By WARD KURENOFF
Youngest, smartest coolest brother
While my older brother Gord has a lengthy resume of covering major sports and headline news, this new blog of his, in which he pretends to be the Great Swami of Pigskin for the Excited States, is wide left on at least three crucial points:
1. While the youngest and best looking, I am the smartest Kurenoff in the family.2. Last time I checked, we both had Canadian passports and paid taxes to Stephen, Christy and every other Lower Mainland mayor with his or her hand out.
3. I know everything about kicking bigger balls -- of course, we're talking the Canadian Football League here.
I've decided to add some pizzazz and intelligence to my brother's blog and inject my pigskin passion for all things CFL, and Saskatchewan Roughriders, the team that can boast of having the most loyal, vocal and colourful fans in all of Canada, watermelons be damned.
Feel free to comment, or to send money!
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
at Toronto Argonauts
4 p.m., Friday, TSN
Wardo’s Inside Scoop: Winnipeg Bad
Bombers are brutal this season. The W on their helmet does not standing for
winning, not even Charlie Sheen’s liberal definition of winning! Doesn’t stand
for Ward either, unless these picks go sideways!
Winnipeg is eighth out of eight CFL teams.
If they included high school and lingerie teams in rankings, Bombers would even
be lower.
Toronto is just as bad without quarterback
Ricky Ray in the lineup, but the oddsmakers still favour TO. Bucky Pierce is
back for Winnipeg but how long who knows? And don’t ask him, his head is still
foggy.
Wardo’s Wild Guess: Smart money says
TO. My money says Winnipeg because Bucky will be lucky. Winnipeg by three.
Wardo’s Cheap-Seat Comments: The Blue Bombers
are black and blue with a few concussions. Toronto is well … um … Toronto. Save
three hours of your life and either nap or watch lawn bowling on Friday and
pick the upset to start your weekend!
Edmonton Eskimos
at B.C. Lions
7 p.m., Friday, TSN-HD
Smart money says B.C. as if the Lions
win they will lock up first place and can rest injured players until Western
Final on Sunday, Nov. 18.
Wardo’s Wild Guess: If you have money
to lose pick Edmonton. I don't, so I will begrudgingly pick B.C.
Wardo’s Cheap-Seat Comments: Why do
all the ex-Riders star for the Eskimos? Why do they beat the Riders? Oh sorry, must
focus on this game!
Travis Lulay is good. B.C. is good. Can't
see them losing. Not this game. Paul McCallum needs to work out a bit. Just
saying. Hope he doesn't miss a 17-yarder in this game (good thing this
life-long Rider fan isn’t bitter). I hope Charles does a backflip.
Awesome!
Montreal Alouettes
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
12:30 p.m., Saturday, TSN
Wardo’s Inside Scoop: Riders by 54.
Nuff said. Mosaic Field is a tough place to play in as a visitor. Quarterback
Anthony Calvillo is great. Montreal is good, but not as good as previous years.
They have injuries. Riders are getting starters back. Darian Durant has his own
cereal. Weston Dressler is money. Riders are clear favourites in my view.
Wardo’s Wild Guess: Riders win!
Repeat this habit for next five games!
Wardo’s Cheap-Seat Comments: Watermelons
are awesome! Saskatchewan won't lose two in a row. Bet big on Riders! Buy Rider
gear! Go Green! The Riders third jersey looks awesome! Dressler for MVP!
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
at Calgary Stampeders
4 p.m., Saturday, TSN
Wardo’s Inside Scoop: Where's Andy Fantuuuuuz?
Oh Henry Burris is hot and cold! Stamps’ Jon Cornish is the real deal. Stamps are
very tough! Pundits say Stamps. Can't argue here.
Wardo’s Wild Guess: Stamps beat the
spread. Probably by more than 14.
Wardo’s Cheap-Seat Comments: Hamilton
needs Grover Covington and Danny Mac. Fantuuuuz has been absent. Oskee Wee Wee,
Oskee … oh, never mind.
Stamps stomp! Horses outpace Cats. Their
nine lives are over. Good night Cats. Start looking at your second overall pick
in next year’s Canadian draft – unless you traded it away already for a bag of
balls. Burris won't be smiling by halftime.
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