Fri, Dec 7 07 "Moose's Grey Cup Report is below! A 2 Part 27 minute 07 Grey Cup TotalCFLwebTV show is up! Moose in the Sirius Satellite radio studios on Gabriel Morency's Sports Rage! I'm 1 on 1 with Jim Lang from Rogers Sportsnet! I'm 1 on 1 with The Grey Cup and lots more action from a great week! Argos Cwoc cheerleaders were Wow! It was a great Grey Cup week! New Sports Jersey Frames. The 1st shipment ever to Nth America. Order now. Available now for Christmas!" Myk Aussie


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For lots of TV and some pictures from the 2007 CFL Grey Cup including Moose in the Sirius Satellite radio studios on Gabriel Moency's Sports Rage Click here " Myk Aussie

Tues, Dec 4 07 "Grey Cup Report! Saskatchewan 23 defeat Winnipeg 19! Kerry Joseph profile! In studio with Gabriel Morency!" Moose Salzer

Historical notes.
It was the first time in the 99 year history of the CFL that the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers played each other in the Grey Cup.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders won their third Grey Cup in team history to go with 14 losses for the (combined) Saskatchewan/Regina Roughriders. Their record now in the CFL Championship since they entered in 1910, 3-14.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost their 15th all-time Grey Cup. They are now: 10-15. They entered the league in 1930 as the Winnipeg 'Pegs and became the Blue Bombers in 1936.

QB Kerry Joseph, who played very averagely in the game (100 yds., rushing, but only 13 of 34 passing for 101 yds.) now has two Championship rings from Pro Football himself; he got the first in the 1998 NFL E Bowl with the Rhein Fire as a reserve S / PR.

Ed Philion, who played for many years with the Buffalo Bills / Montreal Alouettes also played on that Rhein Fire team. Poor Milt Stegall, Winnipeg SB will have to come back for a 14th season next year to compete for another ring. I would rate the Blue Bombers the favorite right now, if QB Kevin Glenn is fully recovered from his left arm injury. It would have been a different story for the Bombers if Glenn, a former Roughrider QB had played. I really don't blame Ryan Dinwiddie if you consider the lousy game plan the Blue Bombers used in the final 1:21 of the game.

Think about it; Dinwiddie throws two great bullet passes and the Blue Bombers have the ball at the Roughriders side of the 55 yard line and it's second and half  a yard and the Bombers call for Dinwiddie to throw down into the teeth of the Roughriders GREAT Defense and guess what? Most Outstanding Player, S James Johnson gets his third INT of the game. Case closed. I mean don't get me wrong, I was elated that the R'Riders won the game (As twenty-share owner). I did pick them to lose simply because I didn't believe in Kerry Joseph AS A QB in a big game. Still don't after that second worst passing performance in Grey Cup history by a Grey Cup winning QB, 13 of 34 passing. Only Anthony Calvillo's 11 of 31 in '02 in Edmonton is worse. And the scary thing is Calvillo got MVP that game! Nonetheless Joseph did do a classy thing by giving Momma the game ball following the win. It won't get any better for him in the future than that. Drink one for us Kerry and Congratulations, R'Riders!

Kerry L. Joseph Career Profile.
Age: 35 (Born 1972), 6'1" 225 lbs., McNeese St U., LA [home school of the Detroit Pistons Joe Dumars], QB-RB-DB-ST'r-PR. Graduated in 1994. Signed and cut by the Cincinnati Bengals. Signed in 1995 by the Buffalo Bills and released. Signed by Washington-NFL and played RB in three preseason games and released. Signed in 1997 by the NFLE London Monarchs. Played four games at QB and released in 1998. Signed by the NFLE Rhein Fire and played nickel-back (S) and PR on the NFLE Champion team and won a World Bowl ring and released. Signed by the San Francisco 49ers in 1999 and played in fourteen games on ST's and then released. Signed by the Seattle Seahawks in 2001 and played in fifteen games in the next two years, starting one at LB and two at S and released in 2003. Has played in the CFL as mostly a starting QB with Saskatchewan and Ottawa. Career playoff record as QB: 3-2. Won second Championship ring with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2007 season in 23-19 Grey Cup win over Winnipeg.

CFL - CIS Radio Log.
I was in the Sirius Radio Studios last Friday / Saturday a.m. from Toronto with Host Gabe Morency, Fred, Myk and Chris (see 'Centre68.com') from 12:30-2 a.m. on Sirius Hardcore Satellite radio talking 07 CFL Grey Cup,  CIS Vanier, Los Angeles Clippers and my Baltimore Grey Cup ring and we made our Grey Cup pics as well. After being on the air with Gabe for six years now on various shows in Montreal and Toronto, it was great to do a gig Live in the Studio for a change. Morency is the Don Cherry of Sports Talk Show hosts and I've had as good a working relationship with him as with  'Ran Da Man' Miyamoto and Super Bowl Wayne LaVelle in Honolulu." Moose Salzer

Wed, Nov 14 07 "CFL Report: Eastern and Western Semi-Finals Results! Eastern and Western Finals Previews!" Moose Salzer

Eastern Conference Semi-Finals:
Winnipeg 24, Montreal 22
Western Conference Semi-Finals:
Saskatchewan 26, Calgary 24

Eastern Conference Final: Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11-7-1) at Toronto Argonauts (11-7-0). Game 1 p.m., EST at SkyDome (Rogers Centre).
Players to watch, Winnipeg: WR/SB Milt Stegall, K Troy Westwood, QB, MVP Candidate '07 Kevin Glenn, OL Dan Goodspeed, OL/DL-ST'r Jon Oosterhuis, RB Charles Roberts.

