The curtain closes on the 2011 regular season at BC Place tonight and with the kind of drama that Commissioner Cohen perhaps could only dream of, the CFL Standings perhaps won't be finalized until the final snap of the final game.
Montreal will be watching with interest the developments in Calgary over the afternoon, should the Stamps prevail over their guests from Winnipeg then the CFL East will still be up for grabs as the kick off to the season finale approaches.
Whether the Als quest for first will still be a valid one could dictate the kind of game plan that head coach Marc Trestman throws at the Lions tonight, should the Bonbers defeat Calgary first would be theirs, probably sending Trestman into more of a prevent game plan, as in prevent any injuries that may detract from next weeks semi final.
For the Lions the task is pretty simple, win and they host the Western Final in two weeks, lose and depending on how the Stamps fare they could be on the road to Calgary next week for the Western semi final.
Clearly the best path for the Lions both on the field and at the box office is for them to gain victory tonight in front of what should be a pretty pumped up BC Place crowd.
Should the game still be of consequence for the Als, we imagine we'll see much of Anthony Calvillo, one of the most dangerous weapons in the CFL these days. BC once again will be relying on Travis Lulay, hot off his offensive player of the week award, the Lions QB has grown in confidence with just about every outing this year.
Considering the horrendous start that the Lions endured at the beginning of this season, the fact they are in the hunt for first place is a remarkable turn around, all that is left is to close the deal tonight.
Game Time 7 PM PT (10 ET) BC Place TSN
Pre Game
Vancouver Province-- Lions' Elimimian a hit among CFL players
Vancouver Sun-- What's new pussycats? Lions find their roar in 2011
Globe and Mail-- Beating Als is personal for Lions
National Post-- Whyte wants to spoil Lions' finale
Canada.com-- Buono never stopped believing in Lions
Quick Snaps British Columbia Lions
Quick Snaps Montreal Alouettes
Post Game
Montreal 1 at British Columbia 43
Attendance-- 35,454
Vancouver Province-- Decisive Lions win gives two weeks for rest, repair
Vancouver Sun-- Buono's stick-to-itiveness just part of explanation
Globe and Mail-- Can the Lions roar all the way to the Grey Cup?
National Post-- Buono proves he's still got it
Canada.com-- Alouettes were "out-coached" Diamond Ferri says
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Showing posts with label Regular Season week 19. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Regular Season week 19. Show all posts
Saturday, November 05, 2011
CFL Gameday: Winnipeg at Calgary (November 5)
Saturday's McMahon Stadium showdown between the Bombers and Stamps will add one more piece to the final product of the CFL playoff picture, with the top spots in both the Eastern and Western Conference still unresolved, this afternoons contest provides the opportunity for one or the other team to keep the quest for First alive.
As the two teams take to the field, the names of the starting quarterbacks on the day are certainly different than what many would have imagined at the start of the season.
Winnipeg is taking to the field with Alex Brink at the helm, taking the place of the injured Buck Pierce for this pivotal final game of the regular season, across the field Drew Tate will be at the helm of the Stampders offence, Tate has supplanted long time Stampeder Henry Burris as the top signal caller now.
The game could highlight some of the key aspects of both teams over the last few weeks, a tough Winnipeg Defence seeking to shut down a Stampeder offence that has rediscovered a bit of spark under Tate.
For Brink, the learning curve continues, today's game perhaps a confidence builder heading into the playoffs, the Bombers have already adviser that they believe Pierce will return to the QB duties for those playoffs, but the experience gained this afternoon could be more than beneficial moving forward into the post season.
For the moment however both Brink and Tate will be hoping to secure a higher seeding for their team as the league schedule comes to a wrap later tonight, for Calgary the road only leads to second now and even that requires a bit of help. Calgary will finish second to the Eskimos if they beat the Bombers and the BC Lions lose to Montreal tonight, should the Lions win, the Stamps tumble to third and a semi final date with the Eskimos next weekend.
Winnipeg will claim first place with a victory over the Stamps, should they lose they could still gain top spot with an Alouette loss tonight.
Game Time 2 PM MT (4 ET, 1 PT) McMahon Stadium TSN
Pre Game
Calgary Sun-- Winter wonderland
Calgary Herald-- Stamps' focus is solely on Bombers
Winnipeg Free Press-- Things looking very bad for Blue
Winnipeg Sun-- Blue's big chance
Globe and Mail-- Bombers-Stamps clash key to CFL Playoff picture
Quick Snaps Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Quick Snaps Calgary Stampeders
Post Game
Winnipeg 24 at Calgary 30
Attendance-- 30,845
Calgary Sun-- Stamps hang on to beat Bombers
Calgary Herald-- Stamps roll into playoffs with third straight win
Winnipeg Sun-- Bombers lose, back into 1st
Winnipeg Free Press-- Bombers crash in Cowtown, finish first
Globe and Mail-- Stampeders hang on to beat Bombers
National Post-- Stampeders stay hot to end season with third straight win
As the two teams take to the field, the names of the starting quarterbacks on the day are certainly different than what many would have imagined at the start of the season.
Winnipeg is taking to the field with Alex Brink at the helm, taking the place of the injured Buck Pierce for this pivotal final game of the regular season, across the field Drew Tate will be at the helm of the Stampders offence, Tate has supplanted long time Stampeder Henry Burris as the top signal caller now.
The game could highlight some of the key aspects of both teams over the last few weeks, a tough Winnipeg Defence seeking to shut down a Stampeder offence that has rediscovered a bit of spark under Tate.
For Brink, the learning curve continues, today's game perhaps a confidence builder heading into the playoffs, the Bombers have already adviser that they believe Pierce will return to the QB duties for those playoffs, but the experience gained this afternoon could be more than beneficial moving forward into the post season.
