CIS Roundup

[jerrym]

The Ottawa Gee Gees defeated the Carleton Ravens 38-27 in the Panda Game last weekend before a crowd of 24,470 fans. The win was their first in the Panda Game since 2013 and gave the 4-1 Gee Gees sole possession of second place in the OUA.

[jerrym]

There is confusion within Ontario University Athletics over whether Greg Knox has beens suspended one game for charging down the sidelines and getting into an altercation with a member of the sideline crew, according to Global News.

Mid-morning, reporters began calling the school's acting director of athletics, Mark Alfano, to ask about rumblings they'd heard about head football coach Greg Knox being in trouble for something that happened in the Marauders' win over Laurier on Sept. 22. ...

Nonetheless, a little over an hour later, Alfano sent out a sparse-on-details press release. It read: "McMaster's head football coach Greg Knox has been suspended for one game by Ontario University Athletics. The suspension follows an incident involving a game official that took place during the last Marauder game against Laurier." ...

While Mac says its coach has been suspended, the CEO of the OUA says that's not the case. Knox hasn't been suspended. Not by his organization, anyway.
A suspension would only be announced once all the steps in the hearing process have been done, Gord Grace explains. That includes an appeal which Knox says is in the works. A suspension would be announced … "Only if the process is exhausted," Grace says. "But that hasn't been finalized yet."
In other words, there is not a "final final outcome." So, no suspension. Not yet, anyway. Maybe not ever, depending on the appeal.

https://www.thespec.com/opinion-stor...spension-news/

[jerrym]

Ottawa's win over Carleton in the Panda Game resulted in their switching positions in the USports Football Top Ten with Ottawa climbing to fifth and Carleton falling to ninth. Undefeated St. Marys moved up one notch to sixth. Saskatchewan's 33-13 loss to Calgary caused it to fall from sixth to seventh while Guelph's 27-24 win over St Francis Xavier placed it in tenth place.

http://3downnation.com/2018/10/02/us...-game-victory/

[jerrym]

The Regina Rams have been stripped of all three of their wins because they used an unnamed ineligible player against the universities of Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba. Regina discovered the mistake in eligibility and reported it to Canada West yesterday.

[OV Argo]

CIS rushing leader Cedric Joseph (Western) goes off for a monster 355 yard (!!! - wonder what the single game record is?) rushing game with a 90 yarder included and 3 TDs - as Western kills Windsor. I get that Western are a powerhouse team with a strong O-line and ground game, and that can produce some inflated stats against weak defences ... but 355 with a 90 yarder = you have to have some serious talent there. Joseph really impressed me during Western's dominant run last season - one of those backs with excellent vision & balance who produces without having serious RB speed. Up next CFL draft and i believe a slowish 40 time will see him not highly rated at all; but love to see the Argos take a chance on this guy with a mid to late round pick; could be an excellent inside runner /change of pace CFL back - take a CFL offence with diversity to use him = not sure that's the Argos then.

[jerrym]

Ottawa has continued its climb in the standings after an opening season loss, with a 53-21win over Toronto for its fifth win in a row, thereby helping it jump from ninth to fifth in the standings. McMaster jumped into ninth spot from unranked with a 27-24 win over Queens.

RANK	SCHOOL	SEASON	MEDIA	ELO	TOTAL	PREVIOUS
1	Western	6-0	111 (7)	120	231	1
2	Laval	6-0	111 (4)	108	272	2
3	Calgary	5-0	100 (1)	96	219	3
4	Montreal	4-2	84	84	196	4
5	Ottawa	5-1	71	48	168	9
6	Saint Mary’s	6-0	30	60	119	7
7	Laurier	3-3	18	72	90	8
8	Saskatchewan	3-2	50	12	62	7
9	McMaster	4-2	34	24	58	NR
10	Guelph	3-3	3	36	39	10
Honourable mention*: Carleton (21), Regina (14), Manitoba (10), St. FX (3)

http://3downnation.com/2018/10/09/us...an-appearance/

[j-ski]

CIS rushing leader Cedric Joseph (Western) goes off for a monster 355 yard (!!! - wonder what the single game record is?) rushing game with a 90 yarder included and 3 TDs - as Western kills Windsor. I get that Western are a powerhouse team with a strong O-line and ground game, and that can produce some inflated stats against weak defences ... but 355 with a 90 yarder = you have to have some serious talent there. Joseph really impressed me during Western's dominant run last season - one of those backs with excellent vision & balance who produces without having serious RB speed. Up next CFL draft and i believe a slowish 40 time will see him not highly rated at all; but love to see the Argos take a chance on this guy with a mid to late round pick; could be an excellent inside runner /change of pace CFL back - take a CFL offence with diversity to use him = not sure that's the Argos then.

