Week Two Classic Thread: Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Toronto Argonauts

[Will]

The poll was close on Twitter and here, but the game played on September 29, 1990 at SkyDome won out.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OijfTbYpSrQ

Likewise, Paul Woods posted an abridged version.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLADD9C877F7CA3CFB

[Stevoman]

Man, it was fun watching Rickey Foggie and DK Smith again. This was the year I started watching the Argos whenever I could. They had an amazing offense. A quick question though: when did Hank Ilesic come to the Argos? I thought he was there prior to 91 but again, this was right near the beginning of my dedicated fandom.

[paulwoods13]

He joined Argos in 1983 after six years in Edmonton. He had a brief stint in the NFL in late 1980s before returning to Toronto.

[Stevoman]

Thanks Paul. When I didn't see him in this game it had me start wondering.

[Will]

The brawl saw both Earl Winfield and Tony Champion ejected. We mentioned on the Fancast recap of the game that we were a little disappointed that the Argos gave up 24 points in the second half considering that Kerrigan had his top two targets out of the game. The Ticats also hadn't scored more than 20 in their previous 4 or 5 games (including one against the Argos).

Darrell K. Smith had 4 touchdowns (he had 20 the entire season).

[Tobin Rote]

Great game to watch... especially if you love offense. I'd forgotten what a talented quarterback Rickey Foggie was. The pass catching talent on the 1990 team was unbelievable.