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Originally Posted by rrskylar
What shit show, an overpriced embarrassing uninteresting colossal shit show, some of the stink deserves to be on fat Miller and the Blue Bomber board for bringing in the game!
Playing it on a 80 yard field with pylons as markers sums up the event perfectly!
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The funny thing is the NFL was in charge of the entire conversion...at least I seem to remember reading that in the Free Press article a couple days ago. They approved it and Green Bay had concerns so they decided not to dress any of their starters. Packers did this a few years ago as well forcing the cancellation of the Hall of Fame game. Raiders decided to follow suit - not dress any starters.
Miller should take a little bit of heat I agree. Bombers did receive a nice little rental fee for the facility but it ultimately looks bad that very few attended this event even though it is justified due to the outrageous ticket prices. Miller had to have known what they would charge beforehand and I bet he thought Winnipeggers would pay the price for this exhibition game.
There was also some musing about how this game might serve as a recruiting tool for prospective players to Bombers CFL camps in future years once they see/hear about the facilities. Well, with the debacle with the goal posts and patch of grass in the end zone that was deemed unsafe despite approval by the NFL, will the facility serve instead as a deterrent to recruitment...I mean, this debacle with the field does not fall at the feet of the Bombers but the perception out there among the players might be that IG Field is substandard and not worthy of consideration of Ex-NFLers.
Maybe time will tell.
Overall, this has to be viewed as a a failure.