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I'd consider Ottawa and Ham much better than Sask... but Sask much better than Mtl and Tor (which I guess doesn't really make sense since they lost to Mtl)... and I didn't really want to create a new tier for them... Sask is inconsistent, their best is as good as Ottawa and Hamilton's worst...

While I had absolutely no idea what Alex McKay's potential was... I was rooting for him strictly based on the fact that he's an o-lineman from Winnipeg...

I'd probably have to agree with you... I've always preferred to look at the power ranks as more of a tiered system... to me, right now, there's probably 4 tiers: 1) Calgary... in a class of their own right now 2) Winnipeg, BC and Edmonton... all good teams, any could beat the other on any given day 3) Ottawa, Hamilton, Sask.... good teams but very inconsistent 4) Montreal, Toronto... just complete garbage

I disagree that now is the time to cut him... I'm not sure if that's what you're suggesting... I would say this off-season is the time to move on... I would like to see Couture in the starting line-up and Neufeld as the sixth... but it sounds like we'll get it the other way if Chungh can't go...

I believe the year the Riders won, 2013, they were 2nd in the west and went into Calgary and won the West final... I'm sure Ripper can verify or deny this claim..

I have to agree... Hard to imagine the riders lose the final Moasic game... hell, the Bomber won both farewell games at canad inns!

The thinking is that they will potentially be rusty and overconfident... I believe it was Dee that posted in another thread that they will have 41 days between clinching 1st and playing the West final... and with the week 20 bye that also means 3 weeks with no games at all... So I don't know if it makes them "ripe for the picking" but I would certainly suggest they could be vulnerable...

The guy writes a CFL blog and he's just trying to get some clicks... give him some credit for putting in the effort to write about the league... this is not spam...

Winning the Grey Cup and having the 1st and 9th overall picks is the only acceptable outcome to this season...

As much as I love seeing the clown show in any city other than Winnipeg... it concerns me when places like Montreal, Toronto and BC are a complete **** show... we all know those places aren't exactly flooding with CFL fans as it is....

I would suggest Gurley and Adams fill a similar role... so I understand that reasoning.... but I would prefer to see both of them in the line-up...

I agree with the standings but I think it'll play out differently... BC splits Sask but starts by losing the Moasic farewell... Bombers/RBs split as well but we win this week to secure 2nd place and lose next week while resting some starters in the second half (since Ott will need that win for 1st in the east)... meanwhile Edm wins out and finishes in the cross over spot despite having the best record in the East at 10-8... Final Standings: West 1) Calgary 16-1-1 2) Winnipeg 11-7 3) BC 11-7 East: 1) Ottawa 8-9-1 2) Hamilton 8-10 3) Edmonton 10-8

It could apply to a generally ridiculous comment... or an extreme opinion that contradicts facts... yeah, I like that one better...

An Aardburg?....

I'm not sure you needed to justify it to someone who agrees with you... but I also agree... I think BC and Sask will split the last 2 games... I think Edm has a good shot to win out... if they beat BC tomorrow they finish the season against Ham and Tor... Ham might be a fight if they're still in the running for 1st but Tor should be a simple blow out...

I'm not sure I want to know what kind of parties you attend...

They don't need to... but you're right in that it would guarantee 2nd place...

I disagree... but only because I want Tor to continue losing so we can get the first overall pick...

I'm not sure if this was posted anywhere... but Gary Lawless was speculating on twitter that Walters will get a 5-year deal and then he'll sign O'Shea to 3 or 4 year deal...

I take offense to this statement: " I don’t care if it’s only February; that, people, is an absolute catastrophic disaster. Like, Triple-Bogey-on-a-par-three type disaster. " I mean... triple bogie on a par three is perfectly normal... right??

haha, thanks... but I was correcting spelling, not grammar

That is a pet peeve of mine too... it's not that hard, it's spelled exactly as it sounds with a H at the end... CHUNGH...

Just looked into this a bit... Edm beat BC by 4 in week 14... so an Edm win gives them the tie-break and a BC win by 5 or more gives BC the tie-break... Wpg has the tie break over BC.... and Edm has it over Wpg so if all teams end up 11-7 it would depend on what happens this weekend... but if BC takes the tie-breaker with Edm that really confuses things... I believe the second tie-break is likely divisional record... Bombers are done with a 5-5 record, BC currently at 2-5 and Edm at 5-4... so again, a lot riding on this BC/Edm game with the loser being the most likely candidate for the cross-over... I'm actually looking forward to this game now after doing all this analysis!

This is a good conversation to have... I am actually more concerned about this year than next... I think next year we probably lose Keeping and Neufeld... but potentially add another first round O-lineman and maybe a FA...plus Couture and McKay (no idea what his potential is) will have another year of experience under their belts.. As for this year... if Chungh can't go in 11 days... I assume Couture gets his first start and hopefully one of Keeping or Neufeld is healthy enough to be the sixth man...

I usually take a 3 or 4 day hiatus after games (win or lose) so I look forward to coming beck to see what I missed... so while this is disappointing I have to agree with most around here... **** happens, we'll survive... I appreciate all the work Rich and the guys do here...