I was very excited last week to see the 2012 CFL season finally kick off. All four matches featured a team from the east facing a western foe. And the west ran the gammit and took them all, in very convincing fashion, apart from one game.
The Edmonton Eskimos squeaked by the Toronto Argonauts 19-15. But no one expected the Saskatchewan Rough Riders to drill the Tiger Cats 43-16 right in Hamilton, or the Alouettes to get run over by the Calgary Stampeders 38-10 in Montreal. Finally the BC Lions ate the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33-16 in the 2011 Grey Cup rematch.
Was this the preview for the 2012 CFL season? Is the West going to dominate the East like this all season long? Personally I don’t think so. The Alouettes got things going against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers tonight, and the Tiger Cats showed some bright spots proving they are able to move the football effectively, despite their three-point loss to the Lions in BC. As much as I hate both the Argos and Bombers, it is still too early in the season to completely write them off either.
So I think this Western dominance will be short-lived and will not last the entire season. What do you think?
…and that is the Last Word.
