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The Rise of the Winter Soldier, Bryson "Bucky" Barnes/The CFL Outsiders S03 E23 · The CFL Outsiders

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Hey kids, welcome back to another episode of the CFL Outsiders.
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I remain, as always, your 100% unbiased,
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completely impartial, and well caffeinated host,
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Old Man Shouting at Clouds.
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Yes, one product I buy from Starbucks,
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the pumpkin spice latte. So when it's here,
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I load up. Now I know we're in week 21.
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But unlike a lot of the teams out there,
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we've got all our starters here.
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Joining me is MJ.
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hey everyone, I have my red black shirt on because and I'm so happy I finally
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got to wear it this year because I
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And MJ two.
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Hi, I'm in Calgary. I still want the stamps to win,
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but I can't bring myself to wear a stamp shirt.
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So I have my my Christine Sinclair shirt on and it's red.
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that's as close as I get.
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Yeah it works. If people
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don't look close they'll just assume.
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Well, well, well. What about the winter soldier?
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Bryson Bucky Barnes.
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Thoughts? I know it's not on the rundown,
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but we gotta open with it.
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I'm happy for him.
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So happy for the pig farmer. I don't know if
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Yeah. Yes.
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you knew. I didn't know if you were aware that he is I
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Apparently
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that's getting a lot of play. I'm gonna die on my Marvel reference hill.
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Bucky Barnes, best friend of Steve Rogers,
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Captain America, and he became the winter soldier.
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A superhero, just like Ottawa needed.
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Yes. The
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Yes.
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right guy for the right
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Okay, so
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time.
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Yeah.
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Yes.
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Yes, exactly. Plus he's got a cybernetic arm.
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So how can you not want that in a quarterback?
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All right. We'll maybe talk ~ well we
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Yeah.
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will talk more about that later,
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but first of all, fa we had one of ours,
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MJ, in the CFL Podcast Network Finals.
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And
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Yes.
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Well, you know, much like the Red Blacks this season,
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I played well most of the game,
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and then in the final few minutes,
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I completely collapsed.
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That's gonna be our show's tagline from here on in.
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Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
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We've lost in the final two
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I was
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years running.
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I was 10 points ahead going into that Calgary BC game and I was off
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to the ballet and I was like off you go boys and I had Rourke
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and Horvath and Brooks and he had VA
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and MacMahone and Jackson and I Yes,
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Players that actually played the whole game.
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to much to
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my surprise as I checked at intermission.
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Yeah.
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that Rourke had sat down and I was like,
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Well I know it to be fair to
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Yeah, it's yes.
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myself, I tried to pick Barnes and he was not available to pick as quarterback
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~ Yeah, okay. I might have might have
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for f fancy.
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gone that way myself, but we'll see.
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I had crumbs in there for
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No, they D C kind waved
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the white flag on that second half there.
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Well, and you know
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They just
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what, if I had been paying attention and not going to the ballet,
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how how dare I have a life, I would
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Ha ha ha
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have realized that BC did not need to win that game anymore.
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they had clinched the semi-final and they did not care.
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And Calgary cared a whole lot.
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But it's okay. I had fun playing.
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Good job, Elksheard. You outplayed me and yeah.
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Money for charity, always a good thing.
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Had a lot of fun.
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congratulations to the Elks Heard on the victory this year.
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Good stuff. Well,
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we're getting towards that time of the season,
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which is why the playoffs for fantasy were here.
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We're also getting towards award season.
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And I'm not gonna talk a lot about them.
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Maybe we'll do some of that as we get a little bit further along.
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But the the one thing I've got a tiny mini rant here.
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I'm really annoyed listening to all the folks out there are talking about
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the MOP award. And yes,
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I think I agree the front runners are Davis Alexander excuse me here.
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Losing my voice already. Bad sign.
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Playing injured late in the season.
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Anyway, true front runners are Phil Pot for Montreal and Davis Alexander
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for Montreal. I agree with that completely.
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What drives me crazy is all the people out there that are quoting stats
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and talking about the fact that,
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well, if you look at it, the quarterback is much more important to the team.
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So he's an obvious shoe-in. It's not an MVP award.
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It's MOP most outstanding player.
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And you can't do that from stats.
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Your stats don't tell you who's the most outstanding.
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It's got a lot to do with the team you're on.
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You put any quarterback into that Montreal system,
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they're not going to do as well as Davis,
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but they're going to be up there.
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And their people are going to be talking about them as possible MOPs.
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So you don't do that. Forget the stats.
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Forget the rest of it. It's most outstanding player.
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You look and you say, How many times have I watched that guy play this year?
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And went, Wow, that's outstanding.
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That's amazing. And that's how you pick it on.
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You drop the stats, you drop what the position is.
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You drop all the rest of it and just go with who's impressed you the most.
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Now from there I'm not saying that Tyson is the winner,
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'cause Davis has had some pretty outstanding plays too.
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But I just wanted to get that out there.
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I hate the way so many people figure football is a game of stats,
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and you can tell what's actually happening on the field by watching
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the game line afterwards. that's my little rant.
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well, Davis told them to they tried to interview him and bait him about it.
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He told them to give it to Philpot.
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Yeah.
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There
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we go. Question answered.
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There you go.
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I honestly think between the two of them really the only way that you
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can figure it out is to take the time to go back and unless your memory's great,
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go back and watch the games this season.
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Because I remember a lot of great stuff from both of them.
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And you only have to watch where are we at now?
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Seventeen games played, so you only have to watch sixteen,
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'cause this we saw what happened this weekend.
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Alright. Now, crap. Talk to people for a moment here.
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I just realized I didn't figure out what the score is on GT's BC jersey.
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So I'm gonna go check the schedule.
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You guys carry the show for a moment.
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I think I looked 'cause I was talking to MJ about getting some posts made
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up for folks that can see, B C and Calgary,
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there was a twenty-eight thirty-three,
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there was a fifty two thirty and a thirty twenty-eight.
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So I went with the two lowest scores.
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Well that was Winnipeg. Never mind.
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Actually, that's our instructions
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from GT. Anybody knew GT was on the podcast here,
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O BC.
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had to step
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away. But what we're talking about is he's got four vintage jerseys.
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And before I go ahead with this,
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I'm gonna task MJ2 with doing some math because GT said the top two games
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for the Winnipeg jersey because there was no name on it.
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But with the G-Roy name on there,
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~ sorry, I gave you wrong instructions.
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with the G with with
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it was the top two, not the bottom two.
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G G Roy Simon's name on the the B C jersey.
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He said we take all three of them into account.
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I mean, you
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So
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don't even need
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All three.
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to math because my husband wants to buy this jersey.
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So you don't don't math. Don't math.
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Okay, well he better get in quick
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then 'cause there could be others on this.
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Okay. So
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So do the math
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and and we'll give people a chance.
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I was trying to
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save you from having to do math.
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Well, I'm not doing
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Yeah.
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it off the top of my head, but there will be a post about it.
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because I well
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Yes.
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can do the math. I have the scores,
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so let me
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I've got the I'm looking them up here too,
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so I can do them if we need to.
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It was what was it? The first game there was a total of seventy four points.
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Thirteen thirty.
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And then there
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Yeah.
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was 56 points, so that takes us up to 8130.
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Was that one thirty?
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And then
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the last one here.
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Is it for all three games? I thought it was just for two.
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For B
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C
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No,
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he's doing all three on this one.
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These were his instructions.
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Are you are you sure?
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Yeah. Yeah, 130. And then this last one was
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That's a hundred one hundred and seventy five.
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45. Yep. So $175 if you want to buy the G.
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Roy Simon jersey. I'm don't blame me.
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GT's not here, but this was his instructions.
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He went cheaper on the Winnipeg one because it was unnamed.
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So here's the point. There is still out there the Toronto Carrie Joseph jersey.
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The Saskatchewan, Michael Bishop,
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the unnamed Winnipeg jersey, and this one is the G.
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Roy Simon jersey. These are all from GT's own personal collection,
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vintage jerseys that he's decided to sell off.
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And the proceeds all go to CFL fans fight cancer.
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So this is a great chance. If you're interested in any of those,
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the scoring on it was for three of them,
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the total score that on all the games that they played this year.
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year and for the Winnipeg one because it was no nameplate on it,
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the top or the two lower scored games,
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I believe. So those are all sitting in there.
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If you want those, great way to get some fan friends of yours a fantastic gift
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and to support CFL fans fight cancer and and to help with charity.
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So drop us a line here. We'll put you in touch with GT and we'll get
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you some of those. Sorry for being unprepared.
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Yeah, and stay no,
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stay tuned on Instagram because we'll have some posts with
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the jersey information and the final number and then you can you can see.
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If you're like me, you don't remember numbers.
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So yeah, we'll have
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Yes.
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we'll have it out there so that you can see.
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Ottawa. Lots of Ottawa news this week.
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We'll start with the fact that they've hired their new president.
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And I think everyone here is probably impressed.
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Mike Morales. I'll join in on that.
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What are your thoughts?
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They are so lucky to have Mike Morelli come and be on their team with them.
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if you're talking about someone who has vision and is able to not just have
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a vision, but get the people around him to do the things because that's what
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the president does. he's the guy.
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Like, I didn't know that he was the co-founder of the CBL.
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I thought he was just the commissioner.
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in so congratulations Ottawa, because I feel like this this is huge.
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what an opportunity for Ottawa.
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Yeah.
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I am as a Ti cat fan, I'm so jealous.
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yeah.
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He is Hamilton football.
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Yes.
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you know, they used to have like Morelli macaroni in Hamilton.
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And I was like, we should have kept some boxes.
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Maybe mom still has some. but
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Yeah.
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he also was the president, I believe he was the president of the CFLPA for a while.
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And yeah, he co-founded the CEBL.
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They built that into a 10-team league across the country,
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and it is a viable league. And we've talked about the CEBL multiple times
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in this show. We've talked about Mike.
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Morelli multiple times. Ottawa is so lucky.
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He should be commissioner as we've discussed.
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He should be commissioner
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Yes.
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of this league. So Ottawa has a steal,
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has a steal that he has agreed to come and be their president.
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honestly I said this on blue sky.
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Like sky is the limit for the red blacks.
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this is the best thing that's happened to them in a million years.
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Like take what happened like them being excited about Ryan and times it by 20,
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in my opinion, because this this is it.
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Mike Morelli is Canadian sports.
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I agree. I think he is an excellent choice for this.
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Many, many, many challenges with the Red Blacks.
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And I see him overcoming all but one of his challenges in this new rule.
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New role. And that is that when you're the leader,
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when you're the president of a team or the leader of any other team,
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Your goal should always be build your team so you're the stupidest person on it.
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And that's gonna be hard for Mike,
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'cause he's awfully damn bright.
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Finding a team smarter than him is gonna take some work.
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I'm just so excited for Ottawa.
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Think yeah, this goes
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a long way for the to keep players next year.
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Yes.
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Yes.
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You wanna keep some good players around,
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you wanna keep Eberhard like these these players will stick around.
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You wanna get fans to buy a ticket?
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This guy has a lot of cred. there's a CBL team in Ottawa,
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they're pretty popular. They've been they've won either been to
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the championships or won a championship.
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But he's not unknown in Ottawa.
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And they said one of his mandates for his new role is to create some more buzz
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in Ottawa about the Red Blacks.
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And if you
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Yes.
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can build a league, a basketball league across Canada,
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and have it be pretty popular,
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I think that you should be able to do this.
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So take note,
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CFL. Ottawa's about to blow our socks off.
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Miss.
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Absolutely.
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I'm so excited.
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All in all, the best
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week in Ottawa for well over a year.
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Yeah. Yeah. Yep.
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Maybe several years.
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Yeah. I'm I'm s
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I am so excited for I mean, next year might not be great and I mean that's just
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a rebuild situation, but I mean look what the Elks have done when you
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Yep.
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get proper people that are passionate about your team in place and
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you have the right chemistry.
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Yep, so that's exciting
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yeah.
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for fans, it's exciting for players who now put in the effort this year
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and want to build and want to stay,
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but it's also exciting for sponsors.
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because you know, if if you start to have this engagement and people are showing up,
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that's exciting for everyone. this is the best news possible for Ottawa
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Yeah. And I know the East Division
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yeah. You definitely.
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gets a lot of crap sometimes about being like kind of like rinky dinky and this
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is a lot of credibility for a East Division team.
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Completely, yes. Yeah, yeah. yeah,
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they they may still miss the playoffs next year,
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depending on what happens at the quarterback spot and a few other things.
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Just n you just need to not be last next year.
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Yeah, I know. And they they may still miss the playoffs next year.
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You don't know, but they'll win or they they're in a position with everything
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they've done to set themselves up.
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They should win six or seven games.
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And if that doesn't get you in
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when eight out of nine get in you're in trouble,
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but it will still give the fans a lot to look forward to.
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It won't be this hopeless year where halfway through you're done.
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I've said before, I try not to listen to other podcasts until we've done ours.
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I don't wanna plagiarize and steal stuff.
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Last night I broke down and listened to the three down pod,
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and I will give full credit to JC Abbott who pointed out
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the really depressing thought that if this was next year,
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the Hamilton Ottawa game, Hamilton would be resting players.
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To get ready for the playoffs.
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Yeah, it's so true. It's
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Yeah. Harrison
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Frost. Our playoff quarterback.
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How ridiculous are you, yeah. Yes.
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Well apparently they're resting him anyway,
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he's did not participate on the injury list.
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We'll get to that. Okay, some other quick fire facts here.
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I don't know if I said this on air or before we started,
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but I've added a couple of things to the rundown,
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so you guys have to adapt as we go through.
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These are quick fire facts. I'll fire them off,
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pause for about two seconds if you have any comments and then just go on.
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'Cause it's just stuff that happened.
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So first of all, the elks clinch first place in the West.
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Yay. So happy for the elks.
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so happy. My mom is so happy. Yep.
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Yes.
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Congratulations.
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Yes. And their
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their owner, is it Linda Thompson?
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I think it is anyway. Was
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Yeah. Deb Deb Thompson.
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Deb Thompson, thank you. Yes. Some people are bad with numbers,
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others are bad with names. That would be me.
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she went on a radio broadcast this last week,
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her first time she's been on one and apparently d did quite well
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and encouraged people to just put the whole name thing behind them
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and embrace the the team as it is.
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Come out and
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Well, I doubt they'll sell out their playoffs 'cause what does Commonwealth hold?
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It's sixty thousand, isn't it?
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It's big.
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Yeah.
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But they should sell out well and get up thirty to forty thousand with
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a couple of weeks to sell tickets now.
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So I'm hoping that. Okay, next packs.
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The Lions clinch second place.
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Yay. Well our dad's really happy about that.
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Yay. Our dad is very happy.
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Yeah.
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The Riders clinch a playoff spot.
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No,
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You're very happy.
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You're you're happy.
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I'm not
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and Calgary's waiting to find out what happens.
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there's anxiety.
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Calgary.
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Yes.
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Very bizarre situation there because I said last week Winnipeg holds
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the the season series over Calgary or over Saskatchewan.
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Calgary holds the season series over Saskatchewan.
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BC holds the season series over Saskatchewan and Edmonton may hold
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the season series over Saskatchewan after this week.
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But they were coming out and saying with all of that,
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the three teams there, if Saskatchewan won,
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they get in. And I could not figure it out.
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I could not figure it out at all,
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made no sense to me. And then again,
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because I listened to the three down one,
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I now know that the different scenarios that can happen.
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Winnipeg loses this weekend.
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Calgary and Saskatchewan are in and one's a crossover.
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Saskatchewan wins, they stay in the West.