Toronto: It all comes down to QB Mike Bishop, the perennially doubted one. If Bishop runs the table the next two weeks and wins the Argos the Grey Cup he'll not be going back to the Ar.FL anytime soon.  '07 season Most Outstanding Player Award candidate from the East, Kevin Glenn (70%!), QB-passer must do what he did last week v. the Alouettes - survive! He's done it all season. No reason to doubt he'll do it again. Pick: Winnipeg 30, Toronto 22. Sorry Coach Pinball and Co!

Western Conference Final: Saskatchewan Roughriders (13-6-0) at Vancouver's B.C. Place,
4 p.m. v. the Defending Grey Cup Champion B.C. Lions (14-3-1). Players to watch, B.C.  Lions: OL Rob Murphy, WR/SB Geroy Simon, SB-TE Jason Clermont, QB Jarious Jackson (or Buck Pierce? How about Dave Dickenson? Doesn't matter...), Saskatchewan: RB-ST'r Wes Cates, RB-ST'r , WRs Andy Fantuz, OB Kerry Joseph. Is there any way to derail the mighty, mighty but QB injury-prone Leos? Probably no this year. Coach Wally Buono will chase Don Matthews the rest of his career, which is winding down but they will beat the upstart Roughriders this weekend - barely. Pick: B.C. Lions 21, Saskatchewan 20, OT." Moose

"For more CFL. Listen now, I'm talking lots of CFL last night on Sports Rage with Gabriel Morency now on Sirius Satellite radio, Ch 186!
Bombers defeat Al's in a great Eastern Semi-Final! In Sundays Western Semi-Final the Riders defeated the Stampeders 26 to 24 in Regina! We were at the Al's vs Bombers Eastern Semi Final game filming outside the game for centre68.com and MYKwebTV/TotalCFLwebTV! A New TV show coming later in the week! Pictures from the great day! Click here " Myk Aussie

Sat, Nov 10 07 "CFL Report! Playoffs A-coming! 99th Season Ending Stats, My CFL Allstar!" Moose Salzer

Final CFL Standings 2007 Season:
1)  B.C. Lions             14-3-1
2)  Saskatchewan        12-6-0
3)  Toronto                  11-7-0
4)  Winnipeg                10-7-1
5)  Montreal                 8-10-0
6)  Calgary                   7-10-1
7)  Edmonton               5-12-1
8)  Hamilton                 3-15-0

Week 20 Picks:
East Semi-Final:
Montreal 17, Winnipeg 15

West Semi-Final:
Calgary 22, Saskatchewan 21

My 2007 CFL Allstar Picks:
Offence:
QB:      Kevin Glenn, Winnipeg
RB:      Jessie Lumsden, Hamilton
RB:      Joffrey Reynolds, Calgary
WR:     Derick Armstrong, Winnipeg
WR:     Jason Clermont, B.C. Lions
WR:     D.J. Flick, Saskatchewan
WR:     Geroy Simon, B.C. Lions
OL:      Scott Flory, Montreal
OL:      Dan Goodspeed, Winnipeg
Centre: Marwan (Ron) Hage, Hamilton
OL:      Gene Makowsky, Saskatchewan
OL:      Rob Murphy, B.C. Lions

Special Teams:
K:         Luca Congi, Saskatchewan
ST'r:      Dominique Dorsey, Toronto
H:          Marcus Brady, Montreal          
P:          Damon Duval, Montreal
KR-PR: Ian Smart, B.C. Lions

Defence:
DL:        Tom Canada, Winnipeg
DL:        Doug Brown, Winnipeg
DL:        Fred Perry, Saskatchewan
DL:        Tyronne Williams, B.C. Lions
LB:         Kevin Eiben, Toronto
LB:         Maurice Lloyd, Saskatchewan
LB:         Zeke Moreno, Hamilton
DB:        Kenny Weaton, Toronto
DB:        Barron Miles, B.C. Lions
DB:        James Johnson, Saskatchewan
DB:        Orlando Steinauer, Toronto
DB:        Wes Lysack, Calgary" Moose Salzer

Thurs Nov 1 07 "CFL Week 18 report! Scores! Standings! Playoff picks! Marcus Crandell Profile! He's Back, 39 year old RB Sean Millington! Moose in Hawaii wearing Timmy Chang's jersey! New Sports Jersey Frames. The 1st shipment ever to Nth America. Order now. Available in Nov 07 for Christmas!" Moose Salzer

"Moose pictured here recently in Hawaii wearing Timmy Chang's jersey. Timmy is one of Moose's  favorite players. As many Footy fans know Timmy is currently with the CFL Hamilton Tiger Cats." Myk Aussie

CFL - USA/Grey Cup 2007 Playoffs Report! End of the Regular Season Stats! Plus Marcus Crandell Profile.