For the moment however both Brink and Tate will be hoping to secure a higher seeding for their team as the league schedule comes to a wrap later tonight, for Calgary the road only leads to second now and even that requires a bit of help. Calgary will finish second to the Eskimos if they beat the Bombers and the BC Lions lose to Montreal tonight, should the Lions win, the Stamps tumble to third and a semi final date with the Eskimos next weekend.
Winnipeg will claim first place with a victory over the Stamps, should they lose they could still gain top spot with an Alouette loss tonight.
Game Time 2 PM MT (4 ET, 1 PT) McMahon Stadium TSN
Pre Game
Calgary Sun-- Winter wonderland
Calgary Herald-- Stamps' focus is solely on Bombers
Winnipeg Free Press-- Things looking very bad for Blue
Winnipeg Sun-- Blue's big chance
Globe and Mail-- Bombers-Stamps clash key to CFL Playoff picture
Quick Snaps Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Quick Snaps Calgary Stampeders
Post Game
Winnipeg 24 at Calgary 30
Attendance-- 30,845
Calgary Sun-- Stamps hang on to beat Bombers
Calgary Herald-- Stamps roll into playoffs with third straight win
Winnipeg Sun-- Bombers lose, back into 1st
Winnipeg Free Press-- Bombers crash in Cowtown, finish first
Globe and Mail-- Stampeders hang on to beat Bombers
National Post-- Stampeders stay hot to end season with third straight win
Friday, November 04, 2011
CFL Gameday: Saskatchewan at Edmonton (November 4)
The long torturous road of the 2011 season comes to an end tonight for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Riders bidding farewell to football for the year and bidding farewell to their head coach Ken Miller for the second time in two years.
This farewell a little less impressive than the last one, (Miller went out with a Grey Cup berth last time) as the Riders put a wrap on a horrible season with tonight's finale with the Eskimos.
All that is left for the Riders is to try and pull even with the Argonauts for last place in the overall standings in the CFL, with a win the Riders will collect two points for a total of 12 on the year, a far cry from their more impressive seasons of the recent past.
Considering that the Argos and Riders split their season match ups with a win each, Rider fans will be left to do math to see who is the worst of the worst should the Riders pull out a victory.
Edmonton of course wishes not to add to the homework for the RiderNation and with a chance to claim first in the West as their own (all be it until Saturday's games) the Eskimos will be fully focused on making the end of the Riders' season as enjoyable as the majority of it was.
Edmonton however have had their problems with key games at home this year, inconsistent at the worst possible times, so it will be with interest that Eskimo fans watch tonight's game, hopeful that the Eskimos of the three and four game winning streaks arrive at Commonwealth at game time tonight.
Game Time 8 PM MT (9 ET, 6 PT) Commonwealth Stadium TSN
Pre Game
Edmonton Sun-- Concert Time for Esks?
Edmonton Journal-- Eskimos aim to 'take care of business'
Regina Leader Post-- Ken Miller bidding the Riders farewell, not goodbye
Globe and Mail-- Eskimos seek to get early jump on Roughriders
National Post-- Eskimos try to relax under pressure
Quick Snaps Edmonton Eskimos
Quick Snaps Saskatchewan Roughriders
Post Game
Saskatchewan 20 at Edmonton 23
Attendance-- 30,845
Edmonton Sun-- Eskimos beat Roughriders
Edmonton Journal-- Eskimos eke out victory over Riders, secure home playoff game
Regina Leader Post-- Riders' ordeal is finally over
Globe and Mail-- Eskimos clinch home playoff game
National Post-- Getzlaf shines in Roughriders' tough year
Canada.com-- Esks hosting a playoff game, but the need to work if they intend to win
This farewell a little less impressive than the last one, (Miller went out with a Grey Cup berth last time) as the Riders put a wrap on a horrible season with tonight's finale with the Eskimos.
All that is left for the Riders is to try and pull even with the Argonauts for last place in the overall standings in the CFL, with a win the Riders will collect two points for a total of 12 on the year, a far cry from their more impressive seasons of the recent past.
Considering that the Argos and Riders split their season match ups with a win each, Rider fans will be left to do math to see who is the worst of the worst should the Riders pull out a victory.
Edmonton of course wishes not to add to the homework for the RiderNation and with a chance to claim first in the West as their own (all be it until Saturday's games) the Eskimos will be fully focused on making the end of the Riders' season as enjoyable as the majority of it was.
Edmonton however have had their problems with key games at home this year, inconsistent at the worst possible times, so it will be with interest that Eskimo fans watch tonight's game, hopeful that the Eskimos of the three and four game winning streaks arrive at Commonwealth at game time tonight.
Game Time 8 PM MT (9 ET, 6 PT) Commonwealth Stadium TSN
Pre Game
Edmonton Sun-- Concert Time for Esks?
Edmonton Journal-- Eskimos aim to 'take care of business'
Regina Leader Post-- Ken Miller bidding the Riders farewell, not goodbye
Globe and Mail-- Eskimos seek to get early jump on Roughriders
National Post-- Eskimos try to relax under pressure
Quick Snaps Edmonton Eskimos
Quick Snaps Saskatchewan Roughriders
Post Game
Saskatchewan 20 at Edmonton 23
Attendance-- 30,845
Edmonton Sun-- Eskimos beat Roughriders
Edmonton Journal-- Eskimos eke out victory over Riders, secure home playoff game
Regina Leader Post-- Riders' ordeal is finally over
Globe and Mail-- Eskimos clinch home playoff game
National Post-- Getzlaf shines in Roughriders' tough year
Canada.com-- Esks hosting a playoff game, but the need to work if they intend to win
Thursday, November 03, 2011
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
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
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