all off his ludicrous creation. Gad zooks, what a week it’s been. The temperature with the humidex is reaching fifty degrees in several parts of the country. People are experimenting with science by frying eggs on the asphalt and then running into oncoming traffic in horror...