The Mac, She’s a Cruel Mistress

Canadian Football enters its second week after an opening set that would have taken a time machine to forecast.  A couple of thoughts before kick-off tonight: The Fragile Quarterback League 3/9 CFL starters are now injured after the first week and a full 33% of quarterbacks that saw any game action are hurt.  Underwater welding would be…

TFC – Toronto F****** Crybabies

It’s about damn time the Argos were finally sold to 2/3rds of MLSE.  The Great Satan has done everything it could to screw them and the CFL but for once they’ve failed to destroy something good. Although it was certainly sulking behind the scenes, the Great Satan wasn’t crying about anything publicly (though I theorize it may have had a hand in ruining…

The Goings On

So what’s making news this week? Terry Pegula, the guy who owns the Sabres, now owns two losing franchises. Everyone can breathe a sigh of relief because the NFL is not coming to Canada to crush the CFL. Or was that every going to happen? Nothing could be further from the truth. For many, many…

The Best Win in the Worst Stadium

  Intro I hate Hamilton. I hate everything about it.  The smell, the ugly, the roads and of course their football team — the Pussy Cats. Begin 1:30pm: Pint of brew in the Indianapolis International Airport. 2:35pm: A duty free store this facility has not. 2:55pm: Take-off. 3:34pm: Ladies and gentlemen we are please to begin our in-flight…

Toronto – The Big Stroke

That new franchise smell wafting over from Ottawa is starting to fade away and people are realizing there’s a strong stench in the Canadian Football League.  One Redditor put it thus: I was a rabid Expos fan. I do hope you don’t have to live through what I did. Right now, you’re right before the “splitting games with San…