Look Out Calgary Here we Come...

June 28 2007
After Yesterdays Monsoon at 3:30
The Team Held off Practice to 4:30 Wednesday.
Thursday the Team hit the Field at 10:00 AM
This is due to the Equipment having to reach Calgary Late tonight.
The Team leaves Tomorrow for Cowtown

Look out Calgary
Here come the Tigercats.
This game will be a Real Test
for your Boys in Black and Gold.
Calgary has of the one best Wide-out
Cores in the league.
a Cover 2 Blitzing 3-4
Defence that Should keep
Jason on his Toes


Anyways I Watched Practice and Wish Everyone luck.
Knowing How big of test this Game will be..
anyhow it up to Charile and the Great Coaching Staff
I'll Sit home with my Beer and Sausages at 10 PM EST
Yelling and Farting at my 56" Tv
Praying
I Don't upset the people upstairs with my Colourfull Metaphors and Foul Language

GO TICATS!!!

Former Ticat Great Holding Football Camp

Danny McManus QB / Receiver Camp
The BMFA is pleased to announce the running of a camp specifically for budding Quarterbacks and Receivers.

The camp will be run by Danny McManus and his coaching crew, and will take place on July 30th / 31st from 6pm to 8pm at the Nelson Tyke field (next to the Nelson Stadium), Burlington.

The cost of the program is actually $75 plus taxes per player, but the BMFA is subsidizing this opportunity, so BMFA members only pay $50 plus taxes.

For further information, please click on the following web link: http://www.dannymacfootball.com/

More on Kornegay Anderson French Trade

HAMILTON (CFL.ca wire) -- The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have acquired import receiver Thyron Anderson and non-import receiver Jason French from the Saskatchewan Roughriders in exchange for import defensive back Tad Kornegay.


Anderson, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound native of Jonesboro, Georgia has recorded 174 receptions for 2,434 yards and nine touchdowns in 51 games over four seasons (2003-2006) with the Montreal Alouettes. The Alouettes dealt Anderson, a former 1,000-yard receiver, to the Roughriders in February.













New Ticats WR Thyron Anderson
Photo Above Left

French, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound native of Montreal has played seven seasons, all with Saskatchewan. In 103 career games, the Murray State product has racked up 197 receptions for 2,605 yards and 10 touchdowns. French was drafted by the Roughriders in the second round (ninth overall) of the 2001 CFL Canadian Draft.














New Ticats WR Jason French
Photo Above Left

With Camp now over the real Work Begins

June 24 2007
With Camp now over the Team get ready for Calgary on Saterday.
The Roster Now Compleet.

With Huge Trade Going Down
The Tiger-Cats have acquired WR Thyron Anderson & WR Jason French from Saskatchewan in exchange for import DB Tad Kornegay



Here are the Cuts
Hamilton, Ontario –
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced the following players have been released:

#34 NIP RB Nicolas Bisaillon
#91 IMP DL Quinton Caver
#21 IMP DB Sir James Delgardo
#60 NIP OL Fabio Filice
#83 IMP WR Talman Gardner(add to Practice Roster)
#93 NIP DL Phil Gibson
#56 NIP OL Carl Gourgues
#58 NIP OL Peter Hogarth
#82 IMP WR Keenan Howry
#6 IMP LB Jamacia Jackson
#54 IMP DL Steve Josue
#75 NIP DL Adam Kania
#41 NIP DB Nick Kordic
#48 IMP K/P Mark Myers
#16 IMP DB Montavis Pitts
#30 IMP DB Raquan Pride
#26 IMP DB Michael Radon
#92 NIP DL Jeff Robertshaw
#37 NIP FB Tim Smith
#43 IMP DB Kevin Timothee
#88 IMP WR Jovan Witherspoon


The following players have been placed on the Injured Reserve:

#31 IMP DB Jykine Bradley
#66 NIP DL Pascal Cheron
#97 IMP DL Anthony Collier
#52 NIP OL George Hudson
#57 NIP OL Eric Ince

