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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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7726313592238874073"},"published":{"$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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8738795868934878292"},"published":{"$t":"2017-02-15T12:13:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-02-15T13:08:02.851-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bisons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RPI"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Road To Halifax Stops At Carleton: Men's Basketball Bracketology, 3 Weeks Out"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003E(Live it, learn it, love it: following university hoops means \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/static.psbin.com\/q\/5\/wcloe5wq5t4d4z\/160810_PlayingRegs_Basketball_-M-_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eknowing the seeding criteria for the Final 8\u003C\/a\u003E. Warning: there is more RPI talk and no one will be put off if you just scroll to the bottom for the bracket.)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe brass tacks of Canada West's RPI-based seeding is that its two best teams have a harder road toward the auto-bids, the more advantageous seeding and the greater chance of distinguishing the conference on national TV.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe top four of Calgary, Alberta, Saskatchewan and UBC means that if the form holds, UBC and Calgary will meet in a play-in game at the Canada West Final Four on the Dinos' floor. A loss there would not kill UBC's Final 8 chances, but it would likely take the currently No. 6-ranked Dinos out of the at-large conversation and deprive the Sportsnet audience of seeing Thomas Cooper. For shame!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis was a more interesting one than anticipated. Ryerson is woke since walking into the (River) Lions' den down in St. Catharines when it lost to Brock. This weekend's Ottawa\/Carleton double-dip might not alter the RPI, but it will be a good simulation of what\u003Cb\u003E Roy Rana\u003C\/b\u003E's charges could expect in an OUA Final Four.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith that in mind, there's been some shuffling. How does Dalhousie and Ottawa meeting in a rematch grab everyone?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton (OUA champion).\u003C\/b\u003E Their average margin of victory in conference is 33.2 points, following by Ryerson at 23.5 and Ottawa at 15.9. The OUA might have to change the name to the Big Three and Little 14.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC (Canada West champion).\u003C\/b\u003E Not \u003Ci\u003Enot\u003C\/i\u003E making an upset prediction; fifth-placed Manitoba is scrappy with A.J. Basi at point guard. They played the T-Birds tough in November at the War Memorial.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyerson (OUA finalist).\u003C\/b\u003E More seasoned handles in the backcourt than Ottawa, whom they face this weekend.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (at large).\u003C\/b\u003E Not as statistically dominant as the 2012-13 through '15-16 Gees, but that doesn't foretell them falling short. Whatever stopped Ottawa from a fourth consecutive Final 8 medal last March wasn't a lack of hunger.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDalhousie (AUS champion).\u003C\/b\u003E Scheduling-wise, Dal and Carleton playing the night draw on March 9 seems like a likely scenario.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill (RSEQ champion).\u003C\/b\u003E Very very gritty team. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's (AUS runner-up\/host).\u003C\/b\u003E There is a codicil in the criteria that the fifth through eight seeds could be flipped to avoid a same-conference matchup, so I'm applying that to separate UBC and the second team from Canada West. Doing so also puts the AUS teams on opposite sides of the bracket.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan (Canada West runner-up).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;The third-placed Huskies and second-placed Alberta Golden Bears are on course to meet in a Canada West semifinal. Coin flip comes up U of S, plus they did win the most recent matchup.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDon't read too much into it. Canada West has four teams, at least, who would not be out of place in the tournament.\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\/8738795868934878292\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/02\/the-road-to-halifax-stops-at-carleton.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8738795868934878292"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8738795868934878292"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/02\/the-road-to-halifax-stops-at-carleton.html","title":"The Road To Halifax Stops At Carleton: Men's Basketball Bracketology, 3 Weeks Out"}],"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-7522861567187198986"},"published":{"$t":"2016-10-23T10:53:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-10-23T11:02:33.568-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"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":"OUA Football Recap"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"OUA football: Western, Laurier get byes, Ottawa-Carleton \u0026 Guelph-McMaster in quarters"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Paraphrasing Bud-Lite Kaminski in the 1993 cinematic masterpiece \u003Ci\u003EThe Program\u003C\/i\u003E, \"Great Week 9 in OUA football -- wish I'd seen it.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(Half-full disclose: the stuff one watches on YouTube on the weekend while packing up to move to a new city and also tracking down Canadian divers who are 12 time zones away in Malaysia \u0026nbsp;never ceases to amaze.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELong story short, OUA shook out in way that could have been foreseen in August: Western in first, Laurier, McMaster and Carleton getting a home playoff game, and Ottawa being inscrutable Air Raid team. The Ravens will have their first on-campus playoff game since 1986, while the rivals in the nation's capital will meet in the post-season for the first time since '96.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnyway, now that the IV drip of Red Bull is inserted, we have narratives:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWestern got a good scare from McMaster, a potential Yates Cup opponent, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lfpress.com\/2016\/10\/22\/football-stangs-finish-first-with-win-over-mcmaster\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eafter squeaking by 19-18\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in a first-place battle. It was a wind-affected game, which certainly hurt the probability of success, but chances are the weather will not better for the Yates on Nov. 12.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChris Merchant\u003C\/b\u003E,\u003Cb\u003E Alex Taylor \u003C\/b\u003Eand Co. were 30 points and 200-plus yards below their seasonal average. And as Morris Dalla Costa's column notes, \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lfpress.com\/2016\/10\/22\/football-stangs-finish-first-with-win-over-mcmaster\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewith third-and one with 30 seconds left, for some reason, the Mustangs’ left\u003Cb\u003E Simon Bahru \u003C\/b\u003Eall alone in coverage. The Marauder receiver got behind in but quarterback\u003Cb\u003E Asher Hastings \u003C\/b\u003Emissed him\u003C\/a\u003E.\" Western typically doesn't repeat mistakes or leave their leaks unattended, which is why they are always playing into November.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWestern prevailed on the margin of a missed field goal single after\u003Cb\u003E John Biewald \u003C\/b\u003Egot downfield to make the tackle two yards deep in the end zone. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOne is welcome to the Hot Take that a Carleton-Western semifinal would be a de facto championship game. Those are the two squads with the best offensive lines, and capable front sevens on the other side of the ball. Each has explosion play capability in the third phase.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOne presumes Laurier defensive coordinator\u003Cb\u003E Ron VanMoerkerke\u003C\/b\u003E might have glean some things from seeing how McMaster defended against Western. The upshot for the No. 2 seed Golden Hawks is they have the bye, but the three-score loss in London still has some stickiness. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMany good teams have got it right the second time. Four of the last eight OUA champions finished second in the regular season (2008 and '10 Western, 2011 McMaster and 2015 Guelph).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOnly Western, in 2007, has won the conference without benefit of the bye.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Carleton Ravens' path to the Yates goes through two teams they have defeated, Ottawa next week and potentially Western in the semifinal (although Western in November and Western on a hot summer night on Labour Day weekend ain't one and the same).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe way McMaster and\u003Cb\u003E Mike Kashak\u003C\/b\u003E (11½ sacks) get after it gives them a strong shot at being the second. (If they get upset by Guelph, this bullet point never happened.) Likewise, being in the 4 seed might work out for Carleton.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETo the Jim Mullin Red Book! It can be ascertained that an Ottawa-Carleton postseason matchup has happened twice, in 1986 at Keith Harris Stadium and 1996 at Frank Clair Stadium. Each was a 4 vs. 1 semifinal, and the home team prevailed each time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn 1970 and '73, Ottawa and Carleton also finished first and fourth respectively. In 1967, they were second and third in the 12-team Central Canada Intercollegiate Football Conference (where were the marketing people to shorten that name?)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECoach of the week honours to the Gee-Gees' Jamie Barresi, one for going for the high-reward all-or-nothing plays twice to defeat Queen's 42-41 in overtime.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs you might have heard, all-Canadian\u0026nbsp;candidate Mitch Baines grabbed a tipped pass for the winning two-point convert.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ou3rfHezevY?start=30\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003Eddd\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs Barresi explained: \"It meant everything to get that sixth win. The fact of the matter is that we learned from last year’s overtime against Carleton. That was a big lesson learned because we should have ended it then. Today, the players on the bench were in my ear a bit to go for it – we knew had a play. We all felt confident about it, and they urged me on to do it. But right away I thought about that Panda Game last year.\" \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBarresi and the Gee-Gees also went 'double or nothing' on the last play of the first half. Queen's \u003Cb\u003EChris Osei-Kusi\u003C\/b\u003E fumbled while trying to return a well-short 55-yard field goal attempt and Ottawa recovered with 10 seconds left. Ottawa worked the shallow cross \/ wheel combo pattern perfectly so that\u003Cb\u003E Bryce Vieira\u003C\/b\u003E was wide-open for an easy touchdown, cutting Queen's lead to nine points.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gees had a lot of mental outs: bad loss to Western, dank weather, the prospect of being locked into fifth place since Carleton was 99.98 per cent likely to win at Waterloo. They made it matter.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA sign of being in the upper quadrant of second-rate minds is believing Queen's can be held to account for the Homecoming \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/10\/football-queens-failing-to-fill-new.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edebacle\u003C\/a\u003E,\" while having a heart for the coaches and players. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA season-ending\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;walk-off\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;must feel devastating. Queen's defensive back \u003Cb\u003EJason Shamatutu\u003C\/b\u003E, who tipped the ball, did his job by reading and side-shuffling into the window \u003Cb\u003EDerek Wendel\u003C\/b\u003E had to throw to Baines. The ball just happened to deflect right to a likely all-Canadian receiver.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gaels hung in while losing starting QB \u003Cb\u003ENate Hobbs\u003C\/b\u003E, and having another injury-dictated change in the kicking game.\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Kyle Gouveia \u003C\/b\u003Ehad\u0026nbsp;a decent 17-of-26, 172-yard, two-TD passing line in relief on a wet day. They also had\u0026nbsp;a contacting the kicker penalty that extended Ottawa for a field goal drive in the third quarter.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESo Baines put Queen's out of the playoffs, and put Guelph and his brother, OLB\u003Cb\u003E Riley Baines\u003C\/b\u003E, into the playoffs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWendel upped his CIS single-season completions record to 232. Regina's\u003Cb\u003E Noah Picton\u003C\/b\u003E has 197 heading into his final game at Manitoba on Saturday. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere is a chance, then, that Wendel could have a national record nicked by a Canada West QB. Last season, of course, he got the passing yards mark with 3,136, which set the bar for Calgary's \u003Cb\u003EAndrew Buckley\u003C\/b\u003E to go off against Alberta and finish with 3,162.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EEnjoy the playoffs.\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\/7522861567187198986\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/10\/oua-football-western-laurier-get-byes.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7522861567187198986"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7522861567187198986"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/10\/oua-football-western-laurier-get-byes.html","title":"OUA football: Western, Laurier get byes, Ottawa-Carleton \u0026 Guelph-McMaster in 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"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ou3rfHezevY\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-3922724354006544957"},"published":{"$t":"2016-09-28T18:31:00.005-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-09-28T21:19:43.397-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hockey: Ottawa Gee-Gees embrace their restart: 'It's bigger than just hockey'"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Twenty-five university hockey rookies. Thirty-one months since they last hosted a game on their campus rink.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECounting that up underscores the scope of the Ottawa Gee-Gees men's hockey relaunch. While the media coverage at that time implied otherwise, the University of Ottawa acted correctly early in 2014 when it suspended after it learned belatedly about a sexual assault investigation of an incident following a road trip to Thunder Bay. (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/thunder-bay\/new-university-of-ottawa-trial-dates-1.3765374\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETwo former Ottawa players are scheduled to go to trial in August 2017\u003C\/a\u003E.) It looks even righter 2½ years later, but not because the Crown laid charges. It looks righter since scandals at Baylor, USA Gymnastics and further revelations about Penn State have led to greater consciousness of how the sports world acts very slowly in regard to sexual assault.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat's the big picture. The small stuff, which is what's fair to ask players about, revolves around how coach \u003Cb\u003EPatrick Grandmaître \u003C\/b\u003Eand the players are warming to the job of re-assembling a team. The horse pulling the cart is representing the university. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\"I think it's pretty cool; It's definitely a little bit different from when you're in junior and it's just hockey,\" goalie\u003Cb\u003E Anthony Brodeur \u003C\/b\u003Esays. \"Now you're a whole school and there are a lot of other people. You're not the only thing on campus. We're not here just for hockey. We're here for school. Hockey is obviously big, but you want to graduate and get your degree. It's bigger than just hockey.\"\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe program's suspension was extended through 2014-15. Following a search, Grandmaître was introduced as the coach late in July 2015, with advisory support from the Ottawa Senators. Ottawa sat out a second season to allow time to bring in a recruiting class. While it's a near-wholesale change -- defenceman\u003Cb\u003E Gabriel Vermette \u003C\/b\u003Eis the only returnee -- there is an onus on showing a new leaf has been turned over.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"It's a big challenge for us to gain respect from everyone else,\" forward\u003Cb\u003E Mathieu Newcomb \u003C\/b\u003Esays. \"It's a big opportunity. We have to make sure that we're professional on, and off the ice. For me, I'm new to the big city [after coming from Grand-Digue, N.B], and I'm still learning, but I'm sure I'll adapt.\"\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa has an exhibition game against the Binghamton Senators, Ottawa's farm team, on Friday. The league opener is against the UOIT Ridgebacks on Oct. 7. Scratching out points with a brand-new roster that will be up will be interesting, especially with Carleton, Concordia, McGill and Trois-Rivières might be challenging.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Being young, that can kind of play to our advantage more than people may think,\" says defenceman \u003Cb\u003EJacob Sweeney\u003C\/b\u003E, who played 4½ seasons with the QMJHL's Moncton Wildcats. \"When we have 25 guys who are coming to a new team, fighting for positions, it causes everyone to work harder. There are no set veterans, on the first line or power play. Everyone has a fresh start and needs to prove themselves over and over. It creates a friendly competition that ultimately raises everyone else's game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\"After we took McGill to double overtime [on Sept. 13], one of their guys told me, 'if you guys play like that and work like that, you'll do fine.' \" Sweeney adds. \"When guys get older in this league they can fad. it's either 'I have a chance to turn pro' or it's 'I'm just going to school and I'm almost done my hockey career.' When everyone's young, they have that motivation to keep pushing.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESome other thoughts from four Gee-Gees whom I spoke with the other day - goalie Brodeur, Sweeney from the back end, and forwards Newcomb and Michael Poirier.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOn how Grandmaître is working on fostering a team culture:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESweeney:\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\"In the recruiting process, Patrick put a huge emphasis on being part of building that. Everyone in this room is great individually, and I'm not saying the last team wasn't. One of the guys who was there [Vermette] is one of the greatest. He really emphasized having not only good hockey players but good people in order to put down roots.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPoirier: \u003C\/b\u003E\"I know most CIS camps only start the first week of September. We got here, I think it was, Aug. 22, for the first day. Right away we started team bonding activities. That definitely helped us with learning to communicate with each other and the results have followed suit on the ice, so far. We've learned our tendencies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Pat concentrates on good people, and then good hockey players. You can't have it in the dressing room where one guy is bigger than the team ... Pat has good leadership skills, good communications skills. It helps us as players to buy in.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBrodeur: \u003C\/b\u003E\"We're going to be a young team compared to everyone else, For us, it's just a matter of competing as hard as we can every single game, every single practice. Our work ethic is the most biggest essential thing to our success. None of us knew each other coming in. A few guys knew each other, but we didn't know each other as a team.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOn what motivates one to be part of a team which is at square one:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESweeney: \u003C\/b\u003E\"I did have a couple options to pursue professional hockey, in a couple of different ways. But I thought it was just time to go to school. Hockey's a really rough lifestyle. You come out of hockey at age 28, you have nothing in your back pocket – no degree, no school. Then you're – I'm not going to say screwed, but it puts you in a rough spot. And hockey is a dog-eat-dog world. I got a good sniff last year when I was in New Jersey. It was a good month and a half of pro camps, AHL camps, stuff like . It's a dog-eat-dog world. I just thought that education, getting a degree within the next three years potentially, and hopefully trying pro hockey afterward, was the way to go.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Pat was really persistent on selling his program – 'I think there's something special, I think there's an opportunity for you here to play.' In the Maritimes [AUS conference] you could end up being behind three or four guys, end up as the sixth defenceman. Whereas here, there's immediate opportunity. I saw it as, if I am going to be playing 25 to 30 games a year, I might as well go where I can compete for that 25 minutes a game of ice time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENewcomb. \u003C\/b\u003E\"It's a wonderful opportunity, a clean sheet for everyone. Coming into a new program everyone's given the same chance ... I love the competitiveness of this league. It's faster and stronger but I feel I'm up to it.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBrodeur:\u003C\/b\u003E \"I was excited to take this route once I figured out that it was best for me. Marc Beckstead is a good buddy of mine who kind of sold me on it. We played together in Gatineau [of the QMJHL]. I loved the area while I was in Gatineau and that definitely played in a part. Ottawa is a great city. It's not too big but there is still a lot of people. There's a lot going on, stuff to do. That is unique compared to other cities where I have played, or even where I have lived in the States.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPoirier: \u003C\/b\u003E\"The city of Ottawa sold me ... I also did two years at [University of] Moncton in marketing and the Telfer business program is one of the top five in Canada. That definitely sold me too. It's a good opportunity. Everyone is brand-new. You don't have to wait for your turn.