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Saturday, I went with Jason and Amy to see the Huskies/Huskies game at Griffiths Stadium. It’s amazing that 5500 people can make a place feel that full. It was a good game overall, and the hometown Huskies cam out on top, which means they’re headed to the Vanier Cup in Hamilton next weekend. It was a really nice day considering it’s the end of November, and other than my nose and toes, I was pretty warm. We got there plenty early, and were still relegated to seats three rows up on the 20 yard line – right at the end of the stands. Somehow the crowd managed to cause a few timecount penalties by the visitors, which is no mean feat – Griffiths is pretty wide open, and as I said, there were 5500 people, not the 200,000 some US college games draw. It was good solid entertainment though, and the second game of the year that I made it out to. We’ll see how it goes next year, when we’re not literally living across the street from the stadium though.

Then, I watched the Grey Cup on Sunday. I’ll admit that I wasn’t giving the game my full attention, but without getting into it too much, I have to say that I’m disappointed with some of the broadcast professionals’ approach to this game. First, I heard a lot of people predicting that Toronto would win, or BC would win, but in the same breath saying that “BC clearly has the more talented team.” I’d argue that point quite vehemently. I’ll give them the QB position, and a couple of receivers even, but defensively, and on special teams, the balance clearly goes the other direction. It was pretty clear to me that TO’s special teams made a big difference in the game – none of their TD’s were particularly long drives – all less than 60 yards, iirc. That’s not to disrespect the talent that the Lions brought to the table, but I don’t think the talent levels are as far apart as some broadcasters would have you believe. Second, the interview with Jason Clermont (who won the “Outstanding Canadian” award) was a travesty. The guy was clearly upset at having just lost the biggest game of his career, and Steve Armitage was busy poking and prodding at the wound with salty fingers. That makes two years in a row where the Outstanding Canadian in the game played on the losing team, and didn’t look too happy during the interview. I’d propose that for the future, they should allow the players to opt out of those interviews if they were on the wrong end of the final score. It’s not fair to the players who are being interviewed, and it’s not fair to the team that won (a fact that was pointed out by both Cahoon and Clermont.)

Oh, and when your running back is averaging nearly nine yards a carry – keep giving him the ball until the other team stops him. Antonio Warren, and the BC offensive line had a field day, and it’s a shame that they were dragged down by Dickensen’s bad day.

Simpson’s quote of the day: “Back then, we didn’t care what anyone thought and the chicks found that irresistible.” – Homer

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