Week 18 Scores:
B.C. Lions 27, Hamilton 19
Saskatchewan 36, Edmonton 29, OT
Toronto 16, Winnipeg 8
Montreal 33, Calgary 32

Standings:
X- B.C. Lions           13-3-1
X- Saskatchewan     12-5-0
X- Toronto              10-7-0
X- Winnipeg              9-7-1
X- Montreal                8-9-0
X- Calgary                  7-9-1
Edmonton                  5-11-1
Hamilton                   2-15-0

Totals: X = Playoff Teams

Marcus Crandell Profile!
Home: Robersonville, N.C. Hgt: 5' 11", 203 lbs. University: East Carolina Pirates. Born: June 8th, 1974 NCAA's: 1995-98. Pro Stats: Passing: 3,045 Att(s) - 1,709 Comp(s) - 21,589 yds [99th place in Pro Football history]. Rushing: 888 Carries for 2,876 yds., 27 TDs. Teams: Edmonton - CFL, 1999. Kansas City, NFL / Scotland - NFL Europa, 2000. Team lost NFL E Championship, 13-10 to the Rhein Fire in Amsterdam, NL. Released by the Cheifs, Aug. 21st, 2000... Picked up by the Green Bay Packers and spent three games in '00 on their practice squad before being released...Drafted #10 in the X-FL first and only player allocation draft in the fall of '00. Drafted #3 by Memphis and started 5 games at QB, 2-3 record. Was third string QB with Eskimos, 2nd string with Scotland and H. Signed by Calgary Stampeders after the X-FL folded May 10th, '01. Played 2001-04 with the Stampeders mostly as a starter.

Has played with the Saskatchewan Roughriders since 2005-07 mostly as number 2. Won Calgary the '01 Grey Cup over favored Winnipeg with Most Outstanding Player performance of 18 of 35 passing for 309 yds and 2 TDs, 0 INTs, 0 fumbles, 0 sacks. Coming near the end of a very productive team-man career. Has never complained about status with any team. A Winner!

 He's Back, 39 year old RB Sean Millington!
Sean started his career in 1991 with the old Ottawa Rough Riders and later along with another Joseph, the FB from Ottawa, went to the B.C. Lions where he made his bread and butter. Millington came out of retirement several years ago to go back to Toronto and Pinball Clemons, in the only clear headed thinking he's exhibited this year, also moved versatile DL Jeff Keeping back to the FB position and he hasn't played badly there at all with 3 carries and two catches. He'll start again at FB this week, but don't be surprised to see him play DL/OL also at #78. Millington's career numbers are at: Rushing: 5,220 yards, Receiving: 213 catches for 2,583 more yards. Career 66 TDs. Welcome back Sean. Now that gets his gloves out of the studio!

CFL Historical Marks!
Doug Flutie, British Columbia, Calgary, Toronto, who just became the first American to be inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, [Oct. 25th, 2007] still is the career leader in rushing TDs by a QB with 13. Kerry Joseph is second with 11.

Week 19 Picks:
B.C. Lions OVER Calgary
Hamilton OVER Edmonton
Toronto OVER Saskatchewan
Montreal OVER Winnipeg

Week One Playoff Seedings:
Eastern Conference:
Montreal v / AT: ? [Either Winnipeg or Toronto]
My Pick: Winnipeg. But if the Alouettes play Toronto, Pinball Clemens undermanned group will go down in flames.

Western Conference:
Calgary AT Saskatchewan.
My Pick: Calgary all the way." Moose Salzer

New Sports Jersey Frames! The 1st shipment ever to Nth America! Order now! Available in Nov 07 for Christmas! They are awesome! The jersey hangs great in these High quality Sports jersey display cases. For contact and ordering Click here" Myk

Oct 27 07 "Talking CFL  on a Podcast from last night on Gabriel Morency's Sports Rage now on Sirius Satellite radio, Channel 186! Alouettes Damon Duval! New Sports Jersey Frames! The 1st shipment ever to Nth America! Order now! Available in Nov 07 for Christmas!" Myk Aussie

Talking CFL  on a Pod cast from last night on Gabriel Morency's Sports Rage now on Sirius Satellite radio, Channel 186! Listen now, Right hand side under "Sports Rage After Hours - October 26 - Segment 2 Some of Hardcore's finest check in" Click here After today his podcast will only be in the archives section, same details as above Click here

For more on CFL check out CFL webWORLD Click here" Myk

Tues, Oct 22 07 "CFL Report! Week 17 Scores, Great CFL WRs/SBs and Week 18 Picks!" Rich Salzer

Week 17 Scores:
Winnipeg 27, Calgary 13
Toronto 16, Montreal 9
B.C. Lions 37, Edmonton 26
Saskatchewan 38, Hamilton 11.

My opinion as to the greatest CFL WRs and SBs in the 99 year history of the league:
1) Milt Stegall, Winnipeg
2) Darren Flutie, Hamilton, Edmonton, B.C. Lions
3) Allen Pitts, Calgary
4) Ray Elgaard, Saskatchewan
5) Terry Vaughan, Calgary, Hamilton, Edmonton, Ottawa

Crossover still mathematically alive for Edmonton Eskimos.
Fear not Edmonton Eskimo fans, your crossover playoff possibility still has wings, so to speak. Montreal must lose one and tie one, or loss both and Edmonton will allow the CFL Western Conference to have a clean sweep in the CFL 98th playoffs.

Right now Montreal (7-9-0) is just ahead of the Esks (5-10-1) in the standings heading into week 18. The 2007 CFL season features a 19 week, 18 game schedule with two weeks to go to the playoffs. Playoff picture will probably be decided in one week but it could go two. Edmonton really does need to win out, though another tie wouldn't kill them. Montreal needs to win one more coupled with an Edmonton loss to clinch. Wouldn't it be cool for the Eskies to enter the CFL playoffs as an Eastern Conference team? It would definitely be a first! Good luck to all nine teams the rest of the way out and here's to a return of the Ottawa RoughRenegades and bring on the Atlantic Schooners!

