October 10, 2014: Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Toronto Argonauts

[Argocister]

It was a very entertaining game.... It was hard to look at the stats at the end of the third, see the similarities, and then see how we were so far behind. Then came the fourth quarter.
It took all parts of the team to make that last quarter work. Defense and Specials got us great field position and the offense capitalized. Even the fans came through in the last minute to do their part in getting Zach off the field!
Totally satisfied .... Too bad more fans didn't show up .... Maybe next time in 2 weeks.

For those that sit on the " visitors" side in the dome, were the Argos fans loud from your perspective?
I sit behind the Argos bench, and it sounded loud but when one heard the Ticats fans, they sounded loud as well ..... But more echoed as they are on the other side.

[argofan81]

It was a very entertaining game.... It was hard to look at the stats at the end of the third, see the similarities, and then see how we were so far behind. Then came the fourth quarter.
It took all parts of the team to make that last quarter work. Defense and Specials got us great field position and the offense capitalized. Even the fans came through in the last minute to do their part in getting Zach off the field!
Totally satisfied .... Too bad more fans didn't show up .... Maybe next time in 2 weeks.

For those that sit on the " visitors" side in the dome, were the Argos fans loud from your perspective?
I sit behind the Argos bench, and it sounded loud but when one heard the Ticats fans, they sounded loud as well ..... But more echoed as they are on the other side.

I was on the visitors side -- both sets of fans were loud. From my perspective the biggest difference between the fans was that Hamilton fans used more horns/noise makers for noise whereas it seems that Argo fans relied on clapping & cheering (oh and I guess you could sort of hear the thunder sticks).

[paulwoods13]

I was on the visitors side -- both sets of fans were loud. From my perspective the biggest difference between the fans was that Hamilton fans used more horns/noise makers for noise whereas it seems that Argo fans relied on clapping & cheering (oh and I guess you could sort of hear the thunder sticks).

I agree. Hamilton fans use noisemakers, we don't. But both were very loud at times.

Emry has really stepped up his game the last couple of weeks, leading the team in tackles last week and coming second this week and almost getting in position for an interception.

He's playing way better the past five or six games, but he also took a very stupid penalty last night and got immediately benched for the rest of that series. About time Milo started making guys pay for stupidity. (And having said that, Rosamanda -- who took stupid penalties on both of the first two kickoffs -- got not one but two game balls last night).

I'd like to see a breakdown of the Owens TD because it was a LB who ended up covering him. What did the Argos specifically do or perhaps what did the Ticats not do in order for Owens to get an advantageous match-up.

He ran a post-corner and somehow the main DBs on that side moved over towards Chiles. Steinauer's scheme really got caught out on that play. Having a LB cover the most dangerous player in the league without safety help was a huge mistake.

Spencer Watt did not play in the second half and I could not see him on the sideline. If he is hurt our NAT depth will really be tested. With Durie and Laing out we are incredibly thin. I guess we could use both Bradwell and Woodson at receiver, but Bradwell is not nearly as valuable as Watt because he lacks speed. Watt may not get thrown to much but teams have to cover him deep -- they don't have to do that to Bradwell.

[Argo57]

I agree. Hamilton fans use noisemakers, we don't. But both were very loud at times.

Paul, those aren't noisemakers, they are exhaling through the gaps in their teeth.

[ArgoRedneck]

Good game, penalities were killing me though. Owens was as close as it gets but was onside. Does anyone know that on a scoring play if offside is looked at when reviewing? I have on many times used my PVR on plays and have found that when I thought the in motion man was offside he was in fact right on the line when the ball was snapped. As soon as the ball moves play is on.

Still have not had 20,000 at a home game this year. WOW, Sask and Hamilton games I would have expected that.

[ArgoRavi]

Good game, penalities were killing me though. Owens was as close as it gets but was onside. Does anyone know that on a scoring play if offside is looked at when reviewing? I have on many times used my PVR on plays and have found that when I thought the in motion man was offside he was in fact right on the line when the ball was snapped. As soon as the ball moves play is on.

I am pretty sure that offside is not reviewable on a scoring play. With a scoring play, all they are concerned with is if the player crossed the goalline with the ball.

[jerrym]

Still have not had 20,000 at a home game this year. WOW, Sask and Hamilton games I would have expected that.

With an attendance of 17,811 to what could well be the most important game of the season and against a team with many of their fans coming from just down the road, the extent of the Argo off-field crisis was emphatically restated.

[paulwoods13]

With an attendance of 17,811 to what could well be the most important game of the season and against a team with many of their fans coming from just down the road, the extent of the Argo off-field crisis was emphatically restated.

I'm not denying that the franchise is in a terrible state, but I think a couple of factors mitigated against a big turnout from Hamilton:

7 o'clock start (instead of 7:30)
Gardiner Expressway construction -- why would anyone subject themselves to that?
The fact that these teams meet again two weeks from now, this time on a Saturday -- given a choice of one or the other, many Ticats fans would opt for that one, I bet.

[Neely2005]

It was a very entertaining game.... It was hard to look at the stats at the end of the third, see the similarities, and then see how we were so far behind. Then came the fourth quarter.
It took all parts of the team to make that last quarter work. Defense and Specials got us great field position and the offense capitalized. Even the fans came through in the last minute to do their part in getting Zach off the field!
Totally satisfied .... Too bad more fans didn't show up .... Maybe next time in 2 weeks.

For those that sit on the " visitors" side in the dome, were the Argos fans loud from your perspective?
I sit behind the Argos bench, and it sounded loud but when one heard the Ticats fans, they sounded loud as well ..... But more echoed as they are on the other side.

I sit on the Visitors Side and the Argonauts fans really only sounded loud for the last half of the 4th Quarter. Which is strange because a lot of Argonauts fans left early when we were down.