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Given the size and interest, I figured this one deserves its own thread.
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Around the League Report: Grey Cup 2018 Edition

Sources: Reddit, HF, eskfans, Morning big blue & riderfans
(Some fanbases were left out because Lions were irrelevant, Argos has no fans and Al fans were all on french sites)


(credit to the Great Gaskal)

Spoiler!

pre game

At the game first GC! Go REDBLACKS!

It’s a bad sign when every thread title on the first page of the Oilers board brings with it a sense of sadness and anger, even when it just mentions the team name, lol.

Bold prediction: Calgary chokes again. They're weaker this year than the last two.

Too bad we couldn't get real arrogant if that's what it takes to get to the GC.

I wonder if Rhodes will walk past the EE dressing room on Sunday and wonder why his team didn't come close to occupying it for the big game.

I’m still going to root for Ottawa because there’s nothing that would fill my heart with joy more than seeing Calgary lose but I don’t think it happens this time.

Stamps win GC by 20. Hate to say it.

So the absolute worst result possible. The Esks host the Grey Cup, everybody in Edmonton is by now disgusted with the Eskimos and the Stamps are taking over our dressingroom only to possibly lift the cup in our stadium. After drubbing the Oilers in the BOA this weekend.

These are the worst ever sports days Edmonton Brethren.

Maybe some day this Esks fan will be able to witness a grey cup in Edmonton hosted by the home team, still very disappointed that they didn't even make the playoffs in a hosting year. Even more disappointed that nobody in charge was let go, seems to be zero accountability in this organization, what a crock. Will not be renewing my season seats for next year.

ABC allday shouted from the rooftops. The only way this day isn't another disaster is if Ottawa takes it again.

ABC indeed. Go Redblacks!

My sports motto is ABC

Anyone But Calgary.

I don't care they are our neighbor I don't care about that they are in the western conference of the CFL.

I don't care if an 8th seed Flames team makes it to the Stanley cup.

I don't want them to win. Ever. period.

Not to mention there were too many white stetsons walking around downtown on Friday.

This is my creed.

There's a reason we chant "Calgary sucks" and not "The Flames suck".

This is about as bitter as domestic city rivalries (in North America) come. Its not a sports rivalry, sports is just one medium through which it's expressed. It also manifests politically, administratively, etc. I remember some Calgarians laughing when the Rogers Arena deal was announced. I remembered laughing myself when I heard the Flames org threaten to move the team (though we all knew it was an empty threat). One memory I have that was very distinct was of TV analysts talking about Ed Stelmach having trouble in Calgary as an Edmonton politician. I remember #### talking Calgary growing up with my buddies. I remember going down for tournaments and celebrating with the other teams from Edmonton or other cities when we/they won. I remember seeing fights break out outside of Rexall during the Boa. I Auto swipe left on girls if theyre wearing Flames gear in their tinder bio. That said, it's not totally mean spirited. No one was laughing during the flooding, no one was laughing when Calgary got the brunt of the recession, I doubt anyone from Calgary was laughing in 87.

To most people it's mostly in good fun, but it does boil over into real life sometimes. It's about as close to Springfield/Shelbyville in real life as it comes. But yeah, ABC.

Oh and #### Calgary.

I sold my grey cup tickets to a guy in Calgary who specifically came to watch the stamps lose. it's so satisfying

Bud it’s your ABC’s. It’s easy as 123 ABC one two three say it with me. Always beat Calgary

Edm media should do nothing but ask DD about his "****ing Canadians" comment.

I'll be surprised if he's asked once.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1066047169453527041

Let’s go redblacks!

X2. I hope and expect to see a lot of green and gold in the stands. Make it loud for calgary on offence to assist them in completing their three-peat dynasty.

I’ll be cheering for the redblacks but I think Calgary is prob gonna walk this...

Game on!

Just before half
Calgary 97 yard punt return
A heart breaker if not a back breaker

oof. I'm sitting there thinking that Ottawa should let the clock run down to about 8 seconds, run a play, and try to get into FG position. If they don't get it, they give up the ball far enough out that Cgy can't kick a FG themselves on the last play.

Instead they punt, and on the slippery field give up a TD return. Argh.

And Ottawa pulls a Maas. Idiots punting down the middle of the field at the end of the half. I called the return before it happened.

