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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I believe it's the organization's penchant to choke. Unfortunately that's in the air or water at McMahon as the choking culture dates back to the 90's and is still alive and well.
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It's not exactly unique to the Stampeders. The BC Lions of the mid 2000s should've Warren Moon'd the league for a few years. They have three Grey Cups in the last 17 years.
The Als also have three in the same span - 2002, 2009, 2010. They're .500 in the big game.
The *barf* Riders have two since the millennium. And we all know why that is.
Esks: Three championships post-2000.
Argos: Two.
Bombers and Ticats haven't won this century, and the Redblacks obviously have 1.
The CFL is too small for this not to happen. If you're a good organization, you should cash in a championship every five years or so. If you suck, you don't. It's not like the Stamps had a bunch of physical freaks running roughshod over the league this year. When there are only nine teams, there aren't any secrets by the time you get to game #20. And while it's incredibly impressive that the Stamps are able to maintain the level of discipline and focus they do in the regular season, anyone can hold it together for a game at the end of the year.
It's a quirky league. Now stop letting them challenge penalties.