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\/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELaval QB Hugo Richard.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe greatest concern troll ever invented is projecting a \"mental out\" on to the teams in a championship showdown.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDeep down, or so the you-totally-are-parodying-Bill-Simmons-here-are-you-not notion holds, one team or athlete is already bargaining internally about being able to settle for second-best. As an over- simplification, it probably is great for resisting paralysis-by-analysis. The Dodgers were going to beat the Cubs in the National League playoffs since the Cubs were satisfied by getting their World Series championship in 2016. The Ottawa Redblacks and \u003Cb\u003EHenry Burris\u003C\/b\u003E were impelled to win the 2016 Grey Cup due to an understanding it was their last chance, while the Calgary Stampeders side they supposedly upset were just obsessed with playing a perfect game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWestern and Laval is another matchup of usual suspects, although it is only the third time they have played in November and only the fourth time coaches\u003Cb\u003E Greg Marshall\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EGlen Constantin\u003C\/b\u003E have matched brain trusts and behemoths. There is no mental out on either side. Western has not won the Vanier Cup in 23 years, and an entire conference that has spent the last decade increasingly being sluiced through the Mustang machinery is most vituperative on the subject of this drought: Where's the Vanier Cup? When are you going to get the Vanier Cup? Why aren't you getting the Vanier Cup now?\" And so on. So, please, da Vanier Cup.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Rouge et Or, of course, have the first-world problem of having no concept of second place. They have come away empty-handed at only one of these, against McMaster in Vancouver in 2011. That was an alien environment — 5,000 kilometres from home, CFL building, a crowd clearly eager to throw in with the Marauders. Yet it still took double overtime before Mac sealed it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe best way to tee up any final in university sports, until such time that there's decisive action to take in to help the 99 per cent catch up to the Clobbersauruses (Carleton men's basketball, UNB men's hockey, et al.), is to simply look at what happened when Clobbersaurus has lost. In football, lines win championships and it says here that will probably have the most sway on Saturday. Does the Western offensive line — where all-Canadian tackle \u003Cb\u003EDavid Brown \u003C\/b\u003Eis the only senior alongside \u003Cb\u003EGrégoire Bouchard\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EDylan Giffen\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EMatt Bettencourt \u003C\/b\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003EMark Wheatley \u003C\/b\u003E— handle the Laval force unit, with all-Canadian DI \u003Cb\u003EVincent Desjardins\u003C\/b\u003E and edge rushers extraordinaire \u003Cb\u003EMathieu Betts \u003C\/b\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003EEdward Godin\u003C\/b\u003E? On the other side of the ball, this iteration of Western is the first to allow 300 yards per game since 2010, when coincidentally they outplayed Laval \u003Ci\u003Eat Laval\u003C\/i\u003E in the Uteck Bowl only to get beaten by a nose (13-11 on two late field goals set up by Rouge et Or interceptions).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOther, better sources have the nuts-and-bolts circles-and-X's stuff covered.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EIf you're looking for something on the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@WesternMustangs\u003C\/a\u003E and Laval for the Vanier Cup, there's information in this. Two meet Saturday. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ldnont?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#ldnont\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/football?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#football\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SekcnW0Q07\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/SekcnW0Q07\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Morris Dalla Costa (@MoDaCoatLFPress) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoDaCoatLFPress\/status\/934050640770293762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 24, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EYes Laval has sponsorships but it's tough to teach a bag of money to play any position in football. Credit where credit is due. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@WesternMustangs\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VanierCup?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#VanierCup\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/football?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#football\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wEYzjVnxOu\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/wEYzjVnxOu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Morris Dalla Costa (@MoDaCoatLFPress) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoDaCoatLFPress\/status\/934051019645997056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 24, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ENew \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KCU?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#KCU\u003C\/a\u003E Episode : Preview of the 53rd \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VanierCup?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#VanierCup\u003C\/a\u003E between \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@WesternMustangs\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026amp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rougeetor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@rougeetor\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTSca?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@USPORTSca\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s0IULZg7sQ\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/s0IULZg7sQ\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Krown Countdown U (@KrownCountdownU) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrownCountdownU\/status\/933519514880303104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 23, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EOne. More. Sleep. 👏 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vanier53?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Vanier53\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E🏈: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rougeetor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@rougeetor\u003C\/a\u003E v. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@WesternMustangs\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E⌚️: 1 PM ET\/13h HE\u003Cbr\u003E📍: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimHortonsField?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@TimHortonsField\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E📺: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@Sportsnet\u003C\/a\u003E 360, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@Sportsnet\u003C\/a\u003E 1, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TVASports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@TVASports\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E💻: Sportsnet Now, TVASports.ca\u003Cbr\u003E📻: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AM900CHML?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@AM900CHML\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KGo2mXVjFh\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/KGo2mXVjFh\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; U SPORTS (@USPORTSca) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTSca\/status\/934251935300911106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 25, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EOn this end, it seems more informative and illustrative to look at the template created by Laval's rare season-ending losses\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2015 Dunsmore Cup, 18-16 against Montréal\u003C\/b\u003E — The Carabins won the day by blocking a 19-yard field goal attempt on the last play. To be honest, as a Minnesota Vikings fan, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sportetudiant-stats.com\/universitaire\/football\/stats\/2015\/2015-S03.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eporing over the boxscore is triggering since the game was decided by field goal follies\u003C\/a\u003E. The reason that Laval was kicking for the win, instead of passing or rushing was that Montréal had two placements from inside of 40 yards go for singles.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo what did Montréal do that Western will have to replicate?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIt built a two-touchdown lead halfway through the third quarter\u003C\/b\u003E, forcing Laval to play catch-up. In\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESean Thomas Erlington and change-up back Gabriel Parent were able to get into the open field\u003C\/b\u003E, combining for three rushes of at least 35 yards. Two came on consecutive plays; Thomas Erlington scooted for 38 and checked out for a blow, then Parent went to the house on the next play. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe running game is Western lifeblood and it can tag-team with multiple backs.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELes Bleus had three sacks on Laval QB Hugo Richard\u003C\/b\u003E, but all of them came between the 40s and stopped drives.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWestern's defensive line has earned its epaulets, but its 16 sacks in the regular season were eighth of 11 teams in OUA and the fewest among playoff teams.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2014 Dunsmore Cup, 12-9 (OT) against Montréal\u003C\/b\u003E — As one would anticipate with a field goal battle, there was very little statistical separation; it was pretty much a Quebecois take-off on that 9-6 Alabama-LSU game in 2011.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Carabins pass defence held after Laval drove to the 16-yard line in the final 90 seconds, forcing the Rouge et Or to take a Boris Bede triple for a 9-9 tie. In the mini-game, Montréal promptly got behind the chains with a holding penalty but a 26-yard completion to \u003Cb\u003EPhillip Enchill \u003C\/b\u003Ewas enough to set up a field goal. Laval got pushed back by a sack from \u003Cb\u003EByron Archambault \u003C\/b\u003E— the Carabins' fourth of the day — and a 47-yard attempt for the tie failed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThose extra 10 yards between the 50s are a killer in Canadian football sometimes; the game had offence, just not points. But Cousineau was interception-free on his way to a 312-yard passing day. The Carabins defence picked Richard once, although it didn't lead to scoring.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Mustangs' relationship with ball security has been strained by times; they were intercepted once per 24.7 attempts in OUA's regular season, which was ahead of only Toronto. \u003Cb\u003EChris Merchant \u003C\/b\u003Eand backup \u003Cb\u003EKevin John \u003C\/b\u003Ehave not been intercepted during the playoffs, though, so huzzah for small samples and recency!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2011 Vanier Cup, 41-38 (OT) against McMaster (B.C. Place, Vancouver) — \u003C\/b\u003EPro tip: go out and find a \u003Cb\u003EKyle Quinlan \u003C\/b\u003Eof your own, or failing that, his non-union Mexican equivalent. The Marauders walked it off in the second overtime after skunking Laval with an interception before nestling the ball into range for \u003Cb\u003ETyler Crapigna \u003C\/b\u003Eto slot through the sayonara kick.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHow did McMaster pull it off?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThey passed, like, really really well. \u003C\/b\u003EQuinlan was hucking, chucking, for 482 yards. That didn't even include a 101-yard touchdown to wide receiver \u003Cb\u003EMichael DiCroce\u003C\/b\u003E in the third quarter that was negated by a penalty. It didn't count and it did count, since McMaster's confidence was starting to fray.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI'm not big on time-of-possession — it's a by-product stat — but Mac controlled the clock (34 minutes, 22 seconds) and ran 90 plays to Laval's 57.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVery few teams have done that to Laval late in the season. Calgary had 399 passing yards in the 2016 Vanier (and a 553-481 edge in total offence), but a blocked punt and own-zone turnovers turned the tide.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThey put Laval in a corner.\u003C\/b\u003E McMaster led 23-0 at halftime as Quinlan, his blockers and the McMaster offensive coaches played Laval's front seven like advanced beginner band sheet music.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd yet, Laval made a 24-point run, helped by two return touchdowns. The teams traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter, and again during the first mini-game, before McMaster prevailed.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPressure from here, there and everywhere.\u003C\/b\u003E Laval QB \u003Cb\u003EBruno Prud'homme \u003C\/b\u003Ehad 35 dropbacks that night and five ended with him being dropped for a loss. The Mac sacks came from five different players, including one from \u003Cb\u003EScott Martin\u003C\/b\u003E, a rookie defensive back listed at 183 pounds. Two of the sacks came in the red zone and forced Laval to try field goals, cutting 14 potential points down to three.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2009 Mitchell Bowl, 33-30 at Queen's\u003C\/b\u003E — Gaels defensive coordinator \u003Cb\u003EPat Tracey\u003C\/b\u003E, as early as 2003, began poring over Laval game video on the premise the road to a national championship would go through the Rouge et Or. The residue of that design was eight sacks on Hec Crighton-winning QB \u003Cb\u003EBenoit Groulx\u003C\/b\u003E, including 3½ by \u003Cb\u003EShomari Williams \u003C\/b\u003Eand a strip-sack deep in the Laval zone in the final seconds.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe key elements:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPressure, as already noted. \u003C\/b\u003EThe biggest of those eight sacks came with 3:10 left in the third quarter and Queen's up by six. With Williams occupying the left tackle and Laval tailback Sebastien Levesque minding the A-gap, Queen's outside 'backer Chris Smith was left completely unblocked and sacked Groulx.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaval had a blown read on second and long that left\u003Cb\u003E Chris Milo \u003C\/b\u003Ewith a 45-yard try on a muddy field. It went wide left, and Queen's cornerback \u003Cb\u003EJimmy Allin \u003C\/b\u003Ereturned it 120 yards for a touchdown to complete a 10-point swing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn Laval's final two plays, Queen's defensive line drew a holding penalty that stanched Laval's momentum. On the next play, Queen's only needed a three-man rush to get to Groulx, with \u003Cb\u003EFrank Pankiewicz\u003C\/b\u003E knocking the ball free for \u003Cb\u003EOsie Ukwuoma\u003C\/b\u003E's win-sealing recovery.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETimely takeaways.\u003C\/b\u003E The reason Queen's built a 20-point lead came through some special teams resourcefulness. Laval had some trickeration blow up real good after the Allin touchdown. A cross-field lateral to speedster Guillaume Rioux created a slew of space, but Rioux had the ball loose and Queen's Ben D'Andrea forced a fumble. Four plays later, Queen's scored.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChunk yardage. \u003C\/b\u003EThe Gaels' \u003Cb\u003EDanny Brannagan \u003C\/b\u003Ewas 17-of-33 for 286 yards with two touchdowns, which represented high-end production for a game on the third Saturday in November in a stadium by a lake. Working behind an offensive line that gave him lots of time, Brannagan was able to take downfield shots, including one to \u003Cb\u003EMark Surya\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;for a touchdown opened a 20-point early fourth-quarter lead that provided jussssst enough cushion.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003ETo sum up, there is no set formula to beat Laval, but a fearsome four-man pass rush and some breaks in the third phase, the kicking\/return games, seem to loom large. Offensively, just do what you do, on all eight cylinders.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaval can be had. Saturday will show whether Western has it in them; we know they would not easily live down a loss.\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/791074287912209000\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-vanier-cup-preview-western-has.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/791074287912209000"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/791074287912209000"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-vanier-cup-preview-western-has.html","title":"Football: Vanier Cup preview: Western has to win one of these, right, while Laval doesn't know the meaning of No. 2"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-6504695216399411839"},"published":{"$t":"2017-11-12T17:21:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-11-13T07:51:59.596-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eligibility"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Loney Bowl"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Saint Mary's-Acadia Loney Bowl will happen, but what about the Uteck Bowl?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Three days to heal up to play a very physical, much more rested Western Mustangs team reeks of a ritual sacrifice, but that's not for a court to decide.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJustice \u003Cb\u003EDeborah Smith \u003C\/b\u003Ehas granted an interim injunction to Saint Mary's, which will compel Atlantic University Sport to hold the Loney Bowl between Acadia and SMU by no later than Tuesday. Justice Smith, who took just more than 10 minutes to outline her decision after considering two days of arguments from lawyers for Acadia, SMU and AUS, seemed to centre the decision on whether AUS followed its bylaws. Toward the end of Sunday's proceedings, Smith asked the counsel for AUS if its bylaws contained a provision for creating the executive committee which was responsible for cancelling the game last Thursday (right as Saint Mary's was seeing its first injunction in Ontario Superior Court against U Sports). The response of \"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/edaves\/status\/929759278893879297\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eit's not anywhere\u003C\/a\u003E,\" amounted to a tacit admission that the conference overstepped its bounds.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis will be back in court soon enough, but it the game will be played.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe devil is in the details; but sometimes it's in the practical reality that is outside the purview of the court. The ruling puts the winning team in a scenario of playing twice in five days since the Uteck Bowl against Western is scheduled for Saturday. That's an unfair strain on NFL players, just ask \u003Cb\u003ERichard Sherman\u003C\/b\u003E, never mind student-athletes. The ideal\u0026nbsp;recovery period after a football game is six or seven days. Now it's been pared to three. It is still outside of a 72-hour rule that Football Canada has on the books (i.e., no team can play twice within 72 hours), but it cuts it awfully close.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThat's the real scandal. \u003C\/b\u003EThe blame for that falls squarely on AUS and U Sports for the heavy-handed extralegal scramble drill that was conducted last Thursday after Saint Mary's began seeking its injunction in Ontario (read through the Twitter timelines of the on-the-ground reporters quoted below for background). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ELaw and Order - Student Athletes Unit. So we get a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoneyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LoneyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E but players are going to play Tuesday and then Saturday. Isn't that a player safety issue? \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FfrPOEyC04\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/FfrPOEyC04\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Donnovan Bennett (@donnovanbennett) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donnovanbennett\/status\/929852569173684224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EAny decision on \u003Cb\u003EArchelaus Jack\u003C\/b\u003E never should have been left that late, and those who contend he was ineligible should be the most irate of all, since such an apparent walk-in touchdown turned into slipping, falling and fumbling the ball directly to the other team. It's as if the national body has too many marketing minds and not enough people working on rule enforcement. Or something.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EBREAKING: Judge approves \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaintMary?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#SaintMary\u003C\/a\u003E's motion to reinstate Huskies. They will play the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Acadia?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Acadia\u003C\/a\u003E Axemen in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoneyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LoneyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Natasha Pace (@NatashaPace) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatashaPace\/status\/929818964611526656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EJudge says the game must be played by Tuesday, Nov. 14 2017 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoneyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LoneyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Natasha Pace (@NatashaPace) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatashaPace\/status\/929819426425376768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ELoney Bowl game back on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/football?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#football\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoneyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LoneyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TZ5LdcKgbX\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/TZ5LdcKgbX\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— ColleenJonescbc (@cbccolleenjones) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cbccolleenjones\/status\/929820494504906753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESmith said earlier that the details of her decision and how she came to it will be released at a later date.\u003C\/div\u003E— Emma Davie (@edaves) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edaves\/status\/929821041404325888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESmith being firmto Clarke: tell your client to take whatever steps are necessary to make sure there’s a game on Tuesday.\u003C\/div\u003E— Emma Davie (@edaves) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edaves\/status\/929821230496141312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI was speaking w\/ Saint Mary's officials earlier who felt confident \u0026amp; said Archelaus Jack would play in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LonelyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LonelyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E if granted injunction\u003C\/div\u003E— Natasha Pace (@NatashaPace) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatashaPace\/status\/929820638734405632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESMU coaches and players comment after scoring a touchdown in court. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/signalhfx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@signalhfx\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/smu?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#smu\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aus?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#aus\u003C\/a\u003E # Canadianfootball \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/halifax?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#halifax\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/novascotia?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#novascotia\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yHJb29GDFZ\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/yHJb29GDFZ\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Tunde Balogun (@kingtundes) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingtundes\/status\/929833023834591234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EGAME ON: SMU will play at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/loneybowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#loneybowl\u003C\/a\u003E. Justice Smith Rules In SMU’s favor. Game will be played against Acadia on Tuesday. Shot out to \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/n_frew6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@n_frew6\u003C\/a\u003E who broke the story \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/signalhfx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@signalhfx\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/loneybowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#loneybowl\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/smu?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#smu\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/halifax?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#halifax\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/novascotia?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#novascotia\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aus?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#aus\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/canadianfootball?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#canadianfootball\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sJIJfan9ig\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/sJIJfan9ig\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Tunde Balogun (@kingtundes) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingtundes\/status\/929829252211597312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EJudge rules that AUS Loney Bowl will go forward \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KeynAuhTsQ\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/KeynAuhTsQ\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/929839551710973952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E“AUS respects the court’s decision. However, this is not a final decision. The court has imposed a temporary injunction, suspending the decision to cancel the game,\" says Phil Currie, executive director of Atlantic University Sport \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoneyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LoneyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Natasha Pace (@NatashaPace) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatashaPace\/status\/929846499340701698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E“AUS believes that it has the authority and made the right decision to cancel the game and that the court will ultimately confirm this,” says Currie \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoneyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LoneyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Natasha Pace (@NatashaPace) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatashaPace\/status\/929846594807193602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E I am in no position to critique Justice Smith's ruling. Saint Mary's motion was to compel AUS to re-schedule the Loney Bowl and, evidently, it had receipts on the status of Jack. Acadia's arguments that it could not possibly be ready to host a \"world-class safe event\" seemed like weak sauce to me when they were presented early Sunday — a self-fulfilling prophesy passed off as a legal argument. That contention was revealed as hollow after the ruling when the AUS lawyer said, oh, Acadia could host after all.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EShe was going to rule on SMU’s request to host the game, going to let Acadia lawyer Keith and AUS lawyer Clarke speak to that.\u003C\/div\u003E— Emma Davie (@edaves) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edaves\/status\/929819254765117440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EClarke says right to host this game at Acadia, sees no reason that should be stripped fr them now. No evidence Acadia won’t comply w\/ court\u003C\/div\u003E— Emma Davie (@edaves) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edaves\/status\/929819552862613506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESays he’s certain Acadia will want to host game and will do it, when asked by Smith that this decision was based on if Acadia couldn’t host\u003C\/div\u003E— Emma Davie (@edaves) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edaves\/status\/929819785449345025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EThe crux of this post, though, is to wonder what will happen after the Loney Bowl, presuming it goes ahead on Tuesday as ordered by the court.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe possibility of a catastrophic injury is an ever-present reality in any sport that involves frequent collision or people leaving their feet at high rates of acceleration. The truncated turnaround puts the AUS team in heightened physical danger in the Uteck Bowl — as if it wasn't already up against it facing Western. That is very bad from a liability standpoint, and one wonders if AUS and U Sports are considering their options about the status of the Uteck.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI've been a fan and a huge supporter of Canadian university sports, and Canadian university football, my entire life. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat's gone on in my home province the last few days has been humiliating for the entire product, and for better or worse screams bush league across the board.\u003C\/div\u003E— Arash Madani (@ArashMadani) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArashMadani\/status\/929823689251713024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI want to say, I want to think, that those involved in administration with Canadian university sports are better than this. They've proven to us over the past weeks that they simply are not.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's about the kids. And so many seem to have forgotten that. Shame on so many of them.\u003C\/div\u003E— Arash Madani (@ArashMadani) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArashMadani\/status\/929824347191218176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EThe motion was about a conference championship game, and while AUS deserves a chance to face the rest of the country, in these circumstances is that really going to be as safe as it could be? Likely not, and that aforementioned 72-hour rule provides some legal fallback with liability, but this is a terrible situation. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA compromise might have been to push the Loney to Saturday and forfeit the Uteck Bowl to Western. Does AUS try to save face with such an action? Anything is possible never seemed like less of a throwaway phrase.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe court wasn't asked to consider that eventuality, so it didn't. The urgency of the situation likely proscribed either side pushing for it. Saint Mary's was just trying to get reinstated for the Loney Bowl, while Acadia and AUS argued the ship has sailed, ultimately in vain.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's an ugly situation, made uglier by the dread that it won't lead to change in the national or regional governing bodies that completely created the crisis.\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/6504695216399411839\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-saint-marys-acadia-loney-bowl.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6504695216399411839"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6504695216399411839"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-saint-marys-acadia-loney-bowl.html","title":"Football: Saint Mary's-Acadia Loney Bowl will happen, but what about the Uteck Bowl?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-3102512091169460457"},"published":{"$t":"2017-11-11T15:04:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-11-12T10:31:21.748-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dunsmore Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hardy Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rouge et Or"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Yates Cup"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Conference Championship Saturday thread: Calgary beats UBC on record 59-yard field goal; Laval beats Montréal, and it's That '70s Show For Western"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The Football Underground featuring \u003Cb\u003ENiko DiFonte\u003C\/b\u003E gave us some drama, and it is an enduring shame that it was so hard for most of the country to view live. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECalgary and Laval will meet in November for the sixth time in the last 10 years, but it almost unraveled spectacularly for each juggernaut. The Dinos gave up the lead to\u003Cb\u003E Michael O'Connor\u003C\/b\u003E and UBC with only 16 seconds left on the clock in the Hardy Cup. But they got in range to give DiFonte a shot from 59 yards away and he made it for a 44-43 win, a Hardy Cup for the Dinos, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003Ea Canadian university football record for the\u0026nbsp;longest field goal\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🏈 | DID THAT JUST HAPPEN!!! Niko DiFonte with a 59-yard field goal to win \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HardyCup81?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#HardyCup81\u003C\/a\u003E for the Dinos! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreAllDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#WeAreAllDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e48NuoQQJ5\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/e48NuoQQJ5\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/929487390476865536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHere's your winning score from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HardyCup81?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#HardyCup81\u003C\/a\u003E, as the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UCDinos\u003C\/a\u003E earn a thrilling 44-43 win over the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ubctbirds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@ubctbirds\u003C\/a\u003E on a 59-yard FG to end the game! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YgZqTgBgPb\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/YgZqTgBgPb\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Canada West (@CanadaWest) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadaWest\/status\/929486872983699456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ELift that cup, Niko! 🏆 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HardyCup81?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#HardyCup81\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vvzKO3qLiB\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/vvzKO3qLiB\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/929491001709805568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThe agony of da-foot: UBC's season ends after 59-yard field goal dashes Hardy Cup hopes \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IsOtSaoBhR\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/IsOtSaoBhR\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Steve Ewen (@SteveEwen) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveEwen\/status\/929532298965299201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EIt made the \u003Ci\u003ESportscenter \u003C\/i\u003ETop 10 ... the American one.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EHow good was Niko DiFonte\u0026#39;s 59-yard FG for the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UCDinos\u003C\/a\u003E to claim \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HardyCup81?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#HardyCup81\u003C\/a\u003E? It was \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@espn\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@SportsCenter\u003C\/a\u003E good. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d8PB9Hl3dP\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/d8PB9Hl3dP\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Canada West (@CanadaWest) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadaWest\/status\/929614629751234560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003EO'Connor, helped by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EBen Cummings \u003C\/b\u003Edoing some crucial scampering in the rushing phase, merely took UBC 92 yards across 12 plays for a go-ahead TD. That should have done it, but Canadian football has no end to unintended consequences; UBC's deep kickoff carried into the end zone for a single, so Calgary got the ball on its 35 with a slew of time to run two plays.\u0026nbsp;Moments later, elation and dejection.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDiFonte erased a mark set by a Saint Mary's player in a week when powers-that-be were trying to erase Saint Mary's current season. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe former mark of 57 yards had belonged to Saint Mary's \u003Cb\u003EJerry Foster\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;since 1986. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe 59-yarder was also a longer field goal in the Football Bowl Subdivision this season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECANADA COLLEGE FOOTBALL! 🇨🇦\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENIKO DIFONTE'S GAME WINNING 59 YARD FIELD GOAL IS EVEN BETTER WITH TITANIC MUSIC!!! THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY DINOS WIN THE 81ST HARDY CUP!!! WHAT A KICK!!! (\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UCDinos\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E🏈🚢🎶 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HUHqjotLpA\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/HUHqjotLpA\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— 🏈🚢🎶TITANIC TD🏈🚢🎶 (@TitanicTD) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TitanicTD\/status\/929538062442487808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EElsewhere:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003ELaval 25, Montréal 22.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;The Rouge et Or are heading out west to continue their Vanier conquest; they quelled a Carabins comeback in the final 90 seconds after being up two scores for most of the way. Their defence won the day with five sacks and two big takeaways.\u003Cb\u003E Hugo Richard \u003C\/b\u003Eand the offence were balanced (181 rushing, 204 passing) and that provided enough to win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern 75, Laurier 32.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003ENow did someone stop Western's\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ECedric Joseph \u003C\/b\u003Eto stop running before he made the border crossing? His passport is still sitting on the table.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWestern is once again prompting observers to ponder whether it is this good or the rest of OUA has just had a massive drop-off, setting a Yates Cup record for most points (75) and total points (107).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EErr Acadia might want to let SMU have loney bowl and win just to not see uwo come into their house and smack em. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iY2Q2VL1EQ\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/iY2Q2VL1EQ\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Jon (@jonathanwhudson) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanwhudson\/status\/929467913987268608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EI ball-parked the Laurier-Western line at 21 to 24 points, and suffice to say, even that undersold it. Don't make that face. You knew this could happen. Someone looked up the record for points in a Yates Cup to warn you.\u0026nbsp; That result advances the Mustangs to their first national semifinal in the Maritimes since 1995, although that's the only sure thing about it at this writing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Mustangs have scored 66 and 75 points in their playoff games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd, of course, another title is being decided on the field and in a Halifax courthouse. Saint Mary's gets anoth day in cou\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECourtroom burst in laughter after Justice Smith says “it must be an important football game with all these lawyers”. In response to AUS lawyer saying “it’s only a football game we’re not curing disease” \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/signalhfx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@signalhfx\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/halifax?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#halifax\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ns?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#ns\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/loneybowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#loneybowl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Tunde Balogun (@kingtundes) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingtundes\/status\/929486550597099521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECourt back in session: SMU, AUS \u0026amp; Acadia Lawyer tell Justice Smith that Tuesday must be “drop dead date” to play game \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/loneybowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#loneybowl\u003C\/a\u003E. Players need time to rest to play Ontario champions next week \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/signalhfx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@signalhfx\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/n_frew6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@n_frew6\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/halifax?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#halifax\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Novascotia?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Novascotia\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/loneybowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#loneybowl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Tunde Balogun (@kingtundes) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingtundes\/status\/929505008617492485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EPhillip Currie of AUS has “no comment” when leaving Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Justice Smith, Punts decision until tomorrow 9AM \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/signalhfx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@signalhfx\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/n_frew6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@n_frew6\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/halifax?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#halifax\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Novascotia?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Novascotia\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6VKXAFhexs\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/6VKXAFhexs\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Tunde Balogun (@kingtundes) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingtundes\/status\/929507836928946177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EBreaking: Justice Smith says “tomorrow night I will like to have decision...I’m really tired. I’ll give yes or no answer tomorrow night” \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/signalhfx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@signalhfx\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/n_frew6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@n_frew6\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/halifax?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#halifax\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Novascotia?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Novascotia\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/loneybowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#loneybowl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Tunde Balogun (@kingtundes) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingtundes\/status\/929505694524628992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThe courtroom battles continues: Decision will be made on SMU, AUS hearing by Sunday night, says justice Smith \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/smMBU4MA4F\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/smMBU4MA4F\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Tunde Balogun (@kingtundes) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingtundes\/status\/929518652919091200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENotes on all that below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQuebec — Dunsmore Cup\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaval 25, Montréal 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EKeep calm and get Caron. \u003C\/i\u003ELines win championships, and Laval's D had five sacks on Montréal's\u003Cb\u003E Sam Caron\u003C\/b\u003E. Defenders\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Mathieu Betts\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Eand\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Edward Godin\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;both toppled Caron at the most propitious times, right when the U de M was at the lip of the score zone between the 40 and 30-yard line. That entire unit only allowed a touchdown in the final minute.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe offensive line did its best work after Laval took over with 4:20 left, ahead by eight. It o opened sufficiently big enough holes for \u003Cb\u003EVincent Alarie-Tardif \u003C\/b\u003Eto use up almost three minutes and set up a field goal for an all-important 11-point cushion.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Carabins offence came back with its first offensive TD against Laval in more than eight quarters and got both the two-point convert and onside kickoff. But the magic wore off before they could find\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ELouis-Philippe Simoneau\u003C\/b\u003E's field-goal range.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaval's defence accounted for three first-half points with a strip-sack in the Carabins' zone, while a safety touch resulted from the Carabins compounding a bad-field-position situation with a UR penalty.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENo offence, Carabins, but your offence must score too.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003EThe Carabins' scoring in the first 58½ minutes came through a scoop-and-score defensive TD from linebacker \u003Cb\u003EBrian Harelimana\u003C\/b\u003E, a single on the ensuing kickoff and two field goals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Carabins and\u003Cb\u003E Sam Caron \u003C\/b\u003Efinally had a drive before halftime, but it ended with that conservative-coaching contagion, the fewer than 20-yard field goal (a 16-yarder). You don't win friends with salad, or win with short field goals.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECanada West — Hardy Trophy\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECalgary 44, UBC 43\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBest Hardy since 2016, or ever? \u003C\/i\u003EThe lead changed hands twice in the fourth quarter before changing twice more in the final 16 seconds, and perhaps all that happened was that they ran out of time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat completes a triptych of outstanding playoff games in the last three seasons between Calgary and UBC, with the Dinos having the two most recent wins (44-43 this time, 46-43 in 2016, after a 34-26 loss in 2015). The close call should be emboldening, since Calgary surely must know it tempted fate by settling for field goals (DiFonte was 6-of-8, and also had two kickoff singles for a 23-point day) when touchdowns would have wiped out UBC.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🏈 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HardyCup81?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#HardyCup81\u003C\/a\u003E RECAPS\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPOSTGAME: Ice in his veins, DiFonte kicks record 59-yard FG\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F9QMddrLge\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/F9QMddrLge\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETHAT 4th QTR: Four lead changes set up epic finish\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nL3ZOHo8tB\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/nL3ZOHo8tB\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreAllDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#WeAreAllDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CWplayoffs?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#CWplayoffs\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/arQIWIBi27\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/arQIWIBi27\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/929521015494815744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EDifferent breed.\u003C\/i\u003E The main talking point with the Dinos involves the change in offensive opponent. O'Connor and UBC are a passing team. Laval always has a massive front line and\u0026nbsp;Richard\u0026nbsp; has the read-option in his repertoire. It's not a great look on the part of Calgary that UBC had 479 yards despite having the ball for fewer than\u0026nbsp;23 minutes.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESecond crack at Laval. \u003C\/i\u003EAdam Sinagra no doubt prepared for the 2016 Vanier Cup against Laval like he was the starter, rather than a backup to Jimmy Underdahl, whom he replaced early in the game. It's going to be different now that it is solely his show.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMaybe that transfers into Calgary playing better situational football. That was almost their downfall against UBC. The boxscore tally has Calgary at 591 yards, but a lot of the \"settling\" came after being stopped on second and short. There will be less allowance for that against Laval.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENo shame on UBC's end. \u003C\/i\u003EThe 'Birds lived up to their rep as a late-peaking team. It took a record-long field goal to beat them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EO'Connor still has at least one more season in university football. That's a scary thought.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOntario — Yates Cup\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern 75, Laurier 32\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe field tilted after some hit-me-with-your-best-shot haymakers.\u003C\/i\u003E The long and short of that is that 10 games in there is still no idea what Western would do against a defence that could limit it to fewer than 200 rushing yards. Joseph had 21 rushes for 259 yards and three touchdowns, and leading rusher\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EAlex Taylor\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;(knee) will get another week to work back to game readiness.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe 59-yard touchdown catch by\u003Cb\u003E Harry McMaster \u003C\/b\u003Ein the second quarter came on a read-option where the influence of a fake handoff left the Golden Hawks with a single-high safety and a straightforward read for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EChris Merchant\u003C\/b\u003E. I wanted to see\u0026nbsp;Merchant in situations involving cycling through routes in an obvious passing situation, but that didn't happen too often. The first two instances resulted in a misfired timing route, and a sack. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOnce Laurier started to gas, though, that element became more evident. Merchant's best tight-window throw was a touchdown pass to \u003Cb\u003EBrett Ellerman\u003C\/b\u003E that capped a two-minute drill at the end of the fight half.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWestern had more passing yardage (205) than rushing (171) during the first half, but a lot of it came on play-action passes. It was a beatdown in all senses of the term.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThe horses that run the track after \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@WesternMustangs\u003C\/a\u003E score have been unsaddled and appear to be oxygen-starved. Thought they were going to trot a couple of laps, wound up particpating in a long cross-country run.\u003C\/div\u003E— Morris Dalla Costa (@MoDaCoatLFPress) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoDaCoatLFPress\/status\/929457919241814016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003ELaurier role reversal.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cb\u003EMichael Knevel \u003C\/b\u003Ereturned from a three-week absence to connect on two long touchdowns, but the Golden Hawks' player usage was the story on that side of the ball. Primary back \u003Cb\u003ELevondre Gordon \u003C\/b\u003Ewas spotted due to a hamstring ailment and slotbacks\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EKurleigh Gittens Jr.\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003ECarson Ouellette\u003C\/b\u003E had take handoffs in the backfield. It was a creative stab at a solution, if not a sustainable one.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere really was very little Laurier could do.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe third phase.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;Western was spurred early by rookie\u003Cb\u003E Mike Sananes\u003C\/b\u003E, whose nearly 150 return yards included a 95-yard kickoff-return TD. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe 'Stangs have some special-teams nits to pick, though. They had two penalties in punt-return situations that extended Laurier drives, and had a wasted timeout before a field goal. Details like that should be tight with a team that had two bye weeks recently, don't you think? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat could actually matter somewhere down the line.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAtlantic\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaint Mary's and AUS went to court over the cancellation of the Loney Bowl. Could they play on Monday if a judge grants SMU's request for an injunction?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EIf we don't end up getting a Loney Bowl there are a lot adults who failed these young men. And a lot of memories lost. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoneyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LoneyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Tim Micallef (@tim_micallef) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tim_micallef\/status\/929416750013153280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EYou are looking live ... at a courtroom ... deciding the outcome of an amateur football game. Look away, kids.\u003C\/div\u003E— monty mosher (@justplainmonty) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justplainmonty\/status\/929443711016161281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESMU lawyer said he’ll stay till midnight. Justice Smith says she is no longer optimistic she will have a decision tonight. May take till tomorrow. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/signalhfx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@signalhfx\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AUS_SUA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@AUS_SUA\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/n_frew6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@n_frew6\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/halifax?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#halifax\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Novascotia?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Novascotia\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HNiAg8UMnm\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/HNiAg8UMnm\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Tunde Balogun (@kingtundes) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingtundes\/status\/929455051592163329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EOlympic Champion \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donovanbailey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@donovanbailey\u003C\/a\u003E visits the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SMUHuskies?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@SMUHuskies\u003C\/a\u003E Football team today. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoHuskies?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoHuskies\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fCllJf0w9H\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/fCllJf0w9H\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— SMU Halifax (@smuhalifax) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smuhalifax\/status\/929454342171693057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/3102512091169460457\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-conference-championship.