GA Russell Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Shortly after he was cut and retired, Troy Westwood wrote a column saying that Doug Berry did not have the respect of the players in the locker room. Now today he has written a second column saying that Berry must go. http://www.winnipegsun.com/Sports/Columnis...10/6401181.html I don't recall a player in any sport going after a former coach like Westwood has done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 The Argos are considering playing their games at the stadium the Toronto MLS soccer team uses, and are conducting a survey of their season ticket holders to determine the fans' preferences. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home ***** Doug Berry has given the starting QB job back to Kevin Glenn. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Win...412386-sun.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Jason Armstead has joined the Bombers. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Win...423766-sun.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I noticed the other day that suddenly everyone is spelling the first name of the Ticats QB Richie rather than Ritchie. He must have put out the word regarding how it should be spelled. Here is a list of the Riders injuries: The defending Grey Cup champions sit atop the West Division with a 6-1 mark, suffering their first loss of the season last week to Calgary 30-25. But the Riders lost two more players to injury in that game as offensive lineman Belton Johnson suffered a broken fibula (the fourth Saskatchewan player to sustain that injury this year) and cornerback Omarr Morgan also left the game with an unspecified injury and didn't return. What's more amazing, though, is Saskatchewan being 6-1 despite a plethora of injuries. Included among the club's walking wounded are: receivers T.J. Acree (foot), Carl Berman (torn Achilles), Matt Dominguez (knee), Andy Fantuz (broken leg), D.J. Flick (broken leg), Chris Getzlaf (undisclosed) and David McKoy (knee), quarterbacks David Tate (shoulder) and Darian Durant (ribs), defensive end John Chick (knee), running back Neal Hughes (broken leg), defensive backs Leron Mitchell (broken leg), James Johnson (concussion) and Denatay Heard (knee), offensive linemen Glenn January (leg bruise), Jean Francois Morin-Roberge (undisclosed) and Marc Parenteau (knee) and linebacker Kevin Scott (undisclosed). http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Shortly after he was cut and retired, Troy Westwood wrote a column saying that Doug Berry did not have the respect of the players in the locker room. Now today he has written a second column saying that Berry must go. http://www.winnipegsun.com/Sports/Columnis...10/6401181.html I don't recall a player in any sport going after a former coach like Westwood has done. Apparently, Winnipeg signed Berry to a contract extension at the beginning of the season. It will be tough not to fire him if the Bombers bomb against Hamilton tomorrow. Haven't been following the CFL as closely this year, but how is Casey Printers doing in Hamilton? I heard there may be a quarterback controversy in the making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 BClug, I believe that Printers has yet to throw a TD pass! Fortunately for him, much of the money of his three-year contract was paid up front. ***** The Bombers held a players-only meeting due to the ruckus caused by the Troy Westwood article mentioned above. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Win...435901-sun.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Fred Williams Week 8 preview http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4171971 ***** Winnipeg Blue Bombers 37....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Kevin Glenn called his own plays for the first time in his pro career. Charles Roberts rushed for 100 yards for the first time this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Montreal Alouettes 32....Toronto Argonauts 14 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home I heard the fourth quarter in my car listening to Sirius, and it was pretty boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Here's a Vancouver Province article that says that the Bills-Steelers NFL game in Toronto the other day was papered, and that scalpers were getting only $10-30 for $300 tickets. http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/spo...86-426f0bb6a0bb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 (edited) The Eskimos have signed Airabin Justin to help in the secondary. http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news...13-a5944e0e21ff ***** Jesse Lumsden will be back for the Ticats for their next game Labor Day against the Argos. They have little hope without him. http://www.thespec.com/Sports/article/421204 ***** Here are the weekly stats. http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=t.../cflleaders.htm You will notice that the Als' Avon Cobourne is close to being on pace for 1000 yards for both receiving and rushing. No one has ever done that before. Edited August 20, 2008 by GA Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Fred Williams Week 9 preview http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4174413 ***** I didn't know that Troy Westwood's column for the Winnipeg Sun is a weekly affair. After he wrote the column criticizing Coach Berry, the league withdrew his media credentials. The FRC (the beat writers' organization) has protested. It hasn't been resolved yet. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Win...526436-sun.