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Originally Posted by Stay Golden
MVP and Top Canadian left off the field 2nd down on the 2.
3rd down MVP and Top Canadian left off the field. Dickenson undid everything that was accomplished.
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Agreed. Bizarre not to give your 250+ pound back the ball after he rumbled for 8 yards the play before. Coaches always like to over analyze things. See Pete Carroll in the Super Bowl not handing it off to Lynch.
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Originally Posted by Stay Golden
Then Dickenson has his team Defer first possession did he even pay attention to how bad the D played in this championship game. Really bizarre and they the call is go for end zone in double coverage. The whole strategy of OT in this format is get the first down. The coaching sucked.
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This is not the NFL OT rules where the first team to score a TD wins. In the CFL/NCAA, the OT is different. If you win the coin toss, you always defer so you know what your opponent does first. If Ottawa got a FG, than all Calgary needed to win was a TD. I don't blame them for deferring at all as Ottawa would have done the same.
Not a CFL guy but I did watch this game hoping the Stamps would win. Tough to see a team that finished 1 game below .500 beat a team that only lost 2 games all year. You got to give credit to Calgary for battling back but I guess it wasn't meant to be. Happy for Burris. Always liked that guy.