OK, I confess: I'm a diehard Saskatchewan Roughriders' fan, despite living here on the Olympic-crazy Wet Coast.
Was raised in the awesome city of Yorkton, which calls itself the Treasure Chest City of the West. I left when I couldn't find her – think about that one and don't explain to the kids until they're old enough to know better!
After Sunday's stinging setback in Calgary – which felt like an early showing of the Christmas ballet The Nutcracker – I whipped up this list to show we are very good losers, if not good counters!
As reporters and football critics look for someone to "blame" today for the 13th Man Debacle, because that's what they do when they're not blaming their bosses for the sorry shape of today's media business, it says here that Rider Nation and Rider Pride does not live or die by final scores, albeit we do suffer a tad after unfortunate losses on the freakin' last play of the freakin' championship game.
Kudos to Montreal for a great season. And for what it's worth, the Als had 80 people show up at their airport, while Regina had more than 300. You tell me whose fans rock more!!!
And to everyone else who bugged me and other Rider Nation faithful on Sunday and Monday about counting, exactly what was YOUR team doing on Sunday? Who's your caddy, indeed!
GORD'S TOP 10 POST-GAME QUOTES FROM SUNDAY
(Was going to make it a Top 13, but it's kinda too soon to go there!)
Top 10 things heard as Rider Nation faithful filed out of chilly
Calgary on Sunday:
10. "Our special teams gene pool could really use some chlorine!"
9. "Ever stop to think . . . and forget to start again?"
8. "Hey, I'm hung like Einstein and smart as a horse!"
7. "Too many freaks, not enough circuses!"
6. "Hey 13th man, I souport publik edekasion, too!"
5. "I killed a 6-pack of Pilsner just to watch it die!"
4. "Our special teams coach used to have an open mind, but his brains fell out!"
3."Our special teams coach suffers from CRS - Can't Remember Squat!"
2. "Don't feel bad coach, 4 out of 3 people in Saskatchewan have trouble with fractions, too!"
1. "There are three kinds of people in this world: Those who can count and those who can't."
1 comment:
Not that it matters a whole lot at this point, but since I was out of the country when it all happened and just got back...
The real problem, of course, was not the last play, but what happened in the previous three-or-so minutes. Montreal should never have had the opportunity to score two touchdowns in quick succession. One, maybe, if you're in defense mode. Two? There's the problem. Without that second one, the final play, with or without penalty, was inconsequential.
And Next Year Country waits for next year.
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