Active Roster of June 24 2007

0	French, Jason	WR	N	6.01	200	1978-04-07	Murray State
0	Dickerson, Kori	FB	I	6.04	240	1978-12-06	Southern California
0	Anderson, Thyron	WR	I	6.04	205	1979-08-28	Grambling State
0	Dyakowski, Peter	OL	N	6.05	294	1984-04-19	Louisiana State
1	Shaw, Wayne	S	N	5.09	191	1974-02-14	Kent State
2	Butler, Ian	QB	I	6.00	204	1979-08-07	Hofstra
3	Holmes, Corey	RB	I	5.08	189	1976-11-19	Mississippi Valley St.
4	Cody, Tay	DB	I	5.09	180	1977-10-06	Florida State
5	Davis, Anthony	RB	I	5.07	205	1982-05-21	Wisconsin
7	Chang, Timmy	QB	I	6.02	207	1981-10-09	Hawaii
8	Arceneaux, Anthony	WR	I	5.10	180	1981-08-19	Utah
9	McKay-Loescher, Nautyn	DL	N	6.02	260	1981-11-09	Alabama
11	Maas, Jason	QB	I	6.02	210	1975-11-19	Oregon
13	Setta, Nick	K	I	5.11	189	1981-05-06	Notre Dame
17	Williams, Richie	QB	I	6.03	190	1983-03-10	Appalachian State
19	Beveridge, Sandy	S	N	6.02	214	1981-12-09	UBC
20	Anderson, Dwight	DB	I	5.10	185	1981-07-05	South Dakota
22	Gauthier, Phillip	DB	N	6.00	214	1980-07-10	Laval
24	Cox, Renard	LB	I	6.01	202	1978-03-03	Maryland
27	Roberts, Michael	CB	N	5.11	185	1983-09-16	Ohio State
28	Lumsden, Jesse	RB	N	6.02	226	1982-08-03	McMaster
29	Gordon, Lawrence	DB	I	5.11	175	1984-03-30	Florida Atlantic
32	Armour, Jojuan	LB	I	6.00	225	1976-07-10	Miami of Ohio
33	Radlein, Julian	FB	N	6.02	245	1981-02-06	UBC
38	Robichaud, Matt	LB	N	5.10	235	1977-09-23	Bishop's
39	Barrenechea, Agustin	LB	N	6.02	235	1979-05-20	Calgary
40	Glasper, Ryan	LB	I	5.11	215	1985-06-15	Boston College
44	Mariuz, Ray	LB	N	6.03	228	1980-12-25	McMaster
47	Glavic, Sasha	DB	N	6.03	191	1983-05-09	Windsor
49	Karikari, Richard	DB	N	5.11	200	1979-07-23	St. Francis Xavier
51	Hodges, Howard	DL	I	6.02	255	1981-05-29	Iowa
53	Gagne-Marcoux, Cedric	C	N	6.02	290	1982-09-27	Central Florida
59	Moreno, Zeke	LB	I	6.02	246	1978-10-10	Southern California
62	Hage, Marwan	C	N	6.02	291	1981-09-14	Colorado
64	Donnelly, Ryan	G	N	6.05	272	1978-12-13	McMaster
65	Cook, Damion	OL	I	6.05	320	1979-04-16	Bethune-Cookman
68	Davis, Jerome	T	I	6.05	300	1974-03-04	Minnesota
69	Woodard, Jonta	T	I	6.04	310	1978-05-22	Louisville
70	Dunbrack, Roger	DT	N	6.04	270	1975-10-08	Western Ontario
71	Getzlaf, Chris	SB	N	6.00	208	1983-01-09	Regina
77	Walker, Jo Jo	WR	I	5.09	169	1983-01-06	Maryland
80	Ralph, Brock	WR	N	6.03	190	1980-07-16	Wyoming
84	Curry, Nate	WR	I	5.10	195	1982-03-11	Georgia Tech
85	Alston, Richard	WR	I	6.00	210	1980-11-20	East Carolina
89	Bauman, Chris	WR	N	6.04	212	1984-09-05	Regina
90	Wayne, Clinton	DT	N	6.02	280	1977-05-17	Ohio State
96	Bekasiak, J.P.	DL	N	6.06	299	1982-01-01	Toledo
99	Reid, Jermaine	DE	N	6.04	275	1983-04-19	Akron

We welcome The Players making The 2007 Hamilton Tigercats
You Work Begins Tuesday at 1:00 With Meeting at IWS.
The Team Hits the Field at 3:30 For Practice
Mosica Will be Watching .and So Will I

Roaring Party to Open 1 Jarvis ST.

