GA Russell Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) It's that time of year again! It's time for the annual Grey Cup contest. (Past winners have included Noj (twice), indestructible, Bright Moments, brownie, paul secor and soulstation1.) Here are the rules: 1) Pick the winning team. 2) Pick the number of total points scored by both teams (aka the tiebreaker). Since approximately half of us will pick the winning team, picking the total points is necessary to win the contest. Your total points prediction must be a number which is a multiple of five (5). The winning tiebreaker will be the one closest to the correct answer. If two are equally close, the winner will be the lower pick. If two people pick the same thing, the first to make the pick will be the winner. THE PRIZE: A $17.00 Mosaic Records Gift Card. The $17.00 represents one CD of a Mosaic box set. Deadline: kickoff, Sunday Nov. 24, 6:00 pm eastern. ***** The Grey Cup game: The Grey Cup is awarded to the world champion of what I think is the greatest game in the world, Canadian rules football. That is to say, the champion of the Canadian Football League. The Grey Cup was first awarded in 1909. They have played for it every year since then except three years during World War One. Therefore, this year's will be the 101st Grey Cup game. Fans from throughout Canada will attend the game. This year's game will see the Western champion Saskatchewan Roughriders host the Eastern champion Hamilton Tiger-Cats. This is a surprise because both teams finished second during the regular season, and had to defeat the first place team on the road to win their division championships. The Hamilton Tigers were founded in 1869, the same year as the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The Saskatchewan Roughriders were founded in 1910, and are a mere 103 years old. The location of the game is chosen years in advance. This year's game will be played in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan fans are considered the best in the league. In addition, the Riders are the most popular team in the league because they are everybody's second favorite team. The Riders will clearly enjoy a home field advantage. The Riders are without question the better of the two teams. I think that all but one of their losses occurred when their star running back Kory Sheets was on the injured list. On the other hand, Hamilton's quarterback Henry Burris led the league in passing again this year, and is no doubt a better quarterback than Saskatchewan's Darian Durant. Burris went to Temple. Durant went to UNC. The game will be carried live on the NBC Sports cable TV channel. You can listen to the game here: http://www.tsn.ca/Toronto/ (To listen to the game, you will need Windows Media Player which you can download for free. So you might want to plan ahead if you don't already have it.) You can study articles analyzing the upcoming game as well as articles about the season as it unfolded in the CFL thread, which I will be updating during the course of this week. Good luck everyone! Here's my pick: Saskatchewan - 50 It's very hard to pick against Henry Burris, but I think that the Riders' home field advantage will make the difference. Edited November 18, 2013 by GA Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Saskatchewan - 45 Spent a little time in Saskatoon and have friends there so hope the Riders win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Saskatchewan 55 for me please.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Tiger-Cats in a shocker, 45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Just for fun, I'm taking the underdog. Hamilton, 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Saskatchewan - 60 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Hamilton, 55. I know nothing about the CFL. Usually enter this at the last minute with a score around 70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Saskatchewan - 65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Saskatchewan - 40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Hamilton Tiger-Cats--75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Saskatchewan - 35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Saskatchewan 70, Go Riders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 (edited) I'm still waiting for the 2012 Prize........ I've sent 2/3 pms with no response Edited November 19, 2013 by Soulstation1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 I'm still waiting for the 2012 Prize........ I've sent 2/3 pms with no response Jeff, I'm still waiting for your address! I've never received your pm's, which I don't understand. Email me at garussell2001 at hotmail dot com, and I'll order it for you tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 late to the party Hamilton, 45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted November 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I'm still waiting for the 2012 Prize........ I've sent 2/3 pms with no response Jeff, I'm still waiting for your address! I've never received your pm's, which I don't understand. Email me at garussell2001 at hotmail dot com, and I'll order it for you tomorrow. Hooray! Jeff, your pm's have been waiting for me all this time, and for some reason they did not pop up alerting me that you had sent them. Because you have waited so long, I have ordered a second prize for you. Your prizes will arrive Nov. 22 and Nov. 25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted November 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Tiger-Cats in a shocker, 45. late to the party Hamilton, 45. Evan, Moose already has Hamilton and 45. Try again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Hmmm. Hamilton 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Saskatchewan in a shootout, 75. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Hamilton 35. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted November 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 I'm still waiting for the 2012 Prize........ I've sent 2/3 pms with no response Jeff, I'm still waiting for your address! I've never received your pm's, which I don't understand. Email me at garussell2001 at hotmail dot com, and I'll order it for you tomorrow. Hooray! Jeff, your pm's have been waiting for me all this time, and for some reason they did not pop up alerting me that you had sent them. Because you have waited so long, I have ordered a second prize for you. Your prizes will arrive Nov. 22 and Nov. 25. Jeff, I have received word that both of your prizes were shipped together; and that they will arrive on the 22nd, the day after tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders - 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted November 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 My notes show that Sask is open below 25 and above 75. Hamilton is open below 35, from 60 to 70, and above 75. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted November 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Perhaps I should remind everyone that noj once won because he had the lowest pick of anyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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