Candian Football: The Grey Cup

The Grey Cup is the name of both the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy (Cup)  that is awarded to the victorious team (The Grey Cup Winners). The Cup was donated in 1909 by the then Governor General of Canada, Lord Earl Grey. The cup was to be recognized to the top amateur rugby football team in Canada. At this time Canadian rugby had become extremely different from the rugby union football from which it originated. The Cup, over time, became the  property of the Canadian Football League, which is known as the CFL. The CFL had evolved and become a professional league that played Canadian football. The university football teams compete now for the Vanier Cup. Recent changes in the league have brought about the consideration of changing the name of the Grey cup to the name of the current years corporate sponsor. Traditionalists of the CFL have openly objected the idea, stating that the Canadian Football league should not trade a historical and national treasure for shore term leage profit. So far the cup hasn’t been renamed!

As I mentioned earlier the cup was first used in 1909. Below I have listed every fifth grey cup winner from 1909 up until this year, 2005.  Read more... (452 words, estimated 1:48 mins reading time)

August 27th, 2010 by admin
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Fan Centered Football

If the pass was thrown for 98 yards and received in the end zone but no one saw it, would it be a touchdown? If you had a stadium with highly trained players, referees, equipment and played all 4 quarters, but no one was in the stands, would it be a real game? Although fans are not required by any sort of rule it is an unwritten understanding that the game, its players and its paradigm exist for one and only one person: the fan. Understanding football as a fan based sport, the National Football League has done a series of innovative decision-making to help attract more fans and sustain the game.

Rule changes

In 1974 when Monday night football became all the rage, one thing was certain – more fans than ever were watching football. After the initial craze started by Monday night games began to show lackluster ratings, the head office began to ask what was wrong. The games seemed slow to fans and sometimes unintelligible. Too many games were built on defense, running games and complicated plays on the field that netted a steady flow of small yardage, but no big plays. In order to combat the slow-moving side of football, The NFL rushing ushered in innovative rule changes which favored passing, limited timeouts and time between plays and sped up the game. This use of structure to influence speed kept fans watching TV and filling the seats.

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August 12th, 2010 by admin
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Montreal Alouettes VS Hamilton Tiger-Cats live Stream Canadian Football League on your PC

Montreal Alouettes VS Hamilton Tiger-Cats  live Stream Canadian Football League on your PC

Watch Montreal Alouettes VS Hamilton Tiger-Cats live exclusive Week 4 of The Canadian Football League 2010 matches in our online TV.The match will start on 22 July at 7:30 pm ET. Click & enjoy the evrery moments live broadcast on Live CFL TV.

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Watch Montreal Alouettes VS Hamilton Tiger-Cats live exclusive Week 4 of The Canadian Football League 2010 matches in our online TV.The match will start on 22 July at 7:30 pm ET. Click & enjoy the evrery moments live broadcast on Live CFL TV.

Match Details:
Match: Hamilton VS Montreal
Tournament: CFL Week 4
Date: 22 July 2010
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Live/Repeat: Live

So don’t delay your time to watch this The Canadian Football 2010 Week 4 between Hamilton Tiger-Cats VS Montreal Alouettes live online in the The CFL live streaming TV link. Just click the link enjoy Toronto Argonauts VS Calgary Stampeders and every game of CFL live stream on your PC.

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July 28th, 2010 by admin
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Passes and Plays in College Football

College recruiting involves many sports, among them college football. College football is a popular sport in the USA. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the opposing team’s end zone. The winner is the team with the most points when the time expires.  High school students trying out in college football recruiting need to have a thorough graps of the game if they are to succeed.

The first time in which a forward pass was used in a professional football game may have been during an Ohio League game held on October 25, 1906. The Ohio League, which has its origins tracing back to the 1890s, was the predecessor of today’s NFL. According to Robert W. Peterson, the passer was one George W. Parratt, one of the premier quarterbacks of that period. He played for the Massillon, Ohio Tigers, one of the first professional franchises in football. According to National Football League history, the forward pass was legalized on February 25, 1933, allowing it from anywhere behind the line of scrimmage. Prior that rule amendment, a forward pass had to be made from 5 yards or more behind the line of scrimmage.  Read more... (390 words, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

July 13th, 2010 by admin
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How Canadians Celebrate Thanksgiving

Since many centuries, peoples around the world are accustomed to pay homage to Mother nature for good harvests through huge feast. That kind of family gatherings only for enjoyment and fellowship is easier in Canada than anywhere else in the world. Indeed, the official Thanksgiving Day in Canada is on a Monday but Canadians commonly use the entire weekend to celebrate this holiday.

The Canadian tradition requires to sit back and relax and watch the featured “Thanksgiving Day Classic” football match on TV after the main meal. If the Canadian Football League offers a double schedule of competitions for Thanksgiving day, it is for not being confused with the American version of football. Teams playing only two days in the year on a Monday, a rotation schedule has been developed in order to decide which team will play in each Thanksgiving Day match.

Besides activities inside the house like the family gathering and watch the football match, the Thanksgiving weekend is generally used as the last major outdoor extravaganza.

Either watching or participating to the many Thanksgiving Day parades that are such an entire part of the holiday will get one out of the home and into the end of the summer air.

The Thanksgiving weekend is also for Canadians the last outside escapade before the arrival of the long and cold winter. It is also a perfect time to make a last hike, organize a fishing contest or just admire the beautiful red, gold and brown autumn colors.  Read more... (347 words, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)

June 28th, 2010 by admin
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All World Canadian Football Cards, 1991 CFL 110 Card Set in Box


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The 1991 All World Sports Inc Canadian Football Trading Card Factory Set. Each Set Contains 110 Cards. This set is nearly 20 years old and still in its original factory packaging. This product is a must have item for an… More >>
All World Canadian Football Cards, 1991 CFL 110 Card Set in Box

June 13th, 2010 by admin
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Understanding The Differences Between CFL Canadian Football And The NFL

Its that time of the year again–Americans are getting ready for football. In a few months NFL teams will be opening training camp and college football teams starting practice. Up north, however, the footballs are already flying as pro football is in full swing up in Canada with the Canadian Football League (CFL).

The CFL is almost as old as the NFL, coming into existence in’30. The league’s Grey Cup championship trophy is even older, having been awarded to the best Canadian professional football team since’09. There have been a number of NFL stars who got their start in the CFL including Doug Flutie, Randall Cunningham and Jeff Garcia.

While the CFL plays football at the highest professional level of competition outside of the NFL, there are a few differences in the game:

The most obvious difference is the football itself–the CFL football is longer and fatter than the NFL ball. The CFL still has their goal posts on the goal line, which the NFL moved to the back of the end zone years ago. The field is 10 yards longer and 12 yards wider than the NFL field, and the CFL end zones are 20 yards deep instead of the NFL’s 10 yards.  Read more... (783 words, estimated 3:08 mins reading time)

May 29th, 2010 by admin
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