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But what it comes down to is the fact that if Saskatchewan loses and Winnipeg wins,
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there are three teams at nine and seven.
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And inste instead of going up against each other then
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It's a matter of what your record is amongst the three teams that
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are in competition. And Winnipeg,
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I believe, is three and two because they played Calgary three times Saskatchewan's
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two and two and Calgary is two and three.
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So that puts
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Calgary. ~
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them out in an in an overall tie.
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So yeah, so that's why. If anybody else cares.
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Calgary, you did it to yourself.
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Yeah. It
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doesn't matter. It doesn't matter unless one of these teams really sort
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of figures out what's wrong and turns on a dime.
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They're not getting out of the first round.
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They're
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No.
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not getting past Toronto or B C,
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so my opinion, yes, but watched a lot of football and I'm
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Yeah.
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still as a riders fan, you still hang on for the maybe miracle,
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but
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Not expecting it. Alright, so much for the those random facts on the playoffs.
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Next one. Did you hear Cody thanking the haters and the critics this week?
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No, I didn't I tried to look up and I
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Which I don't
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didn't see anything. So I am very curious.
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Yes, well, basically that was it.
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He said there's not a person outside of this locker room who said we could
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get first place. And we have, and I wanna thank all of those people
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who doubted us because it basically it gave us the motivation to go on.
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Well this is just what Cody does.
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This is what he did in Montreal.
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This is how he has to play to win.
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He has to think that everyone is against him and that he plays with a huge chip
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in his shoulder and that's how he plays well.
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And he did in Montreal won a Grey Cup,
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so maybe he can repeat that in Edmonton.
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Could be. And I've heard others,
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including, like I said, because I did listen to Three Down,
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them complaining about the fact that,
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that's such exaggeration from Cody.
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You're saying nobody else believed in you?
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No. Of course he's not saying that.
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He's saying that most of the world did not believe in us.
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And he didn't say yesterday or that they thought we couldn't do this in this game.
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He said, you know, it's maybe it's back to the start of the season.
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I think it's perfectly
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Perfectly acceptable for him to have that chip on his shoulder
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and motivate the team. And if if you're gonna take everything he says literally,
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then you're gonna struggle in life 'cause there's nuance to people's statement.
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Yeah.
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Well and to be
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fair to Cody, when he got re signed in free agency where we're like,
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why is Alexani signing Cody? Like he's just okay.
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Yeah.
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So I mean I'm pretty sure I said that too.
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I'm like, I don't know.
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Yeah.
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You go, Cody?
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Yeah, exactly. And
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Yep. Yep.
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Yeah.
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and it's still I swear you take the the the complete games and the results
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out of the package and you just pick out a quarter here or there from almost
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any game this season and put it in,
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people go, I he's not a very good quarterback.
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You know, I mean look, they struggle,
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they're just taking everything they can do to get yardage,
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and yet
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He gets into a week like this,
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throws for a hundred and twenty yards last week.
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have sat in Commonwealth and had minus two rushing on the board,
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the scoreboard
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Yeah.
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there for quite some time during a game.
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it's just it doesn't matter because they're winning.
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Yeah, it can happen there too.
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But they're winning, yes. Exactly.
21:08
They're gritty winning and that's yeah.
21:11
And that's that's the thing is it's he's finding some way to do it.
21:14
That's when you see.
21:15
So congratulations,
21:16
Cody. And I'm with you. Not a lot of us thought you could take the
21:21
the the first place and you showed us.
21:24
Well it goes back to what you said,
21:26
it's not always about the stats.
21:27
It's there's yeah, that chip on his shoulder,
21:30
whatever leadership that team believes in him and he believes that he can
21:35
do it and whether or not it always looked great or you always thought that they were
21:41
going to do it, look at them now.
21:45
So
21:45
I think also part of that is Mark Killum.
21:47
I think Mark Killum has a kind of a Jason Moss vibe and they play a little
21:49
Yes. Yes.
21:51
scrappy and a little mean and Cody played really well with Jason Moss like that.
21:56
And I think Mark Killum is the kind of the same cloth situation
21:59
and that's why they're things are maybe are going really well for them this year's.
22:03
Yes.
22:03
Yeah.
22:04
If you've followed this game for any length of time,
22:07
whether it's at it any level, and especially at the commentators
22:11
on the professional and the college level,
22:13
you'll know the cliche that every game comes down to three or four plays.
22:18
And how those plays go matter if you win or lose the game.
22:21
It's not true for every game, it's true for a lot of games.
22:25
And the thing about Cody is he gets positive results when it's on
22:29
the line like that.
22:31
When there's a play that matters,
22:32
he somehow.
22:34
Makes it happen. It's great. I'm so happy for Edmonton.
22:37
and and you're right, the right coach,
22:39
the right quarterback, the right players in that locker room.
22:43
what a season for the Elks
22:43
Yeah, well Ed took the players
22:44
his name it didn't like off his nameplates off that locker room.
22:47
Yes.
22:49
It's been an exciting time in Edmonton.
22:51
Yes.
22:53
Are you not entertained out in Edmonton?
22:55
Yeah. if you're not, we can't help ya.
22:57
To
22:58
quote Mr. Harris from a few years back.
23:01
Okay. Now I've said there's a few things you don't have on your sheet.
23:05
This is one of them, so we'll see how quick you can react to the good news,
23:09
I thought, out of Montreal, that Jeffrey Cantonar Coup is the Jake Goddard Award
23:15
winner for this year. Now anyone that doesn't know the Jake Godard Award,
23:19
it's right from the the page itself.
23:23
It recognizes a Canadian poet player who best demonstrates
23:27
the attributes of Canada's veterans.
23:29
Strength, perseverance, courage,
23:31
comradeship, and contribution to Canadian communities.
23:35
Don't you think Jeffrey match
23:36
That's fantastic.
23:38
that from what you've seen?
23:40
I honestly don't know him so but
23:42
Don't know him.
23:44
it was it was neat because I saw it on the broadcast and they had his
23:48
mom present it to him at a practice and and
23:50
Yeah.
23:52
I just thought that's great. Well and the it looked like there were quite
23:55
a few riders. I think that if you lived in that community,
23:58
people in Montreal are probably screaming at us right now because they're like,
24:02
Yes, how do you not know? but if you live in those communities,
24:05
I'm sure that the people in Montreal,
24:07
kids, whatever, would have a lot of like really great things to say,
24:11
obviously that he was nominated and won this award.
24:16
So it's great for him.
24:19
Yes, and and you're right, it's been the last four years it's been
24:22
a rider every time, so they've he's broken the dominance of the riders
24:26
and I don't remember them all,
24:27
but I know Dan Clark was in there and Logan Furlin was in there and
24:30
I'm trying to think who else. But yeah,
24:32
but it's it's a great award and from what I know I don't know much about him either,
24:36
but everything I've heard, he is a wonderful recipient for this.
24:39
as you said, he's known within the community.
24:42
He works off field hard at
24:45
at supporting people and he loves playing in Montreal.
24:49
I love that when the players get involved in their communities.
24:52
yeah, like when we were growing up in Hamilton,
24:54
right? I just think like
24:56
Hage's heroes and he would
24:58
Mm.
24:58
Yeah.
24:58
always bring kids to the game and pizza and all of these teams that do this
25:02
and I Calgary does it, but it it makes such a difference and I know that
25:06
to the players they're there for a couple of years or whatever.
25:09
but the way that they get involved in the communities that they are in,
25:13
I think is such an amazing thing for these athletes to do.
25:19
Dunegan went on a run with your school team.
25:21
He did.
25:22
I got to run with Matt Dunegan.
25:23
Yes. Yes. We do.
25:24
Right? Like it used to we still talk about that.
25:24
Yeah. She loves those things. Yeah.
25:26
Yeah.
25:27
Yeah.
25:28
Yeah. So thank
25:29
Yeah.
25:30
you to all the athletes that do get involved in the communities they find themselves
25:31
Honestly, because you a lot of them
25:33
in.
25:34
y we're not gonna talk about what you're doing in the community 'cause
25:36
no one's gonna see it, but we people see it and it makes a difference.
25:41
So thank to every player if you're watching like thank you so much.
25:45
You've made a huge difference in people's lives whether you know it or not.
25:49
Yes. And on the on field side the attributes of perseverance
25:54
and strength and whatnot, let's not forget that they released Darnell Sankey
25:59
to keep Jeffrey Carton Narcou at at middle linebacker and it looks like
26:03
it was a good choice. something else
26:04
just
26:04
th this is completely off the top of my head for MJ two.
26:07
I love the picture on the wall behind you.
26:11
thank you.
26:11
Isn't it's
26:12
that
26:13
that's ~
26:13
Yeah.
26:14
that's one of my high school art projects that I framed.
26:17
Wow. That is
26:18
Yeah. Yeah, it's the Rocky
26:20
Mountains. I came out here one summer and fell in love with Calgary
26:24
and have it moved back. So yeah.
26:26
Yeah. Yes.
26:27
Well I knew you were a good artist but that is really spectacular.
26:31
This was back when I used to do it every day.
26:33
So yeah.
26:34
Ha ha.
26:34
Thank you. Yeah.
26:37
You're welcome. Thanks for show sharing it.
26:39
back to football.
26:40
Ha ha
26:42
Well we'll talk about Yeah, yes,
26:42
This pumpkin spice latte, it's just like
26:45
yes. Okay. You're right, I'm fading.
26:48
Hmm. More caffeine.
26:51
Mm.
26:51
There we go. Ba back to football.
26:55
Again, we'll talk more in the game about all the stuff that happened.
27:01
But
27:01
the Red Blacks got their first victory of the season.
27:04
They may may surprise surpass the Hamilton Tiecats that went 17 and 1,
27:10
or
27:10
they may tie them. But yeah,
27:10
Whoa whoa.
27:12
Let's not get hasty.
27:14
we'll see. Let's not get out of out of that at all.
27:16
Yeah. No more lemons.
27:17
But part of what yes.
27:20
Part of what's come out of that,
27:21
though, has been a lot of people talking about the Argos time management
27:26
at the end of that game.
27:28
And is this the coaching you want going into the playoffs?
27:30
And a lot of people, other people are going,
27:32
it didn't matter. Who cares and that?
27:34
But basically what happened for anyone who's been under a rock,
27:39
it was a close game. Both teams made mistakes.
27:43
The Winter Soldier, I'm gonna die on that hill.
27:46
Winter Soldier Baryson Bucky Barnes played well against a a semi-limited defense.
27:51
But in the end, Toronto had a lead.
27:55
Ottawa managed to get down the field and score with 30 seconds left.
28:00
And in fact, with about 33 seconds left,
28:04
they had it first and ten on the four.
28:06
And when they ran it in, Ottawa.
28:09
When they ran it in, Ottawa did not even contest it.
28:12
They let them take it in so they had 30 seconds left to play.
28:16
Then they came down and scored a touchdown.
28:19
To win the game by one point in 30 seconds.
28:21
And everyone's talking about the fact that every other high-level professional
28:26
football team in the universe understands in that scenario,
28:30
you take a knee, if you have to,
28:33
you take a second knee, and then you kick a four-yard field goal to,
28:37
well, I guess an eleven-yard field goal to win the game and not give them
28:40
any chance to come back. Toronto went a different way and it bit them in the arse.
28:45
So
28:47
What do you think? Is that anything to worry about in the playoffs?
28:50
they have made some questionable coaching decisions in this season?
28:52
~ so in
28:54
defense of Miller, I will defend him on this a little bit,
28:57
is that Ottawa has not been able to do this all year.
29:00
In no scenario in his mind did he think that Ottawa could actually hit
29:05
the red zone and score a touchdown in that that 30 seconds.
29:08
it wasn't even in the realm of possibilities for them that they just completely were
29:13
like Ottawa's gonna like crap out and crumble again we'll just run our touchdown.
29:18
Look at us, we're
29:19
making you cry a little bit and then we're like you're not gonna
29:21
do anything and then what happens?
29:23
Yes.
29:25
Yes. But
29:25
I
29:27
that's why they say t professional teams,
29:31
good teams, don't leave that chance.
29:33
I saw someone.
29:34
and I know, I'm not saying I'm saying I literally
29:36
think that they were this is week twenty-one and Ottawa has
29:39
not accomplished this yet. There is no reason to think that they would.
29:43
And they were just a little cocky.
29:44
I think they were just a little cocky.
29:46
Quite quite
29:47
possibly. I saw someone who knows math,
29:50
who's good with numbers, who broke down the stuff and I don't mind math,
29:55
but I couldn't follow what they were saying.
29:56
But basically they came back with and I think they they said it
29:59
was something like in high level football
30:03
having a team get a chance to score a touchdown and win with thirty seconds to go,
30:09
their chances of doing that are something like point zero nine percent or something.
30:15
So yeah. Less than one in a hundred.
30:18
But do you wanna be the ones that are going to history as that embarrassing team
30:23
that let that happen? So
30:25
~ I
30:25
Couldn't have happened to a better team.
30:25
love that it happened. Yes.
30:27
Yes. I
30:27
Yeah.
30:28
love that this happened to the Argos.
30:30
All I saw was a text from MJ saying Argos suck and that just made
30:34
Yeah.
30:34
my whole season thank you, yes.
30:37
But I think yeah,
30:38
yes.
30:38
This was a win for us as well.
30:40
but I
30:41
I don't know, like I I think
30:43
Here in the CFL, anything can happen in those last three minutes and
30:47
I know that they've changed the time,
30:48
whatever, whatever. But the fact that they discounted Ottawa,
30:52
and that wasn't even on their radar and how they manage that clock,
30:58
I don't know, you're this far in the season and you're gonna make those mistakes.
31:01
how mad are the players where they've done everything possible that they
31:05
can do and their coach goes out and whoever the coaching staff is,
31:09
makes that decision. I think you're apologizing to your team
31:15
at that point because that's terrible and I love to see it because it's the Argos.
31:19
but yeah, like
31:21
Who would have thought this would have happened?
31:23
you saw how Ottawa was playing,
31:24
you saw how excited they were with Bryson Barnes and you still made
31:28
Yeah.
31:29
that choice.
31:30
Yeah.
31:30
And I was watching the end of that game and the commentators,
31:34
I forget who was on the game, were trying to explain it away on why
31:38
Yeah.
31:38
Toronto was making these choices,
31:40
because yeah, it would be such a low chance.
31:43
But at the same time, anything can happen when your team is on a roll
31:48
and they had the momentum.
31:49
it was a swing, but I don't know.
31:52
I yeah, couldn't have happened a better team.
31:52
Yes. But don't forget Toronto had a lot
31:55
of their backups on defense then too.
31:57
And as a coach
31:58
Yeah.
31:59
you want to think about that a bit.
32:00
Yes, Ottawa hasn't done this against a professional CFL team yet this year.
32:04
But we're not really playing like a real CFL team.
32:08
it was just a poorly read decision,
32:10
poorly read the game, and I love it.
32:12
Ha ha
32:13
Yeah.
32:13
Yeah, I forgot there's a lot more nuance for the two of you with Toronto involved.
32:17
Maybe they should be eating lemons.
32:18
~ Yeah,
32:19
Yes.
32:21
hey, Road Guy Congratulations.
32:23
Yeah, I don't know. Yeah.
32:26
Go enjoy an orange.
32:27
Yes.
32:28
Eberhurt was not gonna not score that touchdown.
32:31
He was
32:31
Yes. Yeah,
32:32
and it's appropriate it went to him.
32:34
I mean
32:35
Well
32:35
Was it
32:35
to him? I don't know. He took the ball anyway.
