GA Russell Posted October 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Here's a Spectator article which claims that the Ticats of the past four years are among the worst pro sports teams ever! I don't think it's true, because the Ticats have had the lead in the fourth quarter in about half their losses this year. Still, four years is a long time to go without improvement in the won-loss record. http://www.thespec.com/Sports/article/442624 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Ron Estay has serious cancer. He has taken a four-month leave of absence from the Riders. He and I are the same age, and we both grew up in southern Louisiana. He told me that he went to South Lafourche High School. I met him at the 1978 Grey Cup when he played for the Eskimos. Please keep him in your prayers. http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/new...1a-0be9eb472e23 ***** Dominique Dorsey injured his knee and his ankle. It hasn't been determined how long he will be out - maybe three weeks, maybe the remainder of the year. The Argos have brought in Keith Stokes to take his spot on the roster (not that Stokes could fill Dorsey's shoes). The Argos also cut Bethel Johnson, who was with the Patriots when they won the Super Bowl in 2004 and 2005. http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Football/article/509252 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Two games tonight, two tomorrow evening. Fred Williams Week 15 preview http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4183322 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 (edited) British Columbia Lions 24....Toronto Argonauts 20 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4183417 http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Gam...6973416-cp.html Surprisingly good game. The Lions were the better team, but the Argos had the chance to pull it out in the last minute of the game. The Argos were in the game because of two long TDs runs by Jamal Robertson. Adriano Belli sung the National Anthem! He hit all the notes, sort of. With the Argos' loss, the Lions and the Stampeders (and I suppose the Roughriders, but I haven't seen or heard a confirmation of that) clinched a playoff spot (the crossover spot). ***** Saskatchewan Roughriders 37....Calgary Stampeders 34 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Great game! Michael Bishop had a good night. The Riders lead the Stampeders in point differential by one, with one more game against the Stamps to go. They could have kicked a short field goal for the last play of the game to extend that lead to four, but they chose to take a kneel down. I suppose that it didn't occur to Ken Miller. Edited October 4, 2008 by GA Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 (edited) Here's confirmation that the Roughriders have clinched a playoff berth. http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/new...4a-6f10b3ba7c93 ***** Hamilton Tiger-Cats 44....Montreal Alouettes 38 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4183577 Great game, and what an upset! Quinton Porter played again for the Ticats, and threw 5 TD passes. Prechae Rodriguez set the Ticats' team record with 13 receptions (including 3 TDs). (The previous record of 12 was set in 1976 by Jimmy Edwards.) Ben Cahoon broke Ray Elgard's career record for most receptions by a Canadian. He now stands at #5 on the career list. ***** Edmonton Eskimos 36....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...ory/GlobeSports http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4183603 Winnipeg got off to a 14-2 lead in the first quarter. Very early in the second quarter, the Eskimos scored a TD to make it 14-9 just as I was tuning in. Well, the Bombers didn't do much after that. Edmonton scored 4 TDs in the second quarter, and I turned it off at the half with the score 30-16. I turned it back on late in the third, but not much had happened. The Bombers started playing again in the fourth, but by then it was too late. Edited October 7, 2008 by GA Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 With the Bombers' loss, the Als clinched first place in the East. In the Hamilton-Montreal game, Anthony Calvillo set a league record with 44 completions. The previous record of 41 was held by Dieter Brock and Kent Austin. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=251661&lid...os=secStory_cfl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Mike Maurer has come out of retirement to help the Eskimos. My favorite Maurer story is the one about the time he physically attacked a teammate on a bus ride when the guy, fresh from being cut by an NFL team, went on about how the NFL was better than the CFL! http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edm...7006841-cp.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 David Naylor Week 16 preview http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...ory/GlobeSports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Fred Williams Week 16 preview http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4184477 Two games tonight, and two on Monday. Our Columbus Day is their Thanksgiving Day. This is it for the Argos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25....Toronto Argonauts 16 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4184594 Good game between two bad teams. See-saw battle with poor play until the Bombers got their act together in the last two minutes to put the game away. The Bombers' magic number is now one. ***** Edmonton Eskimos 27....British Columbia Lions 20 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home This was an interesting game because the Lions had won five straight and were playing at home, yet the Eskimos dominated throughout. Edmonton had a big second quarter, and led handily after that. With the score 27-10 fairly late in the game, BC scored ten points, the last three on a FG in the last minute to close the point differential in case a tie breaker is needed for the standings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Two boring games today. Oh well, they can't all be good. Montreal Alouettes 42....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 11 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...ory/GlobeSports http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4185073 It took the Als a quarter to get it in gear, but after that it was no contest. The loss mathematically eliminated the Ticats from the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year. ***** Calgary Stampeders 42....Saskatchewan Roughriders 5 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4185110 Really grim. Henry Burris was on his game today, while Michael Bishop stunk the joint out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Dan Ralph says here that Edmonton has clinched a playoff spot. