By: Santino Filoso On a windy Friday night, the Redblacks rolled into Steel Town seeking to play spoiler after being embarrassed last week in BC. Though the defence was once again back in fine form, ultimately a toothless offence and a number of penalties prevented Ottawa from getting its first win on the road. With the … Continue reading Redblacks Recap: Steel Town Frowns
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BC Place, where faint playoff hopes go to die
By: Santino Filoso Riding high after last week's huge home win, the Redblacks headed to Vancouver attempting to do something exceedingly rare in Ottawa’s CFL history, win in BC. Unfortunately with their backs against the wall, they laid a complete egg, coming out flat and getting their ass kicked on both sides of the ball. Pre-Game: … Continue reading BC Place, where faint playoff hopes go to die
46 Redblacks Took the Field Friday Night, You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next…
By: Santino Filoso On a beautiful fall night for football in front of their 7th straight sell-out crowd, the Ottawa Redblacks snapped their 9-game losing streak in dramatic fashion. A strong running game and suffocating defence moved Ottawa’s record to 2-11 on the year, mathematically keeping them in the playoff race for another week. Pre-game: - … Continue reading 46 Redblacks Took the Field Friday Night, You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next…
Poor Play Calling Dooms Redblacks
By: Santino Filoso In their first home game in over a month the Ottawa Redblacks found another way to lose in front of a full house. TD Place was sold out for the 6th straight time but Mike "3rd & 1 Shotgun Run" Gibson’s poor play calling lead directly to the Redblacks' 9th straight loss, dropping … Continue reading Poor Play Calling Dooms Redblacks
#TBT: An Interview with Rohan Marley
By: Santino Filoso In this week’s Throwback Thursday interview we sit down with Rohan Marley, the former Miami Hurricane and son of the late reggae artist Bob Marley. After leading the Hurricanes with 95 tackles in his senior season, Rohan signed with the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1995, playing one season in the CFL. RR: When … Continue reading #TBT: An Interview with Rohan Marley
The Saskatchewan Dresslers Outlast the Redblacks
By: Santino Filoso On a beautiful day for football in Regina, the Redblacks let a golden opportunity to keep pace with the rest of the East slip through their fingers. Ottawa battled hard for the win but ultimately came up short in double overtime, falling to 1-10 on the year. Pre-game: - Head Coach Rick Campbell gets … Continue reading The Saskatchewan Dresslers Outlast the Redblacks
#TBT: An Interview with Mike Abou-Mechrek
By: Santino Filoso Today we sit down with former Ottawa Renegades offensive lineman Mike Abou-Mechrek. Drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1999 and quickly going on to establish himself as a reliable starter throughout his 10 year career, Mike played in Ottawa from 2002-2004 before winning a Grey Cup with Saskatchewan in 2007. RR: You played for the Renegades … Continue reading #TBT: An Interview with Mike Abou-Mechrek
#TBT: An Interview with Matt Kellett
By: Santino Filoso Today we sit down with Regina native, Matt Kellet, the former Ottawa Renegade kicker/punter. Though he was only in Ottawa for a single season, Kellet played in the CFL from 1999-2005 on four different teams (Edmonton, BC, Montreal and Ottawa), playing in the Grey Cup in his hometown with Montreal in 2003. RR: … Continue reading #TBT: An Interview with Matt Kellett
When it rains it pours; Lions Edge the Redblacks
By: Santino Filoso On Friday night the Redblacks welcomed the BC Lions and former Redblacks QB Kevin Glenn to TD Place. Following a painful trend, the Redblacks lost another defensive struggle late in the 4th quarter to move their record to 1-9 on the year. Pre-game: - OSEG continues to do the little things right, honouring … Continue reading When it rains it pours; Lions Edge the Redblacks
Ranking the CFL’s Signature Looks
By: Santino Filoso Sig·na·ture (ˈsignəCHər,-ˌCHo͝or/) noun a person's name written in a distinctive way as a form of identification The CFL in conjunction with Reebok recently released a brand new line of 3rd jerseys. This new "Signature Look" line has been mainly met with scorn and criticism even though they're not all bad. In fact, we here … Continue reading Ranking the CFL’s Signature Looks