The Opening Song, June 22, 2023

June 21, 2023

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Opening song Blue Bomber Lineman – Sung to the tune of Wichita Lineman – By Glen Campbell I am a lineman for the Bombers And I play the O-lineNow BC won’t touch Zach on a weak side overload And yeah our offence is on fireOur QB is doing fineAnd the Blue Bomber linemenAre just doing […]

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Away predictions, June 16. 2023

June 14, 2023

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Greetings! So first road game of the year for the Bombers: Pick: Ottawa in an upset over the Stamps Lions to win their home opener over the Elk Ti-Cats to spoil the Argos home opener and; Just another victory over the Riders for the Bombers Enjoy the weekend!

The Corbett Report, June 9, 2023

June 9, 2023

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Introduction For the third year in a row the Winnipeg Blue Bombers come into the season as the odds-on favourite to win the Grey Cup.  Since breaking their 29-year drought in 2019 the Bombers have been the class of the league.  Running over defenses and stymieing offenses they’ve made it to three consecutive Grey Cups, […]

Opening Song, June 9, 2023

June 9, 2023

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Everybody likes to beat the Bombers (Sung to the tune of “Everybody wants to be my Baby”, A Carl Perkins song performed by The Beatles) Well, they lost last year, could not get threeRest of the league was awash with glee Everybody likes to beat the BombersEverybody likes to beat the BombersEverybody likes to beat […]

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The Corbett Report, 2022 Grey Cup

November 18, 2022

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Introduction Ho-hum.  Another year, another Grey Cup appearance by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.  You’d think that in a league that has only nine teams, repeat appearances in the Championship game would be pretty commonplace.  Not so, though.  The CFL came into existence on January 19, 1958.  Since then, the Grey Cup has been awarded to […]

Opening Song, November 20, 2022

November 16, 2022

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Opening Song Do It Again (sung to the tune of the Steely Dan song of the same name) On Sunday they’ll be a gunnin’ this team built by Kyle WaltersAnd the fans will come a runnin’ if they let them cross the borderAnd then we’ll all be singin’ as the Blue won’t miss a beatAnd […]

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Opening Song, November 13, 2022

November 13, 2022

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Time of the Season for Winning (Sung to the tune Time of the Season by the Zombies) It’s the time of the seasonPassion runs highPlayoff time, no games will come easy A three peat is within Blues hands You know they’ll make it fun Promised landsTo show fans every oneIt’s the time of the season […]

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The Corbett Report, November 13, 2022

November 12, 2022

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Introduction Wow, so much hoopla last week over Nathan Rourke.  Quite frankly I’m not even sure why the Bombers should show up to this game.  It’s obviously going to be a BC romp.  Nathan Rourke, even on one leg, is certain to dominate the anemic Bombers secondary and lead the Lions to their first Grey […]

Semi Final predictions, November 6, 2022

November 6, 2022

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A couple of great match ups in the Semi’s this week. In the East, the Ti-Cats enter the playoffs having won their last 4 games and seem to have shored up their defense. Montreal is at home though so look for that to give them an advantage. Montreal 26 Hamilton 24 In the West it’s […]

The Corbett Report, October 28, 2022

October 27, 2022

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Introduction Flashback It’s week 12 of the 2022 CFL season.  The CFL writers (aka – the Golden Retrievers) are trying to summarize the season to date.  Here’s the conversation: GR #1:  Zach Collaros is starting off with a great completion record.  GR #2   How about that Bo Levi, he hasn’t missed a step.  GR #3:  […]