What could have been

Monday morning rolls around with a heavy cloud.  That’s the way Monday always is, except in summer.  Today, however, is a little heavier, especially after yesterday.
As most who read this blog, I announced on Saturday that the Riders and Alouettes would finish the CFL 2009 Season in Sunday’s Grey Cup.  The game was filled with [...]

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History is made… again

Two weeks ago, the Saskatchewan Roughriders made history.  For the first time in 33 years, the Riders ended the season in first place, and would host the Western Final with a berth to the Grey Cup on the line.  In one week, it will be a first.  The first time the Riders meet the Montreal [...]

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Winner take all

A tough CFL season comes to a head today.  The Stamps travel to Mosaic Stadium to take on the Riders, with the winner advancing to the Grey Cup in Calgary.  Down east, BC is going to try to be the first crossover team to advance to the Grey Cup as they play in Montreal.
Tensions are [...]

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Sports Sunday

Canadian Football League
It was a long time coming.
History was made today.
You can use any cliche in the book you want, but the end result is still the same.  Darian Durant and the Saskatchewan Roughriders now get a two week rest before the West Division Final on the road to the Grey Cup.  They got there [...]

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Midway through the season

The annual Labour Day Classic has come and gone and the Riders are doing okay.
It’s been an up and down season, but the Riders came into this game with a 4-4 record.  The previous game was a close lose to the Montreal Alouettes.  Winnipeg hasn’t been doing too well, and probably didn’t get a lot [...]

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Bringing a nation together

Over the past several years, I’ve watched something happen.  It’s affected Canadians from coast to coast.  It’s an event that right wing and left wing politicians can sit down and agree upon.  It’s something that brings about pride as a Canadian.  Some might say it’s hockey, and to a point it is.  But it’s another [...]

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Week Five

Week five?  Make that game five.  The Riders rumbled into Calgary on the heels of a disappointing loss to the Edmonton Eskimos.  They let a 20 point half time lead slip away and walk out of their own park with one more in the loss column.  One more loss would be the beginning of a [...]

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Two Down…

In 2007 Darian Durant was number 3 on the depth chart for Saskatchewan Roughrider quarterbacks.  He wore the number 14.  Kerry Joseph was number 1.  Fast forward to today, KJ is the number 1 QB in Toronto, and Darian Durant is the number 1 in Saskatchewan.  In 2008, Durant traded in his number 14 for [...]

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2009: A New Rider Season

The Saskatchewan Roughriders began a new CFL campaign this weekend.  They opened the CFL season at home to Western Rivals the B.C. Lions; and came away with a victory.
It wasn’t one that was picture perfect.  Starting quarterback Darian Durant wasn’t perfect as he gave up turnovers.  But like the past two years, the Riders’ D [...]

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International Gridiron

It is known throughout the world that Canton, Ohio, is the crib of American Football. In Canada, Hamilton, Ontario is the cradle of the game and home to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Some may argue that Saskatchewan is the home of football, as the province produces so many exceptional players.
For the [...]

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