As per the comments on how much respect our league gets south of the border: I have really noticed it first hand with the two US free agent camps the club has sent us to cover, most recently in Dallas this past April. Along with the talent on display, the stadium was full with curious onlookers, a c...

The drop off in coverage on the Lions has been very noticeable. You could argue it has stemmed from when the broadcast rights went from a local station (CKNW) to what is now a station run out of Toronto (TSN1040). At the end of the day, it's all about money, which is why guys like Lowell Ullrich an...

Well, what can we say? For all the hype the offseason generated we still knew this division would be a beast once again. Credit to the Eskimos. My post game report from bclions.com below. And to the above poster asking if it was Thompson's first start, I want t say he had one in Montreal last year w...

Happy Training Camp eve everyone! Can't believe it's here. It was a very solid three days with the rookies and select second-years but now that everyone has reported to Kamloops, it really feels real. So many intriguing storylines heading into this season and I have covered a few of them in my previ...

What do you think they are talking about on TSN 990 Montreal this week? Alouettes mini-camp or Habs post mortem? Ditto for the Senators playoff run on the Ottawa station. And both those stations are the rightsholders for those CFL teams. What part of "I don't expect Lions coverage to mirror th...

I respectfully disagree Matt. No one on here would reasonably expect Lions coverage to mirror that of the Canucks, or really, even come close. Hockey is Canadian sports talk radio's security blanket. Station execs and hosts know (as you're well aware) that they can bring up hockey discussion 12 mon...

Rogers have announced today they have purchased CISL 650 and turning it into an all-sports station. So that's where the Canucks have landed and Bell's competition has arrived. What happens to the Lions broadcasts rights now? What on air personalities jump over to 650? Interesting times. Being a Rog...

Good Day Folks, As most of you know, our three-day mini-camp begins Wednesday at the Surrey practice field. I sat down with Ryan Rigmaiden, Director of U.S. Scouting, to preview OTA and talk about each position battle. This article includes a full roster. Interesting to point out that he says this c...

should be also be noted that MOJO couldn't come close to competing with 1040 when MOJO had the canucks rights. And 1040 didn't have the long standing established shows it has now. Apples and oranges. At that time 1040 already had a five-year jump start on grabbing its share of the sports audience i...

Hey folks, Back from Regina and CFL Week. First off, what an outstanding few days of events, from the TSN Player shoots, to the HOF Gala at New Mosaic and then of course the combine. Links to content from our site below. In my recap story (top) I listed 16 prospects who may be worth keeping an eye o...

Thanks for the feedback fellas. No doubt the depth chart features more than a few candidates who can fill Adam's spot. They were really high on Dyshawn Davis last year. Cameron Ontko is another guy to keep in mind. They also re-signed Gionni Paul who was added to the practice roster in September. Ad...

Greetings folks. Now that we've had a week to digest the various signings, and re-signings, in the den I sat down with both Khari Jones and Mark Washington to get their respective takes on what we might see on each side of the ball. Links to both stories below. On offence it was of course more about...

DanoT wrote:

TheLionKing wrote:I echo B.C.Fan's sentiment. You did an exceptional job bringing the "behind the scene" happenings on the BC Lions. Now, can you straighten out the so called marketing department ?

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Thanks all! We have some off-season stuff planned that I think you all will enjoy, so stay tuned!

Thanks, Matt. I had already linked to your post in the 2016 season review and 2016/17 offseason thread. I appreciate your good work on the Lions website this year. Your articles are informative and help fill in the gaps for those of us who don't use sound on our computers and thus can't understand ...

Although official "locker clean out" isn't until Tuesday morning myself and the BCLions.com crew got a head start talking to some guys at the facility Monday. By the time we boarded the post-game flight, the mood was a bit better and reality had set in: It was a successful season, but no d...