32:38
Well it's appropriate he caught it
32:39
But
32:40
of people awfully close together.
32:42
It did not look like a like a well executed play,
32:46
but the Toronto defense
32:48
But
32:48
executed worse.
32:49
if you're Jason Moss and that coaching staff and if you're whoever ends
32:54
up crossing over, you're looking at that going,
32:57
Excellent, great, you're gonna take these random risks,
33:00
can't wait, right? And so, I don't know,
33:02
I feel like you show your cards a little when you take some gambles like that.
33:06
He he
33:07
is a rookie head coach, to be fair.
33:09
Yes. Yes he is. He's been around coaching a long time,
33:10
You are gonna probably do
33:11
True, true, true.
33:12
but
33:13
some things like this, and I guess do them in meaningless games
33:17
Yeah. Yes, yes important. And
33:17
Yeah.
33:18
and not playoff games.
33:21
and the last thing I'll say about this is I've seen,
33:23
especially on the CFL Reddit, a bunch of AI slop memes,
33:27
which I really find annoying.
33:31
Things about Ottawa celebrating so much,
33:33
popping champagne, kissing the girls and all this,
33:36
and then they show them on a podium down here at the very bottom with one win.
33:39
I don't care that it's their one win.
33:42
That is probably the most important win in the CFL this year.
33:45
That kinda felt like a Grey Cup win when I was watching it.
33:47
It did.
33:47
Yes, it did.
33:48
That's
33:49
how it felt to me. I was so excited.
33:51
Yeah, mocking them
33:52
for that win is not a good look.
33:55
And mocking them for celebrating it.
33:57
Because for them it was a Grey Cup win.
33:57
Probably an Argo fan.
34:00
Yeah. Yeah.
34:02
your average player, I don't know what their age is,
34:04
twenty-seven, maybe thirty. They're gonna live to eighty,
34:08
ninety. So you would spend fifty or sixty years having to live with the fact that,
34:14
yeah, we played in a a completely winless season.
34:17
We're
34:19
Yeah.
34:19
the only team that's I think the Lions did it,
34:21
but we're the only CFL team that's ever done it.
34:23
and you have to live with that.
34:24
Now they don't have to. Now it just goes away.
34:26
Yeah. And let me tell you, when the TICS
34:26
It'll get mentioned.
34:29
won that one game in two thousand three,
34:31
you better believe I was so excited and I yeah.
34:36
Yeah.
34:37
Exactly. It'll get mentioned next time yes.
34:37
Well, it just means a lot. Like it means a lot when
34:40
Yeah. It'll get mentioned
34:42
your team doesn't give up. your players don't give up.
34:45
Like you go like I know we've talked about this a lot,
34:47
how they went into work every day.
34:49
Yes, they're professionals, they get paid to do this,
34:51
but at some point, like that gets harder and harder.
34:55
And so for them to finally get rewarded for that hard work and for people
35:02
to now have to see that,
35:03
This is what we are capable of going into this new season.
35:07
I thought that great timing. Yeah.
35:10
Yes, the final home game.
35:10
And it was at home. And it was plaid and it
35:11
Yes.
35:13
was and it was plaid night and like yeah.
35:15
Yeah. Yeah, and they got a
35:17
a good Ottawa crowd out. They had
35:20
Yeah.
35:21
over sixteen thousand. So there people were still people were still coming
35:22
Don't worry Ottawa's friends.
35:25
out to watch. And maybe more because they were getting a chance to see Barnes.
35:29
who knows? with this win, seventeen and one or if it's a two and sixteen season,
35:33
it'll just go away.
35:35
If Hamilton somehow beats them this week and they go one and seventeen,
35:40
then it'll get mentioned when another team is close to and they'll
35:42
be mentioned along with the Ty Cats of whatever year that was.
35:46
But it won't haunt them the way that it would have.
35:49
So yeah, this is a huge win. And to do it that way.
35:52
To do do it that way. Where you've been crushed all season.
35:56
You keep getting close and close and then something happens.
36:00
A sixty two yard field goal or
36:03
Somebody makes a mistake you get this and you got thirty seconds to go and my god.
36:07
And they played expecting to win it.
36:12
Yeah. That was the difference.
36:13
They played expecting
36:14
Yes.
36:14
to w finish that drive.
36:16
Yeah.
36:16
Yes.
36:17
Yeah.
36:17
Yep.
36:18
So people have been saying, put Barnes in,
36:20
maybe he gives you a spark. I'd say that's a spark.
36:21
And Geek Gielin
36:21
It's
36:22
made the biggest kick of his life
36:25
Yeah.
36:25
Yeah.
36:26
because
36:27
there's been a lot of misconverts this year and that could I was like,
36:29
Yes.
36:30
boy, this kid, this is the biggest kick of his like career right now.
36:34
Then he did it. And he did it.
36:34
Yeah. And he's been kicking well with the field goals too,
36:35
And he did it.
36:36
which
36:37
nobody's talking about. that's not Lauther there anymore.
36:39
This is a rookie.
36:40
Yes.
36:41
Yeah.
36:42
Yeah. But I think like with
36:44
All right.
36:45
nothing to lose, yeah everything.
36:47
You're right.
36:48
And kicking himself into hopefully a position for next year.
36:51
'Cause he's looking good.
36:52
He looks good. Yeah.
36:55
An another little bit that I had that again,
36:58
sorry this one's not on here. Usual this is sa in junior football,
37:03
Saskatoon Hilltops played the Regina Thunder for the Prairie Conference Championship
37:09
this weekend. And the Thunder won.
37:11
And I should know what the score is,
37:13
but I don't remember. That's not the point of this story.
37:15
The point of this story is the Hilltops were the defending champions
37:19
and didn't bother bringing the trophy to be presented after the game.
37:23
Now to their credit, they have put out a very strong apology
37:28
and they've talked about this was completely our fault and this was on
37:31
us and we've we've robbed these players of the experience of being presented
37:35
a championship trophy, and all of that is they've done everything they
37:39
can to try and apologize and make up for it s since it started.
37:43
But how do you do you do that?
37:44
Someone had one job. You have one job.
37:45
Yeah. Yeah.
37:47
Make sure that
37:48
Much
37:48
like time clock management
37:48
cup gets on the bus.
37:51
in the Argos game, you had one job to do.
37:51
Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
37:55
even
37:55
~
37:55
if you're confident you you're gonna win it,
37:57
you want it there so you can be presented it.
37:58
Yeah, you were very confident you were
38:00
gonna win. You just didn't bother doing all the steps.
38:02
Yeah. Yeah. Your equipment
38:04
Someone f it's
38:05
like
38:05
guys
38:05
on the bus somewhere around Davidson going,
38:07
I feel like I've missed something.
38:10
I can't think what it is. I feel like we've missed some
38:10
Yeah.
38:11
Yeah. Someone's like, well, I can't find
38:13
the key to the trophy case, but we're gonna win so I'd I wouldn't worry about
38:17
it too much. ~ so and so has the
38:18
Yeah. Anyway.
38:20
oops.
38:21
key to the trophy case but they're on vacation.
38:23
I'm like
38:24
Yes. Bad luck for the hilltops,
38:25
I'm doing something at my job that
38:27
good Look in
38:28
how they've admitted their problems and the mistakes and tried real hard
38:32
to apologize. That's all you can do once you've screwed up,
38:35
but
38:36
Man. Makes my bad day not seem as bad.
38:39
Like, ~
38:39
Yes.
38:40
I messed up at work. I forgot to send this email or whatever.
38:43
at least I didn't forget a trophy for a championship game.
38:45
Yeah. It yeah.
38:46
Phew.
38:48
huh.
38:48
~ I forgot that email. Well at least I don't have to put out an apology
38:52
to the world.
38:53
Yeah,
38:54
yeah, yeah.
38:55
Yeah.
38:56
no. what a downer.
38:57
All right.
38:58
attendance this week. Basically,
39:01
what did we have? One game that meant anything really?
39:05
So you'd expect it was down, and it was down a bit,
39:08
but not bad. Unfortunately, even in Mosaic,
39:11
they didn't sell it out, which was disappointing.
39:14
But I think people are starting to see the way the team's been playing
39:16
and and realize one way or another they're running out the string.
39:19
But they did have twenty eight,
39:22
six, eleven, so up there, but they could have fit another.
39:25
I think it's three or four a thousand in there.
39:28
Commonwealth was at twenty two and a half.
39:30
McMahon was twenty-three. So they were paying attention.
39:35
And we knew four of those.
39:36
That's maybe their best crowd of the season.
39:37
We knew four people there.
39:40
And Ottawa, like I said, sixteen three seventy one.
39:42
So they averaged twenty two three hundred and sixty one people this week.
39:47
And that's kind of middle of the pack.
39:49
So I'm I don't think it's not bad.
39:51
Player transactions, we talked about this.
39:53
I had to add this one in late.
39:54
The Ticats have re signed Brandon Revenberg from the O line for one more year.
40:01
Yay! Bo posted
40:02
Wait.
40:03
on his Instagram that this is the best news he's got since his daughters were born.
40:07
I like that.
40:09
Yes. And it's one another year,
40:11
he's like just
40:11
so
40:11
the best teammate. Well apparently Revenberg also signed for one year,
40:14
so they're going out on top together.
40:15
~ that makes me so happy to hear.
40:16
Yeah.
40:18
lock in those people that you really need,
40:20
'cause you gotta get a lot of good players on that team.
40:22
Just Yeah. No quarterback yet.
40:27
what else did we have? Player transactions.
40:30
Couple of receivers released this week.
40:32
the Riders released Shamar Bridges that they picked up about three or four weeks
40:35
ago and he was in a couple of games and did nothing.
40:37
And the Red Blacks released former,
40:41
I think, first round draft pick,
40:43
Nick Mardiner. So we'll see if
40:46
If he locks in anywhere else, he looks like he should be good.
40:49
he's a big, tall receiver. He seems to have fairly good hands.
40:53
He's not a a speed demon, but a guy that can go inside like O'Leary Orange
40:59
for Edmonton. He should be able to do it.
41:00
And so we'll see if he gets picked up or who's interested
41:04
in advancing their Canadian receiver depth.
41:08
I would say just based on what we've seen so far it'll be Calgary or Saskatchewan,
41:13
'cause they seem to sign every Canadian receiver that gets the market.
41:16
Yeah, I was gonna say
41:17
he might have fun playing in BC,
41:19
but yeah, you're right. Calgary,
41:23
how many how many Canadians can you collect?
41:25
Yeah. Yeah,
41:26
Calgary's
41:27
just got like a like
41:27
exactly.
41:28
all the Canadian receivers except for Tyson Philpot.
41:32
Yes.
41:34
And the thing is for them it's worked out well.
41:36
For the riders not so much 'cause they've got a a bunch of good Canadian receivers
41:40
and a bunch of reasonable backup too,
41:42
but they can't stay healthy, so
41:44
I was gonna say the riders this year it was all injuries.
41:47
So good thing they had them all,
41:47
Yeah. Yeah, did.
41:48
but yeah.
41:50
But if you look back the last three years at least,
41:52
I can't even remember how long they've been in.
41:54
Johnson's been relatively healthy,
41:57
but Schaefer Baker and Emless have probably missed as much time as they played over
42:02
the last two or three years. Anyway,
42:04
that's that done. Not a player transaction,
42:08
but news out of Toronto, they've ruled out Kelly from playing this week.
42:11
Now he was injured
42:12
Along with every other
42:14
starting quarterback except for Zach.
42:15
Yes, like every other starting quarterback.
42:17
he was injured early in the game against Ottawa and never got a pass off.
42:23
By the way, good thing I wasn't in the fantasy playoffs because I took Kelly.
42:27
Zer Zero points from
42:27
Serves you right.
42:30
a quarterback is not a good look and a captain.
42:32
Anyway I thought they'll play him through.
42:36
He'll do good against that Ottawa defense.
42:37
What do I know? Nothing. yeah,
42:40
so
42:41
They're saying it's a knee injury.
42:42
They're saying he did not participate in practice.
42:47
Is it bad enough to be a concern in two weeks for the playoffs?
42:51
Who knows?
42:53
quarterback's not injured right now.
42:55
like Rourke's got his hand, like bone chip hand.
42:55
everyone is Yeah.
42:57
Ha ha ha.
42:59
Fajardo said he hurt his knee and his wrist in that game.
43:02
Alexander's
43:03
like caref with the hamstring still probably.
43:03
Yeah. Yeah. Zap?
43:05
Like Zack's one hit
43:07
away from his neck disintegrating like Yeah.
43:10
Yes.
43:10
Harris is looking okay though.
43:12
Is I mean he's
43:13
probably banged up, but I don't think he's had yeah.
43:15
Harris?
43:18
Didn't you see him play this
43:18
No, he's bad.
43:19
weekend? someone Yeah.
43:20
Well, he can't throw, but he's not injured.
43:22
Yeah. I think
43:23
Maybe that's just 'cause he's old.
43:24
I think his shoulder's injured.
43:26
I mentioned that on can't
43:26
~ yeah.
43:27
remember which
43:28
Yeah.
43:28
of the social media it was, but I mentioned that and somebody came
43:31
Yeah.
43:31
back with a stat that Harris has attempted four passes over forty yards this season.
43:36
And they were all incomplete.
43:36
~ So what are they not telling us?
43:37
Mm.
43:39
Yeah.
43:39
There's something to be said about going out on top,
43:42
huh?
43:43
But yeah, so Chad is not the only one.
43:45
every quarterback is banged up at this time of year.
43:49
So they'll they'll just put a brace on him and shoot up with Corritzon or whatever
43:53
he's not gonna play this weekend?
43:54
Why would most of them aren't playing?
43:56
I think yeah, I think Zach's the only one starting.
43:58
Well, Zach's the only one that needs to start.
44:01
Yeah. Yeah, exactly. And the riders did say they're probably starting Harris,
44:06
which I find questionable. But I mean all the difference it can make for them with
44:11
a win is is going to the west rather than the east,
44:13
and the east might be an easier route.
44:15
Yeah, well you gotta get go up against Montreal,
44:17
but Toronto might be an easier step than B C.
44:19
Who knows? So anyway, Toronto
44:20
Toronto at home in Toronto, I don't know.
44:22
is playing yeah. Like I'm saying,
44:24
I I guess what I'm saying is it I'm not saying it'd be easier,
44:27
but I don't think it's
44:30
enough of a difference to be worried about whether you play in the east or the west.
44:34
I would not start him if I were them.
44:36
But
44:36
Yeah. Yeah, exactly.
44:37
Out especially the way things have been and who knows,
44:40
get Cohen some But I would push back on your statement that every quarterback
44:44
is injured. 'Cause I think the winter soldier is probably feeling pretty good these
44:48
days. Might have a few bumps and bruises
44:48
Yeah, yeah, Bryce and Barnes.
44:51
from last week, but Yes.
44:51
Rice and birds. Yeah.
44:53
He's feeling great. Top of the world.
44:56
Top of the world.
44:59
Okay, now speaking of that, we'll talk about the games here.
45:02
And the first one was this. We've talked a lot about the fact that Toronto
45:08
and went into Ottawa and gave the Red Blacks gave the Red Blacks the well no,
45:14
they had to work hard for that last drive.
45:16
But anyway, gave the Red Blacks the opportunity to win their first game
45:20
of the season and they took full advantage of it.
45:22
Bryson Barnes looked pretty darn good.
45:25
Two touchdowns.
45:27
Twenty seven of
45:28
thirty-seven for three hundred and thirty nine yards.
45:30
Now we do have to keep in
45:31
Like that's great.
