State of Union CFL Style
September 15, 2008 by Randy Workman
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The State of the Union - CFL Style
The only mystery in the CFL is who will win the West. Really, what kind of opposition does Montreal have? Can you really name any team that can challenge Montreal in the East? Please; not even the most optimistic Tiger Cat, Argo, or Blue Bomber fans like their chances against Montreal.
Any fool can pick Montreal to win the East, but it will take the real expert to predict the West champion. The major thing here is that there are four very good teams. Here is the thing. The team who get fourth place may very well be the lucky one. With the crossover, I like the fourth place team’s chances of making it to the Grey Cup than the three teams in the West.
The fourth place team will only have to face Montreal. Sorry, but really - who wants to go through the West when you can play Hamilton, Toronto, or Winnipeg? That may be a little harsh, but in reality, it just might be a huge blessing to finish fourth in the West.
No, I am not saying the teams should tank the season to finish fourth. What I am saying in reality is that the West is the far superior division This could be very well be the year where we could have an all west Grey Cup final. Of course, Montreal could easily win that final. But in reality, it could easily be an all Western final.
The State of the CFL is in pretty good hands. Burris, Ray, and Calvillo are all on career years. The offense is in high gear as Burris’ performance against the Al’s was not even close to the best performance. In fact, Burris’ performance of 407 yards was only the third best performance this season. Then there is Milt Stegall, breaking the Alan Pitts record in style in the bomb over the Argos. Stegall is one of many great Receivers. They are terrific in this league. I look forward to watching each game; yes the state of this game is better than it has ever been in years.
The Stamps, Eskimos, Riders, and Lions all have great attendance Montreal gets a sell-out every game; they are talking about expansion. They are talking about a new stadium in Saskatchewan because of all the sell-outs. The attendance is great in CFL, which mean revenues are up. The new television contract with TSN for the next 5 years gives the League more stable financial growth. Yes, the State of the CFL has never been so good. Now the only thing is trying to find people to tell about it.
Randy
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September 16th, 2008 at 7:29 am
Nice article Randy. I had also been thinking that fourth place in the West could turn out to be a lucrative position. That being said the Blue Bombers seem to coming on of late. If they can clinch that second spot in the East they will be a very tough out. If I was BC or whoever I would definitely prefer Hamilton or Toronto.
That being said an East Final in Montreal with the Grey Cup just a week away in the belle province doesn’t sound all that much fun either.
Should definitely be interesting. And I have no idea why the Argos are starting Cody Pickett against Calgary, might as well hand the Stamps the two points.
September 16th, 2008 at 7:49 am
Nice piece Randy! Isnt that true, trying to find people who will listen about the CFL. Great league and I miss it here in Ottawa, as do many. Hopefully a team is back within 2 years!
As for the Argos, truly sad, Matthews has run that team into the ground further in less than a week by benching Joseph! Never liked the guy!
September 16th, 2008 at 8:50 am
There must be a problem with Joseph attitude there is no way Pickett should be the starter an interesting choice by Matthews. It will be interesting to see if that decesion comes back to bite Mr. Matthews.