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOn the need to circulate with other athletes, while being one Gee-Gees team among several:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBrodeur:\u003C\/b\u003E \"We went to the football home opener, I've been to a few rugby and soccer games. They've been to our games. We've had some barbecues together where we got to know the other athletes. They have a good team culture, which I like a lot.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESweeney: \u003C\/b\u003E\"You go to the other teams' games, they'll come to yours. It's a lot more fun when you have 50 or 60 athletes cheering you on instead of 10 parents.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOn the challenge of playing against pros when the face Binghamton (whom Carleton defeated in an exhibition game at the start of '15-16):\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENewcomb: \u003C\/b\u003E\"For a lot of us who have only ever been to junior camps, that will be the strongest competition we have ever faced in our lives. Playing at a pro level, it's a big challenge, but it's a big opportunity.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBrodeur: \u003C\/b\u003E\"It's another big test for us to see what we can do. We're not going in expecting anything. We're just going to do what we can, play our game, and see if we can make a game out of it.\"\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\/3922724354006544957\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/09\/hockey-ottawa-gee-gees-embrace.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3922724354006544957"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3922724354006544957"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/09\/hockey-ottawa-gee-gees-embrace.html","title":"Hockey: Ottawa Gee-Gees embrace their restart: 'It's bigger than just hockey'"}],"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-3370888370791047337"},"published":{"$t":"2016-08-02T16:45:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-02T23:33:19.905-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eligibility"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gaiters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marauders"},{"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":"Vanier Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Warriors"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Vanier Cup games that time did not forget, since they never happened "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\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:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FZpS6odQhOE\/V6D9-HOSuII\/AAAAAAAADLQ\/uG13KKKuOisk6VeiQb2zK3S0K-ZLuu66wCLcB\/s1600\/20031115%2BMitchell%2BBowl%2B278-XL.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FZpS6odQhOE\/V6D9-HOSuII\/AAAAAAAADLQ\/uG13KKKuOisk6VeiQb2zK3S0K-ZLuu66wCLcB\/s640\/20031115%2BMitchell%2BBowl%2B278-XL.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWhat might have been: Mathieu Bertrand shattered McMaster's Vanier Cup ambitions in 2003 with a game-winning TD run.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EVictors write the history, and CIS football obsessives with too much time on their hands rewrite it to tide them over until the start of the season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPerhaps this post idea sprang as a rearguard action against the prospect of another football season where the road to the Vanier Cup will go through the Laval\/Montreal\/\u003Cb\u003EBlake Nill\u003C\/b\u003E axis of awesomeness. The endless loop will involve some riveting conference playoff games that might be available only via webcast, the OUA being three-tiered (powerhouses, the pretty goods, the perpetually mediocre), and the AUS champion getting the obligatory pat on the head after travelling a few thousand kilometres to get \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitchell_Bowl\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eblown out in the Mitchell Bowl\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo much depends on the bowl rotation when it comes to having a memorable final four. I am the guiltiest of trolling sundry Londoners when the team with the biggest football budget in Ontario, non-\u003Cb\u003EStu Lang\u003C\/b\u003E division, has their Vanier Cup drought extended for another year. In fairness, three of the four Yates Cup-winning teams\u003Cb\u003E Greg Marshall \u003C\/b\u003Ehas produced since 2007 were on the road for their semifinal bowl.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnyway, today's twist on fantasy football is imagining Vanier Cup matchups that could, would, should have happened. The parameters: maximum of two different outcomes in the conference finals or the bowls.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1986\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat happened: UBC 25, Western 23\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat might have been: Bishop's-Western\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELike their 1982, '97 and 2015 teams, the '86 Thunderbirds ventured down east for the semifinal, won it, and stuck around to win the Vanier too. That championship game was the first to match two undefeated teams, and it was one of the most dramatic, as \u003Cb\u003EEric Pututo \u003C\/b\u003Ecame off the bench to march UBC down a muddy field before connecting with \u003Cb\u003ERob Ros\u003C\/b\u003E on the winning touchdown in the final seconds.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHowever, the Bishop's Gaiters of coach\u003Cb\u003E Ian Breck \u003C\/b\u003Ecertainly rated an opportunity to play for all the marbles at least once. The small school reached the Dunsmore Cup nine times in 11 seasons from 1984 through '94, winning four times. In '86, they won the O-QIFC (aka the Nontario conference) for the first time and hosted the semifinal on campus. Alas for BU, UBC pulled out a 32-30 win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBishop's vs. Western would have been the small Quebec school against the large Ontario school, with both wearing purple and silver. (They did meet in the 1994 semifinal, and in an interlocking regular-season game in '99, and yes, it looked weird.)\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\/3cAMLfMwlrY\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3cAMLfMwlrY?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI am in no position to say whether '86 was Bishop's best shot at a national title during Breck's 24-season tenure. To nine-year-old me, football was boring and violent, and then-Gaiters star\u003Cb\u003E Leroy Blugh \u003C\/b\u003Ewas a member of the North Fredericksburgh Kings junior men's fastpitch team, which won the first of back-to-back Canadian titles that summer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlso, in 1992 the Gaiters were ranked No. 2 heading into conference championship week, with a high-octane O led by QB \u003Cb\u003EJim Murphy \u003C\/b\u003Eand a speedy D bolstered by future long-time CFL deep back \u003Cb\u003ETom Europe\u003C\/b\u003E. Queen's stunned Bishop's 32-6. That day had two defining moments - a Queen's goal-line stand that maintained a halftime lead, and \u003Cb\u003EBrad Elberg \u003C\/b\u003Ehousing the second-half kickoff, going 86 yards through the muck and mire. They played on grass back then, you know.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOdd note about UBC: all four of their Vanier Cup winning teams have had to go east for the semifinal. In 1987, UBC defeated Laurier at home, then got on the plane and lost the Vanier to McGill.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1997\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat happened: UBC 39, Ottawa 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat might have been: Mount Allison-Waterloo\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKids, back in the '90s, you needed a landline to get on the Internet. Waterloo being good and the Atlantic conference having relative parity with the rest of the country were also whole things.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the actual game, UBC, with QB \u003Cb\u003EShawn Olson \u003C\/b\u003Eand the tailback tag-team of \u003Cb\u003EMark Nohra \u003C\/b\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003EAkbal Singh \u003C\/b\u003Eworking behind a stacked offensive line, beat Ottawa decisively. It was a bad game in front of a bad crowd of only 8,000 at Skydome. The small gathering might or might not have included an undergrad from another eastern Ontario university who relished the Gee-Gees getting their comeuppance, who would go on to become uOttawa's play-by-play commentator.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBoth semis were high-scoring games, with UBC outlasting Mount Allison 34-29 in the Atlantic Bowl while Ottawa defeated Waterloo 44-37 to get the unification belt in Ontario. Since this is fantasy, one can assume the Mounties would have a healthy\u003Cb\u003E Éric Lapointe \u003C\/b\u003Einstead of having to carry on without the two-time Hec Crighton Trophy winner, who was out with a broken arm. Lapointe might have helped the Mount A defence get more rest, which would have helped defensive end\u003Cb\u003E Mathieu Gauthier \u003C\/b\u003Eand his mates keep up the fight. \u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Churchill matchup is mostly remembered for the infamous \"illegal interference by an unauthorized person\" penalty on Ottawa that was called when the Gee-Gees mascot took down a Waterloo receiver. The fallout from that, apart from enduring infamy, was that the officials penalized Ottawa half the distance to the goal. Waterloo 'dive back'\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EEddie Kim \u003C\/b\u003Ebroke a 17-yard touchdown run on an inside dive on the next play.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa's speed won the day, as\u003Cb\u003E Chris Evraire \u003C\/b\u003Eaccounted for two of their\u0026nbsp;three punt return TDs. That said, it would have been something to have the engineering school which had never won a Yates Cup before 1997 against the small school from the Maritimes, who probably would have had more support at Skydome despite Waterloo's proximity to the GTA.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWarriors coach \u003Cb\u003ETuffy Knight \u003C\/b\u003Ehad his wishbone running on all eight cylinders that season with option QB\u003Cb\u003E Ryan Wilkinson \u003C\/b\u003Eand 'pitch back' \u003Cb\u003EJarrett Smith\u003C\/b\u003E. The Mounties had a good offence built around Lapointe, who's now in the Hall of Fame as a university player. With all that running, they might have finished that game in 2½ hours, even with extra TV timeouts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2000\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat happened: Ottawa 42, Regina 39\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat might have been: Ottawa-Saint Mary's\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa was dominant in the final seasons of the old O-Q (four conference titles and two Vanier berths from 1995-2000), while the\u003Cb\u003E Blake Nill \u003C\/b\u003EHuskies repped the Atlantic every November from '99 till 2004.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBoth teams were at a peak in 2000. The tectonic shifts in the university game factored into Ottawa an SMU never getting together for a game that would have included teams that with explosion-play capability in all three phases, and swarming defences.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENill also had some experience with the Gee-Gees, since he was defensive coordinator at St. FX when they shut down Ottawa 13-5 in the '96 Atlantic Bowl.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe prologue was 1999, when Laval beat an 8-0 Ottawa team in the playoffs on the way to their first national title, and Regina imported their junior program into Canada West. (Ottawa was on CIAU probation, so 6-2 Laval hosted that Dunsmore Cup.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaval's ascendancy led to Ottawa and Queen's shifting their football teams back to the OUA, which diminished the bilingual university's ability to fish in the deepening Quebec recruiting pool. Regina, with 27-year-old QB\u003Cb\u003E Darryl Leason\u003C\/b\u003E, also made one of the great road runs in 2000, upsetting Saint Mary's 40-36 in Atlantic Bowl in Halifax. That game probably started the conversation about an age cap in university football.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe way that Atlantic Bowl got away from the Huskies is unforgettable. Saint Mary's opened a two-score lead. A poorly directed kickoff created a wide field for\u003Cb\u003E Neal Hughes \u003C\/b\u003Eto house a kickoff with an 89-yard return, saving Regina the trouble of the need to run a one-minute drill for a touchdown and try to recover the ensuing short kickoff.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA quick exchange of possession followed Hughes' touchdown, and Saint Mary's gave a safety that cut the lead to a field goal. Of course, that meant kicking off again, which was a trigger for fatalists. Hughes broke a 67-yard return into the red zone, and Regina capitalized for the TD.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe tightening of the age rules certainly set back Saint Mary's. So have tighter budgets and OUA's introduction of \u003Cstrike\u003Escholarships\u003C\/strike\u003E athlete financial awards keeping more players at home. They were great in their time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor those who don't recall, or don't care, 42-39 was a misleading score. The Rams scored a window-dressing touchdown and two-point convert with zeroes on the clock.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2003\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat happened: Laval 14, Saint Mary's 7\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat might have been: McMaster-Saint Mary's\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs alluded to up top, the bowl rotation has been less than serendipitous for\u003Cb\u003E Greg Marshall \u003C\/b\u003Eas a head coach. The four-in-a-row Marauders got to host a national semifinal thrice from 2000 till '03. By the last one in 2003, the \"if not now, when?\" desperation had traction beyond just the Marauders and their following, since OUA's Vanier Cup absence stood at seven seasons.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaval got by McMaster 36-32 in the Mitchell Bowl on the margin of \u003Cb\u003EMathieu Bertrand\u003C\/b\u003E's long touchdown run late in the fourth quarter. Memories are hazy, and the game isn't on YouTube, but the way it's recalled is the Marauders were blitzing, so Bertrand coolly called his own number and scored on a quarterback draw. The Marauders had time to respond, but a pass just sailed past a receiver's hands inside the 10-yard line in the final seconds.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWho knows how Mac would have fared against SMU. We know that Laval eighty-sixed a great storyline. Mac would have been in its first Vanier since the event's infancy, while SMU was going for a three-peat. That's the contrast in team histories broadcasters love. Mac and SMU also had a familiarity after playing in the 2002 semifinal. Then you have the whole Maritimer resentment of Upper Canada.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEverything happens for a reason, though. McMaster would eventually get another chance against Laval.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2010\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat happened: Laval 29, Calgary 2\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat might have been: Calgary vs. Ottawa\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECalgary and\u003Cb\u003E Erik Glavic\u003C\/b\u003E, two-time Hec Crighton winner, against Ottawa and \u003Cb\u003EBrad Sinopoli\u003C\/b\u003E, the 2010 Hec honouree. Now that is a quarterback matchup that would play in Peoria: two dual threats who often extended plays beyond all logical limits.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa got home-field advantage throughout the Yates Cup playoffs on the margin of a one-point home win against Western in the season opener. The Mustangs avenged that with a two-point win in the Yates Cup, prevailing on\u003Cb\u003E Lirim Hajrallahu\u003C\/b\u003E's late field goal. That probably seemed just to the Mustangs, who in the regular-season game had a potential game-icing TD taken off the board after being penalized for a pick play.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the reg-season game, Ottawa took the lead with 35 seconds left. In the Yates, there was 1:45 left when Ottawa kicked a sure go-ahead field goal on a third-and-1. That left Western just enough time to reply. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow, how can one say Ottawa should have been in the Vanier after failing to get it done on their home field in the Yates? Well, the Yates was close, and the spoils of winning was a Uteck Bowl against a banged-up Laval team with a first-year starting quarterback. The Rouge et Or just slipped by Sherbrooke 19-18 to get out of Quebec.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWestern went toe-to-toe with Laval, but the Rouge et Or took down four interceptions and eked by 13-11 at a blustery PEPS. Ottawa was the more advanced team in the passing phase, and was capable of challenging Laval's back eight. Both the 2009 Queen's and 2011 McMaster teams beat Laval by taking vertical shots, along with doing a lot of other good stuff.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAny other matchup would have been more watchable than Laval plowing over Calgary in a snow bowl. \u0026nbsp;Or maybe it would not have been.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat's the point; we'll never know, but it's fun to imagine.\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\/3370888370791047337\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/08\/vanier-cup-games-that-time-did-not.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3370888370791047337"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3370888370791047337"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/08\/vanier-cup-games-that-time-did-not.html","title":"Vanier Cup games that time did not forget, since they never happened "}],"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:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FZpS6odQhOE\/V6D9-HOSuII\/AAAAAAAADLQ\/uG13KKKuOisk6VeiQb2zK3S0K-ZLuu66wCLcB\/s72-c\/20031115%2BMitchell%2BBowl%2B278-XL.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-725813944506323640"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-20T16:30:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-21T08:34:50.175-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"#2016Final8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#CISFinal8: Gee-Gees go into Next Year Country looking to avoid a 'stall point'"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"VANCOUVER — Everyone 4,300 km away in the capital — whom given the state of CIS coverage, probably only saw a tweet of the score and a 'chain story' from a writer who had never seen them until Thursday — will have a theory about what went wrong for the Ottawa Gee-Gees.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhich is fine and dandy, at a time where having a very finite of people who can get paid to ask the questions has begat endless opining. The Gee-Gees' denouement was definitely a 'Define Irony.' Once the results were in, it felt like the \u003Cb\u003EJames Derouin\u003C\/b\u003E gang, still the foils to Carleton, might have started to fray on Jan. 16 when CIS defensive player of the year \u003Cb\u003ECaleb Agada \u003C\/b\u003Eincurred a high ankle sprain while closing out the Ravens on the road after eventual player of the year\u003Cb\u003E Michael L'Africain \u003C\/b\u003Ehad made the decider for the two-point win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey pulled off their first Capital Hoops Classic win in February minus Agada in front of 10,105 fans at Canadian Tire Centre. Once everyone got back, though, they never smoothed everything over and peaked in March.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"I think the biggest thing that hurt us was Caleb's injury, and I am not saying that Caleb didn't come back well,\" said forward\u003Cb\u003E Vikas Gill\u003C\/b\u003E, one of the outgoing fifth-year tri-captains along with L'African and defensive specialist \u003Cb\u003EMehdi Tihani\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Last year, it happened too when Mike was injured. We kind of hit the 'stall point.' When you play without someone such as Mike or Caleb, you step your game up. Everyone has to be better. Everyone has to do this. Everyone has to do that. You kind of relax — 'we have Caleb back, the best rebounder, the best defender.' The thing there is that if we keep that mentality of they're missing, we would have kept peaking. We relaxed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"The same thing happened last season with Windsor. We beat Windsor without Mike, then played them in the OUA Final Four and we lost. Injuries are part of basketball; we're really good when a player gets injured, but not good when they get back.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESuperficially, the Gees' stretch-four shuffle from Gill to \u003Cb\u003EMatt Plunkett\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;on their first and second units seemed like a play to give more run to Plunkett, who might be the country's best pure shooter. In truth, the 23-year-old Gill, was limited by the back and knee issues. Basketball takes a toll on tall men's joints and fascia, you know.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"I was overtraining,\" said Gill, a Stittsville, Ont., native. \"It took its toll.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the four-point quarter-final loss against Dalhousie, L'Africain played the second half with a badly bruised knee. Everyone has injuries, but a healthier guard creates a possible five-point swing, no? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"It happened in the first quarter,\" L'Africain said after sitting out the consolation games. \"I would have sucked it up for the semifinal.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA hollow finish doesn't hollow out a five-year contributor's legacy, really. Or the takeaway that Ottawa has figured out that to win, you need a balanced strength from having a group that is together 10-11 months a year, like Carleton. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"We showed here that it's cool to play for each other, cool to work hard,\" L'Africain added. \"Not just swag out and go through the motions. Not everyone, but some guys before us did that, and it happens in other programs. We sacrificed our summers, especially Mehdi and Vik, who didn't get the same recognition as some of us. Their sacrifice speaks volumes to everyone else.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat last part touches on one of Carleton's hidden factors, that their players mostly stay together in the off-season. It's surprising that this isn't de rigeur in CIS, since Carleton has done it for years and even the anti-athlete NCAA allows summer job programs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"I came the August I was recruited and never left,\" L'Africain related. \"Not a lot of teams do it. It makes a difference, man. I've been in Ottawa 10 months a year, or more. It's a difference. It's why we always get off to a hard start. Everyone's together, the whole family.