Yeah ridiculous play. Why do that? Last play of the half, just survive the half, my lord that's stupid. The other one was where the Riders blitz 7 players, get caught on a screen, and the Stamps walk it in for a TD.

lol at the great BLM throwing two picks, should be 3, in one more half of GC football.

Without a great team around him Mitchell would be losing this game.

Watching the game
Depressed that the Esks didn’t even make the playoffs
We coulda/shoulda been a contender ...,

As it is for all of us... This is a really tough game to watch. Insane that we are not playing in it................................

Other teams pull dynamic return guys out of their asses. The Eskimos have been looking for a guy for 10 years and can't find anyone.

Another rant I guess about a teen bob halftime show that would be uber appealing for 14 yr old girls, if any were in attendance...

SO GLAD I didn't waste a dime going to this grey cup

About the only enjoyable thing about this game is hearing the Mexican play by play. They should show it all that way and I'll just drinking Tequila straight up. Well, with some lime..

Why didn’t Ottawa just punt it out of bounds ???

Why even give Calgary a shot ?

Rick Campbell sucks.

Great
Spencer idiotically fumbled
Waiter ... CHECK PLEASE.

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All season Spencer dynamite on returns
Not today

Spencer uncharacteristicskky crap on punt returns

Great.
Calgary wins Cup in our House.
What a special memory ....

A disappointing ending to a very disappointing season.

The Redblacks pulled an Esks tonight.

Not surprised Calgary finally wins though, they were much less arrogant this year.

Am I watching the Redblacks or the Esks?

Just stupid play calling and players in the second half.

That was one of the dumbest special teams plays I've seen all year. What was Spencer doing?

post game

Finished with a sack... Jesus.

Anyone else disappointed by that game? It was just Stamps the whole way through. No competitiveness

Bo finally played in the big one against someone who is a bigger choker than he is,

How depressing . The Oilers better ****ing win tonight.

The most disgusting day EVER in Edmonton Pro sports. Calgary coming in here and winning the Grey Cup at Commonwealth. Never in history has that happened and the most deplorable moment brought to you by Rhodes and Sunderland. **** them all.

I won't throw a dime at this team until theres some firings taking place.

I'd like to pretend this sorry ass Grey Cup never took place.

****ing Ottawa. Even an average effort today would have been enough to beat Choke-Levi again. An absolutely disgusting display by Redblacks special teams, coaches, and Harris.

Poser cowboys can suck it

Great.
Calgary wins Cup in our House.
What a special memory ....

A disappointing ending to a very disappointing season.

Esks out of playoffs
And Calgary wins Cup at Commonwealth
What a fugly Season ....

That was the most boring Grey Cup game in history, it was dull.

One of the worst Eskimo football years ever. The organization is starting to really resemble the oilers.

Totally agree, I felt totally let down by the organization. The most I have ever felt neglected by the Eskimo organization.

Spoiler!

pre game

My wife is awesome. She scheduled a dinner party tonight and isn't expecting me to go with her because it's been a long American Thanksgiving weekend, and she knows I want to watch the Grey Cup. The Patriots won this afternoon, the REDBLACKS are going to win tonight, I'm ready for this. Let's go!

In case you were wondering which team is loose and confident and which team is uptight, consider this:

In today's walkthrough at Commonwealth Stadium, the Stamps were very concerned about the condition of the turf due to it being frozen. They were openly talking about switching out of their cleats to more of a waffle bottom, possibly putting staples in the bottom of their shoes, etc. They were thinking about it a lot, clearly.

REDBLACKS went to the same field, shrugged, and said it looked very much like the turf at home. They then got on with their business.

I like our chances...

Oh yeah the pressure on the stamps must be crushing after those last two losses lets not kid our selves. Love that everyone is picking them too, just going to screw with their heads even more if they get down early.

Good luck to the Redblacks today.

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Harris Throws it to a jersey with red and black colours

Oh god bad Trevor is here.

Really need to find a pulse on this offense, flatlining so far

I'm Eastern Final Trevor Harris and I have DirectTV.

I'm Grey Cup Trevor Harris and I have cable.

One pass swatted down then the next one intercepted. Yeah not looking too good so far.

Why force a throw when the receiver was WELL COVERED, eh Harris?

No one even close to him. Brutal.

I recorded an old Audie Murphy movie called Destry so that's always an option if Harris doesn't get his head out of his butt

Gonna be a lot of flack on Trevor Harris in the next few days, but man, his receivers are dropping a lot of balls tonight.

Harris has nothing right now.

Missed FG by Ward

And Ward is broken too. ****.

