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The Canadian Football League's 100th Grey Cup is set to kickoff this Sunday night from inside the Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto.

The Western Division champion Calgary Stampeders will attempt to knock off the Eastern Division champion Toronto Argonauts in a matchup for all the marbles. The two teams are meeting in the CFL's equivalent of the Super Bowl for the third time since 1971.

Calgary will be looking to claim its seventh Grey Cup overall and second in the last five years, while Toronto is aiming for No. 16 and its first since 2004.

Here we get you set with everything you need to know and who you should be on the lookout for in Sunday's colossal Grey Cup showdown north of the border.

Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario

When: Sunday, November 25 at 6 p.m. ET

Watch: NBC Sports Network, TSN

Live Streaming: ESPN3

Betting Line: Toronto (+2.5) according to Covers.com.

Players to Watch

Ricky Ray, Toronto Argonauts, QB

With a name like Ricky Ray what's not to like about the Argos' signal-caller? 

In all seriousness though, Ray has been solid in his first season in Toronto, completing more than 68 percent of his passes for over 4,000 yards and 20 touchdowns. The former Sacramento State player has a decade of experience in the CFL, and has 36 rushing touchdowns to boast for his athleticism.

In last weekend's Eastern Division championship win over Montreal, Ray threw for 399 yards and a touchdown. 

Jon Cornish, Calgary Stampeders, RB

Running back Jon Cornish will be motivated to bring home the Grey Cup for the second time in five years this November. After all, the former Kansas Jayhawk has played all six of his CFL seasons in Calgary and was less of a factor in the Stamps' 2008 Grey Cup victory over Montreal.

Cornish is averaging 5.6 yards per carry this season and surpassed 1,000 yards rushing for the first time in his CFL career. He has more than 1,400 to go with 11 touchdowns on the ground in 2012.

He is also a threat out of the backfield as a receiver, recording 38 receptions for 338 yards and two scores this season for the Stamps.

Chad Owens, Toronto Argonauts, WR

Argos wide receiver Chad Owens has improved tremendously in every season since he entered the CFL in 2009. The former Hawaii wideout has caught 94 balls for more than 1,300 yards and six touchdowns this season.

Owens will be quarterback Ricky Ray's No. 1 target this weekend against Calgary, as the 5'8" pass-catcher is averaging more than 14 yards per reception.

Owens surpassed 200 yards receiving on just 11 catches in last weekend's win over Montreal.

Maurice Price, Calgary Stampeders, WR

Calgary wideout Maurice Price has really come on strong for the Stamps recently, leading the team with seven receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown in its Western Division championship win over the defending Grey Cup champion BC Lions last weekend.

Price, who has played for six NFL teams in the past, has been a stud in the playoffs, boasting 13 receptions for more than 230 yards. 

The 27-year-old is scorching-hot right now, and with a seasoned passer like Kevin Glenn making sure he gets the ball, Price is sure to be effective for the Stamps this weekend in Toronto.

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After executing a big upset in the Western Final, the Calgary Stampeders are getting set to take on the Toronto Argonauts in the 100th Grey Cup on Nov. 25 in Toronto.

But can the Stamps maintain their momentum and put away the Argos?

The regular season sends a bit of a mixed message.

On the one hand, the Stampeders finished with a solid 12-6 record, the second best record in the CFL this year. The Argonauts on the other hand finished at 9-9. That was good for second in the East Division but only the fourth best overall in the league.

Moreover, Calgary's offense was the second best in the CFL, scoring 535 points on 6,786 net yards. Its defense gave up the third fewest points (430).

Toronto by contrast were sixth best in offense (445 points scored on 6,449 net yards) and defense (491 points).

Just going by those raw numbers, the Stampeders should take this game by a 29-24 score.

But that's not the complete picture.

Toronto won both games against Calgary this year, taking the first game 39-36 and the second 22-14. It would seem they have the Stampeders' number.

In particular, the Argos seem to have Jon Cornish figured out. In two games against Toronto this year, the CFL's leading rusher was held to just 82 yards combined on the ground, which is right in line with his per-game average for the year.

If the Stampeders can establish the run and get Cornish producing on the ground the way he typically does, those extra 40 yards of offense could be the difference in the game. Plus, if the Argos' defense has to spend all its energy containing Cornish, it will open up passing lanes for the Stampeders' dangerous group of receivers, led by Nik Lewis, Marquay McDaniel and Maurice Price.

