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October 24, 2007
CFL Pick 'Em, Week 18: Second-last week of the season! Will teams cruise into the playoffs, or fight to clinch their seeds this week? Will MrFrisby ever stop scoring points? Find out and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 01:38 PM - 9 comments
My picks: BC by 17 Edmonton by 3 Toronto by 8 Calgary by 14 Is the seventh time a charm? I've never picked Edmonton as a winner and been right. Let's see if they can break the curse this week. A lame chart of my CFL prediction failure can be found here.
posted by apoch at 01:55 PM on October 24, 2007
After my ill-chosen remarks about Winnipeg, the Manitoba Chamber of Commerce sent an extraordinary rendition team around. I was placed in a sack and spirited away to a special Canadian re-education camp. BC by 12. Deep beneath the offices of Film Canada. There I was drugged, my eyes stapled open and forced to watch independent cinema. Edmonton by 11. A bit like that scene in A Clockwork Orange. Except the films weren't Nazi atrocities but I Heard The Mermaids Singing, Jesus of Montreal and Salmonberries. Toronto by 9. And instead of Beethoven, the music was by Arcade Fire. I'm cured, all right. Montreal by 3. Now when anyone mentions Canada, I immediately think of loneliness, death and naked lesbians.
posted by owlhouse at 01:20 AM on October 25, 2007
With the spread at 12.5 in favor of the Lions, I think I'll be takin' the Tabbies on PointSpread ... but for pick 'em purposes ... I think that BC will still walk away with the W. BC by 5. It sure be nice if the EE could get a win to close out the home season, but it's a sinkin' ship with Maciocia at the helm ... and the Rider Nation will be out in full-force anyway ... it's not like any stadium I've seen is an "away" stadium for the Riders, not even Commonwealth. Especially Commonwealth. Saskatchewan by 14. Yeah yeah yeah, the Argos are the hottest thing goin' ... but as long as this doesn't come down to a kickin' duel, then the Bombers "should" be able to show 'em who's boss in the east. Winnie by 8. Ack, this hurts to type ... but the Stamps should have no trouble handlin' les Alouettes on home turf this weekend. Calgary by 21.
posted by Spitztengle at 12:31 AM on October 26, 2007
The world begins to disappear B.C. by 11 The worst things come from inside here Saskatchewan by 18 All the king's men reappear Toronto by 5 For an eggman, on and off the wall Calgary by 9 Who'll never be together again
posted by MrFrisby at 06:32 AM on October 26, 2007
Now when anyone mentions Canada, I immediately think of loneliness, death and naked lesbians. You're assuming the rest of us don't? B.C. by 13 Sassy by 15 Tory by 8 Monty by 6
posted by The_Black_Hand at 09:20 AM on October 26, 2007
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:48 AM on October 26, 2007
B.C. by 9 Saskatchewan by 12 Winnipeg by 6 Calgary by 18
posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:16 PM on October 26, 2007
BC by 16 Saskatchewan by 8 Toronto by 19 Cakgary by 3
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 02:31 PM on October 26, 2007
The playoff-bound teams all made big statements this week, sitting their opponents down and making convincing arguments as to why exactly they are considered playoff teams. Except for Calgary, which is in the playoffs mainly because Edmonton has been worse.