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Sunday, January 23, 2011

This And That

We will find out the combatants for the Super Bowl today. Its the Packers and the Bears followed by the Jets and Steelers. Looking at the poll results, a wide majority of you believe the Packers will defeat the Bears. I am in that boat as well.
I don't like the Steelers and I'm not a big supporter of the Bears either so I'm really hoping that's not our final matchup. As I have said before, Mrs. Scruffy is a Jets fan so I guess I will throw my allegiance towards them today.
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I keep hearing that NFL fans should enjoy these games because labour armageddon will hit and the league will be hit by a lockout next year. I have a hard time thinking the world's most popular sports league will be stupid enough to allow a lockout to happen. Labour problems have hurt baseball and they've hurt hockey. Make no doubt about it, it will hurt football too. While it looks grim now, I have faith that there will be no disruption.
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I haven't heard a lot of backlash over the plans for the new CFL team in Ottawa to stock its roster. One thing for sure is the team will get a good quarterback. With CFL teams only being able to protect one, it means guys like Drew Tate, Steven Jyles and Quinton Porter will be out there as it stands now. The Ottawa team will be competitive and that's a good thing. Yes, expansion teams should normally have a couple of rough years and maybe they still will--but at least they will have experience at the game's most important position.
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Rider fans are panicked because Andy Fantuz is seemingly on the verge of heading to the NFL. Relax!!! The team has lost good players before and they have survived. It will happen again. The one positive for the football team is that there are many Rider fans out there who will need new jerseys because those Fantuz 83 ones will have to be replaced.
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Alex Ovechkin had a hat-trick last nite in Toronto. Is that what he needs to get it going again. He has been a disappointment this year.
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I can see if a Western Conference rival had snatched up Evgeni Nabokov on waivers thus preventing him from going to Detroit, but the Islanders? I don't understand that team.
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The Pats are on the cusp of a playoff spot. They took a big 5 out of 6 points in games against teams they had to win. They are not there yet though and they have to keep up the good play of late.
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La Ronge Ice Wolves forward Travis Eggum is getting close to not only having a 50 goal season, but a 100 point season as well. Eggum showed he can do more than score last night in Flin Flon as he set up four goals in a 5-1 win. Eggum now has 45 goals and 39 assists for 84 points with 12 games to go. 16 in 12? Its certainly within reach for the 20 year old from Saskatoon.
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Cheryl Bernard came within a whisker of beating Kevin Martin at the Curling skins game last night. Would it really have mattered if she did? I hear some people saying how big it would have been for womens curling. The game was an exhibition!!! Its not even real curling the way we know it. Its not that big a deal. TSN didn't even think it was that big a deal as they kept hockey as the front page story on their website last nite and this morning.
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Why doesn't TSN have a womens skins game?
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I can't believe the Blue Jays found a taker for Vernon Wells and his mammoth contract. Give a lot of credit to GM Alex Anthopoulos on that one. The question now is what does Anthopoulos do with the money he has saved. I'm guessing Jose Bautista will be one beneficiary, but who else.
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Watching "Wipeout" just makes me wonder how sore the competitors are after. That show is stupid in a funny sort of way.
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10 comments:

Anonymous said...

By the time of the draft, it seems more likely that Hamilton and Calgary will protect their younger quarterbacks over their present starters who are nearing the end of their careers? Why would Winnipeg not protect Jyles?

Anonymous said...

Why is it that you hate the Steelers? Do you have something against a team that is a charter franchise, family run and proud (not some overspending billionaire), consistently winning, doesn't overpay for prima donnas, cuts/trades loose cannons (ie Plaxico, Porter, Holmes,), doesn't trash talk or shoot their mouths off and plays tough Rider style football? If this is case why do you cheer for the Riders? People should hate the Seahawks for eternity because they were 7-9 and have played in the worst division in football for the past so many years. If you are bitter about the 06 Super Bowl...give it up and quit living in the past. Go Steelers today !!
Randall

Anonymous said...

Here's a bigger question about TSN and curling. Why? That sport just puts me to sleep. Isn't there an all-seniors channel to put curling on?

Anonymous said...

@ Randall. Are you serious buddy? Do you think everyone should cheer for Shitsburgh because of that. What a moronic attitude and post!

Scott (Steeler hater)

Anonymous said...

WOW!! I'm a Steelers fan and I could care less if someone doesn't like my team or not. Randall, give your head a shake.

PS: Steelers vs Packers Mitchy Iron against Cheez!!!

Anonymous said...

I agree with the anonymous poster at the top of this thread. I think Ottawa will have a couple of veteran QB's to choose from (ie: Burris, Glenn, Ray)

peter dalla riva

Anonymous said...

Hey Randall:

You talk about Plasico, Porter and Holmes, but you don't talk about rapist quarterback. Interesting!!! I know a couple of Steelers fan who are stupid and obnoxious. I'm starting to wonder if they are all like that after seeing your comment.

Anonymous said...

@ Scott (the jealous steeler hater). Bet you hate Fantuz now....cause he is coming to join the Black and Gold. Who is your team Scott...so I can bash them and pick them apart? I would guess it's not the 49ers, Dallas, New England or Indy because those teams either are or have been great winners just like Pittsburgh. Randall

Anonymous said...

Curling is a massive ratings winner for TSN like it or not.

Anonymous said...

Better question. Why is figure skating a sport?? At least with Curling one can see why points are scored or lost. For me watching the NFL is painful. I guess I just don't like defensive yawners. Anyone watch the Bears/Packers game today? You think Doug Berry calls a bad game. Well the Bears offensive co-odinator was calling a brutal game. The rookie QB had them moving throwing short passes so the OC asks the QB to throw deep into double coverage. PICK game over. Wait how about the Bears calling a time out just as the 3rd and 3 play starts and the QB hands off to the fullback who has a hole the size of a truck to run thru. Now the Pack know what the OC has in mind plus the D has 30 seconds to catch their breath. Next play an end around stuffed for a loss. DUMB