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TIM: Fifth inning, Johnny Gomes at the dish. Now he's a model, if you know what I mean, 'cause he does his little thing on the catwalk.
SID: On the catwalk?
TIM: On the catwalk, yeah.
SID: He does his little thing on the catwalk?
TIM: That's correct.
The 17th Annual chicobangs Memorial CFL Pick ‘Em: … will not happen. After a wonderful sixteen years, I’m hanging 'em up. Gushing farewell inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 02:07 PM on June 08, 2022 - 7 comments
CFL Playoffs Pick 'Em, Final Standings: Winnipeg wins back-to-back Grey Cups and sends the Hamilton fans home with tears in their eyes. Belated final standings inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 04:17 PM on December 27, 2021 - 5 comments
CFL Playoffs Pick 'Em, Grey Cup Edition: The Bombers and Ti-Cats move on and we have a rematch of the 2019 Grey Cup. We know who's starting, but who's finishing? Grab your scorecard and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 12:25 PM on December 09, 2021 - 16 comments
CFL Playoffs Pick 'Em, Division Finals Edition: The Roughriders win in dramatic fashion, the Tiger-Cats less so, and our division final matchups are set. Grab your opera glasses and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 09:10 PM on December 02, 2021 - 10 comments
CFL Playoffs Pick 'Em, Semi-Final Edition: Missed your chance in the regular season? Join us on these final steps in our journey to the Grey Cup. No dogs or crossovers this year: we've got two solid games between four well-matched teams. Bundle up and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 10:37 PM on November 25, 2021 - 9 comments
When all this started, it was the halcyon summer of 2005. I had a summer office job with too much time on my hands, the NHL lockout meant that we'd had nothing to pick in months, and the young Canadian Football League season was too tempting to pass up.
Seventeen years, six computers, many jobs, four houses, one degree, one cat, and two kids later, things around here are a lot different, but the Pick 'Em has always been a wonderful constant of community, punditry, margins of error, no-stakes gambling, and unlikely comebacks. I've appreciated every moment, but my aching fingers say it's time to bring this chapter to a close.
I would like to thank everybody who has ever played along and helped to while away those long Canadian summers. Special thanks to Reever for making it possible for me to go on vacation, and of course to rcade for keeping this whole thing going.
The 2022 CFL season kicks off tomorrow, and who knows? Maybe I'll run into you at the 55 yard line one of these days. Thanks to all of you, and good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 02:07 PM on June 08, 2022
(Sorry this is so late! Having the Grey Cup in December leads to all sorts of scheduling difficulties.)
It's December in the Hammer, which means it's all about the wind. Winnipeg opens with the wind at their backs and carves out an early lead, but when the teams switch sides, it's Hamilton's turn to catch up. Two third-quarter interceptions give Hamilton a 22-10 lead early in the 4th, but with the wind at their backs, the Blue Bombers take to the skies on the arm of Zach Collaros. Field goal, TD, a 44-yard field goal for a 2-point lead, and then a rouge on the ensuing kickoff to make it an even 3 with under two minutes to play. Hamilton takes the ball for the upwind 2-minute drill, and makes it all the way to the Winnipeg 6-yard-line, but can't convert the major, settling instead for a game-tying field goal to send the game to overtime.
In OT, it's the Bombers with first touch, and they quickly score a touchdown and follow with the 2-point conversion. Hamilton takes the ball, but on their third play, Masoli's pass is tipped twice into the arms of Winnipeg's Kyrie Wilson, and the back-to-back celebration is on for the Bombers.
| HAM @ WPG | MVP Bonus | O/U Bonus | Tiebreaker | |
| Result | Winnipeg by 8 | Collaros | Over | 449 |
| Margin of Error | 6 to 10 |
Less drama in our standings as jagsnumberone scores four points to cruise to an easy victory. Congratulations jags!
Congratulations as well to rcade who narrowly beats the pack for the Costanza. Well done!
