Are You Ready?

Good morning. Its currently -18 in Calgary and there is some light snow, but there is no wind. I haven't seen what McMahon Stadium looks like today, but I can only imagine what Mosaic looks like after yet another dump of the white stuff. Dare I say it might be better playing in Calgary than it would be in Regina today.
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Can the Rider Nation take another heart-stopper. We have no choice. If we have problems riding the roller-coaster of emotions, imagine what its like for the players.
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Global's Tom Vernon mentioned it last night and Rod mentions it on his blog today. Is there a Rider loonie placed under the turf at McMahon for good luck today? There are indications there could be. I wondered when the Rider loonie came out if this story would develop, but I thought it would develop in Edmonton.
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Does anyone really have any interest around here in the Eastern final?
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Memo to the Vancouver Canucks: The Chicago Blackhawks can change their roster up and so can you, but the bottom line is you are still Chicago's bitch. Did you catch that beatdown on HNIC last night?
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I missed the Pat Burns tribute that the Habs had before the game against the Leafs. I hear it was outstanding. That's not surprising. Montreal does it right.
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Rampage Jackson did not beat Lyoto Machida last night at UFC 123. Even Jackson knew it when the decision was announced. Rematch perhaps!
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It took me longer to write that last sentence than the BJ Penn-Matt Hughes fight. Did anyone see that coming?
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The Raptors made a five player trade to get Peja Stoyakovic. Who cares? When it comes right down to it, its still the Raptors and they are a bad basketball team.
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If you are on your computer, go to www.cfl.ca/pepsirefresh and vote for Rob Bagg. If he wins the contest, the Rider receiver is giving 50-thousand dollars to JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). The more votes, the better.
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The Seahawks are in New Orleans today to take on the Saints. I don't think I'll be checking out much of that game. In fact, it could be over by the time the Riders take the field.
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The Pats have three of four points after two games of their Western road trip. It looks like this trip will be different than the last two years which has basically submarined their season.
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Gus Johnson is doing the Bills-Bengals game today so take a tie in Pro-Line.
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WWE Survivor Series goes tonight. This is how I see it shaking down. John Cena needs to have Wade Barrett beat Randy Orton to get out of "Nexus". Cena will do something that allows Barrett to win. Knowing he is out of Nexus, he then attacks Barrett and leaves him laying in the middle of the ring. This allows "The Miz" to come out and cash his "Money in the Bank" and he leaves with the belt. It sets up Miz-Barrett and Cena-Orton for the Royal Rumble.
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Riders 23 Stampeders 18. Star of the game---Chris Getzlaf!
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Later!