Give Ward 2 award nominations and then wins and he can't kick for crap in the 2 playoff games.

Slippery Surfaces

Is this football or hockey? Looks like they are playing on a skating rink not a field.

I'm not too fond of Ice Hockey Football.

Great stop by the Edmonton field.

This team is bad, REALLY BAD

Harris looks like BAD Harris. Get Burris signed and dressed at half time.

Our guys just tackled each other, what a joke.

Unreal. These guys couldn't look worse if they tried.

Rogers with the strong pimp hand there.

This was so preventable lol.

Calgary in Ottawa's heads. Ottawa's heads in their asses.

Our quarterback can't get rid of the ball and our running back can't hang onto it.


What a ****ing mess

Scary Terry with a 97yd Return before half

And dead

I take back what I said, once again this team shoots itself in the leg. Unreal. Absouletly disgusting.

So much for that.

Ottawa might as well went for it on 3rd down!

That might seal it.

Lol

Harris wasn't on the field for that **** show. That was heartbreaking.

Hell of a run!

They find a way to screw this up don't they? A TD on a deep punt no less with seconds left in the half.What a deflating play going into the locker room when they should have been on a high.

What a god damned embarrassment.

Could be the game right there.

This team is painful to watch sometimes. Why not kick that out of bounds???? Kick a line drive with a few bounces. ****ing morons.

I don’t think there could ever been an easier objective.

Down by 10 with a trash field.
Not good.

****ing ridiculous...

What a let down.

Exactly. Where was the razzle dazzle on 3rd down? Fake the punt, direct snap etc. Something, anything, instead of not covering a punt return! FFS.

So much for our RedBlacks being loose before the game. They really looked like they caught whatever ailed the Cats last week.

Alittle hope after the half

Defense looking sluggish.

If Powell can just hang on to the ball we can make a game of this.

Another Ellingson drop. It was close but it looked like he was in bounds if he makes the catch.

We are bleeding yardage here

War of attrition

Point for point. Crap.

Matching point for point is in Calgary's favor!

Calgary can play this FG score for score the rest of the way until our D breaks. Harris has to get some TDs on the next couple of drives

Our D needs to score. It's obvious that the O can't get it done.

A pick six is our only hope now.

Calgary just needs to eat the clock now.

Fumble!

Unbelievable.. Game over.

Done, absolutely DONE. No hope now, whatsoever.

Calgary, what injuries? We can win anyways.

Ugh I can't stand the Stamps.

I feel like I've seen that fumble play before but wasn't it by Calgary in a losing effort.

game over.

It’s over lol.

All of our key players have been awful or have made a huge mistake.

Well I'm just about done with this horse crap.


HANG ON TO THE ****ING FOOTBALL.

From Bad to worse

Lol nothing going right

Ellingson dropped it but it was a tough one for anyone to make. He gave it a good effort

Nothing will go right for this team. Nothing.

Hold on to the ****ing ball.

Jeepers, it like I’m watching the Sens play football!

Getting really high while watching sports takes away most of my sports rage.

Harris somehow out-choking the Stamps.

Well Ottawa receivers can't catch today.

They're throwing the game away!

ERIC ROGERS CAN YOU ####ING NOT

This is not as fun as it should be

Well that's game....

Oops the best of the best can't hang on when it matters most and the game is on the line. See how that little bit more on the 2nd down makes such a difference. It comes back to bite.


and even the head coach messes up a challenge!!!!!!

The blame for this failure is team wide. Even the coach cant figure out when to throw the challenge flag.

A lot of self-inflicted errors will be to blame.

I think the Ticat players are glad they embarrassed themselves in the Easter final, instead of this Grey Cup game.

RedBlacks you suckas is their mantra.

Campbell says...hey hey hurry I want to get home early tonight ...it's cold in Edmonton

Spencer is weak ****

Terrible play calling. "Only go for the endzone"


Now I have to deal with arrogant sports fans who will talk it up like they themselves made some major achievement even though I haven't heard them say anything about football since the last time the Stamps won the Grey Cup.

Pathetic

There’s the Trevor Harris I know. Choke artist. Besides that, pretty much the whole team choked this game...

post game

It's not a loaf of bread Ellingston

@harris (QB)
The guys in red and black are not your mates throw to the guys in white

EDIT: This just in:

Harris answered back...at least those guys are catching what I throw

Calgary should sign Harris...he's pretty good at passing to those Calgary players.

