Battle of Alberta Part 2: Eskimos at Stampeders - Labour Day Classics

[arloiginla]

Wow looks like I really started something at the beginning there.

I watched the game and was entertained. I didn't mean that the CFL was a crappy league to watch and that the NFL was the only kind of "real" football. I was simply responding to the quote from the OP that mentioned married couples not on speaking terms over the LDC. I really don't think this is the case, as I doubt anyone except Rider fans would take the CFL that seriously. Should have used the quote button.

As for the game, great win by the Stamps, one they had to have. Friday night is going to be interesting. It could go either way.

Oh and Henry Burris > Ricky Ray.

[flip]

I brought my friend to the game today and it was her first ever CFL game. Unfortunately I had built up the game and crowd because Labour Day in Calgary is pretty intense usually.

Needless to say we both went home pretty disappointed. Being a Rider fan (yes I wore my #1 Holmes jersey) I wasn't really cheering for either team and just wanted a fun game with a wild crowd. Unfortunately I got neither. Edmonton sucked so hard that the crowd never got above a loud whisper the entire game because the game wasn't in doubt from the first minute of action.

All in all a terrible, terrible outing by the Eskimos and they look about as good as I thought they would be this year. Stamps on the other hand looked pretty solid. Defense did a great job at preventing the Esks from having any real offensive threats for the entire game (last drive excluded).

Not nearly as fun as Labour Day at Taylor Field but an enjoyable evening nonetheless.

Edit: Oh, and to the idiot earlier in the thread trying to act like the NFL gets better ratings than the CFL. You are an idiot. Not only does he misrepresent the links posted but failed to do any research because the CFL DESTROYS the NFL when it comes to ratings in Canada. It isn't even close.

[The Special One]

Originally Posted by flip

Oh, and to the idiot earlier in the thread trying to act like the NFL gets better ratings than the CFL. You are an idiot. Not only does he misrepresent the links posted but failed to do any research because the CFL DESTROYS the NFL when it comes to ratings in Canada. It isn't even close.

The CFL starts too late in the year. Nobody wants to sit in -30 weather and watch minor league football come late November. My biggest complaint last night was the coach's challenge regarding the fumble/incomplete pass. The camera angles of the replay were terrible and very low quality. You couldn't tell what happened even in super slow motion, the replay was just a bunch of diagonal lines.

In the NFL, you'd get HDTV angles from about forty different angles. Much better quality and much more enjoying to watch. This is just one of the many reasons that the NFL is more popular than the CFL.

Joffrey Reynolds ran the show last night. He ran past the Edmonton defense with ease every time. I remember when he was in the NFL years back, he was the fourth stringer for the St. Louis Rams. He barely lasted through pre-season and was cut. The fact that he came up to Canada and can dominate so easily tells you all you need to know.

NFL - he was a bum, cut early and never got another tryout.
CFL - instant superstar

[moon]

Originally Posted by The Special One

The CFL starts too late in the year. Nobody wants to sit in -30 weather and watch minor league football come late November.

Really people don't? Then why are the games in November usually sold out across the league?

My biggest complaint last night was the coach's challenge regarding the fumble/incomplete pass. The camera angles of the replay were terrible and very low quality. You couldn't tell what happened even in super slow motion, the replay was just a bunch of diagonal lines.

It was clear as day to see that it was an incomplete pass.

Joffrey Reynolds ran the show last night. He ran past the Edmonton defense with ease every time. I remember when he was in the NFL years back, he was the fourth stringer for the St. Louis Rams. He barely lasted through pre-season and was cut. The fact that he came up to Canada and can dominate so easily tells you all you need to know.

The fact that Ricky Williams can go down to the NFL and dominate so easily after failing in the CFL tells me all I need to know.

[algernon]

Originally Posted by flip

Needless to say we both went home pretty disappointed. Being a Rider fan (yes I wore my #1 Holmes jersey) I wasn't really cheering for either team and just wanted a fun game with a wild crowd..

I've always wondered about these guys. I've always thought they were confused; hence wearing a jersey of a team that is not playing and chanting Riiiiiiderrrs-Riiiiiiiderrrrs even though the Riders are not within earshot.
It sounds like you knew what you were doing, so why?

I skinned my buddy for $30 on last night's game...should I double down down Friday's?

[troutman]

Originally Posted by algernon

I skinned my buddy for $30 on last night's game...should I double down down Friday's?

I think the Eskimos are over-rated at 5-4 (SASK too). EDM was lucky to win the first time. The grass is always a big advantage for EDM though.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by moon

The fact that Ricky Williams can go down to the NFL and dominate so easily after failing in the CFL tells me all I need to know.

Eh? The same Ricky Williams who broke his arm and was injured for basically his entire CFL stint, but still managed close to 5 YPC? The same guy who hasn't been able to get a starting gig in the NFL since his CFL days? That Ricky Williams?

With the exception of Jeff Garcia and Warren Moon, there have been very few superstar CFLers to crack an NFL lineup. That tells me there's a bit of a talent disparity, especially when CFL teams have a history of clamouring for NFL rejects like Pacman Jones. The list of guys who have flamed out in the NFL, only to go on to superstar careers in the CFL is pretty lengthy.

[mykalberta]

Just ignore Special one, the only thing special about him/her is that he is a newb that joined in August.

[pope04]

Originally Posted by The Special One

Learn to to spell "inferred" before you starting arguing with adults.

Thanks for the sig!!

[You Need a Thneed]

Stamps played great out there yesterday. Reynolds should be a lock for offensive player of the week, he hasn't played many games better than that one in his career. He great at breaking tackles and dragging guys, but last night was a step up from that. Joffrey was dragging guys, getting 2-4 extra yards with two Eskimos hanging on nearly every play. Runs that should have been for no gain turned into gains of 4, and runs that should have been 4 turned into gains of 8. And with all that, he tacked on 58 or so yards of receiving, plus Cornish's TD run was set up by the fact that Edmonton hadn't been able to stop Reynolds all game, so they had to respect that.

