Short answer.
Als have an easier second half (3x Ott 2x Tor), in fact they haven't reached their second half they have 9 games left.... But Edmonton is starting to play better with 8 games left.
I believe Edm will squeeze this one out.
Week 14 both teams tied, week 15 Edm leads by 1 game. They can chase the Cup from there.
If there was a full 18 game schedule then there would be enough time for one of the Alberta teams to get hot down the stretch. But with only 14 games that time is running out. Montreal Edmonton and Calgary may all have 2 wins each but Montreal has a game in hand on the Elks and TWO on the Stamps. Furthermore Edmonton without Harris is clearly not the same team (although one could argue that Calgary is actually better with Maier).
At the beginning of the season I predicted that there would be no x-over and right now the x-over is looking less and less likely. Montreal has a better chance of finishing first in the east than they do of missing the playoffs to a western team.
I think (and hope) because of Montrealâs relatively easy schedule, and the fact that they havenât gotten into any rhythm having had two bye- weeks already, that they will land in 2nd or third with enough points. Toronto as well.
Sorry Brutus. I wasnât impling Tor is an easy team I was simply stating Alâs have an easier second half. I couldâve displayed Elks games to make my point but didnât.
So I will now, you can judge
Elks 2x Wpg
Elks 2x Saskatchewan
Elks vs Ham
Elks vs BC
And yes the Argoâs have the Bombers by their nuggets yearly.
Things are getting really tight around that 3 spot in the East.
Right now Montreal is all alone in the cat bird seat with 6 points. Toronto and Hamilton are both barely ahead of them with 8 points, while Ottawa is barely behind them at 4 points.
Calgary is the fourth place West team, and they are tied with Montreal at 6 points. #3 BC has 8 points, while #5 Edmonton has 4 points.
Edmonton is the only team in the West that's played 7 games instead of 8, while Hamilton is the only team in the East that's played 8 games instead of 7.
I canât imagine the mass Seppuku that would be going on in the Ti-Cat room if the x-over knocked Hamilton out of the playoffs during their anointed Grey Cup year. :S
To assert that the Als are âalone atop the divisionâ when the Argos have identical records implies that you are instituting tiebreakers. By that same token you cannot ignore tiebreakers when you state that they were tied with Ottawa a month ago. Indeed they would have held tiebreak over the Redblacks even then with their 51-29 win in Ottawa putting the Als alone in 3rd place.
Thatâs okay. After a few beers I get carried away too. Sometimes the words come out wrong pickles keyboard ardvaark.
Iâm going to predict that after Winnipeg beats BC (badly⌠again) and Hamilton beats Ottawa (they BETTER), the crossover possibility will greatly diminish. Also, to increase game day sales for the next Toronto home game against BC, management plans to give away free inflatable sex dolls (the ones from the dollar store) emblazoned with the team logo to all walk up ticket purchasers. That way if the Argos lay yet ANOTHER EGG⌠at least some their totally screwed over fans will be able to return the favor.
Walk up customers ? In Toronto ? Seriously ? Didnât know that existed .
Well if theyâre Dollar Store bought a $20.00 dollar bill will probably take care of things and the team will get change back on top of it as well as a few leftover inflatables .