This And That

--I love US Thanksgiving. How many of you took the day off to sit back and watch one NFL game after another?

--I'm starting to think the only thing that will beat the Green Bay Packers is the Green Bay Packers

--Detroit Lions defensive lineman Ndomakang Suh is a good football player, but he is a terrible liar and he is an idiot. Perhaps the league needs to suspend Mr. Suh for a couple of games after he stomped on a Packers offensive lineman for no reason on Thursday. The guy just doesn't get it.

--I hate the Cowboys and Tony Romo. That team isn't as good as they think they are and neither is their quarterback. However, I will admit that if Romo was in a place like Jacksonville, Cincy, Tampa or wherever and not quarterbacking "America's Team" that he wouldn't get the publicity. The same can be said for Mark Sanchez. The two are just very ordinary quarterbacks who play in a place where the spotlight shines bright.

--Yes I am biased, but Jerrell Freeman was robbed. The Riders linebacker should have been named the CFL's top defensive player. I saw and noticed Freeman in every game this year. I didn't see and notice Johnson in every Bombers game. I guess the bottom line is you can't have a guy as the top defensive player on a team that won just five times.

--I wasn't surprised to see Travis Lulay win the MOP. The question I have now is when he wins his 2nd, will he do it before Drew Tate or Darian Durant. Yes, I still think DD has what it takes to be the league's best.

--I don't have the Nickleback hate that a lot of people do, but I would much rather see them at half-time than the combo in Dallas of Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull. Who the h-e double hockeysticks is Pitbull anyhoo? He looked more like a mutt.

--Dear weather gods, can I request weather like what we have had in Regina and what we will have over the next couple of days in two years time. It would be perfect to have weather like this for Grey Cup week.

--I was Robservated this week. Yes, a tear did run down my cheek.

--I hate to say it, but the Leafs have to be the biggest surprise of the first quarter of the NHL season. I would have to think Columbus is the biggest disappointment, but Calgary has to be right there too and Vancouver is in the mix too.

--The Conference Board of Canada suggested several cities could be home for a CFL expansion team, but Saskatoon wasn't on that list. I don't think Saskatchewan could support two CFL teams so I would have to be in the no camp as well, but that isn't a slam on Saskatoon. It would be hard to share the corporate dollar between two teams and attendance would be a question too. While Saskatchewan is growing, we have a long ways to go yet when it comes to population to support a pair of teams.

--The west coast trip isn't going the way the Pats wanted it to. It seems as if this trip has just killed the hockey team over the past few years. Hopefully, Pat Conacher can get it turned around. As the team starts to drop in the standings though, one wonders how hot the trade talk is surrounding Jordan Weal. I'm guessing he will be seen as a very valuable commodity if he gets an invite to the World Junior camp.

--Does anyone remember Captain Scott's Fish and Chips in Regina. You got your order take-out (and what an order it was) wrapped in brown paper. I don't know why, but I had a craving for that the other night. Is there any good place in Regina for fish and chips?

--The BCS bowl system is something that is highly flawed, so I would love nothing more than to see Arkansas beat LSU tomorrow to throw the system into a state of chaos.

--You're only young once. After that, you need some other excuse for acting like a complete jackass.