The favorite passtime of Saskatchewanians

Is bitching about the Riders...so here goes part three of the ongoing series "Me bitching about the Riders":
Ok, they beat the almighty living shit out of Hamilton...but keep it real...IT'S HAMILTON!!!!! Not exactly the New England Patriots here.
I hope the guys noticed how when they threw blocks downfield, good things happened...KK 80 yards later, Matt Dominguez turning a hook into a 30+ yard TD...you see, I kinda know what I'm talking about...
Of the stretch of fourgames against Hamilton and Winnipeg that they are currently in is not swept, they're fucked. They have shown the continuing tendency to play good enough to raise Rider Nation's hopes, then shit the bed hard when it matters most. I think most Rider fans are becoming 'cautiously optimistic'. Not me, I am pleasantly pessimistic. Don't get me wrong, I would love nothing better then them to win out the rest of the season, but this team has only been consistant in one thing; dissapointment. Kenton Keith, keep up games like that against teams that know how to tackle (sorry Ronnie, but it's true, your boys were shredded like wet toilet paper), and I'll take you off the shit list (and if you play your cards right, you may get off the police blotter too!). For the love of God, if I hear people calling for Rocky Butler to start, I will snap. Although QB controversy is a way of life in the bald prairies, I would like to remind y'all that:
-Rocky Butler, although talented, has not won a start in his CFL career/
-Rocky Butler, although a nice guy, threw his first TD pass in FOUR YEARS last game.
-Rocky Butler, although an accomplished Krav Maga martial artist, only lit up Hamilton, the Arizona Cardinals of this years CFL season.
It's shit or get off the pot time for this team, and after last game something is moving, we'll soon find out if they're shitting, or if it's just farts.

More Rider Reflections

As no one from the Riders orginization is brave enough to reply, I will just continue complaining about them.
More points:
-Can the CFL please fire that Proulx guy...worst ref in the history of the league. And thats not even hyperbole, I truely mean it.
-How come on every Riders game on TV, the pre-game, and half time shows consist of
a-what the Toronto Argonauts have done
b-everything to know about the family of the cousin of the new guy on the other team
c-two or three jokes about Regina being:
i-small
ii-shitty
iii-stupid
-Can Chris Walby please get a transfer to the CBC Sports coverage of figure skating. Think about it...man that would be great.
-Can Shaun Millington please be recycled into Soylent Green?
-Thank you Danny Barrett for listening to me and abolishing the block-less hitch pass. Boo to Barett for replacing it with the old "favorite" shotgun draw. God I hate the shotgun draw.
-He doesn't have the numbers, but Matt Dominguez is the best reciever in the CFL. Period.
-Gene Makowsky is the best offensive lineman in the CFL. Period.
-Charles Thomas is the worst offensive line man in the CFL. Ever.
-Please get a good punter, even for a year or two until Luca Congi's punting skills can catch up to his place kicking skills. The punter can have Charles Thomas's spot.
-How come in the last game Edmonton was allowed to tackle our recievers before the ball gets there? See the first point make in this entry I suppose.
-What sort of nickname can I give the Riders D? Something like origami, because they fold so well, etc etc etc....submit entries in comments section.
That's it for now.

An Open Letter to the Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club

Dear Riders:
What the hell? I don't pretend to be a football guy other than a fan, but there are some things that I don't understand:
1. What's the deal with the sucking? I mean players that suck here go elsewhere and light up the league (see Thurmon, Elijah; McCallum, Paul), and players we bring in do OK, but nothing compared to what they did before (see Dispersal Draft, Ottawa Renegades).
2. What's up with the hitch pass? It never works. I know you see it work when other teams use it, but it will never work for you. You know why? Watch. Carefully. Next time another team has a successful hitch pass. You see the recievers that don't have the ball? See how they get the defenders out of the way of the guy with the ball? That's called blocking.
3. How is Kenton Keith still on the team. Is it really worth his 3 10+ yard plays for the other 13 times he gets negative yards? Besides that he is cancer in the locker room.
4. Hey defence, remember when you were dominant? I don't.
5. Furthermore defence, forget the zone defence. It never works. Our personnel are suited to man coverage.
6. Can you please go kidnap Jon Ryan from Green Bay. His mom misses him, and we need a punter.
7. Why is Charles Thomas still around? His nickname has been "Turnstile Thomas" for the last four years for a reason. Play Matt O'Meara, he's young, talented, and canadian, so that would free up an american roster sport where we are hurting, namely punter and defence.
8. Why do you shit the bed every big game?

Any representitives from the SRFC feel free to reply to me in the comment board. Or better, start winning more games than you lose.

Back in Black

Back to blogging again. Living in a small town is not too bad, I do miss the conveniences of the city, and it's strange not knowing anyone closer than a one hour drive away, but what the hell. No major complaints. Except the Riders. God I hate them. Why do I keep coming back? All they do is suck like an electrolux. Ahhh....why wasn't I an Alouette fan? More to come after the game that is on right now is over.