Shout out to ic23b who was only 1 yard off on the tiebreaker!
| SpoFite | WPG @ HAM | S | MVP | O/U | Tiebreaker Diff | Points | Total Points |
| jagsnumberone | Winnipeg | 6 | Collaros | Over | 37 | 4 | 13 |
| ic23b | Winnipeg | Collaros | Over | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| tommybiden | Over | 50 | 1 | 8 | |||
| cixelsyd | Winnipeg | 10 | Over | 93 | 3 | 8 | |
| argoal | Winnipeg | Collaros | Over | 54 | 3 | 6 | |
| Reever | Over | 97 | 1 | 6 | |||
| DrJohnEvans | 0 | 6 | |||||
| rcade | 32 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| The_Black_Hand | Winnipeg | 87 | 1 | 1 |
Thanks to everyone for playing. See y'all in June!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 04:17 PM on December 27, 2021
Sorry rcade, my miss. Here's the corrected standings:
| SpoFite | HAM @ TOR | S | SSK @ WPG | S | OWC Bonus | DWC Bonus | Points | Total Points |
| jagsnumberone | Hamilton | 6 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg | 4 | 9 | ||
| tommybiden | Hamilton | 8 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| DrJohnEvans | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| cixelsyd | Winnipeg | Winnipeg | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Reever | Winnipeg | Winnipeg | 2 | 5 | ||||
| ic23b | Hamilton | Winnipeg | Winnipeg | 3 | 5 | |||
| rcade | Hamilton | 7 | Winnipeg | 3 | 5 | |||
| argoal | Winnipeg | Winnipeg | 2 | 3 |
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:08 AM on December 10, 2021
The Argos chip away to build up a first-half lead, but it all falls apart in the second as the Ti-Cats make a QB switch and complete the comeback. Out west, the Riders make it interesting by forcing six turnovers, but in the end the Bombers shake off the rust and move on to their second straight Grey Cup.
| HAM @ TOR | SSK @ WPG | OWC Bonus | DWC Bonus | |
| Result | Hamilton by 8 | Winnipeg by 4 | MBT | WPG/TOR |
| Margin of Error | 6 to 10 | 3 to 5 |
jags nets a tidy four points to move into first place, and tommy nails the Hamilton spread to jump into second.
| SpoFite | HAM @ TOR | S | SSK @ WPG | S | OWC Bonus | DWC Bonus | Points | Total Points |
| jagsnumberone | Hamilton | 6 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg | 4 | 9 | ||
| tommybiden | Hamilton | 8 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| DrJohnEvans | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| cixelsyd | Winnipeg | Winnipeg | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Reever | Winnipeg | Winnipeg | 2 | 5 | ||||
| ic23b | Hamilton | Winnipeg | Winnipeg | 3 | 5 | |||
| rcade | Hamilton | 7 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| argoal | Winnipeg | Winnipeg | 2 | 3 |
Here we go!
THE 108th GREY CUP
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11-3) @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-6) (Sunday, December 12, 6pm ET)
This year, we've got a rematch of last year's the most recent Grey Cup: Winnipeg toasted Hamilton 33-12 in 2019. Hamilton lucks out with home-field advantage, so they'll be looking for revenge. But it won't be easy: the Ti-Cats find themselves mired in a quarterback controversy, as they ditch the loyal guy who got 'em here in favour of the hot hand (who, incidentally, started and lost the 2019 game). And don't forget, the Blue Bombers have been the best team in the league this year, far and away.
MVP Bonus
Pick the MVP of the Grey Cup.
Over/Under
The points-scored O/U for the Grey Cup is currently set at 43.5. Will the total points scored be over or under that total?
Tiebreaker
Pick the total yardage thrown by all quarterbacks in the Grey Cup. This is worth no points and will be used only in case of a tie.
Example pick: Hamilton by 21, Evans, Over, 700.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:26 PM on December 09, 2021
The Ti-Cats put on a clinic as they keep it close early, score big in the middle, and coast to the win. Things are much crazier out west, as the Riders and Stamps go back-and-forth, giving us lead changes, kick returns TDs, too many turnovers to count (including SIX interceptions), and then finally overtime. While Rene Paredes takes our pick 'em's bonus award, it's his three missed field goals that will haunt him, as Brett Lauther hits the winner in OT and sends the Riders to the final.
| MTL @ HAM | CGY @ SSK | Kicking Bonus | LVP Bonus | |
| Result | Hamilton by 11 | Saskatchewan by 3 | Paredes | Over |
| Margin of Error | 8 to 14 | 2 to 4 |
Three of us nailed the Rider spread so there's plenty of points to go around.
| SpoFite | MTL @ HAM | S | CGY @ SSK | S | Kicking | LVP | Points | Total Points |
| DrJohnEvans | Hamilton | 9 | Saskatchewan | 3 | Paredes | 6 | 6 | |
| jagsnumberone | Hamilton | Saskatchewan | 3 | Over | 5 | 5 | ||
| tommybiden | Hamilton | 9 | Saskatchewan | Over | 4 | 4 | ||
| cixelsyd | Hamilton | Paredes | Over | 3 | 3 | |||
| Reever | Saskatchewan | 3 | 3 | |||||
| ic23b | Saskatchewan | Paredes | 2 | 2 | ||||
| rcade | Hamilton | Saskatchewan | 2 | 2 | ||||
| argoal | Hamilton | 1 | 1 |
It's December and we're still playing Canadian football!
