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September 09, 2009
CFL Pick 'Em, Week 11: A big shake-up at the top of our standings as the league returns to a four-game week. Shake up your dice and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 09:45 PM - 24 comments
DrJ, did I only score 2 points this week ? And....I'm listed twice in the standings ?
posted by tommybiden at 10:38 PM on September 09, 2009
This week: A lesson in not answering rhetorical questions.
A farmer in Alberta was in court on charges of bestiality with one of his cows. Toronto by 5. The judge hearing the case was appalled that someone could do something like this to their livestock. Edmonton by 11. In his summing up, the judge commented "This is a terrible act. What on earth was going through your mind when you were doing this?" Montreal by 15. The farmer replied "Well, your honour, I was actually thinking about a younger, hotter cow." Winnipeg by 3.
posted by owlhouse at 10:41 PM on September 09, 2009
Hamilton by 7
Edmonton by 3
Montreal by 11
Winnipeg by 4
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 10:59 PM on September 09, 2009
Hamilton by 17
Calgary by 8
Montreal by 19
Saskatchewan by 17
posted by tommybiden at 11:03 PM on September 09, 2009
CORRECTIONS:
tommytrump scored 5 points, not 2. His total as listed is correct (28).
rahilsuleman is the second tommytrump (in between j5v and Mave, 25 points total).
Sorry y'all.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:15 PM on September 09, 2009
The Line, courtesy of PointSpread:
Hammer by 1/2
Stumps by 2 1/2
Aloowets by 9 1/2
Samsquanch by 3 1/2
posted by Spitztengle at 12:23 AM on September 10, 2009
And Chris "The Big Man" Schultzie says:
Argos by 5
Eskies by 2
Als by 11
Riders by 5
posted by Spitztengle at 12:26 AM on September 10, 2009
Hamilton is not the worst team in the league now??? No wonder I'm doing so poorly.
Hamilton by 6 Edmonton by 10 BC by 8 Saskatchewan by 17
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 01:29 AM on September 10, 2009
Hamilton by 3 Edmonton by 7 Montreal by 14 Saskatchewan by 10
posted by apoch at 05:09 AM on September 10, 2009
Hamilton by 7
Edmonton by 14
Montreal by 6
Saskatchewan by 18
posted by Mave at 08:47 AM on September 10, 2009
cats by 4, ugh!!?/+#. Let's go Argos!
eskies by 4
als by 16
riders by 4
posted by argoal at 01:55 PM on September 10, 2009
I can't get to sleep
Hamilton by 9
I think about the implications
Calgary by 11
Of diving in too deep
Montreal by 17
And possibly the complications
Saskatchewan by 6
posted by MrFrisby at 01:11 AM on September 11, 2009
Ouch.
Toronto by 10 Calgary by 18 Montreal by 10 Riders by 20
posted by rahilsuleman at 04:56 AM on September 11, 2009
Hamilton by 2 Edmonton by 5 Montreal by 22 Saskatchewan by 7
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:34 AM on September 11, 2009
Why not? You gotta take a chance to maybe pull ahead...
Toronto ('cause you gotta win sooner or later...right?) by 5
Edmonton ('cause Calgary ain't that good) by 6
Montreal ('cause they're gonna be pissed - - - and 'cause they're a better team!) by 13
Saskatchewan ('cause I have no faith in Michael Bishop) by 11
posted by Reever at 10:12 AM on September 11, 2009
I got bit last week with the whole "you gotta win sooner or later" thinking about the Argos. And while I do think that it is true, I don't think it's gonna be this week now. What's great is that the Steeltown boys are having a good year. Hamilton, from all I can tell, is a real football town. What's not good is the centre of the universe is perceived as being downtown Toronto. Watching the TSN sports desk last night, "the Argos suck" chorus is a real stain on this league. The mojo just ain't there. They're lookin' in the rear-view mirror thinkin' about how quick they were to can Stubler. And they still can't figure out that just 'cause guys are American or NFL vets, they aren't automatically better in this league. Embrace the Canadian heritage of this game, Argos. Celebrate it's place in Canadian culture. Then, and only then will you return to the top of the heap. Not even a contest. Ticats by 30.
