I’ve never gone to one. If I show up at 10am when it opens will there be a long line or is it something I could generally just walk into?

A pretty short list compared to many other teams, who needs to be back and who can be let go? https://3downnation.com/2024/11/11/the-hamilton-tiger-cats-potential-2025-free-agent-list/

The Hamilton Tiger Cats and Bo Levi Mitchell were on fire last week with an amazing game 5 TDs for Bo and 450 yds passing. We look at 10 plays using the coachs film.
https://youtu.be/VgIrsR6GuCY?si=cYYqV-AyHxry3n1B

Hear me out but maybe our “caretakers” useless GM will blow this whole shitty team up. From top to bottom that game tonight was a fucking joke. Time for a bunch of retirements and firings.

was supposed to be going but am under the weather so can't make it. $50 for the pair

Just to confirm, we should be hoping that Ottawa beats Saskatchewan in this Sat afternoon game, right?

First they re-signed Jamal Peters through the 2025 season:

https://www.ticats.ca/2024/09/23/tiger-cats-sign-jamal-peters-to-one-year-extension/

But they also signed 2020 3rd round NFL draft pick and 2020 Pro Football Writers Association NFL All-Rookie Team Cornerback Cameron Dantzler:

https://www.ticats.ca/2024/09/23/tiger-cats-sign-american-defensive-back-cameron-dantzler/

The Peters extension doesn't need much explanation as he's been the best DB we've had this year snatching 4 of the team's 12 INTs this year and generally leaving opposing boundary receivers on an island.

The interesting one here is Dantzler who played with Peters from 2016 to 2018 in the SEC at Mississippi State where he got 4 INTs, 1.5 Sacks, 83 tackles while starting in all 22 games in which he played en route to being drafted 89th overall as the 11th CB off the board. Since then he had 3 solid seasons with the Vikings (2020-2022) starting 26 of the 35 games in which he played, pulling in 3 INTs, while racking up 149 tackles and forcing 3 fumbles.

Of course there has to be a "but" otherwise he wouldn't be available to come to the CFL. He was waived in the March of 2023, picked up by Washington who released him in May. He was then signed by the Bills in June then released in July. Then he was picked up by the Texans in August and waived a week later. He was signed to the Saints practice squad in September and elevated to the active roster for 2 games in November before being waived again on January 1st, 2024. In April he signed with the San Antonio Brahmas of the UFL and then placed on the Inactive then Suspended list within a week.

I'm not sure yet what to think about Dantzler, but anyone who just turned 26 and has 34 games in the SEC and 37 games in the NFL is certainly intriguing. The fact that he had so many teams bring him in since 2023 and yet subsequently release him makes me wonder if it was a character thing as they clearly liked his film enough to keep trying to bring him in. If that's the case, my hope is that playing with his former college teammate for the next two years can bring him in line enough for the talent to shine through giving us two potential lockdown CBs for next year.

What do we think Tiger Town?

Genuinely skeptical of the MOP talk coming out right now.

• Team is 5-9
• Many of his yards came when the game was out of reach or inconsequential
• Too many INTs
• Too many dropped passes (not his fault every time, but it is much of the time)
• Attitude has been horrible, especially when he was benched
• Was benched for Powell, only got his starting job back because Powell got hurt
• Is very inconsistent

His last few games have shown him being more focused and calm. But there are still glimmers where he makes a bad decision on throwing or trying to force a play where one shouldn't happen, leading to an INT or incomplete pass.. I don't think he's been outstanding for the year, even the last few games he's been good not great.

This has been grinding my gears this year.

I know that one of the Podskee Wee Wee guys stopped writing for them (I think it was Josh) and they also hired Steve Milton, but the coverage of the Cats tends to be written more about the opponent than the Cats. Like even on the Labour Day game, the titles are

Toronto Argonauts dig another early hole in Labour Day loss to Hamilton (& 10 other thoughts)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats outlast Argonauts 31-28 in Labour Day Classic (& six other thoughts)

And their socaial media tended to be more about what the Argos did or didn't do than about what the Cats did or didn't do.

I get that the team is bad, expectations are low and there haven't been a ton of noteworthy moments this season. But the LDC was pretty good game. 3rd quarter notwithstanding, and their 'will they/won't they' last few minutes made it closer than it should have been, the Cats were the better team. Fewer penalties, no interceptions, huge lead early in the game, pretty good contain on the QB. Bell looking good, White looking great, even Mitchell had his best game this year and looked pretty good.

But none of that seems to come through on sensationalist titles and kind of trashy articles. Is it just that 3DN needs the TO eyeballs to pay the bills or thinks they are a draw?

Just driving back from the game today to Pittsburgh. My first in-person CFL game although I may see the Ticats in Vancouver at the end of the month.

So I’m 1-0. Let me know if you need any more victories. Bo had it in the first and 4th quarters but it was a scary one. The single was huge although I thought the punt was lackluster, shows what I know.

I could tell the guys next to me were rooting for the Argos. And as I learned today, “Argos Suck!”

Anybody know of a dog friendly patio that will be playing the game on outside TVs today?

Thanks

I was born and raised in the Hammer, grew up going to Cats games, used to love the tailgating. A group of us are makig the trip down from Guelph for the Labour Day classic. Some of my friends are going to be seeing their first game, would love to give them the proper experience. Where's the best spot to park, fire up the grill, and hang out with some fellow fans before we beat the Argos on Monday?