Bob Young at The Javis St Opening



The Party to Kickoff The opening of New Corporate Offices
of The Ticats took Place today.
The Live band was kicking and it was great Fun.
The Players and Staff Welcomed Fans with Open Arms to 1 Jarvis St.














One Thing you Can Say about The Staff of our Ticats
They know how to throw a Party.

It was a great Getting chance to Mingle with Everyone
Before Calgary on Saturday.
This Game will be Huge Test for our Young Team.


I can wait to See Smiling Hank Meet our DL.
Even though there was a Rough Spots to the Party . 1
There was no Formal introductions of The Players on 2007 Team.
it was still great Fun.










Hats off to Staff at Head Office at 1 Jarvis ST.
Don't Forget to Check out the Roar Store There.
Some great Ticats Items For Sale at 1 Jarvis.

2-0 Preseason Means Nothing But.

Yes I Said it
2-0 in the Preseason Means nothing who Stays and who goes is all it Teaches us.
a Great Game by Jason Maas and Timmy Chang did nice Job of Help us Get in for the Win.
I think Timmy May be #2 this Season.





The Defence has to learn to be Quicker to Start or we could down by a lot more then 3 Points.
it was nice Effort.
Some time today The Cuts will Come
Some Good Ball Players will Unemployed.
I want Thank Them here for Trying to make our Team Better in 2007.
Remember Tomorrow at 1 Jarvis St The Introduction of 2007 Season 11-3 for Ticats Block Party.

Oh PS Here Photo of Matt as a Ref
MATT YOU SOLD YOUR SOLE :(

Game Day Jitters even some Fans get them

8:24 AM They Day Before our Preseason Game with the Bombers.
I am already starting to Feel the the Game Day Jitters
there Quite Mild Right now
Tried to go back to bed but forget it I won't sleep.

The Stadium is Calling me Called me Home
I hear the Cheers From Ghost from our past When I walk it's Halls
Tomorow Can't come soon Enough..


I've allways had the Game day Jitters as a Fan and as a Player back in HS.
When I Played in HS
I Get so Hyper that my Coaches had to keep me Busy.
If they did't
I Be So Hyped up
I'd be Tired by Half Time.

As Fan I Still get the Jitters a Day Before a game Right up till kickoff.
I am so Tired after a Ticats Game
it takes me a Day to Recover.
I love the kickoff of new season




The Kickoff to a new season is always Special.
This year with the Dawn of new Era it's even more Special.
May the Football Gods Smile Apond this Ticat Team and Season.

Video for Hitch and Mike

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Even Heroes Die but Legends Live on

Mike on Side lines Fathers day 2007

Hitch's Last Practice with Hamilton Fathers Day 2007

June 18 2007 will live as a day of Infamy for me Personaly.
They Day Rob Hitchcock and Mike Morreale where let go .
These Men where Legends in Tigercat Land
Hamilton Boys doing us Proud.

Being a Hard Core Fan has High as lows this is one of the lows .
There last Practice Fathers day 2007 .
Hitches Family Showed up to watch the Warror on the Gridiron.
Then After Seeing Rob Pick up his young Son.
I will never Shake the Image from my head ever.


For me this could handle a touch Better
The Team Put Both men's photos on The Season tickets For this year.
Why Put them threw a Camp when we Knew our Canadian Depth could be real good.
Having Them on the Ticats Season Tickets to me now is just bad PR.

Being at Camp Every day Watching Practice alot
I got know these men over the past few years.
There are great people and The Ticats would wise to keep them Close.
For me it the End of Era and dawn of new one..