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3102512091169460457"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3102512091169460457"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-conference-championship.html","title":"Football: Conference Championship Saturday thread: Calgary beats UBC on record 59-yard field goal; Laval beats Montréal, and it's That '70s Show For Western"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7381463593941058762"},"published":{"$t":"2017-11-11T10:00:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-11-12T20:52:51.068-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eligibility"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Graham Brown"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"In For A Dozen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vanier Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"In For A Dozen: AUS cancels Loney Bowl in craven decision, awards Acadia league title, but Saint Mary's takes it to court"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003EDue to exceptional circumstances, this week we'll publish one-by-one.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E \u003Cb\u003EAcadia wins Loney Bowl by default; or, drop-kick that last shred of credibility through the goalposts of life. \u003C\/b\u003EPeople putting the game last has led to the last game of the season being cancelled, make no mistake.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlantic University Sport, in it infinite wisdom, has decided the best remedy for a bad situation is to cancel the Loney Bowl and declare the Acadia Axemen the conference champion. Taken on face, it makes no sense. The only bit of adult perspective one can scrounge is that the regional association made a power play against U Sports, and Saint Mary's, but particularly U Sports for letting this drag out for so long. \u003Ci\u003EDrag your feet on an eligibility issue and cast a shadow over our big event? Bring lawyers in? We'll show you, even if it means cutting off our nose to spite our face. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt manages to be bold and craven all at the same time. To a certain way of thinking it seems audacious to shut down a championship game, but on the other hand, it also betrays a deathly fear that a little controversy might actually draw more eyeballs to an athletic contest. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat has prompted Saint Mary's to bring out the hole card it's had up its sleeve the entire time: \"SMU signed a binding, written agreement with U SPORTS on Oct. 27, which 'cleared all players to play.' \" (\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurabrownctv\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELaura Brown, CTV\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESMU was in a TO courtroom filing an emergency motion today. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTVAtlantic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CTVAtlantic\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/928748336399749121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESMU Associate VP says the university was in court today, making sure a \"binding agreement with U SPORTS\" is enforced. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTVAtlantic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CTVAtlantic\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HUkGN2p4YG\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/HUkGN2p4YG\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/928788551617122305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EMargaret Murphy says SMU signed a binding, written agreement with U SPORTS on Oct. 27, which 'cleared all players to play.'\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/928788789933363200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EShe says they're in front of the Ontario Superior Court, making sure that agreement is enforced.\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/928789065239093249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EShe said court resumes tomorrow, and they're hopeful for a decision at that time.\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/928789157450846209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESo in the meantime, are the Huskies still practicing? Murphy says yes: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTVAtlantic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CTVAtlantic\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0xqUrSEh5w\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/0xqUrSEh5w\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/928790134362923008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EWhy take it to court? Murphy says they want assurance. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTVAtlantic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CTVAtlantic\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f9m8Sp3oxu\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/f9m8Sp3oxu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/928790464362373121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003ENo one wins with this decision by AUS. All four teams are hurt in some way. Fans are also screwed over by this; they just wanted to watch a good football game.\u0026nbsp;Seriously. This should have had a pin stuck in it until the off-season, when it could be fully investigated and then a decision could be made on whether there was professional misconduct.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs unfair it was to Acadia to go all week without certainty of what opponent it was getting on Saturday, the decision essentially says: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Ea) Saint Mary's is guilty \u003Ci\u003Eeven though\u003C\/i\u003E there has been no formal ruling that wide receiver \u003Cb\u003EArchelaus Jack \u003C\/b\u003Eis ineligible, and Saint Mary's claims it is has a ruling to the contrary (and, again, would not have continued to let Jack play if it didn't think it was OK);\u003Cbr \/\u003Eb) St. Francis Xavier is vindicated \u003Ci\u003Ebut\u003C\/i\u003E gets no reparations, in the form of a berth in the championship game. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI hate to throw around 10-dollar words; right now I'm eschewing it because I cannot pick just one. This is far from over when it never should have been allowed to reach this point.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ERoughly 48 hours to kickoff and we still don't know who is playing for the AUS championship. Did they bring back Friday Night Lights and not tell anyone? This seems more like fiction than reality at this point.\u003C\/div\u003E— Mike Hogan (@tsnmikehogan) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tsnmikehogan\/status\/928686320179871745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EStatus update on 2017 AUS Loney Bowl football championship game - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5iMg0Z7Fwi\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/5iMg0Z7Fwi\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BkvTLs3FWD\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/BkvTLs3FWD\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— AUS_SUA (@AUS_SUA) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AUS_SUA\/status\/928711664819757056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECanadian University Sport is flawed and will not grow until the ineptitude at the top is removed. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DrainTheSwamp?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#DrainTheSwamp\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Jordan Henry (@Jor_Henry) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jor_Henry\/status\/928714508175998976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EGiven the ruling on not playing the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoneyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LoneyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E, \"leadership\" proved to be cowardly, placing the game LAST. At this moment I fear promoting the values of CIS Football a waste of time since breaucrats are killing the game thru ineptitude and selfishness.\u003C\/div\u003E— Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/928722868984201217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EThe AUS had the nerve to say \"time does not permit for a \u003Ci\u003Efair\u003C\/i\u003E resolution to be reached prior to the playing of this game.\" \u003Ci\u003E(Emphasis mine.)\u003C\/i\u003E They used the word \"fair\" while making a decision that denied \u003Ci\u003Etwo\u003C\/i\u003E teams, one of whom, St. Francis Xavier, has followed the rules. Please explain how that makes sense.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EAs for the rule itself ... how is it\u0026nbsp;fair, as \u003Cb\u003EJim Mullin \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/radio\/audio\/kcu-radio-november-8-2017-1.910265\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Epointed out, that a player drafted after his fourth season can have the benefit of playing CFL preseason games and practising with a team until Aug. 15 and then play his fifth year\u003C\/a\u003E while according to one bylaws interpretation Jack was expected to lay out for a full year and let his football skills atrophy before playing university ball? Sounds rather classist.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThis week's \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KCURadio?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#KCURadio\u003C\/a\u003E features an in depth discussion on the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SMUHuskies?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@SMUHuskies\u003C\/a\u003E situation with \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GARandall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@GARandall\u003C\/a\u003E. The Canadian Boxscore features \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UConnHuskies?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UConnHuskies\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigPlayHm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@BigPlayHm\u003C\/a\u003E + National Roundtable with \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shelbyblackley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@shelbyblackley\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTSca?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@USPORTSca\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAAFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@NCAAFootball\u003C\/a\u003E 🇨🇦 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tjv59Cgi5T\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/Tjv59Cgi5T\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Krown Countdown U (@KrownCountdownU) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrownCountdownU\/status\/928655536735756289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EMoreover, no matter what, a league that wants to be credible has to play its championship game. Sounds weird, but corporate sponsors are very insistent that when they pay to have their name associated with an event, that the event takes place.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EFeared it from the start. No Loney Bowl. The worst outcome. Everybody is a victim. Acadia will have a month off now before facing OUA.\u003C\/div\u003E— monty mosher (@justplainmonty) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justplainmonty\/status\/928715740605280256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EWould have voided semifinal and sent X (or Mount A) to Acadia; declaring a champ just doesn't work for anybody; sad end to an AUS season.\u003C\/div\u003E— monty mosher (@justplainmonty) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justplainmonty\/status\/928717779854913536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESports season should always end between the lines. Bureaucracy cost a lot of people a chance to play for a title. Black eye all around.\u003C\/div\u003E— monty mosher (@justplainmonty) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justplainmonty\/status\/928719094681145345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EMeantime, presuming the decision stands, Acadia will end up with three bye weeks before the Uteck Bowl against OUA's champion. And that's the least absurd part of the story.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can't make this up. This happened on the 20-year anniversary of the Montreal Screwjob. True story.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E20 years ago today: The Montreal Screwjob. Wait, it was something else than this, no? \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XuV4mnY4FH\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/XuV4mnY4FH\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Marty (@martinrkipp) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/martinrkipp\/status\/928731918757117952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIf there is any good to come out of this?\u003C\/b\u003E The aptest comparison for this argle-bargle is probably Yellow Sunday in the NHL about 30 years ago. For those among us not old enough to remember, New Jersey Devils coach \u003Cb\u003EJim Schoenfeld \u003C\/b\u003Econfronted referee \u003Cb\u003EDon Koharski \u003C\/b\u003Ein the hallway after a Stanley Cup playoff game. The game was on ESPN — yeah, ESPN covered hockey once — and the visuals, along with Schoenfeld shouting, \"You fell you fat pig, have another doughnut,\" was in continuous loop.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wsv7-7E1lVg\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe game was on Friday night. The NHL handed down a suspension to Schoenfeld without allowing the Devils to present their side of the story — \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ewhich seems loosely analogous to barring Saint Mary's from a championship game before their player was even ruled ineligible now that I think of it.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Devils obtained a court-order injunction against the suspension, so when Schoenfeld appeared to coach, the game officials staged \"what amounted to a walkout strike.\" (\u003Ci\u003ESports Illustrated\u003C\/i\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/vault\/1988\/05\/16\/117674\/theater-of-the-absurd-when-officials-refused-to-work-a-devils-bruins-playoff-game-it-was-amateur-hour-in-the-nhl\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMay 16, 1988\u003C\/a\u003E.) But they had to play, and they eventually did, with a crew of amateur officials that included linesmen wearing yellow practice jerseys and borrowed pants, hence the term Yellow Sunday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn all of this, NHL president\u003Cb\u003E John Ziegler \u003C\/b\u003Ewas AWOL — the head of the league didn't work weekends, even during conference finals. There might not be a direct line from that saga to the modernization of the NHL that, for good or ill, took place when \u003Cb\u003EGary Bettman \u003C\/b\u003Ewas hired as its first commissioner in 1993. It was a moment of clarity that showed the NHL had fallen behind the times with meeting its commitments to its players and to its fans. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt never happened again. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt will happen again in U Sports, probably before the end of the fall season at this rate, because it still depends on self-reporting and whistle-blowing. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith properly funded enforcement that could root out a problem in August or early September, \u003Ci\u003Eit never gets to this point\u003C\/i\u003E. The national office owns some of this too for being ill-equipped to address this promptly. And Graham Brown admitted as much on Friday when he said they get \"220 questions of eligibility interpretations in a given year.\" Did anyone ever to think that, instead of hiring another marketing person, maybe they should hire people whose skill-set involves answering those questions? At some point, being swamped with demands isn't sympathetic when you refuse to advocate that you have the proper tools for the job.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECEO says they get 220 questions of eligibility interpretations in any given year. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTVAtlantic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CTVAtlantic\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/929019874378223616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhere is this season's Grey Cup again? Oh right.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;The first reaction upon reading CEO \u003Cb\u003EGraham Brown\u003C\/b\u003E's comment \"It just makes sense for us right now, from a business standpoint, to try to realign the Vanier Cup back with the Grey Cup and hold both games on the same weekend,\" was a self-admonishment to not spike the football. Nobody likes an I-told-you-so'er, but the Grey Cup is in Ottawa, and Ottawa interests have kicked the tires on hosting a Vanier Cup, and someone said after the 2016 debacle Ottawa should get the '17 game. It would have worked, kind of\/sort of, apart from the whole having to play on Friday night.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHow U Sports fumbled the Vanier \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RRUwmynPm3\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/RRUwmynPm3\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Argos End Zone (@ArgosEndZone) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArgosEndZone\/status\/927571291548381184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 6, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EInstead, it's cross-the-fingers-time that Western or Laurier wins the Yates Cup and Uteck Bowl, so its alumni and students can fill seats at Tim Hortons Field.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe hard reality is that the Vanier will never be paired with the Grey Cup as long as the pro game and university game are on opposite battle lines in the Canadian Telco Wars. That needs to be resolved before anyone can figure out how to stage the game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne observation: less is more. In 2012, the last time the Vanier piggybacked on the Grey Cup, both the attendance figure (37,000 at Skydome for Laval and McMaster) and the media audience somewhat smacked of artificial growth.\u0026nbsp; .\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EU Sports' need for validation and frankly, for funding, is why it wants that crowd of 20,000 to 30,000 at the Vanier Cup. But it's also fighting currents beyond its control; generally, that mass audience is harder and harder to attract for anything that isn't considered big-time entertainment.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETotal blue-sky thinking, but would it be feasible to use a university facility\u003Ci\u003E within \u003C\/i\u003Ethe Grey Cup city when one is available? Bring in temporary stands to create a pop-up PEPS and try to pack in 12,000 people or so on Saturday afternoon.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAnd the whims whisper, \u003Ci\u003EMarshall\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Three deep before even talking about anything occurring between the lines seems about typical for sports in 2017. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf the Western Mustangs and\u003Cb\u003E Greg Marshall \u003C\/b\u003Ecannot win a national championship after a season where they have an average margin of victory of 37 points and have outgained opponents by a factor of two (and then some), then what has this been all about? Just go get it done already.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe weather forecast for Yates Cup Saturday is \"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/ca\/london\/n6g\/daily-weather-forecast\/55489?day=3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Enot as cold with sun through high clouds\u003C\/a\u003E,\" which doesn't seem like strikingly anti-passing game weather. Western certainly grades out higher than Laurier in being constructed for bad-weather November football, but the Golden Hawks have a fairly decent defence and a puncher's chance if QB \u003Cb\u003EMichael Knevel \u003C\/b\u003Ereturns after missing three weeks. A field with some snow on it could actually work in the offences' favour, since receivers know their routes and defenders move with them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EWestern Mustangs shovel snow and ice off home field for tomorrow's 110th Yates Cup. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oua?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#oua\u003C\/a\u003E # yatescup \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U7tGznMp63\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/U7tGznMp63\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Mark Lee (@MLeePxP) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLeePxP\/status\/929105275478360064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EWestern Mustangs shovel snow and ice off home field for tomorrow's 110th Yates Cup. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oua?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#oua\u003C\/a\u003E # yatescup \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U7tGznMp63\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/U7tGznMp63\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Mark Lee (@MLeePxP) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLeePxP\/status\/929105275478360064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI would say there's a much greater likelihood of Western winning handily than Laurier pulling an upset. But they said that last year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EForeshadowing much? At the women's soccer nationals, Western knocked out No. 1 seed Laval on Thursday.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHere’s the story on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@WesternMustangs\u003C\/a\u003E women soccer team upset of No.1 ranked team in Canada. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ldnont?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#ldnont\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Re0HFeec1V\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/Re0HFeec1V\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Morris Dalla Costa (@MoDaCoatLFPress) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoDaCoatLFPress\/status\/928757908006932481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAnd then there were two other championship games outside Ontario. \u003C\/b\u003EAt least one road team wins every year on the antepenultimate Saturday of the season. UBC has won a Hardy Cup on Calgary's field (in 2015); ditto Montréal at Laval (in 2014).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECalgary has betrayed more signs of regression than Laval has during the past few weeks. Based on that, there's probably more potential for UBC to pull a stunner than Montréal. Prove me wrong!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EAndrew Buckley on tomorrow's Hardy Cup final between the Dinos and Thunderbirds:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"I love seeing UBC lose as much as I love seeing U of C win\"\u003C\/div\u003E— Danny Austin (@DannyAustin_9) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DannyAustin_9\/status\/929071872875962370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBy the way, a feel-good story that's definitely needed involves retired U of Calgary employee Jack Neumann ponying up to buy football jerseys. One also has to love the insistence that black be minimized in the design: \"As long as it was scarlet and gold, that’s the Dinos colours, I didn’t want any black in them or third jerseys. I’m not into that kind of stuff.\" Can Neumann be in charge of designing Canada's international hockey jerseys, please?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ERetired Dinos communications director donates football jerseys in perpetuity \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UCDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uBg5yPcuZK\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/uBg5yPcuZK\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCalgary?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#UCalgary\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RzYLREpiqk\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/RzYLREpiqk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— U Calgary (@UCalgary) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCalgary\/status\/928392972013637632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 8, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPtaszek back.\u003C\/b\u003E The rule of thumb is leave for the right opportunity, which \u003Cb\u003EStefan Ptaszek\u003C\/b\u003E never got with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the CFL's long-running gong show. It bears asking whether the greater good, in the hypothetical, is best served by Ptaszek returning to McMaster. McMaster might not be the world-beater of 2011-12, but it seems ensconced in the upper third of OUA. Ptaszek could have more impact keeping Guelph at the big kids' table or helping someone else be the next Waterloo that achieves respectability.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEdmonton Energy? Edmonton Evergreens?\u003C\/b\u003E The higher road beckons with the Edmonton CFL team and its dated moniker. Apologists can play the prevent defence of \u003Ci\u003Ewhat-abouts\u003C\/i\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E strange this only comes up in the playoffs\u003C\/i\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Ethere are bigger issues\u003C\/i\u003E and \u003Ci\u003Enot all Indigenous people are offended\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;all they wish. Those are just arguments in favour of reinforcing Otherness. To torture the football analogy, though, prevent defences don't work for a reason.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EEdmonton mayor urges Eskimos to move quickly on name change \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nlEVPxvsO2\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/nlEVPxvsO2\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/moIc5Dlfx9\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/moIc5Dlfx9\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— CBC Edmonton (@CBCEdmonton) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBCEdmonton\/status\/928700769414598656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECalls from Winnipeg for the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Esks?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Esks\u003C\/a\u003E to change their name has reignited the debate in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/yeg?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#yeg\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AngelaJungCTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@AngelaJungCTV\u003C\/a\u003E asks \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/doniveson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@doniveson\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmontonEsks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@EdmontonEsks\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026amp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ITK_CanadaInuit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@ITK_CanadaInuit\u003C\/a\u003E for their thoughts tonight on CTV News @ 5 \u0026amp; 6: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VMpbWHlN6i\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/VMpbWHlN6i\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GreyCup?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GreyCup\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OneEmpire?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#OneEmpire\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BUpiAXRTFN\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/BUpiAXRTFN\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— CTV Edmonton (@ctvedmonton) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ctvedmonton\/status\/928760660204367873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EAnd as a case in point about reinforcing Otherness, eeeeeeeeeep:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThis is easily the worst (?best?) take on the Eskimos name change. Never change \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SportsFacebook?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#SportsFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q2wr9Aicwc\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/q2wr9Aicwc\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Tyler Yaremchuk (@tyleryaremchuk) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tyleryaremchuk\/status\/928871078700576768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe only get so much energy and, not that anyone asked me, that could be better spent on a name change that, while mostly symbolic, is more in the spirit of inclusion and that whole Diversity Is Strength campaign the CFL launched. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI love the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CFL\u003C\/a\u003E, I love tradition - but it’s time to change the name “Edmonton Eskimos.” It’s not as heinous as “Washington Redskins”, but it’s on the spectrum. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AVrLvoXsec\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/AVrLvoXsec\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Steve Hayman (@shayman) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shayman\/status\/929037894093811713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI got your low-impact change right here: “Edmonton Eskers”. An Esker is a long ridge of gravel and other sediment, typically having a winding course, deposited by meltwater from a retreating glacier or ice sheet.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(It’s not worse than “redblacks” :-)\u003C\/div\u003E— Steve Hayman (@shayman) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shayman\/status\/929052547133968387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u0026quot;I call on all media to stop using the term Eskimos in your reporting so as to respect Inuit\u0026quot; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6aySx4RyBc\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/6aySx4RyBc\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Aylan Couchie (@AylanX) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AylanX\/status\/929887865097551872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 13, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EPlaying defence against a greater woke-ness is just wasted energy.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E'This is why athletes kneel': CFL players and alumni speak out \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iv9V10jfZb\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/iv9V10jfZb\u003C\/a\u003E via \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/macleans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@macleans\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— CFL Headlines (@CFL_Headlines) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFL_Headlines\/status\/928771296514654211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDecember duel.\u003C\/b\u003E Under the heading of \"yes, please,\" currently No. 2-ranked Brock and eternally No. 1 Carleton are moving their Dec. 2 matchup to the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines. Who doesn't have a travelling Jones after learning of that matchup?\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EGAME STORY: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrockMensBall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@BrockMensBall\u003C\/a\u003E led by Cassidy Ryan takes down \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryersonrams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@ryersonrams\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A4JShVVOuj\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/A4JShVVOuj\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Satbir Singh (@SatbirSingh_) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SatbirSingh_\/status\/928473768678297600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECanada’s top two basketball teams to clash at the Meridian Centre \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ONE68He9iG\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/ONE68He9iG\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OUAsport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@OUAsport\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTSca?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@USPORTSca\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrockBadgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@BrockBadgers\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CURavens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CURavens\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CUSNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CUSNetwork\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Brock Badgers (@BrockBadgers) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrockBadgers\/status\/928665505560371200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EBrock \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.brockpress.com\/2017\/11\/cassidy-ryans-career-high-leads-badgers-to-win\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eshowed during its overtime win at Ryerson\u003C\/a\u003E on Wednesday that it has greater depth than previously, given that they had \u003Cb\u003ECassidy Ryan \u003C\/b\u003Elead the scoring in the decisive stages after three of the five starters fouled out. The jump-out stat with Ryerson, both Wednesday and in a loss against Western, was some crooked three-point shooting (combined 11-of-53) and free-throw shooting (a dozen clanks in each). Is that where not having \u003Cb\u003EManny Diressa\u003C\/b\u003E, who didn't play Wednesday, hurts the quality of the looks the Rams get? Yet still, Ryerson nearly beat Brock. \u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EA look at how close \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JvMukama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@JvMukama\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyersonRamsMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@RyersonRamsMBB\u003C\/a\u003E was to knocking off \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrockMensBall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@BrockMensBall\u003C\/a\u003E in regulation last night: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IjyrFqypJv\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/IjyrFqypJv\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Jordan Henry (@Jor_Henry) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jor_Henry\/status\/928846597907083264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESeriously, I'm asking; my straight job doesn't let me get out to as many games as I'd like.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf course, the team that should be everyone's darling is Lethbridge. How about a steal and a buzzer three from \u003Cb\u003EDeJon Burdeaux\u003C\/b\u003E to finish off Mount Royal on Thursday. By the way, Pronghorns coach Mike Hansen, with 280 characters you could have worked in that Burdeaux took only 12 shots while getting his 28 points.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EBurdeaux returns in 4th quarter after hyper-extending his knee and guts out a great performance (28\/10\/3\/2) with a game winner. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UofLPronghorns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UofLPronghorns\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cishoops?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@cishoops\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattbattochio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@mattbattochio\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/windcitysports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@windcitysports\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlobalLeth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@GlobalLeth\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DWoodardHerald?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@DWoodardHerald\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oHk0ZDCxCO\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/oHk0ZDCxCO\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Mike Hansen (@PronghornHoops) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PronghornHoops\/status\/928860831529316352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERoy Halladay, 1977-2017.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Nine is the number of completion and fulfillment. \u003Cb\u003EHarry Leroy Halladay\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Ci\u003Erequiescat in pace\u003C\/i\u003E, embodied those concepts so very thoroughly. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy best stab at an original thought about the deceased Toronto Blue Jays pitcher is that he imparted that baseball in its purest form is in the individual craftsmanship and, for the fan, in learning to identify and appreciate it. What differentiates baseball is it always has some nuance or nook or cranny that will find its way to you and can often be completely ancillary to whether your favourite team has legitimate World Series chances. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHey \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlueJays?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#BlueJays\u003C\/a\u003E fam. Folks will be gathering tomorrow evening at 7pm outside gates 5\/6 of the SkyDome as a tribute to Roy Halladay. Please join us. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIPDoc?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#RIPDoc\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8GwCR6mSf9\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/8GwCR6mSf9\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Jenn Smith (@Baseball_Jenn) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Baseball_Jenn\/status\/928707979133595648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Toronto sports fan needed someone to deliver that lesson in the aughts, since let's face it, to be a Blue Jays fan from 1985-93 was to be spoiled rotten. I began cheering for the Jays as soon as I could, but it was not until I was 18 years old that they had a going-nowhere-fast season. In that sense, Halladay perfectly was suited for a fanbase that had to re-learn how to love a game for what it is. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo me at least, the Jays might not have been worth an emotional investment 100 per cent of the time, but you had to be completely engrossed when Roy was pitching. The bond felt real. One Toronto columnist, apparently not realizing why so many people were mourning Halladay's death, wrote, \"The sad truth of Halladay’s Jays career, of course, is that not a single one of those starts truly mattered.\" \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFalse. Every one mattered.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESeparating art and artist.\u003C\/b\u003E It is a terrible time to be an abusive man, unless you're protected by a congressional majority. A reckoning for people who made life miserable for multiple humans, well, who would not get behind that? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is discomfiting, though, that there is an automatic response that the work of the latest disgraced performer —\u003Cb\u003E Louis C.K.\u003C\/b\u003E, whoever — should be erased. That's not a call to binge-watch all of C.K.'s comedy specials. But it's another form of enabling — enabling people to forgive themselves without thinking of why they did not take action against men whom they knew to be treating other people badly. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFading people from memory can reduce the urgency to learn from it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ELet’s discuss solutions. How can we prevent this? We must look at what happened more deeply and learn. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/defJkwlfAo\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/defJkwlfAo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JuddApatow\/status\/929387185584922624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGetting back to the point, scrubbing entertainers from existence is unhealthy. I've gone along with that, but it was selective and based as much on personal taste as disgust. \u003Cb\u003EWoody Allen\u003C\/b\u003E? We get it, you have neuroses.\u003Cb\u003E Kevin Spacey \u003C\/b\u003Egot overexposed in the 1990s and\u003Ci\u003E American Beauty\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;was a bad film, a deal-breaker.\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Jian Ghomeshi\u003C\/b\u003E was a fine interviewer but always carried on like he had been asked to solve the world's problems. And so on.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat erasure, can removes the possibility of examining why we were taken in, seduced. On \u003Ci\u003ESlate\u003C\/i\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EWilla Paskin\u003C\/b\u003E wrote of C.K.'s HBO comedy series, \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/browbeat\/2017\/11\/10\/watching_louie_in_light_of_allegations_against_louis_c_k.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe only bad option is not to think about it. The revelations, as damning as they are, don't make the show worthless, though they do make it a very different kind of document\u003C\/a\u003E.\" \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhy does the abuser get the benefit of the doubt, always, while the willingness to hear from abusers goes up and down?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELest we forget.\u003C\/b\u003E Don't read just one article about a Canadian war hero, but do read the piece that \u003Cb\u003EJoe O'Connor \u003C\/b\u003Ecrafted about Passchendaele veteran \u003Cb\u003ECecil Kinross\u003C\/b\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EHeroes, the lucky ones, come home, where their life stories — unlike their war story — continue. Kinross took out that German machine gun in a profound act of bravery, but at a profound personal cost. Passchendaele changed him. It made him the hero he was, but less of who he had been, or might have hoped to be. (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/they-gave-him-a-medal-and-named-a-mountain-after-him-but-this-passchendaele-veterans-story-is-a-tragedy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENational Post\u003C\/a\u003E, Nov. 9)\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt the end of the day, that's what's left after all the commemorations, the poppies, the \"thanks Grandpa\" posts. Sensing that is why I usually chose to be alone in quiet reflection on Nov. 11. That's classic avoidance, no doubt, but it also feels like the message has shifted within my lifetime. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the '80s, when more Second World War veterans were around to impart the message there was a much strong sense of \"never again\" when it came to war, an idea that such a conflict must be avoided at all costs. I do not see that as much at a grass-roots level or at a global level anymore, since everyone plays\u003Ci\u003E Call of Duty \u003C\/i\u003Eand global capital loves funding a war.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECecil Kinross VC: The tragic life of a Canadian war hero. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Gj9YVh4ai\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/0Gj9YVh4ai\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zzuUYSuj6u\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/zzuUYSuj6u\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Joe O'Connor (@oconnorwrites) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oconnorwrites\/status\/928988971606204416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESurely \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LestWeForget?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LestWeForget\u003C\/a\u003E is meaningless unless we genuinely try to prevent war and conflict, unless we elect leaders who reject violence as a policy, unless we look to a radically different path. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RemembranceDay?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#RemembranceDay\u003C\/a\u003E must be more than mere words.\u003C\/div\u003E— Michael Coren (@michaelcoren) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelcoren\/status\/929352646393253888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe final word, the best word, just a tremendous word for 2017.\u003C\/b\u003E Voilà!\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1uIJAPtTiG\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/1uIJAPtTiG\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— worddiction (@worddiction) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/worddiction\/status\/927407319016669185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 6, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Ci\u003EApanthropinization.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat takes in everything. \u003Cb\u003EDonald Trump \u003C\/b\u003Esides with \u003Cb\u003EPutin \u003C\/b\u003Eover the U.S. intelligence community who risk their lives getting sensitive information, on Veterans Day no less, and some Americans still support him? \u003Ci\u003ELet it go.\u003C\/i\u003E Religiously minded voters in Alabama are insistent on voting for a child-molesting Republican instead of his Democrat opponent who prosecuted people who, wait for it, bombed a church during the Civil Rights era? \u003Ci\u003EQue sera, que sera.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EDonald Trump's chemistry with the truth \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VcEoePrT3n\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/VcEoePrT3n\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Curtis Harris (@curtismharris) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/curtismharris\/status\/929521858327621632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7381463593941058762\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/in-for-dozen-aus-cancels-loney-bowl-and.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7381463593941058762"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7381463593941058762"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/in-for-dozen-aus-cancels-loney-bowl-and.html","title":"In For A Dozen: AUS cancels Loney Bowl in craven decision, awards Acadia league title, but Saint Mary's takes it to court"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/wsv7-7E1lVg\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-1851485259944615498"},"published":{"$t":"2017-11-06T13:24:00.004-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-11-07T08:46:23.424-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Editorializing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eligibility"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Loney Bowl"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mounties"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Saint Mary's Archelaus Jack ends up as a political football, for shame"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"#ChampSZN now includes lawyerball.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thechronicleherald.ca\/sports\/1517598-huskies-defeat-x-men-in-aus-semifinal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESaint Mary's defeated St. Francis Xavier in the AUS football semifinal on Saturday\u003C\/a\u003E. That should be that .sThe statute of limitations on eligibility questions, in any sane universe, should be up well before the start of the playoffs. If no one called a team on it after the first couple games, well, too bad. Yet here we are, since a mountain has been made out of a situation that Saint Mary's surely was aware of since the day the player in question, believed to be wide receiver and former Saskatchewan Roughriders practice squadder \u003Cb\u003EArchelaus Jack\u003C\/b\u003E, took his talents to the south end of Halifax.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrom \u003Cb\u003EJim Mullin\u003C\/b\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI'm understanding the SMU ineligible player situation has gone \"thermonuclear legal\". Huskies lawyering up while USports is considering vacating SMU season. No end in sight. Ridiculous this is happening during playoffs. Something has to change. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrownCountdownU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@KrownCountdownU\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UdontknowJack?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#UdontknowJack\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/927314632422731777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003EDoes anyone really believe there is the will to overturn a playoff game and send St. Francis Xavier to the Loney Bowl against Acadia, thus erasing the game that was played?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EAnyone with a passing familiarity with university football knows about the Aug. 15 cut-off date for players on practice squads. By rule, an athlete who played university ball the season prior must be released in order to be eligible to play the upcoming season. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EIs that applicable to Archelaus Jack? The CTV Atlantic article published on the eve of the game purports it is: \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlantic.ctvnews.ca\/smu-football-season-may-be-in-jeopardy-due-to-possible-ineligible-player-1.3662956\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAccording to U Sports eligibility rules, a player with CFL opportunities can return to the university level if they are no longer listed on the player roster after Aug. 15. Otherwise, they can't play for 365 days.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlantic.ctvnews.ca\/smu-football-season-may-be-in-jeopardy-due-to-possible-ineligible-player-1.3662956\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlantic.ctvnews.ca\/smu-football-season-may-be-in-jeopardy-due-to-possible-ineligible-player-1.3662956\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\"The CFL confirmed with CTV News Friday that Jack was released Oct. 11, 2016, bringing into question his eligibility for the five games he played for SMU between Aug. 25 and Sept. 30 this season\u003C\/a\u003E.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat typically has come into play with student-athletes who were drafted by the CFL after their fourth season, stuck around for the early portion of the regular season and then opted to return to school, for whatever reasons. Regarding Jack, though, he was not a university player in 2016, or '15. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mississauga.com\/sports-story\/7416174-longhorns-have-professional-football-aspirations\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJack played in the Northern Football Conference with the Oakville Longhorns\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHow would U Sports have jurisdiction over the decisions of a human being who was playing somewhere else?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe legal interpretations and grey areas within that Aug. 15 rule can be parsed by people at a much, much higher pay grade than I, a hobby blogger who works a straight job. There have been more than a few instances of players coming into the U Sports\/CIS\/CIAU by way of a CFL stint. I cannot quote chapter and verse about whther each one got his walking papers from the pro league by Aug. 15, and that is precisely the point. It was never contestable until last week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAgain, I don't want to play internet lawyer or take people into the wrong grey areas. There's letter of the law and the spirit of a law. Is it possible that the Aug. 15 cut-off date only applies to \u003Ci\u003Ereturning\u003C\/i\u003E players? Also, based on my limited understanding, if something is a common enough practice, then the courts' wont is to take that as case law.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat's a convoluted way of saying this can only get uglier the longer it is pressed. A flag definitely should be thrown on the well-after-the-fact whistle-blowers. The timing fails the sniff test. And U Sports, ideally, would have the perspective to realize three things:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIt is bad optics to make any student-athlete a political football. \u003C\/b\u003EThis is a league that has long acknowledged that there is no one, direct from high school to university at age 18, path to becoming a university student-athlete and using that, ideally, to better oneself. And here the person is not being put first.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EA league should not have the limited amount of oxygen it gets in the Canadian media landscape used up on a controversy where no one comes out smelling good.\u003C\/b\u003E It's always bothered me that in the general news judgement of the typical Canadian media outlet, a university team forfeiting games or cancelling a season is newsworthy, but their actual games are not. And here is U Sports\u003Ci\u003E fanning the flames\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAgain, if this is such a problem, have an auditor of football eligibility. \u003C\/b\u003EFor a salary in the mid to high five figures, surely a qualified person can be found, who can make sure the reals are 100-per-cent crystal clear amd make sure every player has the all-clear. This should not be decided by ad hoc committees after someone basically runs up to the teacher to tattle-tale.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAn annual salary and benefits amounting to, ballpark figure, 100 grand a year works out to fewer than four grand per team. No one's going to go broke chipping in to fund that position.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOr in this case, takes their sweet time strolling over in order to time things to have the maximum impact on the AUS playoffs and the media. That seems curious and dubious.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAgain, I'm no lawyer nor am I a fly on the wall of any conference rooms. But I doubt that Acadia is acting like it has to prepare to play either SMU or St. FX.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EAn athlete who was on a CFL PR in 2016 should not be sidelined while players in 2017 were in camp, CFLX and\/or PR in 2017 and returned to their U Sports teams. In addition, he was not U Sports \u0026quot;property\u0026quot; in 16. Simplify. Play a CFL game \u0026amp; you are out. Easy to track.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/927732327576256512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EWhat are the good things to be generated out of this? Clean up by-laws. Redefine relationship with CFL. Sanction non-conforming team. Hire a full-time \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@USports\u003C\/a\u003E football person. For me, it\u0026#39;s clear this is a moment which should produce progressive change, \u0026amp; eliminate embarrassment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/927733652393418753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EWhat are the good things to be generated out of this? Clean up by-laws. Redefine relationship with CFL. Sanction non-conforming team. Hire a full-time \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@USports\u003C\/a\u003E football person. For me, it\u0026#39;s clear this is a moment which should produce progressive change, \u0026amp; eliminate embarrassment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/927733652393418753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EAgreed. The rule may be out of sync, but it\u0026#39;s there and should be respected as such. Either use your alternative, or if you\u0026#39;ve played a CFL regular season game and you\u0026#39;re a professional. It\u0026#39;s the elemental way to deal with eligibility. Scrap the rest of the bylaw language.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/927738267209842688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother update:\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EWorking on a developing story.... The situation at SMU continues to get worse. Colzie’s job may be on the line when all is said and done.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Mike Still (@mikestill94) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikestill94\/status\/927725461525934080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/1851485259944615498\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-saint-marys-archelaus-jack.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1851485259944615498"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1851485259944615498"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-saint-marys-archelaus-jack.html","title":"Football: Saint Mary's Archelaus Jack ends up as a political football, for shame"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-716915334083444470"},"published":{"$t":"2017-11-04T22:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-11-04T22:07:40.785-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Editorializing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eligibility"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Bears"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regina Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rouge et Or"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Conference Semifinal Saturday thread ... Laurier-Western, SMU-Acadia on one bracket, Montréal-Laval in the other; and Happy Eligibility Controversy Week!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Peak U Sports: a team playing with a receiver whose eligibility was openly questioned in the media wins a playoff game on a missed field-goal single in the last minute.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENo, that's not a crisis of an organization's own making\u003Ci\u003E at all.\u003C\/i\u003E Saint Mary's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/fball\/2017-18\/postseason\/postseason-boxscores\/20171104_5a20.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Egritted out a 16-15 AUS semifinal win against St. Francis Xavier\u003C\/a\u003E. While they pulled it out at the eleventh hour, somehow, in the 11th week of a 14-week season, whether receiver\u003Cb\u003E Archelaus Jack \u003C\/b\u003Eshould have been playing games in September became A Thing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELogically, Saint Mary's would not have gone ahead and played Jack if it did not believe the issue had been cleared and wasn't going to be a problem. The wide receiver had a game-high 72 yards, including the only touchdown of the game by either side, one day after \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlantic.ctvnews.ca\/smu-football-season-may-be-in-jeopardy-due-to-possible-ineligible-player-1.3662956\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECTV Atlantic got confirmation that Jack was on the Saskatchewan Roughriders practice roster as late as the second week of October 2016\u003C\/a\u003E. There is supposed to be 365-day sit-out rule for any player who was on a CFL \"taxi squad\" after August. 15. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe fact that no one at the highest pay grade where the buck stops noticed a potential issue should be the real within-the-context-of-sports outrage. Either it's checked out by the end of August or it isn't. If it takes until Nov. 3 for a gatekeeper to, guh, \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlantic.ctvnews.ca\/smu-football-season-may-be-in-jeopardy-due-to-possible-ineligible-player-1.3662956\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E(start) its investigation Friday and is (strike) a committee to look into the allegation\u003C\/a\u003E,\" then that's a broader problem. Hire an auditor to look after football eligibilty and do nothing else, please!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnyway, semifinal — is there any word more thrilling to the human soul! It holds the promise of playing a trophy game the following week and the sheer horror of having a winter of our discontent descend far too soon. Even if one's team was stood to get stomped real good in the conference final, at least you had that extra week of football, eh?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThree of four conference finals will be rematches, including Montréal-Laval for the fifth consecutive season and UBC-Calgary for the third in succession. The Laurier-Western matchup is the first rematch Yates Cup since 2004.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe record for largest Yates Cup blowout is shared by Windsor, but that could change quickly.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Western, going in reverse order, has scored 66, 63 and 51 points in its last three games, and won by margins of 54, 53 and 37. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is a 1983 Nebraska Cornhuskers level of domination and I don't see Miami Hurricanes dynasty waiting in the wings.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaurier kept up its end of the bargain with setting up a Rematch! by winning a field goal-fest — my most hated of fests — against McMaster. Montages and oral histories of the last 8½ minutes of the 2016 Yates Cup for everyone. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tmwomfiD2NI\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is not quite the same this time. The meat in the reality sandwich is that Mustangs look even more imperious than they did 52 weeks ago. Laurier can still play some defence, but last year its offence was building toward a peak and this year's Golden Hawks offence has trended in an inauspicious direction since an injury to QB \u003Cb\u003EMichael Knevel\u003C\/b\u003E pushed young \u003Cb\u003ETristan Arndt \u003C\/b\u003Einto the breach.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe last time the same two teams played in the Yates in successive seasons was 2003 and '04, Laurier and McMaster.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI am being a little facetious about the record for largest margin of victory in a Yates Cup game. It won't be that bad, but if this was a game down south Western would probably be a 21- to 24-point favourite and no one would be afraid to state otherwise. I am not averring that Laurier has no chance, since some of those three-touchdown 'dogs win on the field.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe actual record for winning margin in the Yates Cup is 57 points, shared by Queen's (1964) and Windsor (1975). I know, it seemed weird to me too that Windsor is on the right side of a scoring record, let alone one for a championship game.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's squeaks through. \u003C\/b\u003EAs alluded to up top, it is bad optics to have an eligibility issue come up in the first week of November. It's doubtful the furor ended with the St. FX-SMU game itself.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESaint Mary's appears to believe it has done nothing wrong. But if they broke a rule it would appear forfeit is the only remedy. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wjNbJID3R6\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/wjNbJID3R6\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— monty mosher (@justplainmonty) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justplainmonty\/status\/926811688107761664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EGonna be an interesting week in AUS football. 16-15 SMU final in semi.\u003C\/div\u003E— monty mosher (@justplainmonty) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justplainmonty\/status\/926901118529163264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EThere's no remedy to this that won't end without someone saying, \"Well that went slightly better than the worst it could have gone.\"\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary gets its third wind. \u003C\/b\u003EAlways a sucker for a running back jetting outside on third-and-short and scoring a dagger touchdown. Well-done, \u003Cb\u003EJeshrun Antwi\u003C\/b\u003E! And with that, Calgary will host another Hardy Cup game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🏈 | \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PRime_tiM321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@PRime_tiM321\u003C\/a\u003E with a BIG touchdown as the Dinos take a 36-22 lead with 1:43 remaining!! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QZp1mROwJm\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/QZp1mROwJm\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/926927707853565952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EIn UFC terms, SMU's win against St. FX could get the game-of-the-day bonus since it was not decided until th final play. Some people like offence and \u003Cb\u003EAdam Sinagra\u003C\/b\u003E's Calgary offence (648 yards, 475 passing) and \u003Cb\u003EBrad Bake\u003C\/b\u003Er's Alberta attack (493, 429) had a lot of it.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe CFL game on the same field on Friday did not have an offensive touchdown, but that's hardly a fair comparison.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMontréal at Laval for the Dunsmore Cup. \u003C\/b\u003EFor only the fifth consecutive season and seventh out of the last nine! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd if we want to strain the MMA analogies, that was probably like a\u003Cb\u003E Georges St-Pierre\u003C\/b\u003E fight during his peak years. Take a backseat to no one in respecting the technical mastery but boy, was that ever perfunctory.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe games themselves: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAtlantic\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's 16,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003ESt. Francis Xavier 15\u003C\/b\u003E — The Huskies kept up their pattern of putting up numbers on the stat sheet, 435 yards, including 300-plus in the final 30 minutes, if not the scoreboard. I'm glass half-full about that; if the production is there, it's more likely a team will start finishing, rather than stop moving the ball. It's like.when you were a kid and your parents warned you about spoiling your appetite. There's going to be another appetite.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECase in point, the Huskies lost the ball inside X's 10-yard line in the third quarter. But right after \u003Cb\u003EKaleb Scott \u003C\/b\u003Eput together a neat six-play drive that ended with Jack catching a touchdown.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SMUHuskies?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@SMUHuskies\u003C\/a\u003E down StFX 16-15 in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SubwayAtlantic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@SubwayAtlantic\u003C\/a\u003E AUS Football Semifinal to advance to next week's Loney Bowl game: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/olBCiLIzyE\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/olBCiLIzyE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— AUS_SUA (@AUS_SUA) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AUS_SUA\/status\/926903381117014022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAntoine Lyte-Myers\u003C\/b\u003E interception with 1:57 left in a tied game sparked Saint Mary's to get in range for a go-ahead single on a missed field goal. The X-Men opted against a Hail Mary or a Madame Lateral play to let\u003Cb\u003E Jonathan Heidebrecht \u003C\/b\u003Etry a 68-yard field goal on the last play. Please tell me they put men onside for that.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECanada West\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary 39, Alberta 22\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E— It took a good 2½ quarters before the Dinos tilted the field. One snap after Alberta got to even terms midway through the third quarter, Calgary's\u003Cb\u003E Ab Abdel-Rahim \u003C\/b\u003Escored on an 88-yard reception. The Dinos never led by fewer than seven points again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🏈 | Abdel-Rahim with a touchdown on the Dinos' first play after the Bears touchdown! They lead 23-16! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lXEUpFm7Ey\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/lXEUpFm7Ey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/926915643890270210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Dinos, who were still without receiver Michael Klukas, are apparently back in form but please keep in mind that even with the mail-in job by Calgary last week, the Alberta defence is still statistically week. They allowed the most yards of anyone who made the Canada West playoffs, gave up the most passing yards and were second-last with 24 disruptions. (That's a made-up category for combined fumble recoveries, interceptions and sacks.) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;No. 6 UBC 28, No. 9 Regina 21\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;— The 'Bird gang, and please come up with a better nickname for that defence, UBC sports communications, made enough plays to thwart a Regina comeback.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHUGE PLAY! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Elliot_G98?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@Elliot_G98\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E'Birds 28 - Rams 21\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBirdsGo?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoBirdsGo\u003C\/a\u003E | \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HardyCup81?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#HardyCup81\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PYhL9C7XZS\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/PYhL9C7XZS\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UBC Thunderbirds (@ubctbirds) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ubctbirds\/status\/926975323744247809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E.\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tha_RisingStar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@Tha_RisingStar\u003C\/a\u003E knocks down the Hail Mary!!!\u003Cbr \/\u003E'Birds win! 'Birds win!\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBirdsGo?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoBirdsGo\u003C\/a\u003E | \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HardyCup81?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#HardyCup81\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EJJhjrlUNt\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/EJJhjrlUNt\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UBC Thunderbirds (@ubctbirds) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ubctbirds\/status\/926979830171688960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EBy the way, since that was wide receiver Trivel Pinto breaking up the Hail Mary pass, you can't say the UBC offensive players didn't have any big plays in the second half. In the rain in Vancouver, UBC didn't score any offensive points in the second half. Being sporadic is unlikely to get it done against the Dinos.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOntario\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENo. 5 Laurier 19, No. 7 McMaster 6\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E— Laurier's veteran defensive back\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EScott Hutter\u003C\/b\u003E broke up a potential touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter, keeping Laurier ahead and the game from getting interesting.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConference semifinals in Ontario often do involve one team just trying not to screw up a good thing and that was Laurier in a matchup that presented stout defences and low-risk, low-yield offences with young quarters, the Golden Hawks' \u003Cb\u003ETristan Arndt \u003C\/b\u003Eand Mac's \u003Cb\u003EJackson White\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter Mac got within four points, Laurier did a decent job of closing up. Chunk-yard plays in both offensive phases from \u003Cb\u003ELevondre Gordon \u003C\/b\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003EKurleigh Gittens Jr.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;helped Laurier seal the win with field goals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EArndt did show a flash of potential by hanging in against a free rusher to deliver the deep shot to Gittens that set up the late field goal that opened a 10-point lead.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMac's longest play from scrimmage was on a fake punt.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"\u003E🔥\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Back4More?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Back4More\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreHAWKS?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#WeAreHAWKS\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LYhQhGCKGI\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/LYhQhGCKGI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laurier Golden Hawks (@WLUAthletics) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLUAthletics\/status\/926905851834785792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E110th Yates Cup, we see you 🔥 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreHAWKS?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#WeAreHAWKS\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OCS1NxkZuO\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/OCS1NxkZuO\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laurier Golden Hawks (@WLUAthletics) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLUAthletics\/status\/926909865376845824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENo. 2 Western 66,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENo. 8 Guelph 12\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E—\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EGuelph might have a chance, they said.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;The Mustang machine rolled up 28 points during the second quarter to decide the issue very early. They hit half-a-hundred before the game was 42 minutes old.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gryphons touchdown came through a 102-yard fumble return by \u003Cb\u003ENick Parisotto\u003C\/b\u003E.\u0026nbsp;That runback covered more yardage than the Gryphons netted the entire day. True story. Unless Western had 12 separate misfortunes befall its defensive starters — one maybe; two sure; three there's an outsid chance, but 12? — there isn't much point in offering further commentary.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EFOOTBALL | Final score | \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/westernu?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#westernu\u003C\/a\u003E 66 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guelph_gryphons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@guelph_gryphons\u003C\/a\u003E 12 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PurpleReign?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#PurpleReign\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Western Mustangs (@WesternMustangs) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs\/status\/926899620063481856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQuebec\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENo. 1 Laval 45, Sherbrooke 0 (fourth quarter)\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;— The Vert et Or are now 0-27 all-time against Laval, and it's now more than two years since its last offensive TD against Laval. Bishop's was allowed to go join another league; might the same accommodation be extended to Sherbrooke? Let them switch with an Ottawa-area school and then have Western join the RSEQ to even the numbers out?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust a thought. Rouge et Or QB \u003Cb\u003EHugo Richard\u003C\/b\u003E had three rushing touchdowns and passed for a fourth. Very\u003Cb\u003E Phill Côté\u003C\/b\u003E-esque.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENo. 3 Montréal 42, Concordia 20\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E— Finally, a game where each team had points. In a way, that makes them both winners but in another, more accurate way, Montréal is the winner.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERichard's Carabins counterpart,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ESamuel Caron\u003C\/b\u003E, had two touchdowns by air and one by land. How drearily conventional. But defensive back\u003Cb\u003E Jordan Perrin \u003C\/b\u003Ehad an 80-yard pick-six. That's better.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EDirection : Coupe Dunsmore. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8LbcpphjVj\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/8LbcpphjVj\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Carabins (@Carabins) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carabins\/status\/926925257092550662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Stingers got their Big 12 on in the first quarter with a three-play, 86-yard drive that used only 76 seconds.\u003Cb\u003E Adam Vance \u003C\/b\u003Ehad two 42-yard strikes on the drive, the second a touchdown pass to\u003Cb\u003E Jarryd Taylor\u003C\/b\u003E. More of that next season, please, Concordia.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/716915334083444470\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-conference-semifinal-saturday.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/716915334083444470"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/716915334083444470"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-conference-semifinal-saturday.html","title":"Football: Conference Semifinal Saturday thread ... Laurier-Western, SMU-Acadia on one bracket, Montréal-Laval in the other; and Happy Eligibility Controversy Week!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/tmwomfiD2NI\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2634634764660740286"},"published":{"$t":"2017-10-27T21:30:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-10-29T15:29:31.084-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Bears"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gryphons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marauders"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Top 10 Tracker: Western has to be No. 1 now, eh? Calgary crushed by Alberta; Laval locks up No. 1 in Quebec; McMaster and Guelph win OUA quarters"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Better to be slightly late on the epiphany than the last to know, eh? Western has to be No. 1, what with being the last undefeated team after Calgary went through the motions and lost — wait for it — \u003Ci\u003E53-3\u003C\/i\u003E against Alberta in a game that was immaterial to the Dinos' standings.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe rule of thumb when a 7-0 team that is locked into first place loses is that is shouldn't affect the ranking if the score was respectable. It can be a canary in the coal mine (see Western losing 37-0 against Queen's in its finale in 2011, before losing the Yates Cup at home by three touchdowns three weeks later). It can also be a one-off, or even \"a well-orchestrated loss\" as Queen's coach Pat Sheahan termed it following his team's national championship season in 2009.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut 53 to three, that looks rather abject for Calgary. It's also a huge feat for Alberta, which is making strides toward respectability under coach \u003Cb\u003EChris Morris\u003C\/b\u003E. All that shook out to send in a Top 10 ballot as follows:\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"ro\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EMy \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/usports?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#usports\u003C\/a\u003E FB Top 10\u003Cbr\u003E1 Western\u003Cbr\u003E2 Laval\u003Cbr\u003E3 Calgary\u003Cbr\u003E4 Montréal\u003Cbr\u003E5 UBC\u003Cbr\u003E6 Laurier\u003Cbr\u003E7 McMaster\u003Cbr\u003E8 Guelph\u003Cbr\u003E9 Acadia\u003Cbr\u003E10 Alberta \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OUA?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#OUA\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/uagree?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#uagree\u003C\/a\u003E?\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Neate Sager (@n8sager) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/n8sager\/status\/924715450738417664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 29, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe reigning gridiron-football gurus out in western Canada were right to believe the Western (Ontario) Mustangs are Canada's best. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EU SPORTS Football Top 10: Undefeated \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UCDinos\u003C\/a\u003E move up to No. 1\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aCkVxd9nyB\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/aCkVxd9nyB\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OJfZrHyN1u\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/OJfZrHyN1u\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— U SPORTS (@USPORTSca) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTSca\/status\/922862731048263682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 24, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EThat is the way it goes. The FieldTurf always looks greener on the other side of the country.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECharting the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Power7?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Power7\u003C\/a\u003E teams in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USportsFB?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#USportsFB\u003C\/a\u003E this year. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrownCountdownU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@KrownCountdownU\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oxIC5J9XsU\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/oxIC5J9XsU\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/922617419687911425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 24, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EOh, the irony. The week I actually move the Dinos off of number one... \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5oiYVIl3C1\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/5oiYVIl3C1\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Gord R. (@GARandall) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GARandall\/status\/922928200040116224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 24, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe bullet points on this Saturday of action:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlberta 53, Calgary 3.\u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThat happened. \u003C\/i\u003EThe Golden Bears, who were 0-4 at one point. won by a sufficiently large enough margin to get the last Canada West playoff berth and a semifinal date against none other than Calgary,. Whether Alberta will be competitive now that Calgary will face actually stakes remains to be seen, but the transformation is enlivening. Receiver\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ETylor Henry \u003C\/b\u003Escored four touchdowns and\u003Cb\u003E Ed Ilnicki \u003C\/b\u003Eincreased\u0026nbsp;his rushing tally to a Canada West-record 1,468 yards. That's \u003Ci\u003E184 per game.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🏈 The Dinos will have another crack at the Golden Bears: the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CWplayoffs?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#CWplayoffs\u003C\/a\u003E start Saturday. 1 pm, McMahon Stadium.\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3XRIgbMZNy\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/3XRIgbMZNy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/924481533917855744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 29, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThere were many people and pundits that counted out the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UABearsFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UABearsFootball\u003C\/a\u003E after 0-4 start, but they gutted it out and are now playoff bound!\u003C\/div\u003E— Jason Hills (@hillsyjay) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hillsyjay\/status\/924482911348301824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 29, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThere were many people and pundits that counted out the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UABearsFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UABearsFootball\u003C\/a\u003E after 0-4 start, but they gutted it out and are now playoff bound!\u003C\/div\u003E— Jason Hills (@hillsyjay) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hillsyjay\/status\/924482911348301824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 29, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC will host Regina in the Canada West semifinal.\u003C\/b\u003E The Thunderbirds scored 35 points in the second \u003Ci\u003Equarter\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;and routed the Rams 44-15. They'll play again. Quarterback Michael O'Connor was out of the game after 2½ quarters.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval strengthens its case for No. 1; then again, Westenr's got stronger.\u003C\/b\u003E The defending national champions blew out Concordia on Friday night; the run for a repeat begins at home next week against Sherbrooke.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELyons roars for No. 7 McMaster.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;McMaster and Laurier will meet in the OUA semifinal again, after the Marauders' 12-9 closer-than-it-should-have-been win against Queen's. Running back \u003Cb\u003EJordan Lyons\u003C\/b\u003E tied OUA's single-game record for carries (39) and had the second-most yards (319) in a Canadian university playoff game. Still, it wasn't in the bag until Sam linebacker\u003Cb\u003E Eric Blake \u003C\/b\u003Eintercepted a pass at Mac's 35-yard line with 1:20 left.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENo. 9 Guelph gets another shot at No. 3 Western.\u003C\/b\u003E The only team that has been able to hang with the 'Stangs will get another shot at doing so next week in London. Guelph, with QB\u003Cb\u003E James Roberts\u003C\/b\u003E returning from the brain injury he suffered four weeks ago against McMaster, rolled by 22 points against Ottawa.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EHere's the Top 10 tracker for the week, to be updated as results pour in from across Canada.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary (7-1 Canada West, 53-3 loss against Alberta)\u003C\/b\u003E — Is being No. 1 the best thing \u003Ci\u003Ementally\u003C\/i\u003E? It can also prove to be an albatross. \u003Ci\u003E(Note: this was written before the games started.)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🏈 | \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dinos_Football?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@Dinos_Football\u003C\/a\u003E comes in at No. 1 in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTSca?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@USPORTSca\u003C\/a\u003E Football Top 10 for the first time since November 2015!\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreAllDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#WeAreAllDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GLUWUwrZUq\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/GLUWUwrZUq\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/922865921592508416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 24, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🏈PREVIEW | The Dinos look to keep things rolling into the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CWplayoffs?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#CWplayoffs\u003C\/a\u003E as they host the Bears.\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EREAD➡️\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TVQobkFOsz\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/TVQobkFOsz\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bk80RTtT1W\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/bk80RTtT1W\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/923270590810636288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 25, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EIt was a nothing game for Calgary ... it was a nothing game for Calgary. They can't really be No. 1 after such a lopsided loss, but the floor is No. 3. I can't think of a team which once lost a game by 50 points going on to win the Vanier Cup, but I know of at least one national championship team who had a 35-point loss.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EDinos playing rookies at both corners and its been a work in progress today. Dinos packing box to stop illnicki but that's leaving no help.\u003C\/div\u003E— Jon (@jonathanwhudson) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanwhudson\/status\/924361324741537792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 28, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EDinos playing like they pulled too many pieces out of the Jenga tower for this game.\u003C\/div\u003E— Jon (@jonathanwhudson) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanwhudson\/status\/924374346520444928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 28, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EMostly it was first 7 series. Fumble, Fumble, Missed FG, Fumble, Punt, Int, turnover on downs in end zone. Half finished with two more punts\u003C\/div\u003E— Jon (@jonathanwhudson) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanwhudson\/status\/924449807816523776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 29, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval (7-1 RSEQ, 46-14 road win at Concordia )\u003C\/b\u003E — Scored a point-per-minute pace in the first half on Friday as they locked first place in the RSEQ, and\u003Cb\u003E Hugo Richard \u003C\/b\u003Eaveraged a cool 8.8 per pass. It's 1A and 1B with Western at No. 1.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EKrown Countdown U: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Laval?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Laval\u003C\/a\u003E reclaims top spot in Quebec \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Els1yEXN7c\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/Els1yEXN7c\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USports?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#USports\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCAA?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#NCAA\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T7GG9eYoat\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/T7GG9eYoat\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— 3DownNation (@3DownNation) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3DownNation\/status\/923326805204971520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 25, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern (8-0 OUA, host semifinal on Nov. 4)\u003C\/b\u003E — Lines win championships. Western is good on both sides of the line. Ergo, Western has a better argument for No. 1 than it did before, especially with the way it handled its make-it-quick meaningless last regular-season game.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThis story about \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@WesternMustangs\u003C\/a\u003E O-line ran last week. This has a few adjustments. Thanks to David Brown. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fTwLJ4wRvO\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/fTwLJ4wRvO\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Morris Dalla Costa (@MoDaCoatLFPress) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoDaCoatLFPress\/status\/922618358750744576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 24, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMontréal (6-1 RSEQ, 27-17\u0026nbsp; home win against McGill)\u003C\/b\u003E — Got the McGill game over with and will face Concordia in the semifinal, for the first time since Gastro-Gate. The Carabins should stay at No. 4.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\"\u003E🏈 - Les Carabins concluent leur saison sur une victoire\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oL0PM14AtR\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/oL0PM14AtR\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Carabins (@Carabins) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carabins\/status\/924407106865975297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 28, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIs it odd that four of five teams in Quebec make the playoffs, while the Atlantic takes three of five? Not especially. With the egos in Quebec City and Montreal it's impossible to see any acquiescence to the first-place winner getting to rest up, and the Little Three probably could not stand having to compete for one spot, like Olympic divers who all know they're competing for bronze after the Chinese pair finish 1-2.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurier (6-2 OUA, host semifinal Nov. 4) \u003C\/b\u003E— Perhaps \u003Cb\u003EMichael Knevel\u003C\/b\u003E, wearing the braid of Yates Cup-winning quarterback who lead a lightning-in-a-bottle comeback against Western, will be healthy in two weeks' time. Or Laurier has\u003Cb\u003E Tristan Arndt \u003C\/b\u003Eto turn loose, possibly against the McMaster team that he lit up last Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat is for sure is nothing will be confirmed from the depth charts, which in OUA are exchanged on the eve of the game. Laurier played a guessing game before that 40-15 rout two weeks ago.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC (6-2 Canada West, 44-15 home win against No. 8 Regina)\u003C\/b\u003E — They're still unlikely to host a Hardy Cup, but could they end up home for the Mitchell Bowl if Calgary keeps going down its current path? The Thunderbirds defence had five sacks on Saturday, and if Calgary's having pass-protection issues, then look out.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E'Birds win the right to host the Hardy Cup semifinal vs Regina with a 44-15 victory on Oct 28th's fan appreciation day. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBirdsGo?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoBirdsGo\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oFcIcyBjA5\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/oFcIcyBjA5\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UBC Thunderbirds (@ubctbirds) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ubctbirds\/status\/924419418024587265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 28, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E.\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UBC\u003C\/a\u003E football scores huge 44-15 win over \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reginarams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@reginarams\u003C\/a\u003E to clinch home playoff game. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBirdsGo?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoBirdsGo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E📡: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/htsumura?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@htsumura\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003ERecap: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wBONOMt4bb\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/wBONOMt4bb\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xjXi7nrk50\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/xjXi7nrk50\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UBC Thunderbirds (@ubctbirds) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ubctbirds\/status\/924445232183222272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 29, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EUBC muscles up in second quarter, beats Regina to clinch home field for first round of football playoffs \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vqRBrc4biR\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/vqRBrc4biR\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NBfUNbpRND\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/NBfUNbpRND\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Province Sports (@provincesports) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/provincesports\/status\/924466850850734081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 29, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESomeone who is not me has to look up the last time that happened. Going off of memory, it seems like the teams which have won Hardy Cup games in hostile territory were also travelling for the national semifinal (UBC in 2015, Manitoba in 2014, Calgary in 2009, among others).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcMaster (6-2 OUA, 12-9 home win against Queen's in quarter-final) \u003C\/b\u003E— Have you ever seen a spot where both teams were doing the \"we got it\" pointing? That happened in the final minute at McMaster after short-yardage QB\u003Cb\u003E Dylan Astrom \u003C\/b\u003Egained the necessary inchage on third-and-1. It was a bad spot, which was sort of a shame since it was such a cleanly played game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELyons and the hog-maulies such as guards\u003Cb\u003E Josh Lolli \u003C\/b\u003Eand\u003Cb\u003E Jakub Szott \u003C\/b\u003Eand tackle\u003Cb\u003E Nick Firlit\u003C\/b\u003E were the headliners with the back's 319-yard game. But the reason Mac is still a lead-pack team in OUA despite coaching changes and loss of generational offensive talent is the defensive depth. With back-eight defenders \u003Cb\u003EBen Megarry \u003C\/b\u003Eand\u003Cb\u003E Alec Robertson\u003C\/b\u003E both out, Blake stepped up to issue a Hard No to Queen's with his interception in the penultimate minute. Veteran Mark Mackie, who was this commentator's choice as OUA Hec Crighton candidate last season (on the premise it would ever go to an interior lineman), also had a huge fourth-quarter sack.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E\"I think we can compete on the national scale every year.”\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcMaster's Mackie making his mark on 🏈, community \u0026amp; MCATs\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vnuC4xAAhL\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/vnuC4xAAhL\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q1lfXXjFwj\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/Q1lfXXjFwj\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— U SPORTS (@USPORTSca) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTSca\/status\/924292074161049601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 28, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn a rainy day, field position dictated everything, and Mac was airtight when Queen's and\u003Cb\u003E Nate Hobbs \u003C\/b\u003Egot in range. The Gaels settled for three points after recovering a fumbled punt on Mac's 22 in the third quarter. Another threat fizzled when kicker \u003Cb\u003ENick Liberatore\u003C\/b\u003E (3-of-5) dinged the upright on a game-tying field goal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt would have been the ultimate in Canadian football weirdness if Mac had contrived to lose when they had a 300-yard game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina (4-4 Canada West, 44-15 road loss at No. 6 UBC)\u003C\/b\u003E — Fall back on the \"bad dress rehearsal, great performance\" cliché. One side effect of the loss was that QB\u003Cb\u003E Noah Picton \u003C\/b\u003Ewas mercy-pulled and ended up falling shy of the 10,000-career-yard milestone. By unofficial tally, he's at 9,842.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETwo Rams alumni started in the same NFL game. The punter is a starter!\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E.\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Giants?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@Giants\u003C\/a\u003E ➡️ \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Seahawks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@Seahawks\u003C\/a\u003E! 👏\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LWillson_82?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@LWillson_82\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonRyan9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@JonRyan9\u003C\/a\u003E receive the 🇨🇦 from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brettjones69?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@BrettJones69\u003C\/a\u003E to continue The Great Canadian Handoff! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CarryCanada?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#CarryCanada\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o5kzkjQBj1\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/o5kzkjQBj1\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— NFL Canada (@NFLCanada) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLCanada\/status\/922291114949869568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 23, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuelph (5-3 OUA, 30-8 road win against Ottawa in quarter-final)\u003C\/b\u003E — Best way to avoid a double-overtime defeat is get a team down early. The Gryphons scored four times in the first quarter and won going away, with \u003Cb\u003EJohnny Augustine \u003C\/b\u003Egaining 156 rushing-receiving yards on 22 touches.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gryphons might well be the only team which can keep Western from coming out of OUA. There are rumblings about Guelph slipping off the field, but the holdovers from the 2015 Yates Cup team mean they are a potential giant-slayer.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EMooood. We can't hide it! 🏈🥜 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PlayoffFever?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#PlayoffFever\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamFirst?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#TeamFirst\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ESwr16xJZa\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/ESwr16xJZa\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Gryphon Football (@GryphonFootball) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GryphonFootball\/status\/924689939031347200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 29, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia (6-2 AUS, host Loney Bowl on Nov. 11)\u003C\/b\u003E — A double bye seems like an embarrassment of riches.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAlso in consideration (but not anymore):\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (5-3 OUA, 30-8 home loss against No. 9 Guelph in quarter-final)\u003C\/b\u003E — Ouchtown, population 47. That the Gee-Gees hosted a playoff game after the stresses of this season is commendable in itself, in light of the emotions with \u003Cb\u003ELoïc Kayembe\u003C\/b\u003E's death days before another excruciating Panda Game defeat to Carleton.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYet the season ended the same way as the last one, having the quarterback, this time\u003Cb\u003E Adam Lavric\u003C\/b\u003E, knocked out of the game and scoring fewer than 10 points. There were triumphs nonetheless this season and \u003Cb\u003EJackson Bennett \u003C\/b\u003Edelivered some scale-model Bo Jackson-esque moments. If he is not an all-Canadian, there should be a Royal Commission.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's (5-3* AUS, 26-25 home loss against Mount Allison) \u003C\/b\u003E— No this won't be salty much. Saint Mary's ended up in second place due to forfeiting a game against St. Francis Xavier, and that win might vault St. FX into the playoffs.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E(* One of Saint Mary's defeats was a forfeit.) \u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/2634634764660740286\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/football-top-10-tracker-calgary-is-no-1.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2634634764660740286"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2634634764660740286"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/football-top-10-tracker-calgary-is-no-1.html","title":"Football: Top 10 Tracker: Western has to be No. 1 now, eh? Calgary crushed by Alberta; Laval locks up No. 1 in Quebec; McMaster and Guelph win OUA quarters"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-6354529651030107144"},"published":{"$t":"2017-10-22T14:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-10-23T06:32:18.072-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rouge et Or"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Top 10 Tracker, Week 9: Laval or Calgary at No. 1, and are we ignoring Western? Plus Laurier and Acadia seize the day"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"O glorious Saturday! First-time starter \u003Cb\u003ETristan Arndt \u003C\/b\u003Eled Laurier to a beatdown of McMaster in Ontario's bye bowl, two teams aren't in first place anymore and couple are not in the playoffs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/77D7Z4anYWg\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/77D7Z4anYWg?start=55\u0026amp;end=75 feature=player_embedded\" width=\"480\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd did Arndt ever say buh-bye to the Marauders linebackers and D-backs on a 53-yard touchdown scamper in the second quarter. Scramble, wheels, celly!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Saturday in SportsBall:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval upended Montréal 22-0 in the No. 3 vs. No. 1 matchup\u003C\/b\u003E, wresting first place in Quebec and possibly the No. 1 ranking, although there are two other teams worth considering for that spot. Sounds like it was grind time. Led by \u003Cb\u003EGabriel Ouellet\u003C\/b\u003E who made a national record-tying four interceptions, the Rouge et Or D had \u003Ci\u003Esix\u003C\/i\u003E INTs and held the Carabins to 227 yards.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia will host the Loney Bowl after a 10-point victory against No. 10 Saint Mary's.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Acadia went Wright at SMU, one could say. They ran Dale Wright on 10 consecutive plays during a drive midway through the first half. Ultimately they were stopped on downs, but that tenderized the Huskies defence and, soon enough, quarterback\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ECody Cluett \u003C\/b\u003Eled Acadia on a 23-0 run in the second quarter. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHuskies QB \u003Cb\u003EKaleb Scott \u003C\/b\u003Eleft with an injury but is likely to be available for SMU's final regular-season game.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOUA's playoff field will be 1) Western 2) Laurier 3) McMaster 4) Ottawa 5) Guelph and 6) Queen's.\u003C\/b\u003E Waterloo (4-4) and Carleton (3-5, but how about that Panda Game?) playing left out.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENo. 2 Calgary and No. 4 Western each made a case for first-place votes. \u003C\/b\u003EThe Dinos sealed first in Canada West with a 42-30 win at Regina, where not unlike their roadie last week, they really only went full-throttle for a quarter. They are the ranking still-undefeated team.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERemember how everyone laughed at TSN this week for the click-bait question about whether \u003Cb\u003EAuston Matthews \u003C\/b\u003Egets enough credit for the Toronto Maple Leafs' fast start, literally one day after its lead Sportscentre story was about — wait for it — Auston Matthews? Wondering whether Western got enough credit for its regular season might seem to be in a similar vein. But the Mustangs finished with an average winning margin of 35.1 points whilst out-gaining the opposition by 320.5 yards per game. They gained \u003Ci\u003Emore yards in the rushing phase\u003C\/i\u003E than their D has allowed \u003Ci\u003Ein total\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EMy \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USports?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#USports\u003C\/a\u003E FB Top-10:\u003Cbr \/\u003E1) Western\u003Cbr \/\u003E2) Calgary\u003Cbr \/\u003E3) Laval\u003Cbr \/\u003E4) Montreal\u003Cbr \/\u003E5) UBC\u003Cbr \/\u003E6) Guelph\u003Cbr \/\u003E7) Laurier\u003Cbr \/\u003E8) McMaster\u003Cbr \/\u003E9) Regina\u003Cbr \/\u003E10) Acadia\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAgree?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#UAgree\u003C\/a\u003E?\u003C\/div\u003E— Gord R. (@GARandall) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GARandall\/status\/922220509609132032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 22, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC and Regina will have a Second-Place Showdown next week in Vancouver.\u003C\/b\u003E Winner hosts a playoff rematch seven days hence.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurier earned a week off, and likely a place back in the top 5. \u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;The Golden Hawks were impressive, while their avian brethren, No. 6 UBC, squeaked out a win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuelph got a character win going into the playoffs, surmounting a 13-point deficit to overtake Carleton 28-23.\u003C\/b\u003E Defensive back\u003Cb\u003E Derek Drouillard \u003C\/b\u003Esealed the win with a third-down tackle with 13 seconds left when Carleton was vainly trying to march for a game-winning, season-saving touchdown.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAnd Carleton Twitter fell silent. \u003C\/b\u003ECarleton set out five years ago to emulate a privately bankrolled Quebec conference team. Which they have, only it's Sherbrooke instead of Laval.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's a totally-Ottawa thing — \"world's biggest village\" — that 90 per cent of the people who basked in the glory of a fourth consecutive Panda Game victory likely did not even notice that Carleton missed the playoffs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat is true above all else is that the university game is better for having schools attempt an ambitious football reboot. Also true: Carleton has yet to play in a Yates Cup after five seasons. After five seasons, Laval had already played in three conference finals and had a Vanier Cup banner.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQueen's is the first team in 10 years to make the playoffs after an 0-4 start.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;One could really be cynical here: the Gaels won out against the same four non-playoff programs that Western knocked off during the media-created Mustang Miracle in 2007. Their schedule lacked both Laurier and McMaster.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EHow does all this affect the Top 10?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMontréal (5-1 RSEQ, 22-0 road defeat No. 3 Laval) \u003C\/b\u003E— Six picks, but none were pick-sixes, so there is that. Hang your heads in shame, Montréal. They rate a drop to No. 3 at minimum, No. 4 at maximum. It was the second game of the season when \u003Cb\u003ESamuel Caron\u003C\/b\u003E (four interceptions Saturday) and cohorts did not produce an offensive touchdown. That McGill game a few weeks ago was a harbinger.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary (7-0 CW, 42-30 road win at No. 8 Regina) \u003C\/b\u003E— One reason for the tight scoreline was, you guessed it since it was a game in Regina in October, the wind. It was strong enough that Calgary took a safety from its own 26-yard line in the second quarter.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECalgary took the wind for the third quarter, but QB \u003Cb\u003EAdam Sinagra \u003C\/b\u003Ehad some tough drops in that quarter and the offence was unable to re-stretch the lead. Going into the fourth quarter with a small lead and big wind in its face can be death by a thousand cuts, but the Dinos made at least one first down on each drive and scored twice. A shout goes out to D-back\u003Cb\u003E Matthew Lucyshyn\u003C\/b\u003E; he derailed a Regina comeback with a third-down pass breakup early in the final quarter. Oh, and he ran back an interception for a touchdown.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; .\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval (6-1 RSEQ, 22-0 home win against No. 1 Montréal)\u003C\/b\u003E — So, Laval-Calgary in the Mitchell Bowl on Nov. 18 will be the real Vanier, eh? I plan on ruminating over my No. 1 vote — as if it really matters — for several hours to the exclusion of all else on this Sunday. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Rouge et Or defence had, in\u003Cb\u003E Glen Constantin\u003C\/b\u003E's estimation, one of the best games it's ever had by suppressing Montréal and raising hell with a four-man pass rush.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.journaldequebec.com\/2017\/10\/21\/le-rouge-et-or-lemporte-22-0-sur-les-carabins\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe crowd was 18,383\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Ste-Foy, Que., so the Vanier Cup has to draw at least that many or it's a complete bust.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern (8-0 OUA, 63-10 home win against Ottawa)\u003C\/b\u003E — The 'Stangs gave free tuques to fans, then put the boots to Ottawa.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@WesternMustangs\u003C\/a\u003E working to get people to football. First 700 students get toque, $5 food voucher. 1-year tuition up for grabs \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ldnont?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#ldnont\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Morris Dalla Costa (@MoDaCoatLFPress) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoDaCoatLFPress\/status\/921418560265707521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 20, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003ENow, is it possible that someone in London saw Ottawa-area producer and former McMaster defensive back Jesse Card go on record with a prediction about the Mustangs?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oKRvhhlcWas?start=90\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E Some high-larity in the fun fact that Ottawa's only touchdown came from, wait for it, Western QB \u003Cb\u003EChris Merchant \u003C\/b\u003Ethrowing a pick-six. Not high-larious: Merchant left early with an injury to his non-throwing shoulder that does not appear to be serious.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcMaster (6-2 OUA, 40-15 road loss against at No. 7 Laurier) \u003C\/b\u003E— The Marauders should not be ranked lower than Guelph, which it beat head-to-head. But Guelph defeated Laurier by 10 at home, and the Marauders lost against Laurier by 25 points on the road. Tough call when it splits that way.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriend of the blog\u003Cb\u003E Marshall Ferguson\u003C\/b\u003E took some flak on Twitter for being quote, unquote, a hard marker against his alma mater after ranking McMaster No. 8. But Ferguson is certainly vindicated after Mac's blowout loss to a team that made a change at quarterback.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC (5-2 CW, 17-16 road win at Manitoba) \u003C\/b\u003E— Doing just enough to get the W and move on to Regina; that's the Thunderbird Way, so it seems. Trivel Pinto housed a tunnel screen from 80 yards away to get UBC up early, whilst Stavros Katsantonis (three interceptions) and Ben Cummings (189 receiving-rushing) were the closers in the fourth quarter.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VIegz1NnX8c\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurier (6-2 OUA, 40-15 home win against No. 5 McMaster)\u003C\/b\u003E — Bump them above UBC after shredding McMaster? I would say so.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESmall statistical irony: Waterloo's\u003Cb\u003E Tyler Ternowski \u003C\/b\u003Ewon the OUA receiving title with a cool 141 yards per game. Laurier's \u003Cb\u003EKurleigh Gittens Jr.\u003C\/b\u003E finished second at 119.1 whilst claiming the national record for total receptions with 75.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's ironic that a Waterloo receiver led the league in the big category by which receivers are ranked (Gittens had more yards, but Ternowski played five games, so he's qualified) but a Laurier player took a record away from Waterloo. The Warriors'\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EDustin Zender\u003C\/b\u003E set an OUA mark with 63 in 2011, with \u003Cb\u003ENick Anapolsky\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;matching it in '12 before setting a national mark with 74 a year later.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;Prior to this season, there were 16 instances of a receiver tallying 60 catches. Only two,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EJulian Feoli-Gudino\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Ewith 2008 Laval and\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;George Johnson\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Ewith 2013 Western, were on conference champion teams.