Courtesy of Sportsology.com and The 20-Yard End Zone By Footloose It was an interesting week in the CFL. Things started Thursday night in Winnipeg on Milt Stegall Night. After a lightning delay of more than two hours, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers stormed out of the gate and took a 34-0 halftime lead on the Hamilton … Continue reading Delays, Controversy and a Winner
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A Look Back at the Redblacks Inaugural Season
By: Santino Filoso Before closing the books on the Redblacks 2014 season, it's worth one final look back at how they got to their league worst 2-16 record and why they'll be drafting 1st overall in May. Game #1: 36-28 loss to Winnipeg After exploding for 21 points in the 1st quarter, the Redblacks’ offense bogged … Continue reading A Look Back at the Redblacks Inaugural Season
Redblacks Recap: Ottawa goes out with a whimper
By: Santino Filoso On Friday night, the Redblacks inaugural season game to an end in the soulless stadium once known as Sky Dome. An Ottawa team playing for nothing but pride took on an Argos squad fighting for their playoff lives in front of the biggest home crowd of the year (roughly 19,000) and two dozen members … Continue reading Redblacks Recap: Ottawa goes out with a whimper
Redblacks Recap: Ottawa Implodes as Ticats Claw Out Win
By: Santino Filoso On a cold, windy, Halloween night, the Ticats rolled into town for the Redblacks final home game of the season. As has come to be expected, R-Nation packed TD Place, selling it out for the 9th straight time and proving once and for all that Ottawa IS a football town. Though the home … Continue reading Redblacks Recap: Ottawa Implodes as Ticats Claw Out Win
Redblacks Recap: Ottawa Wins Even if the Redblacks Lose
By: Santino Filoso On an emotional Friday night, and on the first big gathering since Wednesday’s shooting, Ottawa came together as a community to begin healing through the power of sports. The Redblacks played an inspired game, buoyed by the energy and emotion of an 8th straight sell out crowd at TD Place but unfortunately still … Continue reading Redblacks Recap: Ottawa Wins Even if the Redblacks Lose
Redblacks Recap: Steel Town Frowns
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
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
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
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