Grey cup game 2008

Every second of training camp, the regular season, and the playoffs have contributed to both of these teams reaching the goal that every team in the CFL has set at the beginning of the year.

The crowd is louder; the atmosphere feels more electric, and the emotions… that feeling in the pit of your stomach, it seems to lasts just a little bit longer than usual. The anxiety and importance of every play is magnified 10x while being scrutinized by every fan. The players love it because its…. A Stoney Creek, Ont. Anthony Calvillo, who edged out Burris in voting for CFL Most Outstanding Player for the regular season, threw for yards but had no touchdowns and two interceptions.

Montreal led after a quarter, on a field goal from Duval. DeAngelis answered back in the second quarter with a yard field goal to put the Stampeders back on even terms. The Alouettes responded with the first touchdown of the game, a yard scamper by Cobourne. Late in the first half, Burris found Ralph in the corner of the end zone for a yard touchdown to close the gap and give the Stampeders some momentum heading to the locker-room.

In the third quarter, DeAngelis put the Stampeders back on even terms before Duval added a single to regain the lead for the Alouettes. Burris put together a yard drive, including runs of 14 and 29 yards for first downs, leading to the short kick from DeAngelis. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Calvillo was intercecpted by Dwight Anderson as momentum started to swing in favour of the Stampeders. So, as the season is just around the corner, I find myself down to my last chance to put this article out there and have any relevance.

So without further ado, my post Grey Cup review. After Toronto proved through the week that they were deserving hosts once again, hope turned from a good festival to a good game. Unfortunately, it was found that having the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the game can guarantee a great fan atmosphere , but not a well played game.

By all accounts , Toronto served as great hosts for the 95th Grey Cup festival. Not only were there well-attended events, but the city also seemed to have some awareness that they were hosting an important Canadian cultural event. While attendance may have been split between locals and out-of-towners , Toronto put on an event of such scale it could not be ignored.

After a fifteen year absence from Toronto the success of the Grey Cup is another piece of positive news for the Canadian Football League. The CBC was broadcasting their final Grey Cup game for now after a 55 year relationship with the league and put together their best package to exit on. Reviews of their coverage were positive overall , with some notes on the usual CBC failings in focus and personnel. While the CBC did provide an improved production over anything they have done in the past, they still lacked the interesting content.

Their personnel do not have a CFL focus and interest to be able to see stories and find those interesting questions when faced with a less than stellar game. The CBC has provided great coverage of the CFL in the past, but in the last years it has become apparent a dedicated sports channel can provide better coverage from personnel whose focus and expertise is on CFL football. Outside of the of the television coverage of the game itself, the festival week and the game were covered well by media outlets before and after the game.