45:32
mind that was against an awful lot of Toronto backups.
45:36
And they had something weird going with their de apparently for according
45:39
to the announcers, with their designated Americans,
45:41
where they had lost the ability to use Sean Lemon and I think Deshaun Amos
45:45
by halftime. So yeah,
45:48
Good job, Argos. Management was an issue.
45:49
right. And then Kelly went over Yes.
45:50
Like
45:53
Like it and that's not just a head
45:53
Yeah.
45:54
Game management.
45:54
coach issue.
45:55
Game management
45:56
Like
45:56
was an issue in this game.
45:58
Yeah.
45:58
Like
45:59
that's a major issue, that you need to sort out.
46:02
anyway. Mike
46:03
Yes.
46:04
Pinball Clemens is probably just gonna rain terror down on that organization.
46:08
Yeah.
46:09
Can you imagine
46:10
what it was like Monday morning that l?
46:11
No.
46:12
wanna see him mad.
46:12
Yeah. You don't think of
46:14
Pinball as a real peel the paint guy,
46:17
but he could have been.
46:18
It
46:18
might have been after that game.
46:20
~
46:20
Yes, quite quite possible.
46:23
Chad would not that Chad, it's not funny that he got a hurt,
46:26
but he got an intentional grounding call on that play as well.
46:30
And I was like, I thought I was roughing the passer for a second,
46:32
then they're like intentional grounding I was like,
46:34
~ no. Insult
46:35
Yeah.
46:35
Insult injury.
46:37
to injury.
46:39
Yes. And that
46:40
officially meant he didn't throw a pass in the game 'cause the penalty took
46:42
Yeah. Yeah.
46:43
the pass off the off the board.
46:45
So yeah,
46:45
he was out on about the third or fourth play.
46:47
the Red Blacks were finally three for four on their red zone attempts.
46:50
So
46:51
Mm-hmm.
46:52
who would have expected that? Not the Argos.
46:54
certainly not me. So that was I'm Pimpleton and Everhart both played the lights out.
46:58
Yes. Yep.
46:59
They played for Barnes. Like they were gonna catch anything.
47:03
They were running through walls,
47:04
they were ripping through defenders,
47:06
they were doing everything they could have done to win that game.
47:08
Geelan, yeah, the kicking hero,
47:10
like ice in the veins on that last convert.
47:13
and they didn't panic.
47:14
they've panicked
47:14
Yeah.
47:15
a lot and they finally they didn't panic.
47:17
And I'm not quite sure if it was Barnes that was the reason they didn't panic
47:20
or something shifted or they knew about Mike Morelli and we didn't.
47:25
But something finally kind of just clicked and they were settled down
47:29
and they were like, we can finish this drive.
47:31
And I have not seen that from them all year in in dire do-or-die situations.
47:37
So it was really nice to see.
47:39
Yeah, that that confidence and that determination mixed with that like
47:46
swing of yeah, like we can do this.
47:49
it was really exciting to see finally because I know like we've talked about this
47:53
a lot, how they have these glimmers and they've really good plays,
47:58
but then they can't sustain that or they're not consistent.
48:01
And and I think even at the end of the game they had some penalties where
48:05
I was like, No
48:07
but they
48:07
Yeah.
48:07
did manage to get that final drive.
48:10
They were determined to win this game,
48:12
even though I think special teams for the Argos played well.
48:16
there were so many things. Mattel had Mitel?
48:19
I said his name wrong. Mattel my my who's the receiver?
48:23
I think it's Mattel, but
48:23
How do you see?
48:24
Yeah,
48:24
I could be wrong.
48:24
I know. Is it Mattel or Mattel?
48:25
Mitel. Mattel,
48:26
like the Barbie? Barbie? Or is it Mattel?
48:27
the Barbie? Anyway. But he had another big
48:28
Yeah. Yeah.
48:30
Mitel.
48:31
game. as much as I say I don't like the Argos,
48:34
it is fun watching him play because he is such a good receiver.
48:39
When we talk about a player that will go above and beyond to make that play happen
48:44
for a quarterback, I think that he's one of the ones that will do that.
48:47
So anyway, I mean not that I love to say the Argos,
48:49
between him and Common and Unberger,
48:51
but ~
48:52
they they their
48:53
s receiving core is outstanding.
48:55
Yeah.
48:55
Yes. Yes.
48:56
Yes it is. Yeah, there's
48:57
a reason why Kelly's throwing for the yardage is it's not just cause he's
49:01
a gunslinger. It's cause he's got people that make him look good.
49:03
No, it's Yeah.
49:05
Yeah.
49:06
this was a case where it was the Ottawa offense winning against the Argo defense.
49:13
Like that's
49:14
Yes.
49:15
what won the game. It wasn't that the Argo's offense wasn't playing,
49:19
it was that Ottawa was able to beat out their their defense.
49:24
Yes. Yeah.
49:24
Yeah, they put up forty points.
49:26
it was a a kind of a sloppy game from both teams.
49:29
It was it was exciting and well matched,
49:32
but it wasn't the execution wasn't fantastic everywhere.
49:35
Ottawa had every chance to fold.
49:37
They gave up a block punt for a touchdown right off the start.
49:39
Yes. Yes.
49:40
I think the
49:41
second's their second series, if not the first one.
49:44
So, they had that they had to get they had to count on four field goals from
49:47
a rookie field goal kicker to get it done.
49:50
And yet they did. And yeah.
49:50
Yeah. They did.
49:52
Yep, they did.
49:53
They got a couple of sacks. What was it?
49:56
three sacks for Ottawa, including a strip sack that got them the ball back when they
50:00
needed it. They gave up four to Toronto.
50:03
Toronto for some reason after they scored their final touchdown were
50:09
up by four points. And they went for a two point conversion.
50:14
Which I have no idea why you do that.
50:15
It makes no difference whatsoever.
50:17
Maybe trying to get another play in.
50:19
But anyway, it didn't bite them in the ass because they they would have lost
50:23
regardless, but there it was there.
50:24
Now so like I said, not the most exciting game.
50:29
Or quite an exciting game, not the cleanest game.
50:31
Penalties, again, did I mention that?
50:33
They were eight for seventy six for Ottawa,
50:36
six for eighty five for Toronto,
50:38
so that between fifty and a hundred yards.
50:42
But I'll tell you the one thing I'm not hearing anybody talk about.
50:45
Everyone's saying what terrible clock management from Toronto.
50:50
How bad that was in that last 30 seconds.
50:53
How do you give up that yardage in the 30 seconds?
50:56
Well, part of it is they did a pooch kick,
50:58
so they really only had to come from the 50.
51:00
But then they get a pass down to somewhere around the the Toronto 50.
51:06
And one of the Toronto defensive tackles.
51:11
decides, yeah, he threw that ball 30 seconds ago.
51:14
I'm gonna keep running and smash him down.
51:16
And gave them an extra 15 yards,
51:17
Number ninety one.
51:19
which let them get into the end zone.
51:21
It would have been a lot harder without that.
51:24
And it was blatant. he had three or four times the the time he needed
51:30
to make a decision of I should really stop now.
51:34
and I guess maybe things are falling off the rails if you're Toronto because you're
51:39
scared that you are going to be the team that loses to Ottawa.
51:42
That loses to Ottawa.
51:43
And so
51:44
you're trying to manage the clock,
51:46
you're trying to manage your players' expectations,
51:48
you are trying to calm down and clearly it did not happen.
51:52
And like, yeah, what goes through a player's head when like you know you're gonna
51:58
get penalized and you just keep going.
52:00
I guess you just can't
52:01
Yeah.
52:01
That was like when Ottawa gave up that that
52:02
I'm guessing it's somebody who gets very
52:04
PI and marched Toronto right down.
52:06
~ yes. Yeah.
52:06
And I was like, ~ no, this is the dagger.
52:07
Yeah. Yeah.
52:08
This is it. They're they're done.
52:09
That's what I thought.
52:09
I thought they were done when that PI happened.
52:12
And I was like, no. Yeah.
52:12
Yeah. Yeah, there were like I said,
52:14
it was
52:14
sloppy. There were mistakes. I I'm thinking in Toronto's case,
52:18
I didn't see who took the or I don't remember who took the roughing the passer call,
52:23
but I'm betting it was one of the backups who's played three or four snaps
52:27
on defense all year and I get a chance to hit a quarterback
52:31
Yeah,
52:31
it was number ninety one. I remember that,
52:33
but I I don't know who it actually was.
52:35
Probably in their head, coach
52:35
Yes.
52:36
says to follow through, so I'm gonna follow through.
52:39
Yeah, well. Possibly.
52:41
I
52:41
counted two steamboats in my own head.
52:44
Yes.
52:45
~ But I guess you
52:47
get so worried that I don't yeah.
52:49
Are you like you
52:50
just glitch? I don't know. That whole game was like that last few minutes
52:54
for the Argos was just like a matrix glitch or something.
52:57
I don't know.
52:57
Yeah, just
52:58
pretend it never happened.
53:00
Yeah.
53:01
So I'm taking a quick look here.
53:03
Let's see, nine ninety nine ninety one you said.
53:09
Yeah.
53:10
So Soon Toila Tyla T O I A is the last name,
53:15
I believe, yes. I'd never heard of him,
53:18
so yeah. I'm I'm actually playing,
53:22
I get to hit somebody.
53:24
Yeah, not a great look.
53:25
He's from
53:25
Tonga. Yeah, he's a he's a global player.
53:26
No, may it may not get you back on the team next year,
53:28
He's ~
53:29
but but enthusiastic.
53:30
Mm.
53:33
My last little point about this,
53:34
apparently people are really up.
53:35
There's some people, and I assume by people they mean Argo fans that Marshall
53:39
Ferguson was too excited about the play calling,
53:43
up for when the Ottawa won. And he was like clearly cheering for Ottawa.
53:47
And I'm like, we were all cheering for Ottawa.
53:49
Yeah.
53:50
And I'm like, can you imagine if Dusty had called that touchdown,
53:53
No.
53:53
how much more
53:54
upset they would have been? Like,
53:56
calm down.
53:56
Yeah.
53:57
Ferguson gets really excited about a lot of things.
54:00
Toronto. the attention's not on you.
54:00
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I don't if you're if
54:03
~
54:03
you're complaining about that,
54:05
you're complaining about the wrong thing.
54:06
You're you should be complaining about the fact
54:06
Yeah, I was like, ~ boy.
54:08
that your team gave up a touchdown in thirty seconds against a team that hasn't won
54:13
I
54:13
a game yet.
54:14
would rather an announcer be excited than
54:17
Yeah.
54:18
when I watched the Brewers Dodgers game and the Brewers swept the Dodgers
54:22
in game four and the announcers were so sad panda about the whole thing
54:25
and were like wah wah wah. And I was like,
54:27
yeah, I would rather have an announcer be so excited about like
54:32
a last second touchdown. Absolutely.
54:34
Yes. Yes.
54:34
For a team
54:36
that hasn't won all year. Absolutely.
54:38
Good
54:38
Yes.
54:39
job, Marshall. Keep it up.
54:40
Yeah. I think so. Good
54:41
Yes. Yes.
54:41
We love I love you.
54:42
work there. I had no complaints and I think you would have to be a Toronto
54:45
fan to complain about anything that happened there.
54:48
I hope he's back next year.
54:50
Yeah.
54:50
Yeah.
54:50
I expect he will. He's not the the greatest of them,
54:53
but I'd
54:53
He's
54:53
I'd rather hear him than a few other people.
54:55
Now you mentioned if Dustin had been doing that that
54:56
Same here.
54:59
broadcast, how would people react?
55:01
I don't know.
55:02
Usually Dustin is doing the Friday night game with Luke,
55:04
I know, that's why I was confused.
55:04
Yeah, yeah, you guys yeah. Yes.
55:05
so he missed his opportunity to call that.
55:08
Well well he
55:09
went he did a Friday night one,
55:11
but it was in Edmonton.
55:11
Yeah, it was in Edmonton.
55:13
that's why.
55:14
So they didn't
55:14
bring Luke out to it's usually Luke and Dustin and they they swapped that up.
55:18
But I'll use that as a segue for
55:19
Do you think Luke would actually go out to Alberta?
55:23
moving on to our next game. Because I noticed one thing in it.
55:27
I have a lot of respect for Dustin Nielsen.
55:29
I think he really knows football,
55:31
he's an excellent announcer.
55:33
He makes the game much more enjoyable.
55:35
But there was a pass to Tim White over
55:41
the middle that Tim dropped. And Dustin was incredulous.
55:45
He's normally so reliable. how can they get that from White when they need
55:51
He's Drank the Bomber's juice.
55:54
Really have you been watching this
55:54
~
55:56
league the last few years?
55:58
And my and there's Tim White dropping another cr this is why I can't
56:01
be an announcer, gonna be like,
56:01
Yep. Yeah. Yep. He'll he'll
56:02
and there's he is dropping another critical pass at a critical time!
56:06
get you a thousand yards on passes that really don't matter.
56:09
~
56:11
Yeah.
56:12
anyway, but that was that was the one comment that that stuck with me.
56:16
As far as the game went, it was interesting because again,
56:20
didn't play well in the first half.
56:21
They let Winnipeg get up on them a little bit.
56:25
They didn't pass. Cody
56:29
Went twelve for seventeen for a hundred and twenty yards.
56:33
But they ran for 212 yards between Rankin and Cody,
56:37
yeah. And frankly, we'll we can talk about a lot of the stuff that happens.
56:41
But the most important thing was late in the game,
56:45
Winnipeg was driving. Looked like they,
56:49
I think at that point, I can't even remember,
56:53
they might have had the lead, or they were very close to getting the lead down
56:56
in the Edmonton end, and Anderson picked off Zach.
57:01
So they had the ball at I think I had I think they had it at the
57:06
at their own 12 yard line. Maybe.
57:10
And they proceeded to run a,
57:14
let me do my math here, an 11 play drive that would have gone
57:18
the 98 yards.
57:21
They had two passes for 24 yards.
57:24
At the end, Cody plunged.
57:26
two yards in for a quarterback sneak.
57:28
But other than that, they had eight runs from Rankin.
57:32
For a total of what did I have
57:34
Consecutive.
57:35
down here? 72 yards. Winnipeg could not stop
57:37
Consecutive?
57:38
him. And the most important thing,
57:41
right at that point in the game,
57:42
we're just gonna run it down your throat.
57:43
Stop us. And they can't. And I thought the most impressive run he had was
57:48
a two and a half yard run.
57:50
Well, maybe it wasn't even that.
57:51
Maybe it was one I can't remember.
57:53
But if they needed a yard and a half for the first down,
57:55
they ran him. He got hit four yards back in the backfield.
57:58
On second down. Should have been over.
58:01
Somehow he twisted and turned and and dragged I'm not sure.
58:05
I think it might have been Serezna.
58:06
Forward two or three yards and collapsed forward for an extra
58:12
two inches that they didn't need.
58:14
And that kept the drive going and ended up
58:17
Leading to the touchdown.
58:18
Nice for
58:19
Rankin to join us again. He's been a little MIA.
58:22
Yeah.
58:23
Yeah.
58:26
Yeah. But I was as I was watching this play,
58:28
I don't think I realized how I was just like,
58:31
Cody must be injured 'cause this was after he fell on his wrist,
58:35
I think. And I wasn't counting how many runs it was,
58:39
but I'm like, wow, they're running Rankin a lot And then I looked,
58:42
yeah, eight consecutive. I don't know,
58:44
that's that to me means you've got depth on your team where you can rely on
58:50
that's a lot of work to ask your front guys and your blockers to run eight
58:55
run plays in a row and be able to move down the field.
