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August 31, 2011
CFL Pick 'Em, Week 10: It's back to a full slate as we charge full-steam into the Labour Day weekend. Gather up your extra U's and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 11:49 PM - 17 comments
Two lions escaped from the Toronto Metropolitan Zoo. Toronto by 7. They decided to have a look around the city. Winnipeg by 15. So they started down to Yonge Street on a Friday night. Montreal by 11. When they got there, one lion turned to the other and said: "Hey I thought you told me this place would be crowded." Edmonton by 9.
posted by owlhouse at 03:40 AM on September 01, 2011
Toronto by 7
Saskatchewan by 10
Hamilton by 10
Calgary by 8
posted by apoch at 07:50 AM on September 01, 2011
British Columbia by 17
Winnipeg by 17
Montreal by 17
Calgary by 17
posted by tommybiden at 08:22 AM on September 01, 2011
BC by 3
Winnipeg by 20
Montreal by 7
Edmonton by 3
What happened to Saskatchewan? I had to stop picking them to win every week since they seem to have gone down the tubes.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 10:12 AM on September 01, 2011
Toronto by 5 Winnipeg by 12 Montreal by 4 Calgary by 10
posted by wfrazerjr at 10:19 AM on September 01, 2011
YYM, a lotta people in Saskatchewan are asking the same question.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:41 AM on September 01, 2011
Toronto by 7
Winnipeg by 7
Hamilton by 7
Calgary by 10
posted by cixelsyd at 10:43 AM on September 01, 2011
I see being out of the country last week and not making picks did not significantly detract from my point-earning potential.
Toronto by 17
Saskatchewan by 9
Hamilton by 4
Calgary by 13
posted by bender at 01:47 PM on September 01, 2011
Tor by 4, Winn by 5, Mtl by 3 and Cal by 6
posted by JPR at 09:08 AM on September 02, 2011
BC by 8
Winnipeg by 6
Montreal by 4
Calgary by 10
posted by Reever at 09:10 AM on September 02, 2011
B.C. by 12
Winnipeg by 3
Montreal by 10
Edmonton by 2
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:08 PM on September 02, 2011
Ah, Labor Day weekend, when the sports world starts to get really interesting. Hockey is not far off, baseball rushes toward the post season, the NFL finishes its pre-season silliness and gets on with it, and the amateur CFL prognosticators of SpoFi try to get another few weeks out of their ouija boards. So here we go!
BC Lions leave the zoo and head for Toronto. BC has not had a lot of success, and Toronto, although unspectacular, has at least gotten a few W's. Argonauts win by 12.
The metaphor of 2 ships passing in the night has been used to describe the situation here. Since neither team is located anywhere near a seacoast, I think we should ignore it. Blue Bombers have been consistently winning, and Rough Riders have been falling off their horses. The pattern continues, and Winnipeg is the rude visitor, winning by 7.
When little birds get too close to cats, they frequently get clawed. Not so this time, as the Alouettes do their pterodactyl imitation and beat Hamilton by 4.
While the Eskimos ran into a killer whale 2 weeks ago in BC, they still must be considered one of the CFL's better teams. The problem is that Calgary has played well of late. Stampeders won't hold the Eskimos to a rouge, and Edmonton will win it by 3.
posted by Howard_T at 04:26 PM on September 02, 2011
Tory by 14
posted by The_Black_Hand at 07:35 PM on September 02, 2011
Winnipeg completes the comeback and holds off Hamilton at home, while Calgary holds their own in a good, old-fashioned barnburner.
Hey! Howard and argoal scratch out three points to make things interesting.
Back to a full slate this week, and a chance for me to double my losses! Oh, and it's Labour Day weekend, so Monday games and stuff.
WEEK 10
B.C. @ Toronto (Friday, September 2)
Well looky here! The two bottom-feeders managed to scratch out wins last week. Who wins the Battle of the Barrel?
Winnipeg @ Saskatchewan (Sunday, September 4)
These two trains are going in different directions. Winnipeg: winners of five straight. Saskatchewan: losers of four straight. Who's your money on?
Montreal @ Hamilton (Monday, September 5)
It's early, but this game could be a turning point in the battle for home playoff position. I can't help but think that Montreal digs deep and comes up with the cash, but maybe you think differently. Or at least think up better metaphors.
Edmonton @ Calgary (Monday, September 5)
The Esks ride into Cowsville to try to regain the top spot. But they'll have to halt both Calgary's four-game win streak and their own three-game losing streak to do so.
Good luck!