Kevin Glenn once again needs to come up big, make good decisions and keep the turnovers to a minimum as he did against the BC Lions in the West Final, passing for 303 yards and three touchdowns with only a single interception.

On the other side of the ball, Calgary has to control the Ricky Ray/Chad Owens show.

Ray threw for 399 yards last weekend against the Montréal Alouettes in the East Final and Owens, the CFL leader in all-purpose yards this year, was on the receiving end of 207 of them.

Take Owens out of the game and the Stamps will be in good shape.

The X-Factor, of course, is the venue.

Toronto should be comfortable playing at home in the Rogers Centre with a friendly crowd in the stands. Then again, they were only 4-5 at home this year.

Meanwhile, Calgary went 5-4 on the road.

The Calgary Stampeders are going into Grey Cup weekend, though, in some circles as the clear underdog. If they play the the way they've been doing so far in the playoffs, those prognosticators may be proved wrong.

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Sometimes things just work out to make a perfect storyline. This is the case with the 100th Grey Cup.

The game is fittingly played in Toronto, the site of the original championship game in 1909. To make things even better, the hosts earned the right to play in the game after an upset win over the Montreal Alouettes.

There is also some bad blood between the Toronto Argonauts and their opponent, the Calgary Stampeders, after a few players switched teams this offseason.

This is certain to be entertaining from start to finish, so do not miss a second of this Canadian Football League title game.

Note: All photos courtesy of CFL.ca

When: November 25 at 6 p.m. ET

Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada

TV: TSN, NBC Sports Network

Live Stream: ESPN3

What They're Saying

These teams have played twice this year. On July 7, Toronto escaped with a 39-36 win at home. The Argonauts were then able to earn a 22-14 win in Calgary.

When asked about those previous games, Stamps slotback Nik Lewis told the media (via Allen Cameron of the Calgary Herald):

They’re a little different team than they were early in the year, and we’re a LOT different team than we were at the beginning of the year. Hey, it’s going to be a good matchup...We beat Montreal in Montreal — why not beat Toronto in Toronto?

Lewis seems to accept an underdog mentality going into the game, but his team will be ready to play.

Toronto Player to Watch: Chad Owens

The slotback led the CFL in receiving yards this season with 1,328 yards on 94 receptions. He also finished with six touchdowns after not scoring at all on offense last season.

Against Montreal last week, he finished with 11 catches for 207 yards, including one big 70-yard reception.

In addition, Owens is a very talented returner, leading the league with 2,510 combined return yards.

The former Hawaii star has the speed to change the game with a single play, and the Stampeders need to make sure they have an eye on him at all times.

Calgary Player to Watch: Jon Cornish

Although he has been in the league for six years, Jon Cornish is just realizing his potential.

He not only had the best year of his career, but he had the best year of any running back in the CFL with 1,457 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns. He also added two touchdowns and 338 yards through the air.

Cornish and his 154 total yards against the BC Lions are two big reasons that Calgary is in the Grey Cup. 

If the Stampeders are able to pull out the win, it will likely by due to the performance of the star running back.

Prediction: Toronto 31, Calgary 27

Coming into the season, few would have predicted the Argos to be in this position. According to Vegas Insider, the team had only the sixth-best odds of winning the Grey Cup.

Even heading into playoffs, there was not much optimism after a 9-9 year.

Still, a big win in Montreal in the East final gives the team a home game against an opponent it has already defeated twice.

Calgary is much better a home this year, with four of its six losses coming on the road. Although there is certain to be a large contingency of Stamp fans at the Rogers Centre, the atmosphere might be too much to overcome.

First-year coach Scott Milanovich has his team playing well and will have his team raising the cup at the end of the day.

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After a dramatic late-game victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Calgary Stampeders are now setting their sights on the BC Lions in the Western Final.

But do they have enough to put the Lions away in Vancouver?

Judging by the regular season, it doesn't look good.

Calgary lost two out of three against BC and the Lions' stifling defense held the Stampeders to just 71 points in those games combined, an average of 23.7 per game.

When you consider that the Stamps had the second-best offense in the CFL this year and averaged just a hair under 30 points per game on the season, the fact that BC was able to do such a good job of containing them is a bad sign.