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina (4-3 CW, 42-30 home loss to No. 2 Calgary) \u003C\/b\u003E— Gave Calgary a fight and that's good enough to be No. 9, unless one wants to take both Acadia and SMU. That really wouldn't make any sense when not a single voter listed Acadia last week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQuarterback \u003Cb\u003ENoah Picton\u003C\/b\u003E will need 264 yards against UBC to reach 10,000 for the career.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EThis is what it\u0026#39;s all about. 🇨🇦 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CarryCanada?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#CarryCanada\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jz8zo6vp56\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/Jz8zo6vp56\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; NFL Canada (@NFLCanada) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLCanada\/status\/922302571116625921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 23, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuelph (5-3 OUA, 28-23 win at Carleton) \u003C\/b\u003E— I'm a little higher on Gryph power than the entire panel, and likely will have them up around No. 8.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOntario, of course, re-seeds for the semifinals. There's good potential for both road teams to win in the quarter-finals next week. As for Guelph-Ottawa, strap in for \u003Cb\u003EJohnny Augustine\u003C\/b\u003E vs. \u003Cb\u003EJackson Bennett\u003C\/b\u003E and\u003Cb\u003E Jacob Scarfone \u003C\/b\u003Evs.\u003Cb\u003E Jamie Harry\u003C\/b\u003E (more or less). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe last two Gryphons-Gee-Gees games have gone to double overtime, so we expect triple OT this time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlso, if you thought\u003Cb\u003E Theo Landers \u003C\/b\u003Eand\u003Cb\u003E Alex Lavric \u003C\/b\u003Ewould be a quarterback matchup in the playoffs, you're a liar but can I come on your next trip in September?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's (5-2* AUS, 33-23 road loss at Acadia)\u003C\/b\u003E — Acadia should go into the poll with the Huskies dropping out. A loss is never good, but SMU at least got some live-action reps for backup QB\u003Cb\u003E Cam Valardo\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe drop count for SMU receivers was in the double-digits on Saturday and they had four fumbles. In a span of the second quarter, they went two-and-out, fumble, two-and-out and a fumble on possessions that all started inside their 35. Acadia pounced with 23 unanswered points.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn the plus side, the Huskies know they're home for the next two weeks. They also control who they play in the playoffs to an extent.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAlso in consideration:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia (6-2 AUS, 33-23 win against No. 10 Saint Mary's) — \u003C\/b\u003ENicely done, Acadia, now you get a \u003Ci\u003Edouble bye\u003C\/i\u003E before the Loney Bowl as you try not to lose momentum à la the 2016 Calgary Stampeders.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Axemen balled out with the ball-hawking, taking away six fumble recoveries and interceptions. The offensive stats don't convey a lot of flash, but the offensive line had a day, springing\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Ethe aforementioned Wright\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003Efor 26 touches for 164 rushing-receiving yards.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is probably the Axemen's biggest victory since their last conference title in 2012.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (5-3 OUA, 63-10 loss at No. 4 Western)\u003C\/b\u003E — Will be home for the quarter-final, but likely an underdog against surging Guelph.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan (2-5 CW, 49-23 road loss at Alberta) \u003C\/b\u003E— Saskatchewan should never have had Top 10 support. This space should simply be used to talk up Alberta running back Ed Ilnicki as a Hec Crighton candidate. Ilnicki has more than 1,300 rushing yards; the next two leading rushers in Canada West have 1,400 put together.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EA case is made for \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BearsandPandas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@BearsandPandas\u003C\/a\u003E \/ \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UABearsFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UABearsFootball\u003C\/a\u003E RB, Ed Ilnicki to win the HEC Crighton Trophy this season:\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bwaWsYIrFD\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/bwaWsYIrFD\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E— LWOSUSportsFootball (@LWOSUSportsFB) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LWOSUSportsFB\/status\/921609051737378816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 21, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EAnd yes, it's dating yourself if you ask whether Ilnicki has a touchdown dance called the Ilnicki Shuffle.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConcordia (3-3 RSEQ, bye week)\u003C\/b\u003E — Will get Montréal in the playoffs, and the person who comes with a scatological nickname for that matchup — in light of the gastroenteritis fiasco — should have a church built in their honour.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(* Saint Mary's record includes a forfeit.)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/6354529651030107144\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/football-top-10-tracker-week-9-montreal.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6354529651030107144"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6354529651030107144"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/football-top-10-tracker-week-9-montreal.html","title":"Football: Top 10 Tracker, Week 9: Laval or Calgary at No. 1, and are we ignoring Western? Plus Laurier and Acadia seize the day"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/77D7Z4anYWg\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8649200103093190034"},"published":{"$t":"2017-10-19T17:51:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-10-19T18:33:29.963-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Canadian QB Controversy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"In For A Dozen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vanier Cup"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"In For A Dozen: Gord Downie, 1964-2017; Football, Feminism \u0026 You, and Yards After Catch"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003ESending out what one cannot hold in...\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-72Lvw7fpZU8\/WeePSt_VPkI\/AAAAAAAADPc\/cjfUgH5bLlMojNcoiQiOqKtY-FgBE1CUQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/22491573_10155667494897092_4761898069899967785_n%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"593\" data-original-width=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-72Lvw7fpZU8\/WeePSt_VPkI\/AAAAAAAADPc\/cjfUgH5bLlMojNcoiQiOqKtY-FgBE1CUQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/22491573_10155667494897092_4761898069899967785_n%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\"Our buddy Gord.\" Gord Downie, 1964-2017.\u003C\/b\u003EThe best songs will always take one back to a particular point in their life's journey. So while The Tragically Hip long ago became Canada's Band, no subset of Canada took death of\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Gord Downie \u003C\/b\u003Eharder than people my age, Generation X and Xennials, who grew up in Kingston, Ontario.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESome of that was the circumstances of where I was born and where I grew up, in the Kingston area as the 1980s ended and the '90s began. The Hip came along to offer something that was imbued with more brain cells than the hair metal that bounced off the walls of hockey dressing rooms before our games, but they were less nihilistic than grunge.\u0026nbsp;And while we were a bunch of white kids embracing rap, the Hip reflected the better versions of our true selves, within the corner of the world we were born into.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHere is the Prime Minister's emotional reaction to the death of Gord Downie. I've never seen Justin Trudeau this raw. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cdnpoli?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#cdnpoli\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ripGord?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#ripGord\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/flj2A5AS0d\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/flj2A5AS0d\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Rosa Hwang (@journorosa) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/journorosa\/status\/920659101264367617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 18, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThis description of Gord Downie from his obituary in the New York Times is everything. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HgSNPEe6Uq\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/HgSNPEe6Uq\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Seamus O'Regan (@SeamusORegan) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeamusORegan\/status\/920722705367879680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 18, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe \u003Ci\u003Eparticular\u003C\/i\u003E, for me and not a few other people whom I grew up with, came from knowing that Gord Downie was an Amherstview boy had once sat in the same classrooms I sat in at Ernestown Secondary School and played minor hockey at the Henderson Arena when his family lived in Amherstview before moving \"into town,\" Kingston. Gord belonged to Kingston, and the country and the world, but one aspect that should be covered off is that he had roots \"out in the sticks\" too.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI was neither musical nor athletic, but I wanted to be in the creative class, so Gord was a beacon. He was doing it, so maybe I could to, in some genre.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt the Henderson Arena, the trophy case in the lobby contained the team photo of an Ontario championship-winning Ernestown Township bantam team from 1979. Gord was one of the goalies, sitting in the front row. I could never quite connect that smiling boy-next-door with the shaggy hair with the mic stand-twisting popinjay from the Hip's live performances, but hey, goalies are different. But empirically, I knew it was true, and it told me that one day, I would get to be myself, not the nerdy loner who knew everything about sports except how to be good at them. (Thankfully, there's no deadline for that.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4C1UglskShw\/WejJBIbFVRI\/AAAAAAAADPs\/La_tj9Q6tzwfCpgyY3JCxuKnyJdv8RimwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/22528411_10156789251089447_7812482613862550841_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"746\" data-original-width=\"960\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4C1UglskShw\/WejJBIbFVRI\/AAAAAAAADPs\/La_tj9Q6tzwfCpgyY3JCxuKnyJdv8RimwCLcBGAs\/s640\/22528411_10156789251089447_7812482613862550841_n.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat I know now, of course, is that I wasn't a good athlete because I played scared. You can write scared; afraid of losing the reader, afraid of missing a deadline, that works in the short run. In the long run, though, you have to not be scared of making people feel uncomfortable or threatened by what you say. Of course, I know this because the Hip made a song about it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Kx_4aklrc7Q\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kx_4aklrc7Q?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPlaying scared always meant looking for some good-luck ritual. So from time to time, after dropping my duffel bag in the dressing rooms on the ground floor of Henderson Arena, I would go upstairs, look at that team photo and tap the glass in front of Gord's hockey-haired head.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESomething I wrote about my childhood friend, Gord Downie: Hockey, high school and The Hip \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CerGF40ejo\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/CerGF40ejo\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheTragicallyHip?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#TheTragicallyHip\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ygk?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#ygk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Martina Fitzgerald (@CBCMartina) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBCMartina\/status\/765709930406023172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EAugust 17, 2016\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThough the band may have started at KCVI, Gord started high school at Ernestown. You'll remain in our thoughts. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GordDownie?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GordDownie\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Ernestown Athletics (@ESSEagles) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESSEagles\/status\/920978775713730565?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 19, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen there was the connection through the high school, where I had some of the same teachers who had Gord in their classes when he briefly attended Ernestown. The death announcement alluded to the joy of getting to make music with friends he made in high school at Kingston Collegiate, but that stopover was enough for me to feel a connection.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E(Ernestown's sports teams are called the Eagles. So that means Gord Downie is the greatest Eagle, not\u003Cb\u003E Glenn Frey \u003C\/b\u003Eor \u003Cb\u003EDon Henley\u003C\/b\u003E.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EErnestown could be labelled a small, rural school,\u0026nbsp;but it wasn't to me. In the above-linked piece, the CBC broadcaster\u003Cb\u003E Martina Fitzgerald \u003C\/b\u003Ementions how an Ernestown teacher named \u003Cb\u003EJudi Wyatt\u003C\/b\u003E helped inculcate some literary curiosity in a young Gord Downie, circa 1978. A decade and half later, Judi helped come up with a self-directed learning program called The Gemini Project where students could pursue an interest with an outside mentor from the community. It was one of only two such programs of its kind in all of Ontario and, of course, it was 180 degrees removed from the current fetish for standardized literacy tests. I ended up staying in it for three school years and wrote a lot of stuff — 2½ novels, a lot of short stories, half a screenplay — that I would never show anyone again, but it pushed me in a positive direction.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat was not because of Gord Downie. That owed to Ms. Wyatt, whom I remember once tandem-skydived on to school property after being challenged by her social studies students. \u003Ci\u003EI can make you scared, if you want me to\u003C\/i\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPoint being, while today is full of sadness, personally it's a reminder of being fortunate to have grown up in a place that amid its white-bread homogeneity, had a relatively high amount of respect for the whole go-your-own-way independent thinker thing. In too many ways, our run-by-algorithms world has gone away from that in the quarter-century since I was 16 years old and listening to \u003Ci\u003EFully Completely\u003C\/i\u003E on a Walkman while writing a very bad first novel.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat will come back someday, and we'll still have all the songs to guide us.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDistant replays.\u003C\/b\u003E If you want to know the Kingston I grew up in, it's pretty much captured perfectly by the video of \u003Cem\u003ESmall Town Bringdown\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/tgMFOu_4mfE\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tgMFOu_4mfE?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThat was filmed at a venue simply called The Manor. Don't look for it; it's not there anymore. It's probably my favourite Hip song, based on number of listens.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EYer favourites:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ci\u003EBobcaygeon\u003C\/i\u003E, \u003Ci\u003EFireworks\u003C\/i\u003E, \u003Ci\u003EScared\u003C\/i\u003E,\u003Ci\u003E The Wherewithal\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESidebar to #MeToo and #HowIWillChange.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;There #MeToo social media campaign has now reached its inevitable \"will anything really change?\" point.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAny time that people realize their traumas are not that isolated or unusual is innately good. #MeToo also puts the onus on men to \u003Ci\u003Ereally\u003C\/i\u003E ask themselves what they are doing to end intimate partner violence (the proper term for domestic violence that\u003Cb\u003E Julie S. Lalonde \u003C\/b\u003Eemploys) and sexual harassment.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUp until last week, I had the typical, \"well, I don't harass, I can't imagine ever 'catcalling' someone on the street.\" But clearly that is not enough, based on what's going on in the world, so I have to be better, hence #HowIWillChange.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EExcusing bad behaviour through euphemisms is something to work on, for starters.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E“Ladies’ man.” “Old school.” Why we need to reframe the way we talk about sexual harassment, from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulieSLalonde?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@JulieSLalonde\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y52QNswwwI\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/y52QNswwwI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— FLARE (@FLAREfashion) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLAREfashion\/status\/921092388906586112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 19, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne other side point is that the \"THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO DO IT\" media trope needs to go like yesterday. And it's not limited to the get-off-my-lawn crowd or Twitter eggs with seven followers. Even progressive writers are prone to telling other people how they\u003Ci\u003E should \u003C\/i\u003Ecall out social injustice. I'm not sure it helps.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Canadian-born director \u003Cb\u003ESarah Polley\u003C\/b\u003E nailed it perfectly in her op-ed about \"the men you meet making movies\":\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EThere’s no one right way to do any of this. In your own time, on your own terms, is a notion I cling to, when it comes to talking about experiences of powerlessness. (The New York Times, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/10\/14\/opinion\/sunday\/harvey-weinstein-sarah-polley.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOct. 14\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/blockquote\u003EThe Toronto Star picked up Polley's op-ed. Of course, in the print version it was given less prominence than a columnist criticizing #MeToo saying everyone needs to tweet less. \u003Ci\u003EYou could say that any time, but why do you have to say it now? Oh, because at the end of the day you like the status quo better than what might await without it.\u003C\/i\u003E It is a special kind of stunned to complain about a hashtag without offering something better. Like, duh. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlright, ready for some football talk:\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EVanier taking root?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/3801819\/vanier-cup-championship-hamilton\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETicket sales for the Vanier Cup have already surpassed 5,000\u003C\/a\u003E. So the crowd is going to be better, at least, but whether Hamilton is the best venue is debatable. But U Sports is talking about keeping it there. And there is at least better marketing this time, with front-page ads in the \u003Ci\u003EHamilton Spectator \u003C\/i\u003Efive weeks in advance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs in real estate, stadium ambiance depends on location, location, location. Having spent many a game day around TD Place in Ottawa, and having been at the 2016 Vanier at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, it's hard to see why the latter is the preferred venue for U Sports (apart from it being closer to the title sponsor ArcelorMittal Dofasco's offices).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe thing about the Donut Box is it's just kind of \u003Ci\u003Ethere\u003C\/i\u003E, plunked down in a residential neighbourhood with neither restaurants nor pubs within reasonable walking distance. It's not clear how that meshes with selling the sizzle.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOn further review, Department of Redundancy Department got it right: \u003C\/b\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/rseq.ca\/53160.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOct. 5 Montréal-Concordia game is not going to be replayed and no one will be awarded a forfeit victory\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThe final, final decision of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSEQ1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@RSEQ1\u003C\/a\u003E regarding \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carabins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@Carabins\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Stingers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@The_Stingers\u003C\/a\u003E appeal \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/usports?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#usports\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/847fZF7vtB\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/847fZF7vtB\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NBsJ32S7MH\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/NBsJ32S7MH\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— CanadaFootballChat (@chatfootball) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chatfootball\/status\/920687011928752129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 18, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBureaucrats 7, Lawyerball 0. And it just means no endgame shenanigans in the Laval-Montreal game. Winner gets first place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EA G-L-O Glut. \u003C\/b\u003EThe most likely three-way tie in OUA's final standings could be Guelph, Laurier and Ottawa in a dead heat at 5-3. Guelph could stop overrated, overconfident and overly dependent on the ground game Carleton; Laurier is leaking oil heading into its Bye Bowl against McMaster; Ottawa has to go to Western and it's not in Western's nature to go easy in a nothing game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EKrown Countdown U: Navigating tight \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OUA?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#OUA\u003C\/a\u003E playoff race \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/18mTHjjeon\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/18mTHjjeon\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USports?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#USports\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JAbE9HBE5U\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/JAbE9HBE5U\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— 3DownNation (@3DownNation) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3DownNation\/status\/920779577382772737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 18, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E.\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLUAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@WLUAthletics\u003C\/a\u003E can earn 1st round bye with win over McMaster on Sat. Plus \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelFaulds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@MichaelFaulds\u003C\/a\u003E comments on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacksonwhite11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@jacksonwhite11\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QrUzubz93d\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/QrUzubz93d\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— #LocalSports (@519sportsonline) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/519sportsonline\/status\/921061798463377408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 19, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe common opponents are Carleton, McMaster, Waterloo and Western. The tiebreaker involves Guelph defeating Carleton, Laurier losing against McMaster and Ottawa losing against Western.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaurier is 2-1 with a +14 point differential (margin of victory for tiebreakers is capped at 33).\u0026nbsp;Guelph so far is 1-2 and 23 points in the red. Ottawa is 1-2 and 10 points in the red, but also has a far tougher opponent.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo really, the Golden Hawks' cushion is a 37-point advantage on the Gryphons, assuming I read the rules correctly (an X-factor if ever there was \u003Ci\u003E— Ed.\u003C\/i\u003E). Ottawa would lose the tiebreaker.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHowever that is only used to pick the first team. If it's Laurier or McMaster in third place with Ottawa and Guelph knotted at 5-3, then Ottawa finishes higher by virtue of the head-to-head.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa kicker \u003Cb\u003ELewis (The Leg) Ward\u003C\/b\u003E goes into the game three field goals shy of the national career record.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EA bad scoreboard watcher.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Out of my nine non-consecutive seasons as a a contributor to a broadcast crew, four involved a team put in position of needing to win the final game of the season in order to get into the playoffs. Four out of nine seems rather high.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe bad news. Three of those teams — 1999 Queen's, 2012 and '15 Ottawa — failed to get in. No wonder my services as a play-by-player are not in demand; I'm a curse.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe exception was three seasons ago. Ottawa defeated McMaster and got help from Queen's defeating Carleton. A better play-by-player was involved in that game, though, since\u003Cb\u003E Marshall Ferguson \u003C\/b\u003Ewas quarterbacking McMaster.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMake with the YAC yack. \u003C\/b\u003EWhat is the good in a new official stat that is not necessarily accurate? As a sports-stat nerd, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/stats\/?stat_category=receiving\u0026amp;season=2017\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eit is refreshing that the CFL includes yards-after-catch (YAC) in the receiving statistics\u003C\/a\u003E. Why the other \"FL\" does not do that, and give the league leader the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EJerry Rice\u003C\/b\u003E Award,\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Eis baffling.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe rub is that the CFL counts YAC starting from the line of scrimmage rather than at the point of reception, which is almost always behind the line on any kind of screen, swing or shovel pass. Resident TSN guru \u003Cb\u003EDerek Taylor \u003C\/b\u003Ecounts it from the point of reception. Winnipeg's \u003Cb\u003EAndrew Harris\u003C\/b\u003E leads the CFL with 652 yards-after-catch, but by Taylor's tally he has 768. (Each is more than 50 per cent higher than the differing totals of the second-higher YACker, Saskatchewan's\u003Cb\u003E Bakari Grant\u003C\/b\u003E.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECFL leaders in Yards After Catch. No surprise \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewharris33?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@andrewharris33\u003C\/a\u003E is #1. Looky looky at #2: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BGrant84?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@BGrant84\u003C\/a\u003E = Mr. Reliable \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Details?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Details\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RiderPride?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#RiderPride\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gXHhd7LA5u\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/gXHhd7LA5u\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Derek Taylor 🇨🇦🏈 (@DTonSC) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DTonSC\/status\/921105208700293121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 19, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhich one is better? Counting from the line of scrimmage is certainly tidier, and consistent with how rushing yards are calculated from where the play began, not where the rusher took a handoff. It also means one fewer data point that the league's on-site statisticians have to collect in real time. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe two aren't the same, though, since a rush is credited to one player (exception: a downfield lateral, which is rare). Yards after catch is a stat within the whole play. There's right and there's righter, and Taylor is the latter in this writer's opinion.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECommissioner's change of tune.\u003C\/b\u003E One has to wonder what changed in three months to make CFL commissioner \u003Cb\u003ERandy Ambrosie\u003C\/b\u003E change his tune on expansion talk.\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrom July, shortly after his hiring:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I think we want to solidify all nine franchises,” Ambrosie said. “At the end of the day, when you build and you’ve got a really strong league, and really strong teams and everybody is doing well, that 10th franchise will find a way into the fold.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“We are very close now and I think that 10th team will just emerge and we’ll be 10, we’ll be 11, we’ll be 12 because people will want into the CFL tent.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOver a week into his new gig, Ambrosie made it clear that one of his goals is to improve the already successful state of the CFL. Toward that end, he sees four key components — Bigger. Stronger. Better. Faster. The moment that each of the nine teams fit the criteria required for that goal, the league can consider expansion more seriously. Ambrosie feels that as long as the CFL moves in the right direction, cities will line up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“We are very close now,” Ambrosie said. “I think that 10th team will just emerge and we’ll be 10, we’ll be 11, we’ll be 12, because people will want into the CFL tent.”\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd here's the commissioner today:\u003Cblockquote\u003EHis vision of growing the game includes expansion, a subject that has been talked about for decades in the CFL with little progress.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAmbrosie’s take: “We’ve been talking about it for too long, so it’s time to do it.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Everybody wants to see a 10th team,” he said. “Everybody wants to see us have a partner out east and Halifax is the community everybody talks about.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs I’ve said to the governors, it has to be done smart,” he continued. “It has to be a creative business model, where it’s financially positive to all.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I think we can do it.\" (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/nationalpost.com\/sports\/football\/cfl\/think-big-first-year-commissioner-randy-ambrosie-wants-to-make-cfl-the-most-important-league-in-this-country\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPostmedia\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/blockquote\u003EWhile not an 180-degree turn, that is more direct than the cocktail-party answer proffered in the summer. Halifax has nearly double the metropolitan population of Regina, but the Roughriders are the team of an entire province. It's also hard to see the Maritimes uniting as one the way Saskatchewan does with the 'Riders. Maritimers already have a regional football interest and it's called the New England Patriots. They tend to be tough to beat.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen again, give people something that feels like their own and a rooting interest can sprout up overnight. Who in Toronto gave any mind to Major League Soccer pre-Toronto FC? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(To be honest, does anyone in Toronto even pay attention to MLS as a whole? \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/is-mls-a-ponzi-scheme-1797509617\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHow many teams are in the league? Are there 45 by now\u003C\/a\u003E?)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EA great terrible football idea.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;The NFL tried and failed with a European wing (remember NFL Europa?) in the '90s and early aughts. Some say there were two deal-breakers. One, Europeans find American games ponderous and slow and two, the league's thought process with franchises was essentially putting teams in cosmopolitan cities the average American.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWild, half-baked notion: would three-down football export to Europe better, especially if there was hard-target market research to identify cities — the Hamiltons and Winnipegs of nations in western Europe — with football-friendly demographics?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe seed took root in my addled brain around the time the CFL adopted a logo that gives less prominence to the Canadian maple leaf and also began streaming games on YouTube outside North America. Canada has long struggled with cultural exports — case in point: the band in my first two items — but one has to ask the question.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere would probably have to be some Americanized modifications, such as 11-a-side, a 100-yard-long gridiron (that could be wider than the American 53.3) and no single point. It's doable though.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDr. Strangeglove, Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Rob Manfred's Realignment Bomb.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;A solid working assumption is that Major League Baseball is planning to expand to 32 teams; it's just a matter of when. The should-read on the subject was the \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/columnists\/expansion-trigger-realignment-longer-postseason\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBaseball America\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E piece from well-connected \u003Cb\u003ETracy Ringolsby\u003C\/b\u003E that laid out the plans: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/columnists\/expansion-trigger-realignment-longer-postseason\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ere-add Montreal, add Portland, re-align radically into four eight-team divisions and have expanded playoffs\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EExpansion teams in Montreal and Portland? Four eight-team divisions? 154-game season? Eight wild cards? Say what? \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7x9nLHbYJs\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/7x9nLHbYJs\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usatodaysports\/status\/920494671117406209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 18, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt would mean an end to the league structure. Arguably, central and eastern Canada make out like bandits in this proposal. The Toronto Blue Jays would be in the North with Expos 2.0, Boston, both of the New Yorks, Cleveland, Detroit and Minnesota. That's five pre-built rivalries. Does anyone remember that Blue Jays-Tigers was a very good rivalry from 1984 till '93? And Expos Deux get better rivalries than the original team had, with Boston and Toronto competing for hearts and minds on the same turf.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI expected to have a BUH TRADITION response ... and surprisingly, reacted oppositely. To most people of my vintage, having the \"American League\" and \"National League\" instead of two conferences is just semantic. Nobody in the demographics MLB is struggling to connect with gives a rip, either.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EReally, a West Division with eight teams that all play in the Pacific time zone (Arizona is Pacific time during the summer) is just a re-creation of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/league.cgi?id=630d6a3a\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E1950s Pacific Coast League that was an autonomous minor league\u003C\/a\u003E. So it actually makes historical sense.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/8649200103093190034\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/in-for-dozen-gord-downie-1964-2017.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8649200103093190034"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8649200103093190034"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/in-for-dozen-gord-downie-1964-2017.html","title":"In For A Dozen: Gord Downie, 1964-2017; Football, Feminism \u0026 You, and Yards After Catch"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-72Lvw7fpZU8\/WeePSt_VPkI\/AAAAAAAADPc\/cjfUgH5bLlMojNcoiQiOqKtY-FgBE1CUQCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/22491573_10155667494897092_4761898069899967785_n%2B%25281%2529.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-3725258419221197602"},"published":{"$t":"2017-10-14T18:01:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-10-16T13:47:14.115-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gryphons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Top 10 Tracker (and OUA ClusterFudge 2017): Calgary struggles, Guelph takes down Laurier, Regina heads to overtime"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"And boom went the tryptophan for No. 2 Calgary and No. 5 Laurier, who have each stumbled around in an apparent turkey coma after not playing during the holiday weekend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Dinos and QB Adam Sinagra are in the driver's seat for home-field advantage throughout the\u0026nbsp; playoffs regardless of whether it comes back to defeat Manitoba (!). Calgary, trailing much of the way, has scored 14 unanswered points to take a late 34-27 lead.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENo need to remind anyone that Calgary won by 59 points in their first game; Manitoba certainly did not forget.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn central Canada, Guelph demonstrated why it was a Top 10-worthy despite three losses with a 24-14 win against Laurier that can only be described as thorough. The end result is that, apart from Western having first place locked, the other five playoff slots in Ontario are completely in an uproar. McMaster, the tortoise to Laurier's hare, can wrest the second-place playoff bye by defeating the sagging Golden Hawks in Waterloo next week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo you know what this means for the Top 10? Laval and Western, who are both on bye weeks, are going to add support. The gilded teams gain without doing any work, yes, that's right. Which one is \u003Cb\u003EJared Kushner\u003C\/b\u003E and which one is\u003Cb\u003E Ivanka Trump\u003C\/b\u003E?\u0026nbsp;kidding, but not really.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMontréal (5-0 RSEQ, 47-15 road win at Sherbrooke) \u003C\/b\u003E— \u003Ci\u003ETrop facile\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\"\u003E5 victoires. Aucun revers. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fpuiFl1UFg\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/fpuiFl1UFg\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Carabins (@Carabins) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carabins\/status\/919311288030949377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 14, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary (6-0 CW, 36-27 win against Manitoba)\u003C\/b\u003E — Stand to lose some first-place votes after very slowly pulling away from the Bisons with 16 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🏈 | How did we get that great field position for our last TD? This well placed pass by Adam Sinagra! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FnqRWIlYgV\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/FnqRWIlYgV\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/919318753585664001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 14, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🏈 | The Dinos defence gets to the QB, eventually forcing Manitoba into a safety. Calgary leads 30-27! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eAklkFNq1q\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/eAklkFNq1q\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/919320463125364736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 14, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🏈 RECAP | 🌬️🌬️🌬️ blows the Dinos past \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/umbisons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@umbisons\u003C\/a\u003E 36-27 today as \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dinos_Football?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@Dinos_Football\u003C\/a\u003E improves to 6-0!\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EREAD ➡️ \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nGwy8CrHmD\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/nGwy8CrHmD\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fDgbrryfh6\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/fDgbrryfh6\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/919358299241299968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 15, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval (5-1 RSEQ, bye week)\u003C\/b\u003E — Really,\u0026nbsp; the third-place vote is a coin flip between a one-loss RSEQ team and an undefeated team in Ontario; the debate over it just wastes valuable oxygen.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern (7-0 OUA, bye week)\u003C\/b\u003E — Might have mentioned this before, but Queen's in 2009, Western in 2011 and McMaster in 2014 all took it easy in the final game when first place was in the bag. The cautionary example for OUA teams will always be 2007 and '08, when first Ottawa and then Queen's ran the table only to lose at home in the semifinals to teams who were better than their 4-4 regular season indicated. But with Western essentially having their reg-season finale sandwiched between bye weeks, they will need to play some starters to keep them sharp.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurier (5-2 OUA, 24-14 road loss at No. 10 Guelph)\u003C\/b\u003E — The Golden Hawks were already lower than McMaster on some ballots. They still rate being the fourth Ontario team on the ballot at No. 9 or No. 10. Their results on the road against Queen's and Waterloo, as well as against Carleton, top what Ottawa (5-2) did against those teams.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMeantime, the Golden Hawks were once again held to fewer than 17 points — and their longest gain, rush or pass, was 19 yards — in a test against a credible defence. And next week they face OUA's No. 1 ranked defence, McMaster.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcMaster (6-1 OUA, 29-13 home win against Windsor)\u003C\/b\u003E — Speaking of which, the Marauders had another workmanlike win, coming within five minutes of completing their home schedule without allowing an offensive touchdown. Windsor's\u003Cb\u003E Marcus Kentner\u003C\/b\u003E, capping an 11-play, 75-yard drive (yes, Mac was already up by 20), went over on a three-yard rush with 4:55 left.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Marauders and frosh QB \u003Cb\u003EJackson White \u003C\/b\u003Ewill start the playoffs at home, since they cannot finish lower than third in Ontario.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC (4-2 CW, 29-25 win at Saskatchewan )\u003C\/b\u003E — The Thunderbirds are the wild card on both the ballot and the national playoff picture. Don't let them come near your means of conveyance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2MTnj-W-_EI\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2MTnj-W-_EI?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"480\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Thunderbirds built a 20-point lead and, in light of QB \u003Cb\u003EMichael O'Connor\u003C\/b\u003E putting up 466 yards, likely should have more to show for their toil than 29 points. Getting the W at Griffiths Stadium counts as a character win and UBC should draw in at No. 6, behind Calgary, the two Quebec teams and McMaster and Western in whatever order.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina (4-2 CW, 58-55 overtime win against Alberta) — \u003C\/b\u003EThe Rams stuck it out in a score-fest.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/canadawest.org\/sports\/fball\/2017-18\/boxscores\/20171014_v6ky.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIt was a basketball game\u003C\/a\u003E. Regina's \u003Cb\u003ENoah Picton\u003C\/b\u003E passed for 386 yards; the U of A's\u003Cb\u003E Brad Baker \u003C\/b\u003Eplayed pitch and catch for a total of 437. And each running back, Regina's \u003Cb\u003EAtlee Simon\u003C\/b\u003E and Alberta's \u003Cb\u003EEd Ilnicki\u003C\/b\u003E, went for more than 200 yards. Both teams had two receivers with century games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI'm not as high on Regina as some voters. They'll probably be my 10th-place vote.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ENever gets old \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USPORTS?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#USPORTS\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SNF?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#SNF\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Giants?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Giants\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h3noumoDhY\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/h3noumoDhY\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Marshall Ferguson (@TSN_Marsh) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSN_Marsh\/status\/919723980071817216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 16, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's (5-1 AUS, 55-11 win against Bishop's) —\u003C\/b\u003E Did you pick the Huskies defence and special teams in your fantasy league? One can call the special teams player of the week honour for SMU's \u003Cb\u003EJohnny King\u003C\/b\u003E, who housed both a kickoff (99 yards) and a punt (56 yards). Throw in a pair of pick-sixes and the always-popular team safety, and the Huskies' D\/ST outscored the offence 34-21. That was more interesting than the actual game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaint Mary's should draw in around No. 7 or 8.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuelph (4-3, 24-14 home win against No. 5 Laurier)\u003C\/b\u003E — Validated why people voted for them despite three losses. On the field, the winning margin for Guelph came through the 10-point swing in the third quarter when \u003Cb\u003EJacob Scarfone\u003C\/b\u003E went up (and down) the right sideline for a 120-yard missed field goal return TD. That opened a 17-0 lead and Laurier never got closer than six points.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuelph controlled the line of scrimmage on each side of the ball, with \u003Cb\u003EJohnny Augustine\u003C\/b\u003E rushing 31 times for 176 yards and backup QB \u003Cb\u003ETheo Landers\u003C\/b\u003E complementing with 14 rushes for 86. Laurier's\u003Cb\u003E Levondre Gordon\u003C\/b\u003E (21 rushes for 71 yards) was well-contained.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gryphons still aren't in the playoffs officially, but put themselves into a win-and-in road game at Carleton next week.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAlso in consideration:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (5-2 OUA, 40-30 home win against Waterloo)\u003C\/b\u003E — Still hesitant to anoint Ottawa at the expense of Laurier due to the Golden Hawks, or at least the version of themselves that they were before Oct. 1, having a better showing against common opponents.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDoes one really want to give Ontario five out of 10 spots? But do either Concordia or Saskatchewan really look like they could be No. 10?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis\u0026nbsp; was Ottawa's fifth game decided by 10 or fewer points, and it has won four. Two are directly attributable to hybrid linebacker \u003Cb\u003EJackson Bennett\u003C\/b\u003E, whose 36-yard interception return for a touchdown was his second fourth-quarter game-winner this season (again,\u003Ci\u003E he's on defence\u003C\/i\u003E). Bennett also housed a 99-yard kickoff return in Ottawa's one-point win against Queen's on Sept. 4, and does that not seem pivotal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs odd as it might sound after a 40-30 game with almost 1,100 total yards, Ottawa really won due to its defence. The stats show that Waterloo's wunderkind Tre Ford averaged a Sinopoli-esque 11.7 yards per rush (and a very cromulent 8.7 per pass), but Ford might have gone past 200 if not for being tracked by Bennett and DB \u003Cb\u003EJamie Harry\u003C\/b\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow for OUA clusterfudge:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe main question is whether three teams tie at 5-3 or as many as four tie at 4-4. The former of those logjams involves a Guelph win next week with Laurier and Ottawa each losing. Since Laurier and Ottawa have not played, it gets complicated.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe four-way tie for the final two spots requires Carleton to defeat Guelph, with Queen's winning to join Waterloo at 4-4. All four would be 4-4 and tied for fifth. Guelph and Queen's did not play, which would mean turning to the dreaded \"common opponents\" tiebreaker.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWestern (7-0)\u0026nbsp; has home field advantage through to the Yates Cup, as you know.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMcMaster-Laurier, with the Marauders (6-1) trending in a more positive direction than the Golden Hawks (5-2), decides second place.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOttawa (5-2) is at least clear of the pile-up for the final playoff spots. They are resilient and resourceful, and finishing the regular season in the black deserves acknowledgement. They have held it together after the death of defensive end\u003Cb\u003E Loic Kayembe \u003C\/b\u003Eand, while, nothing can repair the loss of young life, it seemed to be galvanizing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOh, and they pulled off a reverse flea-flicker.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EA little Monday Morning Trickery courtesy of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uOttawaGeeGees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@uottawageegees\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E😏😏😏😏😏\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E📽️:\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTSca?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@USPORTSca\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w2h3WC2Ykz\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/w2h3WC2Ykz\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— CFL (@CFL) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFL\/status\/919927007605125120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 16, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa also pivoted from having an air show for three seasons with Hec Crighton finalist \u003Cb\u003EDerek Wendel \u003C\/b\u003Eto turning to frosh\u003Cb\u003E Alex Lavric\u003C\/b\u003E, the first rookie to become QB1 for the Gee-Gees since 2004. And it' graduated all-Canadian receivers in back-to-back years. Yet Ottawa has kept grinding.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBy the way, Ottawa coach\u003Cb\u003E Jamie Barresi \u003C\/b\u003Ewent against the book with third-down situations twice in the fourth quarter on Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first didn't lead directly to points, but it was huge in the situational football sense it was great. Ottawa had third-and-3 on its 43 with the score tied 30-30 with seven minutes left. A punt would have given Waterloo decent starting position, with its offence riding the crest of three consecutive long drives.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo Ottawa snapped the ball directly to No. 2 tailback\u003Cb\u003E Donald Shaw\u003C\/b\u003E, who darted for 18 yards. The possession still ended with a punt, but Waterloo instead started on its nine-yard line. The long field let Ottawa get more aggressive, and soon enough Bennett had the pick-six.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the second-last minute, Ottawa also had third-and-1 on the Waterloo 35-yard line with a seven-point lead. Typically that's a go-for-it situation. But like the baseball manager with a lights-out reliever, why wait to bring on a kicker such as\u003Cb\u003E Lewis Ward\u003C\/b\u003E, who's fairly automatic from 45 yards in? Ward, with Jamie Harry teeing up the ball since regular holder\u003Cb\u003E Bryce Vieira\u003C\/b\u003E had been injured moments earlier, delivered the dagger from 42 yards out.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWhether Waterloo (4-4) gets their Week 9 miracle through a Toronto upset of Queen's, they were full value for their effort at Ottawa on Saturday. Waterloo-Ottawa was likely the best-played game, pound for pound, in Ontario all week, with Warriors co-quarterbacks\u003Cb\u003E Lucas McConnell \u003C\/b\u003Eand\u003Cb\u003E Tre Ford \u003C\/b\u003Eeach leading game-tying touchdown drives in the second half.\u003Cbr f=\"\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/3725258419221197602\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/football-top-10-tracker-and-oua.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3725258419221197602"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3725258419221197602"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/football-top-10-tracker-and-oua.html","title":"Football: Top 10 Tracker (and OUA ClusterFudge 2017): Calgary struggles, Guelph takes down Laurier, Regina heads to overtime"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/2MTnj-W-_EI\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7035768548388959779"},"published":{"$t":"2017-10-12T20:27:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-10-12T21:50:09.796-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CFL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"In For A Dozen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"In For A Dozen: CFL's competitive balance, nit-picking Western's passing stats \u0026 not sticking to sports"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003EUntil Twitter gives us 280 characters and focus more on curbing the white nationalists instead of \u003Cb\u003ERose McGowan\u003C\/b\u003E, thoughts go in this space; #notstickingtosports.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECompetitive balance starts with collective bargaining.\u003C\/b\u003E We begin with the CFL, where the East is now 7-27-1 against the West — hey, a winning percentage above .200 — this season. In all the why-ing about the disparity, it seems like the difference in cost of living is seldom raised. A dollar stretches farther in four of five western markets (Vancouver being the exception) than in any four of the eastern cities (Hamilton is beginning to get pricey. .\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat must be a factor in signing players to a rookie contract, and retaining and attracting veteran free agents. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe CFL's negotiation of its next collective agreement has the obvious hook that commissioner \u003Cb\u003ERandy Ambrosie\u003C\/b\u003E was once on labour's side of the table. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPlayer safety is expected to be one of the main issues, but one that ought to come up is exploring whether it's actually the best policy to have a hard salary cap. Every city and tax jurisdiction is unique. This has been a protracted phenomenon that seems to supersede quality of teams coaching.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESo how would you change the CFL playoff format?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EPicture yours truly sitting here with a convoluted idea about how to reward the best regular-season performances and keep an East-vs.-West motif for the Grey Cup. Then Venerable \u003Cb\u003EWally Buono\u003C\/b\u003E piped up last weekend (before his team lost at home against an East team, natch): \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"We want national sponsors, we want national appeal. If that’s the case, then, the formula, in my mind, would be the first-place teams get a bye. The next four teams make the playoffs. So you could have the second- and third-place team in either division host a playoff game. We’re still in a society where we reward excellence, right?\" (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/sports\/local-sports\/does-cfl-playoff-system-need-reboot-b-c-coach-thinks-so\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPostmedia\u003C\/a\u003E, Oct. 7)\u003C\/blockquote\u003ESo in that scenario, the East's first-place team with a losing record still has the more direct route to the Grey Cup. Still not fair, but \u003Ci\u003Efairer\u003C\/i\u003E. The division semifinals, semantically, become cross-over quarter-finals. Winnipeg (second-best overall record) would host a game against the sixth overall team, which is currently the B.C. Lions. The fourth seed would host the fifth seed. