would the lions get the concessions and stuff if he bought BC Place? That would all depend on how the different businesses are structured. In all likelihood they would remain seperate entities on the books. It would all depend on what sort of rental contract Braley's BC Lions Football Club would be...

It seems that ever since the roof blew apart everyone is grabbing the pinata stick and taking a whack. The latest is local condo marketing guru Bob Rennie who was the lead story on NEWS1130 this morning weighing in that BC Place should be TORN DOWN after the Olympics. The rationale? Surprise surpri...

About the $700,000 - that was to cover additional traveling expenses that the team had to incur as a result of moving from the West (where we belong) to the East division - no gift there. Hell, I'd be tickled pink if the league moved any other western team to the East and gave them 1.5 million - ju...

Hey BBBob - I now know where Wpg can get a roof for their "proposed" dome stadium, cheap!! Won't even make a dent in that $700,000 gift from teh league to they got to help make the playoffs. If it can't stand up to a little Pacific coast breeze how will it survive at Portage and Main? ;-)

Listening to our intrepid reporter JM I gleaned a few things for those who think BC Place is primarily a sports facility and simply removing the roof is a cost effective alternative. Annual rent collected by BC Place Corp - $12.7 million. Methinks the Lions' share is only a portion of the number to ...

more to come That is a huge blow (little play on words there) for Vancouver period. The Dome is just getting ready for its busy season. With the exception of a couple of days it is booked every day from the 3rd week in January until April 15. Not only could it be a huge economic blow to BC Place Co...

Yes - some other examples in the past - Benefield played for the 49ers for a year - a CFL rush end who was a linebacker but also more a special teams guy down there; Fred Perry made an NFL roster for a bit after having a great year on the Argos D - another quick CFL rush end type. So Wilson could s...

My other pet peeve is the guy calling a sports talk show from Langley gushing about the NFL and using pet names for American cities like "T-Bay," "Minny," and "Cinci" (Cincinnati). :roll: I'm thinking, like, "dude - why don't you just quit with the fawning and jus...

I'm not a golfer but the closest parallel in team sports to a golfer lining up a putt is a baketball player lining up a free throw. For a player like Steve Nash to shoot 90% from the foul line, with the game often on the line and spectators whistling and waving their arms in his line of sight, is a...

There are huge differences between team sports in an arena or stadium environment like hockey, football, baseball and basketball are played versus individual sports such as golf, tennis and others mentioned. In golf there is little ambient noise. The golfer addressing his shot is concentrating on on...

Back to the original topic of this thread I've been a Colts fans since long before they backed the moving vans up to Memorial Stadium and snuck out of Baltimore under the cover of darkness. Why Colts? I'm not sure. Might have been something as simple as the horseshoe on the helmet given my grandpare...

Rumour-mongering. The odds of Thelwell being back have been at best 50/50 for quite some time. He himself acknowledged that well before the Grey Cup and well before the departure of Chapdelaine. Look for him to take Hwy 1 all the way to Ontario as opposed to Hwy 5 towards Edmonton. As for Clermont t...

Regina would have been wiser to hire Ritchie as Head Coach and Austin as offensive coordinator and Associate Head Coach. Austin could have learned some from the experience and then transitioned in as the Head Coach in a couple of seasons. Tillman has made a risky decision..especially when it's obvi...

:rockin: Good news for us Lions fans.. we keep Dave Ritchie... Personally I was never too concerned about Ritchie departing. I thought he was a longshot for the Regina job or at best Plan B for Tillman if he couldn't come to agreement with Austin. Tillman has long had relationships with both Ritchi...

Seems like Feb 15 will be an important day as it will be the deadline. Is some action more likely to happen before the February 15 deadline or after February 15? Does Casey have Feb 15 circled on his calendar as the day he will make a decision? February 15 is free agency day when players currently ...