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESixth place at nationals is a step back, but it's only transitory. Basketball, year over year, is not like auto racing with a race for the overall points lead. Now, it is impressive to see the Wall of Champions in the hall of the Ravens' Nest at Carleton. That is another irony, since if the people who created and sustained the dynasty listened to the 'X championships in Y years' talk (better use letters in case this piece needs to be written again in '17, '18 and '19), Carleton would lose their edge.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the Gees, it's not that they lost, it's about matching the edge.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Of course we wanted to finish our careers with a gold medal,\" Tihani said. \"That was our last goal as a team after five years. It's not about the end, it's about what we did over four or five years that we were together. We made a lot of history, and that's the positive side.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFour consecutive Final 8 trips, with the 2013 bronze and '14-15 silvers. Their court CV also includes four wins against Carleton, including one in the 2014 OUA Wilson Cup. That stems from the departing trio and the '15 fifth-years, guard \u003Cb\u003EJohnny Berhanemeskel \u003C\/b\u003Eand forward \u003Cb\u003EGabriel (Gab) Gonthier-Dubue\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"When I came I originally told Coach Jimmy, championship or not, we wanted to leave the program better than we left it,\" Gill said of when he arrived in 2011-12, Derouin's second season. \"I feel like I contributed to that, so did Mike, so did Mehdi, Gab and Johnny. Next year I look at the roster and I'm excited – I think they're going to win.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are tinges of Carleton in that — just reload, and treat every season as if it is a rebuild. That also quells fretting about whether the Gees are geeked out by being the 'second team' in Ottawa, where the casual sports follower is just inured to Carleton winning.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETwo hilarious personal examples of that.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/grantland.com\/features\/carleton-university-basketball-canada-syracuse-tyler-ennis-kansas-andrew-wiggins\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Grantland article about Carleton on March 3, 2014\u003C\/a\u003E, which was very well-done, was of course getting posted all over my Facebook feed, since I live in Ottawa and know a lot of people who do follow CIS. Almost none, though, seemed to know that a couple nights earlier, Ottawa had actually shaded Carleton 78-77 in the Wilson Cup when Berhanemeskel hit a last-second winner.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELast week outside Mick E Fynn's, the pub which is on the other side of Carlton St. in Toronto from Mattamy Athletic Centre. Falling into conversation with an acquaintance, a blind goal ball player who was in the area to play in a national blind hockey tournament. His guide, upon mention of the basketball, said, \"I hear Carleton's not that good anymore.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"They have won it all the last five years.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"But their other teams were stronger.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENotwithstanding that Carleton doesn't think that way, the point was the obvious. The Ravens only get compared to predecessors, and to the less than half aware, there isn't even a second place in CIS.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat would stoke the fear that the Gee-Gees' impact might disappear into the ether. It's worth pointing out that five years ago, when the novelty was wearing off Capital Hoops, the Gee-Gees started to improve, with \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Capital_Hoops_Classic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ecrowds going past 10,000 in back-to-back years for the first time in the event's 10-year history\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat is a legacy in a sports that does charge admission.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"We got better over the years, and people started noticing,\" said Tihani, a Gloucester, Ont., native. \"Moving up to this year and last year those crowds were much stronger.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt that point in 2012 when the Gee-Gees lost Capital Hoops by 40 points, one could be a little lachrymose about Carleton's competition, so-called. They went unbeaten in 2011-12, with\u003Cb\u003E Phil Scrubb \u003C\/b\u003Ewas working on his first Moser Award as a 19-year-old second-year, and \u003Cb\u003ETyson Hinz\u003C\/b\u003E was in his third season. A past CIS rookie of the year \u003Cb\u003EClinton Springer-Williams Jr. \u003C\/b\u003Ewas sitting out as a transfer, too.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"It allowed other teams to see us compete and it opened some eyes across the country,\" Derouin said. \"For a while it didn't look like they [Carleton] were ever going to lose.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETough to prove, but Ottawa's example and a commensurate surge in the depth of talent in Ottawa have gone hand-in-hand to OUA's growth. It generally has four teams that are good enough to get an auto or the at-large berth, and there's another four teams who could tear up a tournament ticket like Steph Barrie's Queen's Gaels nearly did to Ottawa in the OUA quarter-final.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThose takeaways can be pulled into a larger point. There is more out there for CIS basketball, much more, than Carleton. It is understandable that one school having X championships in Y seasons (writing it that way in order to have this again in '17, '18 and '19, ha-ha) might glaze over some eyes.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOttawa just has to figure out how to win the Final 8. That, and\/or hope someone picks off Carleton in an OUA quarter-final.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAs far as 2016-17, Ottawa has 6-foot-8 forward\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EJean-Pierre Emmanuel-Charles\u003C\/b\u003E, a former Carleton contributor, coming in as a transfer. Their retention includes their\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ENathan McCarthy\/\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBrody Maracle\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;platoon. Plunkett, who hit 15 triples in the tournament, will work in at the 3 and 4-forward spots. Agada will be the fulcrum and a Player of the Year candidate.\u003Cb\u003E Calvin Epistola\u003C\/b\u003E is pencilled in at point guard, although he will only be a second-year.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\"The identity around Mike is probably going to be the biggest vacuum,\" Derouin said. \"We ran stuff through Mike.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey can never totally replace Carleton, but Gill's last word shows there is a commitment to copying it. He said there was a sense of that when Derouin brought in a seven-player recruiting class in 2012-13. They were rising up to what Ottawa also had, in a different form, during the best days with David DeAviero in the previous decade.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"The second year, I remembering immediately seeing that with Caleb and Matt Plunkett, we were going to have a lot of talent,\" Gill recalled. \"And it was not just talent but hard workers, guys who might have slightly less talent but are hard workers. They brought that great work ethic you need.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne of the years, if not next year, it will be enough.\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\/725813944506323640\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/cisfinal8-gee-gees-go-into-next-year.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/725813944506323640"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/725813944506323640"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/cisfinal8-gee-gees-go-into-next-year.html","title":"#CISFinal8: Gee-Gees go into Next Year Country looking to avoid a 'stall point'"}],"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-7264962730110971898"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-13T01:30:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-13T19:03:18.616-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wilson Cup"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"OUA Wilson Cup: Ryerson likely No. 1 seed after beating Carleton, but Final 8 carries a different energy from the MAC"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"TORONTO — \u003Cb\u003EAaron Best\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EKadeem Green\u003C\/b\u003E and all of OUA coach of the year\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Patrick Tatham\u003C\/b\u003E's Ryerson Rams now have to find their peak on the other side of the Rockies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAn OUA Wilson Cup triumph, especially when it is a school's first, won in front of a raucous home crowd and in the last home game for Rams such as Best (21 points on 53.8% eFG) and Green (eight rebounds, six blocks and countless altered shots) must be savored. Especially when it also involves surmounting a 13-point halftime deficit against No. 1-ranked Carleton Ravens for a 73-68 victory. Feeding off the crowd that smelled blood once Ryerson started creating a Ravens parade into the penalty by using their quickness to get inside and go 20-for-24 from the free-throw line just in the second half, Ryerson got the job done.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"It's big. It's big for the university,\" said Best, while he had the OUA championship banner draped across his shoulders. \"It's big for all of us\u0026nbsp;— all the alumni, all the players who played here. It's a testament to the work everyone put into it. What a way to end it. It's a testament to how far the university has come.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"I think we have about 24 hours — probably less — and then we have to focus in for the next three games. The next three games are going to be even harder.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Rams will get the No. 1 seed, which Tatham believes might entail facing the host UBC Thunderbirds on Thursday night. An energy team won't have the adrenaline shot it gets on the reg at the Coca-Cola Court. The neutral floor at nationals is something completely different. It's probably also not lost on anyone, one night after Ottawa seemingly showed how daunting it is to defeat well-prepared, no-quit Carleton three times in a season, Ryerson might face the prospect if there is a rematch on Championship Sunday on March 20. Ottawa beat Carleton by two on the road and by six in an arena game. The Rams' 18-point and five-point wins were each at home.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne has to love Ryerson's chances. Although, they can often operate at a deficit on the offensive glass. They were behind 0-16 in second-chance points at halftime Saturday, and won. Any great shooting team is vulnerable if it's a touch off.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStill, playing in the country's best conference, the Rams are 16-1 since Jan. 13 with an average point differential of 17.65. The 96-92 loss to also-ran Guelph on Feb. 17, where veteran forward\u003Cb\u003E Juwon Grannum\u003C\/b\u003E was injured, also came when they were in a hectic stretch of playing four games in seven days due to having a game with city rival U of T moved to the Sunday afternoon of NBA All-Star Weekend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe other side of the coin, though, is that past-two-months record includes being 11-0 at home, with that neutral floor game against U of T and a 4-1 small sample on the road. That included the Guelph game and a two-point win against improved Queen's. (Of course, Queen's also nearly eliminated Ottawa.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Final 8, with neutral floors and sometimes quiet crowds is a different beast. Also, at long last, it is OUA facing a three-hour time change after Canada West dealt with it for 30-plus years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Once you get there and practise hard once, it just becomes another gym and you try to makes things routine if you can,\" said Carleton coach \u003Cb\u003ERob Smart\u003C\/b\u003E, who would know since the Ravens are going to their 15th in 16 seasons.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday's game was Ryerson's to win and, Carleton being Carleton, the Rams had to win someone else's style of fight. They pulled it off with aplomb, tightening up defensively and going directly at the Ravens on the offensive end.\u003Cb\u003E Connor Wood\u003C\/b\u003E, encumbered by foul trouble, had 20 points in 27 minutes. His only second-half score was a step-back three with 80 seconds left that restored a one-possession game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"This victory, it's a stepping stone,\" Green said. \"In order to win a championship, we're probably going to have to face Carleton.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"It all comes down to being solid,\" Green added. \"Coming together each end of the floor and trusting the system.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Rams' resident rim protector pretty much won the weekend. Green had 11 blocked shots across two games, even though his main counterpart on Saturday was the 7-foot post, \u003Cb\u003ECam Smythe\u003C\/b\u003E. Green has become more consistent thanks to the rapport he enjoys with Tatham, also a power forward.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Last year I didn't really play with as much as confidence,\" Green said. \"In the summer when I watched tape I realized I wasn't playing my game. Patrick's helped me since he's a player's coach who played my position so he relates to me very well.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe 31-year-old Tatham will have \u003Cb\u003ERoy Rana\u003C\/b\u003E, the program architect who took a sabbatical after a hectic 2014-15 spent organizing the Final 8, \u0026nbsp;as a fresh set of eyes for the championship.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"It's so surreal — I never expected it would happen this year,\" Tatham related. \"I knew we were on the up and up. I was way too nervous at the start of the year to think that we would make it to the OUA championship game and be the champions. I am so grateful, and so thankful, and in so many ways.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003ERyerson was balanced in the win, with \u003Cb\u003EAdika Peter-McNeilly\u003C\/b\u003E putting up a 16-8-5 in the triple-double. Six-foot-eight sixth man \u003Cb\u003EJean-Victor Mukama \u003C\/b\u003Ewas more oriented toward disrupting Carleton's rhythm with his length, but shook free of that to score 11 points on just five shots, including a three-pointer as part of a 15-5 run after recess.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen the scoreline changes that abruptly in the second half, observers often presume there was high-level strategic adjustment. Truthfully, there are so many of those going on in every game for all four quarters. Down a baker's dozen at home, Tatham only had to remind the Rams what they could have.,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"There was one speech and one speech only — 'we have got to rebound the ball; if we give them second shots they are going to bury us,' \" he said. \" I told the guys when we come back up here at the end of the game, you'll either hear 'nice try' and 'you're No. 1.' I think that really resonated and they went out and kicked ass in the second half.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"I put it solely on Kadeem and Aaron\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;it's your last game here on this court, ever. Go out as winners. It\u0026nbsp;was beautiful to watch.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat is the territorial imperative talking. Ryerson now has new territory to conquer.\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\/7264962730110971898\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/oua-wilson-cup-ryerson-likely-no-1-seed.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7264962730110971898"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7264962730110971898"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/oua-wilson-cup-ryerson-likely-no-1-seed.html","title":"OUA Wilson Cup: Ryerson likely No. 1 seed after beating Carleton, but Final 8 carries a different energy from the MAC"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-4423386163116875401"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-12T18:45:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-12T20:05:51.585-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OUA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wilson Cup"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"OUA Wilson Cup bronze: Ottawa 90, Windsor 77, Gees firm up wild-card case: 'I don't think there's any doubt who should go'"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"TORONTO — With \u003Cb\u003ECaleb Agada \u003C\/b\u003Etaking over with a LeBron-like line to help\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EMichael L'Africain \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Einto the groove of\u0026nbsp;a share-the-ball system, Ottawa completed their CIS Final 8 wild-card application by defeating the Windsor Lancers 90-77 in Saturday's OUA bronze-medal game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAgada, the best two-way player in CIS, had 23 points, 12 rebounds, four steals and an 8-to-3 assist\/turnover ratio, with 83.3 per cent eFG. The fourth-year wing also helped limit Windsor's fine fifth-year guard \u003Cb\u003EAlex Campbell \u003C\/b\u003Eto a muted 24 points (on 58.8% eFG), only eight of which came in the first 28 minutes. Overall, fewer than 24 hours after losing control of their destiny with that desultory defeat against No. 1-ranked Carleton, the No. 2-ranked Gee-Gees were locked in, albeit against a team they had already beaten by 30-plus points in November. The fancystats included a 58.2% eFG and 18-to-11 assist\/turnover ratio. Ten Gee-Gees scored.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Realistically, with this win, I don't think that leaves any doubt on who should go,\" said Gee-Gees coach James Derouin, whose team is 29-5. \"The at-large was going to go the bronze [winner] from this tournament from the start. You had number one [Carleton] beat number two [Ottawa] in the semifinal, now one and three [Ryerson] are playing in the final. That was the way it should have panned out. The one, two and three have got to go. I'm confident that will be the case.\" \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe gameflow was much like the Windsor-Ryerson semifinal. L'Africain, who made only 3-of-28 from the floor across the two games, stepped up with an assist in transition and some strong takes to get to the free-throw line during a 9-0 run that opened an 11-point mid-third quarter lead. Windsor had some pushback, but after frosh backup point guard \u003Cb\u003ECalvin Epistola \u003C\/b\u003Ecanned a buzzer three off an Agada assist to end the third, Ottawa had a secure grip on the game. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin: 0px;\"\u003EOttawa's stretch-four,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003EMatt Plunkett \u003C\/b\u003E(16 points on 66.7% eFG), had three triples during a first half-finishing 18-7 Gee-Gees surge. Plunkett had another three-ball to buckle Windsor down the stretch. Ottawa got a little from everyone, including \u003Cb\u003EBrody Maracle\u003C\/b\u003E inside (12 points in 19) and L'Africain (11 points, six rebounds, 3\/2 assist turnover, two steals). The urgency was back.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\"Last night would change anybody,\" Plunkett said. \"Our season was on the line. We knew if we lost we might not get this wild card – and we still might not, but we would put ourselves in the best possible situation if we won today. We went out with a 'win or go home' attitude\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"That bitter taste [after losing to the Ravens] is still in my mouth today,\" Plunkett added. \"I won't lose that until we win nationals.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWindsor, which interim coach \u003Cb\u003ERyan Steer \u003C\/b\u003Egot to within a game of a Final 8 spot with a seven-man rotation and seven rookies on the roster, rated leaving the floor with heads held high. Rookie 6-foot-5 guard \u003Cb\u003EIsiah Osborne\u003C\/b\u003E (20 points, 54.5% eFG) battled with a clearly injured left hand. Third-year southpaw guard \u003Cb\u003EMike Rocca \u003C\/b\u003E(17 points, eight rebounds, four assists, 51.9% eFG) was the Lancers' lifeline with four first-half triples. Rocca only scored three points after the break. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"He's just a wild player, and I mean that in the positive way, who's capable of getting hot and capable of getting cold,\" Derouin said of the 5-foot-10 Rocca. \"He hit tough contested shots. We just continued to play good defence.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECampbell's all-Canadian-worthy postseason bears highlighting. The Brampton, Ont., native averaged 27.3 points and 9.3 rebounds. Holding him to fewer than 25 was a win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"The game plan was for me to guard Alex Campbell and do what I am capable of,\" Agada lauded. \"He still had 24. He's a great player.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf they get the at-large berth on Sunday, Ottawa will be in the Final 8 for the fourth consecutive season. McGill beating Laval for the RSEQ title would takes another Top 10 team out the wild-card consideration.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThompson Rivers' Top-2 Canada West finish should create space for the wild card to draw into the 4 vs. 5 quarter-final.\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\/4423386163116875401\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/oua-wilson-cup-ottawa-90-windsor-77-in.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/4423386163116875401"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/4423386163116875401"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/oua-wilson-cup-ottawa-90-windsor-77-in.html","title":"OUA Wilson Cup bronze: Ottawa 90, Windsor 77, Gees firm up wild-card case: 'I don't think there's any doubt who should go'"}],"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-6638656016600083278"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-12T12:14:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-12T12:19:45.595-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bronze Baby"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bronze Baby Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Griffins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pandas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regina Cougars"},{"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":"U of S Huskies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bronze Baby Bracketology: McGill faces win-and-in, bronze games could bust bracket"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"There is little belaboring the self-evident, since other than a re-shuffling of Ryerson and Ottawa depending on how Critelli Cup unholds on Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWindsor's five-year title reign is on life support, of course, after their semifinal loss on Friday. \u003Cb\u003EChantal Vallée\u003C\/b\u003E, needless to say, is owed a debt for raising the bar in the women's game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill Martlets (RSEQ champion)\u003C\/b\u003E — No. 1, with a bullet. Host Laval for the Q banner at 3 p.m. on Saturday.