Monthly Archives: March 2008
It Starts, And Stops, At The Top
Amidst the jubilation of battle-hardened fans of pro football in Ottawa at the news that a conditional franchise was awarded to Jeff Hunt and his troupe of merry men comes the standard hee-hawing from the jackasses who have no clue about what supporting a team in this city entails. If you’re an Ottawa fan, you’ve [...]
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The CFL Makes it Official!
I wasn’t able to attend the press conference earlier today but I got to watch it on CFL Broadband. Tom Hanson, Canadian Press If you have not done so, and have even a slight interest in pro football in Ottawa, do yourself a favour and catch it on CFL.ca once it’s archived. All parties involved [...]
Announcement of Ottawa’s Return to CFL Coming Tomorrow
Well, there it is: An abbreviated version of the Canadian Press story regarding the announcement of a CFL team in Ottawa again. By DAN RALPH, The Canadian Press The CFL is returning to Ottawa. A league source said Monday the CFL will award the Canadian capital a conditional expansion franchise during a news conference at [...]
2008 East/West Bowl, Ottawa Representation
Having a glance at the East/West Bowl rosters it appears that six players (up from four last year) either playing in Ottawa or from the city will be participating this year. DB Maxime Bedard, Ottawa (16/5 tackles, 2 INTs) FB Craig Bearss, Ottawa (21/109 rushing, 2/32 receiving) RB Cedric Ferdinand, Concordia (89/507/1 rushing, 5/36 receiving) [...]
Amateur Football Registration Information
I’ve started making use of the calendar function of this website to list the registration dates, times and locations for some of the local amateur clubs as well as any football camp information I might come across, such as the Ottawa Gridiron camp I listed below earlier this week. I was “inspired”, for lack of [...]
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Carriere Draws Forde’s Attention
Writing for TSN, Duane Ford gives McGill DE/LB Jean-Nicolas Carriere some back-patting. When commenting on him earlier, I was only really comparing him to the other Ottawa players but I was a little surprised when any recap of the weekend’s events seemed to overlook him totally. By CFL standards, McGill’s 220-pound defensive end Jean-Nicolas Carriere [...]
Team Sharing
For the record, I’m only posting this because it’s so mind-numbingly stupid. It’s from the Welland Tribune. There’s no denying that a region with a population exceeding one million people should have a CFL team, it also must be said the league should proceed with caution, lest if strike out a third time. If due [...]
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CFL Closes in on Deal to Revive Ottawa Franchise
Well, this more or less came out of nowhere. I wish it had been possible before the whole Lansdowne debacle so that it could be pointed to as a use for the stadium, but thankfully it does seem as though the stadium will be a part of Lansdowne refurbishment. There have been too many close [...]
General CRF Rambling, March 16th
Well, I’ve just joined the millenium. Ive gotten hooked on ebay. In addition to gathering your standard collectables (trading cards, media guides, etc) about the Rough Riders, I recently obtained a copy of a Toronto Weekly Star newspaper from 1939. In it, the Rough Riders are touted as the team to beat in the east. [...]
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2008 Evaluation Camp Results
Here’s how the various players with an Ottawa connection of some sort or other fared at the CFL’s Evaluation Camp. Legend: Bench= The number of times a 225 pound weight was bench-pressed V-Jump= Vertical jump B-Jump= Broad jump Shuttle= five yard sprint to the left, then 10 yards to the right, and five yards back [...]