58:58
Yeah, just
58:59
giving Winnipeg a taste of their own medicine.
59:02
Yeah. It was. It was like watching
59:02
~ well, Winnipeg you could have.
59:05
Winnipeg win a game the last two or three years back.
59:08
yeah, definitely.
59:10
What the thing is Winnipeg needed to win.
59:13
Edmonton did not care. And you should have been able to win against
59:16
a team that's like we don't really need to win this game.
59:20
Well, technically
59:20
they had to win one of the last two to lock up first place,
59:23
Yeah,
59:23
so
59:24
I guess, but
59:24
Well, you miss two field goals.
59:26
both
59:27
of them were over fifty, but your clutch guy,
59:29
when you need him to be clutch,
59:31
but
59:31
then like
59:32
Tyrell Ford, I felt bad for him.
59:34
He got some pretty questionable PI calls.
59:37
~ Yeah, that one late in the game where
59:37
And I was like, my dad
59:38
that one.
59:40
and I were having a discussion and we were like,
59:41
we do not understand what PI is.
59:44
Like I felt so bad.
59:44
No one does. Like I yeah.
59:45
Nobody does any more.
59:48
Like he was like,
59:48
I tripped and fell, and they're like PI.
59:51
And I'm like, that should be accidental pass interference,
59:51
Yeah. Yeah.
59:53
if nothing else. That's a 10-yard one,
59:55
not like a spot of the foul. It was just so weird.
59:58
And
59:58
it was so interesting watching him go and talk to the ref because he
1:00:02
was trying to be so respectful because he was like,
1:00:04
Yeah.
1:00:04
Wait,
1:00:05
that that one he's like, Wait,
1:00:06
that was that was on me? you're cal and he like disbel you could see
1:00:10
him going from disbelief to being like mad,
1:00:12
but then being like, Okay, can you explain how that was?
1:00:16
Yeah. Yeah.
1:00:16
Because and then
1:00:17
seeing the replay, why isn't the the replay center all year has been
1:00:23
In everyone's business and they weren't on this one.
1:00:25
Replay centers like that
1:00:26
wasn't actually offside, guys.
1:00:28
Take
1:00:28
Yeah. Yeah.
1:00:29
that call back. So what
1:00:31
there was another questionable one later in another game.
1:00:34
We'll talk about that. But I just I don't understand.
1:00:37
There was the one this is against the riders,
1:00:39
but I so but I'm not complaining about a ro call against the riders.
1:00:44
I'm just saying PI in general.
1:00:45
There was that Calgary game with with the Riders where the D B just turned
1:00:51
and Stepped right in front of the receiver.
1:00:55
And got no PI call and it was challenged and upheld,
1:00:59
no PA call, 'cause there's well he didn't intend to.
1:01:01
It doesn't matter if you intend to,
1:01:03
if you impede the guy's progress.
1:01:05
If you fall in front of him, which is what basically happened,
1:01:09
that and so I don't know. I don't know what's PI anymore.
1:01:11
least I
1:01:11
guess the the silver lining is this year I have not heard that
1:01:14
the ball changed trajectory because I heard that last year.
1:01:18
I haven't heard that this year.
1:01:19
But I don't know. I
1:01:19
Yeah. Yeah. And and again if
1:01:21
just what I am a fan of let them fight it out down the side.
1:01:24
Yeah. Yeah.
1:01:25
I I
1:01:26
otherwise like what's the point of having a D B?
1:01:29
Yeah.
1:01:29
I don't understand.
1:01:29
Right.
1:01:30
I agree, you gotta have a and and let the refs decide it on the field.
1:01:33
Yeah. And and counter to what I said about the Saskatchewan thing,
1:01:37
the other one that we're gonna talk about later is helped Saskatchewan a lot,
1:01:41
and I didn't think it should have been a PI.
1:01:43
I just don't know. And yet they'll let the most blatant stuff go.
1:01:47
Yeah, but if you trip and fall
1:01:48
he was only excuse me yeah. he was
1:01:50
only there a a second and a half early.
1:01:54
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Pour forward.
1:01:56
He only horse-collared
1:01:57
him, it was not intentional.
1:01:58
Yeah, yeah.
1:01:59
The nameplate's
1:02:00
ripped off, but it's fine. He didn't mean to.
1:02:02
Yeah. Yeah
1:02:02
It's fine. His
1:02:03
helmet's on the ground, but I don't think he meant to do that.
1:02:03
exactly. The
1:02:07
hand on the on the receiver's hip never turned the receiver.
1:02:10
Yeah. The other one tore his helmet off.
1:02:11
Uhhuh. Yeah. Yeah.
1:02:11
Yeah.
1:02:12
But
1:02:15
Yeah. my goodness. Yeah. No.
1:02:15
~ I don't
1:02:17
Can you imagine
1:02:17
know. I don't know.
1:02:18
being a DB?
1:02:19
Can you imagine the the life of a DB in like these games?
1:02:21
Yeah.
1:02:22
They must have a group chat on Discord or something to be like,
1:02:22
Like They honestly, they must have.
1:02:25
yeah.
1:02:26
Haha, Tyrell!
1:02:26
okay.
1:02:27
Yeah, and you've got to be able to
1:02:29
What happened to you out there?
1:02:30
Yeah. Yes.
1:02:31
What'd you say to the ref that made them mad?
1:02:33
Yeah. Well and you gotta have the short memory like they always talk about,
1:02:38
you know, you just don't
1:02:38
Yeah.
1:02:39
let it go.
1:02:39
Yes.
1:02:39
And the other thing is it makes it tough to know,
1:02:42
okay, did I do something wrong that I have to adjust my game?
1:02:45
Or is this just A ref that decided he doesn't like that?
1:02:49
And
1:02:49
Yeah.
1:02:51
everybody else in the next ten games will ignore it.
1:02:54
Or the if
1:02:54
Yeah.
1:02:55
I do the exact same thing next play it'll
1:02:57
N
1:02:57
be fine.
1:02:58
yeah.
1:02:58
And
1:02:58
that's why I like that Ford went over and he was like you could see
1:03:02
him being like explain. you could see him trying not to be rude but like,
1:03:05
okay, 'cause I've done this before.
1:03:07
that's frustrating.
1:03:08
you should be doing
1:03:08
that with anything that you're not sure why you're penalized,
1:03:11
you're allowed to ask the official.
1:03:13
Yeah.
1:03:14
Yeah.
1:03:14
well baseball players do it all the time.
1:03:16
They're like, Was that outside?
1:03:17
What was that called? Did you was that was that outside?
1:03:21
And they're like, Yes.
1:03:21
Was it was it the bombers
1:03:23
whose coach got the objectionable conduct call this weekend?
1:03:28
I didn't see that but it could have been a a bench penalty or yeah.
1:03:29
Or was that the Argos coach?
1:03:31
Yeah. I forget who now. Now anyway,
1:03:34
that just reminded me of that.
1:03:34
It's happened a few times. Yeah.
1:03:35
I didn't write it down. But
1:03:37
And
1:03:37
it's quite often it what I've seen it so far it's been when the coaches
1:03:41
are right up on the sideline and then the ref's trying to get past them
1:03:45
other good thing for Edmonton,
1:03:46
like Washington, I feel like this guy is about to run back four touchdowns
1:03:51
in the next two games he plays or something.
1:03:53
Like he is so close. What
1:03:54
Yep. Yep.
1:03:56
a what a pickup for Edmonton, this guy.
1:03:58
Yes. Yeah. And he is fresh
1:03:58
Yeah.
1:04:00
legs, so will he look as good halfway through next season?
1:04:02
I don't know, but he is good. He definitely looks good.
1:04:04
well they just need for this playoffs.
1:04:05
Yeah, exactly. Next year forget next year.
1:04:06
Like Yeah. Next year is next year's problem.
1:04:10
Get us get us a grey cup. And I agree with
1:04:10
Yeah.
1:04:13
that.
1:04:13
versus
1:04:14
Yeah.
1:04:14
Winnipeg who's running Vavel on defense and that's gotta wear you down.
1:04:17
Yeah.
1:04:18
Yeah.
1:04:19
Yeah.
1:04:19
And like
1:04:20
DB's run a lot.
1:04:22
it's definitely taken some jump out of his step on returns.
1:04:26
he's still great. He's still doing some
1:04:27
Yes, but
1:04:28
pretty amazing things, but it has taken some jump out of his step,
1:04:32
I think. I will say it was also penalty wise,
1:04:36
it was a sloppy game.
1:04:37
yeah.
1:04:38
Another one they were
1:04:39
Bombers.
1:04:40
Winnipeg
1:04:41
nine for a hundred and ten one yards and Edmonton eight for a hundred yards.
1:04:44
Like a hundred a hundred.
1:04:44
no.
1:04:46
yeah.
1:04:47
ugly.
1:04:47
I
1:04:48
yeah, because like well this game I didn't see half of it because I went
1:04:52
I was watching the Red Blacks game and then I switched over as half and then
1:04:56
it was a late game and Friday nights are not my friend anymore and I had
1:05:00
to go to bed at the end of the third.
1:05:01
I was like, go on without me elks like
1:05:01
Yeah.
1:05:04
so I was trying to catch up and like but that that's a lot of penalties
1:05:08
It is. It
1:05:09
is. It's and the a the yardage for it,
1:05:12
it's over ten yards of penalty.
1:05:13
Which means you're not taking a bunch of offsides or illegal procedures.
1:05:14
Yeah.
1:05:14
So it's all the bad ones. No,
1:05:18
that's like objectionable conduct and PI and.
1:05:19
Yeah, you're taking big
1:05:21
Yeah.
1:05:22
penalties, yes. And as impressive
1:05:24
yeah.
1:05:25
as it was for for Edmonton to come back and put up scores and close it out,
1:05:30
they may have won this game in under five minutes.
1:05:37
Because they did the ultimate double up.
1:05:39
They scored a touchdown with two seconds to go at the end of the half.
1:05:42
And then they came out and in four minutes and thirty two seconds they took
1:05:47
the the kickoff all the way down the field and put another one in.
1:05:51
So they they got themselves a fourteen point swing given the final score,
1:05:54
that might have been the difference.
1:05:56
Yeah. Well and in this game, like they hardly ran Brady at all.
1:06:01
so if you're a Winnipeg fan, it's really frustrating because I know Zach
1:06:06
is back and you're relying on those long passes and they've got Singer who's
1:06:10
so good and like Dempski but if you're not if you don't have a running game,
1:06:15
like that's h I don't know how you're gonna get any further in the playoffs
1:06:21
if you don't have that option
1:06:22
Brady is so good. Does he stay?
1:06:24
Yes.
1:06:24
When it's cold
1:06:25
he signed like a three year extension.
1:06:28
Yeah. Six years.
1:06:29
And he's you know, he's got his
1:06:30
dog business. He's very busy in Winnipeg.
1:06:31
Yes. Yes.
1:06:32
Yeah.
1:06:33
He's doing
1:06:33
commercials now, car commercials.
1:06:35
Like he's he's very busy in Winnipeg.
1:06:37
Yeah. Great for him, full on for him.
1:06:38
Yeah.
1:06:41
And you've spent six years winning most of the games where Brady rushes for a bunch
1:06:47
Yeah.
1:06:48
and does well. And then you spend this year winning the games where Brady rushes
1:06:52
well, and you go up against Calgary and get a defense that you can get beat deep,
1:06:57
and you go, well, we'll just do that again.
1:06:59
I don't get it.
1:07:00
This made no
1:07:00
sense them calling the game. It was a close game all the way through.
1:07:04
They could have taken control of it with Brady,
1:07:07
but I guess Condell's Zach is what I don't know.
1:07:10
I I I do not get it.
1:07:11
I think Cody had
1:07:12
almost as much rushing as the entire Winnipeg offense.
1:07:15
~
1:07:16
I believe
1:07:16
so. Yes. And Zach threw two
1:07:18
Winnipeg
1:07:19
Winnipeg.
1:07:20
interceptions. Cody
1:07:21
Yep.
1:07:22
didn't, mind you. 17 throws. Less chance to be intercepted.
1:07:27
And he was protecting the ball.
1:07:29
He wasn't putting it anywhere near where it was going to get turned over.
1:07:32
And it worked.
1:07:34
Smart management,
1:07:34
This just makes
1:07:34
smart calling, smart coaching.
1:07:35
me
1:07:37
This just makes me so mad that Bo's injury was season ending and couldn't come back
1:07:41
because I feel like if he had could come back in the last third they would have
1:07:44
taken some of these teams right out,
1:07:46
but
1:07:46
yes,
1:07:47
absolutely.
1:07:48
yeah.
1:07:49
That's how it goes. If only Bryson Barnes had been put in halfway through
1:07:53
Yes.
1:07:54
If only Hamilton had Bryson Barnes to put in in Winbow would have
1:07:57
Of only ~ you think that
1:07:58
~ no.
1:07:58
they would have used him effectively?
1:08:00
That's hilarious.
1:08:00
I don't know. I don't know.
1:08:02
Yeah. I mean there there's the whole thing about about Barnes that a
1:08:06
lot of people are saying, Well,
1:08:07
why didn't they start him much earlier?
1:08:09
It was his I think first year mi I'm pretty sure it was his first year with
1:08:13
It's he's a rookie. ~ also
1:08:14
the system. Yeah.
1:08:15
Yeah.
1:08:15
no one has film like this is I'm like,
1:08:17
I wanna be a Debbie Danner, but but also no one had game film on him.
1:08:20
Yeah.
1:08:21
Yes.
1:08:21
And that's
1:08:22
part of it. No game film against a severely depleted defense.
1:08:26
Depending on who Hamilton plays on their defense this week,
1:08:29
we may get an idea of how good is Barnes.
1:08:33
Yeah, you know, Dinwiddie
1:08:33
Yeah.
1:08:34
came out and said, Whoa, whoa,
1:08:35
whoa, don't anoint him the the savior yet and he may have a point.
1:08:39
Yeah, that is fair. But
1:08:40
Also,
1:08:41
Ryan did that at the beginning of the season and look where that got him.
1:08:44
Yeah. Yeah.
1:08:45
With Mare. So
1:08:46
yes, Brian. Don't worry, Mike
1:08:48
Mike's gonna sort all this out.
1:08:50
Yes,
1:08:50
So
1:08:50
yeah.
1:08:50
Ryan
1:08:51
is learning and I'm proud of him for saying that then.
1:08:55
Yeah, that's true. He is learning.
1:08:58
Yes. And we'll see. Barnes may not turn out to be anything,
1:09:01
so you might not have wrecked him by putting him in earlier in the season.
1:09:05
But it's done. We'll never know,
1:09:07
so
1:09:07
Well, Salter also won a game.
1:09:09
Yeah. Yeah.
1:09:10
Yes. So
1:09:12
So, you know.
1:09:13
Yes. And he may get a chance again.
1:09:15
We'll see. Against the same team.
1:09:16
yes, but based on how he played,
1:09:18
Yeah.
1:09:18
yes.
1:09:19
But that's for our picks later,
1:09:21
which are gonna be fun because it's basically
1:09:22
Yes, yes. ~
1:09:24
picking who doesn't play here against who doesn't play here and ~ brand
1:09:28
Goodness.
1:09:29
new teams to choose from.
1:09:31
Yeah.
1:09:32
However, there were still two games for us to talk about on the Saturday one.
1:09:35
And I don't have a lot of notes on either of these 'cause
1:09:39
There wasn't a lot a lot to recommend them.