DIVISION FINALS
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-6) @ Toronto Argonauts (9-5) (Sunday, December 5, 13:30pm ET)
Who saw this coming? We all figured the Argos were due for another season in the post-Ricky-Ray wilderness, while we didn't know if Jeremiah Masoli could stay on the field long enough to give the Ti-Cats a chance. But lo and behold, MBT has emerged as a quality QB for Toronto, while Masoli has been just healthy enough to keep pace. The Argos won the division, while Hamilton finished the season strong, taking four out of their last six games. But those two losses? Both against the Argos.
CFL.ca Eastern Final Preview »
Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-5) @ Winnipeg Blue Bomders (11-3) (Sunday, November 17, 4:30pm ET)
Ladies and gentlemen, your Winnipeg Blue Bombers: best offence, best defence, best record in the league. They also swept the Riders 2-0 in the season series, but! These two teams haven't faced each other since Week 6. Has Saskatchewan found enough of its groove to put in a good showing?
CFL.ca Western Final Preview »
Offence Wins Championships Bonus
Pick the quarterback who will throw for the highest yardage on Sunday.
Defence Wins Championships Bonus
Pick the team whose defence will register the most sacks on Sunday.
Example pick: Hamilton by 21, Saskatchewan by 14, Fajardo, Winnipeg.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:10 PM on December 02, 2021
Hamilton by 9
Saskatchewan by 3
Parades
Under
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:34 PM on November 27, 2021
Montreal Alouettes (7-7) @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-6) (Sunday, November 28, 1:00pm ET)
Both of these teams have had their ups and downs this year, but the narrative is pretty clear: Montreal's strength is their offence, with a league-best receiving corps and two-time Grey Cup winner Trevor Harris throwing to them. Hamilton counters with an elite defense led by veteran linebacker Simoni Lawrence. Maybe that home field advantage will pay off for the Ti-Cats: the forecast calls for snow.
CFL.ca Eastern Semi-Final Preview »
Calgary Stampeders (8-6) @ Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-5) (Sunday, November 28, 4:30pm ET)
Here's the classic matchup. Stamps versus Riders. Veteran Bo Levi Mitchell versus upstart Cody Fajardo. These two teams went back and forth all year and they're not stopping now. The Riders got the edge in the standings which means that we have clear skies and calm winds on Sunday, which means I'm looking for bombs all day.
CFL.ca Western Semi-Final Preview »
Swayze Waters Memorial River Salmon Bonus
Pick the kicker who will score the most points this weekend. That includes place-kick field goals, drop-kick field goals, PATs, singles, fake field goals thrown for touchdowns, and wacky safeties. If the kicker's name is next to it, it counts.
Las Vegas Posse Memorial Bonus
The combined over/under on total points scored for both games is 87.5. Will the actual number of points scored this weekend be OVER or UNDER that total?
Example pick: Montreal by 21, Calgary by 1, Bertolet, Over.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:37 PM on November 25, 2021
In a game that nobody will ever remember, Edmonton beats Toronto. In a much more exciting game, Ottawa completes the comeback to edge the Alouettes and spoil Montreal's hosting hopes. The road wears down the Elks as they drop the other end of their cross-country trip. Hamilton seizes the home playoff spot with authority, while the Stamps beat the Bombers in their battle of the backups.
| EDM @ TOR | OTT @ MTL | EDM @ BC | SSK @ HAM | WPG @ CGY | |
| Result | Edmonton by 6 | Ottawa by 1 | B.C. by 33 | Hamilton by 21 | Calgary by 1 |
| Margin of Error | 4 to 8 | 1 to 1 | 23 to 43 | 15 to 27 | 1 to 1 |
Despite the five games, two single-point margins make it a tough week for points. It's cixelsyd who ekes out the win and takes home the crown. Congratulations cixelsyd!