On top of that, the Lion's held running back John Cornish in check on the ground in all three games, including a dismal minus-one yard in their first meeting.

Cornish, who led the CFL in rushing yards with 1,457, was only able to make his per-game average in their last meeting, the one time Calgary beat BC. 

Add to it the fact that quarterback Drew Tate, fresh off his big comeback from an early-season shoulder injury, broke his forearm late in last weekend's tilt.

But wait, there's more.

Stampeders head coach John Hufnagel announced on Friday that All-Star middle linebacker Juwan Simpson is doubtful for Sunday with a foot injury.

None of this is good news, obviously.

There are two glimmers of hope, however.

The first is last game's result. Calgary earned a convincing 41-21 victory while the Stampeder defense forced three fumbles out of BC backup QB Mike Reilly.

The second is that Calgary's No. 2 quarterback option, Kevin Glenn, has done a fine job running the Stampeders' offense in Tate's absence. Glenn passed for a solid 4,220 yards this season, putting up numbers that were very similar to Lions' No. 1 QB Travis Lulay.

Speaking of Lulay, he will be in the starting lineup for BC on Sunday after missing most of the last three games with a shoulder injury. Although he only threw a handful of passes in the Lions' final game of the regular season, he's apparently good to go and feeling rested and healthy.

The biggest difference between Glenn and Lulay was that Glenn threw six more interceptions, and that could be a concern. Glenn will have to make fewer mistakes if the Stamps are to have a chance.

Calgary also has to figure out a way for Cornish to have an impact on the game. If he can rush for 80 yards or better and keep BC's offense keyed on the run, the Lions will have trouble containing Calgary's many weapons.

On the other side of the ball, Calgary's defense will have to step up and contain Lulay. A big part of that will be rookie Deron Mayo filling Simpson's shoes and sealing up the middle of the field.

If they can do those things, the Stampeders have a puncher's chance of making it to the Grey Cup 100. 

If not, they'll be watching the Grey Cup from the stands.

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To mark the 100th Grey Cup this year, the CFL is taking the Cup on a cross-country train tour, with dozens of stops throughout Canada.

This weekend the Grey Cup Train hit Calgary, drawing out thousands of fans to take in the festivities.

There are three Holy Grails in the Canadian sports world: the Stanley Cup (NHL), the Brier (men's curling) and the Grey Cup (CFL). As one of the oldest trophies in North American pro sports, the opportunity to lay eyes on the Grey Cup is rare and exciting.

Governor-General Earl Grey donated the cup for the 1909 amateur rugby football championship of Canada, which was won by the University of Toronto. Over the years, as the game evolved into what we now know as Canadian football, the cup followed along.

With the formation of the CFL in 1958, the Grey Cup became the symbol of professional football excellence in Canada. That year, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers took home the trophy.

Since then, every active CFL team has won the Cup at least once. The Cup even spent a year south of the border, when the Baltimore Stallions won the CFL championship in 1995 during the CFL's brief attempt to bring real football to an American audience.

Leading up to November's presentation of the Grey Cup to the CFL's best team, the trophy is traveling by train from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. Each stop includes interesting and engaging events for the fans who visit, and the train itself is a museum tracking the evolution of football in Canada.

The nation is also commemorating the 100th Grey Cup in various ways. 

Canada Post has a series of Grey Cup stamps available, with the cup and each team represented. 

The Canadian Mint has also produced a special 100th Grey Cup loonie (aka $1 coin).

So, it's a pretty big deal overall.

At the Calgary stop, several current and former Calgary Stampeders were in attendance to sign autographs and check out the museum and the Cup themselves. Members of the University of Calgary Dinos football team were around, manning play areas for the kids.

And there were a number of other activities, souvenirs and distractions for the rest of the crowd.

And, of course, there was the Grey Cup itself, out on display in front of the train for all to see and take pictures with.

For myself, this was a rare opportunity to get a close look at one of the most storied and revered prizes in my country.

And even for someone like my wife, who is not much of a football fan, this meant something—she was born within hours of a Grey Cup game where her hometown Roughriders beat the Rough Riders (true Canadians will understand the distinction), so she has frequently described herself as a "Grey Cup Baby."

