- The Calgary Stampeders were the class of the CFL this year, and reinforced that fact by shutting down Montreal in the 2nd half of the Grey Cup game.
- What will Anthony Calvillo's legacy be, given that he has lost five times in the CFL championship game, while only winning once?
- I suppose Henry Burris is capable of winning when it counts.
- A fun thought to ponder - If Roy Shivers hadn't chased Hank out of town, would the Riders have won their second straight Grey Cup this year?
- I'm loving my home theatre set up. Thanks again to Joe and the gang at Radio Centre!
- A Paczko family tradition - putting up the Christmas tree while watching the Grey Cup. Do I know how to party, or what?
- Memo to Hockey Regina (tier) coaches: Please don't use your team as a vehicle to further your own kid's "career". It makes you look like an ass.
- No such issues to report from the rec divisions, at least not yet.
- The Regina Pats annual Agribition road trip is off to a less than stellar start. Latest in a series.
- Ever notice how often the announcers on CJME say "Uhhhhhhh"? Wow. That's some serious ad-libbing talent over there!
- And yet, I keep listening.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Monday musings
A busy start to a short work week:
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1 comment:
Good blog today. I'll address 2 points.
1) Anthony Calvillo's legacy is as secure as the Pyramids of Egypt. He will go down as arguable one the top 5 QB's in CFL history. Fans bring up winning the "big one", well he did that in 2002. Everything else afterward is gravy. Ricky Ray has won one more Cup that Calvillo. After the first 3 years of Ray's career he hasn't even come a sniff close to winning another one. Calvillo keeps coming back year after year, and there is a nobility in that.
Damon Allen and Doug Flutie have won 2 more Cups than Calvillo. Let us all keep this in perspective. Ron Lancaster played in 5 games and won one. When he passed away there was no mention of that.
2) Regarding Tier coaches who do that with ice time, I heard the song "Glory Days" come on the radio this weekend. I thought of youth coaches who basically try to relive that through their kid's sports participation or their coaching involvement. Many of these guys who do this suffer from "little man" syndrome. They have no identity or get walked over all day in their powerless jobs. Showing up at the rink, and winning 9 year old level hockey games with a short bench gives them some hope of identity in an otherwise lack lustre life. It is mean spirited behavior, and a basic lack of self reflection.
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