2023 USports Football

[Mocha]

Yeah - some real interesting battles shaping up in all Conferences.

Laval/Carabins in the Q as usual (real toss-up IMO)

Can Laurier take out Western (they face each other last game of the reg. sched.) ?

UBC, Sask. or Alberta in the West.

And I think Bishops might be able to give FX a run in the AUS.

Yeah, I'm pumped for the home stretch.

IIRC, Bishops took FX to OT (or close to it?) a few weeks ago, so their playoff game could be a good one.

And I'm really excited to see what Laurier does against Windsor this weekend and Western the following weekend. I'll be pulling for the Argos intern to lead his team over the Lancers and Mustangs.

https://3downnation.com/2023/10/10/w...n-over-ottawa/

[OV Argo]

4 very interesting Conference finals coming up.

Montreal are the big dog IMO - very good D and their QB Senecal is outstanding - a real dual threat QB; but in one game, Laval can still be dangerous

Love to see Alberta win the West with a strong run & pass game - nice to see the balanced offences and applied ground games in Canadian ball. UBC has a similar balanced offence it seems. Might come down to who has the best D.

[OV Argo]

Argos 6th round draft pick from last year - LB Ife Onyemenam (Laurier) - named a 1st team OUA all-star.

Lotsa Canadian LBs in the Argo fold for the future ?

[OV Argo]

Final 4 decided: very disappointed the Alberta Bears could not hold a late lead and lose on a last play TD; StFX continue to be the AUS king and I think could give UBC a tough game; Western's ground game still rolls strong without star RB Keon Edwards, to beat Lauirer. Carabins win a real defensive battle vs. Laval who are not the power they once were.

UBC vs. Montreal is my prediction - they met 2 straight times a few years back in the Vanier. Haven't seen UBC this season but the Carabins have a very tough defence and a good dual threat QB.

[ArgoRavi]

Any thoughts on the Vanier Cup today? It certainly won't go down as a classic. This guy really stood out for me though, as I don't believe I have ever seen a bigger lineman in my life: https://carabins.umontreal.ca/footba...lachance-adam/

I always find it interesting that the two offences that make it to the Vanier Cup - and this year was no different - run simplified versions of a CFL offence. I also thought that QB Rooker for UBC (from Texas btw) needed to pull the ball down and run with it a couple of times late in the 4th quarter.

[Mocha]

I didn't get to see the game, but read an amazing stat about Montreal: they didn't surrender a single TD in the playoffs, and they played only powerhouses: Laval, Western, UBC. I suspect a lot of players from the Carabins D will be CFLers in the not-too-distant future.

[argolio]

Gord Randall really gave it to USports on this week's Gridiron Nation. Fully deserved.