Monthly Archives: March 2007
Opening Kick-Off, March 28th ’07
The CFL announced today that they’d hired a new whipping boy for the Board of Governors in commissioner in Mark Cohon. I don’t know Cohon from a hole in the ground, so I don’t intend that comment to be a shot at him, but rather at his bosses who seldom seem capable of letting a [...]
Opening Kick-Off, March 23rd ’07
Don Brennan is at it again, I see. Closing in on two years ago, Don Brennan used the Ottawa Sun newspaper as his little soapbox to whore the Gliebermans to us. Brennan stretched reality and common sense to sell the idea that the Gliebermans were good news to Ottawa football fans. The team’s 1993 decline [...]
QJFL All-Star Team, Ottawa Edition
I’m fairly certain that the All-Star Team was determined late last year, however it had not been posted on the QJFL website until now. Here’s the Ottawa portion of the nine-team league’s top players. Offensive Line: Peter Doyle – Sooners Tyler Scott – Sooners Mike Alam – Jr Riders Running Back: John Adeyfa – Panthers [...]
2007 U. of O. Schedule.
Released earlier today. WEEK 1 — 03/09/2007-13:00 – Ottawa @ Guelph WEEK 2 — 08/09/2007-13:00 – Ottawa vs Toronto WEEK 3 — 15/09/2007-19:00 – Ottawa @ Western WEEK 4 — 22/09/2007-13:00 – Ottawa vs York WEEK 5 — 29/09/2007-13:00 – Ottawa @ McMaster WEEK 6 — 06/10/2007-19:00 – Ottawa vs Queen’s WEEK 7 — 13/10/2007-13:00 [...]
Sooner Gets Interest from Tulsa.
All-Canada Gridiron reports that the University of Tulsa is showing interest in Sooners receiver Daud Semalulu. Tulsa seems to like what they see in this area, as they recently recruited Tyler Holmes from the Myers Riders program to play on the offensive line for them. Holmes made the 2006 OVFL all-star team. Semalulu had 15 [...]
Three-Down Football a Canadian “Heritage Sport”.
Interesting peice of news picked up from the CBC. Canada will establish a National Trust, based on Britain’s venerable agency that protects heritage lands and buildings, under measures announced in Monday’s budget. The creation of a heritage protection body, with $5 million in seed money over the next two years, was the most significant new [...]
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Attendance Rant
“If Ottawa fans really wanted a team, they would have supported the one they had.” Everybody has a tender point that can set them off on a rage, and as an Ottawa fan, comments like this are it for me. This is one of those inane judgements that’s made without further investigation. I recently got [...]
Evaluation Camp Wrap Up.
CFL.ca did a nice little recap of their evaluation camp. I thought from his numbers that Adam Nicolson looked to have stood out and they seem to agree. Adam Nicolson Receiver (Ottawa): Nicolson made sure that the scouts’ first impression of him was a good one, outperforming many linemen by rattling off 19 reps on [...]
2007 Deacon Demons Schedule Revision.
According to an EFL press release, not only did the Tri-State bulldogs leave the league, but so did the new team, the Pittsfield Aces. The schedule has to be changed accordingly, and I’ll do that once I’m able to access it. Edit- Here it is: July 14th- Ottawa @ St Lawrence Valley Trailblazers July 21st- [...]
First Day of Evaluation Camp Comes to an End.
The CFL released the results of the second half of day one’s testing and again Adam Nicolson seems to have stood out. His 36-inch vertical jump and 9’10.5″ broad jump were among the leaders on the day. I recall that during the NFL combines on the NFL Network, one announcer in particular was fond of [...]