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan Huskies (Canada West champion)*\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;— Holy hot take bait, Huskies! Actually, coach \u003Cb\u003ELisa Thomaidis\u003C\/b\u003E was sage to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.canadawest.org\/sports\/wbkb\/2015-16\/postseason\/box_scores\/20160311_zze7.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Erun her first V for 32-plus minutes apiece, as the bench did not even score one basket during their 78-68 qualifying win against Alberta\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cb\u003ESabine Dukate\u003C\/b\u003E was on all cylinders like her finally crafted two-wheeled namesake, hooping 29 with a 76.7% eFG.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBasically going five deep does not seem like Why do you do that in the Huskies' position? Ensuring you're on the plane to Fredericton is paramount, and the U of S has a good enough case for a 3 seed even as the Canada West runner-up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou have to win the one in front of you. Otherwise it's like a football coach pulling his star running back who's banged up from a close playoff game because they're going to need him the following week. Who does that?\u003Ci\u003E Oh, right.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's Huskies (AUS champion)* — \u003C\/b\u003EGood luck to the commentators who end up calling a Huskies-Huskies semifinal. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyerson Rams (OUA champion)*\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ERare to see a 13-assist game at any time of year in CIS, but RU's\u003Cb\u003E Keneca Pingue-Giles \u003C\/b\u003Epulled that off on Friday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo reiterate: Ryerson has never won an OUA basketball title, and the female and male teams could complete the double on the same night. The last double was more recent than one might think: McMaster, in 2006.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI dare Ryerson to make that the trivia contest answer during the first media timeout of the Wilson Cup.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina Cougars (Canada West runner-up)*\u003C\/b\u003E — Held off game MacEwan and \u003Cb\u003EMegan Wood\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlberta Pandas (at large, Canada West bronze medal)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E— The 4-7 slots are in flux until those 6 p.m. ET neutral-floor bronze games, Mac-Windsor and MacEwan-Alberta.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa Gee-Gees (OUA runner-up)*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E— Twenty-five offensive rebounds? That is ... gritty.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFun fact: the Ottawa-Mac women's basketball playoff game had one fewer point (56-42 Gees) than the same schools' football game (57-42 Marauders).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother Gees-inspired tangent, stemming from Sparks' Sprites having two sets of same-named starters with\u003Cb\u003E Kellie Forand\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EKellie Ring\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EKatherine Lemoine \u003C\/b\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003ECatherine Traer\u003C\/b\u003E. There's a Netflix series to be made about a high school math teacher who turns around a perennially struggling girls basketball team by installing a full-court press and using analytics to develop twins who shoot corner threes. \u003Cb\u003ERob Pettapiece\u003C\/b\u003E is attached to this project, although he does not know that yet.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB Varsity Reds (host)*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E— \u003Cb\u003EJeff Speedy\u003C\/b\u003E. Great coach name, or greatest coach name?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(* already qualified)\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\/6638656016600083278\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bronze-baby-bracketology-mcgill-faces.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6638656016600083278"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6638656016600083278"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bronze-baby-bracketology-mcgill-faces.html","title":"Bronze Baby Bracketology: McGill faces win-and-in, bronze games could bust bracket"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2190297959210198279"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-12T04:02:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-12T20:29:38.013-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WolfPack"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bracketology! The TRU-mphant edition; UBC's drop creates incentive to sandbag for a second seed"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Paint the town orange, everyone, since the Thompson Rivers WolfPack, paced by a savvy handle from the fifth-year guard \u003Cb\u003EReese Pribilsky\u003C\/b\u003E, will be a nationals newbie after taking down Final 8 host UBC.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENew is always better\u003C\/i\u003E, so that should be vicariously exciting for all who care about the university game. Okay, maybe not so much to the CIS Final 8 promoters since the hometown draw, UBC, is out of the top six entirely and its odds of making it to Semifinal Saturday are now that much longer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/canadawesthoops.com\/tru-and-calgary-to-meet-in-cw-final\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edeets to digest\u003C\/a\u003E, but the WolfPack's epochal 72-69 win against the \u0026nbsp;Thunderbirds turned on the team from the B.C. Interior being resolute in the interior. Aptly named forward \u003Cb\u003EJosh Wolfram\u003C\/b\u003E piled up 23 points and 14 rebounds, and TRU ultimately was just a little more 'on' from outside than the traditional tournament team.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPresuming the \"results of regional playoffs must be respected\" guideline is invoked, Thompson Rivers rates the No. 7 seed with UBC up at No. 8. By rule, UBC must play one of the evening quarter-finals, including the 11 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. finale to the day.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo quote \u003Cb\u003EGeorge Costanza\u003C\/b\u003E,\u003Ci\u003E \"Do you see what happened here?\"\u003C\/i\u003E The Carleton-Ryerson victor will surely be the No. 1 seed, but will likely play its quarter-final at a time when their minds and bodies are normally winding down for the night. Conversely, being in the 2\/7\/3\/6 bloc involves the 4 ET\/1 PT or 6 ET\/3 PT Thursday tip times, and rest ahead of Semifinal Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERyerson, which has never won any OUA basketball title, will have incentive to change that this evening. For Carleton, they do not have to show their hand much on Saturday, so it wouldn't be a shocker if they play a very vanilla game. Then they get the schedule that might work better for an Eastern Time Zone team.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother permutation, and CIS has countless ones, is that 1\/8\/4\/5 and 2\/7\/3\/6 are not set in stone. They have been known to get re-sorted, by organizers' edict. There is also the matter of where to schedule the Canada West reps' games. Calgary is from farther away but has a much deeper alumni base than Thompson Rivers, which only became a university in a full in 2005 and whose graduates are all busy analyzing the Toronto Maple Leafs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere is another shot in the dark heading into Finals Day. The Windsor-Ottawa winner should draw in as the No. 5 seed facing McGill, which hosts UQAM in the RSEQ final. A Dalhousie-Calgary quarter-final is on the offing. Ryerson-UBC and Carleton-TRU draw into the 1 vs. 8 and 2 vs. 7 slots.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyerson Rams (OUA champion)*\u003C\/b\u003E — Fun fact: the last time a Toronto-area team won the OUA Wilson Cup was 1994-95, the season before the Toronto Raptors began play. There is some 'not for nothing' to that, but I cannot unlock it at the moment.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIncidentally, and perhaps other Ontario University Athletics schools are doing this, but something that RU is doing to foster demand is to give free admission to the first 250 students. It creates a buzz, while still relaying that there is a value to attending these games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's long been a catch-22 with student attendance in OUA. Charge and they don't come; make it free and they think it is not worth coming.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton Ravens (OUA runner-up)* \u003C\/b\u003E— Gritty 82-74 win against Ottawa, even though primary scorer \u003Cb\u003EConnor Wood\u003C\/b\u003E played through foul trouble. The city rivals have played for 120 minutes and are tied 227-227. The weird part? Only the first game actually felt close.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary Dinos (Canada West champion)* — \u003C\/b\u003EHit a hundred whilst winning their way in and effectively ending Manitoba's season. I cannot wait to see\u003Cb\u003E Thomas Cooper\u003C\/b\u003E play live.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill Redmen (Quebec champion)\u003C\/b\u003E — As anticipated, they had a push from Laval, but won 76-69 on the strength of a 49-point second half. \u003Cb\u003ENoah Daoust\u003C\/b\u003E was man of the match with 19 in 23 off-the-bench minutes, hitting 5-of-6 triples. Of course, that's not even the best sixth-man performance since the Rams' \u003Cb\u003EJean-Victor Mukama \u003C\/b\u003Ehad 23 and was 5-of-5 on threes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill, with the women's basketball Martlets also playing for a conference banner at home on Saturday, could have a sellout at Love Competition Hall. Only about 400 tickets are left.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa Gee-Gees (at large, OUA bronze medal) \u003C\/b\u003E— The first Windsor-Ottawa game was a 34-point blowout. A lot has changed, but the Gee-Gees should end their two-game funk.\u003Cb\u003E Caleb Agada \u003C\/b\u003Eneeded only 23 minutes to record a double-double in that November game, and the fourth-year wing seemed almost possessed when Ottawa started to push back against Carleton.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDalhousie Tigers (AUS champion)*\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E— \u003C\/b\u003EWould scoot up to 5 if Thompson Rivers somehow upset Calgary.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThompson Rivers Wolfpack (Canada West runner-up)\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E— \u003C\/b\u003EFriday was a big moment for Explorer teams. Take this opportunity to snark, \"No wonder UBC didn't want to play those new CIS members from the province.\" \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC Thunderbirds (host)*\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThey might be locked into eighth, sorry to say.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(* already qualified)\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\/2190297959210198279\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bracketology-tru-mphant-edition-if-not.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2190297959210198279"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2190297959210198279"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bracketology-tru-mphant-edition-if-not.html","title":"Bracketology! The TRU-mphant edition; UBC's drop creates incentive to sandbag for a second seed"}],"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-2701646495472027511"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-11T19:02:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-11T20:45:23.116-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wilson Cup"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"OUA Wilson Cup: Carleton 82, Ottawa 74; Ravens qualify for CIS Final 8"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"TORONTO — Carleton played it cool, and Ottawa stayed cold until it was far too late.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAthletically and star power-wise, the Ravens are not in a league with their legendary iterations, but had a characteristically composed championship weekend performance on the Coca-Cola Court with fourth-year shooting guard \u003Cb\u003EConnor Wood\u003C\/b\u003E scoring 18 points (57.7 per cent eFG) and contributing timely late-fourth assists in their 82-74 win against the Gee-Gees in the early-bird OUA Wilson Cup semifinal. That makes Carleton, under interim head coach\u003Cb\u003E Rob Smart\u003C\/b\u003E, the third team in for the CIS Final 8. Meantime, the 'tough to beat a Top 5 team thrice in a row' seems like a ketchup answer for the Gee-Gees, who are flirting with being the best team not at nationals. The crux of it was that fifth-year Michael L'Africain's newfound score-first aggressiveness was turned against him, as the OUA MVP finished 1-for-18 shooting with just five points. Ottawa, which had\u003Cb\u003E Caleb Agada \u003C\/b\u003Ehoop\u0026nbsp;22 (47.6% eFG) with seven rebounds and a game-high five steals across 29 minutes, is mired in a shooting slump that it must correct in Saturday's bronze-medal game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton never trailed after a 16-0 quarter-bridging first-half run, when Ottawa missed 10 consecutive shots in a portent of a frustrating failure-to-launch evening. Carleton was the first team in the penalty in each quarter, but took a 10-point halftime lead out to 20 and never let Ottawa within single digits until a couple \u003Ci\u003Ewhatthehell\u003C\/i\u003E window-dressing threes in the final 30 seconds.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat it all means ...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFor the Carletons — \u003C\/b\u003EThe Ravens won the day with balanced strength and will play at nationals for the 14th consecutive season, having last missed out in 2002, when there was no at-large berth and the current coaching Smart was a fourth-year guard. A Carleton-Ryerson game on Saturday will essentially be for the No. 1 seed. That is, if anyone wants it, since this is the season when the 'No. 1 with a bullet' cliché is apt.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"We definitely know that Ryerson smacked us,\" Wood said, alluding to Carleton's blowout defeat against Ryerson in mid-January in the same venue. We weren't happy with that game. And Windsor, we know they would put up a battle – they always do. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"The improvement has just been building up for the whole year,\" added Wood, who was one of three Ravens starters that finished with four fouls. \"We have just been getting better, and better, each day.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton is an odd amalgam of part. There are the complementary scorers from the Scrubbs era such as Wood and Gavin Resch (16 points on 72.2% eFG Friday) that are adapting to tougher checks. Point guard Kaza Keane and 7-foot centre Cam Smythe (12 points, six rebounds in 22 min.) are learning on the fly. Smart gave eight players at least 18 or more minutes on Friday, with OUA all-rookie pick Stanley Mayambo among those bringing energy.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"It's a totally new group,\" Smart said. \"It feels pretty good to see them beat Ottawa. At this stage of the game they are all good teams. It's good for confidence. From here on, it's nothing but top teams.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"If you've seen us play for the last 10 years, we have our main guys that are featured prominently,\" Smart added. \"This year, we have a very balanced team. It is a mind shift in how you coach the game.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"Even though we have two transfers that we are trying to work in, and a bunch of first-year and second-year players, we have to accept that we need them. A lot of them, it's the attitude that they bring to us. They keep coming.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFor the Ottawas — \u003C\/b\u003EThe Gees' shot at the No. 1 seed is out the window. For the second year in a row, it will have to qualify for nationals by winning the OUA bronze game and receiving the at-large berth. They had a bad 40.1% eFG on Friday (35.3% \u0026nbsp;from two, 29.7% from three). L'Africain, the last-shot savior last week against Queen's, had one of his poorest games. Nathan McCarthy (14 points on 6-of-10) came out strongly, but Carleton denied him looks at the game unspooled.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"It resets next weekend, anyway.\" Gee-Gees coach James Derouin said. \"We have to start play better\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"We started out great,\" Derouin added. \"They made a run and there were missed opportunities. We really fell back. We stopped moving our feet; stopped competing. Then third quarter we gave up a 10-0 run right out of the gate.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"The air went out of the balloon. The crowd got quiet on a neutral floor, and that threw off our energy.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EA lesson in hubris — \u003C\/b\u003EOttawa checked off bucket-list items in January and early February with a win in the Ravens' Nest and their first Capital Hoops Classic conquest since the first in 2007, nine seasons ago. The latter came while Agada was scratched due to the high ankle sprain he sustained in the last minute of the first running of the city rivalry.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"We came in with our heads and our egos a little too big and they just took advantage of it,\" said Agada, who kept making plays that teased at an Ottawa comeback. \"We went up early and let our egos get big again. We know we can beat them; they know they can beat us. It's 50\/50. It's whoever can work the hardest over 40 minutes, or however long the game is.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"We got comfortable and they saw we were vulnerable, and they took advantage,\" Agada added.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EL'Africain looks to bounce back\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThe Ravens did a job on L'Africain, evoking how they suppressed another fifth-year player-of-the-year honouree, Johnny Berhanemeskel, in the 2015 national final. The Ravens started the game with 6-foot-5 forward Guillaume Boucard on L'Africain, and just inveigled him to take shots.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"Credit their defence,\" Derouin said. \"They started Guillaume on him. Michael's been more aggressive scoring over the last three months and they were more keyed on that. They hard-edged him and locked him in and had two guys on him at all times. He didn't know how to take himself out of that mindset, because he knows he has to score. How do you do that and not force shots? He never got out of that funk. We'll have to do video and show him there are guys open. He's been such a great scorer lately, that now guys are open. And he has to see that. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"Mike's a kid that is as hard on himself as anybody. He's our captain and our fifth-year guy and I expect him to bounce back.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003EThe assists-to-turnovers were a wash, 13-to-15 for Carleton and 14-to-17 for Ottawa.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"He is a hell of a player and has had a hell of a season,\" Smart said of L'Africain. \"I did not think that was to happen. We had talked about making him a high-volume scorer, making him take a lot of shots. You watch enough tape, you realize some will go again. And some will go in if we play them again.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERandom variance, thy name might be Ottawa — \u003C\/b\u003EAn uneducated guesstimate is that the outcome was 60\/40 Ottawa beating itself. There was always this hint that a run might be coming, but Ottawa never got the back-to-back big buckets that made it happen. The stuck window was jimmied a bit with 3½ minutes left when fifth-year tri-captain \u003Cb\u003EVikas Gill \u003C\/b\u003E(10 points on five shots in 13 minutes) tripled. Seconds later, Carleton got a run-out; a Wood touch pass created a layup for a 13-point lead.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"A gambler's logic would say that we are due tomorrow,\" Derouin said in a bit of gallows humour. \"Who knows, maybe we will shoot 75 per cent from the floor.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003EThis 'amalgam' of which you speak\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E— \u003C\/b\u003EOttawa was the deeper team in January, but to borrow an aphorism of a former editor of this little site, teenagers age. Smart used all 12 players. Mayambo, a Fredericton High School product just like former Ravens marksman \u003Cb\u003EElliot Thompson\u003C\/b\u003E, didn't blanch at being put into the breach as a true frosh. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"He works his butt off,\" Smart said. \"It's great to just to see him get in there and be 'fundamental' as we all it and play defence. It's fun to see him do that.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton can never be called an underdog, but from a neutral perspective, it's fun to see it fighting through with fewer weapons. \u003Ci\u003EThat's why they play the games.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd Ottawa has to play better, or it might have only one more game.\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\/2701646495472027511\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/oua-wilson-cup-carleton-83-ottawa-71.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2701646495472027511"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2701646495472027511"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/oua-wilson-cup-carleton-83-ottawa-71.html","title":"OUA Wilson Cup: Carleton 82, Ottawa 74; Ravens qualify for CIS Final 8"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8509434604555262645"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-07T01:15:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-07T14:55:13.841-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WolfPack"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bracketology! Ryerson goes back on top, and a cry for the WolfPack "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"All the 'contemplating the ifs' has probably rendered this effort the 'go home, you're drunk' edition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe points to fixate upon include:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E— Carleton and Ottawa going to the matt at Mattamy Athletic Centre in the OUA Wilson Cup semifinal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E— What possibility there is that Calgary, which is nicely ensconced in the No. 3 seed like so much velvet, could lose at home in the Canada West Final Four.