VANCOUVER –
Nick Demski sat slumped in his locker, staring off into space.
“It sucks,” the Winnipeg Blue Bombers slotback said in a voice barely above a whisper.
Big offensive lineman Patrick Neufeld heaved a deep sigh.
“It’s awful, devastating,” he said, running a hand through his thick beard.
Head coach Mike O’Shea tried to explain the raw emotions his team was feeling after losing their third consecutive Grey Cup game Sunday.
“They all have their space to be terrible,” said O’Shea. “It will keep building and building to a point where it’s awful.”
It’s going to be another long, cold winter in Winnipeg. The forecast is for soul searching and plenty of questions.
A heavily favoured Blue Bombers team lost 41-24 to the Toronto Argonauts at B.C. Place Stadium. It was the second time in three years the Bombers lost the CFL championship to an underdog Argonaut team. They were also upset 28-24 by the Montreal Alouettes last year.
Losing doesn’t get any easier the more it happens.