Sunday, August 19, 2007

What a wild ride!

The Saskatchewan Roughriders rallied to beat the Edmonton Eskimos 39-32 last night, in a game that will be talked about for many, many years in these parts. Early in the fourth quarter a powerful thunderstorm hit Mosaic Stadium, knocking out power and sending the teams and fans scrambling for cover. Many fans - especially those with young kids - stumbled out of the stadium in the darkness and left for home. Not sure why some fans felt the need to spark up a few fatties in the concourses - but whatever keeps you calm, I suppose.

Apparently CBC felt the same way as many fans, as the host TV broadcaster cut away from the game (and apparently didn't return in some parts of the country). Thank goodness for CKRM, as Rod's crew stayed on the air and did a great job keeping the masses updated on what was happening. My old radio partner Perry Nyhus' reports were as good as you'll hear from any broadcast reporter in these parts - probably better, actually. An hour later, the game resumed with the Riders trailing 32-27.

A big thumbs up to the fans who stayed, and an even bigger thumbs up to the Riders, who rallied to win their fourth straight and improve their league-best record to 6-2. What a wild ride! The atmosphere for Labour Day should be absolutely electric. Hopefully the skies won't be!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Pistol Pete,

Let me ask ya something. Did the power go out on the broadcast team? I am hearing all these congratulations to the CKRM broadcast team and I am wondering why?

The fact that they do a great job as always is one thing, is there something else I missed?

Coach

Pac58 said...

Yep Coach, it sure did. They lost their power supply at the same time the stadium went dark. So the boys had the presence of mind to call the station and broadcast via cell phone until the juice was restored.

Ah, old time radio. I miss it so.......well, maybe not.

Anonymous said...

Hey Pistol,

Thanks for the confirmation, ya that was quite a move by the boys at CKRM!!!

On another note, GREAT trade by E.T.!!!!

Coach

Pac58 said...

It's crazy. Management sees an area that needs improving (kick returns), and does something about it. What a freakin' concept!!!