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E— Whether there is any chance of Dalhousie moving up from the No. 6 seed, the lowest possible for a conference champ. (Answer: probably not.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere goes very little:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyerson Rams (OUA champion)\u0026nbsp;—\u003C\/b\u003E It is about who is healthy and hitting shots, and Ryerson seems fit on each count now that\u003Cb\u003E Juwon Grannum\u003C\/b\u003E is back to fortify their rotation. That crowd at the MAC, where the Rams hosted the 2015 Final 8 but weren't part of competing in the '13 and '14 OUA finals after losing in the quarters, should be something else. There's really no excuse if it isn't. In fact, if there's even a remote possibility of a blah atmosphere, start busing in Brock students.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (OUA runner-up)\u0026nbsp;—\u003C\/b\u003E Gut feeling is the OUA hierarchy is now Ryerson, Ottawa, Carleton. The Gee-Gees have played in the MAC enough times for it to feel familiar, and shot an effective 52.4% there in January against the fired-up Rams without having\u003Cb\u003E Caleb Agada\u003C\/b\u003E to create matchup problems. They had a bad shooting night (42.9%) in Saturday's near-disastrous narrow escape against Queen's. That can fluctuate positively.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDefinitely \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/portal.stretchinternet.com\/oua\/portal.htm?eventId=276239\u0026amp;streamType=video\u0026amp;highlightId=25657\u0026amp;time=1457368776.218\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewatch the replay of Ottawa's winning bucket against Queen's\u003C\/a\u003E. A \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/portal.stretchinternet.com\/oua\/portal.htm?eventId=276239\u0026amp;streamType=video\u0026amp;highlightId=25657\u0026amp;time=1457368776.218\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Elittle more help D and Ottawa is done early\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary (Canada West champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EMuch will depend on Manitoba-Calgary on Friday night at the Jack Simpson Gym. The Bisons and Dinos split their regular-season series, which was on the U of M's home floor. Calgary is home and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/sports\/basketball\/dinos-hoopsters-advance-to-final-four-tourney\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eought to be more focused after flirting with getting extended in their series against Alberta\u003C\/a\u003E. Calgary also shot the three (38.0%) and defended it (27.5%) better than anyone out West.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow, if Manitoba wins, everything gets cockamamie.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC (host)*\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EA win against Thompson Rivers on Friday will make everyone breath easier. The 'Birds \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cishoops.ca\/mbb2015\/cissrs.php\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehave the highest SRS of any team outside of Ontario\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill (RSEQ champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThe Redmen might have lost too many conference games to be considered for anything higher. They have the inside track on the Q title.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDalhousie (AUS champion)*\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EIt is official after the Tigers had one-point semifinal and two-point championship-game victories in the AUS Final 6. With 6-foot-5 Sven Stammberger as the lone starter taller than 6-2, Dal is the epitome of scrappy underdog. They slowed and stymied UVic in the 6 vs. 3 quarter-final last March. It would be something to see it history could repeat itself.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton (wild card)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EIt would not be the first time that Ottawa and Carleton met at OUAs and again at nationals. Each instance usually happens later. If Carleton is OUA No. 3 and either Manitoba or Thompson Rivers is Canada West No. 3, the Ravens have to be higher. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton would likely be facing an OUA opponent as either a 7 or 8 seed. Understandably, you cannot move a team down to get out of facing a team it saw in the playoffs, and put it up against the higher-seeded team from its conference. That's where we are.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EManitoba (Canada West auto berth)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EIt will be Manitoba-Thompson Rivers in a play-in Canada West bronze game if the form holds. The prospective foes are 12th and 13th in the national SRS. The Bisons \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cishoops.ca\/mbb2015\/cissrs.php\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehave a below-average strength of schedule and coach\u003Cb\u003E Scott Clark\u003C\/b\u003E's WolfPack have a really, really bad strength of schedule\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;within CIS competition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe SRS' value as a predictor is contestable, though. Cases in point: Windsor defeating McMaster, Dal defeating UPEI and Queen's nearly upsetting Ottawa. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor obvious intellectual-honesty reasons, games against non-CIS competition cannot be thrown into the rankings mix; there are too many variables to take the results on face. At the same time, though, it's not as if Thompson Rivers, as a program in Kamloops, B.C., has the budget or the geographical convenience to get the even UBC or UVic on their schedule, let alone major central Canada schools for non-conference games. They have played anyone and everyone: BCCAA, NCAA D2, NAIA. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey have a fifth-year point guard with \u003Cb\u003EReese Pribilisky\u003C\/b\u003E, and this team from the Interior is solid in the interior with 6-10 \u003Cb\u003EJosh Wolfram \u003C\/b\u003Eand 6-7 \u003Cb\u003EVolodymyr Iegorov\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust sayin'. Don't cede that berth to the Bisons just yet. (Actually, now that we've lavished praise on the little-known Explorer Division school, watch them come out flat as the Manitoba prairie on Friday since life is like that.)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E* officially qualified\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\/8509434604555262645\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bracketology-ryerson-goes-back-on-top.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8509434604555262645"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8509434604555262645"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bracketology-ryerson-goes-back-on-top.html","title":"Bracketology! Ryerson goes back on top, and a cry for the WolfPack "}],"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-6157713659689655389"},"published":{"$t":"2016-02-21T13:05:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-02-21T13:07:10.524-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Badgers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"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":"OUA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RPI"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thunderwolves"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#RPIProblems: What Ottawa needs to wrest top seed, OUA Final Four hosting"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Focus up: whether it is Guelph or Lakehead as the OUA Central's third playoff team is \u003Ci\u003Eyugggge.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor fun, time to go to cishoops' \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cishoops.ca\/mbb2015\/ouarpi-scenario.php?Gender=MBB\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EScenario Consideration page\u003C\/a\u003E, playing with drop-down tabs\u0026nbsp;— \u003Ci\u003ELaurentian over Ottawa? Why not? \u003C\/i\u003E— to see how it would affect the RPI used for playoff seeding.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor a refresher, here is what we are looking at in the event the pre-filled selections all come through during the final week of the regular season:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jZDAqW-BMN4\/Vsnk4D2nM_I\/AAAAAAAADE0\/54kU7wUAt8s\/s1600\/OUARPI.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jZDAqW-BMN4\/Vsnk4D2nM_I\/AAAAAAAADE0\/54kU7wUAt8s\/s640\/OUARPI.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere should be some discord if, indeed, it comes to pass that 6-13 Toronto and 5-14 Laurentian get in over 9-10 Guelph. The point of an analytics-based playoff seeding was to strip out some of the geographical biases that came up under the old East\/West structure. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is the business we have chosen, though, so here's a handy bullet-pointed listed of games that could turn the table. The RPI-ifications of each game are being considered in a vacuum (i.e., the higher-percentage teams win all of the other games).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMac at Brock, 7:30 Wednesday, Meridian Centre\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/i\u003ESt. Kitt's is getting its big-venue game on, and the Badgers will have benefit of a raucous student section. McMaster could vault to fourth in RPI with a win, with the Badgers and Windsor Lancers sliding a slot. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat takes that Mac-Carleton quarter-final out of play.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERyerson at Queen's, 8 p.m. Friday\u0026nbsp;—\u003C\/i\u003E Worth noting since \u003Cb\u003ESukhpreet Singh \u003C\/b\u003Eand the Gaels are one of the more intriguing mid-table teams, fomenting a certain alumnus' delusions that Queen's is the sleeping giant of OUA men's basketball. If Queen's somehow, some way turned around a 16-point losing margin from their January game at Mattamy, Ottawa would vault to first with Ryerson second, Carleton third.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003ELakehead at Western, 8 p.m. Friday\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/i\u003EThe Mustangs probably did the math; a home-floor win potentially creates a playoff rematch with the Thunderwolves in the 9 vs. 8 prelim game. Toronto goes to Queen's in the 10 vs. 7 in that scenario.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMac at Guelph, 8 p.m. Friday; Brock at Guelph, 8 p.m. Saturday\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/i\u003EWhither the Gryphons after administering comeuppance to \u003Cb\u003EJuwon Grannum\u003C\/b\u003E-less Ryerson?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuelph owns the tiebreaker against Lakehead, so that playoff spot flips with one Guelph win and Thunderwolves' losses at Western and on Windsor on Saturday. (Prove me wrong, Great Group of Dudes 8.0; prove me wrong.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMac handled Guelph 99-77 at home in January, shooting an effective 56.3 per cent with all five starters hooping at least nine points while \u003Cb\u003ERohan Boney \u003C\/b\u003Escored 18 in as many minutes. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf Guelph pulled if off on Friday with Lakehead having a winless weekend:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dSmCBGIOPFg\/Vsn6XuOpzPI\/AAAAAAAADFE\/sMkhr2xecf8\/s1600\/OUA2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dSmCBGIOPFg\/Vsn6XuOpzPI\/AAAAAAAADFE\/sMkhr2xecf8\/s640\/OUA2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow, in the possibly more plausible scenario that the Gryphons got that all-important tiebreaker-inducing win at the 11th hour against the Badgers, who will have had two full nights off? Ottawa again goes to No. 1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-JjZwjoFPh88\/Vsn752UN8tI\/AAAAAAAADFQ\/WR40genVroA\/s1600\/OUA3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-JjZwjoFPh88\/Vsn752UN8tI\/AAAAAAAADFQ\/WR40genVroA\/s640\/OUA3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt pretty much plays out that way in any scenario where Guelph goes to the playoffs and Lakehead is eliminated.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EHappy hoops-following! \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\/6157713659689655389\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/02\/rpiproblems-what-ottawa-needs-to-wrest.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6157713659689655389"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6157713659689655389"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/02\/rpiproblems-what-ottawa-needs-to-wrest.html","title":"#RPIProblems: What Ottawa needs to wrest top seed, OUA Final Four hosting"}],"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:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jZDAqW-BMN4\/Vsnk4D2nM_I\/AAAAAAAADE0\/54kU7wUAt8s\/s72-c\/OUARPI.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-4809958137512906627"},"published":{"$t":"2016-02-17T22:39:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-02-17T22:41:54.271-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gryphons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marauders"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OUA men's basketball recap"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RPI"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thunderwolves"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#RPIProblems: Guelph's upset against Ryerson might not affect OUA seeding"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Long story short, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/oua.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2015-16\/boxscores\/20160217_epy3.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGuelph's 96-92 upset against No. 1 Ryerson\u003C\/a\u003E might have ramifications for the CIS Final 8, but not for the OUA Wilson Cup playoffs, because RPI.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommit 24 turnovers against a desperate and dialed-in team, and the law of unintended consequences can kick in for an entire conference. The Gryphons, with\u003Cb\u003E Jonathan Wallace \u003C\/b\u003Escoring 27 on 85.7 per cent effective shooting while \u003Cb\u003EDaniel Dooley \u003C\/b\u003Ehad 19 points and nine assists with 70% eFG and \u003Cb\u003EAhmed Haroon\u003C\/b\u003E had the \u0026nbsp;20-point, 12-rebound double-double with 61.5% eFG, stunned the nation's top-ranked team. Ryerson's starting five gave the ball away with 19 times; only \u003Cb\u003EAdika Peter-McNeilly\u003C\/b\u003E, who scored 37 to lead a comeback attempt, \u0026nbsp;was immune for the slippery-fingeritis.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe upshot, though, is that this will only hurt the Rams' place in the 'RPI playoffs' if the Gryphons surmount Lakehead (9-6) for the third playoff spot out of the OUA Central. Only games against playoff teams count, after all.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gryphons likely have to win at least 2-of-3 to invoke their tiebreaker advantage against Lakehead and get that playoff berth. Meantime, McMaster's loss to Lakehead will count in the seeding, but this Ryerson loss likely will not.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuelph's remaining games are all at home against Toronto and two top 10 teams, Brock and McMaster.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELakehead hosts Ryerson and Toronto on Friday on Saturday, then finishes up with a Western\/Windsor road trip. One has to have a little empathy for whichever team finishes fourth in the Central. They will surely have a better overall record than either the third team out of the East, whilst playing in a division with two Top 6 teams.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs the oracle of the orange ball says:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/canhoopsca.wordpress.com\/2016\/02\/17\/gryphs-shock-1-ryerson\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPlenty to think about given the unique format of using a ranking tool designed for 300+ teams that count each and every game and applying it to 12 teams with only games among those 12 teams counting in the ranking\u003C\/a\u003E.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat Mr. \u003Cb\u003EWacyk \u003C\/b\u003Esaid. Using an analytics-based format was a bold and welcome idea, but the application clearly has bugs in it that come up when a top team gets caught in a trap game.\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\/4809958137512906627\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/02\/rpiproblems-guelphs-upset-against.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/4809958137512906627"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/4809958137512906627"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/02\/rpiproblems-guelphs-upset-against.html","title":"#RPIProblems: Guelph's upset against Ryerson might not affect OUA seeding"}],"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-442364102537573319"},"published":{"$t":"2016-01-17T00:08:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-01-17T12:17:39.732-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OUA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"No. 3 Ottawa beats No. 1 Carleton 75-73; Ravens' first OUA home loss since 2007"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The latest chapter in the Carleton-Ottawa rivalry involved a point guard who had fresh stitches in his hand sinking the game-winner, a floor leader being carried off the court with an ankle injury and a nine-year home-court win streak being snapped by the Gee-Gees' \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/01\/no-3-ottawa-beats-no-1-carleton-75-73.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E75-73 win at the Ravens' Nest\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPretty standard, really, for when the Ravens and their familiar foils tip off in Ontario University Athletics men's basketball. Saturday's night tilt was essentially a prequel for the Feb. 5 Capital Hoops Classic and at least one post-season showdown at the OUA Wilson Cup and\/or CIS Final . Minutes after his last-minute fadeaway jumper that capped the game-ending 8-2 run, Gee-Gees point guard \u003Cb\u003EMike L'Africain \u003C\/b\u003Eacknowledged the CIS hoops hierarchy doesn't change on Jan. 16\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"It's a statement win but to us it doesn't really mean anything until the other games because we've been here,\" said L'Africain, who had 17 points, three steals and a 6-to-3 assist\/turnover ratio. \"I've never done this one. We've never got a win here. But I felt we kept our composure.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003EL'Africain has made some sweet dishes in his day, but a mishap while washing dishes on Thursday nearly affected his availability. The fifth-year floor leader played with bandages on the thumb and index finger of his shooting hand.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"What happened was I have this one glass and I'm a very suspicious guy,\" he said. \"You know who there's so much soap in the water you can't see anything underneath it? And I dropped it and I tried to be a hero and catch it real quick, but it dropped so fast and smashed on the bottom and I got cut.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"I was in Emergency for 12 hours. So for Capital Hoops [in three weeks], I'll be able to shoot better. It was numb and shaking, but these are the games where you can't sit off.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003EIt's not unheard of for Carleton to lose, but it is unheard of for them to get outrebounded 43-32, which included the Gee-Gees retrieving 18 of their own misses. It took a toll, though, since floor leader \u003Cb\u003ECaleb Agada \u003C\/b\u003Ecompleted a 23-point, 10-rebound effort by gutting out the last minute with a twisted ankle sustained during a rebound battle. Essentially, Ottawa proved a point although it chance of holding serve in next week's Toronto\/Ryerson road trip might have diminished.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"I didn't think we overly celebrated,\" Gee-Gees coach\u003Cb\u003E James Derouin \u003C\/b\u003Esaid. \"I'm hoping that our veterans understand 'good job, and move on. We might have to go into Toronto without Caleb, but it's a good stepping stone.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003ECarleton got 24 points and six assists from\u003Cb\u003E Kaza Kajami-Keane \u003C\/b\u003Eand 20 from guard \u003Cb\u003EGuillaume Boucard\u003C\/b\u003E, who each had tough misses in the last two minutes. The Ravens were unable to get a good look on the final possession. It was their first OUA loss at the Ravens' Nest since a 95-81 setback against \u003Cb\u003ETut Ruach \u003C\/b\u003Eand the York Lions on Jan. 27, 2007, nearly nine years ago.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"There's a bucket list with these guys,\" Derouin said \u0026nbsp;\"Winning in this gym is on that list.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003EOther takeaways and shallow, fairly obvious observations:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKeane, the Cleveland State transfer, took over at times, getting his 24 on 11-of-16. He also twice pulled off the classic Carleton manoeuvre of sliding into the path of a driving-and-dishing player to draw offensive fouls on Agada. To his credit, after getting his third late in the third quarter, Agada didn't pick up another.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWe need to talk about Caleb, or more specifically, his barely buzzer-beating breakaway dunk at the end of the second quarter. The clock was down to fewer than 2.0 seconds when he crossed the time line, but Agada is so deceptively fast that he had time to throw it down and beat the halftime horn, in the officials' estimation. The kneejerk reaction was that he cut it close with the dunk instead of a layup. Then again, a layup at top speed is easier said than done.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyan Ejim\u003C\/b\u003E was a truth for long stretches, as the Ravens power forward hooped 14 points in 26 minutes and denied the Gee-Gees the post entry. \"He made it almost impossible to get it inside,\" Derouin said. \"He made some big plays. If we're going to beat them again, we have to find a way to use [centres] \u003Cb\u003ENathan McCarthy\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EBrody Maracle\u003C\/b\u003E more.\"\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBy Carleton math, being even on the rebound count is considered a fail. One can only imagine how the Gee-Gees grabbing 18-of-41 available off their own misses went over in the room. Carleton's 6-foot-11 post, Cam Smythe, played only 10 minutes and wasn't a factor. The other four starters all played at least 30. Veteran guards\u003Cb\u003E Connor Wood \u003C\/b\u003E(eight points on 3-of-10) and \u003Cb\u003EGavin Resch\u003C\/b\u003E (two points, game-high seven rebounds) had off nights.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAnother 'when was the last time we saw that?' stat: the Ravens only got to the line seven times, finishing 6-of-7 to Ottawa's 19-of-27. It wasn't for a lack of strong takes from Kajami-Keane or Boucard, who's a matchup nightmare as shooting guard playing the 4-spot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENo doubt that came up during the long post-game meeting Carleton interim coach \u003Cb\u003ERob Smart\u003C\/b\u003E conducted.