Top 10 CFL Things I’m Thankful For

With my Ticats playing a horrible game Friday night, I figured there was no point in rehashing that horrible night. So that got me thinking about what I was going to write about this week. I then figured since it is Thanksgiving Weekend, why don’t I take a page from both TSN and David Letterman and create a top ten list of the CFL things I am thankful for. Well, here it goes……

10. The Toronto Argonauts- Yes I hate them, but everyone team has an arch-rival you enjoy seeing your team beat up on. I love seeing the Ticats sink the Argos.

9. The CFL- It is a truly Canadian league that is ours and gives us something to be proud of.

8. The Grey Cup- What a very proud Canadian tradition. It’s the reason why all CFL teams compete each and every year. Also, the party that comes along with it is excellent, too.

7. Pigskin Pete- Yes, the “Oskee-Wee-Wee” chant does not make sense and is weird. But it’s a tradition, that has been led by this Ticat superfan for many, many years.

6. Chris Cuthbert- Great CFL Commentator!!!!!

5. Team Forums- Allow us to keep in-touch and discuss news, rumors and CFL signings.

4. Angelo Mosca- Ticat and CFL Legend. Is the measuring stick that all former and current Ticats are compared to.

3. TSN- Have made a huge CFL commitment and allow me to catch all my Ticat road games on television. I can also watch other CFL games too.

2. Ivor Wynne Stadium- I’ve been to four CFL stadiums in Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa and Winnipeg. Now I may be alittle biased, but my favourite one was Ivor Wynne. The other three did not offer the field sightlines the stadium on Faloney Way offers.

1. The Hamilton Tiger Cats- Even though they got their butts kicked Friday night, and they haven’t won over the last several seasons like I would like them to have. They are my favourite professional sports team. They are the only professional sports team the City of Hamilton has, and are instantly linked to it. Travel Canada and the first thing people think of when they hear Hamilton are steel and the Tiger Cats. This team has been a strong tradition in Hamilton for over 50 years and counting.

If you feel there is anything I’ve missed, please comment below.

For the Last Word On Sports, I’m CM.

4 Comments

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   Anonymous

   October 11, 2011 at 9:12 pm

   Ticats are not the only professional team in Hamilton. The Bulldogs are a professional team too. All players in the AHL are professional athletes.

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   Anonymous

   October 11, 2011 at 9:27 pm

   I disagree because the AHL is considered more of a semi-professional hockey league. Most of the AHL hockey players are hoping to jump to the NHL, and a good number of them actually do. Whereas, although some CFL players jump to the NFL, the vast majority do not.

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   Mike

   October 13, 2011 at 11:18 am

   A semi-professional player is one who is part time and does not rely on that salary as the main source of income. By this definition, the AHL IS a professional league as they are full time players for nine months minimum per year, and cannot hold other careers simultaneously. So yes, the Hamilton Bulldogs are a professional team. The Tiger-Cats are a big different, however. Their season is much shorter and many have other jobs in the off-season, which is November through to early May (six months).

   I also disagree, most AHL players DO NOT, not even close, make it to the NHL. In that sense the two leagues are comparable becuase the top athletes to not play there.

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   B.Kerr

   October 13, 2011 at 5:15 pm

   Have to agree with Mike here…. The AHL is definetely a full out professional league. Top-tier professional? no… but its still professional.

   And the caliber compared to the NHL is probably similar to the caliber comparing CFL to NFL.

   The only real difference is that the AHL/NHL are essentially the same game, while the CFL/NFL have vastly different rules. These different rules create an emphasis on speed in the CFL, and less of a reliance on pure size. As a result less CFLers move up to the NFL, because their body types are not always built for the NFL game where size is a bigger factor.

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