Score Made GC99 Closer Than It Was

I knew the BC Lions would win the 99th Grey Cup and I knew it would be a dominant victory. The final score only made it look better for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers because they were soundly beaten in every area of the game yesterday.

The Lions put the pressure on Winnipeg right from the opening kickoff when Tim Brown returned it out near the 50 giving BC good field possession to start off the game. With Winnipeg unable to move the ball, the field position just got better and better for the Lions and once they got that big lead, I knew they weren't giving it up.

Just some thoughts on the 99th GC...

--I don't know if Travis Lulay should have been the MVP. I might have gone with Harris or Arland Bruce.
--Why doesn't Wally Buono ever get a gatorade shower? Some people tweeted me after the game that its because of a medical condition. I have never heard about this. I guess it would explain it though.
--I laughed when Alex Suber mocked the Arland Bruce touchdown pose, but I knew Bruce would have the last laugh.
--I'm not the biggest Nickleback fan, but they aced the halftime show. That's the best halftime show I've seen at the Grey Cup in years. I know there are a lot of Nickleback haters out there and I understand that, but you would love to trade places with them yesterday or many other days I'm guessing.
--Chris Cuthbert, Glen Suitor, Sara Orlesky and Farhan Lalji along with everyone else at TSN should be commended for once again bringing Canadians a first rate broadcast. TSN just knows how to get it done. I know Sara recently got the gig to work with the Jets and be the Winnipeg reporter, but I have to wonder if those at ESPN have noticed her work. She has come a long ways since her days at the Score and I would have to think she will make the move south at some point if she wants to.
--Why isn't anyone criticizing Buck Pierce for his game yesterday. I thought he was horrible.
--Did anyone see Roy Shivers talking to Wally after the game. Shiv is still Shiv and yes, pimpin ain't easy!!! WOW!!!

Just some other thoughts on the weekend

--I'm glad the GC wasn't played in Calgary because of those high winds that ripped through the city. Who's kidding who, the game wouldn't have been played.
--I still laugh at the Angelo Mosca-Joe Kapp fight on Friday that I think was first brought to everyone's attention on "The Sportscage". If you haven't seen video of the fight, its right here. Who's kdding who, that might be the story of the 99th Grey Cup.
--Good for Global TV"s Derek Meyers to do a live hit from BC Place early Monday morning on the 1st ever Global Regina morning show. I knew Heather Anderson, Rustie Dean and Scott McLean (along with those behind the cameras) would knock one out of the park on day one and they did. That isn't a condemnation of the CTV Regina morning show which is also very good, but Heather is extremely talented if you ask me and can go as far as she wants to.
--I think its pretty low of the Argos to announce the Scott Milanovich hiring before the ink on the Grey Cup headlines are dry. I guess that team needs to do some marketing a-s-a-p to get people interested, but couldn't they have waited a couple of days. The question I have is how much longer until the Henry Burris to Toronto trade is announced.
--If you didn't see Friday's Vanier Cup, you missed a beauty. If MacMaster quarterback Kyle Quinlan doesn't get an invite to a CFL training camp, there is something wrong. That game was better than the Grey Cup and better than a lot of football games I have seen in a long time. It was a great showcase for Canadian University football and just how good it is. It even had Lee Jones on the sidelines so that just tells you right there how good it was.
--TEEEEEEE-BOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! How does this guy keep doing it?
--The Seahawks just frustrate me to no end. You can have your Riders and I understand that, but the Seahawks are the team that I can sit and pick apart as a fan every week (albeit I don't post under some stupid name on the Rider fan boards. I'll leave that for intelligent roofers. Losing to Washington at home-----GRRRRRRRR!!!
--Stevie Johnson's mocking of Plaxico Burress should get him a suspension. That wasn't called for. Perhaps Johnson should concentrate more on catching the football than his TD celebrations as he dropped two big balls at the end of the Bills-Jets game.
---I was in Shaunavon on the weekend so I didn't get to watch the first half of NFL games. I listened to Paul Allen do the Vikings-Falcons game on 710 Bismarck. I have never heard PA do a whole game until yesterday. I liked him before, I love him now. His style is unique.
--I didn't take the satellite radio with me to Shaunavon, but I listened to the Eagle in Swift Current quite a bit. Lets just say I'm glad I didn't take the satellite radio. They were playing some great tunes---especially Sunday morning.
--Bruce Boudreau will find work with another NHL team before Paul Maurice does. I'm really surprised to see Boudreau get axed, but its obvious there was something wrong between him and Alex Ovechkin and in that battle, the player wins.
--Sidney Crosby should have been suspended one game for his elbow on Marcus Foligno. Others would get that. It would send a definite message if Brendan Shanahan suspended the game's best player.
--Speaking of Sid, a buddy of mine in Vegas says you can bet 100 dollars on Crosby winning the NHL scoring race and get 700 back if it happens. That's tempting.
--How many of you washed your car this weekend?
--How many of you are checking to see how much windshield wiper fluid you have left and if you have to buy more?
--How many of you are making sure you spread some salt or something out because of icy spots on the driveway or sidewalk?
--Maybe talk to you on the Cage today. It depends on Pedersen's flight plans and if everything is running on time. Yes, we will talk about the firings of Bruce Boudreau and Paul Maurice because that is what everyone's talking about, right? If you want to talk about that little ol game yesterday we can do that too.