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf the playoffs were beginning today, these would be the matchups:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECross-over playoffs:\u003Cbr \/\u003E(6) B.C. at (3) Winnipeg\u003Cbr \/\u003E(5) Edmonton at (4) Saskatchewan\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEast final:\u003Cbr \/\u003EHighest remaining seed at (2) Toronto\u003Cbr \/\u003ELowest remaining seed at (1) Calgary\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe league has market placement at either end of the country on the penultimate Sunday of the season — everyone happy, or at least, less upset.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBridge to the CFL's lost generation. \u003C\/b\u003EShould it be a bigger deal that Brandon Bridge of Mississauga, Ontario, is playing quarterback, and playing quarterback well, for the playoff-bound Saskatchewan Roughriders? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is still early in game for the 25-year-old quarterback's career, and Bridge he has tried only 139 passes in the CFL over nearly three seasons. Those are not disclaimers, though, since that is still farther than any Canadian QB has advanced in the last quarter-century, since\u003Cb\u003E Guilio Caravatta \u003C\/b\u003Eand\u003Cb\u003E Larry Jusdanis \u003C\/b\u003Eonly made token late-season starts in the mid-1990s. So, absolutely, the story was under-reported last weekend after Bridge led Saskatchewan to a win against Toronto. \u003Cbr \/\u003E|\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen again, the sport media consumer really needed that 101st take on\u003Cb\u003E Auston Matthews\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EWow is Brandon Bridge ever impressive today. Looks like the 2nd coming if Warren Moon.\u003C\/div\u003E— Bob Irving (@BobIrvingCJOB) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobIrvingCJOB\/status\/916788810301661184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EBrandon Bridge is talented, Canadian and speaks french. He was perfect for the Montreal market.\u003C\/div\u003E— Didier Orméjuste (@DidierRDS) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DidierRDS\/status\/916790832535138305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI think Brandon Bridge should be starting - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSNDaveNaylor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@TSNDaveNaylor\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey should stay w\/ Glenn but have him on short leash - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FarhanLaljiTSN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@FarhanLaljiTSN\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFL?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#CFL\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— CFL News (@CFL_News) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFL_News\/status\/918552799134265346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe problem with marketing Bridge, apart from the obvious fact it will not happen until he is an anointed No. 1 starter (Because Football), might not lie with the CFL. It's us; while a healthy Canadian skepticism is good, this is where it becomes pound-foolish. One can mentally picture the knees jerking: \u003Ci\u003Eif he's so good, then why isn't he in the NFL, huh?\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;Canadians are still generally suspect of anyone trying to achieve success on their terms \u003Ci\u003Ein\u003C\/i\u003E Canada. Never mind that a Canadian has to be demonstrably better than, literally and rhetorically, 100 available Americans to be a ratio-breaker at quarterback or running back.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHowever, the influence any league needs to cultivate is not that subset of the population. It's with children getting into sports who are looking for athletes they can identify with. The problem is, with cord-cutting and market fragmentation and a cratering traditional media, the means to connect a uniquely Canadian sports hero with the seven-year-old kids of 2017 is broken.|\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFinally, some university sports talk ...\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHas the \"Western has thrown a lot of interceptions\" well run dry? \u003C\/b\u003EHell to the nah! Like the lightbulb being screwed in by any number of psychiatrists, the Mustangs have to want to change their ways in the passing phase. Coach \u003Cb\u003EGreg Marshall \u003C\/b\u003Eis working on that after three seasons in a row of failing to advance past the Yates Cup. The Ontario teams which have broken through the Laval force-field in this century — 2005 Laurier (who didn't have to play Laval), 2009 Queen's and 2011 McMaster — all had aerial-circus capability.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs for the progress of those initiatives, Western has thrown an OUA-most nine interceptions. That is glaring for a team that makes opponents honour the run so much. At this point, it just doesn't matter since Western also leads OUA in points, yards and rushing (46, 595 and 289 per game, rounded off), as well as yards per rush at 7.4 a tote.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Mustangs are ninth in red-zone conversions at 51 per cent and eighth in touchdown\/interception ratio (10-9). Against Laval or Montréal in November, a team probably has to be at 75 per cent or greater at finishing off drives with touchdowns instead of field goals. Short fields for the opponent created by interceptions are also killers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat being said, the Mustangs are the class of Ontario and probably have the highest odds of anyone at playing in Vanier Cup, due to the semifinal rotation. (Prove me wrong, rest of OUA and AUS, prove me wrong.) Whom is fooling whom?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWaterloo is all but buried, but ones comes to praise them. \u003C\/b\u003EWhile Waterloo has\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/oua.ca\/sports\/fball\/2017-18\/teams?sort=thdpct\u0026amp;r=0\u0026amp;pos=con\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eregressed, it has converted more third-down gambles (19 on 41 tries) than all but three other OUA teams have attempted\u003C\/a\u003E. Some of that is dictated by game circumstances, but the Warriors' taking the nothing-to-lose approach is a huge contrast to another longtime straggler, York, being 1-for-10 all season. Who cares enough about York football to second-guess a coach for giving his offence more opportunities?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EYou could see why this had to end, clearly. \u003C\/b\u003ENever mind sharing memories of one's own school-days. This is what the atmosphere was like at a Queen's Homecoming football game, at the second iteration of Richardson Stadium, as recently as three years ago.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/KPWhfgKBUAM\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KPWhfgKBUAM?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe stadium will be full, but with only 2,000 free student tickets distributed, the atmosphere and energy cannot be what it was at the old Richardson Stadium, where admission was first-come, first-served. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHaving that dedicated student side opposite the main grandstand created a tremendous back-and-forth between the contemporary students and the rest of the Queen's and Kingston community. The former had to live up to the image, even if it didn't match the reality of most football Saturdays, and the latter got to have a chuckle and remember that they were young once, too. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat grandstand at a homecoming game, or when Queen's went on a playoff run — did I just date myself — also represented a notion that's fallen out of fashion in the contemporary university, the idea that you got to circulate among people who were fundamentally different from you. I'm idealizing it, of course, but people who had nothing in common beyond attending Queen's (and yes, I'm aware of the university's reputation for not exactly reflecting the polyglot of Canada) were brought together, for the cost of nothing more than a 10-minute walk to the a stadium and a flash of their student card. A lot of the first world's problems stem from excessive self-sorting, but here the upper-middle-class city kid in commerce and the rural kid majoring in history could understand each other a little more.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EQueen's Homecoming is over 85% sold out. Don't delay get your tickets now! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GBNITNtf83\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/GBNITNtf83\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Queenshomecoming?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Queenshomecoming\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/queensu?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#queensu\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1M0mBJ4qtW\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/1M0mBJ4qtW\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Queen's Gaels (@queensgaels) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/queensgaels\/status\/918272594054402051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EI didn't always feel welcome or accepted at Queen's, but that was one place that was the exception.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EI got your \"force majeure\" right here!\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Please keep a Spockian eyebrow cocked for \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.journaldequebec.com\/2017\/10\/10\/football-universitaire-un-comite-dappel-se-penchera-sur-le-match-annule-entre-les-carabins-et-les-stingers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehow the RSEQ rules next week on appeals of the recent Montréal-Concordia cancellation. Each school has appealed the decision to call off the game due to a gastroenteritis outbreak among U de M supporters, with Sherbrooke\u003C\/a\u003E. (The best finish the Vert et Or can achieve is 3-5, but if Concordia finishes 3-4 it will be considered the higher-placed team.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat remedy could be applied at this stage of the game is unclear. Montréal, if it is to be taken at its word, did not have enough players to field a credible team. But the junior hockey meme \"because it's the Q\" could come into play.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMystery meet-up. \u003C\/b\u003EUnless you're plugged into both teams or don't have social anxiety that makes it impossible to pick up a phone and ask, you don't know who will quarterback Guelph on Saturday or line up on \"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.therecord.com\/sports-story\/7611051-golden-hawks-play-for-position\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELaurier's banged-up defence\u003C\/a\u003E.\" That is great for the element of surprise, but a potential fan would love to know whether Guelph QB\u003Cb\u003E James Roberts \u003C\/b\u003Eis game-ready for the Golden Hawks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe CFL posts PDFs of team depth charts on the day before a game. It would not be that hard for a university league to do the same.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EImagine the ratings if everyone who tweeted about Dart Guy getting a gig listened to TSN Radio.\u003C\/b\u003E Yours truly touched a nerve on Wednesday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EWhat a slap across the face to everyone putting in reps in sports media who, y'know, actually put in reps in sports media. Shame on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TSN?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#TSN\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b1US3Xlc6t\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/b1US3Xlc6t\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Neate Sager (@n8sager) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/n8sager\/status\/918236261562966017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EIt was confrontational and sensational, and of course we are just talking about empty-calories entertainment, but I stand by it. That was for all the hard-working, creative people\u0026nbsp; shut out of a field that is hemorrhaging jobs and has a corporate-mandated monotone sameness to it all. Did the format really need another\u0026nbsp; Hockey Bro from southern Ontario's near hinterlands?\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI write about hockey for a living and have been on radio. I'm fine. Way too many smart hockey women and PoC who won't get Dart Guy chances. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l6bBFTSmw1\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/l6bBFTSmw1\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Ian McLaren (@iancmclaren) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iancmclaren\/status\/918547357364576256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDoes U Sports hockey need a pre-season showcase weekend? \u003C\/b\u003EIt does seem like the university hockey season has a soft opening. It would do a lot for university puck's profile, both on the men's and women's side, to have a weekend where league games are played on a single site, similar to events held by the USHL and some Junior A leagues.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's all about taking the little-known league to the people, for lack of a less cliché way to put it. The fringe benefit would be that it would be a heat check to see whether a city and university can drum up enough spectator support, in order to host a future nationals. Just a thought.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMost important sports writing of the week.\u003C\/b\u003E Definitely \u003Cb\u003EDave Lozo \u003C\/b\u003Eon the inherent limitations of symbolic gestures at sports events after terrible events.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI wrote pissed off in Las Vegas \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P9HXFU5uBI\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/P9HXFU5uBI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Dave Lozo (@davelozo) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davelozo\/status\/918179660587941888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe mic drop:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EIt's dangerously unhealthy that nearly 60 people were murdered by a man with an automatic assault rifle and what we're talking about a little more than a week later is how it helped create momentum in a stupid, meaningless sports game. For instance: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"That was unbelievable for us,\" said Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant. \"Tonight was about honoring and remembering the victims. So we came out real strong. To get those four goals was unbelievable.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003EThe most apt cherry-picked contrast is likely the response in England after the Hillsborough stadium disaster in 1989, which killed 96 people. That led to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taylor_Report\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ecommission of the Taylor Report and a huge upgrade in safety standards in soccer stadiums\u003C\/a\u003E. It took time and thoroughness, but the Now Is Not The Time crowd was rightly shouted down.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENot sticking to sports; or, how I am learning to take wins where I can get them.\u003C\/b\u003E My subway read over the last week was Franklin Foer's 2004 book \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/How-Soccer-Explains-World-Globalization\/dp\/0061978051\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHow Soccer Explains The World\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E, which turned out to be topical. One of the final chapters explored how soccer has been dragged into the blue\/red culture wars in the United States.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut one observation of Foer's that has stuck is that it's hard to be a liberal and find a soccer team aligned with one's political sensibilities. That is probably true for all sports. After all, what sports give us — clear, unambiguous win-or-lose outcomes; emotions and feelings overriding common sense; vicariously projecting social Darwinism on to genetically superior people (let's be honest), appeal to conservatives and rightists.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut it might actual be the mark of a Big Boy Sport that athletes expressing themselves is respected:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EI wrote a thing that will definitely eliminate political strife once and for all:\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VQ3kX7MG24\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/VQ3kX7MG24\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Varada (a mummy) (@thisthreetime) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thisthreetime\/status\/918475865486368768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI do get challenged by friends, questions along the lines of, \"How can you be progressive and like football?\" The easy answer is that human beings are complex and self-contradicting, period, full stop. The larger perspective is that despite all the times I get a \"stick to sports!\" Twitter response, sports-liking lends itself to a healthy form of code-switching and getting to meet \"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2016\/apr\/06\/everybody-wants-some-richard-linklater-partisan-politics\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Esomeone who differs from us in (a) fundamental way\u003C\/a\u003E.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(Some of this perspective is informed \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2016\/apr\/06\/everybody-wants-some-richard-linklater-partisan-politics\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eby an April 2016 essay by Noah Gittell in \u003Ci\u003EThe Guardian\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E about the largely unseen but brilliant bro-comedy \u003Ci\u003EEverybody Wants Some!!\u003C\/i\u003E, the filmmaker \u003Cb\u003ERichard Linklater\u003C\/b\u003E's\u0026nbsp; 1980-set self-described spiritual sequel to \u003Ci\u003EDazed and Confused\u003C\/i\u003E. The gist of it:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003ELinklater’s script drops life lessons into the proceedings, bits of bro-Zen wisdom like “Embrace your inner weird, man!” and “We all take turns being chumps. You just have to accept your chumpification and pass it on.” It’s easy to breeze over these aphorisms, but they dovetail effectively with the film’s political resonance. They ask us to let down our defenses and experience life with an open mind and heart.\u003C\/blockquote\u003ECall it naive to expect that openness in strangers on the internet, but it beats putting up walls.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFarther along the same tangent, though, is a reality that what the media calls \"left\" and \"right\" really involves a subset who have made \u003Ci\u003Emoronity\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;a life choice. They get roiled when their political masters say \"jump.\" Opposing an updated sexual education curriculum that includes, gasp, consent education. Getting angry over tax law changes that will never affect anyone in their income bracket. Insisting that constitutionally enshrined rights for the usual suspects (women, racialized people, LGBTQ+) should be re-negotiated, when the majority has moved on. Getting news from Facebook. And so on.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ENew from me: Trolls, Scammers, and Verified Facebook Pages Made This Combat-Wounded Vet an Anti-Kneeling Meme\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ox1NvQ4Jhw\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/Ox1NvQ4Jhw\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oneunderscore__\/status\/918461999490719745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECircling back, though, while there really isn't a big-league sports team for the centre-left humanist, there is no harm in taking glee when karma throws a wicked curve.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EExhibit A: One has to laugh like hell at the chain of events with the Dallas Cowboys. Owner \u003Cb\u003EJerry Jones \u003C\/b\u003Ethreatens to bench players for participating in inequality protests during the U.S. national anthem ...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EUnion hits Jerry Jones with charge over threat to bench protesters: ‘He needs to get back in his lane’ \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8A3H9YjsfI\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/8A3H9YjsfI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Raw Story (@RawStory) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RawStory\/status\/918493583598071809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E... and then his team loses its starting running back to a suspension. (There's a union issue involved, but still, it hurts Jerry Jones.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ENFL: Ezekiel Elliott's suspension begins immediately \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s06nXwkdVN\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/s06nXwkdVN\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProFootballTalk\/status\/918600168576110594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ENFLPA says it is considering all options in Ezekiel Elliott case \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QBtqpRJzZe\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/QBtqpRJzZe\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Liz Mullen (@SBJLizMullen) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SBJLizMullen\/status\/918630751913967616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 13, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt looks good on an owner who goes to the wall to for players who commit intimate partner violence, but rolls over when a demonstration might affect his bottom line. Similarly, one can empathize with fans of the Cleveland baseball team after their season ended so abruptly, but it looks good on one player who was getting into arguments on Twitter \u003Cem\u003Eduring a game\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EDid Trevor Bauer’s support for Trump cost Indians the ALDS? \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pqWmt6CTzL\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/pqWmt6CTzL\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zyhKSUXELo\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/zyhKSUXELo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Newsweek (@Newsweek) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Newsweek\/status\/918607245901991936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003EHave a great rest of the week. \u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7035768548388959779\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/in-for-dozen-cfls-competitive-balance.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7035768548388959779"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7035768548388959779"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/in-for-dozen-cfls-competitive-balance.html","title":"In For A Dozen: CFL's competitive balance, nit-picking Western's passing stats \u0026 not sticking to sports"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/KPWhfgKBUAM\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-4559052722656350017"},"published":{"$t":"2017-10-06T02:04:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-10-07T20:47:27.050-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Thanksgiving weekend Top 10 (and OUA Clusterfudge '17) tracker"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Cinderella has turned into a pumpkin in Ontario, right on time for Thanksgiving weekend. It was fun buying in on Waterloo while it lasted, but they are who we worried they were.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🏈 TOUCHDOWN GAELS 🏈\u003Cbr \/\u003EPuskas does it all! Receiving TD Gaels are up 42-17 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CdhrkMtgYz\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/CdhrkMtgYz\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Queen's Gaels (@queensgaels) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/queensgaels\/status\/916100008650428416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 6, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🏈 TOUCHDOWN GAELS 🏈\u003Cbr \/\u003EMann picks up the fumble and takes it to the house! 58-17 Gaels lead \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ztCHmq9S65\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/ztCHmq9S65\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Queen's Gaels (@queensgaels) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/queensgaels\/status\/916105659778764807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 6, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThe Gaels shone bright tonight!!💡⭐ Queen's crushes Waterloo 68-17 in the first ever night game at Richardson Stadium 🏈 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QHEWaPEWBq\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/QHEWaPEWBq\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Queen's Gaels (@queensgaels) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/queensgaels\/status\/916111384294944769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 6, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E Waterloo has allowed an average of almost 59 points and 548 yards over the last four weeks. Their only head-to-head tiebreaker among the teams likely to end up in the anticipated logjam for the final OUA playoff berths is against Carleton (thanks to that 45-43 win on Sept. 23). But that could be potential be taken out of play, since Queen's now comes out ahead in a three-way tiebreaker scenario with Waterloo and Carleton.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat might be the real downside of Waterloo getting exposed is that their four-win streak effectively ran cover for what's been a very according-to-form OUA season; no upsets, no to-the-wire scorefests. Western is rolling, even though some people believe they're not on the level of some of the teams that were Vanier-conversation worthy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003Ethis may be the worst Stangs team in a decade but have the best chance to win a Vanier\u003C\/div\u003E— BrentLaleCTV (@BrentLaleCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrentLaleCTV\/status\/916475400221548545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis will be succinct (ha!), since only four ranked teams are even playing over the holiday weekend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMontréal (4-0 RSEQ, game cancelled) \u003C\/b\u003E— So Montréal wanted to push back the game date against Concordia and Concordia demurred, at least according to\u003Cb\u003E Danny Maciocia\u003C\/b\u003E. The only change is the point-differential tiebreaker that's effectively created a two-game, total-points affray between the Carabins and Laval every year is now out of play, since the playoffs will be seeded by winning percentage. That means it's either Montréal finishing 7-0 ahead of Laval at 6-2, or 7-1 Laval getting top spot ahead of 6-1 Montréal.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\"\u003EMatch annulé | Danny Maciocia en désaccord : \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lgbCcHOujA\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/lgbCcHOujA\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carabins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@Carabins\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Stingers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@The_Stingers\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QOna46MBgQ\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/QOna46MBgQ\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— TVA Sports (@TVASports) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TVASports\/status\/916037639677054976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary (5-0 Canada West, bye week)\u003C\/b\u003E — Note to self: get to some women's hockey games this season.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EProud to be part of World Girls Hockey Weekend as we drop the puck on the 2017-18 season! Home opener Saturday at 6 pm \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WGIHW?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#WGIHW\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jXo7g9hwPZ\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/jXo7g9hwPZ\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Dinos WHKY (@DinosWHKY) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DinosWHKY\/status\/915004820490035200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 3, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval (5-1 RSEQ, 46-15 win at Sherbrooke)\u003C\/b\u003E — L\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELast year \u003Cb\u003EAntony Auclair\u003C\/b\u003E won a Vanier Cup and on Thursday he played against the team that won the Super Bowl last season.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ELooking for the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rougeetor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@rougeetor\u003C\/a\u003E's \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Auclair81?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@Auclair81\u003C\/a\u003E on the field tonight in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bucs?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Bucs\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Patriots\u003C\/a\u003E game? He's wearing 82 \u0026amp; is on the punt cover unit \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Usports?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Usports\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/18SPR3YtgE\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/18SPR3YtgE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Douglas Gelevan (@DGelevan) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGelevan\/status\/916107872924307457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 6, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern (7-0 OUA, 51-14 home win against Carleton) — \u003C\/b\u003EAnother pro forma pummeling from the purple ponies, who hung half-a-hundred on Carleton in a reprise of the 2016 OUA semifinal.It was a slaughter on stat sheet with Western gaining almost 700 yards and combining Carleton for close to three bills in penalties (a combined 29 accepted flags for 295 yards). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOnce again, they had a multi-interception game in the passing phase that left blemishes on the stat line of\u003Cb\u003E Chris Merchant\u003C\/b\u003E (300 passing on 7.4 adjusted net yards\/attempt, plus another 42 rushing) and it didn't make a single difference.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow Western has a well-earned 29-day wait for a meaningful game, the OUA semifinal against the lowest remaining seed on Nov. 4. What does\u003Cb\u003E Greg Marshall\u003C\/b\u003E have planned for all that down time?\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EFOOTBALL | Mustangs look to lock up first place against Carleton: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fabkihrdee\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/Fabkihrdee\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wAWZe59fWg\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/wAWZe59fWg\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Western Mustangs (@WesternMustangs) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs\/status\/916098003290685442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 6, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurier (5-1 OUA, 53-31 road win against York) — \u003C\/b\u003EScorefest was as close as 12 points late in the third quarter before the Golden Hawks pulled away. One has to wonder about Laurier's defence with the points and yards it has been allowing lately. The D was on the field for 75 snaps against York. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EM🏈 WITH ANOTHER WIN 🔥 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreHAWKS?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#WeAreHAWKS\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/94sktt2io6\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/94sktt2io6\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laurier Golden Hawks (@WLUAthletics) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLUAthletics\/status\/916131633685725184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 6, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat brings up a mental picture of well-rested Guelph with a well-rested\u003Cb\u003E Johnny Augustin\u003C\/b\u003E churning out first downs and keeping \u003Cb\u003EMichael Knevel\u003C\/b\u003E and the Attractions doing endless sound checks on the sideline.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcMaster (5-1 OUA, 43-6 road win against Toronto) — \u003C\/b\u003EThe Marauders defence allowed its first touchdown all year against an opponent other than Western when Toronto's \u003Cb\u003EWill Corby \u003C\/b\u003Ecaught a 17-yard scoring pass late in the second quarter, ending the streak at 17 quarters.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\\With a home game against Windsor next week, it's tempting to say Mac might not give up another one until the Oct. 21 game at Laurier, which is surely going to decide who gets the bye to the OUA semifinal.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EA good crowd on a beautiful night to see our \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McMasterSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@McMasterSports\u003C\/a\u003E take on the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Varsity_Blues?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@Varsity_Blues\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoMacGo?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoMacGo\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MfqX2fwDP7\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/MfqX2fwDP7\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Glen Grunwald (@grunwald_glen) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grunwald_glen\/status\/916077194987954183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EPost game wrap up on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSN1150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@TSN1150\u003C\/a\u003E from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BubbaCHCH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@BubbaCHCH\u003C\/a\u003E and I at Varsity Stadium as \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McMasterSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@McMasterSports\u003C\/a\u003E defeated \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UofTBluesFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UofTBluesFB\u003C\/a\u003E 43-6 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yVIwhFuvyf\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/yVIwhFuvyf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Steve Clark (@SteveClarkMedia) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveClarkMedia\/status\/916293861785432065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 6, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC (3-2 Canada West, bye week)\u003C\/b\u003E — This might be the greatest teaser text for a feature on a field hockey player, ever.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EIt broke her face, but not Abbey MacLellan's spirit \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bRvPjf3v9N\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/bRvPjf3v9N\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gwVdE530We\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/gwVdE530We\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Province Sports (@provincesports) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/provincesports\/status\/915599931070496768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina\u0026nbsp;(3-2 Canada West, bye week)\u003C\/b\u003E — Uh, go Roughriders?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's (4-1* AUS, bye week)\u003C\/b\u003E — Have full control of their destiny in spite of the forfeit.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ENew AUS football standings to reflect SMU forfeit to X: SMU (4-1), X (3-2), Acadia (3-2), Bishop's (1-3), Mount A (1-4).\u003C\/div\u003E— monty mosher (@justplainmonty) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justplainmonty\/status\/915959029704294400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuelph (3-3 OUA, bye week) \u003C\/b\u003E— I think I posted yesterday that a four-way tie for the last two playoff berths probably involves Guelph upsetting Laurier, then losing against Carleton. Guelph does seem capable of playing with anyone, but also capable of losing to almost anyone.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAlso receiving votes:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (4-2 OUA, bye week) \u003C\/b\u003E— A few good plays from being 5-1. A few more plays from being 1-5, since three wins were by a combined 13 points. With one more Carleton loss, one more Guelph loss and an Ottawa win next week, the Gee-Gees would get their first home playoff game since 2011.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd if you noticed that the first two teams in that scenario whose playoff hopes are fraying are also the two non-combatants for York, congratulations. Carleton's other non-combatant is also winless Windsor, while Guelph missed Queen's.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan (2-3, bye week) \u003C\/b\u003E— Only listed due to getting five points from voters, after three consecutive losses. I don't get the logic here, people.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWaterloo (4-3 OUA, 68-17 road loss against Queen's)\u003C\/b\u003E — Remember \u003Cb\u003EDave Chappelle\u003C\/b\u003E's\u003Ci\u003E The Three Daves \u003C\/i\u003Esketch? Here it is, applied to the author and involving Queen's and Waterloo:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1997 Sags:\u003C\/b\u003E Spent several weeks in a snit because Queen's best chance of winning a Vanier during his undergrad years was thwarted by Ottawa, while over in Ontario, Waterloo could, and did, win a conference championship running the goddamned wishbone offence. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis would result in a lot of aimless wandering around downtown Kingston, uncompleted course readings, and playing Marcy Playground's\u003Ci\u003E Sex and Candy \u003C\/i\u003Eso many times that eventually his housemates had to take the CD.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2007 Sags: \u003C\/b\u003EWrote apoplectic e-mails to any Top 10 voters he could find when Waterloo was nationally ranked after starting 3-0 with wins against Windsor, York and Toronto, while Queen's was left out after beating Western, McMaster and Guelph because damned if that didn't fit a narrative of being unjustly overlooked. Became really insufferable when Queen's beat Waterloo by 40-some points at Richardson Stadium in October.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2017 Sags:\u003C\/b\u003E Went along for the ride when Waterloo was nationally ranked after starting 4-0 with wins against Windsor, York, Toronto and Carleton. Just felt empathetic when Queen's beat Waterloo by 50-some points at Richardson Stadium in October.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConcordia (2-3 RSEQ, cancellation)\u003C\/b\u003E — In a just world, the Stingers would get a chance to show how they stack up against Ontario's upper lower middle class.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton (2-4 OUA, 51-14 road loss against at No. 4 Western)\u003C\/b\u003E — All playoff hopes are not lost for the Ravens, who finish with back-to-back home games against Toronto and Guelph. Based on how three-team tiebreakers work, though, they need someone to knock off Queen's.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/4559052722656350017\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/football-thanksgiving-weekend-top-10.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/4559052722656350017"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/4559052722656350017"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/football-thanksgiving-weekend-top-10.html","title":"Football: Thanksgiving weekend Top 10 (and OUA Clusterfudge '17) tracker"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-6789804898007172933"},"published":{"$t":"2017-10-04T21:14:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-10-05T11:06:02.597-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"broadcasting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"In For A Dozen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"playoff formats"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stingers"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"In For A Dozen: Montréal-Concordia cancelled due to illness outbreak; A new hope for football broadcasts \u0026 more focused gun control arguments, please"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003EStuff that really needs to be on a podcast.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConcordia-Montréal cancelled; Saint Mary's forfeits Week 1 win. \u003C\/b\u003EBreaking news as the No. 1-ranked Montréal Carabins' have been sacked by \"a very virulent gastroenteritis virus,\" leading to the cancellation of their Thursday home game against Concordia. It shouldn't be a forfeit; the Carabins literally do not have enough people to field a credible team and, pardon playing doctor on the internet, even the personnel who have not evinced symptoms could end up transmitting germs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe initial report is that the game will simply be abandoned. Details are very preliminary so it's unclear whether this would affect Montreal's next two games, against Sherbrooke (Oct. 14) and Laval (Oct. 21).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\"\u003ECarabins-Stingers : une épidémie de gastro force l'annulation du match \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4TLseXd8Wv\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/4TLseXd8Wv\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— SPORT N°1 (@sportnumb1) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportnumb1\/status\/915744143221116928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EShould be interesting to see how this Stingers\/ Carabins situation plays out. The Carabins might be forced to forfeit which imo is tough because they are sick not because illegible players .\u003C\/div\u003E— LWOSUSportsFootball (@LWOSUSportsFB) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LWOSUSportsFB\/status\/915736733672726528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EThere was a similar situation a few years ago in AUS and everyone carried on; all one can do is hope the virus is contained before it ends up tainting the season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe other news is AUS standings just got a little tighter. Saint Mary's forfeited its win against St. Francis Xavier on Aug. 25 over the use of two ineligible players. It was a self-disclosed violation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESMU forfeits football win to X-Men due to use of ineligible players: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/94nFny3fp7\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/94nFny3fp7\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W7QdhfK7dA\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/W7QdhfK7dA\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— StFX Athletics (@StFXAthletics) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StFXAthletics\/status\/915953266294484992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA forfeit is officially recorded as a 1-0 win, and of course Saint Mary's won the actual rematch against St. FX by one point. There goes the point-differential tiebreaker if both finish 6-2.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFootball and chill?\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;The \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3downnation.com\/2017\/10\/03\/panda-game-shows-potential-usports-football-fandom\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPanda Game made for great television\u003C\/a\u003E, what with the raucous crowds, tightly contested game and the cliffhanger finish — not the double overtime, but when everyone watching via TV was worried CHCH would go off-air at the 3½-hour mark. It was definitely something to share with a potential broadcast partner or a start-up streaming service looking for content to populate a schedule, à la TSN in its nascence in the 1980s and The Score (R.I.P.) in the aughts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is as good a time as any to offer a reminder that broadcasters in this country were once required to dedicate funding\/hours to amateur sport. And if the light-on-details Liberals can really get a half-billion dollars out of Netflix, what a half-\u003Ci\u003Emillion\u003C\/i\u003E a year for 10 national broadcasts?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EUntil then, the OUA will have to work with stations like CHCH, which will give them the air time for the games if the OUA pays for the production cost. Grace says costs to produce a football game are about $40,000.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"As to the funding, the federal government providing funding of, I think, $500 million to Netflix last week to help encourage broadcasting and movie producing in Canada, which is great, it’s a great industry,” Grace said. “It would be great if we could get some funding to get ourselves off the ground. It’s a horse-and-cart thing. For us to create a product, we need some seed funding and then we create that great product. We could take it to market and attract sponsorships.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E(\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lfpress.com\/2017\/10\/03\/oua-football-getting-games-under-three-hours-first-step-to-get-back-on-national-tv\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELondon Free Press\u003C\/a\u003E, Oct. 3)\u003C\/blockquote\u003E(Clarification: it's reportedly Netflix investing the $500 million, not the other way around. Hold off on calling your member of Parliament.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThis is an interesting column. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2jTGhbIwNK\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/2jTGhbIwNK\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Adam Radwanski (@aradwanski) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aradwanski\/status\/915760267920838656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe above-quoted mentions OUA's steps to pare the average game time to fewer than three hours. It is one thing for a major property such as MLB or NFL to be unable to guarantee a sub-three hour game, but the little guy has to work harder.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWho are you, Joe Hollywood?\u003C\/b\u003E Back in the day when people waited until a certain half-hour block of time on a certain night to consume their favourite TV show, broadcast executives talked about a \"lead-in.\" It meant that on Thursdays, you showered, shaved and prepped for a night out during the half-hour between \u003Ci\u003EFriends \u003C\/i\u003Eand\u003Ci\u003E Seinfeld\u003C\/i\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is striking that there is a missed opportunity for the Panda Game to be a lead-in for a Vanier Cup in Ottawa (in the future, not necessarily this year when Ottawa has the Grey Cup and an outdoor NHL game). Selling Panda\/Vanier ticket packages would have to be approached delicately — i.e., without the shady \"if you buy tickets to A, you have to buy tickets to B\" sales tactic — but it would be one way to avoid another disaster like the '16 Vanier.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHow about that kickoff reduction strategy?\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/09\/in-for-dozen-loic-kayembe-heat-warnings.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELast week's space mentioned a half-cocked idea to reduce the number of kickoffs in football\u003C\/a\u003E. The game is always going to need that element of assumed risk among athletes, but is it\u003Ci\u003E necessary \u003C\/i\u003Eto have a kickoff after every touchdown and (some) field goals?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe idea calls for a kickoff to occur:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETo begin each half;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAfter the first touchdown in the first five minutes of the second and fourth quarters;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAfter a field goal or touchdown in the final three minutes of the half, with a mercy rule (25-point lead).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThrough 30 games, OUA has had 8.47 kickoffs per game. After going through each boxscore and applying the above, it falls to 4.07, or 52 per cent fewer. In other words, there's potential to reduce the highest-injury-risk play in the game by half, without fundamentally altering the sport. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat's just a working position. Any rule would probably involve some wiggle room to allow for a surprise onside kickoff or for one by a team that's trailing late in the game.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESo will OUA have a pile-up of 4-4 teams or what?\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;The first early elimination game is Waterloo-Queen's on Thursday. The first de facto seeding game might be Waterloo-Ottawa on Oct. 14, with the winner likely securing a quarter-final playoff on its home field.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBehold, the chain of adequacy:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (4-2) — \u003C\/b\u003EThe Gee-Gees are on a bye before hosting Waterloo next weekend with a chance to clinch a playoff berth. Their offence is showing some encouraging signs of life and they will have two weeks to prepare, so there is that for Ottawa.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne wrinkle with Ottawa is that it's away at Western in Week 9 in a potential nothing game for the Mustangs, who will have first place salted away if they are still undefeated.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWaterloo (4-2)\u003C\/b\u003E — Need to win either at Queen's on Thursday or at Ottawa.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ETalked to Coach Bertoia today he sounded very confident knows what this game means for the team \u0026amp; university\u003C\/div\u003E— Jason (@JHagholm1) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHagholm1\/status\/915726659176759296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EA disproportionate share of the 124 points the Warriors gave up across their last two games occurred in the second quarter and onward. Read into that what you will.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuelph (3-3)\u003C\/b\u003E — The Gryphons got the short end of the schedule stick this season. They need to wrest a W out of their remaining slate of hosting Laurier on Oct. 14 and being away at Carleton for the season finale.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton (2-3)\u003C\/b\u003E — their path to 4-4 is clear: win both home games against U of T and Guelph. (Yes, their trip to Western is a write-off, although it might take time for the Mustangs to hammer down on the throttle.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHowever, Carleton's fate might come down to point-differential tiebreakers. Their head-to-head advantage against Ottawa could become null and void.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQueen's (1-4) \u003C\/b\u003E— Queen's needs to run the table against Waterloo, York and away at U of T to finish 4-4. The Golden Gaels haven't lost to any of those teams since a last-play loss against the Warriors in 2006.\u0026nbsp;History is not playing these games, though. And come to think of it, the last time Queen's lost against Waterloo it was also a night game, on Thanksgiving weekend, \u003Ci\u003Ecue the ominous music\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Peak Weird Outcome would be a four-way tie for the final two berths.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReal talk interlude: BAN ALL GUNS is the new \"Thoughts and Prayers.\" \u003C\/b\u003EThe hollow insincerity of the all-purpose homily used by politicians and do-gooders has been deconstructed. In the wake of the mass murder in Las Vegas, though, one prevailing worry is about the lack of\u0026nbsp; well-constructed smart arguments to stop the NRA in the United States. Or more to the point, how easily those get shouted down.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHere is the special helmet \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unlvfootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@unlvfootball\u003C\/a\u003E will wear Saturday in tribute to the victims and in honor of the heroes from Sunday. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VegasStrong?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#VegasStrong\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ojJ49mhSFl\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/ojJ49mhSFl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UNLV Athletics (@UNLVathletics) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNLVathletics\/status\/915720947893551104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBlanket statements such as \"why does anyone need an assault rifle?\" are just not getting the job done. It's become too easy for the troll\/bot\/paid liars army to divide and conquer. The arguments need to be much more pointed and specific. You probably need to read through all of the writer \u003Cb\u003EKurt Eichenwald\u003C\/b\u003E's tweets from Wednesday,\u0026nbsp; but the crux of it is: \u003Ci\u003Ebring forth smarter arguments\u003C\/i\u003E. Otherwise the bad guys keep winning.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E2 many non-gun owners don't understand real gun owners. Folks like \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@NRA\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DLoesch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@DLoesch\u003C\/a\u003E depend on that. Real gun owners respect and fear the...\u003C\/div\u003E— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kurteichenwald\/status\/915599887097528320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E...weapon. They keep them locked in the safe, with trigger wraps. They dont have 100 bullet drums or bump stocks. If you said \"ur semi-...\u003C\/div\u003E— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kurteichenwald\/status\/915600138143485952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E...auto rifles must be kept at a registered gun dealer with a shooting range and you can only use them there, they would say, \"Hm. Ok.\"....\u003C\/div\u003E— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kurteichenwald\/status\/915600321333866496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EOn that same tangent, the whole side argument about what gets classified as \"terrorism\" is more troublesome than the typical quick-to-feel-guilty liberal such as I would presume it is. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe dichotomy in how the language the media uses is dependent on the perpetrators' ethnicity and skin colour is obvious. An easy point; almost all mass murderers are male and white. But there still is that working-definition difference between a shooter targeting people at random and attacking a group for the purpose of intimidation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ENo, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mashagessen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@mashagessen\u003C\/a\u003E argues, the killing in Las Vegas wasn't \"terrorism.\" \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Oi9oB1yy9H\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/Oi9oB1yy9H\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Nicholas Thompson (@nxthompson) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nxthompson\/status\/915420462926241792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EI have to be honest, I had not considered that angle. For a word-worker, that's rather embarrassing.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESeguing to sports for the duration, pinky-swear it.\u003C\/b\u003E Far and away the most important piece of sports writing this week is \u003Cb\u003EJonah Keri\u003C\/b\u003E — he went to Concordia, so it is U Sports-adjacent! — on the inequities of the selfish and tyranny of the self-involved sports consumer.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EExploitive intl markets, immoral drafts, student-athletes risking it all for no $. I wrote about injustice in sports \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AAiqLLWGJD\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/AAiqLLWGJD\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JyWhwGLmRI\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/JyWhwGLmRI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Jonah Keri (@jonahkeri) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonahkeri\/status\/915038495508279296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 3, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EThat is part of the reason for hanging out in the netherworld of university sports. But it's not like it is some throwback bastion of pure sport, either.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAbout women in sports.