Bo wants his gang locked.

Because irrespective of the carnage inflicted Sunday on the prairie flatlands, due east in the Land of Living Skies, the BC Lions remain loaded.

In the immediate aftermath of the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ startling 41-8 beatdown of the Leos, the Calgary Stampeders’ talismanic quarterback took to social media late in the day to caution his brethren about remaining vigilant ahead of Friday’s date at B.C. Place via his Twitter account:

Hey @calstampeders . Don’t read into this game. Lock up.

— Bo Levi Mitchell (@BoLeviMitchell) August 14, 2017

Nothing, but nothing, went right for the Leos at new Mosaic Stadium. TSN might’ve issued a PG rating as the score began to mount, warning against graphic violence.

Marking his return from a four-week shoulder-injury layoff, star-in-the-making Jonathon Jennings struggled at quarterback for BC, picked off four times. Once to The House.

On the other side of the line of scrimmage, old warrior Kevin Glenn trotted out his best coroner impersonation, autopsying the BC secondary for 320 yards passing and three TDs.

The lopsided loss arrived only a week after the Lions cruised past the Riders 30-15 on their home ground.

So Bo Levi Mitchell and Co. are steeling themselves for a group in single-minded search of atonement come Friday out on the west coast.

“Guys understand BC’s a talented, high-powered football team,’’ Mitchell repeated, by way of Twitter follow-up, following Monday practice at McMahon Stadium.

“They let a game slip on the road. But we know who they are, the talent they have.

“My reasoning for (the tweet) is that I still haven’t forgotten what happened in November” – losing to the underdog Ottawa RedBlacks at the Grey Cup.

“So I’m not going to relax.

“I told everyone when it happened it’s something I’d keep it with me for a very long time and use as motivation every week.

“It’s that constant reminder to keep locked-in.”

Mitchell during a game on July 29, 2017 (Photo by David Moll)

A philosophy that coach Dave Dickenson constantly echoes.

“They definitely didn’t have their best, so they’ll be ready,’’ said the Stampeder boss. “Wally (Buono) will have ’em ready. We expect their best anyway.

“But they’ll certainly be motivated.”

Any team that can call on Jennings, Travis Lulay, Chris Rainey,  Manny Arceneaux, Nick Moore, Chris Williams, (maybe) Bryan Burnham and Solomon Elimimian cannot be underestimated on any given weekend, of course.

Throw in the home-field factor and a chance to fumigate the acrid stench of Sunday, and the 5-1-1 Stamps figure to be up to their ear-lobes in ornery under the retractable roof.

“More determined? Absolutely, they will be,’’ agreed Calgary DB Brandon Smith. “Nobody there’s going to be happy. Professionals, when they’re knocked down, they want to get right back up. We’ve all gone through that kind of game at some point in our careers. It’s how you respond to adversity that matters.

“They have a lot of pride.”

Repeating an oft-cited homily, defensive coordinator DeVone Claybrooks preached against becoming too caught up in the BC redemption storyline and sticking to their own backyard.

“Honestly, we can’t worry about how they just played, whether they won or lost,’’ he said. “Every week is different. Every week you start fresh. Two weeks ago, remember, Saskatchewan didn’t muster much of anything against them (a 30-15 home cakewalk against those same Riders). Then (Sunday) everything seems to work.

“So we just have to be ready. We just have to take care of our own business.

“We do that, we’ll be fine.”

Claybrooks talks to his defence (Photo by David Moll)

In Mitchell’s mind, rebound-ability, that inner resolve to bounce right back up like one of those inflatable vinyl punching bags everyone had as a kid, is what separates the men from the boys, the genuine articles from the knock-offs.

“That’s the difference between great players and good players,’’ he declared. “If you’re in this league, you’re a good player. You’re playing professional football and getting paid for it.

“The difference is if I get punched in the mouth, I’m going to get back and start swinging at you. A lot of guys might not respond that way but I know how I respond, how this team responds. The thing I love about (Dickenson) is if we have a bad practice, it’s not ‘Just relax, we’ll see it on film’, he’s mad and wants us to fix it on the next play.

“That’s the attitude we take.”

The Lions, he knows, too.

All the rage and pain and punctured personal pride inflicted at Mosaic will be funnelled the Stampeders’ way Friday.

“They haven’t forgotten what happened in early November, either,’’ pointed out Mitchell. “They remember what happened in the West final.

“This is a big rivalry for us. A big test for both of us. We’re expecting one heckuva game.”

The message then, is clear. Not that they need any reminding but a gentle nudge via Twitter never hurts:

Be locked, ’cause the hurtin’ Lions are still loaded.