It allways Darkest before the dawn.
Thank God Legends Live on Forever

Feeling Hot Hot Hot

For The Past Two
days the Sun has Roast the Field at Mac.
Today Coach Taaffe was Little mad at offence
He was Pushing the Guys hard.
Something that was missing under other Coaches the past few years.


With his Military Back Ground Coach Taaffe is Hard Noised but Fair.
He can joke but still keep the Men of Tigerville Focused
This former two Time CFL Coach Of Year was Miked up by the Staff Of Ticats.ca
It Really Gives an Idea what Players hear and Learn under this great Head Coach.

I have Grown to Respect The Coaches we have
They are Great People and Teachers.
Marcel did a Great Job with The Hire Of Charlie.
Then Charlie Pick some Great Teachers to Coach His Tiger-cats for 2007.
From Mike Nelson to Coach Goldmen to Coach Ed ONeal All Great Teachers.

Camp has been Hard in the Heat at Mac
The coaches have made it Tough but Fair
That is all any Fan or Player Could Hope for.

No Rest for Team Back to work today

After a Promising win in the Peg,
The Ticats will be back on the field Today at 3:30

Alot Players Step Up in the Peg Timmy Chang for one
I said Chang was going to be Special
so Far my Words have been Ringing True.

Jojo Walker had great Game as did Nick Setta and Mark Myers

Our Defence look Steel Town Tough as they picked off 5 Passes
Two by Rookie Standout Dwight Anderson

But this was just a Dress Rehearsal as now the get to play In Front of the home Town Fans.
The next few Days There will be some cuts. People will gooing home leaving Steel Town behind.
One may be Shawn King . He looked lost out in the peg . Some NFL Players just can't make the Adjustment to 3 down football King is one of them IMO.

Today at 3:30 They will Starting Banging heads .
I want see how the coaching staff get our boys ready for a Home game.
I be at Practice Today Monday Wednesday and then at Game on Friday
My Seat Awaits behind the Ticat Bench in Box J.

The Steel Town Crowds can Turn on you Very Quickly .
I am looking forward to 5th Quater on www.900chml.com after the game
May Charlie and Team Be Ready Cause Our Home Town Crowds are Steel Town Tought.

It not Even Prseason and Jason Mass can Here the boo Birds

The Black and Gold Scrimmage was All Black Yesterday As Defence Dominated
For more then Week the Defence was in wating to nail somebody..
The Clock Ticking tic tic tic.


I was Talking with Sandy Beveridge
He said all Defence Guys Could talk about was when is the Scrimmage ...When is the Scrimmage
For a Week They Waited then Yesterday The Defence Pounce on the Offence..

I am not Surprised by this at All
Charlie Offence System Takes Time to get down.
Your not going have down after 1 Week of Training Camp .
Cause it so Complex..

The Offence well have a Good Grasp of it By Mid-Season
But it will take time to master it..
When Charlie was in Montreal as the OC then the Head Coach
It Took Time for Montreal Quaterbacks AC and Tracy Ham to get The Playbook down.
Then When Charlie was a OC in US Collage Ball with Maryland
He add more Verbiage and plays to already Thick Book.

The Team in Maryland Started Scoreing like Crazy under this playbook.
So now back in the CFL the playbook is 3 Times as Thick as it was back in Montreal in 2000.
Charlie and his Staff Will have to Help our Offence learn the Jungle of a new larger book of plays

Defence is Always Head of the Offence this time of year
By Mid Season that will Change.
Poor Jason Maas Can't Get a break from the Fans on Ticats .ca
Already Calling for his head after the Scrimmage
Not a Game but a Live Scrimmage !
I say to these so called Fans Get a Life.!!!
Get Educated to the game
Come out watch the Practices and Teaching going on .
With Huge new Playbook and New Coaching Staff.
It will Take Time for the Cat Offence to Pounce

Have Faith they will Come around
Nuff Said.

Ticats Going to the Hogs...

We talk about the Quaterbacks Mass Chang Willams King
We talk about the Running backs Davis Holmes and Lumsden
We Even talk about the Wide Recivers and Slot Backs
But do any of us Really Talk about Heart of any Football Team
The Offence Line or Hoggies for Short.