GG Calgary. Your team showed up to play all game. Ottawa showed up late and apparently don't how to hold a ball.

Ottawa lost this game on their own. Calgary made fewer mistakes. I hate games like this. I'd rather lose going down swinging. Not like this..

Good night everyone. Calgary got it easy.

Please don’t make me cheer for Trevor again next year, he just isn’t capable. So frustrated that he can let his team down like this when it matters.

Ottawa fans are now crippling alcoholics

At least we beat Hamilton 4 times this season.

Don't let the fact that Calgary is about to win tonight distract you from the fact that they choked in two consecutive Grey Cups.

What an embarrassment of a game.

See you all next season for more disappointment, if Harris is still the starter.

Spoiler!

pre game

At the game first GC! Go REDBLACKS!

I see the things from Saskatchewan showed up.

To someone that at the game. Please tell me the stands are filled with any other colour the red. We can't let calagary feel like this is a home game.

Game On

How come Harris went on one against us but can’t throw a 5 yard pass today?

ELLINGSON YOU ####

That was about as ####ty a punt return as I've ever seen.

That was the play. REDBLACKS choking at making Calgary choke.

If someone had to drop it, at least it was Sinopoli.

post game

I’m so ####in mad right now. What am I supposed to do with all my goddamn choking memes

They mustve saved money on confetti this year - both teams have the same colours

It's sad that the meme didn't win, but on the bright side Lewis Ward, Kyries Hebert, Jonathan Rose, the rest of Noel Thorpe's guys, Trevor Harris, Brad Sinopoli, 85, and Greg Ellingson also didn't win. Too bad for Jon Gott though.

Woohoo! #### Ottawa! Gj Calgary !

I hate Calgary but it's so sweet to see Ottawa eat it!

Apparently, the Atlantic Schooners already have a fan base

Spoiler!

pre game

At the game first GC! Go REDBLACKS!

Game on!

the meme is dead boys, the meme is dead

post game

God dammit Ottawa. You had 1 job

Ottawa is choking harder. Jokes aside this defense is great

Are Ottawa choke memes gonna be the new thing? That's a lot of INTs tonight.

The memes are dead...

This isn't the Grey Cup Winner we need, but its the Grey Cup Winner we deserve

Spoiler!

pre game

There’s no way the Stamps choke 3 years in a row... right?

I hope they both lose.

I hope Ottawa..if only to wipe the smirk off that whining ***** Dickandson...

Hope Ottawa wins ... I think they do

No one I know in Calgary is watching this game. And their team is in it. I am fed up with Calgary winning all the time. Good bye Bo.

A team I don't want to see win is going to win. Outside of the riders, these are two of my least favorite franchises.

Never under estimate Bo Levi Mitchell’s ability to choke.

Game on!

come one Ottawa win it

Ottawa sucks, guys.

Get rid of divisions. I don't want to watch a crappy team play in the final just because of their geographical location.

Hebert is so slow

Bombers should get Eric Rogers.

You just get the feeling the Calgary Choke is about to begin.

As they say 3rd times a charm for Calgary, not much of a game from the RRRRRRRRRREEEDDDDBBBBLLLAAACCCKKKSSSSS

Harris doing his best Mitchell choking impression

How I imagine discussions on the sidelines in the 4th quarter went

Campbell: Alright, we've got 12 minutes to score twice, just need to move the ball a lit-

Harris: #### IT I'M GOING DEEP!

Campbell: Okay, well just remember for next drive we have option undernea-

Harris: EVERY ####ING THROW!

post game

Dickenson made sure to get that cowboy hat on quick so everyone knew for sure he's a ****** from Calgary.

Happy for all the guys who were part of the last 2 choke jobs

lol and they finish with a sack

It just hit me that the Stamps won in Edmonton. This is the ultimate move in the Battle of Alberta.

Golly, that post game celebration went ghetto, didn't it?

It continues to be somewhat painful to watch other teams celebrate and other fan celebrate championships. I feel like we as a fanbase have paid our dues it'll be nice to be rewarded with a ******* title... and hopefully it won't be another 20-something years..

Hope Ottawa wins ... I think they do

Spoiler!

classy pre game Rider fans

I've just heard some suggestions here in Regina for chainsawing the legs off the horse. We may have biased group here.

ABC.

Cheering for Ottawa

I’ll take Ottawa 27-24 today.

ABC 3peat!!!

