2013 CIS Football

[Joborule]

Good on the Dinos making it to the Vanier Cup. Were unsuccessful in their previous two attempts, but hopefully they come away with it this time around.

[Julio]

Great game...fun to watch, but man it was cold!

[The Goon]

Originally Posted by fotze

Ha ha. The goon didn't want to go sit in this weather and he had to see this.

I'm slowly getting feeling back in my fingers and toes...

Yeah, it was pretty painful all around. Between the score, the weather, and the mocking from Dinos fans, it was a tough afternoon.

It was obvious that Calgary was the better team, weather advantage or not. Completely dominant.

Strangely, I still feel like I had a good time. Western had a nice pre-game reception, and it was nice seeing so much purple.

Good luck to the Dinos in the Vanier Cup. Please beat Laval like a drum.

[troutman]

Great is not enough


http://www.lfpress.com/2013/11/17/great-is-not-enough

Most of the country’s university football fans know by now that the Mustangs went west again and had their lunch handed to them, again, by a west-conference team.

This time it was the Calgary Dinos who embarrassed the Ontario champs 44-3, winning the Mitchell Bowl on a cold, snowy, windy day Saturday and earning the right to play the Laval Rouge et Or.

It is the third time in four bowl games the Mustangs haven’t come within a time zone of winning. The closest was a 13-11 loss to Laval in 2010. Calgary, Manitoba and Laval have spanked them the other three times.

There were a variety of excuses for those losses. The other conferences had rules that favoured them. The teams were older, bigger and more experienced.

None of that works for this game.

The Dinos were younger, not as big and not as experienced. They lost 19 starters from last year’s semifinal team, lost starting quarterback Eric Dzwilewski in their first game and had to overcome the tragic death of lineman Dan Lamola. The Dinos didn’t know how their season would roll.

The Dinos would end up rolling all over the West Conference and then the No. 1-ranked Mustangs. They showed they could deal with adversity.

“It’s one of those games where everything that could go wrong, did go wrong,” devastated Mustangs’ coach Greg Marshall said.

Marshall has lost seven-of-eight bowl games as a head coach.

To Western’s credit, they realized their performance was unacceptable.

“I feel a lot of pain physically and about the game,” Finch said as he stood on crutches after the game. “I think we underestimated them a little bit and we aren’t too happy.

“It’s devastating. I haven’t been in a game like that in a long, long time. Being beaten by 35, 40 points, it hurts a lot. We’re usually the one’s putting 50 on teams.”

[dash_pinched]

Go Dinos! I know it's very unlikely that they'll be able to be Laval on Saturday, but man it sure would be sweet to see.

[Drake]

Do the Dinos even stand a chance? In the spring they scrimmaged together and the Rouge et Or pummeled them. Now saying that the Rouge et Or who despite their unbeaten record have had more close games than usual this season so it's not impossible. And the way they manhandled the #1 team in the country in the Mustangs last weekend was mighty impressive.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Drake

Do the Dinos even stand a chance? In the spring they scrimmaged together and the Rouge et Or pummeled them. Now saying that the Rouge et Or who despite their unbeaten record have had more close games than usual this season so it's not impossible. And the way they manhandled the #1 team in the country in the Mustangs last weekend was mighty impressive.

Not really...but thats why they play the games.

An overflow crowd of 18,000 is expected to ring the Telus Stadium field, virtually all cheering for the defending champion Laval Rouge et Or, who have won 64 consecutive home games dating to a 14-13 loss to the University of Montreal Carabins on Sept. 19, 2004

Thats...insane.

[J epworth]

Again, for those (like me) who don't have access to the game on the TV, it's online in french at http://www.radio-canada.ca/sports

Seems a little silly that radio-canada streams it online but sportsnet wouldn't. It's not like Sportsnet isn't able to, the Subway Super Series games have been streamed online by them...

Anyways, go Calgary!

[Yamer]

Not starting well for the defense.

[dash_pinched]

Defense stiffens and the Rouge et Or have to settle for a...rouge.

[J epworth]

Calgary has some crazy hoodoo going on with field goals this year, so many have been blocked, missed, etc. when they look like just chip shots.

I was at the game in Saskatoon against the Huskies, Dinos had 3 blocked field goals that game, just crazy.

[Yamer]

Calgary better figure out Laval's running game.

[J epworth]

Laval's run game is going to be very tough to slow down, that series was way to easy for them.

Holding penalty! That's a good break.

[J epworth]

Yikes, running the wrong way there Simonise.

[psyang]

We are lucky Laval haven't just run every play. Hope for a good push this possession.

[GirlySports]

Can't hear a thing except crowd noise on radio. Sportsnet get your #### together!

[Yamer]

Not a great call.

[transplant99]

Not sure why Calgary isnt just pushing 9 guys up in the box and daring Laval to throw to beat them...the whole 5 man front thing is not woking.

[Da_Chief]

^Holding? it was a hold, might not have made the tackle but he was held, gotta call it.

[psyang]

Wow, another missed fg. Amazing!