Wow, did the Saskatchewan Roughriders come crashing down to earth hard on Friday night! It's impossible to single out just one player for the goathorns - there were many, many worthy candidates in the 42-12 thumping by the B.C. Lions. Kerry Joseph was quite awful at quarterback. Marcus Crandell replaced him in the 2nd half and threw three interceptions. Andy Fantuz continues to drop catchable balls. Is he trying to fill the void created by the departure of Jason French?
So, now that the Riders have some idea of the depth of the fall-off between the top team in the league and the also-rans, it's time to get back to work. Friday night they visit the highly beatable Edmonton Eskimos, then host the same Eskies the following week. It's very possible the green gang could be 4-1 after that. I don't imagine too many fans would object to that!
And, one final Rider-related point - please consider this an open invitation to Riders GM Eric Tillman to appear on an upcoming episode of SportZone on Access 7. I have not yet had the opportunity to interview "ET", and would very much like to do so. Any time the team gets an opportunity to connect with a segment of the ticket-buying public, I would suggest is a good thing.
On Saturday I took part in the Davis Cup tournament at the Lakeshore Tennis Club. I captained Team Poland to a less than glorious outcome. But, a good time was had by all - despite the oppressive heat. Today was spent recuperating and listening to Carm Carteri's plans for sprucing up the Regina Court and Fitness Club. The new outside colour scheme is just the start!
6 comments:
Hey Pete,
Question for ya, Are the Moose Jaw Warriors looking for a new play by play announcer?
What are the chances of Rob Carnie coming out of retirement and assuming the post?
I thought he was the best in the league, his post game show was a classic!
I heard that James Gallo was heading to Edmonton to do play-by-play for the Oil Kings. Hasn't been confirmed, though.
I can't see Carney doing it. At the time he stepped down to do news at CHAB, he wanted a break from riding the buses and working seven day weeks during the season. Can't imagine he's missing that!
Yeah, Carnie was classic all right...
If you enjoy your broadcaster getting lit up on the air and allowing drunk fans to berate/second guess coaches on live radio.
Can't see many teams wanting to deal with that in this day and age.
Maybe he should stick to 'singing' the news to his legions of fans.
Moose Jaw deserves better than that!
Hey,
Rob Carnie was the best in the BIZZ, and every team in the DUB loved going into the JAW and being part of the post game show was hillareous. I live in Saskatoon and whenever I could I would listen to Warriors games, and it was because of Rob Carnie.
Pretty heavy comment to say Carnie was lit up on the air, was one of the most respected by many in the business.
He sure beats our Saskatoon guy, and double that for the Regina announcer, Rod Parker!
Oh no, I'm not getting dragged into this one!
Rod Parker? Any relation to Rod Pedersen, the Pats announcer?
Your a very smart moderator Pistol Pete!!!!!
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