Finally. The long drought known as the off-season is over. Tonight the Riders are in Montreal in a much-hyped show-down. Durant is now an Al, Carter is now a Rider. Was Chris Jones right? Is it the Ricky Ray trade all over?
My picks for Week 1.
Montreal barely sweats against an inept Saskatchewan D and ineffectual O.
Calgary curb-stomps Ottawa in all phases.
BC’s home crowd beats Edmonton narrowly.
Toronto’s new coach reinvigorates Ray and they win against Hamilton.
I hope I’m wrong about the first.
Go Riders !
Hope this is the start of the big return.
But remember………..12.
“I hope I’m wrong about the first.”
So am I.
I thought the Saskabush team moved to Vegreville. Hm.
It will be exciting to watch the CFL in the early season again this year,just so I can count the number of dropped passes the receivers shoulda had!
Most of the Q/B’s are capable,but the WR’s must be rejects from arena football.
My picks:Eastern Quebec guys without Calvillo over the Bush by 10
Calgary exacts revenge on Our Nation’s Capital Brownnosers or whatever the hell they’re called, Cowville by 7
The Orange Lions,with the best looking cheerleaders in the CFL lose by a F/G
Ray over the Former Steelers (they closed all the mills) by 12
So far I haven’t been wrong yet this season. 😉
I would have said the D is going to be the key in T.O.
Is sports betting legal in Canada ? Inotherwords … have the “first peoples” claimed they historically wagered on which young brave would lose his head in games of lacrosse ? Therefore, they should be allowed to bet (and make big bank) at their “tribal” casinos …
If it gets boring there is always Muslim Sharia League hockey, rough and tumble and they play all year round. The refs look the other way.
Whatever the sport, I traditionally cheer against Montreal, unless they are playing the Russians. So tonight, though I hope Sask beats Montreal, I hope DD beats Chris Jones.
Cfl = total inertia
Underdogs went 7-0 SU and ATS in first 7 games at start of the season last year.
O/U 2-6 first 8 games of season
My predictions:
SK wins by 17-20 pts
Edmonton wins by 10-13 pts
Ott 20-18 over Calgary
Tor-24-23 over Hamilton
http://sportselect.wclc.com/Game-Lists.htm
I’m laying $100 on a 3 game 4 team combo ticket from proline
Game 1 V 2 T 3 V 4 T
3 correct pays 715$ all 4 correct pays $5400 2 correct or less I’m out a Robert Borden.
I vote we put Jones on a bus to the border and let him walk home.
Thanks for the head’s up. As a Canadian living in Wisconsin we don’t get a lot of CFL news but my sports package does bring me some CFL games and, checking the guide, I see we’re getting this game. Go Riders, Go Packers!!!
Wow Lance…you really know your CFL; I agree with all your calls, although the Argos-Ticats is (in my opinion) a coin toss. The last team with the ball could kick a single or FG to win that one. Here’s to another terrific season of the BEST, most entertaining football on earth!
I care not. The CFL has decided they don’t want me as a fan by choosing not to be on free YV. My teams are the Packers, Vikings, and Seahawks. They are on free TV.
Go Ticats GO BILLS!
Well Lance, you weren’t quite correct on your game one prediction. Montreal won, but looked pathetic doing so. The riders looked a lot better than I expected. Take away two big plays and the riders would have had the win.
OTOH, Go Stamps Go!!
“I vote we put Jones on a bus to the border and let him walk home.” NicK
Yep! he is a sad sack loser… Why pull his QB after they drive down to the 15 and are 1st & 10… Second down.. Carter is wide open and replacement QB is throwing to a corner Spot (over thrown)…Unable to throw a simple P-To-P pass…
With ~30 remaining they failed to get a play-in and had to call time out when the clock reached 08…..incompetent Coaching
Jones chokes because he lacks a winning strategy. He tries to hard not to lose, and loses.. High School Football Coach
Scar, you aren’t trying hard enough.
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I’ll leave it to you to figure it out.
Wow. A couple of gut-wrenching games in the first two. The Riders lose on a missed field goal, and the Stamps tie on one. If misery loves company, at least Crapinga has Paredes to console him.