1:09:43
We started Montreal going into Saskatchewan saying we're not gonna play Davis
1:09:48
Alexander, we're not gonna play Tyler Sneed,
1:09:50
we're not gonna play Tyson Philpot.
1:09:52
I forget there were a couple of people
1:09:52
Or Scott.
1:09:53
on defense were not gonna play.
1:09:55
If Saskatchewan was anywhere near the team that they were at the start
1:09:59
of the season, it wouldn't have been questionable at all.
1:10:02
And they won.
1:10:03
By scoring a touchdown with twenty nine seconds left to win sixteen
1:10:07
to twelve over Montreal.
1:10:10
Whr is this the lowest scoring game of the
1:10:11
I I've been talking about the fact that
1:10:13
season?
1:10:14
Yeah.
1:10:14
Feels like it.
1:10:16
it was Harris has not been good lately,
1:10:19
with deeper balls, but he's at least been good with the short stuff still
1:10:22
and knowing where to throw the ball.
1:10:24
This game he was coming up short.
1:10:26
He was missing stuff badly. The Saskatchewan defense they only happened once,
1:10:32
but they got beat deep for a touchdown again.
1:10:34
I don't know, Harris ran for that first down and spun the ball.
1:10:38
Yeah, well I had that in my notes too.
1:10:40
Dual threat Harris gets them into the red zone for a winning touchdown.
1:10:44
He ran for seventeen yards, wasn't it?
1:10:44
Yeah, he was like, I spun the ball,
1:10:44
But I mean I guess
1:10:46
like look how good look how cool I am,
1:10:46
Yeah.
1:10:48
guys. Like look at
1:10:49
me. Tommy Stevens got stuffed.
1:10:51
And that was a big deal because he doesn't.
1:10:51
Yes. With under three minutes to play at midfield.
1:10:55
Yeah.
1:10:57
And mo Jas they I like that they panned Jason Moss like just like in like,
1:11:00
yeah, yeah. Like
1:11:03
Yes.
1:11:03
I that probably felt really good to get Tommy in the backfield.
1:11:07
Yeah.
1:11:07
It probably
1:11:07
Yeah.
1:11:08
did, but the game meant nothing.
1:11:10
They stuffed Tommy in the in the backfield and took over the ball at midfield.
1:11:16
They then proceeded to get,
1:11:19
I think, about twenty yards, sent Maltos Diaz out to kick a field goal which
1:11:24
he missed and got injured on the return.
1:11:27
So
1:11:28
Take that.
1:11:29
are we really happy we stopped touchdown Tommy at midfield?
1:11:32
I don't know.
1:11:33
Well it wa at the time it was it was a miracle.
1:11:35
Yeah, well it was huge, but
1:11:37
unintended consequences.
1:11:37
~
1:11:38
Malthouse Diaz, you don't listen to Ryan Dinwiddie Rip is punter a new one.
1:11:44
You just pretend to tackle. Just just
1:11:47
Yes.
1:11:47
pretend. Don't even be near the play.
1:11:50
Like, I get that you want to help your special teams out because
1:11:53
you missed the field goal. This is a nothing game.
1:11:55
Means nothing. luckily you don't need your hand to kick a ball because
1:11:59
I'm pretty sure it's broken.
1:12:01
Yeah. Yeah.
1:12:01
Yeah. Yes, I'm pretty
1:12:02
That was really
1:12:03
sure it is too.
1:12:03
bad, because they
1:12:04
were like, there's an injured an injured Alouette on the field.
1:12:07
I was like, a special team. And I was like,
1:12:08
my god, this Maltso Diaz Yeah.
1:12:09
But there were two on that play,
1:12:11
weren't there? Anyway.
1:12:13
Now this was post game, so we don't know what's going to happen,
1:12:19
and it certainly looked broken.
1:12:20
But Moss said after the game that after the injury,
1:12:25
when the game was still on, Maltos Diaz came back to him and said,
1:12:30
If we have to go into overtime,
1:12:32
I can kick.
1:12:33
Love him. I know 'cause
1:12:34
Just
1:12:34
Yeah.
1:12:35
Zima, Zima was practicing. You saw him practicing on the side but I'm like,
1:12:38
Zima, you're the
1:12:38
Feet me up.
1:12:39
holder. who is holding for you now?
1:12:40
Yes. Yes. I came up with
1:12:41
Yeah.
1:12:43
Winter Soldier. I think my new nickname for Maltos Diaz is going to
1:12:47
be the Black Knight. It's only a scratch.
1:12:48
Yeah. I had worse.
1:12:49
Off goes the other arm. Only a flight wound.
1:12:51
Anyway, you you
1:12:52
Come on, ya
1:12:53
you got you dodged a bullet because it could have been your ankle.
1:12:57
And then
1:12:57
Yeah.
1:12:58
where would the Alouettes be? Like Lewis Ward would be packing his bags again.
1:13:02
But yeah. And a nothing game that was the worst thing for that to for that
1:13:06
to happen for them. That was terrible.
1:13:09
And other than that, not a lot to say.
1:13:10
But did
1:13:13
It was an ugly game where it looked like two play teams that were
1:13:15
out of the playoffs or resting all their players were playing each other
1:13:19
and only one team was.
1:13:21
kinda
1:13:21
I think
1:13:21
looked like preseason football.
1:13:23
Yeah. But Schaefer Baker
1:13:23
Yeah. Yeah, it did a lot.
1:13:26
got over a thousand yards in this game,
1:13:29
I think. So he ticked over. So
1:13:30
Which is nice on his having
1:13:32
Yeah.
1:13:32
been out for I think five or six games,
1:13:34
yeah. And
1:13:35
Yeah. And with hairs
1:13:36
throwing not as long. So well done,
1:13:38
Schaefer Baker,
1:13:40
that's another thing with another part of this weekend which I find I don't know
1:13:44
if it's that the the officials are calling things different or if it's just teams
1:13:48
messing up, but almost all year most of the teams have been under fifty yards
1:13:53
and penalties in any given game.
1:13:55
And this weekend almost all of them were up over top again.
1:13:59
Montreal in this one was eight for sixty nine yards.
1:14:02
Now the one thing Saskatchewan seemed to do right is they were
1:14:02
It's the backups though.
1:14:05
one for five yards. So, an off side or something,
1:14:07
Yeah. Yeah.
1:14:08
but still
1:14:09
it's not like maybe they got that 'cause they weren't playing terribly inspired
1:14:13
and and not trying to get off the ball fast I don't know.
1:14:17
Any other thoughts on this one?
1:14:19
I've only got one other thing worth mentioning in this.
1:14:22
Maybe it's not even worth mentioning it.
1:14:23
But early on, Montreal punted the ball into the end zone,
1:14:30
resulting in a rouge. And I loved the way it turned out,
1:14:34
because the ball ended in landed in the end zone and then started to curl
1:14:37
and moved over to the the sidelines.
1:14:40
And started coming to a stop, and in fact actually leaned the top of
1:14:45
the ball over the sideline.
1:14:47
to go out of bounds for no rouge before settling back down half an inch in bounds.
1:14:53
ball had to have some drama. I love that.
1:14:55
Yes,
1:14:55
Yes,
1:14:55
exactly. In a game like this you gotta find your drama where you can.
1:14:55
I love that. Thank you. Some rouge drama.
1:14:58
Yeah.
1:15:03
If the wind had been any different,
1:15:05
it would have been a different outcome.
1:15:05
Yes. Yes. Yeah.
1:15:05
~ that autumn wind,
1:15:09
you just never know.
1:15:10
Saskatchewan turned the ball over under three minutes to go at midfield.
1:15:15
There was all the drama with Maltos Dios getting hurt.
1:15:18
They ended up getting the ball back and marching and got the touchdown,
1:15:22
which is nice. But talking about the PI.
1:15:25
There was a PI call on that march that I think,
1:15:28
if I remember right, that that
1:15:30
Mace challenged and won and I was sitting there thinking,
1:15:34
that's desperation, 'cause that's there's no way that's PI.
1:15:38
Again, thanks coaches for keeping it interesting this weekend.
1:15:42
And the game that I had the least notes on
1:15:45
BC go 13 at Calgary 32.
1:15:49
And I have basically three notes and then you can take
1:15:56
it from there. Paradise missed a 57-yard field goal.
1:15:59
So didn't need it this time,
1:16:02
but missed it. BC was starting to see drops from their receivers again while Rourke
1:16:08
was in there. And then the game was 13-13 at the half.
1:16:15
Until BC decided, yeah, we don't care.
1:16:17
And they I'm not saying they should have left Rouirke I'm not saying that they
1:16:22
shouldn't have played other backups.
1:16:24
But I knew where that game was going when they did the coming out
1:16:28
of the halftime with the interview with Justin McInnes.
1:16:31
And they talked to him about what was going on in the playoffs and all
1:16:36
the rest of it. And he was completely talking about the future and other things.
1:16:40
And then his very last line was,
1:16:42
and
1:16:43
Of course we want to win this game.
1:16:44
Yeah. If that's how you feel, that's how you're gonna play and that's how BC played.
1:16:51
They held Calgary to lesser scoring in the third quarter,
1:16:55
but just gave it away in the fourth and put with their backup quarterback couldn't
1:17:00
do anything. Am I wrong? What did I miss?
1:17:01
Tell me the the stuff we could talk about and be happy about.
1:17:04
The wind. ~ I like I was
1:17:04
Okay, yeah.
1:17:05
The wind.
1:17:09
down and out with a nasty migraine that day.
1:17:12
it was wild wind. I just felt really bad because that was my mom and my aunt,
1:17:17
like MP who was on the show. That was their birthday present was to go
1:17:21
to watch this game and I thought,
1:17:23
well at least you got a half a game
1:17:25
Gotta win.
1:17:25
of football.
1:17:26
dad said that they had to go early and be there at four o'clock,
1:17:29
so they were out there for hours.
1:17:31
my favorite part was the rabbits because there wasn't just one rabbit.
1:17:34
Yes. Two of them, yeah.
1:17:34
There was two
1:17:36
and someone was like on Instagram,
1:17:39
they were like, the rabbit made its debut and I was like,
1:17:41
No, no. Have you never been to a game at McMahon?
1:17:43
no. This is not. Maybe like the second maybe it was the second
1:17:44
Yeah. I always wonder where they live when they're not
1:17:45
This is not new.
1:17:48
on field.
1:17:48
rabbit
1:17:49
stayed view. 'cause now there was two
1:17:50
Anyway.
1:17:51
rabbits and the officials had to get the rabbits off the field.
1:17:52
Yeah. Yeah. Yes.
1:17:53
Yeah.
1:17:54
That that was new for me. I'd never seen that before.
1:17:57
They're like, let's get going.
1:17:57
I think it's because they were pretty close into the field
1:17:59
because a lot of times the rabbits will be on the other end zone,
1:18:01
Yes.
1:18:02
but they were
1:18:02
pretty close. And then they kept showing the players on the side,
1:18:05
Rourke's like having a laughing,
1:18:06
Yes. Yes.
1:18:07
and all the crowd is cheering for the rabbits.
1:18:10
And
1:18:10
it's my favorite thing about McMahon is I hope that the rabbits are there
1:18:13
for Grey Cup. Maybe they could get them
1:18:15
Yes? ~
1:18:15
Yes. Well yeah, they they should be coming up.
1:18:18
little cowboy hats or something.
1:18:20
I would love that. Yeah.
1:18:20
Yeah. yeah, the
1:18:21
Stampeders rabbits are a CFL tradition.
1:18:25
the wind was a hundred kilometer gusts and it came out of nowhere.
1:18:31
actually the Calvary had to play that afternoon during the biggest part
1:18:34
of that storm, so I felt bad 'cause they were trying to play soccer out like side
1:18:37
in this a hundred kilometer wind gust.
1:18:39
So it it did what die down, but it was still very windy,
1:18:42
so I felt bad for those kickers.
1:18:44
Yeah.
1:18:46
I have my other note is like that that team is completely different when Rourke
1:18:50
isn't playing. Completely
1:18:51
yeah.
1:18:52
different. And Rourke's cast keeps getting bigger.
1:18:54
I feel like every week that cast gets a little bigger on his hand.
1:18:58
I'm like, how many bones did
1:18:59
you chip?
1:19:01
And then
1:19:01
Yeah.
1:19:01
it was really nice because they did a really nice tribute to Parades because
1:19:05
it was his that
1:19:05
Yes.
1:19:06
last regular season home game.
1:19:08
Hopefully they
1:19:08
Mm-hmm.
1:19:08
have a Grey Cup game with him playing there,
1:19:10
but they did really nice tribute to him.
1:19:12
And their equipment manager is retiring after what,
1:19:15
like fifty, fifty five years or something as
1:19:16
Fifty five.
1:19:17
fifty five years as equipment manager and he is retiring,
1:19:20
so they did a really nice tribute to him.
1:19:22
my aunt joked if they were gonna do a tribute to Dave Dickinson as well,
1:19:26
but that did not happen.
1:19:27
Not official yet.
1:19:27
The GM. The GM
1:19:29
might have something to say about that.
1:19:32
Yeah, other than that that that team like B C did not care.
1:19:35
They didn't need to
1:19:36
Rourke's hand is clearly very injured,
1:19:38
and they don't want to risk that.
1:19:40
Salter looked terrible, VA looked good.
1:19:43
whether that's he looked good or whether BC just wasn't playing is debatable,
1:19:48
but that was every game this weekend,
1:19:49
and when they needed to win, they won.
1:19:53
And like they they had to win,
1:19:56
they had no other choice but to win,
1:19:57
and they did it.
1:19:58
Well and and to talk about we've talked about Tyson,
1:20:02
Jalen. Jalen got over three thousand receiving yards for his career,
1:20:07
I think, that game. Yeah, and so that was
1:20:07
And he doesn't get the ball as much as Tyson.
1:20:09
No, no he does not.
1:20:11
really exciting to see as well.
1:20:13
and McMahon had fifty yards like a a fifty yard rut.
1:20:18
Like
1:20:19
Yeah.
1:20:19
he had a great game. So over a hundred yards rushing for him alone.
1:20:21
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I yeah,
1:20:25
Wow.
1:20:25
Aga against
1:20:25
which tells
1:20:26
you the B C defense didn't care.
1:20:26
a team that does not let you run.
1:20:28
Yeah.
1:20:29
thank you BC because the Calgary yeah,
1:20:33
we're right. Calgary needed this game and BC didn't and Winnipeg
1:20:37
is probably out there yelling at them.
1:20:39
Thanks a lot, 'cause you know,
1:20:42
Yeah. Yeah.
1:20:42
if you
1:20:43
hadn't have phoned it in, would have made their run easier.
1:20:46
Yeah. Yeah, but now
1:20:47
But yeah.
1:20:48
they can try and count on BC phoning it in for them that for them this weekend.
1:20:52
Yeah.
1:20:52
I mean
1:20:53
who who knows? If BC goes in with the same attitude,
1:20:56
not gonna work well and I don't think it's great you don't turn
1:20:59
off your competition. You don't say,
1:21:01
I don't need to compete now in this game.
1:21:04
if it matters to you as a as a competitor,
1:21:07
no matter how meaningless the game is
1:21:10
You want to do the very best you can.
1:21:12
yeah, you'll be safe and not get people injured.
1:21:14
But it still matters to you to win the game and you never go into a game
1:21:18
if you have any confidence saying,
1:21:20
Well, we cannot win this one. So
1:21:22
People are still
1:21:23
like those O line and D-line guys are just getting hit as hard,
1:21:27
whether
1:21:27
Yeah, yeah.
1:21:28
you're trying or not. Like they have to like those trench guys are working hard,
1:21:31
like special team guys are getting popped.