At the end of the day, an event such as this has an impact above and beyond the CFL community. This event has touched people throughout Canada and beyond, which makes it pretty special.

Keep tabs on the train's progress on its website, and be sure to get out and have a look when it reaches your neighbourhood—it's well worth it.

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Through all the turmoil, through all the headaches and headlines, in one brief moment, Tim Burke did something Monday afternoon that should solidify himself as the head coach going forward for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

“This is your resume. This is what people in the outside world are thinking of you and so you've got to figure out how you're going to respond to that. You going to do it with pride or you going to tuck your tail and run.”

That was Tim Burke’s message to the players following their 44-3 blow-out loss to the Calgary Stampeders Friday night.

And in that brief moment Burke took command of the locker room and made the players responsible for themselves.

Tim Burke would go on to add that it was "embarrassing," and that players should act in a professional manner.

We can all agree that when Burke took over following Paul LaPolice’s dismissal, he wasn’t exactly handed a very appealing platter.

His team had lost its last three of five contests, only winning two games by one and seven points respectively.

There was already turmoil surrounding the club before Burke was anointed the Interim Head Coach and although he had gone through bumps, a 52-0 shut out on the road in Saskatchewan, and bruises, deciding against kicking a late field goal to go up one point and ultimately to lose by a point, Burke was making the most of the awkward situation he was placed in.

And so to come out following their latest blow-out loss, on the road, and state to his team that they are held accountable for their actions and what they do on the field could directly or indirectly affect their futures going forward, I believe Burke has grown in great strides.

During the Bombers two losses prior to Friday’s game, Burke came out after their one point loss at home to Saskatchewan and said it was his fault for not attempting the late field goal.

It something fans have  sorely missed: seeing a head coach take responsibility for his own actions, as well as putting everyone else on the line for their mistakes as well.

It’s no secret that Burke is not an offensive minded coach—his defensive mind is what helped him win back to back Grey Cups with Montreal.

Burke may be slowly settling into his interim role, but Burke has been around coaching for over two decades and is grasping the duties presented to him the best he can in the awkward situation he was put in.

But if the club removes the interim tag from Burke and puts him in a position to choose his coaching staff when entering the 2013 season, they could be in for a treat.

Allowing Burke to hire an offensive coordinator who can put up points and has the resume to back it, as well as securing a quarterback that can run an offense, will allow the club as a whole to be better off.

With the amount of public relations problems the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have suffered through this season—ultimately making them the punch line of the league—the one name that constantly comes up in discussions is that of general manager Joe Mack.

Mack took over the club on January 22, 2010. He essentially took over a team that saw draft picks traded in exchange for players who ultimately failed to contribute.

CEO Lyle Bauer resigned, VP of player personnel Brendan Taman stepped down and head coach Mike Kelly was shown the door before Mack took over a club that needed an identity and help to restore it.

Mack hired an offensive-minded coach, Paul LaPolice, from the Saskatchewan Roughriders to head up the Bombers. He also traded declining players in exchange for draft picks, ultimately securing two first-round picks in 2011 after the club finished last a season earlier.

Although the club finished last at 4-14 in the East Division in 2009, it had nine opportunities that could easily have seen the outcome go either way.

Mack put a stamp on the team and made it his own, bringing in players he felt would help contribute to the team. Eleven players from that roster still play for the Bombers.

Those players contributed to putting the Bombers back in the Grey Cup five years after their last trip.

The 2011 offseason came and problems for Mack culminated.

Brendon LaBatte, the Bombers' highly prized draft pick in 2008, wanted to move to Saskatchewan to play for his home team while his girlfriend was pregnant.

Knowing the odds to re-sign LaBatte would end with no deal in place, the money saved from LaBatte’s contract should have been used to sign back Dominic Picard or any other highly touted free-agent offensive lineman. But that was met with zero effort.

Then receiver Greg Carr left the team to sign with an opponent in the West Division, the Edmonton Eskimos, after Mack failed to extend a deal to Carr. Carr’s replacement, Chris Matthews, has done exceedingly well for the Bombers but has to be considered a lucky pickup.

Another area of concern at the time for the Bombers was behind center and at quarterback.

Center Obby Khan’s play tampered off and it was known that the club wanted to go elsewhere but failed to secure any real talent there.

