From Moose "Only two weeks left of the regular season in Pro Football in the 'Great White North'. The Calgary Stampeders clinched a playoff spot by QB Henry Burris beating his team of three of the last six seasons, Saskatchewan, who I predicted will crossover and Rep the East v. Montreal in the Eastern Conference Semis. 

I did a gig on Morency's Sportsrage last Thursday a.m. around 2:15. WOW! It's getting later all the time, but I don't mind. It's good to go all over Canada on the 'Best Damn Sports talk radio show in the history of Montreal Radio. I understand that our good mate, Darren Gill is out of the country in NFL Europe right now, so best wishes to 'Im! Expect Danny Mac to be a backup in Hamilton next year - if in the League at all, the way Kevin Eakin is playing now. Nothing against our mate Marcus Brady, who I really like. And in answer to the poll on cfl.ca, I expect Brady to open the year at the helm for the Tiger-cats. But that doesn't mean that Eakin will sit long. 

It didn't take a figitty Coach Greg Marshall to give Marcus the quick hook several times in favor of retread Khari Jones, who's been cut by five CFL teams in the last two seasons, and is probably headed back to the Ar.FL. If the B.C. Lions are smart, they should stay with exciting young Casey Printers at pivot. I love Dave D. I am having my girl at 'SewMax' hook up a tear on his jersey now, and plan on wearing it Grey Cup City, if I ever get my tickets/e-ticket, et, al mailed to me via Delta Frequent Flyer miles. 

Scores from this weekend:
*Calgary 29, Saskatchewan 21 [Jeff Younger told me in preseason they looked good...]
*Hamilton 40, Ottawa 32 (Along with young lefty gunslinger in Winnipeg, Russ Michna,
Hamilton should lock up Eakin for two years. Oh, before I forget, congrats to Jim
Barker for the G.M. contract extension in Cowtown. Well deserved, brudder!)
B.C. 41, Winnipeg 1 [come on Jim Daley! Start Michna, now! ]

Moose's Picks for week 19:
Hamilton OVER Toronto (yes, an upset pick. What about it?!)
B.C. OVER Slumping Edmonton (Slumping Saskatchewan has week off)
Montreal OVER Ottawa (poor Joe Paopao!)
Winnipeg OVER Calgary (hey, they've already made the playoffs. What do they have to play for, after basically (at least) wrapping up third in the CFL West)" Moose

Canadian Football Update: CFL

Week 16 Scores:
Ottawa 43, Depleted Hamilton 21
Montreal 38, Saskatchewan 34
Today's games / Moose's Picks:
Edmonton @ Toronto, Pick: Edmonton 31, Toronto 18,
B.C. 25, Winnipeg 17

 Week 16 Game Balls:
1) Paul McCallum, K-P, Saskatchewan
2) Rich Karikari, DS, Montreal
3) Elijah Thurman, WR, Saskatchewan
4) Coach Joe Paopao, Ottawa
5) Anthony Collier, DLm, Ottawa

Week 17 Picks:
Calgary OVER Hamilton
Saskatchewan OVER Edmonton
Montreal OVER B.C.
Winnipeg OVER Toronto

Thanksgiving Day games started not in the NFL with Detroit in 1935 but with mthe CFL (not of course called the CFL at the time) in the early '30's with Sarnia and Balmy Beach." Moose

Scores week 15:
Saskatchewan 28, B.C. 19
Hamilton 40, Edmonton 14
Toronto 29, Ottawa 18
Montreal 31, Calgary 16

Big News for the slumping Winnipeg Blue Bombers; they just signed a first rate LB in Joe Tuipala, from Honolulu, Oah'u, Hawai'i. and Washington of the NFL - Tuipala has been released by Washington with an injury settlement. I guess Joe Gibbs is feeling cocky since his 'skins have beaten 3 opponents in four weeks (including the bye). Tuipala played in 1999 with the Detroit Lions then was optioned to the NFL 'AAA's in Europe for 2000 season, playing for Barcelona. In 2001, after his release, in Jan., by the Lions, Tuipala was, along with fellow Hawai'ian, Kurt Goveia, the best LB (s) in the XFL, playing for the team with the best Defence - the Las Vegas Outlaws. Cologne vet TE/KS Werner Hippler played on that '01 Vegas team also. In 2002, Tuipala made the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL and lead the Special Teams in tackles.

