CAPITAL GMC: 2013 CFL WEST FINAL PREVIEW
SASKATCHEWAN (12-7) at CALGARY (14-4)
3:30 pm, Sunday, McMahon Stadium
TSN, CKRM Rider Radio Network
Sirius/XM CH 167
RIDERS: Road 5-4, Vs West 7-4
STAMPS: Home 8-1, Vs West 7-3
RIDER OFFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 3RD
QB Darian Durant was 19/23 for 270 yards, 2 TDs and 0 INTs in the WSF last week … Durant also had a team-high 97 rushing yards … RB Kory Sheets tallied 68 yards rushing … WR Taj Smith led in receiving (6/126 yds)
STAMP OFFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 1ST
QB Kevin Glenn was 6th in CFL passing in the reg. season (2710 yds, 18 TDs, 7 INTs) … RB Jon Cornish won the rushing title (1813 yds, 12 TDs) … REC Maurice Price is their leading active receiver (788 yds, 7 TDs) with top SB Marquay McDaniel out with injury … Calgary was #1 in points scored in the regular season and allowed the fewest sacks
RIDER DEFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 3RD
DE Ricky Foley registered the team’s lone sack in the WSF … S Tyron Brackenridge led in tackles (6) … CB Tristan Jackson had the team’s lone forced fumble … Riders were #1 in fewest points against and #3 in CFL sacks
STAMP DEFENSE: RUSH 5TH, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 4TH
DE Charleston Hughes is the CFL sack king (18) … DBs Chris Randle and Jamar Wall led the team in INT (4) … DB Brandon Smith led the club in tackles (60) … Calgary was #2 in points-against and #1 in sacks
RIDER SPEC TEAMS: K Chris Milo was 5/6 on field goals in the WSF … P Ricky Schmitt had a 36.0-yard punting average … Jock Sanders is the club’s KOR and PR leader … LB Craig Butler led the team in ST tackles in the WSF (2)
STAMP SPEC TEAMS: K Rene Parades (54/57) is the league’s most-accurate kicker (94.7) … P Rob Maver is #1 in punting average (45.7) … Larry Taylor leads in KOR and PR yardage … DL Justin Phillips leads the club in ST tackles (20)
INTANGIBLES: The teams tied for the league lead in turnover ratio (+19) … Calgary is #2 in fewest penalties taken while the Riders were #3 … Calgary won the season series 2-1 including wins in both games at McMahon Stadium … Last year the Stampeders won the WSF over Saskatchewan 36-30 in Calgary … The forecast calls for mostly sunshine, a high of minus-6 degrees Celsius and a 20 km/h wind … The Stampeders are favoured by 4.5-points … The referee is Kim Murphy
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Kim Murphy is the ref
There are definitely going to be some cheesy roughing the passer and missed holding calls tomorrow.
Rod, show more pics of the food like last year.
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Pics of food are something the Football Foodie does (the LP's Murray McCormick). Check out his twitter feed. The guy loves his vittles and eats like a King when he is on the road! I trust he always diets once the football season is over, or he would weight about 400 lbs.
I've been in Calgary now for the past week and haven't heard a thing from the Stumps about banning Gainer from the field this year. Are they so worried about the Riders players this time that they forgot about Gainer?? Big Mistake!!
I happen to know some inside information about the game and I am actually switching my prediction.
It reminds me of the time in Dirty Harry when Clint Eastwood says "You say you have a headache hey, well, I'll take care of it for you."
Eastwood pulls out his gun and nails the criminal right in the head with a bullet.
My prediction will nail it too. Stamps 21 – Riders 4.
Y'er Welcome
Obama
American pie, Clint Eastwood, you really are sounding like a blowhard again!
Riders will have more than 7 points before the 1st quarter ends,expert.
You may want to change up your medication.
Obama..are you insane or …..???
You can't be the real "Obama" we all read and bag all the time,say it ain't so.
My prediction. Riders in a romp. 34-10
How bout instead of trying to build suspense, let us all in on this inside info? Cause the way i see it, if the riders can put it in the endzone instead of settling for field goals in the red zone the game is theirs
Cornish to the right , to the left, up the middle, delayed runs, screens will keep the riders bending (who knew Cornish would run the ball that much?). Sheets up the middle for not four yards but six. Second down incomplete. Repeat pattern well onto the fourth quarter and wonder why calgary won.
Nice try cupcake.
Y'er welcome.
Not the real Obama