\u003C\/b\u003E The fuck-wittery \u003Cb\u003ECam Newton\u003C\/b\u003E committed on Wednesday is low-hanging fruit, so goddamn juvenile that it dignifying it says more about the person who feels they need to respond. Far better to promote knowledge women in sports, so here is Rachel Doerrie talking about her breakthrough into the hockey world:\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EICYMI: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/racheldoerrie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@racheldoerrie\u003C\/a\u003E stopped by to talk about her story, breaking into the hockey industry \u0026amp; life as a video coach \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GmR0niD3je\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/GmR0niD3je\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— John Matisz (@MatiszJohn) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatiszJohn\/status\/915285338267975680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 3, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EPositive women's sports news should get 100 times more attention than Cam Newton's weak sense of humour ... a NHL team taking a stake in a National Women's Hockey League team (sure, only 20 years after the NBA but still ahead of MLB and the NFL) should be much bigger news. Chances are Newton's comments, and the responses and think-pieces, get a lot more circulation than the very cool partnership between the New Jersey Devils and New York Riveters.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHUGE news: The \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NJDevils?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@NJDevils\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYRiveters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@NYRiveters\u003C\/a\u003E Form a Hockey Partnership for 3 years. History has been made. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NWHL?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#NWHL\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8YPwJaf9ul\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/8YPwJaf9ul\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Mike Murphy (@DigDeepBSB) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DigDeepBSB\/status\/915748875721478144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECan’t. Wait. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nh39Fth0N1\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/Nh39Fth0N1\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Sarah Baicker (@sbbaicker) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sbbaicker\/status\/915770898065575936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EFor the record, the CWHL's Montreal Canadiennes played a regular-season game in a NHL arena last season, and the league also had its all-star game at the NHL arena in Toronto. Point being, media needs to be smarter about reporting athletes' non-sports thoughts; shoot for something higher than giving ourselves a bunch of easy answers.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThanks to Cam Newton for reminding us that sport is a garbage distraction that feeds and nurtures toxic masculinity. It had been, what, a few hours since the last example?\u003C\/div\u003E— Tao of Stieb (@TaoofStieb) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaoofStieb\/status\/915756087650942982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was gob-smacking to see the tweets of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EMax Domi\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/nhl.nbcsports.com\/2017\/10\/02\/max-domi-calls-for-stricter-immigration-controls-after-attack-in-edmonton\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ereported like he was some authority on immigration\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;after the incident in Edmonton last weekend, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/edmonton-attacks-refugee-screening-1.4326952\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ein which the perpetrator was a refugee (hello, key legal distinction!)\u003C\/a\u003E. That's just relativism and ineptitude raised to the level of newsroom policy. It wasn't news that a 22-year-old would express ill-informed opinions when he should have kept his mouth shut, since everyone is like that age 22.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUniversity puck is a well-kept secret for reasons left unsaid.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;All three university hockey conferences beginning the regular season on a holiday weekend, when most students will be away from campus, is Peak Canadian University Sport. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's a bit ironic to see that in a league where the support and interest often lags behind the high calibre of play. Anyway, this isn't the place for prognostication — for that, follow that \u003Cb\u003EFindlay\u003C\/b\u003E fellow:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EIf you want a wild-card pick to make the U Cup this year. The CGY Dinos, Ryerson Rams, and Concordia Stingers are all good picks.\u003C\/div\u003E— Victor Findlay (@Finder_24) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Finder_24\/status\/915692304626798593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EBut above all, I'm praying to the hockey gods we see Kevin Bailie and Jordon Cooke meet in a goaltender's duel for the ages in Fredericton.\u003C\/div\u003E— Victor Findlay (@Finder_24) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Finder_24\/status\/915692512538501120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E'17-18 Predictions:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQueen's Cup: McGill Redmen\u003Cbr \/\u003ECan West Champs: Sask. Huskies\u003Cbr \/\u003EAUS Champs: UNB V-Reds\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EU Cup Champs: Alberta Golden Bears\u003C\/div\u003E— Victor Findlay (@Finder_24) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Finder_24\/status\/915692167036915713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EUniversity puck is a great cheap night out.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWho the ECHL is playing for Canada?\u003C\/b\u003E The Olympics begin exactly 18 weeks from Thursday — do \u003Ci\u003Eyouuuuuuuu\u003C\/i\u003E have any idea who is going to be on the Canadian men's hockey team?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe study history in order to not repeat it. In that vein, Greg Oliver's book \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Father-Bauer-Great-Experiment-Canadian\/dp\/1770412492\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFather Bauer and the Great Experiment: The Genesis of Canadian Olympic Hockey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E, which was released in April, is good sports-book pick-up in advance of a NHL-free Olympics, since it is a portal to a time when Canada got idealistic about international hockey by creating a centralized national team program. The takeaway is to wonder what profile university hockey would have if it was a feeder system for the Olympic hockey team.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn case anyone has forgotten, the NHL is a distant third for the hard pass on PyeongChang. The gold goes to the IOC for believing it should be able to use the NHL's labour cost-free. As greater minds have noted, the NHL Players' Association should have also collectively bargained Olympic participation.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBad Idea Jeans brainstorm of the week.\u003C\/b\u003E Everyone has their \"take something from another sport and apply it to this sport\" pet ideas.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll of the team sports, particularly basketball, have their wild-card controversies every year before the national championships. Those could be avoided if the at-large and conference-finalist automatic berths were, instead, decided at a pre-season or midseason invitational tournament which would offer something to a broadcasst partner. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESuch events exist already; why not add something in the interest of high stakes? That concept actually originates from curling, which has \"berth spiels\" where the prize includes a spot in a more major competition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAny change would be better than expanding the tournaments to more than eight teams.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELet the Tanor Ngom narratives begin!\u003C\/b\u003E Last week, Ryerson landed the ultimate \"stretch five\" when 7-foot-2 Senegalese centre \u003Cb\u003ETanor Ngom \u003C\/b\u003Ecame aboard. The main narrative should be that Ngom's confidence in Ryerson helping him become a NBA prospect reflects that there are a handful of men's basketball programs that are on par with D1 low- to mid-majors. The other, from the \u003Ci\u003EGlobe \u0026amp; Mail \u003C\/i\u003Earticle, is that Ngom could be the ticket to Ryerson dethroning Carleton as national champions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ETanor Ngom has been flying under the radar for years: Raw and skinny but 7'2\", long, really athletic, can shoot a bit. Love his upside. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9AQnohQmtG\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/9AQnohQmtG\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— NBADraftProspects (@draftprosnba) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/draftprosnba\/status\/913109531579871232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 27, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ETanor Ngom is the newest Ryerson Ram of the men's basketball team. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rMdVO0KEAF\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/rMdVO0KEAF\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xe66CtNLfo\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/xe66CtNLfo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— CBC Toronto (@CBCToronto) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBCToronto\/status\/915418704883650560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003ELength on defence and three-point shooting are the closest thing to Carleton's kryptonite. Ngom has both, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003EThanks for your consideration, if you made it to the end.\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/6789804898007172933\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/in-for-dozen-montreal-concordia.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6789804898007172933"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6789804898007172933"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/in-for-dozen-montreal-concordia.html","title":"In For A Dozen: Montréal-Concordia cancelled due to illness outbreak; A new hope for football broadcasts \u0026 more focused gun control arguments, please"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7726313592238874073"},"published":{"$t":"2017-10-01T18:30:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-10-01T22:04:31.584-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regina Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stingers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Calgary and Western make statements with decisive road wins, Regina drops 50 on the Huskies; Guelph guts out win "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"A bold Calgary statement on a cold Friday night. The No. 2-ranked Dinos, on the margin of 21 unanswered in the third quarter, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/canadawest.org\/sports\/fball\/2017-18\/boxscores\/20170929_j9wm.xml?view=plays\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewon 31-17 on the road against No. 6 UBC\u003C\/a\u003E, which could help them cadge a few more first-place votes from idle Montréal. The Dinos received five in last week's poll, and had one two weeks ago.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere's what I submitted.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EMy \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USports?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#USports\u003C\/a\u003E FB top-10:\u003Cbr \/\u003E1) Calgary\u003Cbr \/\u003E2) Montréal\u003Cbr \/\u003E3) Western\u003Cbr \/\u003E4) Laval\u003Cbr \/\u003E5) Laurier\u003Cbr \/\u003E6) UBC\u003Cbr \/\u003E7) McMaster\u003Cbr \/\u003E8) SMU\u003Cbr \/\u003E9) Regina\u003Cbr \/\u003E10) Guelph\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAgree?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#UAgree\u003C\/a\u003E? \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OUA?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#OUA\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Neate Sager (@n8sager) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/n8sager\/status\/914643994600189952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 2, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EOther, greater minds of more refined taste are fortunately on hand to balance out the ballot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EMy \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USports?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#USports\u003C\/a\u003E FB top-10:\u003Cbr\u003E1) Calgary\u003Cbr\u003E2) Montreal\u003Cbr\u003E3) Western\u003Cbr\u003E4) Laval\u003Cbr\u003E5) Laurier\u003Cbr\u003E6) McMaster\u003Cbr\u003E7) UBC\u003Cbr\u003E8) Regina\u003Cbr\u003E9) St. Mary\u0026#39;s\u003Cbr\u003E10) Guelph\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAgree?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#UAgree\u003C\/a\u003E?\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Gord R. (@GARandall) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GARandall\/status\/914617098680205313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 1, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EHere\u0026#39;s my \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USports_FB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@USports_FB\u003C\/a\u003E Top 10-\u003Cbr\u003E1. Cal\u003Cbr\u003E2. MTL\u003Cbr\u003E3. Western\u003Cbr\u003E4. Laval\u003Cbr\u003E5. Mac\u003Cbr\u003E6. Regina\u003Cbr\u003E7.Laurier\u003Cbr\u003E8. UBC\u003Cbr\u003E9. SMU \u003Cbr\u003E10. Guelph\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Casey Dulson (@Casey_Dulson) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Casey_Dulson\/status\/914671010447810561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 2, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs often happens on UFC cards, the preliminaries were better than the main bout in Ontario. Western is in the driver's seat for home-field advantage through to the Yates Cup. The other games involving teams which received votes this week beggar bullet-pointing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern was in control throughout against Laurier during a 29-13 road win.\u003C\/b\u003E That likely leaves the 4-5-6-7 spots unchanged, since the form held for all four teams.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe OUA was pushed toward parity thanks to two frantic finishes by teams who had the short end of the scheduling stick.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton outlasted Ottawa 33-30 in double overtime in the Panda Game,\u003C\/b\u003E making it four in a row in the rivalry game, with three decided on the final snap of the ball. The finish was controversial; to say the least.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuelph, behind young QB Theo Landers, defeated Waterloo 53-49 and put itself deeper in the Top 10 mix. \u003C\/b\u003ETalk about about a tale of two halves. The Gryphons had three first downs and 64 yards in the first 30 minutes. Then they scored 41 across the final 30 minutes. The Gryphons have two overtime losses against teams with winning records and lost quarterback \u003Cb\u003EJames Roberts \u003C\/b\u003Eduring their other defeat. That's enough to warrant a look at No. 9 or 10, if mostly due to a lack of other lead-pipe locks.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's continues to leave it to the last minute.\u003C\/b\u003E A 50-yard touchdown by\u003Cb\u003E Lerone Robinson \u003C\/b\u003Efrom\u003Cb\u003E Kaleb Scott\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the final 20 seconds vaulted the eastern Huskies to a homecoming-spoiling 22-21 road win against St. Francis Xavier.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESayonara, Concordia. \u003C\/b\u003EThe Stingers lost 30-13 at home to Sherbrooke ... losing to a heretofore winless team seems to be happening a lot lately.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003ERegina will be sticking around for another week after beating Saskatchewan by a junior high school basketball score, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/canadawest.org\/sports\/fball\/2017-18\/boxscores\/20170929_ck5k.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E50-40\u003C\/a\u003E, with \u003Cb\u003ENoah Picton\u003C\/b\u003E doing Noah Picton things. While it was a big fireworks display in the Paris of the Prairies, what it says about the calibre of the teams depends on how much of one or both flavours of green Kool-Aid the observer has consumed since August.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMontréal (4-0 RSEQ, bye week) \u003C\/b\u003E— The Carabins are not in action this weekend. Then again, neither were the Alouettes,\u003Ci\u003E hi-yoooo! \u003C\/i\u003E(The Calgary Stampeders routed Montreal 59-11 on Friday.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECan the Carabins and or Rouge et Or play for Als the rest of the year? They might give a damn, at least.\u003C\/div\u003E— Joel Gasson (@JGasson_21) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JGasson_21\/status\/913977306753798144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs for bye weeks, Bronko Nagurski didn't get no bye weeks!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NeHKEHIU5kA\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NeHKEHIU5kA?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"480\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary (5-0 Canada West, 31-17 road win against at No. 6 UBC) \u003C\/b\u003E— The Dinos are No. 1 as far as Eastern bastard is concerned, especially since they essentially have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs on lock, barring several misfortunes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Dinos got their first big night out of Richard Sindani, the receiver who previously starred at Regina and had a look-see from the CFL Stampeders in the pre-season. Sindani (four receptions, 63 yards) was Calgary's third option in the passinig phase, but he made the chunk-yardage catches that set up back-to-back Dinos touchdowns when they surged ahead in the third quarter.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBy the way, you might think you are cool, but you'll never be \"Michael Klukas flipping the ball after catching a touchdown on a corner route\" cool.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ETOUCHDOWN \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Dinos\u003C\/a\u003E! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/klukatron?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@klukatron\u003C\/a\u003E hauls in the 20-yard pass from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adsinagra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@adsinagra\u003C\/a\u003E, and CGY leads 16-10 early 3rd \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hzpI91qm7j\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/hzpI91qm7j\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/913968104341872642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ETOUCHDOWN \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Dinos\u003C\/a\u003E! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/antwi_jeshrun?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@antwi_jeshrun\u003C\/a\u003E with an 18-yard TD run, and it's 23-10 CGY with 5 to play in the 3rd \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wHKdX70RJH\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/wHKdX70RJH\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/913971775347630081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ETOUCHDOWN \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Dinos\u003C\/a\u003E! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/antwi_jeshrun?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@antwi_jeshrun\u003C\/a\u003E with another - this one through the air from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adsinagra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@adsinagra\u003C\/a\u003E - and it's 30-10 CGY late 3rd quarter \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7WVFzrqG8m\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/7WVFzrqG8m\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/913974885415665664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval (3-1 RSEQ, 34-0 home win against McGill)\u003C\/b\u003E — Sus As the calendar flips to October, there is an impetus for Laval to make a big statement by routing McGill by about a bajillion points. But do we really need to see it? It's Laval. They'll have a huge say in how it plays out in the last three weeks of the season.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\"\u003E🏈 Démonstration défensive du \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rougeetor?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#rougeetor\u003C\/a\u003E contre \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McGillAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@McGillAthletics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDétails du gain de 34-0 dimanche: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt;\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nEExYmWFcP\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/nEExYmWFcP\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026lt;\u0026lt;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoLaval?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoLaval\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qqsDmDleb6\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/qqsDmDleb6\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Rouge et Or (@rougeetor) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rougeetor\/status\/914603669106171911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 1, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\"\u003E🏈 MATHIEU BETTS! Sac du quart dans la zone des buts = touché de sûreté, 26-0 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rougeetor?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#rougeetor\u003C\/a\u003E sur \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McGillAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@McGillAthletics\u003C\/a\u003E (4:19 3e Q) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FootRSEQ?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#FootRSEQ\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoLaval?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoLaval\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z67n20Jehq\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/z67n20Jehq\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Rouge et Or (@rougeetor) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rougeetor\/status\/914568798161850371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 1, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003ELaval D-halfbacks \u003Cb\u003EKevin McGee\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EGabriel Ouellet\u003C\/b\u003E sat out one-game suspensions after delivering hits to the head against Concordia on Sept. 25.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\"\u003EDÉCISION DU RSEQ: \u003Cbr \/\u003E-Aucune action vs. #36 du Rouge et Or sur T. Miller.\u003Cbr \/\u003E-Un match de suspension au #24 du R\u0026amp;O. Contact sur joueur vulnérable\u003C\/div\u003E— CA Sinotte (@CASinotte) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CASinotte\/status\/913797604684820481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 29, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern (6-0 OUA, 29-13 road win against No. 5 Laurier)\u003C\/b\u003E — The running game is still a thing! Western averaged 7.8 yards per tote with Alex Taylor and Cedric Joseph offering the lightning-thunder combo while Chris Merchant put up totals one would have seen in Norman, Okla., circa 1975, with 109 yards passing and 143 rushing. Laurier's Michael Knevel had 317 yards, but it was an empty-calories 300 with a lot of it coming on underneath routes.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ELaurier moving the ball through the air but the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@WesternMustangs\u003C\/a\u003E playing soft hoping the clock runs down\u003C\/div\u003E— Morris Dalla Costa (@MoDaCoatLFPress) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoDaCoatLFPress\/status\/914210174575022080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@WesternMustangs\u003C\/a\u003E win huge game over Laurier 29-13. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ldnont?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#ldnont\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oua?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#oua\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Morris Dalla Costa (@MoDaCoatLFPress) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoDaCoatLFPress\/status\/914213055025831936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EFrom the looks it, the 'Stangs defence made Laurier relatively one-dimensional, with defensive back Bleska Kambabma causing the victory-sealing takeaway. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurier (4-1 OUA, 29-13 home defeat against No. 4 Western) \u003C\/b\u003E— The Golden Hawks will probably be No. 5 and holding, since everyone behind them either lost, played lesser competition or doesn't have the overall body of work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECongrats to \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLUAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@WLUAthletics\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurleighG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@KurleighG\u003C\/a\u003E with his 18 catches he moves into second in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OUAsport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@OUAsport\u003C\/a\u003E record books for most catches in a game\u003C\/div\u003E— Jason (@JHagholm1) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHagholm1\/status\/914235659333902336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EExtra cold tubs might be in Laurier wideout \u003Cb\u003EKurleigh Gittens Jr.\u003C\/b\u003E's future after making 18 receptions for 174 yards. If memory serves, the single-game high of 19 is held by another Golden Hawk,\u003Cb\u003E André Talbot\u003C\/b\u003E, who played in the late 1990s.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC (3-2 Canada West, 31-17 home defeat agianst Calgary)\u003C\/b\u003E — Do the T-Birds get dropped after a decisive home loss against the best team in the country? They probably should hold their spot, since they were competitive in three out of four quarters.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E6 degrees of parity, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadaWest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CanadaWest\u003C\/a\u003E 🏈 style:\u003Cbr \/\u003EAB beats MB who beat UofR who beat UBC who beat SK who beat AB\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E5 weeks in, only UofC is unscathed\u003C\/div\u003E— Brian Swane (@BrianSwane) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianSwane\/status\/913996355672039426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETrue, Regina did beat UBC, and Regina's results against Calgary and Saskatchewan are comparable to the Thunderbirds', give and take a few points and where the games were played. But Regina lost last week to winless Manitoba which proceeded to lose at home to winless Alberta. That looks pretty bad. As for UBC's blackout uniforms, those are just bad-ass.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EIt's Black Out night tonight (6:30 pm) at Thunderbird Stadium. UBC dons new black jerseys tonight vs. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UCDinos\u003C\/a\u003E ! Here's a sneak peak! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ubctbirds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@ubctbirds\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USports_FB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@USports_FB\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UqKUBDiPKL\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/UqKUBDiPKL\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Howard Tsumura (@htsumura) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/htsumura\/status\/913918508118925312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E.\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTrueQB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@TheTrueQB\u003C\/a\u003E ▶️ \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tha_RisingStar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@Tha_RisingStar\u003C\/a\u003E 💣\u003Cbr \/\u003E'Birds on the board at 'Black Out'.\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BirdsvsDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#BirdsvsDinos\u003C\/a\u003E | \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBirdsGo?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoBirdsGo\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NtG1y7rkgM\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/NtG1y7rkgM\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UBC Thunderbirds (@ubctbirds) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ubctbirds\/status\/913949375868444672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003ELooking ahead, second place in Canada West will likely come down to the Rams-Thunderbirds on Oct. 28. Whoever wins would host the following week.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcMaster (4-1 OUA, 32-2 home win against York)\u003C\/b\u003E — One Lyons was better than 47 Lions, since \u003Cb\u003EJordan Lyons\u003C\/b\u003E rushed for 186 yards at 7.4 per tote. And\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EJackson White\u003C\/b\u003E had his first 300-yard passing day. Oh, and the Mac defence has now had four full games where it kept the opponents' offence out of the end zone. Maybe that should have been mentioned first.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcMaster is at Toronto on a short week before Thanksgiving. So is that drive for five? Or five without any drives?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConcordia (2-3 RSEQ, 30-13 loss home loss against Sherbrooke)\u003C\/b\u003E — Take it away, Sarah McLachlan! \u003Ci\u003EI will remember you ...\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🐝🏈- FINAL \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PKgGbTtRfX\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/PKgGbTtRfX\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Concordia Stingers (@The_Stingers) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Stingers\/status\/914241248621363200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ELe Vert \u0026amp; Or brise la glace \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QMM4o7tzJh\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/QMM4o7tzJh\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Sébastien Lajoie (@sebastienlajoie) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sebastienlajoie\/status\/914285517851815941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 1, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EThe Stingers will drop out of the rankings after losing against a heretofore winless team. This seems to be happening a lot lately!\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina (3-2 CW, 50-40 road win against at Saskatchewan.)\u003C\/b\u003E — Likely to scoot up to the vacant No. 8 spot after rolling up 50 points and 613 yards against their provincial rival. \u003Cb\u003ENoah Picton \u003C\/b\u003Ewas uber-efficient with 11.0 adjusted net yards \/ pass, throwing five touchdown passes without giving up an interception or a sack.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ERams beat Huskies, improve to 3-2!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E▶️ \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/npicton4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@npicton4\u003C\/a\u003E: 33-44, 384 yards, 5 TD passes, 1 TD rush\u003Cbr \/\u003E▶️ \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/At_simon10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@At_simon10\u003C\/a\u003E: 18-163, 1 TD rush, 1 TD catch \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RgJp7Ms0cd\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/RgJp7Ms0cd\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— U. of Regina Rams (@reginarams) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reginarams\/status\/913982416464764928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EThe Rams and the Huskies combined for 90 points, 76 first downs and 1,143 yards, so of course that means embedding a clip of the victory-sealing strip-sack.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ENicholas Dheilly with the biggest defensive play of the game and the Rams get the ball back in Saskatchewan territory with 2 minutes to go! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/imnST7Z5Gl\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/imnST7Z5Gl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— U. of Regina Rams (@reginarams) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reginarams\/status\/913975328246075392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EOkay, fine, one offensive highlight, where Picton showed great self-awareness to throw a touchdown pass an instant before crossing the line of scrimmage on a scramble.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ERams with another touchdown! Noah Picton with his fifth TD pass of the game, this time to Schienbein! Rams up 43-32 in the fourth. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9P5Q6hIrRe\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/9P5Q6hIrRe\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— U. of Regina Rams (@reginarams) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reginarams\/status\/913969044239220736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's (5-0 AUS, 22-21 road win against St. Francis Xavier)\u003C\/b\u003E — The hockey cliché for a player who is getting scoring chances with no goals to show for it is, \"all Swedish and no Finnish.\" The Huskies, once again, found themselves behind on the scoreboard and ahead on the stat sheet late in the game. The culprits? Having an interception inside St. FX's 20 and having a 12-play drive produce only a 20-yard field goal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYet, when faced with needing to cover 97 yards in 86 seconds, they made it happen. The winning TD was an all-or-nothing, since it came on a second-and-12.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHuskies earn 22-21 come-from-behind victory over X-Men - Saint Mary's University \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tIpo2cRMMh\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/tIpo2cRMMh\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— SMU Huskies (@SMUHuskies) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SMUHuskies\/status\/914266485438152705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EQB Kaleb Scott picks up \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SubwayAtlantic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@SubwayAtlantic\u003C\/a\u003E player of the game with 288 yards passing, 68 yards rushing in 22-21 win over STFX \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KfdD6X3FTx\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/KfdD6X3FTx\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— SMU Huskies (@SMUHuskies) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SMUHuskies\/status\/914228591201746944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 30, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWith Concordia losing, Guelph should have the inside track on No. 10.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuelph (3-3 OUA, 53-49 road win against Waterloo)\u003C\/b\u003E — Guelph's been in too many of these, since this is at least the fifth time dating to 2009 that the Gryphons were in a game where the losing team scored at least 39 points. They simply wore out Waterloo through veteran rusher \u003Cb\u003EJohnny Augustine\u003C\/b\u003E (who had one yard at halftime and finished with 91, including the winning 22-yard scoring rush with 23 seconds left) and thrust-into-the-starting-job\u003Cb\u003E Theo Landers\u003C\/b\u003E responding by making plays with his arms and legs. As noted, two of their losses were in overtime and the other was to a decidedly better team.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (4-2 OUA, 33-30 overtime defeat at home against Carleton)\u003C\/b\u003E — Given the emotional tumult of Ottawa's week with the death of \u003Cb\u003ELoïc Kayembe\u003C\/b\u003E last weekend, and the reality overtime is a crapshoot, there is a case for giving the Gee-Gees partial credit. Carleton, which got the last-play win on a quarterback keeper by \u003Cb\u003EMichael Arruda\u003C\/b\u003E (who was at the Gee-Gees training camp and left after a week last year — ouch), is better than its record. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut those who didn't have the Gee-Gees in will say a loss is a loss is a loss. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPerhaps the hell of it for Ottawa with this latest Panda heartbreaker was that the football cosmos gifted the Gee-Gees with a late break. The reason it went to overtime was because Carleton kicker\/punter\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EMichael Domagala\u003C\/b\u003E flubbed a punt with 20 seconds left and the Ravens up by three after forcing a turnover on downs. That created the opportunity for Ottawa\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ELewis Ward \u003C\/b\u003Eto force overtime with a 45-yard field goal at the buzzer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen it all reversed in the second mini-game, when a holding call wiped out a touchdown by Ottawa running back \u003Cb\u003EBryce Vieira\u003C\/b\u003E. Two plays later, Vieira was stacked up trying to leap over the pile. So Ottawa got three points, so Carleton could win with a touchdown instead of needing one to match. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan (2-3 CW, home defeat against Regina.)\u003C\/b\u003E — The Huskies have been outscored 35-8 in their last two fourth quarters, and they have a 42-15 edge in third quarters. The glass-half-full takeaway from that is this is a well-coached team that makes the halftime adjustments, but might not have the athleticism to sustain it across an entire second half.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWaterloo (4-2 OUA, 53-49 home defeat against Guelph)\u003C\/b\u003E — Waterloo finishes on the road, with a short week before a Thursday game at Queen's, followed by a visit to Ottawa. Their playoff position isn't quite secure and honestly there could be a four-team pile-up of 4-4 squads for the last three spots.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENot sure how often this happens, but a two-play touchdown drive is still a two-out from the perspective of a defence. Waterloo was fighting the current the whole second half. Guelph got within six points through an 11-play touchdown drive to get within six. Waterloo put in its option wunderkind\u003Cb\u003E Tre Ford \u003C\/b\u003Eto shift momentum, which worked too well with Ford completing a 65-yard pass to set up his touchdown on the next play. Guelph went right back out and went 66 yards over seven plays to get right back in striking distance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStill, it took until the final 30 seconds for Guelph to get the decisive score.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESt. Francis Xavier (2-3 AUS, 22-21 home defeat against No. 10 Saint Mary's) \u003C\/b\u003E— The X-Men blocking group got \u003Cb\u003EJordan Socholotiuk\u003C\/b\u003E going, as he was a one-man show with 32 rushes for 210 yards. But SMU has Kaleb Scott.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPlease feel feelings for \u003Cb\u003EKeiran Burnham\u003C\/b\u003E, the X-Men punter. Burnham booted a 48-yarder into touch in the final two minutes to pin Saint Mary's.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7726313592238874073\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/09\/football-calgary-ubc-western-laurier.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7726313592238874073"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7726313592238874073"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/09\/football-calgary-ubc-western-laurier.html","title":"Football: Calgary and Western make statements with decisive road wins, Regina drops 50 on the Huskies; Guelph guts out win "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/NeHKEHIU5kA\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-5919498891823123902"},"published":{"$t":"2017-09-27T18:19:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-11-05T15:26:22.144-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"In For A Dozen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pan Game"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"recruiting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Roy Rana"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"In For A Dozen: Loïc Kayembe, heat warnings, a pox on Panda Game profanity and a kickoff-reduction rule"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003EStuff that really should presented in podcast form, but let's not kid ourselves: you don't have time to listen! Instead it gets presented in written word format. How Web 2.0! In For A Dozen will be a weekly middle-of-the-week ritual that strives to put university sports in the context of a world where one can no longer Stick To Sports.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIt really beggars processing that Ottawa defensive end Loïc Kayembe is dead and his teammates are carrying on by trying to prepare for the Panda Game, which will be in front of a crowd that dwarfs their usual audience by a factor of 10.\u003C\/b\u003E One day the 24-year-old Kayembe was playing a football game. The next day the Congolese-born Montrealer was gone, leaving a void in dozens of lives. There's no predicting or extrapolating how the Gee-Gees will respond once they return to competition.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EJoin us before 12:50pm at TD Place on Saturday. We will be honouring Loic with a moment of silence prior to the start of the game. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LK49?src=hash\"\u003E#LK49\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— uOttawa Gee-Gees (@uOttawaGeeGees) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uOttawaGeeGees\/status\/913063438729056256\"\u003ESeptember 27, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EA GoFundMe to help pay for Kayembe's memorial service reached its goal inside of a day.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EClick here to support In Memory of Loic Mukendi Kayembe organized by Stephanie Asenso \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hECtsD5A7z\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/hECtsD5A7z\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Mr.Ranger17 (@FrankSpanti17) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankSpanti17\/status\/912489060433883137\"\u003ESeptember 26, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHindsight is 20\/20, but it feels like 37 C.\u003C\/b\u003E It was stinking-hot in Ontario during the last two football Saturdays, with temperatures ranging above 30 C and high humidity, which was exacerbated by the sun's warming effect on rubber-pelleted FieldTurf playing surfaces.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENo doubt every team took every precaution to make sure players were hydrated and had some shade on the sidelines. One does wonder — and please don't read this as finger-pointing — how humid it has to be before teams move game times away from the hottest time of day.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELogistically, could there be some edict from on high to push a game times to late afternoon? It's one variable that can be controlled.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Panda Game is going to have a higher attendance than some teams will play in front of all season, again.\u003C\/b\u003E Both Carleton and Ottawa sold out their ticket allotments three days in advance.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EOver 22k tickets have been sold for the Panda Game. Ottawa \u0026amp; Carleton have sold out their allotment. Only place to get tickets is \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TD_Place\"\u003E@TD_Place\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E— AJ Jakubec (@AJonSports) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJonSports\/status\/913071923885731842\"\u003ESeptember 27, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EOf course, what will be different is the sensitive situation with a death in the Gee-Gees football family. It's probably not going to stop Carleton supporters chanting, \"Fuck you Ottawa U\" and \"what the fuck's a Gee-Gee?\" \u003Ci\u003Ead nauseam\u003C\/i\u003E at the uOttawa team and students, with Gee-Gees supporters riposting in (un)kind with F-bombs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI have never been able to get on board with that being cute or endearing, which is how it seems to be portrayed by the schools and the Ottawa media. This isn't about political correctness; it's just about preferring creativity and originality to tacky, trite tribalism:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Ethat's the best you can come up with?\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe chants are going to happen, but it will seem tone-deaf, please excuse the wet-blanketing. At least Ottawa is the home team so it gets the north side of TD Place where the player benches are, while Carleton will get the south side. That could defuse any tension.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBasketball update: Tanor Ngom from Senegal, who comes advertised as a 7-foot-2 post player with NBA potential, is headed to Ryerson. That ... that seems like a good get. \u003C\/b\u003ENgom has\u0026nbsp; shown enough promise to represent Africa in the Basketball Without Borders event, and it probably doesn't require much exposition to explain that having him pick Ryerson over a D1 high-major down south speaks to the reputation of the OUA's Big Two.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E.\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyersonRamsMBB\"\u003E@RyersonRamsMBB\u003C\/a\u003E bring in 7 recruits including 7'2\" Tanor Ngom, projected future NBA'er from Senegal 🇸🇳 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/weRrams?src=hash\"\u003E#weRrams\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E📝: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uhhYIYbewD\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/uhhYIYbewD\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KzsLBVje82\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/KzsLBVje82\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Ryerson Rams (@ryersonrams) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryersonrams\/status\/913104786127556610\"\u003ESeptember 27, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E.\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyersonRamsMBB\"\u003E@RyersonRamsMBB\u003C\/a\u003E add 7-foot-2 Tanor Ngom from Dakar, Senegal for the upcoming season. RU began recruiting him after camp in Senegal in May.\u003C\/div\u003E— Ben Waldman (@BenjWaldman) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenjWaldman\/status\/913109466387816453\"\u003ESeptember 27, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENo prospect has ever missed a shot on YouTube, but here is Ngom in competition. It's hard to glean much about his offensive game, since it's mostly finishing uncontested dunks against much smaller players. But he picks up a point guard on a switch!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/TVeJxrAHS1U\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TVeJxrAHS1U?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"480\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith the state-sponsored hostility toward Black, Muslim and Hispanic populations in the U.S., the time is now to advertise that Canada is a good place to study and play sports. It won't happen, though.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIf you care about university hockey, take some vicarious pride in San Jose Sharks wing Joel Ward, who said he might bring the protest movement against inequality to the NHL, being an Atlantic University Sport alumnus.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;That's not the reason why Ward is considering speaking out, but his four seasons with the UPEI Panthers was obviously a different environment than most NHL players get in their early 20s.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EJoel Ward not ruling out taking a knee during the national anthem. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0aVvhq9dxS\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/0aVvhq9dxS\u003C\/a\u003E (via \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GackleReport\"\u003E@GackleReport\u003C\/a\u003E) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3bWcB6lDQc\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/3bWcB6lDQc\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Ian McLaren (@iancmclaren) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iancmclaren\/status\/912811439362072576\"\u003ESeptember 26, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECould kneel for both the Canadian and American anthems. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zl9IpjuNtO\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/zl9IpjuNtO\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Patrick O'Sullivan (@realPOSULLIVAN) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realPOSULLIVAN\/status\/913158806187716609\"\u003ESeptember 27, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003ETo those who call taking a knee symbolism, what do you think standing for the anthem is? Symbolism is important and should be chosen carefully.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOne digression from sticking to sports: Never underestimate America's ability to have a sports scandal conventionally come up when everyone should be mad about something else.\u003C\/b\u003E The FBI dragnet into corruption in college basketball, which has already taken down \u003Cb\u003ERick Pitino\u003C\/b\u003E at Louisville and is likely to ensnare further high-major D1 coaches, defys downplaying. When the FBI is looking into bribery and kickbacks, it goes well beyond \"what's always happened.\" And if it brings an end to the Shamateur Sports Industrial Complex in the States, so much the better.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt the same time, this taking up time in the conversation when the real scandal is having a president who, at worst, is willing to build a political base on white supremacy, and attained the office after an election that involved serious interference from a Hostile Foreign Power who shall remain nameless. What should really be the outrage that prompts a great reckoning?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(Whether HFP's interference swung the outcome last November cannot be established, but the likelihood of one candidate winning Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin all by 1 per cent is extremely low. Also, it's been shown HFP tries to interfere with everyone's national elections.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EIt's no coincidence that Trump picked a fight with NFL players and Russian trolls used it as an opportunity to seed division on social media\u003C\/div\u003E— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JYSexton\/status\/913166719383990272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 27, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThe Russians got exactly what they paid for, and it doesn't matter if he passes a single bill as long as he keeps the wound bleeding.\u003C\/div\u003E— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JYSexton\/status\/913167350748368898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 27, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThat awkward moment when the Russian government forgets to turn off location services on their disinformation network Twitter accounts. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SqV2eArN7g\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/SqV2eArN7g\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Vets Against Trump (@commondefense) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/commondefense\/status\/913119245835304960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ESeptember 27, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPoint being, is the biggest thing happening really a bunch of coaches being glorified bagmen?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETen years ago, the American media seemed to be a lot more interested in pushing people's buttons over\u003Cb\u003E Barry Bonds \u003C\/b\u003Ebreaking the home run record with a chemical boost than President \u003Cb\u003EGeorge W. Bush \u003C\/b\u003Einvading Iraq on false pretenses. And the early 1920s might be more remembered for the Chicago \"Black Sox\" dumping a World Series than the Teapot Dome scandal, and so on and so on.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECall this 6B. It's high-larious to see MLB's water-bearers make Mark McGwire the go-to guy for a testimonial about baseball's new crop of sluggers.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;It definitely reads like an attempt to rehabilitate the Great American Home Run Chase of\u0026nbsp; 1998, when McGwire and\u003Cb\u003E Sammy Sosa\u003C\/b\u003E, both goosed on steroids, shattered Roger Maris' seasonal standard. It's also funny since Bonds \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/ca.sports.yahoo.com\/news\/giancarlo-stanton-credits-barry-bonds-helping-monster-season-045929233.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eactually coached \u003Cb\u003EGiancarlo Stanton \u003C\/b\u003Efor a season in Miami\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EEven Mark McGwire is in awe of what Aaron Judge is doing \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Yankees?src=hash\"\u003E#Yankees\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Padres?src=hash\"\u003E#Padres\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Athletics?src=hash\"\u003E#Athletics\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZXtfAxpQKa\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/ZXtfAxpQKa\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— MLB Network Radio (@MLBNetworkRadio) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNetworkRadio\/status\/913159783036923904\"\u003ESeptember 27, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGwire gets that, because white privilege, and Bonds never will. One can see the not-so-subtle attempt to convince people that the 70 homers McGwire hit in '98 is the real record. Either every stat from the 1993-2003 ArenaBall era is valid, or all are invalid.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBack to our bailiwick; contact to the head is a \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003Etopic du semaine\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb\u003E after video circulated of some of the shots Concordia's skill players took from Laval defenders last Sunday. \u003C\/b\u003EThe one hit on a Stingers receiver would have been a targeting foul in the NCAA and resulted in ejection for the offending defender.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EDear \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSEQ1\"\u003E@RSEQ1\u003C\/a\u003E officials. Protect your players from head-to-head hits. Signed, Logic. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qPAEjydn1t\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/qPAEjydn1t\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/912772343830683648\"\u003ESeptember 26, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EPeople have received one-game suspensions for far, far less. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESpeaking of Concordia ... Shrine Bowl week!\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EIt's not often that Georges Laraque is not the biggest man in the room. Stinger Maurice Simba joins him to promote the 2017 Shrine Bowl. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QnTvQMQudo\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/QnTvQMQudo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Concordia Stingers (@The_Stingers) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Stingers\/status\/913053605191700480\"\u003ESeptember 27, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKickoffs are on the endangered special teams play list. \u003C\/b\u003EOn The Athletic, there is a non-paywalled piece by\u003Cb\u003E Nicole Auerbach \u003C\/b\u003Edetailing how the Ivy League's experimental kickoff rule has reduced brain injuries among players. Brain injuries happen more often on kickoffs than on scrimmage plays due to the speed with which players collide.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Ivies moved the kickoff spot up to the 40-yard line, reducing the number of returnable kicks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EFollowing up on my kickoffs story last week -- What the Ivy League found in 2016 when it moved kickoffs up 5 yards: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/go2P4PyjP8\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/go2P4PyjP8\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicoleAuerbach\/status\/912654529002434560\"\u003ESeptember 26, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EMea culpa; I've long beefed about U Sports placing kickoffs on the 45-yard line instead of the 35, as in the CFL, without giving enough space to player safety. Too often, it contributes to a snowball effect for the straggler teams; returner gets downed shy of the 20, offence goes short run-incomplete pass for a two-and-out, and the defence is right back out trying to defend a short field. But that's a small thing compared to making football safer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat said, the kickoff cannot be eliminated entirely, since coaches still need the option of trying to recover a short kickoff. This is a topic perhaps better expanded upon at a later date, but here's a modest proposal:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKickoff to start each half;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKickoff after the first touchdown of the second and fourth quarters, if it comes before the 10-minute mark (10:00 to play). \u003C\/b\u003EThis allows for a chance to flip field position shortly after changing ends and a chance to recover a short kickoff. It can also be woven into the mid-quarter media timeout. Granted, it's an arbitrary cut-off point, but you want any rule to be easy enough for competitors and officials to remember.