Monthly Archives: April 2009
Scott Fournier highlights
In light of the mention on All Canada Gridiron that Scott Fournier was joining the University of Western Ontario, here are some of his highlights from the 2007 season.
Three brothers inducted into Gee-Gees football Hall of Fame
I thought I had posted this Don Campbell article about the new members of the Gee-Gees football Hall of Fame, but evidently it didn’t take. The gentlemen in question were named in an earlier story, but this one offers a greater degree of detail as to their accomplishments, so I include it here as well. [...]
Naming Ottawa FC
Invariably, the possibility of restoring a CFL team in Ottawa will lead to numerous debates over whether the club should be called Rough Riders or make use of a new name altogether. It’s happening again, for the umpteenth time since the Lansdowne Live group made its presence known. An article in today’s Sun quotes Saskatchewan [...]
1986 Midget Championship Game: Trojans vs Redskins
The gentleman who posted the below video on youtube was kind enough to draw my attention to it. It includes over nine minute of action from that specific game. I know he (Peter) says he wants to improve its quality but considering it’s over 20 years old, I think it’s surprisingly good. Enjoy!
TODAY’S CFL IS RIGHT FOR OTTAWA
The circumstances are far different, but when Mark Cohon gets involved in restoring a team in Ottawa, I can’t get help but flashback to how useless Tom Wright was when the Renegades were in a crisis situation. I want to give the benefit of the doubt that Wright tried to get some things accomplished behind [...]
Lansdowne Live gets some “last minute” momentum
I’m reluctant to refer to it as “last minute” because all the so-called deadlines to this point have been just led to another deadline being set. We do know, however, that April 20th will see presentations at city hall from the groups proposing to build, among other things, a stadium for our fair city. We [...]
Rudy Phillips named to the Hall of Fame
I had waited to see what local media would have to say about this selection, thinking perhaps it might warrant an article in one of the two major papers, but evidently it does not. So for lack of a better option, since I have no personal memory of Mr Phillips, here is his bio as [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, your city council at work!
A report by city staff evaluating the two stadium bids was presented to city council yesterday afternoon. It was supposed to be accompanied by a recommendation as to how to proceed. And it was, after a fashion. Council was recommended, for all intents and purposes, to think on it some more. While Lansdowne Live scored [...]
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The Sinopoli era begins today
The U of O.’s official athletics site has posted the following spring camp preview. Brad Sinopoli has held on for two years with the chance now to fly as Gee-Gees starting quarterback. “I have been waiting for this day to come,” said the six-foot-two scrambler, who debuts as uOttawa’s head of the huddle when Gee-Gees [...]
Opening Kick-Off, April 1st
Without going into a great deal of tedious detail, there are certain features of the photo gallery that I find annoying, involving sorting, linking, etc. As a result, I’m going to be making some changes to how things are displayed there and on the main site. I was working recently to improve site navigation by [...]
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