Quarterback Buck Pierce’s health was in question. The team had two quality backups, Alex Brink and Joey Elliot, but the issue was handled poorly when labeling one Backup A and the other Backup A2.

Mack’s inability to sit down with then-head coach Paul LaPolice and hammer out a definitive No. 2 quarterback ultimately came back to haunt the team.

Another move that would further fuel the fire on Mack was his extension to Paul LaPolice after their Grey Cup run. This was a move that should have been reserved for around the middle of the season or the following offseason.

Paul LaPolice was Mack’s hire—and ultimately his responsibility—and the offense struggled under him. To fix that problem in Mack’s mind, he went out and hired an offensive coordinator by the name of Gary Crowton.

Crowton came to the CFL with zero previous experience after working in the United States with several different universities.

Putting a coordinator with zero experience together with a head coach whose team ultimately struggled a season earlier offensively was not met with high regards.

And one of the biggest knocks toward Mack (if not the biggest knock) through his tenure as general manager has to be the selection of receiver Jade Etienne in the first round (fourth overall).

However when looking at Etienne’s background, people have jumped too quickly on the negative side of the ball. With a season and time to develop, Etienne could become a premier receiver.

The team was put in a further bind when it was announced that the new stadium would not be ready in time for the first home game. Although this cannot be put on Mack, the team started the season 0-4—a hole that even some of the greats would find hard to get out of.

On top of this, all the travel that Winnipeg had to endure resulted in player personnel injuries across the board. Again, this is not something Mack can be directly faulted for, but an unfortunate situation that’s linked with his name (unfairly, I’d add).

However, about midway through the season the team offensively and defensively was starting to come together. They put together a few wins, and although they lost to B.C., they looked close to breaking out.

Then Mack made the decision that likely spelt his end in Winnipeg—and that was the firing of head coach Paul LaPolice.

While LaPolice struggled at times as head coach, his offensive schemes, with the right personnel executing them, could have been more successful.

With many people calling for Mack’s dismissal, LaPolice emerged as the scapegoat, only further igniting the fire for a change at the top.

And a move that was heard around the league—and not popular or even smart—was when Mack walked into the dressing room and told the team that he was sticking with them for the remainder of the season.

A team that had struggled much of 2012 had just been told that any issues going forward would not be met with dismissals or players being shown the door.

Likely, it's a move that could come back to haunt Mack as it gives the players no incentive to perform on the field, knowing their jobs are safe until the offseason.

Going forward, however, firing Joe Mack is a decision that, if it has to be made, should not occur until the completion of the 2013 CFL campaign.

Mack has only had one season to fix the issues from the previous season, helped in bringing the team to the Grey Cup the following season and was met with adversity in the third term.

The board of directors must allow Mack to have his third real term as the general manager of Winnipeg to see if his decisions can ultimately put a product on the field under the new stadium digs.

But if afforded that opportunity, he must go out and bring talent in. He will need to find a new quarterback, even if it means trading with B.C. or Saskatchewan. He'll have to look down South and see if there is real talent available.

The knack for being cheap during the season is one that is no secret to many people, but it’s one that Mack needs to address and fix. He needs to go out and sign players, as he did a year ago.

Interim head coach Tim Burke should stay as the head coach. Mack should allow him to pick his coaching staff and run the team his way while Mack stays away, scouring the South for talent to help bolster the team as a whole.

Looking back, Mack is responsible for the failures of Paul LaPolice, knowing full well what he was extending and then hiring a coordinator with zero CFL experience.

He did do some good, bringing in players earlier on that helped the team, but when it came time to spend money, he failed to pony up, likely costing him more money in the end.

Injuries are a part of the game and no one can predict when they're going to happen, but failing to have the necessary upgrades or replacements in place is something Mack will have to address.

Ultimately the board has likely already made its decision regarding Mack and is just waiting for the season to finish. If afforded an opportunity in 2013, however, Mack had better make the most of it.

Over the summer a friend called me asking if I wanted to attend a baseball game with him. I responded that I could not go because I was watching Rona Kickoff weekend...Canadian Football.

To say he was surprised by my answer would be an understatement.

Why would someone in the United States watch Canadian Football he asked me. Then I got him to watch a game and he was hooked. He asked why the summer league had not expanded south of the border to take advantage of the football-crazy citizens in the U.S.

This led to the story of the CFL's worst idea ever...or was it? 

