Tag Archives: Edmonton Eskimos
How do they get away with this?
Breaking the monotony of all the Olympic posts (I’ve still got two more), were switching gears and talking about football. Of course, it’s not really about football, but more about football stadiums. One thing I’ve never understood while watching an … Continue reading
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There’s always the crossover
With 27.77777 % of the CFL season complete I’d like to make some early season observations. At some point last season Saskatchewan decided that they were tired of fielding a mediocre team, went on to win the Grey … Continue reading
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Oh Danny Boy, Why Have you Not Been Fired?
I attended a funeral in Three Hills the other day, and on my way back to Edmonton one of the 1.6 billion Saskatchewan Roughriders’ fans—seriously, they’re everywhere—rode back to the city with me. At one point the discussion turned to … Continue reading
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Dr Campbell or how I learned to start worrying and hate zone defences
Points scored by the Edmonton Eskimos this year: 125 (tied for 2nd in the CFL) Points allowed by the Edmonton Eskimos this year: 128 (second-last in the CFL) Thus is the fate of a .500 football club. It still seems … Continue reading
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There once was a man from Nantucket
Okay,so I’m not exactly from Nantucket. In fact, I’m from nowhere near Massachusetts. Instead, I come from a place where skyrocketing oil revenues don’t keep the gas below $1.30/litre, and where douchebags hang testicles off the tow-hitches of their trucks. … Continue reading