I'm looking forward to the 2019 CFL combine. Could be a great year for Canadian running backs. From U Sports

Jamel Lyles, Manitoba
Levondre Gordon, Laurier
Jeshrun Antwi, Calgary
Cedric Joseph, Western
Jordan Lyons, McMaster
Kayden Johnson, York

From The NCAA

Brady Oliveira, North Dakota
Maleek Irons, Ohio

[OV Argo]

I'm looking forward to the 2019 CFL combine. Could be a great year for Canadian running backs. From U Sports

Jamel Lyles, Manitoba
Levondre Gordon, Laurier
Jeshrun Antwi, Calgary
Cedric Joseph, Western
Jordan Lyons, McMaster
Kayden Johnson, York

From The NCAA

Brady Oliveira, North Dakota
Maleek Irons, Ohio

We shall see there; Oliviera & Irons may go by 2nd or 3rd round just by their NCAA resumes; the CIS RBs are likely to be low rated and more like mid to late round picks. Ilnicki was cut by Ottawa and not given another CFL look = telling there; and same old, same old CFL thinking.

[jerrym]

The situation involving McMaster HC Greg Knox has been handled very poorly.

Monday will mark one month since McMaster’s head football coach allegedly said or did something to an official during a game that got him in trouble. Something believed to be serious enough that the university put him on administrative leave pending an investigation.
A month later, he’s still not back at work.
Today, as the team prepares for its final regular-season game in Windsor on Saturday, nobody will say how far along the investigation is, what’s happening or offer any details about what he apparently did. Heck, they won’t even tell the interim head coach what’s going on.

“I know nothing,” Tom Flaxman says. “I’ve been told nothing.” ...

The background is this: During a game against Wilfrid Laurier on Sept. 22, Greg Knox allegedly had some kind of incident with an official. He wasn’t kicked out of the game. Still, Ontario University Athletics had a hearing on the matter, heard Knox’s appeal of its initial decision and ultimately gave him a one-game suspension that he served last week.
McMaster, on the other hand, put him on leave and that’s where he remains. His school-mandated suspension will reach three games this weekend with no end in sight.

http://3downnation.com/2018/10/20/gr...arauders-mess/

[jerrym]

McMaster HC Greg Knox has been fired after a third person independent report following an incident during a game against Laurier in September. Ontario University Athletics had suspended him for one game. No reason was given for the difference in the severity of the penalties and no specific details of the incident were revealed.

[jerrym]

The top three USports teams all dominated their opponents on the weekend. No. 1 ranked Western beat #7 Laurier 46-13. Outgaining Sherbrooke 560 yards to 4 yards (that's not a mistake), #2 Laval shutout and shutdown Sherbrooke 53-0. In the west, the #3 Calgary Dinos clobbered Regina Rams 58-6.

[jerrym]

Noah Picton finished his USports football career as its all-time leading passer, but missed the final three games due to septic arthritis. Questions remain about how much of a shot he will get in the CFL, but that has been the story of his football life.

Picton was a star coming out of LeBoldus High School in Regina, leading the team to a provincial title in 2012, but NCAA scouts were hesitant to offer a scholarship to the five-foot-nine, 177-pound quarterback because recruiters felt his size limited potential. Even Canadian university programs had questions: not a single USports team actively recruited Picton. For years the Regina native had thrown with former Rams quarterback Marc Mueller which is the connection that led to Picton joining the University of Regina football squad.
After redshirting the 2013 season, Picton took over the starting quarterback role in 2014. He’s started every game for the Rams until Sept. 29 – staying healthy and available through the rigours of a fast-paced university schedule – when he became the USports passing leader in style. ...

After playing against Manitoba Picton’s foot flared up with what was eventually diagnosed as septic arthritis, which led to excruciating pain and even can be lethal in some cases. That kept Picton on the sidelines for the final three games of his university career, finishing with 11,496 yards – only six Canadian university quarterbacks have ever gone over 10,000 passing yards. ...


After a stellar 2017 season, Picton showed he was more athletic than scouts predicted, but it didn’t lead to any CFL team taking him in the 2018 draft. The Toronto Argonauts signed Picton to a free agent deal, bringing him to training camp and Argos head coach Marc Trestman was impressed enough by Picton that he vowed to watch Canada West film from his final season with the Rams. The Argos have kept tabs on Picton which could mean another opportunity as a player or there could be opportunities to coach as Mueller has done with the Calgary Stampeders.
Picton has been doubted in high school, university and there were doubts he would get a look at the pro level (nevermind impress a quarterback guru like Trestman.) But every doubter has been proven wrong so far: Picton was an elite passer in high school and risen to the top of the charts in university.
After yet another season in which he has rewritten the record books again, Picton deserves an opportunity to show what he can do at the pro level.

http://3downnation.com/2018/10/29/no...oubters-wrong/

[jerrym]

Carleton Ravens RB Nathan Carter scored 3 TDs in leading the team to a 30-25 win over McMaster in one quarter-final OUA game.