1:21:33
Like people are working hard and getting hit,
1:21:36
and for you to be lazy about it is actually really disrespectful,
1:21:39
I think. you could at least pretend to try.
1:21:42
At least pretend to try.
1:21:44
Yes.
1:21:44
Okay. Yes.
1:21:46
Yes.
1:21:46
Now I have a question for you.
1:21:47
Like even once we all pretended to try.
1:21:47
Yes. Yeah,
1:21:49
Yeah.
1:21:51
they did. They
1:21:52
didn't didn't make it obvious.
1:21:54
They they actually put up a pretty good game with the people they had in there.
1:21:55
Maltos Diaz broke his whole body trying to tackle someone,
1:21:57
Yeah. Yeah,
1:22:00
like Yeah.
1:22:00
exactly. Exactly.
1:22:02
That's what I'm talking about.
1:22:04
Yeah.
1:22:04
Now I will I will come back with a question for well either of you,
1:22:07
but MJ2 lives in Calgary. Been a long time since I've been to McMahon.
1:22:12
Is it
1:22:13
in an open area or is it in an a built up residential
1:22:17
It's
1:22:17
neighborhood or
1:22:18
it's in the middle of it's right beside a field house for the U of C.
1:22:23
So like I play soccer up there and like they have a baseball dome there.
1:22:27
but it's right by the university campus,
1:22:30
just down the street from the university.
1:22:32
and it's by an overpass, so there's like quite a bit of open space,
1:22:36
but it is in a residential area right by a hospital,
1:22:39
so like a bit of space but not a ton.
1:22:43
Yeah, I'm just I'm curious
1:22:44
Yeah.
1:22:45
where the bunnies live when they're not doing their cameos.
1:22:47
~ that area,
1:22:49
so MJ and I used to live across the street from each other,
1:22:52
close to the university, and that whole area of North Calgary is just full of hares,
1:22:59
like just rabbits everywhere. And so they're they're just part
1:23:02
of they're like squirrels.
1:23:04
They're just
1:23:05
They're just they just are. They're just so many.
1:23:06
okay. Yeah.
1:23:06
Actually it surprises me
1:23:08
that there's so many in Edmonton.
1:23:09
I'm surprised Commonwealth doesn't have any,
1:23:11
but it's not there's not as much grass around Commonwealth as there
1:23:14
Yeah. Yes.
1:23:14
is with McMahon because
1:23:16
McM like there is Crow Child, but yeah,
1:23:18
you're right, on the other side there is the U of A,
1:23:20
whereas Commonwealth is just like streets all around it.
1:23:21
Yeah. Well.
1:23:24
But it is pretty
1:23:25
close to the ravine, so I'm surprised,
1:23:26
I know,
1:23:27
Yeah.
1:23:27
I was like, if the Stampeders move,
1:23:28
will the rabbits know where to go?
1:23:30
I don't know.
1:23:31
yeah, that's a good question.
1:23:31
It's a real problem.
1:23:33
It is a real
1:23:33
They they they
1:23:34
may be motivated to 'cause they seem to enjoy doing their on
1:23:37
Yeah.
1:23:38
camera appearances. It's not like they've wandered in there and my god,
1:23:41
there's all these people, I gotta get out of here.
1:23:42
No, they bounce around, look around and hay.
1:23:44
Petition for the CFL Rabbits to
1:23:45
Yeah.
1:23:47
be the halftime act, actually.
1:23:49
~ I would love.
1:23:49
I would enjoy that a lot.
1:23:49
Yeah, at grey cup, I like it. Yes,
1:23:52
yeah.
1:23:52
Yeah. Yeah.
1:23:52
No, we're out here
1:23:53
signing autographs if you want.
1:23:55
love that all the fans get so involved in this the rabbits.
1:23:58
It makes me happy. Like it's just such Yeah.
1:23:58
It was like the loudest cheer,
1:23:58
Yeah.
1:24:00
the the most exciting part of the game.
1:24:03
But it's not even that clip. Like
1:24:04
Yes.
1:24:04
every time there's a rabbit on that field
1:24:05
Yes.
1:24:06
is just like such a big it makes me really happy.
1:24:09
Yeah. Anyway. Thanks.
1:24:10
Yes. And this is
1:24:12
That's like the big
1:24:12
the best thing that happened that game was the rabbit.
1:24:14
Two rabbits on the two two rabbits on the field.
1:24:16
Yes. Do Yes. We're seeing double stereo rabbits.
1:24:17
At the same time.
1:24:17
At the same time.
1:24:21
Yes. Well and I will say that that this has just also reinforced my opinion that
1:24:27
I am on the the best team in podcasting here because you two found a
1:24:33
way to spend fi ten, fifteen minutes talking about that game.
1:24:36
And
1:24:37
Ha ha ha.
1:24:38
I don't know how. And make it interesting.
1:24:41
Right.
1:24:43
Thank you, rabbits.
1:24:45
Yes.
1:24:46
And you thought this would be a short podcast tonight.
1:24:49
Ha ha ha
1:24:51
Mm.
1:24:52
Probably the most difficult part of the podcast this week,
1:24:55
depending on how you look at power rankings,
1:24:58
is power rankings. Does it is it which team is in the best place to
1:25:04
win the Grey Cup, or is it which team is in the best place to win this weekend?
1:25:07
'Cause that could change them around a lot.
1:25:10
What do you think, MJ, with your official CFL Outsiders official power rankings?
1:25:16
was
1:25:17
going to do who has the greatest chance in playoffs and I was like,
1:25:20
but that's not what this is about.
1:25:22
This is about how did you how did you play and
1:25:22
No, 'cause none of them are playing this week.
1:25:25
Yeah.
1:25:27
how's your vibe of your team going forward?
1:25:29
so it actually there wasn't a lot of movement because I don't
1:25:33
see anything that really flipped my opinion one way or the other
1:25:36
to drastically change anything.
1:25:37
so
1:25:38
First is the Alouettes. They played their practice roster and almost beat
1:25:42
a team that needed to win. Two is the Elks clinching
1:25:44
Yes.
1:25:47
the East, the West, sorry, not the East Final.
1:25:49
boy, the West Final. Three is the Lions.
1:25:52
Four is the Argos. Five is the Stampeders.
1:25:56
They showed up when they needed to.
1:25:58
Six is the Bombers. Seven is the Riders.
1:26:01
Eight is the Tycats, and nine is the Red Blacks.
1:26:04
'Cause you don't move during a bye week.
1:26:06
But wait, they won.
1:26:08
Ti-Cats
1:26:09
Yes.
1:26:09
hat were on the by.
1:26:11
I know, but if you were to ever to move a team on the bye,
1:26:14
this should have been the week that anyway.
1:26:16
Okay, but if the
1:26:16
Yeah.
1:26:16
Red Blacks play well, maybe they will move ahead of the g-
1:26:20
Maybe. I w I would have been tempted to put them up there too.
1:26:20
feel like this was like a chance for them.
1:26:21
No, I know.
1:26:24
I am I was
1:26:25
That's all right.
1:26:26
tempted, I was tempted, however,
1:26:28
they played one game well this year,
1:26:31
guys.
1:26:32
Nest.
1:26:33
Yeah.
1:26:34
So like I said, it's a matter of how are you as a team or what are your chances
1:26:39
of winning this weekend, which is your criteria?
1:26:41
'Cause chances of winning they
1:26:43
Yeah.
1:26:43
might be up around four or five,
1:26:45
who knows?
1:26:46
I can't power rank based on chances of winning 'cause that that f
1:26:49
No I
1:26:50
there's too many factors for that.
1:26:52
This is like how do you did and your overall vibe check.
1:26:55
Yeah.
1:26:55
Yeah. Exactly. And I'm not saying you should.
1:26:57
Yes.
1:26:58
the complaints that we get about our power rankings would have just gone through
1:27:01
the roof with the with that. But if there is the argument that saying
1:27:05
a power rankings is a snapshot in time looking at this weekend coming up,
1:27:09
who are the teams best positioned to win.
1:27:12
Yes.
1:27:13
And there's gonna be four winners this weekend and I think Ottawa has
1:27:16
a good chance of being one of them.
1:27:17
So
1:27:19
I don't know. Ti cats.
1:27:21
Yeah.
1:27:22
I could be wrong. I could be wrong.
1:27:24
Maybe they don't have a chance.
1:27:25
But anyway, that doesn't matter because the power rankings guru is MJ
1:27:31
and she has spoken. So I accept that.
1:27:34
And I don't
1:27:35
Well done.
1:27:36
really have a problem with most of it.
1:27:38
Okay.
1:27:38
~
1:27:39
There's like a log jam. Mid, mid,
1:27:39
we're almost done. Yeah.
1:27:41
the mid there is just
1:27:42
a pile of garbage. what is happening?
1:27:45
Yeah.
1:27:47
I expect that everyone should give me full credit for sitting through four games
1:27:52
this weekend, 'cause I will, so that we can talk about them,
1:27:55
but
1:27:56
It's
1:27:57
I'll be in front of the television.
1:27:58
I may not be awake the whole time.
1:28:00
We'll have to see.
1:28:01
Well,
1:28:02
it was just disappointing when so much mattered for playoff spots
1:28:07
and this was the game and this was the play we got.
1:28:09
It was like a f it was like a f
1:28:11
phone phone and in weekend when like there was
1:28:11
Yeah. Yeah.
1:28:13
a lo I thought for sure, 'cause I like,
1:28:15
there's so many b and it was just
1:28:17
Well
1:28:17
and that's what I'm worried about this weekend.
1:28:19
But we'll talk about that anyway,
1:28:20
whatever.
1:28:20
Well
1:28:21
yeah, it mattered to Winnipeg,
1:28:21
This is a bad weekend.
1:28:22
it mattered
1:28:22
to Edmonton, it mattered to Saskatchewan,
1:28:25
and it mattered to Calgary. And Calgary
1:28:26
Yeah.
1:28:27
play probably played the best out of the three of them,
1:28:29
Yeah, all of them.
1:28:30
but
1:28:30
that may be because they went up against a team that just said,
1:28:33
nah, we're done. We want to get out of here with no injuries.
1:28:35
Yeah.
1:28:35
The Alouttes literally played no one.
1:28:37
Yeah. Yeah.
1:28:37
Like Away. ~ Yeah.
1:28:40
~
1:28:41
yes, but the difference is, in my opinion
1:28:46
The Aloettes played no one and the people they played believed they were going
1:28:50
to win that game and did everything they could to win that game.
1:28:53
Whereas the BC Lions
1:28:54
That's coaching.
1:28:55
played their starters in the first half and then took them out and everybody said,
1:28:59
Well, just don't get hurt.
1:29:01
Yeah. Well, Malto's Diaz got hurt so now.
1:29:04
Where are we? There's two sides to this coin.
1:29:04
Yeah. Yeah, there is that. But I'm just I'm just saying.
1:29:07
I would
1:29:08
rather play on Montreal than B C.
1:29:10
Yeah, exactly.
1:29:10
I would rather
1:29:11
play at Montreal.
1:29:11
And
1:29:12
and frankly, if the games had been between Calgary and Montreal
1:29:16
and Saskatchewan and Winnipeg,
1:29:17
would it have been different? I don't know.
1:29:18
'Cause maybe Calgary looked better because of what B C did.
1:29:22
But but we don't know. all we have to do is pick for next week.
1:29:23
Well schedule makers,
1:29:26
think about that next year.
1:29:28
Yeah.
1:29:28
Yeah.
1:29:28
Well this in their credit, this could have been extremely
1:29:31
It could have been.
1:29:32
exciting. BC has one less
1:29:33
It could have been.
1:29:35
win and it would be all wide open for the four teams below Edmonton
1:29:42
and they would have all had been playing hard.
1:29:44
But you make your schedule and then what happens,
1:29:47
happens. I mean, if you look at it,
1:29:50
Winnipeg wins this weekend, they're nine and nine.
1:29:53
Every team in the West has at least a five hundred record.
1:29:57
So
1:29:58
hopefully.
1:29:58
But yeah.
1:30:00
We're gonna we're gonna have to pick these games,
1:30:01
so I'll do my injury report.
1:30:04
Boy.
1:30:06
An abbreviated version because if I read them all out,
1:30:10
we'll be here all night. I it tells you almost nothing.
1:30:13
So here's what I do know that's worthwhile talking about.
1:30:17
Montreal doesn't hasn't put out a report yet.
1:30:19
Toronto, day one, has twenty three players
1:30:24
on their injured list. The three that maybe matter are Kelly.
1:30:30
Mattel, Mital, whoever is he is,
1:30:32
and Judge were all did not participate.
1:30:34
And Judge hasn't played for several weeks,
1:30:37
so we'll see. Winnipeg, not so many,
1:30:40
strangely enough. They had about eight or ten.
1:30:42
I didn't really count them. However,
1:30:44
Dempski Ayers, and Smith from the defensive backfield were all did not participate.
1:30:49
And all three of those could hurt them.
1:30:51
BC had twenty players as on the list,
1:30:56
Jeez.
1:30:57
limited, yada, whatever.
1:30:59
Bell from the D line and Williams in the defensive backfield did not participate.
1:31:03
That's about it. Ottawa had 12 players listed.
1:31:09
Adababoya was did not participate.
1:31:12
It's the only one that really stood out to me.
1:31:14
Hamilton didn't have as many. Again,
1:31:17
I think they were somewhere around about nine or ten.
1:31:19
Didn't count those, but they did have Mang Peters from the defensive backfield,
1:31:25
Suizman, who was.
1:31:26
Started at center for a couple of games.
1:31:27
Wheat fell. Wheatfall all did not participate.
1:31:31
As well as Frost. Limited with I or or did not participate,
1:31:36
I think they said with a neck injury.
1:31:38
So who starts for them, we don't know.
1:31:40
Yeah.
1:31:41
What
1:31:42
is these neck injuries?
1:31:43
Why don't we just call
1:31:44
Yeah.
1:31:44
them what anyway?
1:31:45
Upper body
1:31:45
injury, yeah.
1:31:46
Just like
1:31:47
be honest. I'm so sick of this.
1:31:48
Like concussion. you have a concussion.
1:31:49
Just it's a concussion.
1:31:51
Just be honest about anyway.
1:31:52
Yeah.
1:31:52
well, they were talking on the on the Toronto game,
1:31:55
yeah, that they were talking about Kelly with a lower body injury.
1:31:59
Yeah. I don't know. Anyway, Edmonton,
1:32:02
fourteen people on the list. But Carter O'Donnell on the O line was the only
1:32:06
one of note who did not participate.
1:32:07
Saskatchewan Harris did not participate,
1:32:10
but it was listed as non football related and Mace came out and said he's probably
1:32:16
gonna play this weekend.
1:32:17
Unless I change my mind. He said if I wake up w one of these mornings with
1:32:22
a different thought, maybe he doesn't play,
1:32:24
He's gonna get into hot water
1:32:24
but we're leaning towards him.
1:32:25
like Miller who said Chad was playing and then at the last second was like JK.
1:32:27
Yeah. I'm sure Edmonton is loving this right now.
1:32:28
Yeah. Yeah, exactly.
1:32:29
Yeah.
1:32:32
Yeah, not
1:32:33
Yeah. Yeah.
1:32:34
psych.
1:32:36
Fan duels is gonna be very upset.
1:32:36
Anyway, they also had
1:32:39
they also had Fields from the defensive backfield,
1:32:41
Keyshawn Johnson at receiver did not participate.
1:32:43
~
1:32:44
Awache, one of the fullbacks, did not participate.
