has anyone been watching the double-header today?

(07-16-2011 07:25 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  has anyone been watching the double-header today?

I watched a few minutes of each.

neither game was very good today. I'm a BC fan, but we look terrible so far this season.

NFL Network has used Arena football and CFL to fill their off season live game options. I love it.

(07-16-2011 09:27 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  neither game was very good today. I'm a BC fan, but we look terrible so far this season.

NFL Network has used Arena football and CFL to fill their off season live game options. I love it.

As an Eskimo fan the Edmonton/BC game was great. My Eskimos look like the mid 2000 teams.

(07-16-2011 11:33 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  

(07-16-2011 09:27 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  neither game was very good today. I'm a BC fan, but we look terrible so far this season.

NFL Network has used Arena football and CFL to fill their off season live game options. I love it.

As an Eskimo fan the Edmonton/BC game was great. My Eskimos look like the mid 2000 teams.

I'm a Titans fan, a Cubs fan, and a BC Lions fan. I'm used to misery.

(07-17-2011 11:01 AM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  I'm a Titans fan, a Cubs fan, and a BC Lions fan. I'm used to misery.

Yankees, Steelers, Lakers and Eskimos fan. And I became a fan of each before I know how things worked.

Are you all Canadian? I've never heard of many people outside of Canada that follow the CFL, let alone have favorite teams.

nope, born and raised in the Great State of Alabama.

I watch every form of football out there. the CFL is fast and exciting IMO so why wouldn't I watch? you can catch most of the games either online or on NFL Network.

btw, stAte's own Cleo Lemon is the starting QB for Toronto.

(07-18-2011 11:13 AM)fauowls561 Wrote:  Are you all Canadian? I've never heard of many people outside of Canada that follow the CFL, let alone have favorite teams.

Not I, born and raised in Southern WV. But I can remember when ESPN started in 1979. The station would air anything it could get its hands on. I can remember watching arm wrestling, cliff diving, roller derby anything that looked like a sport was on there. One of the earliest things on ESPN thats still on there today is the "Worlds Strongest Man".

One of the first things on was CFL Tuesday Night Football. Thats where I was first exposed to the CFL. At the time there was 2 Marshall players on the Edmonton Eskimos and thats how I got my CFL Team.

yeah I chose BC because they drafted Omar Haugabook in 2006. before that I liked the Winnipeg Blue Bombers because a friend of mine lived in Winnipeg and kept me up to date. But, now I'm a Lions fan...even though they suck as of late.

Canadian Football League's YouTube Channel.

I was born and raised in Alabama also and I love the CFL. I am an Argos fan, but I love watching any team play. Always enjoy when the NFL network decides to broadcast them, but since I have ESPN3 I can watch just about any CFL game.

Check out this vid:

(07-18-2011 11:56 AM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  yeah I chose BC because they drafted Omar Haugabook in 2006. before that I liked the Winnipeg Blue Bombers because a friend of mine lived in Winnipeg and kept me up to date. But, now I'm a Lions fan...even though they suck as of late.

Canadian Football League's YouTube Channel.

It wasn't to long ago that the Lions was tearing the CFL up. And its only 3 games into the season. Who knows what they may still do. There is still 15 games left.

The one thing I like about the CFL is that most of these guys play for the game and not the money. The highest player makes 314K per year. Most players make 60-120K per year. Could you imagine telling Payton Manning he is only going to make 300K per year. He would go back to school and find another job somewhere else.

Oh yeah man. I have the 2006 BC Lions Grey Cup Champs shirt.

(07-18-2011 11:52 AM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  nope, born and raised in the Great State of Alabama.

I watch every form of football out there. the CFL is fast and exciting IMO so why wouldn't I watch? you can catch most of the games either online or on NFL Network.

btw, stAte's own Cleo Lemon is the starting QB for Toronto.

Cleo Lemon...ugh. To me, he'll always just be the starting QB for most of the Dolphins 1-15 season.

fauowls561, have you ever watched a full CFL game? do you like the style of play?

(07-18-2011 12:23 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  fauowls561, have you ever watched a full CFL game? do you like the style of play?

Nope. It has nothing to do with style of play, I've just never been interested. Kind of like the AFL...I just could never get into it. I've seen it on the NFL Network occassionally, but I didn't know they showed so much of it on American television. I do remember the brief time when they tried to expand the CFL into the US and a group attemped to bring a to Miami to play in the Orange Bowl in the mid 90's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Manatees_(CFL)

(07-18-2011 12:22 PM)fauowls561 Wrote:  

(07-18-2011 11:52 AM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  nope, born and raised in the Great State of Alabama.

I watch every form of football out there. the CFL is fast and exciting IMO so why wouldn't I watch? you can catch most of the games either online or on NFL Network.

btw, stAte's own Cleo Lemon is the starting QB for Toronto.

Cleo Lemon...ugh. To me, he'll always just be the starting QB for most of the Dolphins 1-15 season.

He only started seven games that year and won one. Should have beaten Cleveland with his two passing and two rushing TD's but the fish defense sucked.

Calgary plays Edmonton today at 6 pm on NFL Network folks. Make sure to tune in.

(07-23-2011 11:28 AM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  Calgary plays Edmonton today at 6 pm on NFL Network folks. Make sure to tune in.

My Eskimos got destroyed by Calgary 2 times last year. I hope we can turn that around this year.

former Trojan LB Kenny Mainor is starting for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. he wears #54.