GA Russell Posted July 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Here is a podcast of three sportswriters discussing the state of the league this week: http://calsun.canoe.ca/Sports/Football/200...15/6166076.html ***** CP Week 4 preview: http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Ham...6176841-cp.html ***** Fred Williams Week 4 preview: http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4165531 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 David Naylor Week 4 preview: http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home ***** At the half it's Calgary 27....Hamilton 9. Casey Printers has stunk, while Nik Lewis has scored two TDs. I'm going to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Calgary Stampeders 43....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4165765 http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Cal...195016-sun.html http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 British Columbia Lions 27....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4166012 Good game. The Lions came from behind in the fourth to win it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 I enjoy going to McDonald's to have a cup of coffee and read the paper. Yesterday I noticed a stack of old newspapers which had been hiding in plain sight. Rather than trashing the stack, I grabbed a bunch off the top and headed off for some coffee. One section was the Sports page of USA Today from September 10, 2004. And what did I see but an article, complete with photo, about Alexis Serna, the Bombers' new kicker! At the time he was a redshirt freshman at Oregon State. I'm not sure what he did last night, but last I heard he had not missed a FG attempt yet this year. ***** Saskatchewan Roughriders 41....Montreal Alouettes 33 http://scoreboards.canoe.ca/merge/tsnform..../final/W675.htm Great game with eight lead changes. The Riders are 4-0 for the first time since 1970. I think that Luca Congi is 11 for 11 FGs this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Toronto Argonauts 35....Edmonton Eskimos 31 Evidently a great game. Sorry I had to miss it. http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4166432 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home ***** It looks like Barrin Simpson is out for the year. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Win...212431-sun.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 The Bombers are 0-4, so Doug Berry has named Ryan Dinwiddie as the starting QB over Kevin Glenn. Glenn has the worst efficiency rating in the league, with two TDs and eight INTs. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Win...219396-sun.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Wow! Jason Armstead had one bad game Saturday, and the Als cut him. I was never a big fan of his, but they loved him in Ottawa. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Fred Williams Week 5 preview http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4167216 ***** The Bombers released Duncan O'Mahony Tuesday. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Win...6245126-cp.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Looks like our friend Miss Georgia Russell has a thread to herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Looks like our friend Miss Georgia Russell has a thread to herself. Yeah, I know Chuck. But BClug has just this week reappeared for the first time in months, and I haven't seen John Tapscott for a long while either. In the meantime, this thread gets a couple of hundred views a week, so I figure that I must be providing a service to somebody! ***** Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32....Calgary Stampeders 28 What a game! See-saw battle. I think there were 27 points scored in the fourth quarter. Ryan Dinwiddie looked great. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 Edmonton Eskimos 19.....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4167589 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Casey Printers hurt his thumb on a tackler's helmet, and was replaced by Ritchie Williams. As usual, Williams looked better than the $500,000 man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 (edited) British Columbia Lions 36....Montreal Alouettes 34 Another terrific game! The Als led 17-3 after one, and 17-6 at the break. BC took the lead for the first time early in the fourth. The lead changed hands a number of times after that until Paul McCallum won it with a field goal with a few seconds left. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...ory/GlobeSports Edited July 26, 2008 by GA Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Jason Tucker hurt his neck being tackled last night, and is out for the season. I think that most people would agree that other than Ricky Ray, Tucker is the best player on the team. Since the Eskimos aren't very good anyway, this could seriously affect their chances of making the playoffs. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edm...6273311-cp.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Saskatchewan Roughriders 27....Toronto Argonauts 22 http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Gam...6282476-cp.html http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4167926 Another great game! Lots of lead changes. But Sask suffered some serious injuries. Darian Durant broke three ribs in the first quarter, and will be put on the nine-week disabled list. Andy Fantuz was having a great game until he apparently broke his leg in the fourth quarter. With Durant out, third string QB Steven Jyles came off the bench to lead the team to victory. The Riders are 5-0 for the first time since 1934! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 David Naylor Week 6 preview http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...ory/GlobeSports ***** The Als have signed Khalil Carter. Carter was expected to be a major contributor to the Argos defensive backfield this year, but in a surprise move he was cut, apparently because he didn't get along with the new head coach Rich Stubler. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news...bc-4e2d0863dd29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Fred Williams Week 6 preview http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4168786 ***** Montreal Alouettes 40....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4168973 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...ory/GlobeSports ***** Edmonton Eskimos 35....British Columbia Lions 24 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4168986 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Good game. The Lions kicked a field goal very late in the second quarter to establish a 20-10 lead at the half. In the third they stretched the lead to 24-10. After that it was all Eskimos, as they scored 25 unanswered points. ***** Former Roughrider and Ticat receiver and long-time television analyst Leif Petterson has died of an apparent heart attack. He was only 57. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Toronto Argonauts 19....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 11 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4169105 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Not a particularly interesting game. The Bombers showed nothing in the first half. The Argos led 12-0 after one and 18-3 at the break. The Bombers were competitive in the second half, and were only one TD back for most of the fourth quarter with the score 18-11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Saskatchewan Roughriders 22....Calgary Stampeders 21 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4169275 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home A bit of a yawner for three quarters; very thrilling fourth quarter. This takes the Riders to 6-0, but they suffered more serious injuries. Matt Dominguez's leg was put in a cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Ron Lancaster has lung cancer. He'll step away from being the Ticats' radio analyst. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home ***** Matt Dominguez tore his ACL last week. His career is probably over. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 (edited) Fred Williams Week 7 preview http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4169945 ***** Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45....Toronto Argonauts 21 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Gam...6380276-cp.html This was interesting because it was such an upset. The Ticats are a crummy team, and their starting quarterback and running back didn't play because of injuries. The first half was even on the scoreboard. The second half was all Ticats. Ritchie Williams had a very good game. I think the fans are going to storm the Ticats' offices if Charlie Taaffe names Casey Printers the starter for next week. edit for spelling Edited August 8, 2008 by GA Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 (edited) Calgary Stampeders 30....Sasktchewan Roughriders 25 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4170030 The Riders scored the first four points, and then the Stamps completely dominated the game. After three the score was 30-4. And then the Riders got all of the momentum in the fourth and scored three touchdowns. It looked like the Riders might pull it out, but the Stamps got a couple of very timely first downs in the last two minutes to hang on to win. Edited August 8, 2008 by GA Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Montreal Alouettes 39....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 11 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4170188 I heard the second half, and it wasn't interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 British Columbia Lions 40....Edmonton Eskimos 34 http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Gam...6393586-cp.html http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4170252 This was played last night with a 10:30 pm eastern start. I had to get up early this morning, so I had to turn it off and go to bed at the end of the third quarter. It was very exciting up to that point. The statistics were way out of whack. At one point the Lions had total negative yards, yet were leading with something like 20 points. Jarious Jackson was lifted in the third for Buck Pierce, so maybe Jackson's hold on the starting position is not secure. ***** I forgot to say that Thursday night the Roughriders lost another guy with a broken leg. I've never seen a team with so many leg injuries. ***** The Western teams have a bye next week. The Eastern teams will have the following week off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Here's an article about the Riders' five broken legs, all fibulas. It doesn't mention Matt Dominguez's ACL and the team's other injuries. http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/new...5a-7aba9557a6ec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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