At the other end, despite a late charge from yours truly, it's jagsnumberone who grabs the Costanza. Congrats, jags! (The_Black_Hand, while always deserving, did not meet the minimum number of picks submitted to qualify.)
| SpoFite | EDM @ TOR | S | OTT @ MTL | S | EDM @ BC | S | SSK @ HAM | S | WPG @ CGY | S | Points | Total Points |
| cixelsyd | Edmonton | B.C. | Hamilton | 3 | 48 | |||||||
| argoal | B.C. | Hamilton | 2 | 46 | ||||||||
| tommybiden | B.C. | Hamilton | Calgary | 3 | 44 | |||||||
| ic23b | Hamilton | Calgary | 2 | 43 | ||||||||
| rcade | Edmonton | B.C. | Hamilton | 3 | 43 | |||||||
| Reever | Hamilton | Calgary | 2 | 41 | ||||||||
| DrJohnEvans | B.C. | Hamilton | 19 | Calgary | 4 | 40 | ||||||
| jagsnumberone | B.C. | Hamilton | Calgary | 3 | 37 | |||||||
| The_Black_Hand | Hamilton | 1 | 2 |
Thanks to everyone for playing! Stay tuned for the Playoff Pick 'Em!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:18 PM on November 23, 2021
Montreal by 12
B.C. by 5
Hamilton by 19
Calgary by 12
posted by DrJohnEvans at 05:55 PM on November 19, 2021
Never in doubt! The Argos walk all over the Ti-Cats to clinch first place in the East. Calgary gets it done in B.C. to clinch a playoff spot. Montreal beats the Bombers to stay in the hunt, while the Riders clinch second place with a win over the Elks.
| HAM @ TOR | CGY @ BC | WPG @ MTL | EDM @ SSK | |
| Result | Toronto by 19 | Calgary by 10 | Montreal by 14 | Saskatchewan by 5 |
| Margin of Error | 13 to 25 | 7 to 13 | 10 to 18 | 4 to 7 |
cixelsyd scores a solid five points to edge into first place. And a special welcome back to The_Black_Hand!
| SpoFite | CGY @ TOR | S | HAM @ EDM | S | WPG @ MTL | S | BC @ OTT | S | Points | Total Points |
| cixelsyd | Toronto | Calgary | 7 | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 5 | 45 | |||
| argoal | Calgary | Saskatchewan | 2 | 44 | ||||||
| ic23b | Calgary | 13 | Saskatchewan | 3 | 41 | |||||
| tommybiden | Calgary | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 3 | 41 | |||||
| rcade | Toronto | 13 | Calgary | Montreal | 10 | Saskatchewan | 6 | 40 | ||
| Reever | Calgary | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 3 | 39 | |||||
| DrJohnEvans | Calgary | 12 | Saskatchewan | 3 | 36 | |||||
| jagsnumberone | Calgary | 11 | Montreal | 10 | Saskatchewan | 5 | 34 | |||
| The_Black_Hand | Saskatchewan | 1 | 1 |
It's all on the line with a five-game final week.
WEEK 16
Edmonton @ Toronto (Tuesday, November 16)
Here's your Final Week Special: the Elks are long eliminated and the Argos are going to rest up. Call this the ultimate coin toss.
Ottawa @ Montreal (Friday, November 19)
Ottwawa is toast, but the Alouettes still have a chance to host their semi-final. Hamilton holds the point differential edge, so Montreal needs to win.
Edmonton @ B.C. (Saturday, November 20)
This game is also scheduled, provided they can dry out the field by the weekend.
Saskatchewan @ Hamilton (Saturday, November 20)
Look for the Riders to rest their regulars, while Hamilton would prefer a win to lock up second place.
Winnipeg @ Calgary (Saturday, November 20)
Nobody you've ever heard of will play in this game.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:33 PM on November 16, 2021
Hamilton by 9
Calgary by 12
Winnipeg by 19
Saskatchewan by 19
posted by DrJohnEvans at 07:20 PM on November 12, 2021
Hamilton rolls out to an early lead and cruises into a playoff spot with a win over the Lions. Saskatchewan hangs on in Edmonton for the win, while Toronto completes the comeback in Ottawa. Montreal hangs in there with the Bombers, but it's Winnipeg who gets it done in the fourth.
| BC @ HAM | SSK @ EDM | TOR @ OTT | MTL @ WPG | |
| Result | Hamilton by 8 | Saskatchewan by 2 | Toronto by 3 | Winnipeg by 10 |
| Margin of Error | 6 to 10 | 1 to 3 | 2 to 4 | 7 to 13 |
cixelsyd nails the Winnipeg win and hits the Hamilton margin for a big seven-point week.