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Edmonton Eskimos 27....Saskatchewan Roughriders 10 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home In the first quarter the Riders scored the game's first ten points. After that it was all Eskimos. Marcus Crandell was back, and I think he went 7 for 24. I imagine the Sask fans can't wait for Darian Durant's ribs to heal. Have you noticed how much the Eskimos have improved over the last month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Calgary Stampeders 36....British Columbia Lions 29 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4174846 Good game. Calgary dominated, but BC kept it close, and tied it with seven minutes left in the game. Jarious Jackson left the game in the third quarter with an injured middle finger in his throwing hand. It looked serious, maybe enough to keep him out of next week's game. Buck Pierce came in and looked pretty good. This was Calgary's first win in Vancouver since 2002. At 4-4, BC is now in last place. Sandro DeAngelis was 5 for 5. The Lions have a surfeit of running backs. Last year's league leading rusher Joe Smith has been a healthy scratch for the past two games. There has been much speculation in the press that the Lions will trade him. The Security at BC Place used to wear orange. So many fans are now wearing Lions orange jersey and t-shirts that the Security had to change its outfits to yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 (edited) This just in. The Argos have traded Michael Bishop to the Riders for a conditional draft pick. Bishop has been little used this year because the Argos acquired last year's Outstanding Player Kerry Joseph. Last year the Argos were 11-1 with Bishop as a starter. The Riders have to feel that a rusty Bishop can't be any worse than Marcus Crandell's performance Thursday. I don't know how many weeks will pass before Darian Durant comes back from his rib injury. After two straight losses, the Riders must have felt that they can't afford to wait any longer. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Edited August 23, 2008 by GA Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 To make room for Michael Bishop, the Riders have cut Marcus Crandell. This is the first time I can think of where a first place team has cut its starting quarterback midway through the season. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Another surprise move by the Argos. Today they released Orlondo Steinauer. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 tsn.ca says: Hamilton Ticats quarterback Casey Printers might not be starting against the Toronto Argonauts in their annual Labour Day clash after all. According to the Hamilton Spectator, Printers reported to practice after the bye week on Monday and still had issues with the thumb on his throwing hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Duane Forde rates each team's non-imports. http://www.tsn.ca/columnists/duane_forde/?...os=topStory_cfl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Fred Williams Week 10 preview http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4176128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 (edited) Montreal Alouettes 30....British Columbia Lions 25 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4176350 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Great game! It ended with the Lions on the Als' one yard line. Buck Pierce played for the Lions instead of Jarious Jackson. Ben Cahoon caught a pass in his 100th consecutive game. The Als offense struggled. The Lions are the only team which has been able to give Anthony Calvillo problems - they've done it twice this year. edit for spelling Edited August 31, 2008 by GA Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Herb Zurkowski is reporting that the Argos have approached Pinball Clemons to return as head coach if the Argos lose to the Ticats Monday. I didn't know that Pinball was the Argos' second winningest coach. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news...1d-3b2826d17256 ***** The Ticats released Timmy Chang Friday. One day later, he signs with the Blue Bombers. I didn't know that he set all of the NCAA passing records with Hawaii. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=248074&...os=secStory_cfl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Here's a good article about the origin and development of the Edmonton-Calgary Labor Day tradition. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/New...623681-sun.html ***** Here's a Sun report on the Argos rumor. If there is any truth to the report, Argos GM Adam Rita wasn't admitting to it last night. "Not that I know of, but sometimes the husband is the last to know," Rita told Sun Media's Terry Koshan. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Tor...623671-sun.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Saskatchewan Roughriders 19....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4176884 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Despite being with the team less than a week, Michael Bishop started for the Riders and led them to victory. I was unable to listen to the game, and have no idea how much of the playbook he could have learned in that time. ***** I am leaving on a business trip tomorrow, and expect to be gone about a week. If anyone would like to post the scores and article links, you are welcome to do so. If not, I will plan to catch up upon my return. This will be the first Labor Day doubleheader I will miss in about twenty years. Before there was an internet to catch the games, I used to spend the day at a sports bar watching the CBC feed off the satellite. Those were good times! I wonder if Sarah Palin has ever caught the Canadian league games on TV up in Alaska! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Ricky Ray threw three touchdown passes, including a pair to Fred Stamps, to lead the Edmonton Eskimos to a 37-16 win over the Calgary Stampeders in Monday's annual Labour Day Classic game. A.J. Harris had a rushing touchdown for the Eskimos, who improved to 6-3 and second place in the West Division. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=248240&...s=topStory_main Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 Forgot to mention that the Argos beat the Ti-Cats 34-31 on Labour Day. Also, Dave Dickenson's career looks to be over. He's out with post-concussion syndrome. I would love to see him become a coach. He's a bright guy, very analytical, and never afraid to tell it like it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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