Stamps: Raiders of the CFL

[Ilikethissite]

As a BC Lion and Matt Dunigan fan, I was cheering for the Stamps. However, on the topic of running up the score, this is not a bad thing. When my team is winning, I expect them to keep giving it 100% right till the final whistle blows. That includes players and coaches. If my team is winning 100-0, has the ball on their half of the field on the last play of the game, I expect them to go for it. None of this "kneeling" crap. I have been on the losing end of 64 - 0 football games but I never resented the other team for continuing to score. Every play should be played like it is a tie game and all the better for you if you can whip my butt good.

They say Danny called those plays because he was mad? That is a dissappointing thought. I would not have expected that from him. It is dissappointing that he would react out of anger like that, and also dissappointing to think that he otherwise would not have called those very successfull and entertaining plays, from a purely football fan point of view. I must say, I don't quite get what he was supposedly so mad about. I didnt see Calgary do anything worse than we see in about a half a dozen plus games a yr. A sad but all too frequent part of our game.

Its a bummer to see Matt and Danny at odds and heartbreaking to see, on various boards, so much bitterness and anger between fans. Friendly rivalry is one thing but why so many need to get so heated over it is puzzling? Even the great Flutie\Johnson debates over on the ESPN Bills board a few years ago were not quite so volatile and bitter.

Well the dust has settled and time has passed and I am sure someday Danny and Matt will have a drink and a laugh together over this. How about the rest of us???

[six pack]

As for the Simpsons thing. That is true.

As for the Raiders of the CFL. Well...both teams were chippy that night. But boy the Stamps got away with well more. At least they didnt loose gracefully.

[AvengeR]

They took a page out of the Flames playbook. I'd rather see that, then to see them accept losing and lay down for some more beating.

[JayP]

Originally posted by Ilikethissite@Aug 17 2004, 02:48 AM
However, on the topic of running up the score, this is not a bad thing. When my team is winning, I expect them to keep giving it 100% right till the final whistle blows.

This is completely different. This is what the Stamps did when "ran up the score" on the Riders in years past. We kept to our gameplan and got points because of it. But when in a team's gameplan do you try onside kicks when you're leading by 20 points and go for 3rd & longs?

[calculoso]

Originally posted by JayP+Aug 17 2004, 07:25 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (JayP @ Aug 17 2004, 07:25 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Ilikethissite@Aug 17 2004, 02:48 AM
However, on the topic of running up the score, this is not a bad thing. When my team is winning, I expect them to keep giving it 100% right till the final whistle blows.

This is completely different. This is what the Stamps did when "ran up the score" on the Riders in years past. We kept to our gameplan and got points because of it. But when in a team's gameplan do you try onside kicks when you're leading by 20 points and go for 3rd & longs? [/b][/quote]
I think it comes down to respect.

If you respect your opponent, you don't kick them when they're down.

If you respect your opponent, you don't try to embarrass them.

Following from that, if you respect your opponent, you don't try to run up the score when it's clear you're going to win.

[Thunderball]

There's a difference between continuing to play hard, and pulling stunts like than onside kick... that was pure showboating, and yeah... this is the CFL, things will return to normal within a couple years.