Quote Originally Posted by Will View Post
Rickey Foggie completed 14 of 25 passes for 370 yards and the Argos beat Edmonton 47-28. I'm probably beating a dead horse here, however, the Argos offense actually struggled to some degree down the stretch in 1991. Matt Dunigan was hurt in a game against Calgary, and Foggie made starts against Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg x 2, Calgary, Hamilton and Ottawa.

Vs Edmonton: 14-25-370-5-1 objectively an excellent game
at Ottawa: 14-29-181-1-3 Toronto aided by Harold Hallman defensive TD
Vs Winnipeg: 15-30-229-1-1
at Winnipeg: 8-17-168-1-0
Vs Calgary: 16-36-262-1-3
at Hamilton: 17-41-361-2-2
Vs Ottawa: 5-13-84-1-0

Hindsight is 20/20 and I realize it was a different game back then, but I think the warning signs were there for 1992.

I think the reason I harp on this a ton is because the Dunigan departure is one of the primary on-field reasons for why the Argos are drawing what they are right now. That 20-52 span from '92 to '95 really took a dent out of the fanbase.

Interesting perspective re the fan base dent.

Yet in Ottawa - a long sad-sack. losing Rough Riders fold; followed by no team for a number of years and then another losing team in the Renegades, who fold as well, and then another long no team period till the RedBlacks come along, and they have been losing for several years straight now. But Ottawa - with a fraction of the demographic to draw from - still puts way more fans in the stands than the Argos (who had that 92 to 95 span) ??? Sorry, something just does not compute there for fanbase explainin'.

The long term blight and affect of wannabeness / NFL fan-boys / all-American hype $uckers/ "Major League" & World Class dupes, that has gripped this country - citizens & media - , and hurt the CFL as well, has much more power and persuasiveness in some parts of the map up here. The CFL has had no answer for decades, and can't help the most badly affected area (i.e. the GTA)