The thing that most amazed me while studying the CFL of the 1990s was the decisions the league made when it expanded to the U.S. The league demonstrated little caution when awarding franchises in the States, and the CFL found itself compromising fundamentals to make the South Division work.

Meanwhile, the cash-strapped league had to deal with a myriad of problems with its Canadian teams. Most noteworthy was the situation in Ottawa where the league was forced to take over football operations. Even as its teams struggled in the United States and were forced to relocate, the CFL continued to expand into new markets.

Before it was all over the Canadian game had been compromised and the experiment was deemed a failure. But was the idea a failure or just its execution?

Rivalries are a huge part of what makes sports great, and this is one thing the CFL lacked in the United States. With the bulk of the U.S. teams located in the the Deep South, no natural rivalries developed between these franchises and their Canadian counterparts. People in Texas can only dislike Edmonton so much.

Another problem with the Canadian Football League's southern experiment: dreaming too big too soon. 

Initially, the league wanted to have 20 teams in the CFL: 10 teams in the United States and eventually 10 teams in Canada. In the end, the league could only get five teams south of the border and ended up having to prop up one of their Canadian franchises.

So how could the CFL expand south and see success? 

Start with the North

Expanding first in the northern sections of the United States will help foster regional rivalries that the expansion of the '90s failed to build. This will also lower travel costs for the new franchises and help establish clubs north of the border. It will also allow the Canadian style of play to be slowly introduced to people who are more familiar with it and Canada, in general.

This expansions could be accomplished in Iowa, the Dakotas, Idaho, Minnesota, Oregon, Ohio and Nebraska. By moving into medium markets, the CFL can take advantage of NFL voids in the Northwest and Midwest.

Think Small

Don't try to use expansion as a way to double the size of your league.

Four teams south of the border would be plenty to reintroduce the Canadian game to U.S. citizens. This would be one way to increase the size of the league responsibly and help spread the influence of the league in the States. 

Do Not Compromise

During the original expansion south, the league found itself losing it's identity.

The Memphis franchise played on a field that was too small and had end zones that were only 12 yards deep. The teams were often coached by those with little knowledge and sometimes little respect for the Canadian style of play.

This cannot happen the second time around. Proven coaches in stable markets is the key to any future expansion south.

Will the Canadian Football League look to expand to the United States anytime soon? Not likely, but not out of the question. In the past few years, expansion talk has been metered and only focused on reviving the Ottawa market.

With the speculation of Jacksonville possibly becoming the L.A. Jaguars, expanding into such a football-saturated area is not a good idea.

So until the CFL decides to try to move to the States again, fans south of the border will have to enjoy the league from a distance and hope one day the dream will live again.

One of the best things about sport is its ability to bring complete strangers together for several hours of escapism and entertainment. Although theoretically, alcohol achieves the same effect but the potential for an own-goal is riskier when you wake up in the morning and look over to the other side of the bed.

One of my favourite examples of this camaraderie was the 2006-07 Raptors season. The mesh of North Americans and Europeans created a perfect storm, resulting in a likeable team everyone talked about.

Admittedly, winning played a major part and that’s the crux of the current frustration for Torontonians; all they want is a successful team to root for.  The question is, which franchise has the best chance to rally the city? Don’t laugh too much, but it may be the Argonauts.

The Raptors are reeling from Steve Nash’s collective kick between the legs to Southern Ontario and the Jays are a year away from competing consistently. Despite being the only regular championship contender, the Rock always rank sixth for support, Toronto FC will yet again miss the play-offs and the Leafs are, well, the Leafs.

The Argonauts, on the other hand, are primed to win now, thanks to the addition of Ricky Ray. At the risk of sounding harsh (I'd never wish an injury on anyone, especially a potential career-ending one) the team would still be unbeaten if not for key misses in weeks one and three by the overrated Noel Prefontaine.

Although 20,682 and 22,485 people for the first two games at the Skydome (or the ‘dome-thingy’ as my girlfriend calls it) is disappointing, those who did attend were treated to the CFL at its very best; hugely entertaining, high-scoring games.  More of the same should generate better crowds.

With Toronto hosting the 100th Grey Cup, it’s up to the Argonauts to take advantage of the opportunity and give people something to unite for. (And yes, I realise I’ve probably just jinxed their season.)

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