| SpoFite | BC @ HAM | S | SSK @ EDM | S | TOR @ OTT | S | MTL @ WPG | S | Points | Total Points |
| argoal | Saskatchewan | Toronto | Winnipeg | 9 | 4 | 42 | ||||
| cixelsyd | Hamilton | 9 | Saskatchewan | Toronto | Winnipeg | 10 | 7 | 40 | ||
| ic23b | Hamilton | Saskatchewan | Toronto | Winnipeg | 4 | 38 | ||||
| tommybiden | Hamilton | Saskatchewan | Toronto | Winnipeg | 8 | 5 | 38 | |||
| Reever | Hamilton | 9 | Saskatchewan | Toronto | Winnipeg | 5 | 36 | |||
| rcade | Toronto | Winnipeg | 2 | 34 | ||||||
| DrJohnEvans | Toronto | Winnipeg | 2 | 33 | ||||||
| jagsnumberone | Hamilton | Saskatchewan | 2 | 29 |
Two! Weeks! Left!
WEEK 15
Hamilton @ Toronto (Friday, November 12)
A Toronto win clinches the division and the first-round bye. But Hamilton's rounding into late-season form with three wins in a row.
Calgary @ B.C. (Friday, November 12)
The Lions have not won since September, but have somehow not been eliminated yet. I have a feeling that time is coming.
Winnipeg @ Montreal (Saturday, November 13)
See preview from last week.
Edmonton @ Saskatchewan (Saturday, November 12)
I have officially run out of things to say about Edmonton.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:39 PM on November 11, 2021
Toronto by 19
Winnipeg by 19
posted by DrJohnEvans at 07:00 PM on November 06, 2021
Calgary stumbles early but then hits their groove for a solid win in Ottawa, while Hamilton starts hot and just keeps scoring for an easy win in Edmonton. The Argos and Lions go back and forth but it's Toronto that wins in OT to clinch a playoff spot, and the Riders eke out a win in a defensive battle in Montreal.
| CGY @ OTT | HAM @ EDM | BC @ TOR | SSK @ MTL | |
| Result | Calgary by 13 | Hamilton by 16 | Toronto by 2 | Saskatchewan by 5 |
| Margin of Error | 9 to 17 | 11 to 21 | 1 to 3 | 4 to 7 |
argoal notches a tidy six-point week to pad his lead. Reever grabs six too to stay in the hunt.
| SpoFite | CGY @ OTT | S | HAM @ EDM | S | BC @ TOR | S | SSK @ MTL | S | Points | Total Points |
| argoal | Calgary | 14 | Hamilton | 14 | Toronto | Saskatchewan | 6 | 38 | ||
| ic23b | Calgary | Hamilton | Toronto | 3 | 34 | |||||
| tommybiden | Calgary | Hamilton | Toronto | 3 | 33 | |||||
| cixelsyd | Calgary | 9 | Hamilton | Toronto | 4 | 33 | ||||
| rcade | Calgary | Hamilton | 12 | 3 | 32 | |||||
| DrJohnEvans | Hamilton | Toronto | Saskatchewan | 3 | 31 | |||||
| Reever | Calgary | Hamilton | 17 | Toronto | Saskatchewan | 4 | 6 | 31 | ||
| jagsnumberone | Calgary | Hamilton | Saskatchewan | 4 | 4 | 27 |
Three weeks left and two playoff spots still up for grabs.
WEEK 14
B.C. @ Hamilton (Friday, November 5)
The Lions will be in tough to stop their slide, but a loss may mean the season.
Saskatchewan @ Edmonton (Friday, November 5)
Speaking of seasons, Edmonton hasn't had much of one.
Toronto @ Ottawa (Saturday, November 6)
The Argos have enjoyed a late-season surge, but are still only two points up in the division. Can they drop the hammer in Ottawa?
Montreal @ Winnipeg (Saturday, November 6)
The classic dilemma: the Bombers are by far the better team, but they've clinched the division while the Alouettes are still deep in the fight for a home playoff spot.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 05:01 PM on November 04, 2021
The 17th Annual chicobangs Memorial CFL Pick ‘Em
Thanks everyone! And rcade, I'm thrilled that you're carrying on. (Sorry I didn't give you more notice!)