10
SCOOPS
ISSUE
2
1996
SOOD
a'
CitMDMH
FOOTBtl
I
tell
you
sports
fans
this
is
a
difficult
subject
to
talk
about.
The
CFL
is
a
league
constantly
going
through
turmoil.
It
wouldn't
be
a
typical
season
if
2
teams
weren't
threatening
to
fold
or
go
bankrupt.
Now
Scoops
here
loves
the
CFL
game,
but
the
league
is
a
joke
and
I
hate
to
say
that
but
it's
true.
Back
in
the
70'
and
80's
the
CFL
was
huge
here
in
Canada.
I
can
remember
following
it
religiously,
I
knew
the
players
and
I
followed
every
game.
Now,
even
ol'
Scoops
barely
knows
the
scoop!
The
1996-97
season
has
held
true
to
form,
Ottawa
(Scoops
favorite
team!)
was
really
close
to
folding,
the
B
.C,
Lions
had
to
get
the
league
to
help
pay
their
players
on
payday
and
Matt
Dunigan
got
hurt
after
two
games
into
the
season,
but
may
be
back
for
playoffs!
Montreal
fans
could
care
less,
same
with
B.C.
The
only
fans
that
care
are
in
Saskatchewan,
but
what
else
is
there
to
do
in
Regina?
I
miss
that
one
fan
that
had
the
flame
thrower
on
his
head,
that's
CFL!
In
a
9
team
league
we
have
two
teams
called
the
Roughriders
(the
eastern
Roughies
are
the
best).
And
only
in
the
CFL
can
you
have
a
record
of
3-12
and
still
be
mathematically
in
the
playoff
hunt.
I
can
remember
Grey
Cup
weekend
always
being
special,
it
was
a
great
party!
You
sit
around,
sip
a
few
suds
and
watch
good
ol'
Canadian
boys
play
football
in
-30
C.
The
football
was
really
scrambly,
but
that
was
the
beauty
of
it.
I
don't
want
to
see
great
plays
executed
in
a
Grey
Cup
game,
I
want
to
see
snow,
ice
and
fumbles!
To
me
that's
the
mystic
of
the
Grey
Cup.
I
think
it
should
always
be
held
in
Regina,
Calgary,
Edmonton
or
Winnipeg,
someplace
COLD!
So
as
it
stands
Calgary
and
Toronto
will
be
in
the
Cup,
but
never
count
out
my
3-10
Roughriders,
Dave
Archer
will
lead
them
to
the
promise
land.
Hey
would
Scoops
lie
to
you?
I
pick
the
winners,
it's
not
like
I
cheer
for
the
Rams
in
the
NFL
or
anything!
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