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Ravens are at No. 5 Ryerson in their next outing on Jan. 22. Typically, no one wants to face a Carleton team that just lost.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOttawa is trying to effect a carefully cultivated grittiness after, frankly, wearing down last March, when it lost the OUA semifinal at home to Windsor, needed overtime to vanquish Bishop's in a Final 8 first-round game and lost the national championship game 93-46 to Carleton. Lack of a suitable matchup meant fifth-year combo forward\u003Cb\u003E Vikas Gill \u003C\/b\u003Eplayed limited minutes, but Ottawa still showed some rebounding depth. McCarthy typically starts, while Maracle (six points, two boards in 23 minutes) and\u003Cb\u003E Matt Plunkett \u003C\/b\u003E(6 and 7 in 28) forming a second wave.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\"When Matt plays with that edge, he gives us that third rebounder, alongside Caleb and Nathan\/Brody,\" Derouin said. \"I thought Plunkett was the difference in the game tonight. He came away with big, two-handed rebounds.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003EThe Gee-Gees shot 54.3 per cent from two-point land, which some would joke is typically \u003Ci\u003Einside\u003C\/i\u003E their range. \u003Cb\u003EMehdi Tihani\u003C\/b\u003E's 13 points (including 3-of-4 from deep) was very unsung.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll in all, a very good premiere episode for CIS basketball's long-running drama.\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\/442364102537573319\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/01\/no-3-ottawa-beats-no-1-carleton-75-73.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/442364102537573319"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/442364102537573319"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/01\/no-3-ottawa-beats-no-1-carleton-75-73.html","title":"No. 3 Ottawa beats No. 1 Carleton 75-73; Ravens' first OUA home loss since 2007"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2660463110038445788"},"published":{"$t":"2014-09-21T18:12:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-09-21T18:12:45.939-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panda Game"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Panda Game makes remarkable return to Lansdowne"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":" \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-x1VXjfsJUyY\/VB9M-uLK0wI\/AAAAAAAABhI\/UtFa54YlQHo\/s1600\/IMG_4595(edit).jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-x1VXjfsJUyY\/VB9M-uLK0wI\/AAAAAAAABhI\/UtFa54YlQHo\/s1600\/IMG_4595(edit).jpg\" height=\"213\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPhoto by Kyle Brown\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EWith just 25 seconds on the clock, the \u003Cb\u003ECarleton Ravens\u003C\/b\u003E were staring down 105 yards of turf separating them from a shocking upset.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EAs time expired, \u003Cb\u003EJesse Mills\u003C\/b\u003E launched a hail mary pass from 55-yards out and the football gods answered.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENathaniel Behar\u003C\/b\u003E scooped the ball into his hands off a deflection of \u003Cb\u003EOttawa Gee-Gees\u003C\/b\u003E defensive back \u003Cb\u003ERandy Williams.\u003C\/b\u003E From there, he ran uncontested for 10 yards into the endzone and Panda Game history.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EThis year’s Panda Game marked the first time the game was played at Lansdowne since 1998. Carleton disbanded their football program following the 1998 season, and last year’s game was played at Ottawa’s on-campus stadium.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ESaturday, 12,500 students descended on Ottawa’s brand-new stadium, TD Place. Whereas last year’s game lacked any real energy, fans of both schools hurled “F**k you, Ottawa\/Carleton U” chants as they walked down Bank Street and through the front gates prior to kickoff. They kept them going throughout the game.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EOttawa’s fans were lined up at the stairwells in the north side stands, ready to storm the field as the final five seconds ticked off. As Behar collapsed at the back of the endzone, the whole stadium went quiet for just a split second as everyone tried decipher what had happen. Then the south side stands cleared. It is the stuff legends are made of, and for Behar it was certainly a legendary day.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EThe sophomore wide receiver from London had a whopping 13 receptions totalling 276 yards. In addition to the winning touchdown with no time on the clock, Behar had two others, including an 18-yard reception where he broke through three tackles and leaped across the goal line to reinvigorate his team.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-B1Z8eAG4r8U\/VB9NGBeNxiI\/AAAAAAAABhQ\/PgAiJMqNIV0\/s1600\/IMG_4573(edit).jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-B1Z8eAG4r8U\/VB9NGBeNxiI\/AAAAAAAABhQ\/PgAiJMqNIV0\/s1600\/IMG_4573(edit).jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"285\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPhoto by Kyle Brown\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EFor Mills, the pass was the only one he made all game. Starting quarterback \u003Cb\u003ENick Gorgichuk\u003C\/b\u003E went 23 of 34 for 318 yards with two touchdowns.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/sports\/local-sports\/ravens-pull-out-last-second-panda-game-victory-over-gee-gees\"\u003ESpeaking to the \u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003EOttawa Citizen\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E \u003C\/i\u003Eafter the game, Gorgichuk commented on the Ravens’ decision to let Mills launch the ball towards the endzone.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E“He has the arm to put it 80 yards down the field,” he said.\u0026nbsp;“We had drawn that play up … and Nate came down with it. We couldn’t have drawn it up better and I couldn’t be more proud of our guys.”\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EThe victory comes 20 years following Carleton’s last Panda Game win. While Ottawa still leads the all-time series by a 33-13 record, today’s game will immediately become one of the most legendary in this brutal rivalry.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EIt brought back memories of the old Panda Games. Fans from both schools were lobbing chants across the field throughout the game. As Ravens fans stormed the field following the catch, they instantly went to the north side stands to voice their pleasure, so to speak. Ottawa fans quickly responded with beer cans, water bottles and yes, one half-eaten hot dog.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EFollowing the game, fullback Stefano Napolitano expressed his shock and excitement at the conclusion.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E“I’m shocked right now, I knew what play we were calling, I knew that was the plan, like I said earlier that was like a one per cent chance play. I’m just in shock right now, it’s unbelievable,” he said.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EComing off a winless season, Carleton now find themselves at 2-2 on the year. With 500 total yards on offence, the Ravens are proving that they can compete, and that the way they built their program is paying off. Of course, they remain a young team, and their nerves were obvious in this big game. They racked up close to 150 penalty yards and fumbled the ball five times, but were lucky to only lose possession twice.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EStill, with a .500 record and two winnable games coming up -- Laurier and Toronto --, they aren’t counting out anything.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E“Honestly last year was kind of, I hate to say a write off, but we were going into games thinking 'hey, we’ve got to get better today, obviously we wanted to win, but this year at this point, we’re for real and we’re trying to prove to everyone that we’re for real.”\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EFor the Gee-Gees, the loss now marks two straight, following a 42-7 thrashing at home last week against Guelph. Still, they showed flashes of brilliance, especially in their ground attack. They racked up over 300 yards on the ground, and had three different players with 70 or more rushing yards.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EWhile the defeat will leave a bitter taste in the mouths of Ottawa’s players, they too can look forward to two bounce-back games, as they will face Toronto (1-3) and Waterloo (0-4).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EAs far as Ottawa sports go, Carleton hold on to bragging rights for the time being. Perhaps Gorgichuk said it best: \"I don't think anyone at Carleton is going to forget it any time soon.\"\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\/2660463110038445788\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/09\/panda-game-makes-remarkable-return-to.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2660463110038445788"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2660463110038445788"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/09\/panda-game-makes-remarkable-return-to.html","title":"Panda Game makes remarkable return to Lansdowne"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kyle Brown"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/100079013344179668072"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-x1VXjfsJUyY\/VB9M-uLK0wI\/AAAAAAAABhI\/UtFa54YlQHo\/s72-c\/IMG_4595(edit).jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-825728201909148841"},"published":{"$t":"2014-03-05T15:20:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-03-06T13:38:02.013-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Final 8"},{"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":"Marauders"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"statistics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vikes"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's basketball: Final 8 tournament odds and quarterfinal previews"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"We'll start with the tournament odds, in the same format as \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/index.php\/weblog\/entry\/maac_log51\"\u003Ekenpom.com\u003C\/a\u003E, once again:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cfont size=4\u003E\u003Cpre\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E Semi Final Champ\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E2 CAR 96.8 80.8 71.3 \u003Cbr \/\u003E1 OTT 84.2 64.6 13.9 \u003Cbr \/\u003E3 ALB 94.8 18.6 11.7 \u003Cbr \/\u003E4 VIC 78.9 26.2 2.6 \u003Cbr \/\u003E8 SSK 15.8 6.4 0.4\u003Cbr \/\u003E7 MAC 3.2 0.5 0.1 \u003Cbr \/\u003E5 MCG 21.1 2.8 0.1 \u003Cbr \/\u003E6 SMU 5.3 0.1 0.0 \u003C\/pre\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHard not to call this a runaway for Carleton, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/03\/basketball-ottawa-goes-to-final-8-as.html\"\u003Elast Saturday's result notwithstanding\u003C\/a\u003E. It's also almost like they designed this bracket to dispatch the bottom four teams as quickly as possible, giving the 4 seed the second-easiest opponent and all but guaranteeing us Carleton-Alberta and Ottawa-Victoria semifinals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe rule about conference winners in the top 6 doesn't really matter in this tournament because the seedings generally don't matter as much as who's on your side of the bracket. (Picture the Elite Eight in the NCAA, and ask yourself the last time it mattered what number was next to a team's name at that point.) Suppose we swapped Carleton with McGill, something that nobody would ever do. McGill's odds of winning the tournament go from 0.1% to ... 0.1%. Odds of reaching the final go from 2.8% to 3.8%. Or how about swapping SMU and Mac? That would give Mac a better chance at a first-round win, sure, but nothing else. So someone being 6 vs. 8 or 1 vs. 2 is not hugely important here.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd as for the games themselves, here are the predicted scores and a summary for each matchup (* denotes top-50 players in our preliminary player rankings):\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E(3) Alberta vs. (6) Saint Mary's, 12:30pm EST\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAlberta 85, SMU 72 (95%)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlberta starters: Youssef Ouahrig, Sahr Saffa, Joel Friesen, Todd Bergen-Henengouwen, Jordan Baker*\u003Cbr \/\u003ESMU starters: Boyd Vassell*, Brian Rouse, Theon Reefer*, Riley Halpin, Harry Ezenibe\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENot quite \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/mens-basketball-final-8-notebook-part-1.html\"\u003E\"the McMuffin Classic\" game\u003C\/a\u003E for Barnaby Craddock this time around, but a 10:30am MT tipoff seems odd, especially when the other team is coming from Halifax.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESMU averaged ten possessions more per game than Alberta did this year, easily the biggest gap in pace of play among any of the matchups here. AUS play is known for a high pace almost throughout the league, but with a likely path of Alberta and Carleton here, the east Huskies will not just run into a much more difficult opponent than they've faced, but a very different type of game as well. They're either a team who peaked late or a team that got lucky in two games (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/herald.ca\/sports\/1191273-huskies-coming-hungry-in-pursuit-of-top-basketball-prize\"\u003Eyou can guess which one they think they are\u003C\/a\u003E). Supporters will point to the close game they played with Carleton; detractors will say that they needed OT to beat Regina (33rd in SRS) and lost to Brock (44th) three weeks later.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlso look for Kenneth Otieno off the bench for the U of A; he averages 25 MPG and is the other top-50 Golden Bear in this game along with Baker. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E(2) Carleton vs. (7) McMaster, 2:30pm EST\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ECarleton 90, McMaster 66 (97%)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton starters: Philip Scrubb*, Clinton Springer-Williams*, Thomas Scrubb*, Tyson Hinz*, Kevin Churchill*\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcMaster starters: Aaron Redpath*, Joe Rocca*, Rohan Boney, Taylor Black*, Nathan McCarthy\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Ravens have six of the top 50; the sixth, Victor Raso, is not unknown to his opponents.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's the Best Carleton Team Ever\u003Csup\u003ETM\u003C\/sup\u003E but also one that has had at least four close calls this year, and three of those teams are here. At McMaster in November, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thesil.ca\/marauders-have-a-lot-to-prove\"\u003Ethey needed to run an episode of \u003Ci\u003EThe Phil Scrubb Show\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E when the originally-scheduled beatdown was cancelled. If this game is half as entertaining as that game was, it'll be about the best you can expect from a Carleton quarterfinal. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E(4) Victoria vs. (5) McGill, 5:30pm EST\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EVictoria 72, McGill 66 (79%)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVictoria starters: Marcus Tibbs, Kyle Peterson, Reiner Theil, Terrell Evans*, Chris McLaughlin*\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill starters: Simon Bibeau, Vincent Dufort, Dele Ogundokun, Michael Peterkin, Francois Bourque\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYes, the winner in this one is predicted to score just 72 points, compared to 85, 90, and 91 in the others. No, the Redmen don't have any top-50 players (nothing against M. Bibeau). Yes, I'm also interested to see how a lineup of five players all between 6-2 and 6-5 can go up against that UVic frontcourt.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E(1) Ottawa vs. (8) Saskatchewan, 8:00pm EST\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOttawa 91, Saskatchewan 75 (84%)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa starters: Mike L'Africain, Johnny Berhanemeskel*, Terry Thomas*, Caleb Agada, Gabriel Gonthier-Dubue\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaskatchewan: Stephon Lamar*, Andrew Henry, Dadrian Collins, Ben Baker, Matt Forbes\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EProbably the most entertaining game. Not that close, but very high-scoring: these teams are 2nd and 5th nationwide in per-possession scoring, but only 17th and 22nd in per-possession defence. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/canadawesthoops.com\/saskatchewan-gets-wildcard\/\"\u003EThe Huskies apparently \"weren’t necessarily planning on going\"\u003C\/a\u003E before they got the call as the wildcard team. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thestarphoenix.com\/sports\/Huskies+back+where+they+2010\/9580649\/story.html\"\u003EBarry Rawlyk likes being on the opposite side of the bracket\u003C\/a\u003E from Carleton, Alberta, and McMaster. Wouldn't you?\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\/825728201909148841\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/03\/mens-basketball-final-8-tournament-odds.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/825728201909148841"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/825728201909148841"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/03\/mens-basketball-final-8-tournament-odds.html","title":"Men's basketball: Final 8 tournament odds and quarterfinal previews"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rob Pettapiece"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-5625127921665778779"},"published":{"$t":"2014-03-01T23:49:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-03-02T18:13:39.995-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wilson Cup"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Basketball: Ottawa goes to Final 8 as Wilson Cup champs; Johnny Berhanemeskel's last-second fadeaway seals 78-77 win, ends Carleton's 55-game CIS win streak"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"TORONTO — The best part was how one didn't see it coming, thought maybe Johnny Berhanemeskel and Terry Thomas and the Ottawa Gee-Gees had let Carleton get away again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESomeone with a more mathematical bent might have to figure what the odds are that a Carleton Ravens team would ever cough up a 10-point lead with 3½ minutes to play. Yet it happened, since these Gees close out opponents' possessions better than any garnet-and-grey gang in recent memory and also finish with flair. Score, get a stop, score and get a stop — \"to be honest, it's all a blur\" — coach James Derouin said — and suddenly Ottawa had a chance to win, down one with 6.8 seconds left.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat's when, fittingly, Berhanemeskel, making up for an air-balled three a minute earlier, put up the fadeaway while being fouled, over Clinton Springer-Williams, with 0.5 seconds left. That gave Ottawa not only the Wilson Cup, but its first win over the colossus that is Carleton since 2007.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"They switched the ball screens and he still got it up over three people on the fadeaway,\" said Ottawa coach James Derouin, whose team is 36-2 in CIS play this season, with both losses against you-know-who. \"Johnny's an incredible kid, he's an incredible player. There's no better guy to hit that shot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Some of these guys have played four years here and never beat 'em, You can imagine what that is like in Ottawa. 'How did you against Carleton?' 'We're 32-3.' 'But how did you do against Carleton?' For these guys, it's pretty special to tell them we beat 'em in an OUA final.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBerhanemeskel finished with 30 points on 13-of-28 shooting. Terry Thomas chipped in 17 and nine rebounds for Ottawa, while glue guy extraordinaire Gabriel Gonthier-Dubue's 12 points including two tough buckets during the game-ending 13-2 run. Tyson Hinz had a 25-point, 10-rebound double-double for Carleton (30-1 in CIS play). THomas Scrubb hadded 21, while Philip Scrubb, facing a rotating cast of defenders such as Caleb Agada and Mehdi Tihani, had 13 points on a 3-of-12 night and six turnovers\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa, which lost by more than 20 in both regular season games vs. Carleton, talked about merely wanting to give the Ravens their best game. They've said that so many times and been unable to summon it, yet on Saturday, albeit by the slimmest margin, they rose to the level demanded of a team that shares a city with a\u003Cbr \/\u003Edynasty.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"It's honestly one of the biggest motivators you can have, it makes you wake up every day wanting to watch tape, wanting to get in the gym, wanting to lift weights,\" Berhanemeskel said. \"Obviously we would have wanted to win games against them earlier, but I wouldn't change the last four years for anything. It's made me the person I am today and made our team what it is today. Our culture is definitely evolving.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"We didn't want to lose the game just because of a couple missed shots or some foul calls.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton lost the Wilson Cup in 2007 and '11 after its Final 8 ticket was already purchased, so who knows what this will mean. Ottawa has the OUA banner but Carleton took the season series 2-1 with a plus-44 point differential. But the wins were on Nov. 29 and Jan. 22, not on March 1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"That was a wake-up call [against Lakehead in 2011], this one, I think it is what it is,\" said Smart, whose program is 129-3 vs. CIS teams during the Scrubb era. \"They're a good team, they're better than us.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"The seeds are the seeds,\" Smart added. \"They just beat us, so if they get the No. 1 seed, it's not going to upset me. We have the body of work — maybe — but if you put either one of us No. 1, I don't think it's going to upset either one of us. I think they're a great team. They're awesome.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton was out in front from the mid-second quarter onward, save for a brief spurt in the third when Ottawa took a 46-45 edge that lasted all of one possession. The Ravens shot an effective 50 per cent for the night (25-for-59, including 9-for-21 on threes), but Ottawa's ball movement (a mere \u003Cem\u003Enine\u003C\/em\u003E turnovers) and acumen with earning extra shots kept it in contact. Nevertheless, some open looks that wouldn't go down created the impression Ottawa might have to be satisfied with merely having played well without getting the result.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"You just keep trying to forget the losses, whether it was 12 or 13 in a row,\" Derouin said. \"I just didn't feel like we played well the last two times that we played. I thought we were competing all game today and it went back and forth and we had a shot to win it at the end.