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CFL: Roughriders Sign Former 49ers NFL Starter J.T. O’Sullivan

• Al Dannity
• April 20, 2012

The build-up to the 2012 CFL season just got a little bit more interesting with the arrival of J.T. O’Sullivan in Regina. Al Dannity examines the wisdom behind the Roughriders latest signing and whether he can raise Saskatchewan to a higher level. No stranger to strange lands J.T. O’Sullivan has been around. With 11 NFL...

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CFL: B.C. Lions Battle Bombers for 99th Grey Cup (VIDEO)

• Al Dannity
• November 25, 2011

After months of ferocious combat across Canada, the biggest game of the year is here. From the East Division come the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, looking for their first Grey Cup win since 1990. Standing opposite them are the hometown B.C. Lions, playing in their spruced up stadium. Al Dannity breaks down this battle of two...

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CFL: One Step From Grey Cup Glory on Playoff Finals Weekend

• Al Dannity
• November 18, 2011

On Sunday four teams will enter and only two will leave. The winners will live on to play for the crown jewel of the Canadian Football League. With places in the Grey Cup at stake, Al Dannity previews this weekend’s two titanic clashes and makes his picks. Eskimos won’t roll over easy A gritty performance...

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Are We Looking At The Best CFL Action In Recent Years?

• Guest Blogger
• August 25, 2011

Written by Guest Blogger: Dorian McLean DorianMcLean.com Time and time again we find the Canadian Football League compared to the National Football League by those who are not in the know. These are the people who do not watch our game and only look at ‘stats’ to make their assumption that the league is lower than...

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Where Do We Go From Here: Exapnsion and the CFL

• Guest Blogger
• August 25, 2011

Written By Guest Blogger: Josh Smith blogskeeweewee.blogspot.com Expansion. Probably the one word that brings about more opinions than any other among CFL fans. Everyone has an opinion on if, where to, and how soon the league should expand. One area that everyone can agree on is that Ottawa is coming back, and it is looking more...

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Mommas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Coaches

• Guest Blogger
• August 25, 2011

Written by Guest Blogger: The Rider Prophet riderprophet.com Do you enjoy long hours, high pressure conditions, thankless work, constant criticism, spending endless hours with dozens of sweaty men and the high probability of being fired? Then you should consider a career as a CFL head coach. This past week Greg Marshall was fired by the Saskatchewan...

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MVP Campaign: Each CFL Team's Most Valuable Player Thus Far

• Guest Blogger
• August 25, 2011

Written By Guest Blogger: Jordan Toppings NoYards.com We’re almost at the halfway point in the 2011 CFL season, and what a strange season it has been! After a stellar season last year in CFL pick’em pools, it seems the NoYards team can’t pick the right teams to win this season if our lives depended on it....

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Final Thoughts on Marshall, First Thoughts on Rider Future

• Guest Blogger
• August 25, 2011

Written by Guest Blogger: Mitchell Blair Riderville.com The tumble off the cliff from the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2011 is the story of the CFL season to this date as far as I’m concerned. The team’s 1-7 start has now cost Greg Marshall his job as Head Coach after just eight games. It’s a decision that is...

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Send No Yards To The Graveyard

• Guest Blogger
• August 18, 2011

Written by Guest Blogger: Mitchell Blair Riderville.com CFL Commissioner Marc Cohon is one who will ask the fans for rule changes to make his game better. Suggestions by the fans have resulted in some changes that have made the game better, but one suggestion this fan has made has not yet made it. That suggestion involves...

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Three Great Coaches Falling From Grace

• Guest Blogger
• August 18, 2011

Written by Guest Blogger: The Rider Prophet riderprophet.com The last place you would expect to find the Winningest Coach in CFL history, the reigning Coach of the Year and a 3 time nominee for Coach of the Year would be at the bottom of the CFL standings. That would be like finding the Raptors at the...

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Canada's Game

• Guest Blogger
• August 18, 2011

Written By Guest Blogger: Josh Smith blogskeeweewee.blogspot.com Following the 2009 CFL season, fans were treated to an excellent documentary-style retrospective about that season’s Grey Cup champions, the Montreal Alouettes. The show was titled Journey to the Grey Cup and was produced by TSN. The show was done again following the 2010 season, once again highlighting the...

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The Great (CFL) Debate – Part 3

• Guest Blogger
• August 18, 2011

Written By Guest Blogger: Jenn Cox wordaddict.ca Wanna get the goods on last week’s CFL games? Or maybe you’re not really a total CFL fan (yet)? Then look no further – four of football’s biggest fans get together to discuss who played well (and who didn’t), what they love about the CFL (and what they hate),...

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CFL a New Route to Making "The Show"?

• Guest Blogger
• August 18, 2011

Written By Guest Blogger: Jordan Toppings NoYards.com We seem to be seeing a pattern develop year after year. Once players reach a certain caliber in the CFL, they begin to gain recognition south of the border. Now, we’re not talking about your average Joe CFL scrubs here; We’re talking about the cream of the crop that...

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Limping Into The Bye Week: A Look At The Esks And Lions

• Guest Blogger
• August 18, 2011

Written by Guest Blogger: Mike Wilson cflinsider.com The Esks and Lions are ready to play their final game before the bye week and both teams are desperate for a win. The Lions are 1-6 and free falling in the west. The Esks are in first place, but find themselves under pressure as they have not just...

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Are We Witnessing The Start of a New Bomber Era?

• Guest Blogger
• August 18, 2011

Written by Guest Blogger: Dorian McLean DorianMcLean.com There’s something special brewing in Winnipeg that hasn’t been felt for many years. They’re currently riding a 21 year Grey Cup drought but have been close several times, making it to the big game four times since their last win in 1990. But that hasn’t stopped the fans from...

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Esks Have To Replace Parts To Keep Train Rolling

• Guest Blogger
• August 11, 2011

Written by Guest Blogger: Mike Wilson cflinsider.com After a loss against the Blue Bombers last week, the Esks were exposed to be human, and in this week’s game against Montreal, they are going to have to regain their superhuman powers once more to capture a win. This is because they have lost one of the...

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Why I Feel the Jim Barker Experiment is Coming To an End in Toronto

• Guest Blogger
• August 11, 2011

Writtern by Guest Blogger: Dorian McLean DorianMcLean.com They are currently sitting in last place in the Eastern division with a 1-5 record after six weeks of Canadian Football and will go into Hamilton and take on their divisional opponent. The team is off to their worst start since the 2002 campaign when they would go...

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It's Time to Forget About The Past

• Guest Blogger
• August 11, 2011

Written by Guest Blogger: Mitchell Blair Riderville.com It’s seemingly an annual rite of passage in Saskatchewan during the summer months. Whenever the Calgary Stampeders come to town, it’s time for 30-thousand leather-lunged Rider fans to let former Rider quarterback Henry Burris have it lock, stock and barrel the moment he steps onto the turf at...

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CFL: What’s Hot And What’s Not

• Guest Blogger
• August 11, 2011

Written by Guest Blogger: The Rider Prophet riderprophet.com We are a third of the way through the 2011 regular season, so let’s take a look at the best and worst this year has had to offer so far. Hot: Winnipeg Blue Bombers aka Swaggerville. It has been a long time since I have seen a...

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Ratio Busting: The Naturalized Non-Imports

• Guest Blogger
• August 11, 2011

Written By Guest Blogger: Josh Smith blogskeeweewee.blogspot.com One of the most contentious issues among CFL fans is the Import Ratio. Some fans believe that the ratio should be eliminated altogether, while others believe that the number of Canadians on CFL rosters should be increased. There are others still who believe it is fine the way...