johnzo

The only QB matchup that would be better right now is Alexander vs. Rourke and Rourke's team was not good enough.

and yeah, some of the players are dinks. I suspect that there's never been a CFL team that is totally dinkless.

Montreal vs. Edmonton is a classic CFL Grey Cup matchup. The 2005 game was the best game I've ever seen live -- peak Calvillo vs. peak Ray, both balling out. I'm hoping 2026 exceeds that classic game because I love this goofy league beyond all reason. If the 2027 rule changes are the end of the CFL, then let this game be the league's ******* Ragnarok.

Brady was used the same amount this year as he was in past years. He gets 13-14 carries a game every year and this year was no exception.

The Hurl Award for MBB Lightning Rod of the Year is gonna be hotly contested. Concoran, Kelly, Ellsbury? Also I pronounce Jamieson Sheahan as the first annual winner of the Sheahan Award For Ex-Lightning Rods because people don't seem to ***** about him anymore.

as an old guy who loves the league and reflexively rejects change ... I have to admit that the Luke Willson watch party for the ESF was a welcome breathe of fresh air ... like watching a game with a pal who really really knows football. The burying-the-hatchet segment with Knuckles was a great conclusion to Knuckles vs. Willson storyline. I would love to see a game with both Lapo and Willson doing color. Lapo is great at explaining passing concepts and Willson is great at talking about the player techniques that make or break a play, especially in blocking. During the ESF he crawled up someone's ass for blocking against the flow on a zone run, which is apparently a no-no. TIL! Our rookie poster of the year award will have a weird vibe to it, given that everyone here is like 75 years old.

yup. we regret the error. Nield should wash both Hallet and Hansen's cars.

just finished my watch, got home late so watched it on cfl+. Tommy Neild, ay yi yi. Hopefully he delivers some redemption next week because that drop was Incompleterson-level. Dude owes Hallett a carwash for bailing him out with that fumble recovery.

In Brown's big game against BC, someone (Duane Forde?) made the point that the Lions D was not just inexperienced, it was also undermanned because there were a number of starters who were dressed but who weren't taking reps due to the small roster size in the CFL. And as the Lions' D wore down, Brown exploded on em. Normally I'm not the guy who says "we didn't win, they actually sucked" but in this case it sure looked like the Lions were visibly tired on Brady's long TD. Anyway, go blue. No one wins a Grey Cup from the crossover spot .. but I'll take sending Pesty McMillions to a disappointingly early offseason as a consolation prize.

Thanks so much for your fast action, Rich. This was a bad one!

We just need a little bit of that spirit of 1988. 9-9 champs, baby.

that fumble looked like a throw. on second look, nevermind.

Real nice throw by Barnes on that throw to 81. Backpedalling but still gets the throw out to the boundary with good velocity.

Kelly sacked. Few CFL plays are more satisfying.

Ottawa up 7-6. Seems like Ottawa has led at some point in most of their games. You can't have heartbreak without hope.