2006 BC Lions Grey Cup Banner Unveiling

[ThreeTimesOneMinusOne]

The inflatable grey cup was a waste

Courtesy of Woody:



Any pictures of the banners, Woody?

Hey, I can actually see myself in that picture.

[Robbie]

Let's see if the banners will be hoisted tonight. If they will be, then will somebody take some pictures?

[David]

Hey, I can actually see myself in that picture.

Cool! Are you in the row in front of the Grey Cup inflatable or behind it?

DH 8)

[Robbie]

Will someone with a camera take some pictures of the banners?

[Soundy]

I think there are pics on another thread. I have some tho, I'll see if I can find them.

[Robbie]

I think there are pics on another thread. I have some tho, I'll see if I can find them.

Yeah, another thread shows the banners carried on the field. But the banners have been placed in their designated locations now and I would like to see a picture of how they appear hung up.

[Soundy]

Got the 2K6 GC banner here... there are others to the left of the jumbotron but I don't seem to have a pic of them. I'll keep looking.

[Soundy]

Actually, ya know, they look the same... just different numbers at the bottom (and different logos on a couple)... work your imagination a little

[Robbie]

Thanks Soundy. It looks like for the 2006 banner, they decided not to use the paw logo that I was hope for. :x

But at least the banner is current from the other two in that it correctly shows the Lion with the plucked whiskers that show up on the other two banners.

I would still like to see the 1964 and 1985 banners. Also, how many banners are there for West Division Championships?

[Canuck_4_Life]

[sj-roc]

I just realised from these pics that the banners are hanging in front on some seats -- so bad news for Robbie... I guess they'll have to be moved (removed? *gasp*) if we get a large crowd and have to open those sections!

[Robbie]

Thanks C4L.

It's good to see that the 1964 and 1985 banners now correctly show the logo that was used during the respective seasons. I see that only one banner is used to indicate West Division Championships. I cannot say I'm crazy about the tiny words that indicate the years on that banner. I can understand how the Lions wanted to reduce the West Division Championship banner from 2 to 1 to maintain an equal amount of banners in each location group placed around BC Place. Just like before, each group still has three banners.

[Robbie]

Will the 2006 Grey Cup banner feature the old CFL logo or the current one? I hope it features the current one.

It looks like for their new banners, the Lions decided not to incorporate the CFL logo, for better or worse.

[Robbie]

I have another question about the banners. In the background of this picture of the Felions, you will see what appears to be seven BC Lions banners, four on the left the replay screen and three to the right (the far right banner is mostly obscured). So consistent with my previous belief, there are an unequal amount of banners placed on either side of the reply screen.



The picture posted by Soundy above indicates that the 1994, 2000, and 2006 Grey Cup banners are between sections 29 and 30, which is to the right of the replay screen. So we know the three more recent Grey Cup banners are to the right of the screen.

To the left of the screen, four banners could be seen. Of those four, three of them are closely grouped together, while the fourth one (the one to the far right, closest to the advertising billboard) is placed slightly apart from the other three. The picture posted by Canuck_4_Life above indicates that the three closely placed banners to the left of the replay screen is the one for the nine West Division championships, and the 1964 and 1985 Grey Cups.

So that leaves one more banner to the left of the reply screen unaccounted for. What does that banner say and can somebody post a closeup picture of it?

[Big Time]

The extra banner is for the number of times the Lions have won the Western conference i.e. made it to the Grey Cup game.