Week 18 Picks:
B.C. Lions OVER Hamilton
Edmonton OVER Saskatchewan, O.T.
Winnipeg OVER Toronto
Montreal OVER Calgary" Moose

Thurs, Oct 18 07 "CFL Report! Playoffs two weeks away and Scores, My Picks from Week 17!" Moose Salzer

Week 16 Scores:
Calgary 38, Winnipeg 25
Saskatchewan 40, Hamilton 23
B.C. Lions 24, Edmonton 18
Toronto 35, Montreal 17

The defending Champ British Columbia Leos are In the Playoffs! Soon all other five teams to follow.

Week 17 Picks:
Winnipeg <Tie> Calgary
Saskatchewan OVER Hamilton, OT
Edmonton OVER B.C. Lions, OT
Montreal OVER Toronto" Moose Salzer

Wed, Oct 3 07 "Moose's CFL Report! His and my Week 15 Picks! Playoffs on the way!" Myk Aussie

Week 14 Scores:
Toronto 18, Edmonton 11
Saskatchewan 33, Montreal 22
Winnipeg 21, Hamilton 19
B.C. Lions 42, Calgary 9

From Moose "Profile: Winnipeg QB Kevin Glenn. Kevin's Glenn's first Pro start was as a Saskatchewan Roughriders QB on Sept. 2nd, 2001. I know. I was there. It was v. the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, ironically enough and Saskatchewan lost, 20-18. But Glenn is an interesting story. He turned down several offers from the Ar.FL when the Roughriders gave him a tryout. He moved into third among Saskatchewan QBs very quickly and with the injuries to Keith Smith and Marvin Graves, who was also an Ar.FL vet, Glenn started 5 games for the Roughriders in '01. He left following the '04 season and signed as a F/A with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and has improved every year since.

He almost lost his starting job to current Chicago Ar.FL'r, lefty Russ "Mickey" Michna, but when Michna signed in both there home state, Illinois, Glenn has since relaxed and become the best QB this year in the Eastern Conference. Gone are the days of indecisiveness and inconsistent performances. This season Glenn is on pace to possibly win the CFL's Most Outstanding Player award and is completing 71% of his passes. If I had a vote, I would vote for him as M.V.P. right now." Moose Salzer

Moose's Week 15 Picks. My comments and picks in Green.
Winnipeg OVER B.C. Lions "Doubt it! It should be a good game in Winnipeg though. Lions for me" Myk
Edmonton OVER Toronto "What with Ricky Ray out and the game is in Toronto? What are you thinking here? Argos." Myk
Hamilton OVER Montreal "Hmmm maybe. I'll stick with Alouettes at home." Myk
Calgary OVER Saskatchewan "Moose Henry Burris is out! Akili Smith is very doubtful and hasn't had a full CFL game anyway so I have no idea why you would pick against your favorite team the Riders in this game? Riders will win Big I think." Myk

Tues, Sept 18 07 "Welcome Back to the CFL, Casey Printers!" Moose Salzer

Week 12 Scores:
Edmonton 47, Montreal 28
British Columbia 40, Toronto 7
Winnipeg 34, Hamilton 4
Calgary 44, Saskatchewan 22

"Welcome Back"...to ex-Kansas City/B.C.Lions QB Casey Printers who last week signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Printers basically told the Chiefs to jump in a lake when they wanted to stash him on the practice squad as their number three QB. The Chiefs have bombed with ancient Damon Huard and greenie Brodie Croyle at pivot so far. Serves them and know-nothing Coach Herm Edwards right. To make room for Casey, the Tiger-Cats traded QB Jason Maas to Montreal. And speaking of the Alouettes their FB Mike Villimek is out for the year with a knee injury.

Timmy Chang Update: Passing: 96-50-604-2-7. Anybody wanting to order a Timmy Chang jersey can contact the Tiger-Cats Store at: 1-905-667-6206. I'll be wearing mine in Hawai'i this weekend!

Standings:
1) Defending Champion B.C. Lions 7-3-1
2) Winnipeg  7-3-1
3) Saskatchewan 7-4-0
4) Calgary 6-4-1
5) Montreal 6-5-0
6) Toronto  5-6-0
7) Edmonton 4-6-1
8) Hamilton 1-10-0

Week 13 Picks:
Hamilton OVER Calgary "Moose what kind of Bizarre tip is that? Hamilton will need to improve immensely but in some ways I hope you are correct with this tip! Go Casey!" Myk
Saskatchewan OVER B.C. Lions "Doubt it!" Myk
Montreal OVER Edmonton. "Probably." Myk
Winnipeg OVER Toronto "Probably." Myk" Moose Salzer

"Casey Printers is back in the CFL, now a Tiger-Cat. For a 1 on 1 interview that I did awhile ago with Casey Click here" Myk Aussie

Tues, Sept 11 07 "Argos back on fire with Bishop Back! More!" Moose Salzer

Week 11 Scores:
Montreal 32, B.C. Lions 14
Winnipeg 34, Saskatchewan 15
Toronto 25, Hamilton 5
Calgary 20, Edmonton 17

Trends - It would be very unwise for any CFL teams to overlook the Winnipeg Blue Bombers down the stretch since their Defence and QB Kevin Glenn, who's getting better all the time have woken up!

In the Eastern Conference: Timmy Chang watch: W-L record lifetime in Pros: 1-3. Stats in the CFL this year: Att(s): 96 - Comp(s): 50 - Yds: 604, 2 TDs, 7 INTs.

