BC @ SASKATCHEWAN

?‍?Marks the return of Area 51's brother with BC (Ricky Foley)

Ian Hamilton- When the Roughriders fall behind, they tend to abandon the running game and opponents then can get after quarterback Kevin Glenn.

Kevin Glenn starts. Glenn had his lowest output of the regular season in that loss — he threw for 186 yards, albeit with a completion percentage of 70.4 — but he was under duress for much of the game thanks to the Lions’ defensive line.

?‍? Jonathon Jennings starts for BC

I. Hamilton- The Riders are not getting to opposing quarterbacks enough. Rookie Tobi Antigha is second to Jefferson with two sacks and Antigha and A.C. Leonard are tied for second with six pressures apiece. Saskatchewan entered Week 8 ranked seventh in the league with 11 sacks and ninth in the CFL with 31 pressures.

?‍? Dan Clark out at centre. LaBatte fills in, with T Dennis moving to guard, and Bruce (better late than never) Campbell comes off the reserve list to play tackle. This alone should be worth a look.

?‍? BC, who easily beat Sask. last week, relied on 5 FG attempts...with 4 being made.

CFL.ca Staff

By The Numbers

3 – Touchdowns for Duron Carter in the Riders past two games.

4 – Minimum catches that Riders receiver Bakari Grant has made each game. He is only one of three players (Winnipeg’s Darvin Adams and Toronto’s Anthony Coombs) that has four of more catches in every game this season.

10 – Number of rushing touchdowns that Travis Lulay and Jeremiah Johnson have combined for this season. They have five touchdowns apiece.

51 – League leading tackles for Solomon Elimimian heading into Week 8.

?‍? The Riders have played well at home so far this year (2-1). Can they prevail today? I doubt it.

71% of polled fans say Lions win.

6/7 CFL writers say Lions win.

 

Edited August 14, 20178 yr by Mr Dee

3 minutes ago, J5V said:

Define grumpy. 

look in a mirror

5 minutes ago, BigBlue said:

look in a mirror

Looks who's lobbing spit balls today.

3 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

look in a mirror 

Looks who's lobbing spit balls today.

Are you spitting at yourself in a mirror?

14 minutes ago, BigBlue said:

look in a mirror

Yeesh. Okay, look, why make it personal? This isn't about me, it's about Wally. If you dont agree with me why dont you tell us why you think Wally is such a great guy and should stick around forever?

1 minute ago, J5V said:

Yeesh. Okay, look, why make it personal? This isn't about me, it's about Wally. If you dont agree with me why dont you tell us why you think Wally is such a great guy and should stick around forever?

Being under attack is personal ..... no way around it

10 minutes ago, BigBlue said:

Are you spitting at yourself in a mirror?

 

1 minute ago, BigBlue said:

Being under attack is personal ..... no way around it

Then stop doing it if you don't like it. J5V never even mentioned you. It was how he felt about Buono. Right or wrong, it's his opinion.  Why should you take it so personally? 

1 minute ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

 

Then stop doing it if you don't like it. J5V never even mentioned you. It was how he felt about Buono. Right or wrong, it's his opinion.  Why should you take it so personally? 

SpeedFlex you are the attacker, purposeful & deliberately nasty like an eleven year old brat

4 minutes ago, BigBlue said:

SpeedFlex you are the attacker, purposeful & deliberately nasty like an eleven year old brat

No, I never really attacked you or was nasty. I just asked why you post so many threads yesterday & you took it personally. You attacked J5V all by your lonesome.

Edited August 14, 20178 yr by SpeedFlex27

Can't we all just get along? Isn't there something we can agree on, like the Riders suck? Wouldn't it be terrible being from Saskachewan? Why do the Riders have the ugliest cheerleaders in the league? 

1 minute ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

Can't we all just get along? Isn't there something we can agree on, like the Riders suck? Wouldn't it be terrible being from Saskachewan? Why do the Riders have the ugliest cheerleaders in the league? 

I prefer flying snowmobiles, don't you?

 

48 minutes ago, J5V said:

Yeesh. Okay, look, why make it personal? This isn't about me, it's about Wally. If you dont agree with me why dont you tell us why you think Wally is such a great guy and should stick around forever?

 

45 minutes ago, BigBlue said:

Being under attack is personal ..... no way around it

 Didn't think so. Okay, you love Wally. I don't. I'm alright with that. Carry on.

Edited August 15, 20178 yr by J5V

a few people jumping to some serious conclusions after one game... my thoughts - and this may be radical thinking - are that maybe, just maybe, BC just had a bad game... I've heard it happens every now and then 

....and we should know.  If fact it has been known to happen more than every now and then.......

Edited August 15, 20178 yr by do or die

Thats all it was...a bad BC showing. Jennings wasn't ready and by the time he was yanked the game had got out of hand and that lack of B.C preparedness and attitude wasn't something they were gonna come back from...they packed it in plain and simple.

Lulay starts and has the success he had before...and he would have that game would have taken a completely different complexion and direction...But I glad...helped us out big time and Sask is in no way shape or form a threat to overtake us regardless

They really missed Burnham, who bails out Jennings a lot of the time.    If Lulu starts to really get nicked and dimed, regularly.....and Jennings does not bounce back - the Lions may have a real problem.

Burnham definitely makes Jennings look better but a couple of those throws should have been out of bounds or further down field. Not smart at all. I admit I never saw the game only highlights. PVR'd it  but accidentally saw the score and thought organizing the garage would be more entertaining.  If Riders were on the other side I might have poured myself into the couch.

On ‎13‎/‎08‎/‎2017 at 9:26 PM, Mark F said:

Rod HIll's daughter competed in the Canada summer games. not sure what sport.

Erica Hill played on the women's indoor  volleyball team for Manitoba. They beat previously undefeated Alberta in the final on Saturday 3 sets to 1 to win the gold medal.

2 hours ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Erica Hill played on the women's indoor  volleyball team for Manitoba. They beat previously undefeated Alberta in the final on Saturday 3 sets to 1 to win the gold medal.

thanks!

Seems that the games in the Peg was a big success all around.

Edited August 15, 20178 yr by Mark F

Rumour has it Jennings plans to open a bakery in the off-season.

Seriously, I think the Lions are overrated.

Not sure if it's been mentioned yet so I'll just toss it in the water for you sharks.... Wally making a play for easier path to the GC through the crossover?

14 minutes ago, The Classic said:

Not sure if it's been mentioned yet so I'll just toss it in the water for you sharks.... Wally making a play for easier path to the GC through the crossover?

Yeah, he's trying to lose and possibly lose out the Riders and miss the playoffs altogether  in his last season.

8 hours ago, The Classic said:

Not sure if it's been mentioned yet so I'll just toss it in the water for you sharks.... Wally making a play for easier path to the GC through the crossover?