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CFL Beat: Week 9

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Some personal news: I am headed off on vacation to Europe for three weeks tomorrow with Lady Maestro! It's my longest and furthest trip ever - greatly looking forward to Paris, Normandy, Brussels, the Austrian Alps, and Munich. It also means that for the first time since the [Door Flies

CFL Beat: Week 8

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We're officially through the first third of the CFL season, and since my complaint recently about the lack of parity in the league, we've had some steps to return to a bit more equilibrium. We've been fortunate to have some really good ball through these first seven weeks, even as

CFL Beat: Week 7

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After today, I have just one more day of summer band camp left to direct. I'm so close to freedom, I can almost taste it. Lady Maestro is away camping having her bachelorette weekend, and I fully intend to catch every spare second of sports I can from the peace

CFL Beat: Week 6

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Boy, we sure seem to have a lot of crappy teams at this point in the season. In a nine-team league, it feels like it shouldn't be a huge ask to see a bit more parity, but this year it feels like the league is more divided into haves and

CFL Beat: Week 5

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It's been a stinking hot week thus far in eastern Canada, and I, for one, am lucky that I'm not the one who has to be practising in this intense heat and humidity. For a lot of Americans, particularly those who grew up in the South, a high of 34

CFL Beat: Week 4

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School is finally out for me, and we're heading into a long weekend with a short ticket of CFL action this week. Just three games coming up on this weekend's calendar, but no shortage of drama to recap from a few days prior. Let's go! In league news this week: Calgary

CFL Beat: Week 3

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As we sit here and discuss the beautiful game of Canadian football, I am so looking forward to the end of the school year. Just a few more days until these report cards are done and dusted once more, and I can enjoy my summer precisely how it was meant

CFL Beat: Week 2

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I want to give you all some insider info on how the CFL Beat is made; I have a perfect workflow, honed from over seven years of doing these articles. At least, it was perfect, until PFF stats fucked me. Looks like live stats are totally down on CFL.ca, which

CFL Beat: Week 1

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We've finally arrived at Week 1 of the regular season! Buckle up with a few Molsons and a bag of all-dressed chips and make yourself comfy for the summer and fall of 2023, folks. In league news this week: The CFL announced a partnership this week with Pro Football Focus to

CFL Beat: West Division Preview

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We're now just a week away from the kickoff to the 2023 CFL season! Last week, I previewed the four teams from the CFL's East Division - Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto; this week I'll be bringing you a quick overview of each of the five West Division teams. Reminder

CFL Beat: East Division Preview

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Another year, another set of team previews! As per usual, this week features the four East Division teams, while next week features the five teams of the West Division. If you'd like to study up before making your picks in this year's [DFO] CFL Pick 'Em Pool, I highly recommending

CFL Beat: Your 2023 Season Overview

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Hello all - after almost six months away, the CFL Beat makes its glorious return this week! I'm looking forward to another year of covering the ridiculous sport of Canadian football for all of you; the season kicks off a bit later this year, with Week 1 games starting on