Western Conference Player watch: Marcus Crandell, Saskatchewan QB:
Att(s): 59 - Comp(s): 37 - Pct:% 62.7 - Yds: 493 - 2 TDs - 3 INTs

K. Joseph Rushing: No: 55 - Yds: 439 - 6 TDs. Each week we'll highlight different players stats, but since Timmy Chang is one of my homers from Hawai'i I want Super Bowl Wayne and others back in Oah'u to keep up.

CFL QB Watch: Though K. Joseph and M. Crandell give the Roughriders the deepest QB Duo in the CFL at the moment, Toronto's Mike Bishop, the perpetual Ar.FL, offseason CFL'r is back from injury and on fire for the Argos, who may just yet catch Montreal. Hamilton is in a flux with a not-ready-for-CFL-primetime T.R. Chang still learning on the run in the great white North. Montreal is still rolling with a good 1-2 punch in Anthony (50,000 yds.+) Calvillo, who should be good for a few more years backed by Marcus Brady (no relation to Tom!). Calgary wonders from week to week which Hank Burris will show up and B.C. wonders who'll stay healthy. Look for there to be no controversy the rest of the year for Winnipeg with 70% completer K. Glenn, Montreal, Edmonton, Toronto if Bishop stays healthy and Calgary since Jason Maas old buddy from Oregon, Akili Smith (how'd he get a Hawai'ian name?) is just treading water in the dying embers of his Pro career which the sand has almost run out of the hourglass on! More cliches next week!

Week 12 Picks:
Saskatchewan OVER Calgary by 2
Montreal OVER Edmonton by 1
B.C OVER Toronto by 6
Hamilton <Tie> Winnipeg, O.T." Moose Salzer

Sun, Sept 2 07 "Timmy Chang takes over in Hamilton! Levingston gets axed
before Labour Day in TO! A new Owner in Regina!" Moose Salzer

Tomorrow's Games:
Toronto at Timmy Chang's Tiger-Cats, 1 p.m., Monday
Edmonton at Cowboy Jeff's Calgary, 4:15 p.m., Monday

You are now receiving this report from the newest part-owner of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. I bought 20 shares (the max) on July 28th. I won't tell you what they charged me in American
dollars, but it wasn't the $5,000 Canadian on the site. So go Riders!

Hawai'i's Timmy Chang takes over in Hamilton. Former Rhein Fire/Philadelphia Eagle/Detroit Lion and Arizona Cardinal TC is now the starter in Steel City, Canada. Chang got promoted to the starting line-up directly  after the Tiger-Cats lost their seventh game of the year last week. Saying he was thrilled to be starting his third Pro game, and first in the CFL, a higher league than the NFL E ('AAA') Fire of a year and a half ago, Chang also offered his 'keep-your-chin-up' to fellow QB Jason Maas, who frankly has not adapted well to the CFL Eastern Conference after helping the  Edmonton Eskimos to two Grey Cup wins in the West ('05 & '03).

Hamilton Coach Charlie Taaffe said all the right things about Jason as he  relieved him of his starting role following the Ti-Cats 1-7-0 start. Maas, who  has completed 57% of his passes for 6 TDs and 6 INTs, is not being benched because of his performance. Taaffe said Chang asked him for a chance to start earlier in the year, adding he's not really interested in going back to the NFL - at least not yet. "I came here to get my name etched on Earl Grey's Cup", said TC. "I'm not ready to leave 'O Canada until I do." Timmy, don't hold your breath, at least not this year. But for now Chang gets to learn about one of our favorite things in the CFL - Labour Day games tradition. Dumb Moves, part I.

Tim Chang's starting with Hamilton couldn't have come at a better time as the Kansas City Chefs really screwed the pooch by insulting former CFL Most Outstanding Player award winner Casey Printers, who they demoted to third string this week (see my NFL column below for more on that boner) and asked him to go down to the practice squad. Screw 'Em was Printers reaction and he is seeking to come back to the CFL. Blame idiot Coach Herm Edwards, a CFL player hater supreme who said as NY Jets Coach several years ago about current and then former Eskimo Ricky Ray,  "He's a nice Canadian kid." ?? Uh, Herm, Ray was born and raised in California. You  mean he was a nice CFL QB didn't you. Oh, and in the off season Edwards got rid of the Chiefs starting QB Trent Green - another  former CFL'r. Hhmmm...I'm starting to see a pattern here.

Back to Tim Chang, who long-time watchers may have notice isn't wearing his familiar number 14. It's a retired number with the Tiger-Cats and so he asked for number 7, the number of his former backup and time-sharer at Hawai'i, the recently retired Shawn Withy-Allen. [Played four seasons in Af2] When asked why he was wearing number 7 Chang answered, "for  Shawn since he never got a chance to play up here. He and I split the QB job at Hawai'i in '02." Now that is a class kid. Take that Herm Edwards! You don't deserve Withy-Allen, Chang, Green, Printers or Ray.

Dumb move number two: The Stamps are off the hook as the dopey Argos this week let go the best return man in the league, Bashir Levingston! As I was going to the Grey Cup 2007 site on the I-net, I pursued through the Argos site to link over. Periodically I go through all the CFL sites from time to time. I bought a few items from the Lions and Eskimos today too. I came across one of the stupidest postings I could ever imagine. Pinball  Clemens, who's really come down in my eyes as a CFL Coach, had this to say: "As I told Bashir in private, and am saying now in public, I thanked him for his loyalty and the four-and-a-half years he's given the Argo family."

