Canadian Football League and Ottawa

Just read Rod Petersons column this morning that the Canadian Football League is one step closer to putting a franchise in Ottawa. That is just great news both for the league and hopefully the good citizens of the Nations capital will embrace this as well. Of course it has been tried before and more than once. The old Ottawa Rough Riders were a cornerstone of the Canadian Football League until bad management took them down. Never was really clear on what took down the Ottawa Renegades but one thing is certain. Well three things are certain.
1) The Canadian Football League is a great league and needs more franchises. Eight is enough may been good enough for Jon and what's her name but it just isn't enough for a professional league. Hopefully the league will also add a Maritime franchise soon and have ten teams. It would also bring Winnipeg back to the Western Conference and do away with this ridiculous cross over format. I mean this weekend we have the west coast British Columbia Lions playing the Montreal Alouettes for the East Division championship. If the Lions somehow manage to win how incredibly stupid does that make the league look.
2) Ottawa is a great city. I have a daughter attending law school there. A visit to her combined with a CFL game. It just doesn't get any better than that. Alas by the time the CFL actually gets a franchise in Ottawa, I am sure she will have graduated.
3) The Canadian Football League is a fantastic exciting league. Why do Canadians under appreciate this league. Yeah I know I have heard it all before. I live in Saskatchewan. There is nothing else to do but watch the Riders. That may be true but have you seen more exciting games that Calgary and Saskatchewan's overtime tie or how about the BC Lions defeating Hamilton in overtime last weekend. This is a great football league and Canadians and especially you people in Ontario need to appreciate it more. I have seen the National Football League and our own Canadian football league is every bit as exciting if not more soon.

So down to this weeks CFL east and west finals
East Final
BC Lions at Montreal - I said Hamilton would defeat BC last week. Casey Printers made a liar out of me and I am sure many more but I think the Alouettes will win this weekend. Montreal is the class of the Canadian Football League. Solid everywhere.
Still Casey Printers has proven he has a big heart and a will to win and he has a good supporting cast. Casey has been a great story for the CFL but this weekend Montreal writes the final chapter with a win.
West Final
Calgary at Saskatchewan
Call me a homer. Say I'm using my heart more than my heart. Guilty but I am going to go with the Riders to win this one and advance to the Grey Cup. Why? There is just no quit in this Rider team. Games truly are not over for them until the final gun.
We have seen them down and out so many times this year and yet they rebound and win the game. Darian Durant needs another big game like he had as he dismantled Calgary 30 = 14 in the final game of the season. Calgary has all the tools but the Riders have attitude and I am thinking that will carry them to a close win over Calgary.
Oh yes they also have the 13th man and what a difference Rider fans can make.

Grey Cup Appearance
Sasktchewan vs Montreal in Calgary