I've said it before and I'll say it again--Commonwealth is a tough place for visiting teams once again. All of the deck shuffling in the coaching and roster this week might give some the idea that the Double E are scrambling. I think that they are just clearing out some dead weight. A shake-up like this can have a negative effect, but I don't think that's gonna be the case with Richie Hall at the helm of this. He's bringin' us a winner in Edmonton this year, and he's doin' what he's gotta do to do it. While I'm sure Friday Night Football's double-header would benefit from at least one tight ball game, it ain't gonna happen tonight. Another blowout on the real turf at Commonwealth ... EE by 17. And I think that Tristan "Action" Jackson is gonna break one this game too.
I think after the controversial win last week, BC realizes that they're not the team their record suggests. It's a tight tight race in the west, but now that Wally's got his wins, the team can play like they're supposed to. While BC is still better than the bottom of the eastern barrel, Montreal is gonna wake up and play the way they're supposed to play too. Takes 10 points to cover this week, they'll send a message by doubling that. Montreal by 20.
The only excitement in this game is gonna be a quick start outta the gates by the Bombers. They'll have some fire, so they can come out and grab an early lead ... but the Riders are durable. They're in a dogfight for top spot in the west. With a strong second-half performance, probably aided with a few interceptions (Bombers run game is solid, the passing game will be their Achilles heel), Saskatchewan by 11.
posted by Spitztengle at 11:58 AM on September 11, 2009
Toronto by 4 Edmonton by 8 Montreal by 13 Saskatchewan by 6
posted by j5v at 01:07 PM on September 11, 2009
Hamilton by 3
Calgary by 7
Montreal by 21
Saskatchewan by 14
posted by BoKnows at 01:50 PM on September 11, 2009
Let's see if last weeks picks do better this week!
Montreal by 12
Saskatchewan by 3
Hamilton by 10
Edmonton by 5
posted by JPR at 03:20 PM on September 11, 2009
Monty by 20 Sassy by 6
posted by The_Black_Hand at 12:24 PM on September 13, 2009
Week 12 Games Calgary at Hamilton - Friday Sept 18 at 7:30 pm ET
Toronto at BC - Saturday Sept 19 at 10:00 pm ET
Winnipeg at Montreal - Sunday Sept 20 at 1:00 pm ET
Edmonton at Saskatchewan - Sunday Sept 20 at 4:00 pm ET
posted by apoch at 05:58 AM on September 17, 2009
my picks: Hamilton by 7
Toronto by 13
Montreal by 4
Saskatchewan by 8
posted by apoch at 05:59 AM on September 17, 2009
Thank apoch -- it's been a crazy week, work-wise. I'm hoping to have the Week 12 post up by noon today.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:19 AM on September 17, 2009
B.C. squeezes by Montreal in a game with a controversial ending. Michael Bishop regresses to the mean as the Riders cruise over Winnipeg. Edmonton's eight points are not enough to save the offensive coordinator's job, and Toronto... oh, Toronto.
apoch leads the way this week: he nails the B.C. spread on his way to a five-point leapfrog into first place.
It's the second half of the Labour Day home-and-home, just in case you hadn't had enough rivalry bitterness yet.
WEEK 11
Hamilton @ Toronto (Friday, September 11) Toronto's in very tough against a Hamilton team that's looked very good. I don't even want to know what the Pro-Line spread is for this game.
Calgary @ Edmonton (Friday, September 11) Edmonton has a much better chance to turn the page. If they can put enough points on the board, their home-field defence should take care of the rest.
B.C. @ Montreal (Sunday, September 13) Montreal will be out for blood after last week's tough loss. B.C. has shown some improvement, but not enough to beat the Alouettes at home.
Saskatchewan @ Winnipeg (Sunday, September 13) Do you believe in Michael Bishop? That's a decision that only you can make.
Good luck!