The Jags optioned Tuipala back to the 'AAA's in Europe for the '03 season. He played for Cologne but was released in the preseason. Washington picked him up and promptly placed him on the injured reserve. In '04 they sent him back to NFL E and he again played for Cologne. After the NFL E season, Tiupala was placed on Washington's practice squad. In '05 they again optioned him back to Cologne and he asked for his release last week. Is Washington "sending" him Winnipeg in 'past considerations' for Mike Sellers, who scored his first NFL TD yesterday? As the stomach turns! How about the Saskatchewan Roughriders, now 5-0 with me and Myk's mate Marcus Crandell at pivot, eh? We love ya Marcus! Help bring home Saskatchewan's third Grey Cup title in 16 tries this year! Go East Carolina Pirates, too!

Week 17 Picks:
Hamilton OVER Ottawa, B.C. OVER Winnipeg, Saskatchewan OVER Montreal
[a preview of the 93rd Grey Cup?!], Edmonton OVER Toronto" Moose

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From Moose "Tune into Montreal's Sportsrage, tonight Wednesday in the a.m. to hear me and Gabriel Morency talk about all things NCAA-CFL-CIS. 

Marcus Crandell has now lead the formerly slumping Saskatchewan Roughriders to four straight victories - AND - the 'Riders next opponant, the B.C. Lions have now shown their mortal faces - they've lost a game (!) and are the 'Riders next opponents. The race for the six CFL playoff spots is heating up. 

The mood in the slumping Ottawa ReneGades camp is at an all time low. The Glieb boy, 71-year-old Forrest Gregg is now running the whole Football Operations show. My sources tell me that Joe Paopao is now cleaned his office out of all unnecessary trinkets and memorabilia, except for the bare essentials on his desk. The ax is not going to fall before the end of the season, but poor Joe couldn't get it through his coconut head that Kerry Joseph is only an average QB. He could have been a real good RB / DB, like he was from time to time on the other seven Pro teams in the states and Europe, that he has been before. Good bye, Joe, we hardly knew ye! Khari Jones got cut by his fourth CFL team in two years, as the Hamilton Tiger-cats axed him last week. 

With Danny Mac, back, there was no reason to keep him. The Montreal Alouettes are still talking about a trade with the Saskatchewan Roughriders for either the rights to Shawn Withy-Allen or Timmy Chang, ex-Hawai'i QBs. And speaking about possible trades, the Tiger-cats are not taking any wooden pickles, er, ah, nickels (the Canadian kind with the beaver on 'em) - the Tiger-cats are interested in both Canadian QBs recently cut by NFL teams - Ontario's Jessie Palmer and Quebec's Brian St. Pierre. The 'Gades hold the rights to St. Pierre and theAls the rights to the 'The Batchelor', Jessie

Next Week's Picks:
Toronto OVER Ottawa, Hamilton OVER Edmonton, Montreal OVER Calgary and Saskatchewan by 11 OVER B.C. 

Marcus Crandell, who Morency and I said was the best free agent pickup in the CFL's offseason, has got a score to settle with B.C. He was injured twice by Carl Kidd, who was cut by the Minnesota Vikings (NFL) a couple years ago because he used to rough up Randy ("oopps") Moss, Kidd has hurt Marcus twice when the former E. Carolina Pirate was with Calgary." Moose

Grey Cup Events and Activities Schedule, 2005:

Thursday, Nov. 24th:
*  Grey Cup Festival Kick-off
*  Rogers CFL Player Awards
*  Grey Cup Festival Tent Open
*  Commodore Concert Series

 Friday, Nov. 25th:
*  Grey Cup Festival Tent
*  Beatty Street Block Party
*  Commodore Concert Series

Saturday, Nov. 26th:
*  Grey Cup Festival Tent
*  Grey Cup Parade (starring us Amer-I-cans!)
*  Beatty Street Block Party
*  Grey Cup Gala
*  Grey Cup Family Fun Fest
*  Commodore Concert Series

Sunday, November 27th - Hold Your Breath - the oldest Pro Football Championship
on planet Earth, the CFL's 93rd Grey Cup Championship game @ B.C. Place Domed Stadium, 3 p.m., PCT kickoff, "Oh, Canada, ..." Moose

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