Football Weekend

Another weekend = another set of football games. This weekend was ALL about finals. It was all about deciding games. It was the weekend where hopes and dreams were on the line for players and fans. It was an awewome weekend!

Saturday afternoon I put on my warm clothes (polar fleece socks this time!) and sat outside in the crisp fall air to enjoy the Uteck Bowl. This game is the east final to determine which team form the atlantic-quebec region will represent in the Vanier Cup. And this year the SMU Huskies were playing in front of a hometown crowd after a few years of disappointing performance. Their opponents were the Rouge et Or de Laval and in spite of SMU's clean season they were decidedly the underdogs in the battle. But something positive was in the air that day. SMU ran the field. Laval never got their game together. It was wonderful to watch. After some initial disappointment with our endzone seats, our position turned out to be quite advantageous for two of the touchdowns. And in the end it was our team that was victorious and heading to Toronto to play for the highest honour in Canadian University football. They will be playing the U of Manitoba Bisons (who demolished Western 52-20) at the Skydome next Friday night. Go! Huskies Go!

Today was the finals for East and West divisions in the CFL. Today determined who would be in the Grey Cup this year. And although my horsies were ousted last week I was very excited about today's games. The chance to have an all-west Grey Cup is a joy to me and I was cheering for a Bombers vs. Riders outcome. I was not disappointed. Again, both games had the winning teams pegged as underdogs. And once again the teams came on strong and overwhelmed their competition. Winnipeg toppled Toronto 19-9 showing a return to their early season form and responding to the previous Argo wins that had kept the Bombers from first place. The Saskatchewan and BC match-up was more intense with a final score of 26-17 and built on the Riders ability to capitalize on BC errors. So two teams with ecstatic fans will head to the Skydome on November 25 and fight for the cup. Now I just need to decide which side I will cheer on!