Guelph Gryphons beat Waterloo Warriors 45-28 as Jonathan Cimankinda, who also had 3 TDs, ran for 228 yards in the other OUA quarterfinal.

Next week Carleton plays Western while Guelph meets Ottawa.

[OV Argo]

Carleton Ravens RB Nathan Carter scored 3 TDs in leading the team to a 30-25 win over McMaster in one quarter-final OUA game.

Guelph Gryphons beat Waterloo Warriors 45-28 as Jonathan Cimankinda, who also had 3 TDs, ran for 228 yards in the other OUA quarterfinal.

Next week Carleton plays Western while Guelph meets Ottawa.

I was hoping Waterloo would go far in the play-offs = nice to see a former weak team rise up to be good; plus wanted a chance to see this Tre Ford kid play QB on TV (the Yates Cup is at least televised in the pathetic state of TV coverage for CIS football). Ford has drawn some rave reviews and put up some outstanding passing AND QB rushing #s this season - sounds like another Chris Flynn type - and maybe he can lead the Warriors on a play-off run next year, and become even more Flynn like.

[gilthethrill]

I was hoping Waterloo would go far in the play-offs = nice to see a former weak team rise up to be good; plus wanted a chance to see this Tre Ford kid play QB on TV (the Yates Cup is at least televised in the pathetic state of TV coverage for CIS football). Ford has drawn some rave reviews and put up some outstanding passing AND QB rushing #s this season - sounds like another Chris Flynn type - and maybe he can lead the Warriors on a play-off run next year, and become even more Flynn like.

I watched the Gueph Waterloo playoff game on OUA tv...Ford looked good (27 td passes to 2 Ints is incredible at any level) as did that diminutive Ternowski. Waterloo just could not shut Guelph down on defense. Depending on how this AAFL does, CFL teams may just have to look closer at CIS qb's...and there appears to be a few credible ones out there now.

[jerrym]

Here's a summary of Usport football playoff action on the weekend:

http://3downnation.com/2018/11/04/us...e-title-games/

[AngeloV]

Here's a summary of Usport football playoff action on the weekend:

http://3downnation.com/2018/11/04/us...e-title-games/

ROUGE ET OR 40 VERT ET OR 0

LAVAL, Que. – Laval had little trouble with Sherbrooke to earn a date in the Quebec final next week. The Rouge et Or finished the season 8-0, while Sherbrooke was 2-6. Laval had 441 yards of net offence, while Sherbooke had just 55.

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CARABINS 48 REDMEN 2

MONTREAL – Dimitri Morand threw for two touchdowns as Montreal downed McGill in a battle of teams from the same city. Montreal will travel to Laval for next week’s Quebec final.

Ho hum. Why even bother. Same 2 teams destroying their opposition EVERY YEAR.

[argolio]

53-14 Western over Guelph. Check that, 60-14 Western. Garbage time the rest of the way.

Guelph had almost zero passing game, while most of Western's offence came from their passing game or the threat of their passing game. Plus Western looks like a more physical team.

[gilthethrill]

53-14 Western over Guelph. Check that, 60-14 Western. Garbage time the rest of the way.

Guelph had almost zero passing game, while most of Western's offence came from their passing game or the threat of their passing game. Plus Western looks like a more physical team.

I was looking to see if the other 3 playoff games were on tv but I could not find them. More than tired of Western dominating Ontario year in and year out.

[OV Argo]

I was looking to see if the other 3 playoff games were on tv but I could not find them. More than tired of Western dominating Ontario year in and year out.

Laval/Montreal was on TVA Sports (drag - i don't get it in my package); so the Western game on CHCH was all i could watch = pathetic state of respect and coverage for CIS ball.

Western have NOT dominated the OUA "year in year out" or else they would have been Yates Cup Champs every year - year in year out - and Mac & Laurier have won that in the past few years. This Western team (last season and this) IS a real powerhouse though - excellent on offence & defence (and QB Chris Merchant is a real deal IMO - good passer + a real run threat QB).

Huskies pull off a big upset to knock-off the Dinos out West - way to go !!! I believe they draw Western in one National Semi - and it will be a real tough challenge - at home and with bad weather combined = i think they have little chance, but you never know.

I doubt StFx has much hope against Laval either, but they do have a top notch, vet RB in Scholotiuk, so pound the ground game and see what happens.

Both CIS Semis should be televised i believe (but would not surprise me if not = brutal)