This Men who Job it is open holes or Close them and Keep the Defence at Bay.
The Life of a Linemen is Hard
Cause if Miss a Block it could cost you an bad Play or an Injury .

These men who don't want the Spotlight
They Work Sweating and Grunting Opening Holes for our Running backs.
Then after the Playis over they do all over again next play
a Thankless job.


But without the Hoggies there would be no Scores .
Two of My Personal Heroes are Guard George Hudson and Tackle Pascal Cheron.
Both are coming off Major Knee Operations from Last year.
Both are working they Way back Slowly on to the Gridiron.

Both Proud Family Men and I am Proud to call them Friends.
George is Local Boy From Near by Niagara Falls Area
Pascal is from Quebec and he loves Playing in Hamilton


Some People Don't understand the work it takes to be a Offence Linemen
1st off the Stance and How your Feet are apart in that Stance Effects your Blocking
also you can't hold the Defence with your hands .
You have Push them away with holding on
Not as easy as it looks.

The Hoggies are Special Breed of men
who take great pride in their work
when Jason Completes Pass not Hassled by the Pass Rush or Corry Break Long Run.
You See George and His Hoggies Pals Smile with Pride.
That is the Reward for an Offence Linemen
It is not Cheering or Adoring Crowd But knowing the did there job Well.

Next Offence Series The Do All Again
With Quiet Pride The Hoggies are a Special Breed Indeed
That why Hamilton Tigercats are going to the hogs.

Wide Receivers and Slot Backs the Jesters of Football

June 5th 2007
Man it windy and Cold today at Mac
But I was just lucky to be there.
On my Way home from the June 4th Morning Practise
My Car was nearly Hit by Turning Transport.
That Cause me to lose my Brakes.
I am Lucky I am okay.

It is things like this that make you think about life. I love Football.
It a been part of my Life for a Long time.
since I was 10 years old.
I grew up loving the Game.
The Smell of the Field
The Sounds of Tackles Passes and Cheers.
To Me a Day with Football is like day without Sunshine or Air.

That is what made Today so Special
It made Me Even more Happy to be a Ticats Fan.
I bleed Black and Gold from my Soul.
The great People and the Staff I have Met From the Ticats.
It Make s the Effort to Come to Practice and Training Camp Every day
Worth it.
Just to see the Faces to Joke and Chat one more Day with them All..
When I Look the Wide Receivers and Slot Backs Our Court Jesters of this Team.
I Have to think about Kwame Cavil & Talman Gardner.

These Two are Always Cracking Jokes at Camp or Singing a Tune.
They know how to keep work light and fun.
After interviewing Talmen you get see what Great young man he is.
It made me Appreciate my life Even more

On a Side Note
I Spoke to Corry Holmes Yesterday.
He Told me his Family is doing well
His Young Baby Daughter is now 9 months is walking
He Also told me His Wife started a Day Care Back Home
they Bought Building Very Close to his home.
Corry Told me he was Driving the Bus for his Wife in the off Season.

It nice to see the Human Side of these men
who go into Battle for us Ticat fans and for Hamilton Pride

Vets Hit the Field

Mass Behind the O-Line

June 3 2007,
The Veteran Players hit the field for the 1st time in 2007
Missing was George Hudson #52 . I Found this odd ..
Something has to be up.

The Field was Buzzing with Activity on both sides.
I really Enjoying watching the 7 on 7 Drills
DB vs the WR..

Again the Practices are very up Tempo with the Staff
With Players Needing lots of Water
Then Dillon was there to save the day.

There was a Version of Bulling ring
A Drill I saw Quite a bit in my High School Days.
The coaches line up offence and Defence Lines
Then Call a Number and one Defence players would Rush Passer
Trying to reach a Blocking Dummy behind the OLine.

Playing with looking good Today

OFFENCE :
83 Talman Gardner WR
28 Jesse Lumsden, RB

11

QB Jason Maas

18 Mike Morreale, SB

DEFENCE:
9 Nautyn McKay-Loescher DT/DE
90 Clinton WayneDT
20 Dwight Anderson DB


It was great Morning looking forward to next Day I am at Camp Watching and Reporting