I do believe the schedule maker had a crystal ball this year. Look at the match ups for the final weekend - Bombers hosting Hamilton, BC hosting Edmonton, Calgary in Saskatchewan and Montreal in Toronto. The only team whose play-off position is set is playing the only team guaranteed to not make the play-offs. Every other game has huge implications. WOW!
It's worked out well, I guess the only way he could have done better is if he had scheduled the Argos for some games agains't junior or CIS teams so they could have had a shot at the playoffs as well.
The Argos do a lot of great work with Toronto area schools, helping out with football programs & such. Maybe they have a secret motivation... Grooming a team of high school kids to strap on the double blue next year & lead them to the Grey Cup!
The games in the last weekend of the season are huge. First place showdown between Calgary and Sask. 2nd place showdown between Hamilton and Winnipeg. 3rd place and maybe crossover showdown between BC and Edmonton.
This weekend and next will be fantastic for all CFL fans.
Do the schedulers actually take such possiblities into consideration when creating the schedule or is it all based on logistics and traditional rivalries such as the the Labour Day clashes?
Considering Toronto and Hamilton have been in the basement with Montreal at the top and there's been parity in the west over recent years then this isn't much of a surprise.
I just hope that nothing major happens this week to ruin any of those games, like the Winnipeg vs. Hamilton game will not mean much if one pulls an upset, and ruins the life and death match the next week.