Saturday, October 29, 2011

CFL Gameday: Hamilton at Saskatchewan (October 29)

A mean nothing game if ever there were one is on the CFL schedule for Saturday afternoon, the playoff bound Hamilton Tiger Cats travel to Regina to play the playoff out Saskatchewan Roughriders, the only real question being who does Marcel Bellefeuille start and how long will any of those starters stay in the game.

Playing out the string of a season is never a fun experience, especially when you know you can't improve on your placement in the standings, a position the Tiger Cats are in secure in third just waiting until the CFL Eastern semi final in two weeks.

At least they still have some football to play in the post season, that's not the case for Saskatchewan, a team that went from Grey Cup appearances in the last few years to tumbling to the bottom of the CFL listings, leaving the folks on the cold prairie to have little to do come mid November.

Saturday's game or course allows the Riders to evaluate those players that may be on the bubble for a return to the green and white in 2012, it also offers Hamilton the opportunity to fine tune an inconsistent offence, but on the other side of that coin, the need to avoid any kind of injuries to star players that would make the road trips required to Grey Cup Sunday even harder than the task is already.

Game Time 1 PM ST (3 ET, Noon PT) Mosaic Field TSN

Pre Game

Hamilton Spectator-- Cats vs Riders

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