SCRUFFY’S NEW YEARS THIS ‘N THAT
2017 is upon us. 2016 wasn’t the greatest, so let’s hope for a better 2017. Here are a list of wishes for the upcoming year
FOR DARIAN DURANT – Stay or go, the Saskatchewan Roughriders will live on without you like they have without the likes of Dressler, Chick, Jurasin, Austin and many others over the years. May you stay in Rider colours for a few more years, and you may stay employed by the organization in some capacity once your days are over.
FOR THE REGINA PATS – That you get to see what Windsor, Ontario is like in the month of May, and that plans for what is expected to be a tremendous 100th Memorial Cup move forward
FOR NOAH PICTON – A repeat of 2016 and the hope that someone in the CFL starts to do something about the Canadian quarterback in the Canadian game. Time is running out.
FOR STEVE BRYCE – No sophomore jinx
FOR THE CALGARY STAMPEDERS – A seven win season. Sorry Marc Mueller!
FOR CFL FANS – A game we can watch and enjoy again. Your game is broken and it shouldn’t be. Please make the appropriate fixes! The fact we are a month into the off-season, and there has been very little from you makes me wonder.
FOR HENRY BURRIS – That you’re days in the CFL are over. Do a Peyton Manning and go out on top. There is nothing left for you to do. Unless of course, you wanted to apply to be commissioner because well you know.
FOR THE U OF R COUGARS WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM – A 2nd national championship. Yes, it would mean I would have to tone down the grief I give to Dave Taylor, but I am willing to make that sacrifice…………………….for a while!
FOR THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – An offensive line. Ben Heenan, are you sure you don’t want to give Pete Carroll a call? C’mon! I’m guessing Big Ben is better right now after not having played all year than the stiffs masquerading as o-linemen for that team right now.
FOR EDMONTON OILERS FANS – That in its first year of existence, Rogers Place does what Rexall Place didn’t do in its last years. That is play host to a playoff game. This just might happen and may prompt a 3rd visit to that facility in the spring.
FOR TSN – To please realize that you don’t need to put the same program on 4 of your 5 channels. Love the 5 channels, but the same thing doesn’t have to be on all of them. You could also refresh the CFL panel a little bit in the off-season. Keep the guys you have for Friday Night Football and bring in new blood for weekend or Thursday games.
FOR TIM AND SID – To be replaced by Jackie Redmond!!
FOR HIGH IMPACT WRESTLER ALEXANDER PRIME – That you find an opportunity to take your game to the next level. If it happens, you could see the kid on NXT within the next couple of years. He is a talent in the making. So is fellow HIW wrestler Mike McSugar, but in a completely different way. The “man” is quite amusing when he wants to be.
FOR THE CHICAGO CUBS – A repeat performance from 2016, but please let’s not take it to extra innings in Game 7 of the World Series. That was almost too much for this blogger to take.
FOR THE REGINA THUNDER – To find a way back to the PFC Final. It has been three years in a row the team has been tripped up in the semis. More games at Leibel Field would be nice too.
FOR REGINA DRIVERS – That many of you discover what your signal light is for!
FOR READERS OF THIS AND THAT – A Happy 2017! Thanks for reading, and that includes all members of the Anonymous family.
Tim and Sid hahahahahaha
How bout some thoughts from Arash Madani on the lack of a sellout for the Centennial Classic? He knows where his bread is buttered and there's no way he's going to bash something his employer is keying on to bring in many viewers (and subsequent advertising dollars). No, he'll stick to going after the CFL which Rogers actively and freely voices disdain towards. Obviously Rod isn't going to throw his buddy Arash under the bus for the double standard. But Scruffy, you and Meyers should call this nonsense out. Any bad press from the NHL and NFL is all ignored… Read more »
The RIDERS will be lucky if they win 7 games in the next 2 years
Spengler Cup, Davos, Switzerland,
>>>>>>> Go Canada Go<<<<<<<
PS, no square Lada/Skoda cars on display in the corners, why? It's not Spengler Cup without the cars.
Ben Scrivins HC Dinamo Minsk goaltender, since when?
I honestly appreciate the passion Mitch has for CIS football and support for Candian quarterbacks. We have heard the argument for Orban, Mueller, and now Picton. The fact remains, most if not all CIS qb's simply aren't good enough to make the next level. Imagine the uproar if the Riders signed a 5'7 160 pound quarterback! Look at a player like Nic Demski at a different position. He was a unreal in college football but has had a tough time adjusting to the jump. So we want to make a stipulation for Canadians to enter at the most important position… Read more »
✔✔✔✔ Happy New Year ✔✔✔✔
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Mr. Mitchell Blair
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To one and all a renewed 2017 year!
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I echo your Calgary wish!
Thirty years ago today…
Never forget.
"FOR THE CALGARY STAMPEDERS – A seven win season. Sorry Marc Mueller!"
Yeah. Good luck with that. 🙂
FOR TSN – To please realize that you don't need to put the same program on 4 of your 5 channels.
I'll second that.
Rod, u used to advertise " blogging the 306 ". Appears now with all the Pats talk it's "blogging the city of Regina ". How about a mention of the other junior teams. Not that I care as I only come for Rider news. Just a little suggesion.
Go Riders and "how about them Cowboys "
FOR SCRUFFY – to learn the difference between channels and regions. Important that an apparent media guy understands this.
TV in heaven for me would be Natasha S from TSN and Jackie Redmond doing sports with Tiffany Lizee doing weather. WOOHOO!
Sorry Guberson's Yorkton, but Arash hung up his tweet machine while enjoying his winter vacation.
If you are criticizing the difference between channels and regions, you have some serious issues. You should maybe sit back and do some re-evaluation there cowboy.
Anon: "If you are criticizing the difference between channels and regions, you have some serious issues." The anon above you wasn't criticizing the difference between channels; he was criticizing Scruffy's lack of knowledge on how TSN's regional channels work. Since you seem to also lack said knowledge, here's a small lesson: Each of the 5 TSN channels is actually the "main" TSN channel for different regions in the country (TSN1 is the main channel for Alberta, and I think other Western provinces). In each region the main TSN channel is included in basic cable TV packages – you have to… Read more »
Sorry Scruffy, but Ben Heenan can do his thing at New Mosaic with the green and white and not the Seahawks. #SIGNDARIAN
Who is Jackie Redmond?
Can it get anymore sickening than Ferraro and Miller on doing the World Hockey broadcasting mostly when Canada plays. These two yap all night about stats after stats , where the players played , their age, being drafted. Ferraro shows replay after replay even on off sides some times as many as 3 times. He yaps when Miller should be doing the play by play . Miller throws stats out between lines when doing play by play announcing. By far the worse two in hockey and that includes NHL which they do to often.