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transplant99 · 10-02-2022, 08:54 AM

Also i believe warm weather late in the season like this is as much a detriment to attendance as it is a help. People taking advantage of the last days to sit out and enjoy their decks/backyards/bbq etc.....and have the game on TV.

Awesome display by the defense last night though and certainly bodes well for the club after injuries have really decimated that side of the ball all season.

Maier wasnt great but did enough to win and that Oline is nothing short of tremendous even after losing Dennis.

Also special teams are a real big part of this thing. Cody Grace is a weapon and can flip a field with one boot. Paredes is as steady as they get.

Liking this team more now than at seasons start.

Flickered Flame · 10-02-2022, 09:08 AM

Bench seating is also a factor imo. If you want to sit a bit higher, around mid-field, you are likely paying ~$100/seat but that gets a bench. If they would just upgrade the benches into regular seats, I think it would go a long way.

I also wonder if games are really affordable for families? Especially if you want to hit up the concessions. I don't drink but is it safe to stay at beer is over $10, a bottle of water is $5, pop is over $5. That really starts to add up, particularly in this economy.

Mazrim · 10-02-2022, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Flickered Flame

Bench seating is also a factor imo. If you want to sit a bit higher, around mid-field, you are likely paying ~$100/seat but that gets a bench. If they would just upgrade the benches into regular seats, I think it would go a long way.

I also wonder if games are really affordable for families? Especially if you want to hit up the concessions. I don't drink but is it safe to stay at beer is over $10, a bottle of water is $5, pop is over $5. That really starts to add up, particularly in this economy.

I'm taking my parents to a Stamps game (Oct 29 vs the Riders). When I went over the home games with them months ago the discussion for yesterday's game was "Toronto is pretty bad. I'd rather go see the Stamps play the Lions or the Riders."

There was also some sticker shock at the ticket prices, even for the Argos game. We thought maybe we could get a deal on the Argos game for the same reason as above but they aren't trying very hard to fill those seats. If they want to sell out the stadium, they need to cut ticket prices in half. And no, I'm not sticking my parents on the end zone in bench seats for 3 hours with who knows what weather - you can't predict that it would be nice and warm back in June.

chedder · 10-02-2022, 11:11 AM

There's no doubt the stadium is a dump. It's the main reason we gave up our season tickets. We had the cheap bench seats and the value was great but they were so uncomfortable. They need a smaller partially covered stadium with no benches. Preferably somewhere near the downtown core for access and to get it out of the wind.

Northendzone · 10-02-2022, 03:23 PM

At times on Friday night I felt as if the bombers were toying with the riders. Keeping the game close, then boom two or three plays and put up another TD

dash_pinched · 10-03-2022, 02:06 PM

https://twitter.com/user/status/1576883445829361664

dino7c · 10-03-2022, 02:21 PM

I thought 21k was a good CFL crowd...guess I don't follow it much

Erick Estrada · 10-03-2022, 02:51 PM

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I thought 21k was a good CFL crowd...guess I don't follow it much

Would be an amazing crowd in Toronto and close to sellout in Montreal and Hamilton but in Calgary anything under 24k is not great.

tvp2003 · 10-03-2022, 04:53 PM

The CFL "simulator" now has Calgary as the favorites to win the Grey Cup at 40.64%:

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The Calgary Stampeders’ win over the East-leading Toronto Argonauts carried some weight in this week’s CFL Simulation.

With games weighted more late in the season, the Stamps’ 29-2 win over the Argos has the simulation a little smitten with them, as they improved to 10-5. The Stamps, despite losing three games earlier in the season to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and being three games behind them in the standings, have the best odds of winning the Grey Cup (40.64 per cent) and their odds of meeting the Argos in the 109th Grey Cup game this year are the best (34.35 per cent) of all possible scenarios.

https://www.cfl.ca/2022/10/03/cfl-si...on-the-stamps/

White Out 403 · 10-03-2022, 07:13 PM

I'm totally fine with the stamps being favourites. I do think the simulator is a little bit wacky in this scenario but who am I to argue with science

Erick Estrada · 10-04-2022, 06:28 AM

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The CFL "simulator" now has Calgary as the favorites to win the Grey Cup at 40.64%:

https://www.cfl.ca/2022/10/03/cfl-si...on-the-stamps/

That's cool and all but anyone that's watched the games this season would disagree that they have a better chance than the Bombers. For one thing Winnipeg only needs to win two playoff games to win the Grey Cup and the other is that the Stamps went 0-3 against them and have had major issues on the defensive side of the ball in the last two games against them.

dash_pinched · 10-05-2022, 10:06 AM

Congrats to Jameer!

https://twitter.com/user/status/1577687570146033664

dash_pinched · 10-05-2022, 02:19 PM

Great news.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1577750743985295360

Erick Estrada · 10-05-2022, 02:56 PM

Great news that they locked him up early and for multiple years. I think Jorden and Begelton are both free agents at the end of the season and I don't expect Jorden back.

Sainters7 · 10-05-2022, 03:08 PM

So the trade deadline just passed, and Bo is still a Stamp. Good call, with about it in the offseason. Could use the depth until then

dash_pinched · 10-05-2022, 03:33 PM

https://twitter.com/user/status/1577752376844627968

Strange Brew · 10-05-2022, 03:36 PM

Seems a little deep in the season for a trade deadline.

Paulie Walnuts · 10-05-2022, 03:41 PM

Good signing, its been awhile since we have had a player like him that can take the top off, and turn screens into big plays.

White Out 403 · 10-05-2022, 03:55 PM

Bombers picking up Darby is a huge addition.

jayswin · 10-06-2022, 11:15 PM

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I thought 21k was a good CFL crowd...guess I don't follow it much

Nope. It's kind of market dependant, too. Calgary once had a 30k+ streak that dated back years, then slowly started to fade away from even breaking 30k on any given night, then slid to 26-27k being the norm. Now they've slid to 23-25k being the norm, and a 21k crowd is almost unheard of since the 80's.