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA Gee-Gees team often believed to be leaky defensively because its high pace factor often means it plays in the 80s also turned up the pressure in the fourth, with Gonthier-Dubue and Agada closing off lanes. Carleton scored only once in the final four minutes, on a hard drive by Hinz with 6.8 seconds left. That was when Ottawa showed if a team gets enough chances, eventually it will make good on one.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Experience is the best teacher,\" said Berhanemeskel, the fourth-year shooting guard and grad of Lester B. Pearson in Gloucester. \"The guys who have got us here, [former star] Warren [Ward], the fans and family who have got us here, we're here because of them and we're sharing this moment from them, from the beginning.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"It's just indescribable right now. All I can do is just laugh and get ready to play next weekend and share the moment with these guys.\" \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERight, there is still the Final 8. It was almost easy to overlook that while seeing Ottawa cut down the nets at Mattamy Athletic Centre.\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\/5625127921665778779\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/03\/basketball-ottawa-goes-to-final-8-as.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5625127921665778779"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5625127921665778779"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/03\/basketball-ottawa-goes-to-final-8-as.html","title":"Basketball: Ottawa goes to Final 8 as Wilson Cup champs; Johnny Berhanemeskel's last-second fadeaway seals 78-77 win, ends Carleton's 55-game CIS win streak"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8628043340292315273"},"published":{"$t":"2014-03-01T00:12:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-03-05T22:18:30.399-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marauders"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wilson Cup"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Basketball: Gee-Gees crush Marauders, showing it's Ottawa, Carleton and then everyone else in the OUA"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"TORONTO \u0026mdash; The Mattamy Athletic Centre seemed poised to host a classic battle between two OUA heavyweights, but instead saw a dazzling scoring performance and end-to-end dominance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn a 101-68 win, the Ottawa Gee-Gees showed just why they have been the No. 2-ranked team for the majority of the 2013-14 season. The OUA West leading McMaster Marauders had no answer for the barrage, as Ottawa shot 38-57 from the field – good for 56.7%.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I think today, we showed offence and defence, which is a change for us,” said Gee-Gee guard, Mike L’Africain. “[Mac] played hard but we have so many weapons out there. Our offence, to be honest, feels like it’s always clicking.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EL’Africain started out the game shooting 5-6 overall and 4-5 from deep. His shots came on difficult looks, through a mixture of pull-up jumpers, step-back threes and corner long-balls, especially difficult in a cavernous gym.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa head coach James Derouin was cautious about the win, pointing to McMaster’s inability to make shots at the free-throw line (11-26) as a sign that the game could have been closer than the box score shows. The dazzling field goal percentage didn’t surprise him, though.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“We felt confident coming in. I felt that because we had played here – we had a great shoot-around, great warm-up, great practice upstairs… Now, we have to reload for tomorrow,” said the coach.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt’s Derouin’s fourth year as the head coach of the Gee-Gees, and he’s created an offensive powerhouse. Johnny Berhanemeskel led the team in scoring, dropping 26 points on 11-14 shooting, L’Africain was behind him with 19 points and Terry Thomas – a St. F-X transfer – finished right behind him with 17 points. The highlight of the game was a Thomas slam over Rohan Boney.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith the victory, Ottawa earns a berth in the CIS Final 8. Just getting a spot in the tournament isn’t enough for the bench boss of 2013’s CIS Bronze medal winners.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“A No. 1 ranking at Nationals is the key to success. Even if we do end up two or three, there is nothing better than getting a No. 1 seed and a lighter first game,” explained Derouin. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe OUA West Coach of the Year Amos Connolly was surprisingly upbeat in the post-game interview, accepting defeat at the hands of a better team. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“That’s life, I’ve been here before,” said Connolly first to the media scrum. “I don’t think our guys weren’t ready to play. I don’t mean they weren’t ready to play, I think we weren’t in the right place. Is that our conference, is that our style of play or the way we practice?”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut Mac still has an opportunity to play in to the CIS Final 8, should they win tomorrow’s game against the Windsor Lancers. The numbers were ugly across the board for the Marauders: 25-67 from the field, 7-21 from three 11-26 at the line. Connolly pointed out that the teams tied in shots attempted, turnovers and only lost the rebounding battle by six.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETop scorers for Mac were Nathan McCarthy and Trevon McNeil, who both scored 14 points. Taylor Black and Joe Rocca – fresh off OUA First Team All-Star nods – had zero and two points, respectively. They combined for 1-12 shooting. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa will now face off against Carleton, and the Ravens own the only two losses on the Gee-Gees record. The margin of victory for the reigning Wilson Cup champions is 45 points in two games. Windsor will play Mac for the Final 8 berth, and less importantly, OUA Bronze.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStray observations:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMcMaster forward Taylor Black said before the game that Terry Thomas could struggle with the athletes Mac has on the perimeter. Thomas said he didn’t have a tough time with the Marauders, and when asked if Mac was defensively easier to prepare for than Ryerson, he said “definitely.” He also said that Mac runs “about three offensive sets,” while Ryerson runs about ten.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe game was televised on Sportsnet One, which is a specialty channel not offered in most basic cable packages. Sportsnet Ontario was showing Friday Night Hockey: Owen Sound @ London, while Sportsnet 360 was showing WWE Smackdown. Interesting to see a product trying to grow in a market where students are careful where they spend money stashed on a channel that costs extra cash.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMcMaster was the closest school to the Ryerson gym, and they could not fill a bus for students to make the hour-long ride down. Still, the fans that did attend were the most vocal group in the building before being effectively muted by a strong Gee-Gee first quarter.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe crowd in attendance was much older than I expected. Granted, it is my first Final Four I’ve seen live, but the average age was north of 40. Does the OUA have a demographic problem?\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\/8628043340292315273\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/03\/gee-gees-crush-marauders-showing-its.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8628043340292315273"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8628043340292315273"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/03\/gee-gees-crush-marauders-showing-its.html","title":"Basketball: Gee-Gees crush Marauders, showing it's Ottawa, Carleton and then everyone else in the OUA"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Scott Hastie"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08081415078301065374"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-3588772736408599509"},"published":{"$t":"2014-02-23T20:21:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-06-21T21:57:39.053-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Badgers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball Week In Review"},{"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 Hawks"},{"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":"Sea-Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thunderwolves"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vikes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wesmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Basketball: Week in Review, Feb. 19–23"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003ENext in a series of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/kenpom.com\/\"\u003Ekenpom-inspired\u003C\/a\u003E Week in Review, and maybe the last one of 2013-14.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest upsets\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIt's an all-West version of the upsets this week.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. MBB: Winnipeg (14%) pushing Victoria to 3 games (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140221_5vog.xml\"\u003EGame 1\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Awful night for the Terrell Evans Watch \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/sports\/vikes-basketball-teams-open-playoffs-on-wrong-foot-1.863786\"\u003Eand his team in general\u003C\/a\u003E, though UVic did pull it together in Games 2 and 3 to move on. (The 14% listed here represents the chance that Victoria wouldn't sweep.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. MBB: UBC (2%) pushing Alberta to 3 games (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140221_5vog.xml\"\u003EGame 2\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Winning just one in this series was huge for UBC, going on the road against the third-best team in the country. Winning two of three would have been inexplicable. See below for more on the game they won.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECrazy comebacks\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe teams who should have lost, but didn't.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. WBB: Laurier (9.3%) over Brock, Wednesday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140213_91gh.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gcG_V1l8hCA\"\u003Evideo\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. I realize we just had some hockey and curling matches of import, but let's go ahead and say that the Golden Hawks are Canada's Team\u0026trade;. After this win and another on Saturday vs. Western, they're now just one more away from the Final 8, which would be the perfect topper to a ridiculous OUA West season. Entering this game, Laurier had defeated teams who were still alive in the playoffs by 4 (Queen's), 2 (Laval), 1 (Western), and 1 (McMaster). And what happened here? Down 12 with 12 minutes to play, they doubled up 18-9 on Brock in the fourth quarter and won by 5. There is a good chance that Western would be in the Final 8 if the bounces in this game went another way. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.laurierathletics.com\/createarticle.php?ID=5273\"\u003EShades of 2011\u003C\/a\u003E... \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. MBB: Western (7.2%) over Lakehead, Wednesday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140219_15ex.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. If, at any point, someone at Western wants to make their wins or losses more \"normal\" or \"boring\" please consider how much enjoyment the rest of us are getting out of this. (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140222_om0l.xml\"\u003EExample of the alternative\u003C\/a\u003E.) In this one the Mustangs were down 5 with two minutes left, then got a three-point play, a three-point shot, and then two more free throws to put it away. Lakehead committed 20 turnovers, three during the crucial stretch at the end.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fMcUz0bd_rs\/Uwqfo2DwycI\/AAAAAAAABQ0\/r5B6ZG7H1S8\/s1600\/MBB_WP_UBC_ALB_20140222.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?url=http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fMcUz0bd_rs\/Uwqfo2DwycI\/AAAAAAAABQ0\/r5B6ZG7H1S8\/s320\/MBB_WP_UBC_ALB_20140222.png\u0026amp;container=blogger\u0026amp;gadget=a\u0026amp;rewriteMime=image\/*\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMBB: UBC 79 at Alberta 78 (Feb. 22, 2014)\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. MBB: UBC (\u0026lt;0.1%) over Alberta, Saturday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140222_9l1x.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Alberta had a 13-point lead with about four minutes to go (see chart at left), having already \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140221_7dda.xml\"\u003Ewon Game 1 by 20 points\u003C\/a\u003E (though with only a six-point halftime lead). They also had 25 fouls in this game, the 25th and final being the most damaging, as \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140222_9l1x.xml\"\u003Eit came with no time left and led to the game-winning free throw\u003C\/a\u003E. UBC went to the line 20 times more than Alberta did, and converted on 32 of their 35 attempts. Alberta would then win the third game Sunday 80-67, but it wasn't as one-sided as it looked: they were only up 8 in the last minute. If they are one of the so-called \"teams that could beat Carleton\" then this was, if nothing else, a good series for Carleton.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest changes in SRS rank\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUp: UNB MBB (+7, 36 to 29)\u003C\/b\u003E. Swapping spots, more or less, with St. F-X after beating them and CBU this weekend. There is hardly any space between 29th and 38th, so this change looks bigger than it is.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDown: StFX MBB (-6, 30 to 36)\u003C\/b\u003E. Don't look now but the X-Men have lost five of seven. That just brings \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cishoops.ca\/history\/top10coaching.php\"\u003EDave Smart's record-breaking game\u003C\/a\u003E a week or so closer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESlowest game of the week: WBB Ottawa at Carleton, Saturday (65 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton again. Way too many offensive rebounds allowed by Ottawa in a 59-37 loss. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140222_cml4.xml\"\u003EThere have been better playoff games than this\u003C\/a\u003E. When the winning team is shooting below 40%...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFastest game of the week: MBB MUN at SMU, Friday (101 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother amazing\/invisible performance from \u003Cb\u003EJacob Hynes\u003C\/b\u003E, especially considering the pace of this game: 31 minutes played, zero points, one shot, one rebound, one assist. The fans who shoot at halftime for a campus store gift card get more touches than he does.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETerrell Evans Watch\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs mentioned above, not a lot went right on Friday for Evans and the Vikes. Better on Saturday, with 8 boards and a game-high 18 points. Then 29 points on Sunday. He just wanted to make an entrance, really. He'll have Fraser Valley to deal with next, and then either Saskatchewan or Alberta, then potentially Carleton or the OUA third-place team after that. The Watch will stand on guard throughout. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBest games of the upcoming week\u003C\/b\u003E (all times Eastern)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFinal 8 play-in games are denoted with * at the beginning. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E* MBB: Victoria vs. UFV (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\/\"\u003ECW semifinal, Friday, 6:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E* MBB: Ottawa vs. McMaster (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/schedule\/\"\u003EOUA semifinal, Friday, 8:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. The second, and better, of the two Wilson Cup semifinals. If (a) you're in the GTA, and (b) you like basketball, but (c) don't go to these games, then (b) is probably false.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E* MBB: Saskatchewan at Alberta (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\/\"\u003ECW semifinal, Friday, 10:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: Saskatchewan at UBC (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\"\u003ECW quarterfinal, Friday 10:00pm, Saturday 8:00pm, Sunday 5:00pm if necessary\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. WBB matchup of the week. The teams ranked ahead of the Huskies are either not playing this week, or are hosting their playoff game(s). Those that \u003Ci\u003Eare\u003C\/i\u003E playing either have already qualified for the Final 8 or aren't facing an opponent as good as UBC. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E* MBB: OUA bronze-medal game (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/schedule\/\"\u003ESaturday, 4:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Presuming the entirety of Carleton University doesn't sink into the Rideau this week, this will be Windsor\/McMaster or Windsor\/Ottawa. Either one will be excellent. We will have coverage of the Wilson Cup tournament here, by the way.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E* WBB: Queen's at Carleton (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ssncanada.ca\/games\/\"\u003EOUA East final, Saturday 6:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Two of the top 10 defences nationwide, and the slowest pace factor in the country from the Ravens. If you like high scores, this game \u003Ci\u003Ereally\u003C\/i\u003E isn't for you. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: CW final (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\/\"\u003ESaturday, TBD\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Likely the \"who doesn't have to play Carleton?\" game. Victoria lost this one last year to UBC; thankfully for them, we know UBC won't be their opponent this time should they make it back there. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E* MBB: AUS final (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.austv.ca\/\"\u003ESunday, 1:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Teams to be determined, obviously, but an important game regardless.\u003C\/span\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\/3588772736408599509\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/basketball-week-in-review-feb-19-to-23.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3588772736408599509"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3588772736408599509"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/basketball-week-in-review-feb-19-to-23.html","title":"Basketball: Week in Review, Feb. 19–23"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rob Pettapiece"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-5557755867942852281"},"published":{"$t":"2014-02-03T12:13:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-06-21T21:58:35.123-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball Week In Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Citadins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lions"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rouge et Or"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Voyageurs"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Basketball: Week in Review, Jan. 28–Feb. 2"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003ENext in a series of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/index.php\/weblog\/entry\/week_in_review_1_10_1_16\"\u003Ekenpom-inspired\u003C\/a\u003E Week in Review. A lighter post this week ... \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest upsets\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENone! The closest we got was Lakehead WBB over McMaster, but \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/01\/basketball-week-in-review-jan-2126.html\"\u003Eas Scott alluded to last week\u003C\/a\u003E, wins by Lakehead might start looking less like upsets as the season wears on. After all, with every new game, the pre-\u003Cb\u003EJylisa Williams\u003C\/b\u003E Thunderwolves become less relevant to their overall ranking.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECrazy comebacks\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. MBB: Queen's (1.3%) over Laurentian, Saturday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140201_691x.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Only one this week, and the play-by-play for the end of the fourth quarter should tell the story fairly well here. The high point for Laurentian was with 1:22 left, when they had a nine-point lead and still had possession.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest changes in SRS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESRS, or Simple Ranking System, is the basis for our \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/p\/basketball-team-rankings.html\"\u003Ebasketball team rankings\u003C\/a\u003E. These teams moved the most in the rankings vs. last week.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUp: Acadia MBB (+3, 15 to 12) and Laurier WBB (+3, 14 to 11)\u003C\/b\u003E. There was a multi-way tie for this so we just took the highest-ranked team in each league. Laurier kept it relatively close vs. Windsor and beat Brock by 20, a solid week. Acadia swept UNB, 93-83 and 83-64, in Fredericton. Both were on the fringes of the top 10 vote and will likely get more votes after this week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDown: Ottawa WBB (12 to 15)\u003C\/b\u003E. Again, another tie so the highest-ranked team gets the mini-writeup here. Ottawa beat Ryerson by 2 and lost to Toronto by 4, neither one of which was in line with their previous ranking so the Gee-Gees are adjusted down to account for the under-performance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESlowest game of the week: MBB UQAM at Laval, Saturday (61 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003EWelcome to RSEQ basketball. All five men's teams are among the slowest 13 in the country, and the women have four of the slowest 12. When it's two below-.500 teams, it is doubtful to be exciting basketball. This one was seven possessions slower than any other men's game this week. Seven! The slowest women's game was, no joke, \u003Ci\u003Ealso\u003C\/i\u003E UQAM\/Laval \u003Ci\u003Eon the same day\u003C\/i\u003E, at 63 possessions. A perfect four hours for those in la Vieille Capitale who don't want to stay home on a Saturday night but also don't want to get \u003Ci\u003Etoo\u003C\/i\u003E excited.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFastest game of the week: MBB Laurentian at York, Friday (94 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, when the teams combine for 51 points in the third and 50 in the fourth...