Week 11 is now done, and I as I write, Week 12 is beginning. After last week, we can make the following assumptions. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are definitely not located in Swaggerville. After 2 resounding defeats to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, one can only wonder if the Bombers were a mirage. They won a lot of close games that maybe they shouldn’t have won on their way to a 7-1 record. Getting hammered back to back by a 1-7 team can make you think about things like that. Things don’t get any easier for them as they have a first place showdown this weekend in Montreal with defending Grey Cup champs, Montreal Alouettes.
Speaking of the 1-7 team, the Riders are now not sucking the same as the Toronto Argonauts. By virtue of their 3-7 record (thanks Winnipeg), we are now ahead of the 2-8 Argos. The best part, we get to play them this weekend at home. A victory will bury the Argos and put pressure on the next team up the ladder, the BC Lions. The Lions are on the road against the Western Division leading Calgary Stampeders, If the Lions lose and the Riders win, they will both be 4-7 and next week they face each other in Regina. For the second time in my life, I find myself cheering for Calgary.
In what may be the game of the week, Edmonton Eskimos and the Hamilton Tiger Cats face off tonight in what will be a very entertaining game. Both are excellent teams, with Edmonton currently in second in the West and Hamilton hanging tough with Winnipeg and Montreal.
After this weekend, everything could be very tight in the West and the Argos all but done for the year. We will see if Winnipeg can turn it around in a tough match up and we will see if the Riders turnabout is for real. They are taking the baby steps and looking at 1 game at a time, which is about all you can do when you were in their position.
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