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKickoff after any score after the three-minute warning of each half. \u003C\/b\u003EThat's the CFL and national rule in U Sports. There could be a waiver on it if the lead is 25 or more points. Twenty-five seems like a good number since most coaches would concede defeat by that point.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPossession begins at the 35 after a field goal and on the 25 after a touchdown in all other scenarios (this is negotiable).\u003C\/b\u003E Do more coaches try for the first down\/touchdown if it helps them on the other side of the ball?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EThe Laurier-Waterloo game (as it were) had 13 kickoffs. With my suggestion, there would have been \u003Ci\u003Ethree.\u003C\/i\u003E (Start of each half, and after a Laurier touchdown with 27 seconds left in the second quarter).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/oua.ca\/sports\/fball\/2017-18\/boxscores\/20170916_txyg.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOn Sept. 16, when Waterloo won that 45-43 scorefest against Carleton, the game had 17 kickoffs\u003C\/a\u003E. This rule would have cut it to eight (start of each half, two after touchdowns early in the second and fourth quarters, four after scores in the last three minutes).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThose are cherry-picked convenience samples, granted, but there's probably a minimum 50-per-cent reduction of the most dangerous play in the game.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAhead of No. 4 Western at No. 5 Laurier on Saturday, the key stat to fixate upon is probably the touchdown-to-interception ratios of the purple powerhouses' passers.\u003C\/b\u003E It is 8-to-7 for the Mustangs' \u003Cb\u003EChris Merchant\u003C\/b\u003E and change-up quarterback \u003Cb\u003EStevenson Bone\u003C\/b\u003E, compared to the 10-to-3 for the Golden Hawks'\u003Cb\u003E Michael Knevel \u003C\/b\u003Eand backup \u003Cb\u003ETristan Arndt\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIn terms of story and setting in Canada West, UBC needs to defeat on Calgary on Friday. \u003C\/b\u003EThat's not to say it will happen, since the Dinos offence is the Golden State Warriors on fake grass in its capacity to go to another option when one is nullified. If Calgary wins, it's pretty much wrapped up home-field advantage straight through the Hardy and Mitchell Bowl playoffs. The Thunderbirds would wrest away the first-place tiebreaker if they win, although they would also have to win out to get top spot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPoint being, the compact on-campus confines of Thunderbird Stadium \u0026gt;\u0026nbsp; utilitarian McMahon Stadium. That's all. Both Calgary's\u003Cb\u003E Adam Sinagra \u003C\/b\u003Eand UBC's \u003Cb\u003EMichael O'Connor \u003C\/b\u003Ehave run hot and cold, and whoever makes the fewest damaging mistakes will probably get the W.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHandicapping the Hec Crighton.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;At this writing, Saint Mary's dual threat\u003Cb\u003E Kaleb Scott \u003C\/b\u003Eis akin to Louisville's\u003Cb\u003E Lamar Jackson\u003C\/b\u003E down south in 2016: the eye-popping yardage totals, the wow factor, the drawback of playing for a team that doesn't have a big national profile, relatively speaking. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's hard to ignore Scott, and AUS has not had a Hec winner since\u003Cb\u003E Erik Glavic \u003C\/b\u003Ein 2007. An Atlantic conference player also won in 1997, '87 and '77, incidentally.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESticking with strained similes, Laurier is like Penn State — do you pump the passer's tires or the rusher's? \u003Cb\u003EKnevel \u003C\/b\u003Ehas an adjusted net yards average of 9.89 and his floor is likely a 2,500-yard regular season, presuming good health. But\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ELevondre Gordon \u003C\/b\u003Eis also a beast. Western's \u003Cb\u003EAlex Taylor\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;will have the career achievement case.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe big four's quarterbacks — \u003Cb\u003ESam Caron\u003C\/b\u003E of Montréal, \u003Cb\u003EHugo Richard\u003C\/b\u003E of Laval, O'Connor of UBC and Sinagra of Calgary — are not really standing out in any way.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/5919498891823123902\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/09\/in-for-dozen-loic-kayembe-heat-warnings.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5919498891823123902"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5919498891823123902"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/09\/in-for-dozen-loic-kayembe-heat-warnings.html","title":"In For A Dozen: Loïc Kayembe, heat warnings, a pox on Panda Game profanity and a kickoff-reduction rule"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/TVeJxrAHS1U\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-3482175975171710107"},"published":{"$t":"2017-09-21T14:42:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-09-24T18:12:11.357-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Northern 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Calgary improves case for No. 1, Quebec's no-offence weekend; OUA unbeatens Western, Laurier roll; Week 5 Top 10 Tracker"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Talk about your all time hot-take starters. The week began with No. 1 Montréal posting an offensive touchdown-less 16-3 win against McGill. Oddly enough, Laval slogged by Concordia 12-8 in Ste-Foy, Que., on Sunday. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDoes that make anyone reconsider their support of the Carabins and \u003Ci\u003E(update, Sunday 6 p.m.) \u003C\/i\u003Ethe Rouge et Or, especially after Calgary hung half-a-hundred on Saskatchewan?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMontréal has been a near-unanimous No. 1 for the past two weeks. They couldn't breach the end zone of a team that gave up 68 points a week earlier against Concordia, and McGill had one fewer day of turnaround. Bad look, Carabins.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo it's a muddle between Calgary and the two Quebec powers, notwithstanding Montréal's head-to-head win against Laval — always the notwithstanding clause with Quebec, eh? If only there was some way to get the trio on the field with Ontario's purple people. At least OUA has a Western-Laurier matchup of unbeatens next week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOh right:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thestarphoenix.com\/pdf\/athletic_directors_package.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Northern 8 series\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/1851424\/saskatoon-entrepreneur-wants-to-help-change-culture-of-university-football\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESaskatchewan entrepreneur wants to help change culture of university football\u003C\/a\u003E (Global News, Feb. 25, 2015)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/footballcanada.com\/information-about-proposed-cis-interlock-northern-8\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDiscussion about proposed CIS interlock ‘Northern 8'\u003C\/a\u003E (Football Canada, Mar. 3, 2015)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thesheaf.com\/2015\/03\/27\/northern-8-is-the-way-to-go\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENorthern 8 is the way to go\u003C\/a\u003E (The Sheaf, Mar. 27, 2015)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EAnyway, the final results from the late-ish Satuday\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval survived 12-8 against Concordia, \u003C\/b\u003Ewhich might lead to downgrading stock on the Rouge et Or whilst also vaulting the Stingers into the Top 10.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQB Adam Sinagra didn't finish, but No. 3 Calgary pulled away for to deal No. 10 Saskatchewan its second three-touchdown loss in a row (51-28).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;For those scoring at home, they have the internet on computers, Grandpa, and the Dinos scoring average actually dipped to 57 points a game. Queen's has 57 points\u003Ci\u003E all season\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERemember that suspicion No. 6 Regina was overhyped? Manitoba got off the schneid with a two-point win\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Eafter both Rams kickers missed late field goals that might have forced overtime. So Manitoba erased the zero in the win column, and added a couple to the career tally for Brian Dobie.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECongrats to Bison Football head coach Brian Dobie!...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E100th overall win with Bisons\u003Cbr \/\u003E(88-82-1: reg)\u003Cbr \/\u003E(12-10: playoffs) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HHfqXgJ8yt\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/HHfqXgJ8yt\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— U of Manitoba Bisons (@umbisons) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/umbisons\/status\/911738842486644736\"\u003ESeptember 23, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003ERegina and Saskatchewan play next week so we'll soon know who's more Top 10-worthy. For now, you can just write both team names on a 3x5 file card and throw them down the stairs.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWhile the Rams lost to a winless team, \u003Cb\u003EUBC and Western scored an easy 40-something on a pair of winless squads\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ESignificant action from early Saturday:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENo. 5 Laurier, in not so few words, has told Waterloo, \"no, not yet,\" with a 71-24 win.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EThe Golden Hawks had a 31-0 run in fewer than nine minutes of football time in the first half, and won comfortably.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere is probably some unintentional hilarity in the fact Laurier actually \u003Ci\u003Ebeat\u003C\/i\u003E its point total from last season's match-up against Waterloo. But it's understandable why people, present company included, hope the narrative is supported by events. It really did feel different for the first 27 minutes.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENo. 8 McMaster really knows how to ruin a Guelph homecoming party\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003Ewinning 29-9 on the road.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/b\u003EMarauders big man \u003Cb\u003EMark Mackie \u003C\/b\u003Eknocked Gryphons QB \u003Cb\u003EJames Roberts\u003C\/b\u003E out of the game on a sack near the end of the second quarter. For the third time in four games, Mac did not allow an offensive touchdown.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's scored the winning touchdown with 24 seconds left for a character win, 27-26 win against Mount Allison. \u003C\/b\u003EHuskies dual threat\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EKaleb Scott \u003C\/b\u003Ewas once again huge — passing for 356, running for 154, and his team overcame a nine-point deficit in the final 2½ minutes of the game. Will voters just keep ignoring SMU?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EOntario should not have more than four ranked teams, unless it is really top heavy (such as 2009, when five teams finished 6-2 or better). McMaster and UBC figure to inch ahead. The last three spots now come down to Concordia, Ottawa, Regina, Saint Mary's and Saskatchewan. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWaterloo has been a nice story and university sports needs those, but now there's the argument they were, like, 55 per cent scheduling anomaly and 45 per cent an improved team. Disclaimer voice: split might factor the second thing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis post will be updated throughout the weekend as results come in. Here's how I'm leaning.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMontréal (4-0 RSEQ, 16-3 road win against McGill)\u003C\/b\u003E — Full marks to McGill, of course, for being competitive six days after allowing 68 points against Concordia in\u003Ci\u003E three\u003C\/i\u003E quarters. But it looks bad for Montréal to fail to score an offensive TD against a team that could have given one up to the dean's mother-in-law against the Stingers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMontréal's scoring came via a pick-six from \u003Cb\u003EMarc-Antoine Dequoy\u003C\/b\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Efour\u003C\/i\u003E safeties and a single on a missed field goal. They were outgained by close to 100 yards and\u003Cb\u003E Samuel Caron \u003C\/b\u003Ehad only one pass play longer than 20 yards, while also throwing an interception in the score zone.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was nearly a reprise of a game last October, when Montréal won 13-0 and its offence didn't score a touchdown. Calgary will play Saskatchewan and UBC before the Carabins play their next game, so the top of some ballots could get revised after all.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\"\u003ELes \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Carabins?src=hash\"\u003E#Carabins\u003C\/a\u003E remportent une quatrième victoire en quatre matchs. Revoici les meilleurs moments du match 👀⬇️ \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FootRSEQ?src=hash\"\u003E#FootRSEQ\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TFAdYobqBS\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/TFAdYobqBS\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Carabins (@Carabins) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carabins\/status\/911422876238143488\"\u003ESeptember 23, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003ERankings-wise one would expect Waterloo drops out\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval (3-1 RSEQ, 12-8 home win against Concordia)\u003C\/b\u003E — The good: they drew 12,957 fans whilst competing against a NFL Sunday. The bad: that's a thousand fans per point scored. I have Laval No. 3 and will likely leave them there, since its result says less about them and more about Concordia showing well by taking the Rouge et Or to the wire.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ETell us something we don't know.\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoLaval?src=hash\"\u003E#GoLaval\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vy7DCXsL9D\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/Vy7DCXsL9D\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Rouge et Or (@rougeetor) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rougeetor\/status\/912063021018689536\"\u003ESeptember 24, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary (3-0 Canada West, 51-28 home win against No. 10 Saskatchewan) \u003C\/b\u003E— Nothing like taking the ball right back. Calgary rolled after\u003Cb\u003E Adam Laurensse \u003C\/b\u003Eintercepted an overthrown pass in Saskatchewan's zone early in the fourth quarter. That mooted a lost fumble by backup QB \u003Cb\u003EJosiah Joseph\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EINTERCEPTION! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alaurensse\"\u003E@alaurensse\u003C\/a\u003E picks off Siemens, and the Dinos are back in the red zone \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q7H8og1ChS\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/Q7H8og1ChS\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/911748774447374336\"\u003ESeptember 24, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJoseph came on after Sinagra threw an interception that was sandwiched between Saskatchewan touchdowns that reduced Calgary's lead to two points, if only briefly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern (5-0 OUA, 48-10 home win against Queen's) \u003C\/b\u003E— They won big, and I don't think it's sunk in among the commentariat that this is the weakest Queen's team since it re-joined OUA in 2001. That adds up to the 'Stangs staying above Laurier at No. 4. They haven't shown enough vulnerability to warrant a flip.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs\"\u003E@WesternMustangs\u003C\/a\u003E put in their best performance this year with a 48-10 win over Queens Gaels \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ldnont?src=hash\"\u003E#ldnont\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Morris Dalla Costa (@MoDaCoatLFPress) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoDaCoatLFPress\/status\/911768000352710657\"\u003ESeptember 24, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EThere are couple Colombo-esque questions about how all that Western-ness carries over to playing Laurier at Laurier. The defence had only two sacks, by far the fewest against Queen's so far this year. Will they be able to frequently disrupt Laurier's passing game? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn the other end of the passing phase, QB \u003Cb\u003EChris Merchant\u003C\/b\u003E has yet to have an interception-free game; his six picks are the most of any OUA passer whose team is in a playoff position.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EReal talk, though: these guys put up 500 yards just walking out of the tunnel.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurier (4-0 OUA, 71-24 road win against No. 9 Waterloo) — \u003C\/b\u003EAt first, most of what the Golden Hawks got off Waterloo came from having more athleticism, such as a 44-yard touchdown \u003Cb\u003EBrentyn Hall\u003C\/b\u003E caught for their second touchdown where he made a high-point catch and broke a tackle.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe cracks became a chasm after the Warriors were turned over on downs on third-and-two with 2:20 left in the second quarter. Over the next nine minutes in football time,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EMichael Knevel\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Eled three touchdown drives, while\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EKurleigh Gittens Jr.\u003C\/b\u003E scored on a sideline-straddling 65-yard punt return on the last play of the first half.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaurier will have to clean up some penalty issues ahead of its next unbeaten-versus-unbeaten matchup: Western at home next Saturday.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreHAWKS?src=hash\"\u003E#WeAreHAWKS\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZmZEwIj6k0\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/ZmZEwIj6k0\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laurier Golden Hawks (@WLUAthletics) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLUAthletics\/status\/911688879547338752\"\u003ESeptember 23, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina (2-2 Canada West, 18-16 home loss against Manitoba) —\u003C\/b\u003E On the margin of a strong first impression, i.e., that Calgary exhibition game and the league opener against UBC, the Rams probably stay in the Top 10. Do they deserve to? It says here they could be dropped entirely to make room for Concordia and Ottawa.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe overarching takeaway from the final stats is that Manitoba's defence made\u003Cb\u003E Noah Picton \u003C\/b\u003Eand Co. one-dimensional. The Rams averaged just 3.2 yards per rush. The lack of a run threat might have helped Manitoba defend in the passing phase, where Picton had three interceptions and zero touchdown passes. Manitoba's \u003Cb\u003EJayden McKoy\u003C\/b\u003E had two of the picks.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC (3-1 Canada West, 41-21 road win against Alberta)\u003C\/b\u003E — Will move up a spot due to Regina's spiritual depantsing. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI thought of joking on the first write-through that the Thunderbirds would win by 20 even if Alberta's\u003Cb\u003E Ed Ilnicki\u003C\/b\u003E had a 200-yard rushing performance. Close; the T-Birds won by 20 and Ilnicki bolted for 196 and all three Golden Bears TDs..\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMcMaster (3-1 OUA, 29-9 road win at Guelph)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E — The Marauders defence was ridiculous again; it's now allowed \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003Efive \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003Esecond-half points during the team's three wins. Meantime, frosh QB\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E Jackson White \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003Eand his offence had no major mistakes. They're not a complete team but are lights-out in two of three phases.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMac's first touchdown was a sustained drive where White picked up four second downs. The other was a home run, a 64-yard scoring pass to\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E Tommy Nield\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E on the first possession of the second half.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWaterloo (4-1 OUA, home defeat against No. 5 Laurier) \u003C\/b\u003E— Well, now we see the colour of the Warriors' money. \u003Ci\u003EAndddddddd\u003C\/i\u003E it appears to have been printed on some sort of cracker.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWaterloo gave Laurier 26 fairly competitive minutes — the whole of the first half apart from the opening two minutes and the last two minutes. The\u003Cb\u003E Lucas McConnell\u003C\/b\u003E\/\u003Cb\u003ETre Ford\u003C\/b\u003E quarterback rotation is very efficient, a two-man case for why more teams should rotate QBs. One cannot fault anyone for wanting to hype this up, but it wasn't a surprise Laurier made such a statement. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs far as the playoffs go, Waterloo is still looking decent.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan (2-2 Canada West, road loss at No. 3 Calgary) \u003C\/b\u003E— Voters have to weigh Regina's home loss to a heretofore winless team against the Huskies' losing by three TDs in back-to-back road games. What's more damning? Can we go to the Wuss Bets window and just give each team a half a 10th-place vote?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaskatchewan scored the most points anyone has managed so far against Calgary. That doesn't mean it was efficient; QB \u003Cb\u003EKyle Siemens\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingcharts.com\/dictionary\/nfl\/adjusted-net-yards-per-pass-attempt.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Enetted\u003C\/a\u003E just 4.1 yards per attempt.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAlso in consideration:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's (4-0 AUS, 27-26 road win against Mount Allison)\u003C\/b\u003E — The term character win reeks of a convenience sample, but Saint Mary's really dug down for the win in Sackville.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENeeding 10 points to win, Saint Mary's kicked a field goal with 1:58 left, taking advantage of the rule change that bars a team from scrimmaging instead of receiving the kickoff after the three-minute warning. Even though the Mounties made a first down before punting, Saint Mary's still got the ball back in plus territory and with 1:10 left.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn the victory drive, the Huskies had a second and 20 after a holding penalty. Facing zone coverage, Scott completed a wide-side route to \u003Cb\u003EJosh Henry\u003C\/b\u003E, who cut underneath the converging defenders and got the first down, with a roughing-the-passer penalty on the play taking the ball to the Mounties' 10. The winning TD came two plays later.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Mounties, who have come from ahead in consecutive one-point losses, could not even catch a break from the home-field timekeeper. Time expired after backup QB \u003Cb\u003ETroy Downton \u003C\/b\u003Ecompleted a pass down to the 30-yard line.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (4-1 OUA, 39-14 home win against Windsor) \u003C\/b\u003E— Scored 30 points in the first 16 minutes, then started looking ahead to the Panda Game. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt this writing, Ottawa is a \"safety No. 10 pick\":\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🎥 HIGHLIGHTS | FAITS SAILLANTS\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NAnNg9tmR\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/0NAnNg9tmR\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Gee-Gees Football (@GeeGeesFootball) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeeGeesFootball\/status\/911970851356110850\"\u003ESeptember 24, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EIf mash-ups of teams were a thing, Ottawa's defence and Waterloo's offence would be great together.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConcordia (2-2 RSEQ, road loss against Laval)\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;— The offence moved the ball on Montréal and the defence has contained Laval. It's possible that \u003Cb\u003ETrenton Miller\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Eis guiding the best offence in Quebec.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🐝🏈- FINAL. R\u0026amp;O 12, Stingers 8.\u003C\/div\u003E— Concordia Stingers (@The_Stingers) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Stingers\/status\/912047863227707392\"\u003ESeptember 24, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuelph (2-3 OUA, home loss against McMaster)\u003C\/b\u003E — Make them the best \u003Ci\u003Ethree\u003C\/i\u003E-loss team. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELose the home opener in double overtime; get weather-delayed 2½ hours and lose in overtime; lose the quarterback during the homecoming game. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat did Guelph do to so enrage the football gods? Some would say the answer rhymes with Lou Stang.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/3482175975171710107\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/09\/football-exhuming-northern-8-week-5-top.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3482175975171710107"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3482175975171710107"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/09\/football-exhuming-northern-8-week-5-top.html","title":"Football: Calgary improves case for No. 1, Quebec's no-offence weekend; OUA unbeatens Western, Laurier roll; Week 5 Top 10 Tracker"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8289261312657283109"},"published":{"$t":"2017-09-12T13:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-09-12T13:21:36.884-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gryphons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Montreal new No. 1, Laurier joins Top 5 and who voted for Acadia? Was it Randy?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"One man with courage makes a majority, and where I come from — Canada — we reward courage. Montréal is the new No. 1 team in the nation, but not unanimously. Take a bow, \u003Cb\u003EGord Randall \u003C\/b\u003Eof KROWN Countdown U, for being the one to give the Dinos a first-place vote.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe ballot went as follows:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-syVSJgmiKy0\/WbgU4wYfMoI\/AAAAAAAADPE\/_I0tSLNPsfE4NJhy__AelncJWIYj-tIfQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/top10.week3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"480\" data-original-width=\"706\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-syVSJgmiKy0\/WbgU4wYfMoI\/AAAAAAAADPE\/_I0tSLNPsfE4NJhy__AelncJWIYj-tIfQCLcBGAs\/s640\/top10.week3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESource: U Sports\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere's two games with down-ballot implications this week. Ottawa is at McMaster for a Brass In Pocket Bowl (since, you know, one of them is a pretender). Saskatchewan and coach \u003Cb\u003EScott Flory\u003C\/b\u003E get a major test at UBC.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EHere's a sampling of other ballots and power rankings from across the land:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EMy \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Usports?src=hash\"\u003E#Usports\u003C\/a\u003E FB Top-10: \u003Cbr \/\u003E1. Calgary\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. Montreal\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. Laval\u003Cbr \/\u003E4. Western\u003Cbr \/\u003E5. Regina\u003Cbr \/\u003E6. Laurier\u003Cbr \/\u003E7. Sask\u003Cbr \/\u003E8. UBC\u003Cbr \/\u003E9. McMaster\u003Cbr \/\u003E10. St. Mary's\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAgree?src=hash\"\u003E#UAgree\u003C\/a\u003E?\u003C\/div\u003E— Gord R. (@GARandall) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GARandall\/status\/906961837526155264\"\u003ESeptember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\"\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrownCountdownU\"\u003E@KrownCountdownU\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USports?src=hash\"\u003E#USports\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Power7?src=hash\"\u003E#Power7\u003C\/a\u003E for week 3. Il y a une nouvelle équipe en première place. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9RSffMTJyZ\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/9RSffMTJyZ\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/906725129803112448\"\u003ESeptember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EMy \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USports_FB\"\u003E@USports_FB\u003C\/a\u003E top ten -\u003Cbr \/\u003E1. Montreal\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. Calgary\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. Laval\u003Cbr \/\u003E4. Western\u003Cbr \/\u003E5. Laurier\u003Cbr \/\u003E6. Saskatchewan\u003Cbr \/\u003E7. Regina\u003Cbr \/\u003E8. Ottawa\u003Cbr \/\u003E9. Waterloo\u003Cbr \/\u003E10. UBC\u003C\/div\u003E— Casey Dulson (@Casey_Dulson) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Casey_Dulson\/status\/907595046731567105\"\u003ESeptember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EFirst the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carabins\"\u003E@Carabins\u003C\/a\u003E take down \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rougeetor\"\u003E@rougeetor\u003C\/a\u003E 21-16 \u0026amp; now they take over their spot atop the Football Power Rankings \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TxrfkYjS2H\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/TxrfkYjS2H\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— CUSN (@CUSNetwork) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CUSNetwork\/status\/907313613639180291\"\u003ESeptember 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EFor what it is worth, a quick explanation of my ballot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMontréal (2-0 RSEQ, vs. Sherbrooke\/Fri.)\u003C\/b\u003E — They beat The Man, so they are The Man.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary (2-0 CW, at Manitoba\/Sat.) \u003C\/b\u003E— A three-score margin against Regina at home \u0026gt; Laval's one-score margin of defeat at Montréal..\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval (2-1 RSEQ, bye week) \u003C\/b\u003E— See No. 2. By the way, Rouge et Or coach\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EGlen Constantin\u003C\/b\u003E is giving his team the equivalent of a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.journaldequebec.com\/2017\/09\/10\/thibodeau-baptise-dans-le-feu-de-laction\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethree-day weekend during its bye week\u003C\/a\u003E. Odd numbers are unwieldy for scheduling, but the \"eight over 10\" format the easternmost conferences are using is probably going to pay a dividend later in the season.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern (3-0 OUA, at Windsor\/Sat.)\u003C\/b\u003E — Guelph: \"We scored 82 points against Windsor.\" Western: \"Hold our beers.\"\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina (1-1 CW, vs. Alberta\/Sat.)\u003C\/b\u003E — As long as they have \u003Cb\u003ENoah Picton\u003C\/b\u003E, they can play with almost anybody.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurier (2-0 OUA, at Queen's\/Sat.)\u003C\/b\u003E — One team whose strength might have been taken on faith a little, and if Saskatchewan had played more credible opposition I might have faded the Golden Hawks. Anyway, Laurier has a good litmus test against Queen's (0-2), which is facing a must-win, is at home after a bye and might also have the emotional lift from the honouring 25th anniversary of their 1992 national championship.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan (2-0 CW, at UBC\/Sat.) —\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;The next two weeks are a gauge of whether Canada West is a honest-to-goodness four-horse race. And it's not just how Saskatchewan represents itself at UBC and at Calgary, but whether they get through unscathed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcMaster (1-1 OUA, vs. Ottawa\/Sat.)\u003C\/b\u003E — Restricting Western to fewer than 375 yards is no mean feat. The Marauders need to find a quarterback like yesterday. If frosh QB\u003Cb\u003E Jackson White \u003C\/b\u003Eis The Future, how long do they wait before making him the present?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's (2-0 AUS, vs. Acadia\/Fri.)\u003C\/b\u003E — Huskies receiver \u003Cb\u003EArchelaus Jack \u003C\/b\u003Emight be an early leader in the national rookie of the year conversation, says the dumb guy who doesn't listen to the podcasts that probably called it a month ago. Jack, a Northern Football Conference alumnus, was a Saskatchewan Roughriders practice squad player last season — well, who wasn't? — and is off to a great start at SMU.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (3-0 OUA, at McMaster\/Sat.)\u003C\/b\u003E — Two of the four teams chosen from OUA are all defence, middling offence. When did the league become the Quebec conference from five years ago?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWe need to talk about ...\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC (1-1 CW, vs. Sask.\/Sat.)\u003C\/b\u003E — If the ranking went to 11, then the Thunderbirds would be shooed in. There are scarcely few teams as athletic as UBC, which reaping the reward of a few currents, such as renewed investment in the team and the bumper crop of talent in the province thanks to the \"Four-Down Immersion Program\" put into practice by many high school teams in the Lower Mainland. But right now they are just .500 after two games, with a clear loss.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWaterloo (3-0 OUA, at Carleton\/Sat.)\u003C\/b\u003E — The lost their Stassen-esque base after winning. It was tough to overlook this triptych: they defeated Toronto by less than a touchdown; Toronto defeated Windsor at home by a touchdown; and Windsor, well, our heart goes out to Windsor. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo I had to bump out the Warriors. Ottawa has wins against at least one eventual playoff team. Sheer process of elimination suggests Guelph (1-2) and\/or Queen's (0-2) will qualify.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuelph (1-2 OUA, at U of T\/Sat.)\u003C\/b\u003E — They have the capability to earn home field for an OUA quarter-final, since this season is headed toward some mass pile-up of 5-3 and 4-4 teams. It's just that there's a distaste here for rewarding teams for \"almost wins\" or meaningless slaughters, and that's all Guelph has played so far.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/8289261312657283109\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/09\/football-top-10-tracker-week-4.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8289261312657283109"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8289261312657283109"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/09\/football-top-10-tracker-week-4.html","title":"Football: Montreal new No. 1, Laurier joins Top 5 and who voted for Acadia? Was it Randy?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-syVSJgmiKy0\/WbgU4wYfMoI\/AAAAAAAADPE\/_I0tSLNPsfE4NJhy__AelncJWIYj-tIfQCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/top10.week3.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-498882718922602585"},"published":{"$t":"2017-09-10T01:15:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-09-10T18:48:14.488-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rouge et Or"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Week 3 Top 10 tracker; keep calm and Caron as Montréal defeats Laval"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The Patriots, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Laval all lost, which makes it a perfect football weekend for at least 48 hours since my beloveds don't play until Monday evening.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;A late Brian \u003Cb\u003EHarelimana\u003C\/b\u003E interception and some vital second-down pickups by \u003Cb\u003ESamuel Caron \u003C\/b\u003Ein the final 90 seconds helped Montréal shade Laval 21-16 in the season's first Poll Bowl, as they wiggled out of a tight spot late.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\"\u003EVictoire. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xaRGZjLHUu\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/xaRGZjLHUu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Carabins (@Carabins) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carabins\/status\/906631118841155585\"\u003ESeptember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E As far as rankings ramifications go, the Quebec heavyweights likely just trade spots, but Calgary's winning margin against Regina might lead to it picking up some first-place votes. The Dinos as well as Western (against McMaster) also defeated ranked teams by cushy margins. Laurier had a scare from Carleton which might restrict its chances of leapfrogging Regina.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat's not necessarily how I plan to vote, but more of an anticipation of how everyone will proceed. The ballot will be released on Tuesday at 1 p.m. ... here is how everyone fared:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval (21-16 road loss at No. 2 Montréal)\u003C\/b\u003E — There were four scoring drives of 80-plus yards in the Battle of Quebec, two apiece. Laval was limited to a 20-yard field goal on one its long marches, and also got held to a chip shot right before the half. There's the difference in the ball game.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\"\u003E🏈 Les \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carabins\"\u003E@Carabins\u003C\/a\u003E infligent au \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rougeetor?src=hash\"\u003E#rougeetor\u003C\/a\u003E un 1er revers en 14 matchs.\u003Cbr \/\u003ERésumé de la défaite de 21-16: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IOKAvMOBof\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/IOKAvMOBof\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E📷 James Hajjar \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rMWDLZQuBF\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/rMWDLZQuBF\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Rouge et Or (@rougeetor) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rougeetor\/status\/906654270874890240\"\u003ESeptember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMontréal (home win against No. 1 Laval)\u003C\/b\u003E — Scary thought, is it even close if the Carabins hadn't tripled the\u0026lt; Rouge et Or in penalty yardage (186-55). Caron helped win the day, though, with an efficient 377-yard passing performance (no interceptions or sacks) and he also had more than half of the Carabins' rushing output.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EIt's a great day to bleed blue!!! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Carabins?src=hash\"\u003E#Carabins\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TousCarabins?src=hash\"\u003E#TousCarabins\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Marc-O Brouillette (@MOBrouillette) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MOBrouillette\/status\/906631342871511041\"\u003ESeptember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary (46-26 home win against Regina)\u003C\/b\u003E — How about a fake field goal touchdown to clinch the win? Dinos are coldblooded, after all.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EGAME. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\"\u003E@UCDinos\u003C\/a\u003E win 46-26 over \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reginarams\"\u003E@reginarams\u003C\/a\u003E. Sinagra looked great \u0026amp; Noah Picton is a badass. Rematch @ new mosaic is October 21. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USPORTS?src=hash\"\u003E#USPORTS\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFL?src=hash\"\u003E#CFL\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vgl2kcMA77\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/Vgl2kcMA77\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Marshall Ferguson (@TSN_Marsh) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSN_Marsh\/status\/906344947183505408\"\u003ESeptember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E That was \u003Cb\u003EHunter Karl\u003C\/b\u003E completing the receiver hat trick, adding a rushing touchdown on top of a 131-yard, two-TD receiving night. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECalgary could pick up some No. 2 votes over Laval. The way Adam Sinagra and the Dinos handled their business against Regina looks pretty impressive, especially since they scored three second-half touchdowns and allowed just one.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EFB | Watch the highlights from tonight's 46-26 win over \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reginarams\"\u003E@reginarams\u003C\/a\u003E! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KICKOFFXII?src=hash\"\u003E#KICKOFFXII\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ilBq81o9iX\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/ilBq81o9iX\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/906356068313440256\"\u003ESeptember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern (29-14 road victory at No. 7 McMaster)\u003C\/b\u003E — Talkin' about re-re-regression. From the tone of the post-game reaction Western won ugly at McMaster, with both teams making an in-game quarterback change that had little effect. Alex Taylor, with 148 receiving-rushing yards, panned out much better than any passer.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ENot at good day for QBs as \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs\"\u003E@WesternMustangs\u003C\/a\u003E beat Master \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ldnont?src=hash\"\u003E#ldnont\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XrmINsxytd\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/XrmINsxytd\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Morris Dalla Costa (@MoDaCoatLFPress) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoDaCoatLFPress\/status\/906692610085064704\"\u003ESeptember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina (road loss at No. 3 Calgary)\u003C\/b\u003E — Gaining only 86 yards in the rushing phase against Calgary is rather abject, especially since almost half of that came from quarterback \u003Cb\u003ENoah Picton\u003C\/b\u003E. But why hear it from me when the Rams Twitter gives you such a great bar-graph breakdown of the game stats? I love that they're doing that. Make it catch on nationally.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EIt's a final - Dinos pull away in second half for 46-26 win over the Rams. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5qy6wvtsDQ\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/5qy6wvtsDQ\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— U. of Regina Rams (@reginarams) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reginarams\/status\/906344048511787008\"\u003ESeptember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurier (38-35 home win against Carleton)\u003C\/b\u003E — Having the classic NARBAC (nearly a rout, but all close) win against Carleton should go little to affect how much stock one puts in Laurier. It was a 17-point margin at the three-minute warning, after all, and this time \u003Cb\u003EMichael Knevel \u003C\/b\u003Ewas the quarterback with the three-score lead late in the game. (No, bringing up the 2016 Yates Cup is never going to get old.) Both of Carleton's subsequent touchdowns came when they were too far behind on the time\/score equation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStill, Laurier allowed drives of 70, 75, 94 and 61 yards in the fourth quarter. Not great, but it's behind them.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🔥🏈 Another win for the purple and gold \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreHAWKS?src=hash\"\u003E#WeAreHAWKS\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jCCzHsbW7p\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/jCCzHsbW7p\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laurier Golden Hawks (@WLUAthletics) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLUAthletics\/status\/906707870745595904\"\u003ESeptember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcMaster (home loss against No. 4 Western) — \u003C\/b\u003EThe scoreline is about what one expected, as McMaster's resistance ebbed and the purple pony point machine pulled out of the station eventually. It's not really enough to move McMaster farther down than No. 8, below Saskatchewan, since no one's really emerged as worthy.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan (43-17 home win against Alberta)\u003C\/b\u003E — At UBC next week and Calgary the week following. They don't necessarily have to win one or both to be convincing, but engaging the last two Canada West champions in some to-the-wire games would be nice to see. As far as this week's vote, Saskatchewan's ceiling could be pretty high, depending on how much McMaster is dropped for losing at home.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlso, are any of these students' \u003Ci\u003Eparents \u003C\/i\u003Eeven old enough to remember\u003Ci\u003E Animal House\u003C\/i\u003E?\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThe Toga Run took place at halftime at tonight's U of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Saskatchewan?src=hash\"\u003E#Saskatchewan\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Huskies?src=hash\"\u003E#Huskies\u003C\/a\u003E football game. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USports?src=hash\"\u003E#USports\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r16PmvpRcj\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/r16PmvpRcj\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Darren Steinke (@StanksSports) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanksSports\/status\/906388241850433536\"\u003ESeptember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (26-17 away victory at York)\u003C\/b\u003E — On the bright side Ottawa averaged almost 8 yards per tote this week, but barely 5 per aerial attempt (and again, it was against winless York). This was essentially the third one-possession game in a row until\u003Cb\u003E Donald Shaw \u003C\/b\u003Ebounced free for a clinching 35-yard touchdown with 40 seconds left.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EGee-Gees battle out the road win behind Donald Shaw's 135 yards and a touchdown. 3-0 to start the year! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GGpride?src=hash\"\u003E#GGpride\u003C\/a\u003E 🐎 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qctbaa7pPY\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/qctbaa7pPY\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Gee-Gees Football (@GeeGeesFootball) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeeGeesFootball\/status\/906609534185156615\"\u003ESeptember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECounter-intuitively, it might not be too bad for Ottawa to show it can win on the \u003Cb\u003EMichael O'Shea\u003C\/b\u003E Plan (be good in two of the three phases, grind it out offensively and have Mr. Heavyfoot for a kicker). That tends to have some staying power on into early November. It is a sea change from\u0026nbsp;the various\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ESacobie\u003C\/b\u003E-\u003Cb\u003ESinopoli\u003C\/b\u003E-\u003Cb\u003EColbon\u003C\/b\u003E-\u003Cb\u003EWendel\u003C\/b\u003E air shows of the last 12 years or so, minus the Great Double-Wing Experiment of 2012, which like Season 4 of\u003Ci\u003E Community\u003C\/i\u003E, \u003Cb\u003Enever happened\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa cornerback \u003Cb\u003EJamie Harry\u003C\/b\u003E, who's had some bad luck with injuries, took down two interceptions to help Ottawa survive.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC (32-18 home win against Manitoba)\u003C\/b\u003E — The concern going forward might be whether UBC receiver\/returner Trivel Pinto faces suspension after \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/varsityletters.ca\/tsumura-my-top-4-takeaways-from-ubc-footballs-32-18-victory-over-manitoba\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ebeing ejected in the first half on Saturday\u003C\/a\u003E. The Thunderbirds, otherwise, lowered their penalty yards to 39 (after 200-plus the week prior) and delivered a much sounder performance altogether.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ETsumura: My Top 4 takeaways from UBC football's 32-18 victory over Manitoba \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ul89V1Gv6Q\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/Ul89V1Gv6Q\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ubctbirds\"\u003E@ubctbirds\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VernonSecondary\"\u003E@VernonSecondary\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UBC13thMan\"\u003E@UBC13thMan\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j2R2l6iCkL\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/j2R2l6iCkL\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Howard Tsumura (@htsumura) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/htsumura\/status\/906704981985681408\"\u003ESeptember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EThe reality here is UBC is clearly a dangerous outfit, although someone taking it in from a distance might like to see a little more dominance on the scoreboard. I didn't rank them last week and they might get caught in a numbers game, but they'll be shooed in if\/when they defeat Saskatchewan at home next week. (Oftentimes with this, it really does come down to when teams play, and where.)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlso in consideration by me and a panel of hillbillies:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWaterloo (28-23 home win against Toronto)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E— Are 3-0 for the first since 2007, although the win streak probably doesn't survive next week's trip to Carleton. The Ravens (1-2) will be motivated and having 441 passing yards against Laurier (even if a lot of was accumulated while playing catch-up) is pretty eye-popping. The dynamism \u003Cb\u003ETre Ford \u003C\/b\u003Ebrings to Waterloo's offence might not be so readily available, since Ford was injured on Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EBOOOOOOOOOM! Shaq Sealy with the game saving play! 🖤💛\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UWWarriorsFB\"\u003E@UWWarriorsFB\u003C\/a\u003E ball with 20 secs left!!! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OUAsport\"\u003E@OUAsport\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTSca\"\u003E@USPORTSca\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/quTnFjtuzo\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/quTnFjtuzo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UWaterloo Warriors (@WlooWarriors) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WlooWarriors\/status\/906606888061718528\"\u003ESeptember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI voted for Waterloo last week whilst expecting Ottawa would draw into the rankings. There might be a case to flip them after the last two rounds in OUA, The Gee-Gees are ahead on away wins (2-1). Ottawa's victory against Guelph (1-2) increases in value due to the Gryphons' away performances (taking Western to overtime and beating Windsor by an even larger score than Waterloo did). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWaterloo winding up in a close game against Toronto nixes the \"But Their Blowouts\" argument.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's (40-21 road win against Bishop's)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E— \u003Cb\u003EKaleb Scott\u003C\/b\u003E threw for a touchdown on Saint Mary's second play of the day. Kaleb Scott threw for a touchdown on Saint Mary's fifth offensive play. Kaleb Scott threw for a touchdown on Saint Mary's 14th offensive play. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EScott passed for 391 yards with four touchdowns and three picks, while adding another 88 rushing. So basically the kind of game stats you see midway through an 11-hour\u003Ci\u003E NCAA 14 \u003C\/i\u003Ebinge.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe Top 10 is announced at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday. I'll tweet out my ballot sometime afterward.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/498882718922602585\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/09\/football-week-3-top-10-tracker-with.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/498882718922602585"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/498882718922602585"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/09\/football-week-3-top-10-tracker-with.html","title":"Football: Week 3 Top 10 tracker; keep calm and Caron as Montréal defeats Laval"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-1532132797855151445"},"published":{"$t":"2017-09-04T11:30:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-09-05T03:02:56.829-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Warriors"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Top 10, the Break Up The Warriors! edition"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Ballots were due at 10 p.m. ET on Monday, or about 35 minutes after Guelph at No. 5 (on my ballot) Western kicked off after being delayed by an electrical storm. So one just had to go off of form and send in a ballot in, so you can anticipate what happened next. Western and Guelph ended up playing a barnburner, with the Mustangs prevailing 41-34 in overtime.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnyone who told you Western, Ottawa and Waterloo would be the 2-0 2-0 teams in OUA after two weeks is lying. Laurier and McMaster are 1-0 after having their byes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EIs it hackneyed to start hashtagging posts #WaterlooIsActuallyGood? They are swarming the end zone like bumblebees, all apologies to the estate of \u003Cb\u003EStompin' Tom Connors\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHE. CAN'T. BE. STOPPED! 🏃🏻💨\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETre Ford does it again, w\/ a 21 yrd run! That's 123 yrds on the ground for Ford! 36-8 Warriors! 🖤💛\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UWWarriorsFB\"\u003E@UWWarriorsFB\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Ze6h7VyaZ\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/8Ze6h7VyaZ\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UWaterloo Warriors (@WlooWarriors) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WlooWarriors\/status\/904781348463927298\"\u003ESeptember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003EWaterloo, by early success and by sentiment and penitence on the part of the author (so. many. bad. jokes. over. the. years.), rates being \"OUA 3\" this week after Western and Laurier. As for a fourth (or fifth) OUA team or an AUS representative to fill the 9 or 10-hole?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcMaster \u003C\/b\u003E(1-0 OUA) won by 14 points on the road against Carleton (1-1 after winning at Queen's the week prior). The Marauders gained fewer than 200 yards, though.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa\u003C\/b\u003E (2-0 OUA) has eked out close wins, beating Guelph on the road in overtime and beating Queen's by one point in a rainy-day home opener. The Gee-Gees offence has yet to breach the end zone, as they got by Queen's 14-13 after\u003Cb\u003E Jackson Bennett\u003C\/b\u003E's 99-yard kickoff-return TD with 1:46 left in the game.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🔥 Jackson Bennett with the return TD for the win \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OUAsport\"\u003E@OUAsport\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTSca\"\u003E@USPORTSca\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WZPuZDQ7l6\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/WZPuZDQ7l6\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Gee-Gees Football (@GeeGeesFootball) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeeGeesFootball\/status\/904829086899560452\"\u003ESeptember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's \u003C\/b\u003E(1-0 AUS) had a bye. But their lone game, a 15-point win against St. Francis Xavier, looks better since St. FX shut out Mount Allison last weekend. And SMU QB\u003Cb\u003E Kaleb Scott \u003C\/b\u003Ecould be the real deal.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EIt gets really real this weekend, with Regina at Calgary on Friday while Montréal welcomes in Laval for the co-main event on Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval (2-0 RSEQ, at Montréal on Saturday) —\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Let's not overlook the big story of the week. McGill was ahead of Laval for 21 minutes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen\u003Cb\u003E Hugo Richard\u003C\/b\u003E happened — eight completions in a row as Laval, assisted along by a takeaway in |McGill territory, scored three touchdowns in the final 2½ minutes of the second quarter.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMontréal (1-0 RSEQ, vs. Laval on Saturday)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThe road team has won the last three Dunsmore Cup finals. So that must mean you can't call a Week 3 game a \"must-win.