Good Football

[maxwell_smart007]

I posted this at woodworking.com too, but I want to make sure that everyone has a chance to check it out if you're bored this afternoon.

I don't know if you can even get it down there unless you have Satellite TV, but if you have a chance, you should watch the Grey Cup football game today.

It's the Canadian professional football league final, and two Cinderella teams actually made it - my local Winnipeg Blue Bombers, against the Saskatchewan Rough Riders. The Riders have the advantage because the Winnipeg QB broke his arm in the Semi=final, so the rookie is starting - first ever start, and it's in the grey cup final. It's really a good matchup, so give it a look, if you can.

It has three downs instead of four, so it makes for some really exciting football - you have to really go for it right away, or you're not going to get a first down. None of this fighting for two yards stuff that you see in the NFL!

Usually, the grey cup is on a snow covered field (they have to scrape the yard lines off = but Toronto is hosting this year, and they've got an indoor stadium (and no snow, really)...

Looking forward to it - Go Bombers!!

 

[Jim in Oakville]

Go Riders..



I played Canadian Univ Football in the 70's and had friends play in the CFL, two for Sask....sorry Winnipeg, but It's Rider Time!

I am upset that the City of Toronto has to this point been terrible in getting Cup Fever into this game, it should never be played here again, I vote out west, Montreal or Hamilton....most Torontonians are clueless about what the Cup means, not even a GC parade?

 

[maxwell_smart007]

I think that the majority of Toronto fans are still in mourning over losing to a team that 'won't score 10 points off of them'...

Pure, simple, overconfidence brought down TO, and the fans are still sulking!

(and honestly, I won't mind if Saskatchewan wins - more money for Saskatchewan means more money for new banjos!) [][]