OT: Parabola Memorial B.C. Lions Thread IV

[Petey But Really Jim]

Did you miss it? They are the second grammatically incorrect professional sports team in Canada.

...though someone said that Elks is actually an accepted plural form of Elk.. I always thought it was Elk..

Years ago I hit a herd of Elk with my car (actually coming back from a WHL try out). True story. I lost.

There are like 50 players on a football team, not the one or two where you’d say Elk.

 

[Petey O]

Did you miss it? They are the second grammatically incorrect professional sports team in Canada.

...though someone said that Elks is actually an accepted plural form of Elk.. I always thought it was Elk..

Years ago I hit a herd of Elk with my car (actually coming back from a WHL try out). True story. I lost.

They should have just rebranded to the "Edmonton Esks" if they had to change it.

 

[Get North]

That CFL game felt like normal with a big crowd. I think there will be some new name stars and TSN ranking Banks as #1 player in the CFL already stinks.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Forgot to switch the cable package around yesterday. D'oh.

Hope TSN shows on my tv in time to see the game...

 

[Get North]

#14 Sayles can't play defence

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Oof.

This city is cursed.

 

[The Stig]

This is UUUUUGLY

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Sorry guys my Riders are kicking your bootys

 

[Get North]

BC was a disaster before Covid. It looks like that's still the case. Miss Wally Buono.

 

[Canuckle1970]

Anyone watching this Lions comeback? lol.

 

[Canuckle1970]

Oy, I jinxed it.

 

[The Nemesis]

I completely forgot there was a game tonight.

By the look of the score at halftime, so did the Lions.

 

[Canuckle1970]

touchdown!

 

[The Nemesis]

 

[Canuckle1970]

Well, they've made it interesting. 31 seconds to go, only 4 pts down.

 

[Canuckle1970]

lol, intercepted. Have to say though, this young qb Rourke has a good arm.

 

[Canuckle1970]

Always love these great Saskatchewan fans! Glad they got this win at home.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Well, that was a ride and a half. TSN still hasn't shown up on my cable package, but I found a stream on youtube. Some guy was streaming it live and putting up a notepad page that blocked the screen and muted the commercials because he "didn't want to be sued for copyright", then by the second half he completely forgot about it and just let everything run.

But wow, that was...interesting. Don't win many games spotting a team 30 points, but at least there's hope for the season. The first half, whoa. Looked like an NFL squad against a junior high school side. Like...how many plays did it take before the Lions didn't surrender yardage on literally every single play? Ugly with a capital ug. But obviously it was a tale of two halves. Good to see the rookie come back and actually mine some self-confidence out of it. Next time just start Reilly, damn it.

Also I've realized I have like no idea who's even on the team now. I remember Burnham...Chungh...other people...new Japanese kicker? Uh...ok. Good for him to get the first CFL points by a Japanese-born player. Not quite so good to miss a couple of gimmees. Unfair to put the weight of the loss on him as the team only played half a game, but those points would've been really nice to have in a game that got close at the end...oh well.

Next.

 

[3rd Sedin]

Thoughts from a Lions fan watching from the land of Pilsner…

Rider fans are first class. Not a single idiotic comment directed at me. Every comment towards me was some kind of commentary about the Lions roster, or about the jersey. Made me feel that much better about living here now.

Lions will make playoffs this year. Riders
Are a top team in the division, we threw a rookie Canadian QB and rookie Japanese kicker into the toughest stadium in the league, in game one of the season. Horrendous start, many missed points, but we battled and hung in until the last minute.

Next week we need to show some improvement and continue to build

 

[AppleHoneySauce]

Looking forward to seeing Rourke and Yamasaki Grow and improve.
Especially looking forward to Rielly coming back 100%. Had some nice plays, but hard to say how much of that was the recievers vs him.

 

[Get North]

That kicker cost the Lions the game. Is Paul McCallum still available?

 

[3rd Sedin]

Looking forward to seeing Rourke and Yamasaki Grow and improve.
Especially looking forward to Rielly coming back 100%. Had some nice plays, but hard to say how much of that was the recievers vs him.

One positive is that our O line looked night and day vs. the previous season. Hopefully Reilly and Rourke can continue to have better protection as the season goes on.

 

[VanJack]

Looked to me like an exhibition game masquerading as a regular season game.....but then neither team has been on a CFL field for close to a year and half, so what unfolded was not unexpected.

Knew nothing about this Lions team going in, but already they look light years better than they did under Claybrooks. Rick Campbell is a veteran coach who'll get this group on the right path eventually.

Tanner Rourke looked like the second coming of Russ Jackson as a Canadian QB....but kind of delivers the ball like he's heaving a shotput. But seems to be something there to work with.

I really hope the Lions get some fans out when they return to B.C. Place. It feels good to see CFL football again in a full stadium.

 

[The Nemesis]

Looked to me like an exhibition game masquerading as a regular season game.....but then neither team has been on a CFL field for close to a year and half, so what unfolded was not unexpected.

Knew nothing about this Lions team going in, but already they look light years better than they did under Claybrooks. Rick Campbell is a veteran coach who'll get this group on the right path eventually.

Tanner Rourke looked like the second coming of Russ Jackson as a Canadian QB....but kind of delivers the ball like he's heaving a shotput. But seems to be something there to work with.

I really hope the Lions get some fans out when they return to B.C. Place. It feels good to see CFL football again in a full stadium.

I think you mean Nathan Rourke.

Tanner Rourke is giving me some terrible, terrible Blue Jays flashbacks.

 

[Hit the post]

I think you mean Nathan Rourke.

Tanner Rourke is giving me some terrible, terrible Blue Jays flashbacks.

What kind of flashbacks do you get from a Mickey Rourke?