Monthly Archives: February 2008
Opening kickoff, Feb 29th, ’08
Expanding this website from a Renegades-only site to one about just about every level from the age of 17 and up has made me curious about what I’d missed over the years. In addition to looking up old newspaper articles, I’ve also come across other publications that I didn’t know existed, so I made a [...]
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Second Half Kickoff
The second phase of public consultation in regards to the renovation of Lansdowne began today. I was unable to attend the public workshop but the website discussion has resumed. The methodology for phase two is a little unclear to me. The Frank Clair Stadium portion is simply stated as “Draft Guiding Principle: Retain and enhance [...]
CFL Evaluation Camp Invitees, Ottawa Edition
I believe I’d already posted on the main site that three Gee-Gees were invited to the Canadian Football League’s evaluation camp next month. They are QB Josh Sacobie and defensive linemen Tyler Dawe and Dan Kennedy. Credit to cisfootball.org, I’ve since found out that two other Ottawa natives have been invited. Both are McGill Redmen; [...]
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Jr Rider Tests Positive
Amateur football doesn’t get as much press as I would personally like, so when it does get some, I wish it was for a different reason than this. Truthfully, I didn’t plan on posting this article but a fellow fan made a good point about how it might benefit some to see the penalities associated [...]
Giants for the Ages
Aparently, New York’ Superbowl win reminded other people of the Giants’ visit to Ottawa in the 1950′s. Earl McRae writes about it in his column today. Some scans of the newspaper articles from back then are included here. Gotham went wild this week with a tickertape parade for its Super Bowl champion New York Giants, [...]
Turnover
Discussing the Lansdowne Park Redevelopment with friends over breakfast yesterday, someone made mention of Brent Dowdall’s fine book “Turnover: The Fumbling of the Ottawa Rough Riders” from 1999. I thought the book’s existence was common knowledge among Rough Rider fans, but evidently that’s not the case. If you’ve never heard of it, I can’t recommend [...]
Val St. Germain Retires
I came across a number of different reports of Val St. Germain’s retirement, but the one copied below (found on oursportscentral.com) is my favourite. Simply, it is a combination of St. Germain’s announcement and accomplishments. St. Germain was a guy that I didn’t really appreciate until towards the end of the Renegades’ existence. There were [...]