The sun came out in glorious fashion this afternoon shortly before festivities began at the Grey Cup. It was a gorgeous late afternoon like only Vancouver can provide. It was in fact serendipitous. It could have not been more elegant and opportune timing. With all the wisdom of a leaky roof,
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Accidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Yesterday’s win over Hamilton has raised at least a few questions as to where that ‘Riders team has been all year. But I’m not sure there’s much difference between what we saw yesterday and what the ‘Riders have managed at many points throughout the se…
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Sadly, due to the ‘Riders’ choice to play most of their veterans in Friday’s loss to Calgary, we didn’t get to learn much about the team’s prospects. But if nothing else, the loss did prove educational about the players currently holding down a few lin…
Continue readingNew BC Place dazzles, disappoints, promises bigger things. Roof opens quickly, too!
Well, I was wrong; it wasn’t a disaster. The roof opened like a charm, very quickly too. Unfortunately for the Lions, the CFL plays its games at night. While it was so much better looking up into the darkness of the night sky than the drab old roof, th…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Bonus ‘Rider Blogging
Since even the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ most reliable boosters seem to be declaring the 2011 season over, let’s provide a bonus ‘Riders post to point out that there’s still plenty to play for.After all, the CFL introduced its crossover rule (providing…
Continue readingPrayer and the CFL
The genesis: US college gridiron prayerFootball players aren’t the brightest people in the world. Unlike with other sports, football coaches are like little gods who warp sculpt their wards, guiding not just decisions but shaping a player’s moral…
Continue readingLingerie Football League – words escape me
Although to be fair, there really should be an Underwear Football League for men. Then you could have inter-league games. I’d pay to see that.Man, there’s some serious hitting going on here. That clothesline at :25 is killer.
Continue readingIs Solomon Elimimian the Cameron Wake of 2011?
Solomon Elimimian, CFL defensive rookie of 2010 is tearing it up for the BC Lions this year. He and Geroy Simon on the offensive side are almost single-handedly pulling the indolent Lions up by their boot strings and inspiring the rest of the team. Eli…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
In the wake of Friday’s loss to Calgary, there seem to be some stunningly short-sighted theories flying around. So let’s point out that the game featured plenty of good news when it comes to building the ‘Riders for this season any beyond – even if it …
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Once again, the ‘Riders’ latest loss was more a story of missed opportunities than poor play overall – particularly in the third quarter, when Saskatchewan’s near-total dominance on both sides of the ball led to a grand total of one point. But there’s …
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Yes, Saskatchewan is a tough place for a football team. Lose one lousy game to start the year, and look what happens…But how worried should ‘Riders fans be after a loss to Edmonton to start the 2011 season? I’d argue that the answer is less so than o…
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The start of the ‘Riders’ season is just around the corner, and there doesn’t seem to be much doubt about the main areas of uncertainty for the team. But while Rob Vanstone nicely identifies the question marks, I’ll go into a bit more detail about the …
Continue readingRight of Center Ice: Adding the Commissioner’s Award to my resume
Yesterday during the Gibson’s Canadian Footaball League Players Awards, CFL commissioner Mark Cohon presented the Commissioner’s Award to the Rider Nation. “Each year, I have the privilege of handing out the Commissioner’s Award to a person or group that has made an outstanding contribution to the development of Canadian football,”
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