Why Can't We Make This Easy On Ourselves?

Ughhh... another loss to B.C.

Tonight was an opportunity to bury the Lions in the standings... but, it slipped away, along with the ball eight times. The offence has fallen apart and there's many reasons for it. I was really hoping the Riders would clinch first place with considerable time till the end of the season and be able to book a flight to Regina for the West Final on a seat sale... damn.

Technically, they're still tied for first place. The injuries are devastating and I think they're more than a coincidence. I would certainly question the training staff, nutritionists, et al, cause something is wrong. Same thing happened with the Montreal Canadiens a few years ago and they fired everyone in that department solving the issue.

And finally, I cannot stand Wally Buono. Is there another coach who's teams choke so much in the playoffs? Having his teams in the first place games is a waste cause you know his team is going to choke. If the first place game is in that crap dome again, I will really be disappointed.

Okay, one more point... Kerry Joseph are you enjoying your contract in Toronto? You could've been in Riderville. Let's face it, the Riders miss his energy and Joseph misses success. However, the Riders made the right decision and Joseph did not.

I have a headache and cannot take anymore tonight. Oh, and a big thank you to Don Matthews for throwing the game in Calgary tonight. Good on ya! Henry Burris gives you a 'tip of the stetson for that.

Good night and as usual...

Go Riders Go!    /=S=/

The End of an Era

Well, folks, Ron Lancaster, aka "The Little General", aka "The Wizard of Wittenberg", aka "The Greatest Roughrider" has passed on. Everybody who follows the CFL has a memory of Ronnie. While I never saw him play, I was witness to him patrolling the sidelines as a CFL head coach. It was great entertainment watching him as the game progressed, whether he was rolling up his sleeves when he got annoyed by his team's play, or lifting his hat to run a hand through his hair and put the hat back on before a big play, or yammering at the officials, Ronnie never disappointed. I remember a story my cousin told me about seeing Ron before a game at Taylor Field. He was signing autographs, as the head coach of Hamilton at the time, and my cousin said to him, "Don't beat us too bad," to which Lancaster laughed and replied, "We're only here for two points."

It always seemed like he was forever intertwined with the Roughriders. Their greatest era was when he was their quarterback, two of their most disastrous seasons had him as head coach, his last game as Eskimo head coach was in the '97 West final when the Riders won, and in 2003, as head coach of Hamilton, their only win that season came at the expense of, you guessed it, the Roughriders.

Now, I know TSN had this little list of the 50 greatest CFL players a couple of years ago and named Doug "I'm too important to be tackled" Flutie, but as far as I'm concerned, Lancaster should have been #1. To borrow a line from Bret Hart, Ron Lancaster could be described as "The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be."

So, the Riders lost...

Well, the Riders lost a close one in BC... they made some mistakes, but they're correctable. The only thing that bothers me from the game were the actions of Cam Wake and Aaron Hunt. Wake is always yapping and hot dogging... buddy, you're in 4th place this week and regardless of next week's game, you'll still be in 4th place, so quit being a damn fool. As for Hunt, that celebration thing of yours, it looks really, really dumb... it's just inane. Hopefully, the Riders are done in the dome for this season because games from there are just awful to watch on tv... there's hardly any atmosphere and the place really looks empty. Seriously, the only crowd noise is pumped through the p.a. system. Oh well, next week at Taylor Field, the league's best fans will show how it's done.

Go Riders Go! /=S=/

Stop the Presses!

Matt Damon is concerned that Sarah Palin could be President of the United States! Well, at least that's what this article is about. After reading it, my first thought was... who gives a damn what Matt Damon thinks? I mean, he's a freaking actor! Now, I'd really be concerned if Matt Damon became commander in chief. All he'd do is pose for the camera and continue his fake feud with Jimmy Kimmel. Seriously, if people think Mr. Bush is limited with his mental capacities, my good Lord, think about Mr. Damon's abilities. The dude is lucky to know his own name. So, really what this point comes down to is this... if actors like Mr. Damon are pitching a movie, pitch the movie, sell the fans on the movie, but, when it comes to politics, I really don't care what you think because you have the same single vote like everybody else and you're no more important than the little old lady who spoils her ballot each election because the candidates are all a bunch of turkeys.

Yes, it was idiotic to waste a post on Matt Damon.

;)

The Miracle on Milt Street

You know that scene in Miracle on 34th Street where the U.S. Postal Service delivered bags and bags of letters to prove the existence of Santa Claus? Well, yesterday, the Riders delivered big play after big play to prove that they are a real #1 team this year. Yep, ill tidings were delivered to Bomberland yesterday by the festive men in green. Sweeping the Bombers was like Christmas in September. And now, lucky #7 is the number of games for Rider wins combined with West Division opponent losses to clinch the #1 seed. The playoff round games on are Saturday nights this fall and I guarantee Taylor Field will be rocking for that game... yep, Saturday Night would be Alright for Fighting!

Go Riders Go!  /=S=/

Idiotic Points of Interest

Well, time to put some random thoughts on here... I mean, everybody else does on their blogs... lol.

- The Telus building in downtown Edmonton put their Christmas lights on tonight... very nice... a little early, though.

- Was walking through Chapters lately and in one particular aisle there was the "Christianity"  section facing the "Wicca and Witchcraft" section. Somebody on the display team has a sense of humour.

- Cold's and flu's wouldn't be so bad except for the whole runny/plugged nose bit... Good Lord, do I miss breathing normally.

- PBS is raising money again and they're showing a concert film from 'The Who'. Does this mean the Lawrence Welk demographic has died off? Are the children of the '60's and '70's now their target demo? Can't wait till 'Green Day' is the featured concert film. "Wow, Linda, wasn't that just a wonderful concert." "Yes, Gary, Green Day could really knock a person's socks off." "They were just such great patriots."

- Well, we're getting another Federal election... it's most likely things will stay the same, which the polls are indicating. Thus, that'll be millions of dollars flushed into a campaign nobody wants, but you know these egotistical champions of all Canadians, it's all about their face time. 30 days of campaigning and they'll get back to Parliament and look at each other across the aisle and say, "Gee, nothing changed." Yep, could've improved public infrastructure, or maybe put some money into health care improvement, but, no, we have to be bombarded with ads and lawn signs.

- The Riders are in the 'Peg tomorrow for the 'Bingo Bowl', or 'Mullet Bowl', or is it 'Banjo Bowl'? Actually, I went to the first 'Banjo Bowl' and it was a little scary. Our group and a few other Rider fans were surrounded by Bomber fans. Anyhow, they started playing banjo music over the p.a. system and we in green looked at each other and were like, "Gawd, how tacky." Yet, here were all the Bomber fans dancing and singing along to every tune... I was like, "Who are the banjo picking in-breds again?" Hopefully, the Riders can pull out a win, but I'll understand if they're put off by all the buck tooth, mulletized, BTO lovin' Manitobans. Is it any wonder how Milt Stegall is the best dressed man in Winnipeg? I mean, a clean set of coveralls and you'll be the local 'GQ' man of the week. And as my cousin once said about Winnipeg, "Why don't they just bulldoze all this s%@# down?"

Go Riders Go!    /=S=/