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/New...7079996-cp.html Calgary is in first place in the West at 10-5, and the other three teams are tied at 9-6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Fred Williams Week 17 preview http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4185660 ***** Michael Bishop was so bad for the Riders last week that Darian Durant will start for them this week. http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/new...66-21fccb629045 ***** The Roughriders team has a long history of involvement in the community. This week, five players had their heads shaved as part of a fundraiser for breast cancer research. http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/new...dd-217bc26d0630 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 British Columbia Lions 43....Edmonton Eskimos 28 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4185783 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Good see-saw battle for three quarters. Then the Lions came on strong and put the game away in the fourth. But it wasn't over. The Lions needed to win this game by 13 to win the season series with the Eskimos (I'm referring to the points differential tie-breaker.). So on the last play of the game, the Eskimos attempted a field goal which would have cut the lead to 12 and given the series to Edmonton. But the kick was blocked! ***** Jesse Lumsden is out for the rest of the year with another shoulder operation. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Montreal Alouettes 43....Toronto Argonauts 34 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4185884 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home With the loss, the Argos were eliminated from the playoffs. That means that the Als have clinched first in the East, and the Bombers have clinched second. ***** Calgary Stampeders 37....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Gam...7131966-cp.html With the Argos' loss, the Bombers had nothing to play for. Kevin Glenn was pretty bad, and he was lifted at the half for Ryan Dinwiddie, who wasn't much better. If the Stamps beat the Ticats next week, they will clinch first place in the West. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 I forgot to mention last night that Nik Lewis became the first Stampeder in team history to record five consecutive 1,000 yards pass receiving seasons. ***** Saskatchewan Roughriders 30....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4186130 What a game! See-saw battle throughout. Luca Congi kicked a 36 yard FG with 47 seconds left to take the lead. On the last play of the game, Nick Setta attempted a 54 yard FG to win it, but it went wide, and was run out to avoid the single point. For a team with the worst record in the league, the Ticats sure have played tough a lot of games this year. Darian Durant started for the Riders, but had 3 interceptions in the first half. So he was pulled for Steven Jyles at halftime, and Jyles had a good game. Durant played for UNC. In this morning's News & Observer, there was a nice article about him with a big photo of him in a Rider uniform, situated on page 2 of the Sports section next to the tv listings. Maybe that jinxed him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 David Naylor Week 18 preview http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Fred Williams Week 18 preview http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4186960 The Edmonton-Saskatchewan game is one I won't want to miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Calgary Stampeders 28....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4187102 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home The Stampeders never trailed, although it wasn't until early in the second quarter that they scored their first TD. With the victory, the Stamps have clinched first place in the West. Only two Stampeders have ever caught 100 passes in a season - Dave Sapunjis and Allen Pitts. Ken-Yon Rambo now has 97 with one game to go. Ticat rookie QB Adam Tafralis came into the game at the end, his first CFL game, and led the team down the field for a TD. ***** This is the first season in Roughrider history that they have sold out every game. They almost didn't last week, but the walk-ups after the kickoff took care of it. I suppose that winning the Grey Cup last year had a lot to do with it. http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/new...87-185c8f9f0ba7 ***** Eric Blount of the Bombers ran back kicks for 1,695 yards in 1998, the league record. BC's Ian Smart has 1,601 with two games to go. http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/spo...2d-4a5c1bc4a1ce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Saskatchewan Roughriders 55....Edmonton Eskimos 9 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4187342 The loss assures that Edmonton will finish last in the West for the third consecutive year. They will play Winnipeg in the Eastern Semi-Final. It is conceivable that this year's Grey Cup game will feature the West's first place team against the West's last place team. Sask's defense scored the Riders' first two TDs, and kept the Eskimos out of the end zone. Steven Jyles played the first half for the Riders, and Michael Bishop played the second half. ***** Rod Pedersen is the play-by-play announcer for the Roughriders. He has written a book which is out this week about the Riders' 2007 Grey Cup championship season called Green Magic. http://www.lulu.com/browse/book_view.php?fCID=4607368 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 British Columbia Lions 55....Toronto Argonauts 32 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home The Roughriders play the Argos next week. The Lions will play the Stampeders. If the Riders win and the Lions lose, the Riders will clinch second place. Otherwise, the Lions will clinch second. The Argos are out of the playoffs, and the Stampeders have clinched first place in the West. So naturally Sask and BC are hoping that their opponents don't show up to play, and that the other guys' do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Looks like our friend Miss Georgia Russell has a thread to herself. Lots of people have had 91 % of the posts in their own thread , but how many have done that in a fifteen page thread ?! He's truly in a league of his own ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Thanks Chas! Who woulda thunk that we'd be up to 9,217 views?! ***** Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24....Montreal Alouettes 23 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Entertaining game played for the purpose of meeting contractual obligations. Jamel Richardson caught his 16th TD pass for the Als. That's a team record. Kevin Glenn left the game in the second quarter with an injured left (non-throwing) hand. We learned last year when he broke his left arm that the Bombers need him badly. Maybe they'll give him the week off next week, to allow him to heal in time for the East Semi-Final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Marcel Bellefeuille has been the Ticats' interim head coach since he replaced Charlie Taafe. Today the team announced that it has given him a two-year contract. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Fred Williams Week 19 preview http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4188162 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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