1:32:47
But on the good news side for Saskatchewan fans,
1:32:50
Oladipo, I believe is how it's pronounced,
1:32:53
came in around Labor Day playing strong side linebacker and had
1:32:57
two or three excellent games, played much better than
1:33:01
Brooks who'd been in there. and I think it was Brooks.
1:33:03
Anyway. And he's back practicing full.
1:33:06
So that may help their defense.
1:33:08
we gotta get to our game predictions.
1:33:11
Montreal at Toronto is the first one of the weekend.
1:33:15
No Chad Kelly. No word yet for Montreal.
1:33:18
I'm guessing if they play Alexander it'll be for a quarter.
1:33:22
So what do you think and Toronto has said may not be Arbuckle all game.
1:33:28
Maybe we'll look at our third and fourth stringers.
1:33:33
What a joy for all of us fans.
1:33:35
Yes. So who MJ,
1:33:39
you get to go first. Montreal or Toronto?
1:33:40
Week twenty-one
1:33:41
preseason football. What a joy,
1:33:44
Yeah. Yeah.
1:33:44
you're right, what a joy.
1:33:45
two games that are two teams that could care less and are both like,
1:33:51
could we just please forfeit this so we actually don't even have to play because
1:33:55
it matters for nothing. I think the Alouettes are gonna do what they
1:34:00
did in Saskatchewan and they are gonna care a little bit more and
1:34:03
expect some more bad clock management from the Argos.
1:34:06
Maybe. But I think Jas Jason Moss cares about winning a lot.
1:34:11
So I
1:34:11
Yes.
1:34:11
think that that alone should and like they sat all their starters last game
1:34:16
so they they will be back. If their starters can play at least like
1:34:20
a half of football, they should be okay.
1:34:21
Yeah, or a quarter maybe
1:34:22
Yeah, that's that actually makes more sense that we would probably see them
1:34:26
for a a series or two. Will that be enough to give them the lead?
1:34:31
I don't know. but frankly I think that the Montreal backups are much better than
1:34:35
the Toronto backups, so I will go with them.
1:34:38
MJ two
1:34:41
Argos suck. I'm going with the L's.
1:34:43
~ There we go.
1:34:43
Yeah, go out on a home loss.
1:34:47
Love it.
1:34:48
Winnipeg in BC Winnipeg has something to play for,
1:34:51
BC has nothing to play for.
1:34:54
Other than maybe not losing two games in a row to end the season.
1:34:58
I I don't know. Winnipeg, I'll take Winnipeg.
1:35:01
We'll go in the reverse order.
1:35:03
G two, you go second this time.
1:35:05
I did Winnipeg last week and they lost.
1:35:10
And I don't want them to win because I want Calgary in the final.
1:35:14
But the Lions played so bad.
1:35:18
I'm gonna go with a hope.
1:35:22
I'm gonna go with my hope is that the Lions win.
1:35:25
So I'm gonna go with the Lions.
1:35:26
Sure.
1:35:27
Alright, so the Lions just announced that Salter is starting the game.
1:35:31
I assume Zach is starting. They but Salter made
1:35:37
the bombers look silly earlier this year with like three million rushing yards.
1:35:44
He
1:35:44
Yes.
1:35:45
and Horvath just ran like to Saskatchewan,
1:35:48
basically.
1:35:49
Yes. And may I say, before you choose,
1:35:51
you could say, well that was probably just an anomaly except that they gave
1:35:55
up what was it, two hundred and fourteen yards to Edmonton in the
1:35:58
run game this week. So
1:36:00
Yeah, I think that I okay. I hope that the Lions felt a little
1:36:06
bit ridiculous after that Calgary game and they kinda had smartened up a little bit.
1:36:10
it's their last home it's a home game for them.
1:36:12
The bombers really need to win,
1:36:14
but I the bombers have a hard time putting games to did they win this weekend or no?
1:36:19
They lost, right? And then they won the
1:36:21
They lost.
1:36:21
see they usually they might play it well.
1:36:25
They might play well, but I don't want them to win because I want Calgary and Okay.
1:36:31
I this is not logical. Lions.
1:36:34
There we go. All right. Now we have Ottawa at Hamilton.
1:36:40
The
1:36:43
Well no, I was gonna say the game that could be for the last playoff spot next year,
1:36:47
but no, there unfortunately Ottawa's not that close,
1:36:49
but Ottawa Hamilton, MJ two, you go voiced.
1:36:53
Thai cats. Thai cats are taking this one.
1:36:55
Sorry, Ottawa.
1:36:57
MJ?
1:36:58
Ty cats. Alright, this is last game,
1:37:01
home game. They've had a tough year.
1:37:02
They're not letting this one slip through their fingers,
1:37:04
Yeah. Yeah. We
1:37:05
at least I hope not.
1:37:06
don't know who's starting at quarterback.
1:37:09
Yeah, maybe it'll be Ford. Maybe it'll be Bo in his walking boot.
1:37:10
Yes, that'd be interesting. Maybe it'd be Dolegala Yeah,
1:37:15
there
1:37:15
Maybe
1:37:16
we go. Yeah. Just in a wheelchair.
1:37:16
Dan Danny McMahon is as tired of
1:37:18
Maybe Danny McManus will just roll onto the field,
1:37:18
Just put
1:37:18
in it's quite possible,
1:37:21
Jeremiah Mazzoli, who knows, who knows?
1:37:24
Maybe they'll just pick like a fan
1:37:25
yes. ~
1:37:26
participation from the audience,
1:37:28
like and just be like, you, you're starting quarterback.
1:37:31
Who knows?
1:37:31
So a kick to win, throw
1:37:32
Yep.
1:37:33
to win.
1:37:34
Throw to win,
1:37:34
throw to win.
1:37:34
Yeah.
1:37:35
the I d Ottawa will Ottawa's gonna give a run for their money,
1:37:38
but I think now there's some game film on Barnes and the Hamilton defense is
1:37:42
Hamilton.
1:37:43
is much better than what they've faced in Toronto and they are not gonna make
1:37:48
the same clock management issues.
1:37:49
I will say that
1:37:50
Yeah. Right.
1:37:51
about Scott. He will run it better.
1:37:53
Yes, he he will. definitely there is that.
1:37:55
It's it's more professional there with it.
1:37:59
But I wouldn't be surprised if Frost can't go if we see Dollagala.
1:38:03
Which would be stupid but
1:38:04
Yeah. ~ yeah.
1:38:05
Yeah.
1:38:07
but you know, it's there and I don't know.
1:38:10
I saw Barnes play
1:38:16
ha that's a stupid statement. We'll just edit that out.
1:38:20
After watching Barnes play, I know he was playing against a ragtag defense
1:38:26
of mostly backups and whatnot,
1:38:28
but he still was making good decisions,
1:38:32
he was accurate, he was getting the ball out on time.
1:38:35
Will the Hamilton defense be enough to shut that down completely?
1:38:40
And will Hamilton score anything?
1:38:42
Because the Ottawa defense actually played pretty good this game.
1:38:45
So sorry, Hamilton fans,
1:38:48
but I'm
1:38:49
I'm gonna pick Ottawa to win a game and leave the early what year?
1:38:55
Early two thousands, wasn't it?
1:38:57
Tiger Cat says the only sevente a one in seventeen team.
1:39:01
Yes, well it may also
1:39:01
That's mean.
1:39:03
This is really mean.
1:39:04
give them something to play for,
1:39:05
Hamilton. They may it may matter to them.
1:39:08
We don't want to be alone in the basement of all time.
1:39:11
man.
1:39:13
I know I'm a nasty guy.
1:39:16
All right, last one.
1:39:17
Has this
1:39:17
season not been w awful enough for us?
1:39:20
Like, seriously. It feels
1:39:20
Yeah. Yeah. Yes it has.
1:39:24
like our team hasn't played in like a month.
1:39:26
Like I can't remember last time I watched a Ti-Cats game,
1:39:29
but like
1:39:30
Okay, final, final, final
1:39:30
Hm okay.
1:39:32
one Edmonton going to Saskatchewan.
1:39:35
And I will jump in first on this one because it's a Saskatchewan game and
1:39:41
I don't know. I don't see Saskatchewan twenty points in this game.
1:39:46
So the question is will Edmonton get twenty points?
1:39:50
If they both play their backup quarterbacks,
1:39:52
then it's a wash, who knows? I'll go with the fact that Mace said
1:39:57
he thinks that Harris will play.
1:40:01
I doubt that Cody will play.
1:40:05
he's not. Powell's playing. No.
1:40:07
Powell is playing. Okay.
1:40:08
So now when you put Powell in the game,
1:40:10
you lose that outside rushing threat from the quarterback getting around the corner,
1:40:15
which squeezes down the inside and takes Rankin out of the game for you a lot more.
1:40:19
And the riders' defense is good against
1:40:26
the run. And they've been better this last week somewhat against the pass.
1:40:31
Powell is a backup.
1:40:33
So I've been saying for the last probably three weeks I'm picking the riders,
1:40:36
even though I expect them to lose,
1:40:38
I'm picking them because I'm a fan.
1:40:39
I don't expect them to win this week,
1:40:42
but I think that there's a better than fifty percent chance that they can win.
1:40:46
So I'm going to pick them as an actual I think that they will win this game this
1:40:50
week.
1:40:51
Could be my rose colored glasses.
1:40:53
MJ.
1:40:55
Well, as you were so rude to the Ti-
1:40:58
cats.
1:40:59
Ha ha ha.
1:41:01
Here's a former Ti cat getting his start,
1:41:03
and I think he is a pretty good corp he's boys spent a l quite a
1:41:08
few years learning from Bo.
1:41:09
I think the Elks play like the Alouettes.
1:41:12
And even though this is a meaningless game,
1:41:14
they are playing to win. And the riders are lucky they beat the Alouettes.
1:41:21
Like seriously lucky.
1:41:21
Yes.
1:41:22
And
1:41:23
It's it's in Saskatchewan but Edmonton plays just as mean as the Alouettes
1:41:28
and I think I think Powell's got something to sh to prove too and
1:41:32
I don't think Harris is gonna play this whole game.
1:41:34
So I'm gonna pick the Elks.
1:41:37
All perfectly valid things. I can't disagree with any of them.
1:41:41
This is why this week is so much fun to pick.
1:41:43
Cause you're not picking
1:41:43
Yeah, it's so terrible.
1:41:45
who's the best team. You're picking what team is gonna play.
1:41:50
And and and how well can they
1:41:50
Which backup will be least awful?
1:41:53
play, yes. So last pick our last prediction of the regular season.
1:41:58
A historic
1:41:59
Mm.
1:42:00
a watermark event falls to MJ two.
1:42:05
I just don't think the Riders have it.
1:42:07
So I'm going with the Elks. I think as much as you're putting
1:42:12
in Pal and whoever else you're resting,
1:42:15
I still think that the Elks are gonna win.
1:42:22
breaking news. ~ my
1:42:23
Yes.
1:42:24
my husband is at Costco and has gotten me a gray cup hoodie.
1:42:29
Yeah
1:42:29
~ hey
1:42:30
Time for me to get out there and start looking
1:42:31
So
1:42:32
for those. I forgot after last week.
1:42:34
Then mind you, we
1:42:35
Aw, well done.
1:42:37
probably have to order them online.
1:42:38
I doubt they have them in store here.
1:42:39
I think it's probably all Calgary.
1:42:40
Ugh. Yeah. Anyway, thought I'd update you.
1:42:41
Now
1:42:44
That's a very exciting update.
1:42:44
b Yeah Yes. Good news.
1:42:51
And before we go to closing comments,
1:42:53
I will leave I will throw in one other thought that just occurred to
1:42:56
me on this They're worried about selling out the Grey Cup in Calgary.
1:43:00
They've said that they're going to move heaven and earth do everything we
1:43:04
can to get there, but they're not sure.
1:43:06
They want to sell out the Grey Cup in Calgary.
1:43:09
There's two ways to do that. The first and surest way
1:43:14
Is get Calgary into the crossover game and have them come back and play Edmonton
1:43:18
in Calgary in the Grey Cup. And you'll be sold out no problem whatsoever.
1:43:23
And if they get knocked out, then the second best way is to get the Riders into
1:43:29
the crossover and have them come and play Edmonton in Calgary.
1:43:33
Either one of those scenarios,
1:43:35
that's gonna be a hell of a fun week.
1:43:38
I doubt either of them happens.
1:43:38
That would be fun. ~
1:43:43
Okay. We're done. We're done.
1:43:46
I don't think there's anything else other than closing thoughts.
1:43:49
So MJ two, you go to go foist.
1:43:52
thanks again for having me. What a fun season.
1:43:55
on a serious note, like MJ and I grew up in Wainwright and so this week just been
1:44:00
thinking about C F B Wainwright,
1:44:03
the community. if you're able,
1:44:05
in the area to donate blood, they're asking for blood donations.
1:44:09
just keep that in mind, and how you could support,
1:44:12
but
1:44:13
Yeah, so that's just on my mind.
1:44:15
But if you wanna get in touch with me about football or soccer or
1:44:20
the flames are winning, what is happening?
1:44:22
you can find me on Instagram. my name is MJ's Plaid Heart and you can find me there.
1:44:29
Good, thank you. And yeah, I d you're right about that whole Wainwright tragedy.
1:44:34
It's
1:44:35
It's happened. There's nothing more you can say.
1:44:37
It is terrible that that many young people were killed or injured
1:44:41
in an incident that was just from what I heard a freak accident.
1:44:45
They said that fire moved over a kilometer in under thirty seconds.
1:44:49
So thank you for bringing that up.
1:44:51
And yeah. Yeah, these are people who are dedicating their lives
1:44:55
to protecting our country and they deserve our full thoughts.
1:44:58
So thank you. MJ.
1:45:00
Yeah.
1:45:01
So more Alberta things. this weekend,
1:45:03
this it's been a tough few weeks with this Alberta referendum and these like nine
1:45:08
questions about immigration and everything like that.
1:45:10
And I just want to take a special shout out to all my CFL friends on Blue Sky.
1:45:15
you guys have been so supportive and amazing and just really gotten through
1:45:21
me through what's been a really a tough time.
1:45:24
So thank you so much to everyone who has just like
1:45:27
every CFL fan who has such a kind and generous and open heart and it's
1:45:32
it doesn't go unnoticed and it actually has really made a difference.
1:45:34
So thank you. keep it up. yeah you can find me over on Instagram running
1:45:39
CF Outsiders there. We're having some fun interactions over there.
1:45:42
And yeah, find me maybe, maybe posting about these games,
1:45:48
but maybe not, because I don't know.
1:45:50
We'll see. But yeah, over there at sports and plants.
1:45:54
Yes.
1:45:55
Yes. And I to what you say, I can't imagine what it's like in Alberta right now.
1:46:00
being a a province removed, it's easier to see it with less of the you know,
1:46:05
just how intense it is. I mean I've could say I buried the lead,
1:46:09
hey, I have two Canadian panelists on the show still.
1:46:14
Yes.
1:46:15
Yes.
1:46:15
They're they're not having their their homes moved to a brand new country,
1:46:19
so so there's that. But I'm yeah,
1:46:22
it was it was a little disappointing some of the results that came out,
1:46:24
but the big one was solidly solidly remain in Canada,
1:46:30
which is great. And
1:46:31
I think I agree with a rather cynical statement that I saw on Gander today who said,
1:46:37
Well that settles up this completely until the government has something else they
1:46:41
want to distract us from and hide,
1:46:43
and then we'll go back through the whole thing.
1:46:45
So we'll see. But that's a negative way to end the show and we try to
1:46:50
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