Is there a shift in the CFL universe, or was week one just an unexpected surprise to kick off the season.
Eastern teams won all of their debuts in week one of the CFL schedule, as Western teams found themselves outscored in all four of the featured contests.
Toronto entertained the home crowd and gave them something to talk about in their 21-10 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The Renegades announced loud and clear that they have intentions to be at home and on the field on the third Sunday in November. The Renegades suprised the Blue Bombers and stunned their fans with an exciting 37-25 victory over the Big Blue.
Next up for the East were the Hamilton Tiger Cats who went into BC Place and took two points from the Lions with a 38-36 victory. For Hamilton the game highlighted a reborn team that seemed to be enjoying the success on the field, for their fellow teams in the East that means that these Tiger Cats are no longer pushovers. The game gave Wally Buono some new areas to work on to get his squad back into the groove they had a few years ago.
Montreal exacted some revenge on the Grey Cup Champion Eskimos, as the Als celebrated yet another sell out at McGill. The Als were all over the defending Champs 33-9, sending Edmonton a strong message that their reign as holders of the Grey Cup may be short lived.
The final game of the week in review was more bad news for the Green Riders. Playing their second game of the week the Roughriders managed to only get 10 points on the board again, losing to Calgary in a 33-10 rout. Calgary who played strong football for new head coach and GM Matt Dunigan, may not be in as much disarray as previously thought. Though a better test is fast approaching, they took on a still smarting rider team missing their starting quarterback Nealon Greene, Henry Burris the back up missed his second assignment due to a training camp knee problem, that left Rocky Butler to face the Stamps, suffice to say they didn't make him feel welcome nor did they go easy on him. It's a fast learning curve in Regina these days.
Week Two kicks off on Thursday when Toronto travels to Ottawa, Friday Night Football on TSN will let us see if the Ti Cats are for real or if Dave Ritchie is suddenly in trouble as Hamilton is home to Winnipeg. Saturday two disappointed teams from week one will match up as the Lions travel to Edmonton to help the Esks kick off the home schedule. Sunday's game has Montreal travelling to Calgary, giving Matt Dunigan a very early exam. It will be interesting to see which teams are on a roll on by next Monday, when we do our review once again.
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