Smilin' hank is on fire today

[getbak]

Originally Posted by calf

nothing for them to be annoying about, really. Defending GC champs was what I heard from the guys behind me, but saying 3-6 shut 'em up pretty quickly. What shocked me was the lack of Eskimo fans in the stands. Sure, it shouldn't be in Rider Fan territory, but there's usually more of a presence...

I noticed a definite lack of "Green & Gold" in the stands. Section "N" used to be full of yellow on Labour Day but there didn't seem to be any large pockets of Esks fans today. I guess 3-6 might be to blame. There were quite a few sitting around me, but they certainly weren't as vocal as they have been in the past, and they were nothing close to the Rider fans last month.

Originally Posted by Snakeeye

And obviously you have no suggestion as to why the Stamps would do something as lame as using a hockey-style horn to celebrate a football touchdown.

I was watching a Jays game a couple of weeks ago and noticed that they were using a horn after every home run. I thought it was lame then, and didn't think that it was any better today. For some reason, it works for hockey, but not for the other sports.

[pope04]

Originally Posted by calf

What shocked me was the lack of Eskimo fans in the stands.

Me, too. I don't ever recall such a low Edmonton contingent for Labour Day.

There was a small knot of them sitting down low in section J, all decked out in green and yellow wigs. Nik Lewis acknowledged them by blowing a kiss just after the anthem.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by getbak

I noticed a definite lack of "Green & Gold" in the stands. Section "N" used to be full of yellow on Labour Day but there didn't seem to be any large pockets of Esks fans today. I guess 3-6 might be to blame. There were quite a few sitting around me, but they certainly weren't as vocal as they have been in the past, and they were nothing close to the Rider fans last month.


I was watching a Jays game a couple of weeks ago and noticed that they were using a horn after every home run. I thought it was lame then, and didn't think that it was any better today. For some reason, it works for hockey, but not for the other sports.

because with baseball and football, you pretty much know when a team is going to score, whereas in hockey a goal can come at pretty much anytime, so it's more of an unexpected celebration. and i imagine both football and baseball being played in mostly outdoor settings takes away from a goal horn's impact than being in a condensed, loud arena