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMaddie Stephen Watch\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe kenpom version focuses on Alan Williams, UCSB's \"undersized center [who] piles up stats like nobody else\" and is \"ignored by scouts and media alike.\" Our version rotates among a select few of the authors' favourites.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOwner of the 12th-best PER in Ontario this year and a 56th-place spot in our nationwide player rankings last year, Stephen is another of those underrated players who play on slow-paced teams and don't have gaudy scoring stats as a result. (She was also a rookie with a 25 PER playing behind Hannah Sunley-Paisley on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wbkb\/2011-12\/boxscores_champ\/20120319_clit.xml\"\u003Ethe first Ottawa team to medal at nationals\u003C\/a\u003E.) \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis week Stephen had 9 points and 9 rebounds against Ryerson and 8 and 12 against Toronto. Not the best pair of games, with twice as many turnovers in the U of T game as made baskets, especially given that she has such a low turnover rate to begin with. The Gee-Gees have a big weekend coming up with a road trip to Queen's, whom they must beat by 10 to hold the point-differential tiebreaker, and York.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBest games of the upcoming week\u003C\/b\u003E (all times Eastern)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGames to watch for playoff implications, the closeness of the two teams competing, or the standout individual performances...\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: Brock at McMaster (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/links\/90w9mh\"\u003EWednesday 6:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Gee, you think \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/brocktv.ca\/badgers-den-update-january-15th\/\"\u003Ethis\u003C\/a\u003E might be a relevant story for this game? Aside from that, it's No. 9 vs No. 13, in a battle to climb out of fourth place in the OUA West. Laurier came on strong in the second half to complicate things in that division.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: Ottawa at Queen's (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/links\/n4lgf2\"\u003EFriday 6:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. 12-6 vs. 12-6 and, as mentioned, an important game for the division. Queen's will play 13-5 Carleton the next night, too, of course.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: Saskatchewan at Winnipeg (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\"\u003EFriday 7:00pm, Saturday 7:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. One of two road series for the Huskies to finish the season; next week's is Alberta, and they may both be 18-2 heading into that.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: McMaster at Windsor (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.golancers.tv\/\"\u003ESaturday 2:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Mac can clinch first in the division here if they win. That No. 1 seed in the West would give them the chance to qualify for the Final 8 before playing Carleton again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: McGill at UQAM (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/links\/xpm0ka\"\u003ESaturday 5:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. The Quebec league is starting to get bunched up at the top after Concordia took two from McGill. This is No. 8 at No. 16 and could be a great under-the-radar matchup. Friend of the blog and regular MUBL champion \u003Cb\u003EAlexandre Tourigny\u003C\/b\u003E will be calling this game for \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/sports.tvgo.ca\/index.php?option=com_content\u0026view=article\u0026id=1943:uqam\u0026catid=52:chaines\u0026Itemid=233\"\u003ETVGO\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: Ryerson at Laurentian (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/laurentian.portal\"\u003ESaturday 8:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. It's the Rams' turn for the dreaded-by-Ontario-teams, business-as-usual-for-Canada-West-teams road trip to Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie. Both teams here went 0-2 this past week, though Ryerson kept Carleton closer than anyone has all year.\u003C\/span\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\/5557755867942852281\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/basketball-week-in-review-jan-28-feb-2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5557755867942852281"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5557755867942852281"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/basketball-week-in-review-jan-28-feb-2.html","title":"Basketball: Week in Review, Jan. 28–Feb. 2"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rob Pettapiece"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8825354477154652241"},"published":{"$t":"2014-01-19T21:48:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-06-21T21:59:00.128-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Badgers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball Week In Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"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":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sea-Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stingers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thunderwolves"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Blues"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vikes"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Basketball: Week in Review, Jan. 14–19"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003ETaking a page (i.e., blatantly stealing) \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/index.php\/weblog\/entry\/week_in_review_1_10_1_16\"\u003Efrom Ken Pomeroy\u003C\/a\u003E ... \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest upsets\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThere are many more teams in NCAA than CIS so we have to extend our definition of \"upset\" a little bit more up here (kenpom uses anyone who was less than 10% likely to win).\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. WBB: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/wbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140117_w2bx.xml\"\u003ELakehead over Western\u003C\/a\u003E (24%), Saturday.\u003C\/b\u003E You often hear it said that the Thunderdome is a tough place to play. Well, anywhere is tough when your opponent is the Great Group of Dudes [Teammates]. This is not the GGOD[T]s; the women's team has played eight games at home this year and this was their first win against a non-Waterloo team. A really bad shooting night for the Mustangs all around and they didn't figure it out until it was too late: they scored 20 in the fourth, more than any other two quarters put together.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. MBB: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140118_05ft.xml\"\u003EMemorial over UNB\u003C\/a\u003E (23%), Saturday.\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EJavon Masters\u003C\/b\u003E missed four shots in the last 2:30 of this game (it was tied at 74 with 2:36 to go), part of a brutal 4\/19, 12-point night from him. He and the Reds bounced back the next day, though, going from 40% in effective field-goal percentage to 52% (they average about 47%, for context) and winning by 17.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. WBB: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/wbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140117_i967.xml\"\u003EToronto over Ottawa\u003C\/a\u003E (19%), Friday.\u003C\/b\u003E A season low in points scored for Ottawa U. 16-second half points won't get you many wins unless you had 46 in the first half. U of T had a brutal schedule to start the year and have since won 4 of 6 against their division-mates. They could very well make a run at a first-round bye but it would require more games like this. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECrazy comebacks\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe teams who came back from the dead. Or at least back from a seemingly insurmountable deficit.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JpXYFijUqTs\/Ut9PzkY00jI\/AAAAAAAABPs\/R3BB2XUKaeg\/s1600\/20140118_LAV_CON_MBB_WP.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JpXYFijUqTs\/Ut9PzkY00jI\/AAAAAAAABPs\/R3BB2XUKaeg\/s320\/20140118_LAV_CON_MBB_WP.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMBB: Laval 57 at Concordia 62 (Jan. 18, 2014)\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. WBB: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/wbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140117_i967.xml?view=plays\"\u003EToronto (5%) over Ottawa\u003C\/a\u003E, Friday.\u003C\/b\u003E Only fitting that the biggest upset had a big comeback. It was 35-20 for Ottawa with 6:30 to play in the third. Here are Toronto's points scored on each possession from there to the end of the quarter: 2, 2, 2, 3, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2. An ORtg of 189? Yeah, that'll do. Ottawa, in the same time frame, went turnover, turnover, miss, miss, miss, miss (no offensive rebounds during any of those), turnover, then finally 1\/2 from the line. They didn't make a basket for almost a nine-minute period. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. MBB: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140117_h73v.xml?view=plays\"\u003EWestern (4%) over Lakehead\u003C\/a\u003E, Friday.\u003C\/b\u003E Back-to-back threes early in the fourth started a 10-0 run that put the Thunderwolves up 68-56 with 6:57 left. They would only make two more baskets in the rest of the game, going 2\/7 to Western's 8\/11. (Eight for 11!)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. MBB: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140118_b5uy.xml?view=plays\"\u003EConcordia (3%) over Laval\u003C\/a\u003E, Saturday\u003C\/b\u003E (\u003Ci\u003Esee chart, at right\u003C\/i\u003E). Down 45-29 with 3:15 to go in the third quarter, the Stingers somehow pulled this one out, going on two separate 14-4 runs to tie it with about three minutes to go in the fourth. And while we're here: Laval also blew their chance in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140116_u38f.xml?view=plays\"\u003Ethe first game of the home-and-home\u003C\/a\u003E, up 9 midway through the second and losing by 10 (merely an 80% chance of winning at their peak in that one, not the 97% they had here).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest weekly increases in SRS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESRS, or Simple Ranking System, is the basis for our \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/p\/basketball-team-rankings.html\"\u003Ebasketball team rankings\u003C\/a\u003E. These teams improved their ranking the most vs. last week.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: Calgary, +5 (up to 16th from 21st).\u003C\/b\u003E Staying within three points on average of the 5th-ranked team is not so bad when you're 21st to begin with.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: UBC, +8 (up to 19th from 27th).\u003C\/b\u003E Safe to say it's an off-year for the perennial contender. They weren't often in the 20s in January in previous years. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESlowest game of the week: WBB \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/wbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140118_i9jq.xml\"\u003EToronto at Carleton\u003C\/a\u003E, Saturday (67 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA classic Carleton pace. Both Raven teams are now legendary, for very specific meanings of the word \"legendary,\" for slowing down the pace. The women's team came into this one averaging 70 per game, lowest in the country. Last year they averaged 70.5. Lowest in the country. 2011-12: 72.5, falling all the way down to third-slowest. You can almost see the Ravens and their short bench just hanging on in this game: up 15 at the half, then 13 after three, then just 1 when time ran out.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFastest game of the week: MBB \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140115_ahg8.xml\"\u003ELaurier at Brock\u003C\/a\u003E, Wednesday (91 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen the \u003Ci\u003Elosing\u003C\/i\u003E team scores 88 there probably wasn't much pack-line defence going on. 71 points total in the fourth quarter alone, which works out to one point every 8.5 seconds. Ironically, this fast-paced game probably took a long time to finish: the last five minutes saw 25 trips to the line, the first one coming when it was already a 13-point deficit for Brock.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETerrell Evans Watch\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe kenpom version focuses on Alan Williams, UCSB's \"undersized center [who] piles up stats like nobody else\" and is \"ignored by scouts and media alike.\" We'll draft in another product of the American Southwest now playing on the west coast: UVic's Evans, who despite being second in the country in our player rankings last year \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/03\/basketball-our-2012-13-player-rankings.html\"\u003Ewas only given a second-team conference all-star spot\u003C\/a\u003E. Future editions of the Watch will rotate among other favourites.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEvans faced lowly UNBC this week and had \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140117_bqwl.xml\"\u003E19 and 13 in the Friday game\u003C\/a\u003E, then \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140118_idj5.xml\"\u003E25 points on Saturday\u003C\/a\u003E, missing only five shots total in that game. He's now up to a PER of 34.0 on the year, third behind \u003Cb\u003EPhil Scrubb\u003C\/b\u003E and teammate \u003Cb\u003EChris McLaughlin\u003C\/b\u003E, though he is averaging 32 minutes per game to their 27 and 29.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBest games of the upcoming week\u003C\/b\u003E (all times Eastern)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThese are based on the same odds that are used for our upset games from above — we just take the opposite, and look for the closest games on paper, between two good teams. Only games with webcasts are listed; those schools who don't show their basketball teams' games are kindly encouraged to get on board already.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/links\/yq66oe\"\u003EMBB: Carleton vs. Ottawa\u003C\/a\u003E (Tuesday, 8:00pm)\u003C\/b\u003E. Like you need to be told.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/links\/zy2phm\"\u003EWBB: Windsor at Western\u003C\/a\u003E (Wednesday, 6:00pm)\u003C\/b\u003E. The first of ... two? three? maybe even four? ... well, the first of multiple matches between Windsor and Western this year, anyway. Windsor's lapping the field pretty easily early on in OUA play; at least this one has home-court advantage for the Mustangs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/links\/90w9mh\"\u003EMBB: Laurentian at Ryerson\u003C\/a\u003E (Friday, 8:00pm)\u003C\/b\u003E. Lots of OUA teams here, but that's just how the schedule goes this week (and, for that matter, how the rankings are set up). Here we have two top-10 OUA East teams...no, the other ones.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\"\u003EWBB: Calgary at Alberta\u003C\/a\u003E (Friday 8:00pm, Saturday 7:00pm)\u003C\/b\u003E. The second of two weeks where Calgary plays top-10 teams from their division. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/links\/90w9mh\"\u003EWBB: Western at McMaster\u003C\/a\u003E (Saturday, 1:00pm)\u003C\/b\u003E. Losses to Laurier and Lakehead in recent weeks mean this stretch is pretty important for UWO. (Next week, they get Guelph and Waterloo at home. Next week, they will not be in the \"best games\" section.)\u003C\/span\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\/8825354477154652241\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/01\/basketball-week-in-review-jan-1419.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8825354477154652241"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8825354477154652241"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/01\/basketball-week-in-review-jan-1419.html","title":"Basketball: Week in Review, Jan. 14–19"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rob Pettapiece"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JpXYFijUqTs\/Ut9PzkY00jI\/AAAAAAAABPs\/R3BB2XUKaeg\/s72-c\/20140118_LAV_CON_MBB_WP.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-6539798868228837031"},"published":{"$t":"2014-01-12T14:03:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-01-12T14:03:04.225-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: Ravens Survive Gee-Gees in Capital Battle"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003E[Ed. note: Kyle wrote this piece earlier this week, but my mistake kept it from running until today, January 12. I regret the error. --RP]\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe stands were packed, the benches fired up, and the referees' whistles put away in this past weekend’s big matchup between heated cross-city rivals #9 Carleton and Ottawa. And while the cliché of \"the game being closer than the score reveals\" is used a lot, it was certainly true in this one. Despite Ottawa outplaying the Ravens for much of the opening period, Carleton were able to escape with a lead after twenty minutes before opening up a 4-0 lead in the second, en route to a monstrous 5-2 victory.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe highly anticipated, crushingly physical game got off to a flying start for the Gee-Gees, who tested Carleton’s backup goaltender \u003Cb\u003EFrancis Dupuis\u003C\/b\u003E early and often. Within the first seven minutes of play, the garnet and grey had created a flurry around the Raven net, outshooting the home side 7-0.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll it took was one shot, though, for Carleton to jump out to the game’s first lead. \u003Cb\u003EJoey West\u003C\/b\u003E deflected \u003Cb\u003EMatthew Stanisz’\u003C\/b\u003E point shot perfectly, tucking the puck just under the crossbar to give the Ravens the opening lead just seven and a half minutes into the game. From there, Carleton settled and slowed the game down to their pace, taking the one-goal lead into the dressing room and outshooting the Gee-Gees 8-4 in the twelve and a half minutes following the goal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the second period, it was Carleton who came out on the offensive. Less than two minutes into the frame, \u003Cb\u003EJoe Pleckaitis\u003C\/b\u003E extended the lead, banging home a loose puck sitting at the side of the net in a mad goalmouth scramble.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa took two subsequent trips to the penalty box shortly after the goal, and Carleton continued to build up momentum. Just twelve seconds following \u003Cb\u003EMatt White\u003C\/b\u003E’s release from the sin bin on Ottawa’s second penalty, \u003Cb\u003ERyan MacLean\u003C\/b\u003E found the back of the net to open the lead up to three, prompting \u003Cb\u003ERéal Paiement\u003C\/b\u003E to burn his team’s timeout.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe strategy worked immediately, as Ottawa was able to get back on track and slow the Ravens attack. However, with just under five minutes to go in the period, Carleton capitalized on a controversial opportunity and delivered the final blow.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGee-Gees captain \u003Cb\u003EDavid Foucher\u003C\/b\u003E was carrying the puck in his own zone, and was hauled down after Pleckaitis got his stick around Foucher’s upper body. The puck made its way to \u003Cb\u003EMichael McNamee\u003C\/b\u003E whose initial shot was stopped, but \u003Cb\u003EDamian Cross\u003C\/b\u003E was able to knock home the rebound to give the Ravens the 4-0 lead.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gee-Gees pled their case following the goal to no avail. At the next stoppage in play twenty seconds following the goal, \u003Cb\u003EMathieu Guertin\u003C\/b\u003E continued to share his perspective on the goal before a faceoff, and was given an unsportsmanlike misconduct penalty, sending Carleton to the power play. Though they were unable to score on the man advantage, momentum was firmly on Carleton’s side, who outshot Ottawa 17-9 in the period, heading into the intermission.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuertin redeemed himself for the penalty with a goal early in the third following some outstanding play deep in the zone and behind the net by \u003Cb\u003ETaylor Collins\u003C\/b\u003E who fed Guertin all alone in front, but the deficit was too great by that point.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa tried to crawl back into the game, as \u003Cb\u003EMathieu Oulette\u003C\/b\u003E broke in on a powerplay and snuck a wrist shot through Dupuis’ blocker side with over seven minutes to play. A physical grudge match instead of a comeback broke out for the remainder, with McNamee adding an empty net goal for good measure with under a minute to go.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDupuis made 27 saves on 29 shots for the win, while Ottawa's \u003Cb\u003EWarren Shymko\u003C\/b\u003E allowed four goals on 31 shots in a losing effort. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe win for Carleton came just one night after another huge win over \u003Cb\u003EMcGill\u003C\/b\u003E, giving the Ravens 23 points so far on the season. They sit in fourth, two points behind McGill for second place but with a game in hand.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor Ottawa, they rebounded the next day with a 4-2 win in Kingston over RMC, to give them a record of 11-6-1. They sit tied with Carleton in points, but due to tiebreakers (Carleton’s game in hand), fall to the fifth spot. While there’s still a lot of hockey to be played, fans in the capital are sure to be dreaming of a potential first-round matchup between these teams once the playoffs roll around.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E---- \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThis weekend’s Game of the Week matchup will keep us in the East, as it will feature #6 McGill on the road to take on #7 Queen’s, in a battle for division supremacy. Queen's will have their hands full this weekend as they try to remain the last OUA team undefeated in regulation: they face Carleton on Friday night ahead of the McGill matchup. Meanwhile the Redmen will travel to Ottawa to face the Gee-Gees on Friday, before making the short trip to Kingston for Saturday's game.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\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\/6539798868228837031\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/01\/mens-hockey-ravens-survive-gee-gees-in.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6539798868228837031"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6539798868228837031"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/01\/mens-hockey-ravens-survive-gee-gees-in.html","title":"Men's Hockey: Ravens Survive Gee-Gees in Capital Battle"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kyle Brown"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/100079013344179668072"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});