Say what? What does that tell us? Did he get in trouble with the law? Did he bad mouth the organization? Does anybody in Canada know something I missed in the CFL recently? Why didn't they just cut Damon Allen, who's done next to nothing this year? Has his hangnail still got him on I.R.? They could save about $200,000 to get rid of the useless Allen but instead they fire a (about my sources in their organization tell me) $95,000 cdn kick returner, the best in the league. They also cut recently signed Lubbock Af2 QB Robert Kent from Lubbock. Are they over the dumb 'Imports' limit? I can't figure that one out. Why do they still need the always injured Allen if they have Bishop, McMahon and Rocky Butler at pivot? Why is
Pinball suddenly a 'Pinhead'? So Higgins and the Stamps are off the hook for now. Best to all the CFL teams this Labour Day weekend!" Moose Salzer

Thurs, Aug 30 07 "Week 10, Labour Day games approach!" Moose Salzer

Week 9 Scores:
Winnipeg 15, Toronto 13
Montreal 27, Hamilton 9

Calgary dumb for releasing both Boerighter and Lynem. Marc Boerighter who caught 127 CFL passes for 2,269 yards and 20 TDs to go with his six NFL  seasons totals of 49 catches for 699 yds., 17 more NFL TDs catches was waived by the Stampeders along with DLm Tyler Lynem in two of the dumbest moves in club history which may jeopardize their Grey Cup attempt. Several fans who e-mail me have called for Coach Tom Higgins head.

Ditto for slumping QB Hank Burris who I have to defend once again. Burris plays QB and I admit not always up to his very good potential but he had nothing to do with Boertighter and Lynem's cuts. The money saving Stamps 'screwed the pooch' (and not Mike Vick's dead ones either!) and are taking a hell of a gamble with these cost cutting moves. Don't worry though Stamps fans. They will be picked up soon by some other CFL club.

In other CFL News, as we approach Labour Day. the Montreal Alouettes put SB/K Dave Stala on I.R. for an indefinite period with a broken foot.

Week 10 - Labour Day Picks:
Winnipeg OVER Saskatchewan by 1
B.C. Lions OVER Montreal by 6
Hamilton OVER Toronto by 4
Edmonton OVER Calgary by 3" Moose Salzer

Tues, Aug 14 07 "Week Seven Scores! Great CFL Father and son Teams Neil and Jessie Lumsden! Week eight and week 9 Picks!" Rich Salzer

Week Seven Scores:
Montreal 30, Calgary 18
Saskatchewan 24, Toronto 13
Winnipeg 22, B.C. 21
Edmonton 19, Hamilton 17

CFL Standings:
1) B.C. Lions , 5-2-0
2) Saskatchewan, 5-2-0
3) Winnipeg, 4-2-1
4) Montreal, 4-3-0
5) Edmonton, 3-3-1
6) Calgary, 3-4-0
7) Toronto, 2-5-0
8) Hamilton, 1-6-0

Neil Lumsden.
FB, Edmonton Eskimos / Toronto Argonauts / Hamilton Tiger-Cats career Stats: 947 - 5,534 - 51 TDs, 212 pts on placekicks and 40 yard avg. on punts. CIAU: Helped the Ottawa Garnet and Grey (G - G's) win the 1975 Vanier Cup. CFL Most Outstanding Rookie <Tied with B.C.'s John Sciarra> in 1976. Played in three straight Grey Cup winners with Edmonton Eskimos on team that went to six Grey Cups in a row, 1977-82, still a CFL record. Most Outstanding Canadian in the 1981 Grey Cup, 26-23 win over Ottawa in Ottawa. Nine touches for 93 yards, 1 TD on two yard carry. 10 Pro CFL seasons. Now to his son,

Jessie Lumsden.
RB, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 6th round Canadian Football Draft in 2005. Last cut by the Seattle Seahawks in 2005, last cut by NFL-Washington in 2006. Three seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Stats so far: 193 - 1,457 - 4 TDs. Hec Crighton Winner in CIAU for McMaster Marauders. All-time CIS leading rusher with 4,328 yards, (Also OUA career leader) 24 TDs. Jessie is playing great and is currently third in the CFL in rushing but has a long way to got to catching his dad, a CFL Hall of Famer and one of the best Eskimos of all-time.

Week Eight Picks,
Calgary OVER B.C., Edmonton OVER Saskatchewan

Week Nine Picks,
Winnipeg OVER Toronto, Montreal OVER Hamilton" Moose Salzer

Thurs, Aug 9 07 "CFL - USA Report! Joe at College Hall of Fame! Scores from Week Six! Week 7 picks!" Moose Salzer

Week Six Scores:
Calgary 34, Edmonton 32
Hamilton 43, Winnipeg 22
Saskatchewan 21, B.C. 9
Montreal 29, Toronto 27

Game Balls:
1) Kerry Joseph, QB-RB, Saskatchewan
2) Sandro DeAngelis, K, Calgary
3) Randy Chevrier, DLm, Calgary
4) Anthony Calvillo, QB, Montreal
5) Wes Cates, RB, Saskatchewan

Congratulations to Anthony Calvillo, pivot of the Montreal Alouettes for getting to 50,000+ career CFL yards. He is only the fourth CFL and eighth overall Pro QB to do it. His career Stats will be featured when Rich puts it in this column next week. Career Stats for Hamilton's young backup pivot

Timmy Chang:
Passing:
2006  Rhein - NFL E        89-50 - 659 - 2 - 2
2006 Philadelphia - NFL    0 - 0 -    0 - 0 - 0
2007 Hamilton - CFL       37-19 - 286 - 2 - 2 

Jarrett Payton's career Stats:
2004 Tennessee - NFL  On Practice Squad - Did not play
2005 Amsterdam - NFL E  132 - 578 - 3.9 - 7
2005 Tennessee - NFL          0 -    0 -    0 - 0
2006 Tennessee - NFL          0 -    0 -    0 - 0
2007 Montreal - CFL           28 - 141 - 5.0 - 1

Problems and Injuries for some CFL clubs, and some good trades so far: Saskatchewan - The trade for Wes Cates and Rob Lazeo (who went to Calgary - has helped both clubs out well - so far.