\"\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina (1-0 CW, at Calgary on Friday) —\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Have to tighten up discipline-wise after having 18 penalties during an otherwise thorough win against UBC.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary (1-0\u0026nbsp;CW, host Regina on Friday) —\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EHave to tighten up discipline-wise after having 18 penalties during an otherwise thorough win against Alberta.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern (2-0\u0026nbsp;OUA, at McMaster on Saturday) —\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Chris Merchant (27-of-41 for 378 passing, 112 rushing, three total touchdowns) did the dual-threat thing very, very well against Guelph. Western has leaks defensively — it gave up an 81-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter — but there's time to repair that.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EFB | We've had rain, lightning, and now overtime. The \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guelph_gryphons\"\u003E@guelph_gryphons\u003C\/a\u003E and Mustangs are tied 34-34 heading into OT at TD Stadium \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoStangs?src=hash\"\u003E#GoStangs\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Western Mustangs (@WesternMustangs) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs\/status\/904921883161882624\"\u003ESeptember 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EFB | Mustangs shut down the Gryphons on third down to take the game 41-34 in overtime! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PurpleReign?src=hash\"\u003E#PurpleReign\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Western Mustangs (@WesternMustangs) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs\/status\/904924138552348672\"\u003ESeptember 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EAfter that drawn-out game against Guelph, which ended around 12:20 a.m., Western has only a 5½-day turnaround before trekking to McMaster on Saturday. The Marauders had the extra day of rest time. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat will likely not be another 41-34 game. They might combine for 41 points. Maybe.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurier (1-0\u0026nbsp;OUA, host Carleton on Saturday) —\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Get bumped ahead without playing since UBC lost. Calling it now: based on the offensive showing from Carleton and Queen's thus far, Laurier's defence will make it to Week 5 without allowing a touchdown. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf course, now that I said that, they'll probably play a 41-38 game next weekend.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan (1-0 CW, host Alberta on Friday)\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E— \u003C\/b\u003EGood weekend for the green teams; the Huskies had more points and yards (44, 563) on the road against the Manitoba Bisons than the Roughriders (38, 467) did against the Blue Bombers at Taylor Field 2.0.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcMaster (1-0 OUA, host Western on Saturday)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EExhibition games are supposed to be considered, and McMaster did defeat Saskatchewan at home on Aug. 25. At the same time, the Huskies evinced a working defence \u003Ci\u003Eand\u003C\/i\u003E offence during their three-touchdown road victory.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere were a combined 12 sacks and 13 first downs via the pass during Mac's 23-9 win at Carleton. Mac had only one drive longer than 50 yards, and it was one that was only completed due to a fumble recovery in the end zone. The other Marauder TDs were through a \u003Cb\u003ERobbie Yochim \u003C\/b\u003Epick-six and a short-field score set up by a strip-sack. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's (1-0 AUS, at Bishop's on Saturday)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EOut of sight on a bye week means out of mind so the eastern Huskies might not get any love from the cognoscenti this weekend. It also seems weird to put them when they didn't play and drop Ottawa, who did play, and did win, just in a rather turgid game where neither team got much accomplished offensively.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe situation will change if the Huskies come away from Bishop's with a W this week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWaterloo (2-0 OUA, host Toronto on Saturday) — \u003C\/b\u003EHung half-a-hundred on York on Monday, after doing the same at Windsor. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe favourable early schedule has helped the Warriors of\u003Cb\u003E Lucas McConnell\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003ETre Ford\u003C\/b\u003E, but the rebuilding initiative seems to be taking. It's early yet. They might be a seat-filler while we await for someone, anyone to emerge from the ooze and land themselves an OUA quarter-final on home turf.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Top 10 is supposed to promote the game, which is why I am more inclined to give a vote to an improving team based on a small sample size. One is supposed to treat every team like they're starting from zero .\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlso considered:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (2-0 OUA, at York on Saturday) — \u003C\/b\u003EWait, Ottawa won and dropped out? Well, zero offensive touchdowns through two games against a pair of (likely) 0-2 teams.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGlad \u003Ci\u003Esomeone\u003C\/i\u003E paid attention; in April 2016, All Canada Gridiron poster Leatherhead said \u003Cb\u003EAlain Pae\u003C\/b\u003E, late of the Prague Lions, was the \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.allcanadagridiron.info\/forum2\/index.php?topic=26276.560\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Esurprise recruit of 2016 in the entire CIS\u003C\/a\u003E.\" It was off by a year, but the 23-year-old from the Czech Republic had four sacks against Queen's, two in the first quarter and two on the final two plays of the game. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere's another player who makes the case for the CFL should consider international players who come through U Sports national players. We got a big tent! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELate Monday afternoon quarterbacking:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQueen's played with fire, and Bennett of Ottawa burned them. Without taking away any agency from the Gee-Gees hybrid defender and the 11 teammates blocking for them, that game-changer was facilitated by the newly adopted rule (following suit with the CFL) that a team must kick off following a field goal in the last three minutes of the half.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gaels outgained Ottawa by 133 yards and had zero turnovers and fewer penalty yards, and yet lost. \u0026nbsp;Playing conservatively and being unable to use up all of the remaining time will do that to a team. In fairness, leading rusher\u003Cb\u003E Jonah Pataki \u003C\/b\u003Ewas injured with about 5½ minutes left, which hurt their ground-and-pound game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStill, Queen's was living on the margins well enough, playing field position. With 2:04 left, it had the three-point lead and faced third-and-5 at Ottawa's 31. Granted, every traditional-minded coach in that situation opts for the field goal and the six-point lead because, according to ancient lore, it shows faith that the defence won't give up a game-deciding converted touchdown. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe new school would say keeping possession is paramount. A successful third-down gamble likely means using up even more time before extending the lead to six points, or even 10. Even with a turnover on downs, you're still playing on the opponents' tendency toward conservatism, since they'll take the field thinking, \"Get the field goal, go to overtime.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa certainly would have taken that tack, especially in bad weather and with first-time starting QB \u003Cb\u003EAlex Lavric\u003C\/b\u003E at the controls. (Lavric had 5.1 ANY\/A* in his first start.) The Gee-Gees had run only two plays inside of Queen's 25-yard line the game's first 57-some minutes. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGiven Lavric's callowness and the stressors upon him (rain, the clock, a pretty stout Queen's pass rush), what was the likelihood of Ottawa pulling off an 80-yard touchdown drive? I realize one might counter with, \"well, it's not like kickoff return touchdowns happen frequently, either.\" (Queen's had been punting to the sideline all day, so clearly it was concerned about its coverage and Ottawa's returners.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith the \"must kick off\" rule, Queen's opened that window for Ottawa through kicking the field goal. Point being, \u003Ci\u003Edon't open that window\u003C\/i\u003E. The rule change should make teams more inclined to gamble and leave less to chance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESome kudos to U Sports for making a rule change where it's common sense to comply with what the pros do. It still seems odd kickoffs are from the 45-yard line. They've only had about 30 years to get into alignment with the CFL on that rule.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(* \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingcharts.com\/dictionary\/nfl\/adjusted-net-yards-per-pass-attempt.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAdjusted net yards \/ attempt\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/1532132797855151445\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/09\/football-we-join-this-ballot-already-in.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1532132797855151445"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1532132797855151445"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/09\/football-we-join-this-ballot-already-in.html","title":"Football: Top 10, the Break Up The Warriors! edition"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2764863309237016815"},"published":{"$t":"2017-08-27T19:17:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-09-04T09:58:24.961-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football Top 10: Where non-conference games can count!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"One week in and the \"include exhibition games in the Top 10\" rule is already causing one to overthink the Top 10. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs you likely know, the ballot has been slightly overhauled, with the guidelines as follows.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENo more former coaches on the panel. Only media and CFL scouts are voting, with the panel pared from 34 to 22;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPreseason non-conference games \"should be and are now encouraged to be factored into Top 10 voting\" although it's not a requirement;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFull ballots and names of voters and affiliations will now be transparent and shared with the public when the Top 10 is announced;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENo more preseason poll (sanity prevailed) and the last one will be taken on the first Tuesday in November, before Conference Championship Weekend.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003ECalgary and Regina only played their starters for one quarter of an exhibition game which the Rams won 39-3 after their backups ran roughshod over the Dinos' backups. How much stock does one put in that outcome?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFarther down the ballot, there's the matter who slots in as \"OUA 3\" after Western and Laurier. Three teams went on the road and won over the weekend, while McMaster posted a\u0026nbsp;12-point non-conference win at home against Saskatchewan. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELeague play should get preference. Carleton and Ottawa, both with new starting quarterbacks, earned narrow wins over fellow mid-packers Queen's and Guelph. And then there is Waterloo hanging 54 points on Windsor. There's a temptation to give a 10th-place vote to Waterloo, which in 2016, didn't score 54 points until after the calendar hit October.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EHere's my working ballot as OUA games get underway.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval (1-0 RSEQ, at McGill) —\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Reason No. 73 why Quebec's \u003Ci\u003Eles petit quatre\u003C\/i\u003E should go Full Pulaski Academy when they play Laval. \u0026nbsp;Sherbrooke kicked a field goal on third-and-7 from the 11-yard line with 2½ minutes left in the first half. Laval's \u003Cb\u003EHugo Richard \u003C\/b\u003Epassed for two touchdowns in the remaining time, and suddenly it was a 29-4 game at recess.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMontréal (1-0 RSEQ, bye week)\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;Samuel Caron\u003C\/b\u003E is French for \u003Cb\u003ETrevor Harris\u003C\/b\u003E. The Carabins quarterback averaged 8.9 yards per pass against Concordia, but his longest gain was 22 yards.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina (0-0 CW, vs. UBC on Friday) —\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;As noted, most of the gap on the scoreboard between Regina and Calgary came when \u0026nbsp;talented recruiting class got reps in the third quarter. But these are supposed to be factored in, so for the time being Montréal gets a bump into the 2-hole and Regina\/Calgary are 3A and 3B.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary (0-0\u0026nbsp;CW, at Alberta on Friday) — \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ucalgary.ca\/utoday\/issue\/2017-08-16\/sidelined-dinos-all-star-thrilled-be-back-defence-after-year-rehab\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EComeback story\u003C\/a\u003E: all-star safety \u003Cb\u003EMichael Schmidt\u003C\/b\u003E returns after missing a year with a knee injury.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern (1-0\u0026nbsp;OUA, vs. Guelph on Monday) —\u003C\/b\u003E Whoever tweets at me with the best \"Rout 66\" pun about Western's gets the world's saddest curated prize pack, which will probably include a gently used copy of \u003Cb\u003EWendel Clark\u003C\/b\u003E's autobiography and the Season 1 DVDs of\u003Ci\u003E Happy Endings\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC (0-0\u0026nbsp;CW, at Regina on Friday) — \u003C\/b\u003EQuarterback \u003Cb\u003EMichael O'Connor \u003C\/b\u003Ewas 23-of-25 for 280 yards in two quarters' work against Alberta.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurier (1-0\u0026nbsp;OUA, bye week) —\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Handled U of T with a 39-0 shutout. \u003Cb\u003EKurleigh Gittens Jr.\u003C\/b\u003E had more yardage than the Varsity Blues' offense. Wait, so did \u003Cb\u003ELevondre Gordon\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (1-0\u0026nbsp;OUA, vs. Queen's on Monday) —\u003C\/b\u003E For the second year in a row, the Gee-Gees had a walk-off victory against Guelph, winning by three points after two mini-games. \u003Cb\u003ELewis Ward \u003C\/b\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003EGabriel Ferraro \u003C\/b\u003Eonce again played a clutch field-goal chicken, and this time Ferraro blinked first, missing a 36-yarder to end the game.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMount Allison (1-0 AUS, at St. FX on Friday)\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EA repercussion of Bishop changing leagues is that the benefit-of-the-doubt vote that used to go to the RSEQ's third-best team will probably shift to the most deserving AUS team. The Mounties put up 64 points and 595 total yards against Acadia, including 402 aerially from \u003Cb\u003EJacob Loucks\u003C\/b\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWaterloo (1-0 OUA, vs. York on Monday) —\u003C\/b\u003E The Warriors might be a seat-filler until someone emerges from among McMaster, Carleton, Ottawa and Guelph. But hey, might as well jump on a potential turnaround story.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETyrell Ford\u003C\/b\u003E had 263 punt return yards, including 98- and 100-yard touchdowns. I believe he broke a mark of 259 that Queen's Jimmy Allin set in 2009, also in a season opener.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlso considered:\u003C\/b\u003E Carleton (22-17 win at Queen's) and McMaster (22-10 non-conference win against Saskatchewan).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/2764863309237016815\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/08\/football-top-10-where-non-conference.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2764863309237016815"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2764863309237016815"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/08\/football-top-10-where-non-conference.html","title":"Football Top 10: Where non-conference games can count!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-933413713717402108"},"published":{"$t":"2017-08-24T14:29:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-08-24T14:32:33.074-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2017 season"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Rooting for weird outcomes; an incomplete and irreverent season preview"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Forget the old line that in sports, one essentially roots for laundry. What really keeps one hanging on year after year with university football — so exhilarating on the field ... so exasperating everywhere else — is when the results veer off the well-trod path.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf one is going to write about U Sports in 2017, they should at least let the audience add up two plus two, which means pro forma preseason predictions are passé. Yet it's a good exercise to keep fanning that little flame of hope that there might be some twist ending, like 2014, when the national semifinals involved neither Calgary, Laval nor Western. That was refreshing, although those principals would disagree — no judgment; who would not trade it all for just a little more, eh?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBesides, other, better outlets have the whole preseason rigmarole covered very, very well:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHere's the official \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrownCountdownU\"\u003E@KrownCountdownU\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Power7?src=hash\"\u003E#Power7\u003C\/a\u003E preseason poll. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USportsFball?src=hash\"\u003E#USportsFball\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AWNQd0VefV\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/AWNQd0VefV\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Krown Countdown U (@KrownCountdownU) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrownCountdownU\/status\/900751644958142464\"\u003EAugust 24, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E I'm also self-aware enough to know people get fatigued about reading another post decrying the severe stasis in the No. 1 and No. 2 university sports, football and men's basketball. The increased opportunities to for Canadians to play professionally and internationally do stem somewhat from Laval and Carleton having spurred the competition to take sports a little more seriously. Yet the general public needs stimulation from seeing new challengers take the summit, so it's a bad look when one football team has won nine national championships in the past 18 seasons and one men's basketball team has won 13 times in 15 years. That's probably exacerbated by the fact that there is little rigorous examination of the factors involved in that beyond the obvious such as \"good coaching\" and \"tradition.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ENevertheless, my enthusiasm for university football always bounces right back up come the last two weeks of August, and probably will as long as the game is being played. With the regular season one day away, here's a few \"well, that's different\" weird outcomes that would make 2017 a memorable season. You know, before Laval wins one for the thumb on their other hand.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBishop's winning the AUS title. \u003C\/b\u003EThanks for the providing that bullet point, Captain Obvious, but don't you want to see the reaction from people in the office in November, \"wait, since when does Bishop's plays in the Maritimes?\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gaiters, who are \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thechronicleherald.ca\/sports\/1497199-bishop%E2%80%99s-gaiters-%E2%80%98in-tune%E2%80%99-with-new-aus-home\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Egoing to be day-tripping by plane for all road games\u003C\/a\u003E, which will reduce some of the travel stress from going to Antigonish, Sackville and Wolfville. It shouldn't be assumed that doing a drag-and-drop of a Quebec team into a lesser league will immediately equal a championship. The Gaiters have a rookie coach in\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Chérif Nicolas\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Eand return only nine starters from a 1-7 team. The move will restore some vitality to a team which had been a poor fit in Quebec. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn 2000, Queen's was also 1-7 in their last season of league play against Quebec teams and, like the 2016 Gaiters, the only victory came at home in an interlocking game. They played for the OUA championship just two years later.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Argo Cup deciding a playoff berth.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Yes, really, even though York last made the playoffs in 2004 and Toronto has not done so since '95. If you are anything like me, you made a spreadsheet of the OUA schedule and stared at it for hours, trying to see if there's any possibility either GTA school might eke out the 5-3 finish it would likely take to wrangle OUA's sixth and final playoff berth. A 4-4 finish will trigger a tiebreaker scenario.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo pin hopes there on ... Toronto? The Varsity Blues have a Windsor-Waterloo-Guelph-York gauntlet from weeks 2 to 5, before their bye week. They won a couple games last season. They stayed within three scores against Guelph, Queen's and Windsor.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYork is improving and\u003Cb\u003E Brett Hunchak\u003C\/b\u003E might be the best passer in Ontario now that Derek Wendel has graduated; like with any perennial straggler, there is the question of whether the defence and offensive lines will hold up late in the season, when the intensity is ratcheted up. York's skeddy isn't as favourable since they don't get a direct opportunity to unseat Carleton or Guelph, their two non-combatants. Their closing leg of trips to Queen's and Windsor is daunting, but must be done if they are to take a step.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWaterloo comes in on a 16-loss streak that dates back to the 2014 season finale, when a one-point win against York ended a 12-loss streak.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EA Hec Crighton winner who doesn't play quarterback. \u003C\/b\u003EThe last 11 national players of the year have all played the same position. Granted, MVP awards in football have always been slanted toward the offensive backfield. The bias has moved more and more toward quarterbacks as once-sacrosanct \"establish the run, then throw\" principles have gone the way of weekly TV coverage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStill, 11 quarterbacks in a row smacks of lacking an institutional memory. Only 10 Hec Crighton winners in the 22-season span from 1985-2006 were quarterbacks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWill that change? Likely not. Regina's\u003Cb\u003E Noah Picton \u003C\/b\u003Ehas a shot at going back-to-back, while UBC's\u003Cb\u003E Michael Connor \u003C\/b\u003Eand Laval's\u003Cb\u003E Hugo Richard \u003C\/b\u003Eare each have the mantle of being past Vanier Cup winners. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's as sentimental rooting interest. \u003C\/b\u003ERemember \u003Ci\u003EThe Simpsons \u003C\/i\u003Ewhen Bart gets Principal Skinner fired and, counter-intuitively, finds out he misses him as an enemy? It's kind of like that with SMU's \"Room 2-22\" phase over the last three years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne cannot really hate on Acadia, Mount A or St. FX unless you grew up or did your undergrad in that region of the country. The Huskies in their heyday made for an easier target, probably because they reflected the Maritimes' insularity ... all this pride that one could do with seeing a little more of Ontario, but still, get over yourselves man, you only have to beat three other teams. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn short, one needs to see the Huskies be back among the living and worthy of withering praise, again.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAnother year with no Yates Cup repeat. \u003C\/b\u003EOntario has had five different teams win in the past five seasons, tying the longest stretch without a back-to-back champion. (The only other instance was in 1996-2000, but Waterloo won on two non-consecutive occasions). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDoes that mean it's okay if Western actually manages to keep it together in the fourth quarter of a Yates Cup, for a change? Sure.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Western-Laurier contest on Sept. 30 could decide first place in Ontario. In the \u003Cb\u003EGreg Marshall \u003C\/b\u003Eera, the 'Stangs are 2-1 when they've gone on the road for the Yates and 2-3 when they have been home. Small sample sizes, I know.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC supplants Calgary to finish first in Canada West. \u003C\/b\u003EHate to be an armchair-athlete aesthete but enough with deciding the Hardy Trophy in a nearly empty McMahon Stadium.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECalgary has hosted the CW championship in eight of the last nine seasons. The top two attendance figures don't add up to the 5,186 for the last final played on-campus, which was in Saskatoon, Sask., in 2009. (The Dinos beat the U of S 39-38 in a classic.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECalgary is probably better than even money for a 7-1 reg-season and first place again. But UBC has continually added depth since hiring Blake Nill three years ago. The T-Birds have just a single reg-season game against the Dinos, and it's at home on Sept. 29. Win that, avoid more than one stumble, and they could host the rematch.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPossible spin-off from a championship game at a campus stadium: it might show some directors of athletics at other Canada West schools what kind of atmosphere a football team can create.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAn all-Quebec Vanier Cup between Bishop's and Evil Empire 1A or 1B.\u003C\/b\u003E The semifinal rotation is OUA at AUS for the Uteck Bowl; Quebec at Canada West for the Mitchell Bowl. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis scenario requires Bishop's winning the Loney Bowl in their first crack, then upsetting the OUA rep in the Uteck Bowl. Meantime, Laval or Montréal wins its semifinal out west. The latter outcome is lot more likely, granted.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's not likely to happen, but an all-Quebec Vanier matchup in southern Ontario would be a wicked burn on some vaguely defined power-that-be. And if it turned out to be a massive mismatch between Bishop's and Laval\/Montreal, then maybe it would be another spur to realignment.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHope springs eternal every fall.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/933413713717402108\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/08\/football-rooting-for-weird-outcomes.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/933413713717402108"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/933413713717402108"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/08\/football-rooting-for-weird-outcomes.html","title":"Football: Rooting for weird outcomes; an incomplete and irreverent season preview"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-5501646489476970127"},"published":{"$t":"2017-08-21T13:52:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-08-21T13:52:36.655-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"finances"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rouge et Or"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Laval will be on top until that honest conversation about a sustainable sport happens"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"When you live inside your head the way I do, the trade-off is that whatever gain there is in creativity — \u003Ci\u003Epffff, probably not much\u003C\/i\u003E — is offset by the What Should Be blue-sky thinking getting in the way of the What Is reality.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERegarding university football, one should can find a lot of positives with a new season in the offing. There's a small flow of Canadian-trained players to the NFL. One of the two Canadian quarterbacks holding down a CFL roster spot, the Calgary Stampeders' \u003Cb\u003EAndrew Buckley\u003C\/b\u003E, played for the Calgary Dinos. That's an improvement. The calibre of play at the the top tier of the university game, especially at skill positions, is much better than it was a generation ago. More coaches receive full-time wages.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd yet . . . the game still feels beset by an unhealthy imbalance, like that guy in the gym who fails to work out all the muscle groups.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThere is no splitting the double-team block of the Funding Gap between the big programs and everyone else, and Withering Mainstream Interest. Did anyone else notice that for the Vanier Cup, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thespec.com\/sports-story\/7506140-wiser-and-experienced-vanier-cup-committee-kicks-off-ticket-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eas noted in the penultimate paragraph of an Aug. 11 Hamilton Spectator story, will seating capacity will be capped at 14,000\u003C\/a\u003E?\u0026nbsp;That's a reasonable target, but also a\u0026nbsp;sign of the times; it also shows that the Vanier Cup runs that the McMaster Marauders had within the past decade did nothing to make watching the national championship a staple of the Hammer's sporting diet.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the long term, university football is going to continue to face diminishing returns unless significant changes are made to its structure. This isn't about realignment or superconferences or interlocking schedules, even though any and all of those are welcome developments. But at some point there needs to be a bear-pit session that addresses some particular questions, including but not limited to:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHow does the cost-of-living for a student-athlete at a particular school affect football competitiveness.\u003C\/b\u003E Fancier facilities or better coaches' salaries are separate from this point. Let's say there's a rush end from a middle-income family who wants to study engineering, and could maybe start at Queen's, but would certainly start at Toronto or Waterloo. He might still end up at Queen's since Kingston's off-campus housing market is much less heated than Toronto's. That's a societal thing but it can be reflected on the field.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat central planning is there to build a sustainable 30-team sport? \u003C\/b\u003EGranted, central planning smacks of creeping socialism, but development doesn't happen randomly and willy-nilly. Presently, the only way expansion happens in university football is if donors assume all the risk and the administrators say, \"Well, okay.\" Perhaps it should be that way everywhere, but there are certainly smaller universities who could support football if the wider sports community helped them with the start-up costs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt this writing, three of the four sport conferences have a football league with odd numbers, which isn't great. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHaving a Director of Development who's engaged with the CFL and Football Canada could help immensely with founding new teams at former football-playing schools or universities that have grown in the last 30 or 40 years. That office would also look at trying to attract more international players to U Sports. Schools do this already when a coach has a contact in Mexico or Europe, but it could be a lot bigger.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat reasonable accommodations would help the AUS be more nationally competitive? \u003C\/b\u003EI'll admit I was too Tricoloured by lived experienced when the age cap (the so-called \"seven to play five rule\") came into effect. Queen's, toward the end of the last century, struggled since it was lining up 19- to 23-year-olds against 22- to 27-year-olds from Concordia, Laval and Ottawa in the old O-QIFC. I was a snob about it, admittedly.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENo Atlantic team has gone to the Vanier since the rule took full effect in the late-aughts. Allowing AUS to have a few \"overage\" players might help the smaller conference make a Vanier Cup again some time before the polar ice caps melt. Maybe six OAs, three on each side of the ball, would help a little. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EOf course, all of those ideas force the people who control the purse-strings to look away, and perhaps even work against, their self-interest. Tough sell. But there are fault lines in university football that seem intractable, and the capability to correct those is limited only by one's own thinking.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs noted last year . . . from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/06\/cis-complete-rethink-must-play-up-their.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJune 10, 2016\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFinally, football. It was tempting, whilst citing the book \u003Ci\u003EBillion-Dollar Ball\u003C\/i\u003E, that the difference between college-sponsored football down south and Canadian university football is Big Money vs. No Money. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat would be about the biggest crock of all time. There is a lot of money in CIS. However, how does it grow the game when UBC, Guelph, Carleton, Laval, Montreal, Queen's and Western have boosters pouring money into their programs by a factor of 4:1 or 5:1 over smaller schools? Last anyone checked, you sort of need competition to have a league. You cannot have everyone else being the Minnesota Twins to several regional versions of the Peak Steinbrenner late-1990s New York Yankees. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;What is holding back football, is that a lot of the public cannot take it seriously since the coaches and boosters take it too seriously. Seeing \u003Cb\u003EMichael O'Connor\u003C\/b\u003E lead UBC on a Vanier Cup run (in 2015) that went through Calgary, the Maritimes (St. FX in the Uteck Bowl) and Quebec (Montréal in the Vanier) was awesome on one level. On another, it sucked to know that it wasn't some true underdog story; booster \u003Cb\u003EDavid Sidoo\u003C\/b\u003E and UBC's 13th man foundation were simply making the Thunderbirds another regional \"have\" team. The 'Birds had been done for a while, but this was simply the underachiever acing the final exams.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat's great on its own, but apart from L. David Dubé with his Northern 8 concept, who among the moneymen is talking about building something sustainable for a 30-team sport? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENot to keep picking on UBC, but how will that 2015 run look in hindsight if they just roll through the next few seasons? It might be impossible to fix that, but end of the day, the CIS and the university presidents have the hammer. They have been known to say \u003Ci\u003Eno\u003C\/i\u003E to a good offer. It would not be easy, but they need to get through to people that all that well-intended investment needs to be spread to all of the football teams. They are coming to a point where they might need a national co-operative to support football. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat will be a tough sell, but you would think multi-millionaires and billionaires who love football that much would be comfortable with something where their beloved alma mater wouldn't have automatic W's against underfunded Waterloo or Windsor every year. And oh yeah, fix the Vanier Cup playoff structure.\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/5501646489476970127\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/08\/football-laval-will-be-on-top-until.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5501646489476970127"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5501646489476970127"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/08\/football-laval-will-be-on-top-until.html","title":"Football: Laval will be on top until that honest conversation about a sustainable sport happens"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-1638076245328157641"},"published":{"$t":"2016-12-20T10:58:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-12-20T10:58:05.696-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Canada West"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"coaches"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Brian Towriss retires at Saskatchewan after 33 seasons, record 196 wins"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"To put it in perspective how long Brian Towriss has graced the Canadian football landscape: he started coaching the Saskatchewan Huskies right around the time that Laurier coach Michael Faulds was born.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOr if you'll indulge a personal note: my brother bought his first home this year. He was born in 1984, Towriss' first year at the reins in the Bridge City. Talk about longevity: 33 seasons, encompassing a record 315 games and 196 wins, with 11 conference titles and three Vanier Cups (1990, '96 and '98) is very self-explanatory. The hometown \u003Ci\u003EStarPhoenix\u003C\/i\u003E mentions that Towriss' \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thestarphoenix.com\/sports\/local-sports\/brian-towriss-steps-down-u-of-s-huskies-legend-leaves-as-winningest-football-coach-in-canadian-university-history\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Epostseason record was very spotty over the last 10 seasons\u003C\/a\u003E, but it certainly was not for any lack of trying. Saskatchewan also had a heartbreaking 39-38 loss to Calgary in the 2009 Hardy, which could have been a last hurrah.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EDon't tell me that \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USports?src=hash\"\u003E#USports\u003C\/a\u003E Football doesn't have a following when the Brian Towriss story trends #2 in Canada. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrownCountdownU\"\u003E@KrownCountdownU\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pAnbL3BwSP\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/pAnbL3BwSP\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/810996682221449216\"\u003EDecember 19, 2016\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E.\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/skhuskies\"\u003E@SKHuskies\u003C\/a\u003E Towriss coached 154 all-stars, 71 All-Canadians and 47 who played in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFL\"\u003E@CFL\u003C\/a\u003E over his 33 seasons. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CWUAA\"\u003E@cwuaa\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USports\"\u003E@Usports\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Krown Countdown U (@KrownCountdownU) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrownCountdownU\/status\/810935270606401536\"\u003EDecember 19, 2016\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E With Saskatchewan bring in a new governance model for sports and athletics director Basil Hughton retiring in June (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/saskatoon\/brian-towriss-resigns-huskies-football-1.3904000\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eas noted by CBC\u003C\/a\u003E), the timing is probably right to start a transition. Hughton's comment that Towriss is the \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/saskatoon\/brian-towriss-resigns-huskies-football-1.3904000\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eultimate team player\u003C\/a\u003E\" alludes to that.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaskatchewan will likely have a successor in place within the next two months. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs a treat to close off the post, a lost classic: \u003Cb\u003EDavid Earl\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003ERob Symchuk\u003C\/b\u003E,\u003Cb\u003E Dan Farthing \u003C\/b\u003Eand the Huskies winning the school's first Vanier Cup in their first appearance in 1990. Good times, and the other Huskies would get payback 12 years later.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/U9uvuTGkGD0\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U9uvuTGkGD0?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/1638076245328157641\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/12\/football-brian-towriss-retires-at.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1638076245328157641"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1638076245328157641"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/12\/football-brian-towriss-retires-at.html","title":"Football: Brian Towriss retires at Saskatchewan after 33 seasons, record 196 wins"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/U9uvuTGkGD0\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-365758914988531735"},"published":{"$t":"2016-11-10T17:50:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-11-10T17:52:11.429-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dunsmore Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hardy Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Loney Bowl"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"USports"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vanier Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Yates Cup"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Matching up the Western Mustangs and the Laurier Golden Hawks (plus a look at the other finals)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Western versus Laurier. Greg Marshall versus Michael Faulds. Teacher versus student. Veterans versus rookies. Consistent returners versus newcomers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhichever way you write the narrative, Saturday is surely going to be a show. At least, we hope.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Laurier Golden Hawks — along with the assuming support of nine other OUA teams — will be looking to knock off the Western Mustangs. You may wonder, \"well, Guelph knocked them off their pedestal\u0026nbsp;last year. It's a new season.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday, Western will \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/11\/football-friendly-reminder-of-what.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehave\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Ehosted\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;the Yates Cup five times\u003C\/a\u003E in the last nine years. Not exactly the parity we want to be speaking about.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut this time around, it's not the Guelph Gryphons or the McMaster Marauders accompanying them in the final. It's a team that hasn't seen the Yates Cup final in 10 years, and hasn't held it in 11.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's also a team that has a coach that turned them around from a 1-7 team to a 7-1 team in four seasons, and one of the top-ranked \u003Cstrike\u003ECIS\u003C\/strike\u003E\u0026nbsp;USport players, and was named OUA Coach of the Year Thursday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/thecord.ca\/win-or-lose-faulds-and-laurier-football-have-exceeded-expectations\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI wrote for The Cord\u003C\/a\u003E that win or lose, Michael Faulds and the Hawks have exceeded expectations. It's true — they got through the McMasters and the Guelphs and the Ottawas and the Carletons of the OUA. They finally figured it out — at least this far.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut winning will put a stamp on this season and finally give the OUA something that doesn't include \"Western\" to promote.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe matchup, however, leaves a lot of questions and uncertainty.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHEAD-TO-HEAD:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Mustangs and Golden Hawks have battled for the Yates Cup 12 times in the past, including eight conference finals as well as four division finals between 1974 and 1978, when the trophy was shared by the East and West division winners.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWestern currently leads the series 8-4\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe game will be the second of the season. On Oct. 1, Western defeated Laurier 45-26\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe two teams are meeting in the post-season for the second straight year as the Mustangs downed the Hawks 32-18 in semifinal action last November in London\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETHE STATS:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWestern had 44 touchdowns during the 2016 regular season, top in the OUA. Right behind them was Laurier, who scored 43 touchdowns for the first time \u003Ci\u003Eever.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWestern had 4,358 yards of total offence in the regular season, first in the OUA. Laurier had 3,904 yards.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWestern and Laurier were around the same for rushing yards — Western having eight extra yards — but Western had more passing yards (2,377) than Laurier (1,754).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELaurier's defence had 16 interceptions in the regular season and 62 disruptions (combined total of fumble recoveries, interceptions, sacks), which was first in the OUA. Western had nine interceptions — fifth in the OUA.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELaurier averaged 108.6 yards of penalties per game, the third-most in the OUA. Western had 94.4 yards per game in penalties.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOn their 16 interceptions, Laurier accumulated 444 yards, the best in Ontario. On Western's nine interceptions, they accumulated only 62 yards — third-last in the OUA.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETHE STUFF STATS DON'T TELL YA:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBoth teams dealt with quarterback competition. Michael Knevel took over for Julien John as the Hawks' pivot, and Chris Merchant took over starting duties as the season ramped up.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHowever, Western often switches between quarterbacks Merchant and Stevenson Bone. Bone is often put in the game for QB sneaks.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELaurier's Eric Guiltinan went down against McMaster and no update has been given for him. His status is questionable for the final.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBut, as \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lfpress.com\/2016\/11\/07\/dalla-costa-western-mustangs-unnerved-by-injuries\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMorris Della Costa wrote for the London Free Press,\u003C\/a\u003E injuries are common among the 'Stangs. The list of Mustangs players who left the field at various times include running back Alex Taylor; offensive linemen Gregoire Bouchard and Sean Jamieson; receiver George Johnson; defensive tackle Rupert Butcher; defensive end John Biewald; and yes, even quarterback Chris Merchant was on the turf several times writhing in pain.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETHE SKINNY:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWestern's offence is fully loaded. Laurier's defence is beyond words. Western needs to stay healthy. Laurier needs to stay healthy. Laurier needs to look to depth and defence. Western needs to capitalize on their depth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETHE OUTCOME:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe last few times these teams have met, the season matchup has been a blowout while the playoff matchup came down to the wire. Too close too call, but discipline and consistency will win the game. Sloppy play will cost the team a ticket to the national semifinal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFollow\u0026nbsp;@shelbyblackley on Twitter for live coverage of the Yates Cup.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ETHE REST OF THE COUNTRY:\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDUNSMORE CUP: No. 1 Laval Rouge et Or (8-1) at No. 2 Montreal Carabins (8-1)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELaval has claimed 12 conference banners since joining in 1996 — 12 in 20 years — including a national record 11 straight from 2003 to 2012\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMontreal returned to national football in 2002 and captured the first RSEQ title in 2014 and repeated as champs last year\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMontreal and Laval have met in each of the last three finals of RSEQ and seven championship games overall.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELaval holds the head-to-head lead 5-2\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThis fall, the teams were an even match in conference play (Montreal took the first win 24-21, Laval won the rematch 22-19)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECarabins finished first dude to points allowed (72 Montreal v. 78 Laval)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIt will pit the top two defences against each other (Montreal allowed 9.0 points per game, Laval allowed 9.8)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELONEY BOWL: Mount Allison Mounties (4-5) at No. 10 St. Francis Xavier X-Men (7-1)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStFX has captured 12 AUS banners since 1960, including last years when the X-Men won for the first time since 1996\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMount A has won six times, including back-to-back titles in 2013 - 2014\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThis is the third-straight meeting between the teams\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStFX finished a perfect 7-0 against AUS opponents, including 29-14 and 65-17 victories over the Mounties\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EX-Men topped the conference in most categories, including points scored (37.4), total yards accumulated (484.5), points allowed (16.1), total yards allowed (336.0)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMount A had the best rushing attack in the AUS, averaging 168.6 yards per game. StFX finished second\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHARDY CUP: UBC Thunderbirds (4-5) at No. 6 Calgary Dinos (7-2)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECalgary has won the Can West football championship 15 times, including a league-record six in a row from 2008 to 2013, but lost the last two years to Manitoba in 2014 and UBC in 2015\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThis is Calgary's ninth straight appearance in the Can West final\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUBC is the reigning Vanier Cup championship, winning against Montreal last year\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUBC has 15 conference championships, with last year's win over the Dinos marking its first victory since 1997.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIn head-to-head Hardy Cup meetings, the teams are tied 4-4 all time\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Thunderbirds are the second team to reach the Can West final after a less than .500 season (2010 Alberta Golden Bears being the other)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECalgary finished 6-2 this season, finishing second. UBC finished fourth with a 3-5 record\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECalgary won both matchups this season (35-8 in Calgary, and a thrilling 41-35 OT victory in Vancouver)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECalgary has the advantage in most categories, including points scored per game (36.8 v. 31.3), total yards (507.4 v. 480.9), points allowed (20.9 v. 30.6), total yards allowed (395.4 v. 462.3)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003EStats and points courtesy of U Sports\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/365758914988531735\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/11\/matching-up-western-mustangs-and.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/365758914988531735"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/365758914988531735"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/11\/matching-up-western-mustangs-and.html","title":"Matching up the Western Mustangs and the Laurier Golden Hawks (plus a look at the other finals)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Shelby Blackley"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101648774845027302065"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-5xCagEVrbFA\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAACbw\/CbR6D-mqRJc\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2402270930600613285"},"published":{"$t":"2016-11-06T20:29:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-11-06T20:29:45.497-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vanier Cup"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Friendly reminder of what a #VanierCup Final 6 would look like"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Three of the four conference finals are rematches: Calgary-UBC for the second year in a row, Mount Allison-St. Francis Xavier for a third and Laval-Montréal for a fourth.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat happened to all that parity chatter? Western is also hosting the Yates Cup for the fifth time in nine seasons, which is roughly the same rate as during their halcyon days.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENot to be more of a buzzkill, but it is hard to get excited about seeing the same thing. The larger point is that the effects of the 'arms race' in university ball become apparent once the knockout games begin. The smaller one is that the pet idea \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/09\/wishful-thinking-wednesday-opening.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eabout adding a wild-card week to the national playoffs\u003C\/a\u003E needs to be refreshed. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe idea is pretty simple. The conference runners-up who were the highest in the final poll of the regular season become wild cards. They play two conference champions in the national quarter-final, and the two conference winners who were highest in the poll get a bye before hosting the Mitchell and Uteck semifinals. Basically, it is the CFL playoff format and it is also increases the inventory of games to offer to media partners and sponsors from three games to five.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt this writing, we're looking at a distinct possibility of a rehash of 2010, when Laval and Western played a nailbiter of a Uteck Bowl and Laval coolly crushed Calgary in an unwatchable Vanier Cup. The two best teams played a week too soon.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis season, the two best teams, Laval and Montréal, are playing two weeks too soon. The survivor likely plays the third-best team in the Uteck Bowl.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere is how the eight teams left would be seeded, based on the Top 10 poll taken at the end of the regular season:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELaval (RSEQ)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMontréal (RSEQ)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWestern (OUA)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELaurier (OUA)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECalgary (Canada West)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESt. Francis Xavier (AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUBC (Canada West)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMount Allison (AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn this hypothetical, the Laval-Montréal loser is going to be the 5 seed and the Laurier-Western loser will be the 6 seed. Having the fallback is not going to strip out the emotion of a championship game, since defeat still means having to regroup very quickly to go out of province for a playoff game -- a terrifying notion for any OUA program located west of the 401 turnoff for Madoc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELet's presume the higher-ranked teams each win on Saturday. Here's our bracket:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMontréal is going to Wester,n for a quarter-final; Laurier plays St. Francis Xavier in the revived Atlantic Bowl. Laval and Calgary are the bye teams.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOne concession to tradition might be assigning the two byes in rotation in the manner of the Uteck and Mitchell hosting. I am not opposed to that. There is a scenario where a 4-4 team wins their conference and ends up getting a bye while, say, an 7-1 or 8-0 team has to play, but other university sports have seeding criteria for nationals that put all the weight on conference playoffs and very little on the entire body of work. The efficacy of that something-for-everyone approach is debatable, though.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe problem of having the best teams meet too soon would still occur, though. 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