I had the Argos +6

OK, it just wasn't to be, I guess. Can someone please explain the end of the game? What are they doing? What is this? They turned it into kickball. That's it, I'm out. CFL, you win. Last post.

Qui Recoit Field Advantage

See, I showed how class-E I am using another language.

What is up with this home field advantage? Maybe it is just the games I follow (I can't follow all four each week), but you just can't win on the road (route). I see a pattern that could feed my family. Hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving Day. Go teams.

A Grey Cup preview or something II

Jesus, there really are only 8 teams in this league.

Big game this weekend or Monday. One team on the up, one team on the down. The down team is at home, though. So that's a . . . I'm going to say take Calgary and the points. Book it. Analysis complete. The game will be played at noon because it is "Thanksgiving Day" in Canada. See, this site can be lucrative and educational all at once.

A Grey Cup preview or something

Big game this weekend or Friday. One team on the up, one team on the down. The down team is at home, though. So that's a win. Book it. Analysis complete.

It's not related to Canadian Football at all, but...

Weeeomp!

Just look at how pleased Michael and Deon are about the news.

Banjo Bowl 2010

Winnipeg needs this game. Simply put, take them and the points. Analysis complete.

Labour Day Recap

Labor = Labour

• Chris Leak tried to play QB. He threw two picks, fumbled while "hyperextending" himself, left the game. It was his first CFL start.
  
• You can have as many men in motion as you want on offense, I think. Arena League style.
• End zones are huge.
• If you can CB in the CFL, you can start in the NFL.
• All CFL stadiums look the same.
• June Jones is a natural as a CFL coach.
• Very unpredictable league.
  

CFL vs. XFL

Yeah, we know who won.

A History Lesson

Here's a little "history" on the CFL courtesy of a Saskatchewan Roughriders fan.

Here's what I hope this fan looks like...

Al Davis is proud right now.

No sucker here

Calgary vs. BC tonight. Calgary good, BC bad. Calgary only -6, BUT on the road. What do we know? Home cookin', that's what we know. So you just moneyline Calgary and hope like hell BC doesn't make this their banquet game. Do they have banquets up there?

Here's a question

I have some work to do. Why is it that every over/under for CFL games seems to be 54. No more, no less.

What am I doing?

I bet against a home team. Wrong (see blog). Then, THEN, that home has Chad Owens from Hawaii-Timmy Chang fame AND Willie Middlebrooks (the U). I deserve the loss. CFL is a tough mistress.

Do we need to have a primer on the AFL?

Well, do we? Because someone can't keep their hand out of the Milwaukee Iron cookie jar.

Ok. Well, tune in tomorrow...

A Hearty Hello

(sound of a beer cracking open)

(a long sip is heard, followed by a slurp of the mustache)

(long inhale)


Hullo there, internet folks! Name of Young, Jim Young. They called me Dirty Thirty back in the day, and if you take a good look at that mustache right there, you'll know the name follows me still. Now I done played in the CFL for awhile - hell I even had some time playing for your Vikings back in the 60s, that Joe Kapp could sling it! - so I wanted to let you guys in on a few things about this here CFL and everything that it can offer. You see, football to the north is fun! It's just we do it a little differently up there, and it sure will help your pocketbook if you can figure it out quickly!

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1. It seems like home field advantage is huge. Take a look at the records. Hamilton and Winnipeg have just two wins each, and four losses, but the two wins for both of them came at home. Prime example of a team playing for pride at home. There are 3 teams in an 8 team league that are undefeated at home. I'm guessing the beer cup snake has something to do with this.

2. Montreal likes to score. They put 51 up against Saskatoon, but lost. They pounded Toronto too. They like to score and be scored upon. MENTAL NOTE.

3. Montreal's quarterback? CHRIS LEAK FROM FLORIDA. Hey, Dickfer, are you going all in, orrrrrrrrrr?

4. Edmonton Eskimos: They are having problems this year. The solution? JARED ZABRANSKY, YES IT'S HIM. Oh my, how do they not score 70 a game?

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So get those bets in, Southerners!

Housekeeping in the Land of White Earth

Hey friends, are you.....



Woah.



What is this place?


Are you serious? Is this a blog... aboot the CFL? Friends, you have blazed a trail.