Hamilton - Jason Maas, with Timmy Chang, the NCAA's all-time leading passer breathing down his neck, caused the ex-Edmonton two-time Grey Cup winner to break out with a bang this past weekend as the Ti-Cats had a season high of 43 points. I still believe, as does Rich that Hamilton will make the playoffs. Montreal has had some Offensive problems, here and there this year, but QB Anthony Calvillo has topped 50,000+ yards and could probably go another 3 yrs.

B.C. Lions - The defending Champ Leos have had QB injury problems but with Buck Pierce, who broke all of ex-Calgary, N.Y. Giants, Miami and Philadelphia pivot (1974-84), Joe Pisarcik's records at Mexico St. University, coming back they should keep the pressure on Saskatchewan in the West. B.C also has Defensive studs like Otis Floyd out which has caused the team to look very mortal the last few weeks.

Game Seven Picks.
Montreal OVER Calgary
Saskatchewan OVER Toronto
B.C. OVER Winnipeg
Hamilton - Edmonton <Tie>" Moose Salzer

Wed, Aug 1 07 "Week Five Results! Week Six Fearless Picks!" Moose Salzer

Week 5 Scores:
Montreal 26, Toronto 13
Winnipeg 36, Hamilton 18
Saskatchewan 54, Edmonton 14
B.C. Lions 32, Calgary 27

Being in the Media Centre in New Orlean on Saturday at the N.O. Arena for ArenaBowl XXI, I was the only one who had his ear glued to the CFL, Saskatchewan v. Edmonton. What a blowout. I am starting to see why Roughriders Coach Kent  Austin is using inconsistent Kerry Joseph at the starter and Marcus Crandell as the number 2. Yesterday for example Joseph was platooned with just 15 passes (he went 11 for 15) and did mostly handoffs and runs himself. Joseph is a serious running threat and when not turning over the ball, he can be an effective ball-control QB. Marcus is the pure passer and I still think has one Grey Cup win left in him.

Then I still think Kurt Warner has either one more ArenaBowl or Super Bowl in him too. Winners never quit and Quitters never win. It's as simple as that. Austin, Crandell and Warner are winners. Enough said. The Argos and Hamilton will continue to struggle for awhile.

Week Six Picks:
Montreal OVER Toronto
Hamilton and Winnipeg - <Tie>
B.C. and Saskatchewan - <Tie>
Calgary OVER Edmonton" Moose Salzer

Updated Wed, July 25 07 "Moose's team by team CFL previews below! CFL - USA Friends Report! Week 4 Review! Week 5 Picks!" Moose

Week 4 Scores:
Calgary 33, Toronto 10
Edmonton 21, Saskatchewan 20
B.C. Lions 22,  Hamilton 18
Winnipeg 20, Montreal 18

Former VHSL Coach and CFL player Joe Langston, r.i.p, here in Virginia. Former I.C. Norcom Football and Track Coach Joe Langston died last week Tuesday at age 66.5. Langston had been ill for some time. Langston lead the Greyhounds to the VHSL Div. 5 St. AAA Football Championship with the likes of ex-Norfolk Af2 player Jay Clarke back in 1993. He last played in the CFL for Montreal on their 1970 Grey Cup Championship team, lead by Coach Sam 'The Rifle' Echeverry and QB Sonny Wade, the CFL's most underrated QB of all-time. Wade QB'd Montreal to 5 Grey Cup appearances in the 1970's, winning three.

Most Improved QBs in the last couple years has to Winnipeg's Kevin Glenn and Calgary's Henry 'Hank' Burris. Both played very well in their respective teams wins this past weekend. But on the other side of the coin, as was discussed at 1:30 - 1:45 a.m. with host Gabriel Morency on the Sports Rage After Hours show, Channel 186, Toronto Sirius Radio, Damon Allen is through.  Don't let that TD-on-the-last-play Jazz fool ya. Not even in Utah Jazz country.

The Argos I can't figure out. I agree that 5-yr. NFL vet Mike McMahon should be the starter at pivot since Mike Bishop is hurt. Rookie CIS WR Brad Smith is the son of former Commissioner Larry Smith, who is now Montreal G.M./V.P. Toronto is really slumming at RB with 0that bum J. White (#6) who sucks and I  don't know why RB John Avery, who all but won the Argos that Grey Cup in '04 is still not active. Is Pinball now a pinhead? Virginia's Charles Roberts was a killer down the stretch in Montreal with his great running and pass catching. He even attempts to block at 5'6", 171 lbs. What a player!

