FRIDAY COMMENTARY – WHERE THE ACTION IS
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TODAY WE PRESENT A MIXED BAG OF THOUGHTS ON THE LAST FRIDAY OF THE CFL SEASON …
FOR THOSE CLAMOURING FOR MORE HOCKEY ON THIS COMMENTARY, YOU’LL GET YOUR WISH SOON. BUT YOU’D BE BEST SERVED TO GET ON BOARD WITH CANADA’S BIGGEST SPORTING EVENT, WHICH IS THE 108TH GREY CUP TO BE PLAYED SUNDAY IN HAMILTON.
LIKE THE CFL ITSELF, THIS ONE IS ZANY. THE BETTING LINES ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE DEPENDING ON WHICH GAMBLING OUTLET YOU PREFER, BUT THEY ALL FAVOUR WINNIPEG TO BEAT HAMILTON. THE ONLY QUESTION IS BY HOW MUCH.
I OPENED THE WEEK BY SAYING BOMBERS BY 7, AND WILL CLOSE THE WEEK SAYING THE SAME.
AS A RANDOM ASIDE, THE VETERAN ANDRE PROULX HAS BEEN NAMED THE HEAD REF FOR SUNDAY’S CFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
(CAN’T HELP BUT NOTICE REFEREE TOM VALLESI DIDN’T DO ANOTHER RIDER GAME AFTER HIS OPEN MIC GAFFE LATE IN THE YEAR).
NOW TO THE HOCKEY. OILER FANS ARE SO ON PINS AND NEEDLES WITH THE CLUB’S CURRENT FOUR GAME LOSING STREAK THAT THEY DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
BUT IT SAYS HERE THEY’RE FAIRLY FIRMLY IN A PLAYOFF SPOT AND HAVE THE MOST TALENT IN THE PACIFIC DIVISION. THEY GOT OFF TO THE BEST START IN FRANCHISE HISTORY, AND TWO OF THEIR TOP PLAYERS (MIKE SMITH AND DUNCAN KEITH) ARE CURRENTLY INJURING.
THIS IS CALLED A SWOON. NOBODY GOES 82-0.
SIT TIGHT AND ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES.
AND FINALLY, YOU MAY NEED TO GET USED TO SOME COLLEGE FOOTBALL COVERAGE HERE ON THE COMMENTARY.
I MEAN, WHY NOT?
THERE ARE LITERALLY DOZENS OF BOWL GAMES HERE IN FLORIDA AND I’VE GOT MY EYE ON A FEW INCLUDING THE ORANGE BOWL ON NEW YEAR’S EVE IN MIAMI, A NATIONAL SEMIFINAL BETWEEN MICHIGAN AND GEORGIA.
WE WANTED TO TAKE THE ROD PEDERSEN SHOW WHERE THE ACTION IS.
WE’VE FOUND IT.
THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY
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