Eternal optimist

... but BB made a passing attempt on the play he was injured on, no? He was most certainly behind the line of scrimmage.

^^ This. Personally, I think they should implement an ejection rule similar to what the NCAA does. I love our rivalry with SSK even if it gets heated and people go overboard on occasion. At the end of the day it's just a game and entertainment... players are people too, and although football is a very violent game, hits like that need to be taken out of the league.

Love the gutsy win, but I'm just saying the rule book specifically states the following: A player shall be penalized for any act of Unnecessary Roughness to the passer, including but not limited to: (b) Any blow to the neck or head of the passer, (f) Contacting the passer if either the initial source of contact, or primary source of contact, is the defender's helmet. Whether or not Bridge was inside the pocket is irrelevant, if it's a hit to the head, or even if the defender leads with their helmet - it's a penalty. Source: https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-CFL-Rule-Book-Final.pdf It's on page 57.

1. Nichols - no picks. 2. Harris was absolutely dominant. 3. Wolitarsky had some monster plays in the first half when the home crowd was really in it. HH - Dressler - not a big stat line, but huge leader on the field.

Damnit Harris stop padding your stats and just get the TD you don't need the TD and the fumble recovery.

Uh.... to go up 7? People always seem to forget that if you go for 2 and don't get it, the other team can take the lead off a touchdown + 1 point convert.

6-3 Riders, Bombers have the ball at midfield in the 2nd quarter. Game not a sellout.

It annoys me that this is coming from Westwood who absolutely choked in the 2001 Grey Cup.

CFL record for a shutout win in the playoffs is 45-0 back on November 16, 1963.

As long as the fumble and subsequent advancement of the ball isn't considered intentional, it's a perfectly legal play. If there's a fumble, you can't bat the ball forward with your hand intentionally, but you could legally advance a fumble forward by performing a dribble kick (section 17). With that said though - I thought he advanced the fumble intentionally...which is definitely illegal.

For those interested in a little CFL playoff history: Largest CFL comeback playoff history: Nov-09-1963: Saskatchewan overcame a 26 point differential deficit against Calgary after losing game 1 35-9 and won game 2 39-12. They advanced based on point differential (48-47). Back then, two games were played and if the playoff series was split, the winner advanced based on point differential. Largest comeback in single playoff game: Nov-20-1960: Ottawa overcame a 20 point deficit to win 21-20. So yeah, barring historical, record-setting playoff comebacks not seen in 50+ years, Lions are toast.

Interesting fact (according to TSN 1150) the 8-10 Ti-cats are the only team in league history to have a positive points for/against differential, losing record, and host a playoff game.

How much of this is Ti-cats waking up, and how much is BC being completely unprepared?

Welp... early on BC is looking like a typical crossover team. I know in the playoffs anything can happen, but there's good reason no crossover team has ever played in the Grey Cup.

Only two things more important than the run battle in a cold weather game like this...the turnover battle and of course, the final score.

I just meant nothing would shock me at this point, this is the same team that signed Trent Richardson and Vince Young...

It's all a ruse. I wouldn't be surprised if Tate started tomorrow.

It was actually a 61-yard attempt. Anyone watching that game knows it was the monumental second-half collapse that caused them to lose that game, not the missed field goal attempt.

As a superstitious statistician, this is exactly my point.

By definition this thread shouldn't start until tomorrow, no?

Nick Marshall is a Saskatchewan cornerback (#3) - I don't think he's got the name wrong. The fact that SSK has two players with the same last name doesn't help the whole sleeps-with-their-own-cousins stigma thing they have going.

Literally from page 4 of the Saskatchewan Roughriders 2017-2018 annual report: "The members of Rider Nation flocked to the stadium that day and throughout the season, helping us sell out the pre-season game as well as the team's first seven regular-season contests before weather conditions affected ticket sales late in the campgain. Thanks to the fans, whose support made this tremendous facility possible, the Green and White led the CFL in scanned attendance in 2017 for only the second time in our history." Source: https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/11/SaskRoughriders_AnnualReport1718_web.pdf Only the Riders would think being 1st in attendance 2 years out of 107 possible times is a good ratio, oh and this was also on the coattails of your shiny new toilet seat (ahem) stadium.

I love CFL football, but what is with playoff football on Remembrance Day? Show some respect CFL...

I don't think the quality of handwriting has anything to do with this problem.

They like two divisions because it makes for important divisional games near the end of the year. Under a single division, the race this year wouldn't have been nearly as tight. Not saying it's right - just I think that is their logic. Personally I think they should keep two divisions, but remove the one-team limitation for the crossover rule, that would mean this year both EDM and BC would make the playoffs crossing over through the East, and the worst of the three (HAM) would've been eliminated. I agree it's stupid for a sub-.500 team to host a playoff game.