CFL Gameday: Hamilton at Toronto (November 3)

Game number one of the final week of the regular season offers up the chance for a head start for the Argos to head off on their winter vacations.

With the Argos long since eliminated from the post season, tonight marks the final game of the 2011 season for the Double Blue, fan appreciation night at Rogers Centre, where those Toronto sports fans that are still paying attention can bid farewell to Jim Barker's crew.

Normally a game between the Cats and Argos would have all the warmth of an old world blood feud, but with little to prove and the Cats with more to lose, one imagines that a classic this one won't be.

For Hamilton which has a playoff date pencilled in somewhere for next week in the semi final, tonight offers up but one challenge, stay sharp but don't get hurt.

Nothing games always offer up a tightrope for head coaches, they want to keep their players focused on the week ahead, while still playing in the game this week, other than extra reps, the Cats will try to work out some of their inconsistencies in anticipation of their semi final match next Sunday whether in Winnipeg or Montreal.

Toronto's squad will clean out the lockers over the weekend, some will be back next year to chase the Grey Cup dream, others will fade from memory part of a disappointing 2011 campaign that never seemed to catch fire until the end, when all that was left to the Argos was to play the role of spoiler.

Game Time 7:30 ET (4:30 PT) Rogers Centre, TSN

Pre Game

Toronto Sun-- Argos QB needs a lasting impression
Toronto Star-- Flyin' Hawaiin still beating the odds
Globe and Mail-- Dalton Bell eyes one last shot
National Post-- Argonauts' defence find stats misleading
Hamilton Spectator-- It's a pivotal time on the CFL's southern coast
Canada.com-- Coach insists Ticats have no quarterback controversy

Quick Snaps Toronto Argonauts
Quick Snaps Hamilton Tiger Cats


Post Game


Hamilton 16 at Toronto 33
Attendance-- 20,833


Toronto Sun-- Argos finish on a high
Toronto Star-- Stiff challenges ahead for Argos, says Bob Nicholson
Hamilton Spectator-- Ticats put in lousy effort, lose finale to hapless Argos
Globe and Mail-- With change in the air, Argonauts enter off-season
National Post-- The Argos reflect on their disappointing season