Cheering for Ottawa. Law of averages be damned.

Noel Thorpe might have a few tricks up his sleave for that Calgary’s offence

If Calgary loses today, they are 3/4 of the way to a Buffalo Bills dynasty Grey Cup.

I can never cheer for the Stamps...but I think the RB's keep it a close game and pull out a win.

If the Grey Cup turns out to be a shoot out , I don’t see Calgary winning

Can Calgary lose a 3rd Grey Cup in a row. I sure hope so! GO REDBLACKS!!

ABC don't wanna hear how great they are for an entire year

I’ve never been more disinterested in a Grey Cup than I am today.

I don’t mind if Calgary wins but it would be nice to see Trevor Harris win one. Dickenson and Mitchell act like they are the league and I would like to see them stuffed

I hate the Bombers, Stamps and Eskimos! I doubt that the Stamps will screw up three in a row. I would love to see it though.

Game on!

The last time I cheered for the Stamps was the 1995 Cup. Baltimore still won.

Picks galore

Field looks very slippery.

Great pick by the Stamps. Puke

Harris is playing like crap so far! Pretty hard to get back to his 90% average in the ESF.

Get off the field Dick. You are no Wally Buono, you are just a wally

Absolutely brutal, looks like they’re playing on a sheet of ice.

Shameful that the field is in such poor condition

Esks arnt in the game they didnt care! LOL!
Did Maas go on a rampage and dump Gatorade all over the field?

Jeez Rogers is good at football

Fiddle sticks.

Ugh. This ones not looking good.

Harris looks awful.

Oof what a brutal first quarter.

Bo interception and RB TD

Bo just cannot do Grey Cups. Haha.

Turnovers galore.

Is Mitchell having a stroke?

Good job RBs

We got a game!

Red blacks offense getting in a groove now

Scary Terry with a 97yd return

Wow.

Back breaking TD

I fear that’s the game.

Wouldn’t be surprised...stamps win, BLM goes south and the stamps will suck for 10 years looking for a qb! Lol

$#@;#$ as Fred Flintstone would say!!!

That will kill them!

And Calgary get the ball to start the 2nd half

How is it possible that they didn't instruct the kicker to kick it out of bounds...you make a mistake and hit it out at the 25 and the 10 yard penalty puts it at the 35 with 13 seconds left and they kneel down...dumn.

Stings. We'll see if the RedBlacks can recover from that.

Harris chokin. Who knew good teams get special teams touchdowns.

After the half

BLM is good for another 2 INT..Ottawa will squeak out a win tonight

OKay RBs........the time is now..........the choice is yours.........commit.

#29 of Calgary just side wiped ..like skating

Did anyone see what went on between singleton and Calgary #4? They were yelling at each other on the sideline.

Nice play calling ####ing morans.

They gotta stop throwing to Ellingson. So far he has 1 catch, 1 drop, 1 INT, 1 almost INT, and an incompletion or two.

more like the red LACKS amirite

####ing embarrassing ottawa..

YOU GET A PICK

YOU GET A PICK

YOU GET A PIIIICK

Oh no Ottawa what you doing baby.

how the #### do you have such poor ball control in a game of this importance

That’s game

Ottawa sucks

That one hurts!

Sinopoli needs to have caught that, should have caught that

Nice choke job Sinopoli

Calgary D is playing lights out ...

The Ottawa receivers are choking big time today. Even Ellington dropped an easy pass.

Almost over

well it looks like it is taking 3 years for the stampeders finally win one

Stick a fork in Ottawa.

Lord je$us!!

The off-season is just about here! Sigh...

That should do it for Ottawa. Crap! I was really hoping they could give Calgary another GC loss. Well, on to next season!

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post game

disappointing game

Never forget that Ottawa choked against a team that choked in two consecutive Grey Cups.

Boooooooooooooooooo

****

Harris was pitiful this game.

Harris blows. And hopefully just enough that the redblacks don't resign him and we do

I can't say I'd be too crazy now about seeing Harris sign, gawd that was a brutal game by him

Prepare for an influx of insufferable azzholes from the west...

I have to put up with a bunch of these azzholes in this province of Alberta.

One thing I will not miss about this season, is Glenn Suitor telling us for the 453rd time that Calgary lost their entire receiving corps...

One thing you know for sure the guy running the confetti cannon just had to load it full of red

A real snoozefest.....Now a year of Stump fans bragging how good they are.

The best teams are in the West. Again.