New updated CFL passing stats:
Milestones - Anthony Calvillo now third in CFL history with 52,000+ yds. Danny McManus and Ron Lancaster still ahead. Toronto LB Mike O'Shea the former Detroit Lion, Hamilton Tiger-Cat is now in his 15th Pro season and has well over 1,090 tackles. Third most in CFL history to Alondra Johnson and the great Willie Pless, who was also a very good short yardage FB/TE. Pless is already in the CFL Hall of Fame and O'Shea is a few years away from that as well!

Game Balls in the CFL this week:
1) Kevin Glenn, QB, Winnipeg
2) Henry Burris, QB, Calgary
3) Markus Howell, KR/WR, Calgary
4) Craig Dickenson, Special Teams Coach, Calgary
5) B.C. Lions QB Buck Pierce

Week 5 Picks:
Montreal OVER Toronto (who should keep starting Mike McMahon, who is rusty)
Hamilton <Tie> Winnipeg
Saskatchewan OVER Edmonton
Calgary OVER B.C. Lions.

CFL 99th Season Preview - Calgary (Or Montreal!) All the Way!" Moose Salzer
"Note some player movements may have happened since Moose wrote this a couple of week ago." Myk Aussie

1) Calgary Stampeders, 74th year. Won five Grey Cups, played in eight. Coach: Tom Higgins. QBs: Henry Burris, Akili Smith, Stephan LeFors. Other Key Players: Brett Ralph, WR, Sandro DeAngelis, K, Wes Lysack, S, Gilles Lezi, FB, Brian Clark, Scott Coe and Cornie Anthony and Brandi N. Harris of Virginia Beach's friend.

Outlook and look back to last year; Henry Burris may have imploded in the playoffs to Saskatchewan, whom he used to play for but no way will it happen again. With a great Receiving corps of 7-yr., NFL vet Marc Boerigter, who left after this team won it's last Grey Cup, in '01, joined by Nik Lewis, who is the second best PR in the League after Toronto's Bashir Levingston,  - Ryan Thelwell, Markus Howell, Ken- Yon Rambo and Elijah Thurmon, the Stamps will lead the Western Conference in passing by default! Not even the Defending Champ B.C. Lions have a better group of Receivers.

The running game is lead by the Offencive Line of: Cheater Jay McNeil, the dirtiest player in the league, Jeff Pilon John Comiskey and Derek Armstrong. The RBs will again be after last year's shocking release of 'Tigerman' Tony Stallings, Wes Cates, a great backup and special teams player and no worse than the league's second best, Joffrey Reynolds, who first got his feet wet in the Pros with that spring 'AAA' league that is no more, NFL Europa (Frankfurt).

The Defence is lead by the line, minus the recently retired Sheldon Napastuk, and now without ex-Baltimore Stallion Demetrius Maxie; Miguel Robede, Keron Williams, Randy Chevrier (Barcelona, '01). The linebacking corps is the best in the CFL by far! Brandon Haw, Shannon James, Lysack, who may be the best S in the CFL West and Walt Spencer, number #46 (Keep that in mind when studying this team's Defence. The Special Teams has a great couple of returnmen in Cates, who is also the 'gunner' and Nik Lewis. The K Sandro DeAngelis IS the 'Best in the West. Period. Getting Jaden Volchoff from Af2 Birmingham for the OL could help also. Prediction: Only a complete collapse can keep Higgins from winning his second Grey Cup, in Alberta with his second Pro team. They should win at least 11 or 12 games, but will struggle, as always when they face Saskatchewan in the playoffs. This time they win, especially if the Roughriders don't have ex-Calgary Grey Cup magnet Marcus Crandell in the Lineup. 95th Grey Cup Winner Over Montreal or Hamilton.

2) Montreal Alouettes, 55th season (includes 1994-95 as Baltimore Stallions), Six Grey Cup wins {Baltimore '95]. G.M. / Coach, ex-Stallion Jim Popp. QBs: Anthony Calvillo [who just hit 50,000+ career yds, moving into 14th place all-time behind John Elway of Denver-NFL), Marcus Brady, (Jessie 'The Batchelor/Body' Palmer, the wimp retired, the quitter!), Eric Crouch.

Other Key players: K Damon Duval, RBs Avon (not Este Lauder!) Cobourne [Cologne '04] and All-time Great Walt Payton's son Jarrett, Centre Brian Chiu, Hawai'i's DL Nwerken 'Tony' Akpan, CB Lamont Brightful, SBs Ben Cahoon and Dave Stala, who can also play K/QB/RB and S Etiene Boulay. Retirements, retirements, retirements. First RB Eric LaPointe. Then WR Sylvain Girard and then DL Ed Philion (Two Grey Cups and won NFLE Championship, '98 with Rhein). Then the spoiled Canadian QB-quitter, Palmer, the wimp. Offence will rally around Payton (Amsterdam's Champ '05 team MVP) and QB Calvillo, Receiver Cahoon and Cobourne. If they don't suffer any injuries on that great Offencive Line (Luke Fritz, Jaden Volchoff, of Af2 Birmingham?, Uzooma Okeke, Paul Lambert, Scott Flory and Chiu), the running game should dominate the East! Robert Edwards, FB Mike Villmek and washout Dahrran Diedrick are still around too. Whoever carries the ball will be blessed by the best Offencive Line in the East. With the fastest (but injury-prone) WR Girard, another francofone retired, the depth is thin and Cahoon started to slip last year. An area of concern.

With big Ed Philion gone at DL, Sometime TE / Defencive League MVP Anwar Stewart gets help form former University of Hawai'i Warrior kane basketball player/DE Akpan, born in Nigeria. The Tackles w