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Navraj Bassi. That picture there is of me when I played on the Oregon Ducks. I was born in Vancouver, I play both ways, defensive line and as a blocking tight end. I wear a turbin during games, because I am a Sikh. I played for the Saskatchewan Rough Riders.

Why am I telling you all this?

Well folks, because simply the fact that I exist, and play football, should explain the differences between the CFL and the NFL.

Do you think folks in Jacksonville would cheer me on? Guys in Houston would be lining up to buy my jersey? I'd receive a warm welcome in Arizona, especially now?

Boys, it's a different league up here.

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Ok, first of all, to all participants, this blog seems to have begun in a drunken stupor as "Mr. Boatman" fired off an email to his attorney that he "wishes wee (sic) could half (sic) a CFL blog!!!" As such, there are very little rules. Do you want to blog about how Pat Williams took diet pills as a stimulant? GO RIGHT AHEAD. I imagine there will be some crossover with the failure blog on a lot of Vikings fails, but by all means, run wild. The title will still be about the CFL, just because I want confused Blue Bombers fans stumbling on here after downing a case of Labatt, and wondering just what the fuck is going on. I want us to be the blog that people hit when they search for "CFL Highlights", and then we just give them animated GIFs of Rocket Ismail falling down, or Ricky Williams breaking his arm. I want Canada to come upon this site only to see an entire post by Bob and Doug, breaking down the Alouettes' defensive shifts. In short, GO. Hell, should we do a CFL fantasy league?

Alright folks, the rules are non-existent. This is the CFL. Make of it what you will. The infinite is possible... at Banjo Bowl.

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Don't ignore those links on the upper right, either.

And Dickfer, that man is Jim Young. Look him up. His nickname is "Dirty Thirty". Soooooooo......

Life is a learning process

OK, here we go. The CFL. What strikes me here is the CFL tried to go south to the USA. I don't remember that. I have been reading all sorts of Wikipedia links on CFL and I DON'T GET IT. This rouge thing and others. They play on a bigger field with one less down but play with one more player . . . huh? You know what? Screw it. I am just going to let the good people at cfl.ca show me a gamecast screen, at least I can understand that.

A Whole New World

When I first was invited to participate on this blog I just thought it was a football blog.  A place for me to write any musings I may have regarding college or NFL (aka stupid) football. But when I returned with the intention of making my first contribution I noticed it has a very specific brand of football as the subject. 

Ah, the CFL. It's a great place. It's no XFL, but it's awfully close. It's been a learning experience thus far.  To be honest I hadn't really given the Canadien Football League much thought. Ever. So, before I began, I needed to do a little research.

A few things I noticed...

Each player has an import/non-import status. That's to make sure we keep the foreigners separate. Especially that American scum.

There are two injured lists.  The injured list and the 9-game injured list.  I'm assuming this works like MLBs DL system.  Seems reasonable.  Much better than the PUP list in the NFL (stupid).

And boy, there are some names in that league. It's like Texas and hockey had a bunch of kids and pulled some popular names from a hat. There's anything from Chris Cvetkovic or Keyuo Craver to Glenn January and Terence Jeffers-Harris.  And that's what I found on one team, with no additional research.

This is an exciting time to be blogging. Especially about something as special as the CFL.  I wholeheartedly look forward to learning more about this league and it's many (I assume) nuances. And quirks. It is Canadien for Gods sake.

Mad I didn't think of this when I was in college

I'm pretty sure this could happen in Green Bay on any given Wednesday.

Gambling on the CFL

Since we all like to gamble on Canadian Sports, I figured I would post these, the Terms of Betting, to remind us all of the guidelines we need to follow, even when the field is 120 hectares, or whatever.

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- 1. Bet what you know

- 2. Channel life's rage

- 3. Bet only "professional" teams

- 4. $20 a day profit

- 5. Always research

- 6. Break it down to the elements

- 7. We are better than you

- 8. It happens. Roll with it.

- 9. Don't bet odds

- 10. Take what they give you

- 11. Discipline, discipline, discipline

- 12. Talk about it

- 13. Get to know the Cubs

- 14. Stay HUNGRY

- 15. Make calculated gambles

- 16. Don't bet for the sake of betting

- 17. It all started with Atlanta

- 18. A check a week

- 19. Only approved bets

- 20. IT'S A JOB

We haven't wrecked the trailer yet, but we will

Let's start with Dirty Thirty

That right there is Jim "Dirty Thirty" Young.

So now this blog is happening.