Monthly Archives: July 2010
The disappearance of the CFL tag
Up until this point, for people searching for past articles on the blog, I had separate tags for the Rough Riders and the next pro team to grace the field of Frank Clair Stadium. Being that we did not know what name the new franchise would adopt, a general “CFL” tag was created for the [...]
Tournament All-Stars
The results of the Football Canada Cup and the Wilson Challenge were no doubt a little disappointing for the local talent involved, but both teams managed to land some players onto each respective tournament’s All-Star teams. Team East Ontario (not Ottawa-specific, but including many players from the region) placed Cumberland Panther DB David NSabua (conveniently, [...]
“New team likely won’t be called Rough Riders”
The article included here (and copied below) is rather brief, however the six minute interview is certainly worth a listen. Ottawa’s new CFL football team likely won’t be called the Ottawa Rough Riders, CTV Ottawa has learned. The Ottawa Rough Riders were born more than a century ago. But when the team folded back in [...]
New Ottawa recruits at Canada Cup
Since actual recruiting news is difficult to come by, the Gee-Gees press release below about two of theirs participating in the Canada Cup is appreciated. OTTAWA – Two of the Gee-Gees’ newest additions have started the road to compete amongst the best Canadian football players under the age of 18 years. Receiver Kyle Mclean (Ottawa) [...]
Brief update on former Ottawa Sooner John Delahunt
The following dates back to late March and is a comment from UConn’s head coach, Randy Edsall, about the state of the tight end position for the Huskies. It was included in a Huskies-related blog in a Hartford newspaper. He said TE John Delahunt is coming along very well and could push Ryan Griffin. “We’d [...]
DB David Nsabua
As we wait for Team Ontario to take the field in the Football Canada Cup on Sunday, let’s have a look at returnee David Nsabua‘s highlights from last year’s tournament. David Nsabua – u17 Football Canada Cup Highlights from David Nsabua on Vimeo.
Tournament Week (and a half)!
There are no OVFL games scheduled in the Ottawa region this weekend, but that hardly means that local talent is sitting idle. On the Quebec side, we have the Wilson Challenge, during which Team Outaouais will seek to record their first win since their first appearance in 2007. An article from Martin Comtois for Le [...]
The solution to poor officiating
Ah, the sights and sounds of summer football! The hot, shining sun, the warm wind through the trees, the “clap” of pad-on-pad contact, the bitching about officiating… Come to think of it, that last part is also common in the fall. At every level I attend, in fact. It’s not unique to home fans, of [...]
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The order of things
This article was in the Citizen a few days ago, but because most of the headlines in regards to the positive vote were similar, it appears I overlooked it. It is essentially confirmation of things we already suspected but are now able to discuss with a bit more confidence. By the way, I have seen [...]