Another thing is how completely the Stamps D shut down Edmonton's running game. Held them to 4 yard in the first half, and it's not like Edmonton didn't try to run early, those 4 yards were gained on what must have been 6 or 7 attempts. In the second half, Edmonton was behind, and had to abandon the run altogether.

The pass defense was pretty good too, sure Ray had a lot of completions, but mostly they were for short yardage, and Edmonton didn't get yards after the catch on too many passes, certainly not like last game. The DBs were right there on almost every catch. If it wasn't for Ray's accurate throws, it would have been an especially rough night for the Esks, even more than it was. I don't think Edmonton's receivers caught one ball all night that was thrown deep. I don't remember any. Edmonton's passing yardage at the end of the game was totally misleading, their passing game was mostly ineffective as well.

Calgary totally won the feild position battle too, they said on the radio while I was coming home from the game that Edmonton's best starting position was their own 39. it's tough to get points when you have to gain so many yards to even get into field goal range.

[WesternCanadaKing]

I don't understand people like the Special One. Yes, the NFL is more popular and of a higher quality than the CFL, you don't need a degree to figure that one out. Why on earth that means it can't be enjoyed and should be looked down upon is beyond me. I went to the game last night and had a great time getting drunk, being rowdy, and watching some football with my buddies. I can't get interested in the NFL because its just not as accesible to me, I can't go to any games and have no one to cheer for. I guess to me sports is more than about having 40 HDTV angles to choose from.

[octothorp]

Yeah, I was really surprised that the Eskimos didn't even try to test the secondary; how many deep passes did Ray attempt that weren't thrown about five yards out of bounds? Unfortunately, watching on TV it's really tough to see what's going on in the secondary when the QB never even tries to go long, but was Calgary's defensive scheme so good that there was no point in even trying? Between Peterson and Stamps, the Esks have a couple talented receivers: just get the best matchup the defense will allow, and try testing them and hope your receiver can make a play. That said, I hope the Esks don't change a thing for Friday.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by algernon

I've always wondered about these guys. I've always thought they were confused; hence wearing a jersey of a team that is not playing and chanting Riiiiiiderrrs-Riiiiiiiderrrrs even though the Riders are not within earshot.
It sounds like you knew what you were doing, so why?

Inferiority complex.

[troutman]

Calixte was awesome.

Nice to see Cornish score a TD.

[JohnnyFlame]

LOL as a longtime Stamps fan watching them win every aspect of the game the first thought that popped into my mind was "how will they manage to lose on Friday"?

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by WesternCanadaKing

I don't understand people like the Special One. Yes, the NFL is more popular and of a higher quality than the CFL, you don't need a degree to figure that one out. Why on earth that means it can't be enjoyed and should be looked down upon is beyond me. I went to the game last night and had a great time getting drunk, being rowdy, and watching some football with my buddies. I can't get interested in the NFL because its just not as accesible to me, I can't go to any games and have no one to cheer for. I guess to me sports is more than about having 40 HDTV angles to choose from.

Totally agree. Also, many of these people that dis the CFL, saying that it's inferior to the NFL, also watch NCAA football.

NCAA football players get payed nothing, and the talent/ability disparity between the CFL and NCAA football is much greater than than the difference between the NFL and the CFL.

In terms of talent/ability:

NFL >>> CFL >>>>>> NCAA.

That's not to say that any of them is more enjoyable to watch than any other.

[You Need a Thneed]

Also, where were all the esks fans for the game? Usually there a large Esks section somewhere for labour day. It seemed like there were more Eskimoes cheerleaders in attendance than esks fans.

[Cowboy89]

Originally Posted by WesternCanadaKing

I don't understand people like the Special One. Yes, the NFL is more popular and of a higher quality than the CFL, you don't need a degree to figure that one out. Why on earth that means it can't be enjoyed and should be looked down upon is beyond me. I went to the game last night and had a great time getting drunk, being rowdy, and watching some football with my buddies. I can't get interested in the NFL because its just not as accesible to me, I can't go to any games and have no one to cheer for. I guess to me sports is more than about having 40 HDTV angles to choose from.

Bottom line is that is all that matters.

I love all types of football and I enjoy the NFL as much as anyone, but also have tickets to the Stamps because it's simply a great time. The kind of trolling going on here is pretty akin to someone trolling a Calgary Hitmen thread belittling people for discussing the games and the team's exploits because the WHL isn't the highest level of hockey. All those types of trolls should STFU and leave CFL threads alone and let the people who enjoy it discuss it without the 'NFL is better, because the athlete's are more talented, more people watch it, and you guys are stupid people because you watch this inferior level of football' comment.

[Bobblehead]

On the CTV news they showed some clips from the tailgating and spoke to a couple guys who were playing "drink" pong and one of them gave his name as Ron Mexico. I had to laugh as I don't think any of the people putting the story together got the reference.

[Pastiche]

Originally Posted by Cowboy89

I love all types of football and I enjoy the NFL as much as anyone, but also have tickets to the Stamps because it's simply a great time. The kind of trolling going on here is pretty akin to someone trolling a Calgary Hitmen thread belittling people for discussing the games and the team's exploits because the WHL isn't the highest level of hockey. All those types of trolls should STFU and leave CFL threads alone and let the people who enjoy it discuss it without the 'NFL is better, because the athlete's are more talented, more people watch it, and you guys are stupid people because you watch this inferior level of football' comment.

What about the greatest sacriledge of all, a guy like me who thinks the CFL is more exciting and better to watch than the NFL?