Grey Cup

THERE’S GUT WRENCHING…
AND THEN THERE’S “RIP YOUR HEART OUT…STICK IT IN A BLENDER…AND HIT “PUREE”…
THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AT THE GREY CUP…TO BOTH THE SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS AND THEIR FANS…
THE ECHO OF…”TOO MANY MEN ON THE FIELD”…
WILL HAUNT “RIDER NATION” FOR THE REST OF THE CENTURY…
IN THE SAME WAY…THE SOUND OF…”TOO MANY MEN ON THE ICE”…
STILL HAUNTS DON CHERRY…
TO HIS CREDIT…CHERRY HAS ALWAYS SHOULDERED THE BLAME…
30 YEARS LATER AND HE STILL REFUSES TO IDENITFIED THE PLAYER THAT COST THE BOSTON BRUINS A SHOT AT WINNING THE STANLEY CUP…
IT WOULD APPEAR THAT IS THE SAME APPROACH THE RIDERS ARE TAKING…
ON WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FINAL PLAY OF THE GAME…THE MONTREAL ALOUETTES MISSED A 43 YARD FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT…
SASKATCHEWAN HAD PULLED OFF ONE THE BIGGEST UPSETS IN CFL HISTORY…
HOWEVER THE CELEBRATION DID NOT LAST LONG…
THE RIDERS WERE HIT WITH A 10 YARD PENALTY FOR “TOO MANY MEN ON THE FIELD”…
SECONDS LATER...DAMON DUVAL HIT FROM 33 YARDS…
MONREAL WINS 28-27…
HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW…
SPECIAL TEAMS COACH KAVIS REED SENT ONE PLAYER ONTO THE FIELD AND ANOTHER WAS SUPPOSED TO COME OFF…
CLEARLY THE MESSAGE DID NOT GET THROUGH…
AFTER THE GAME…HEAD COACH KEN MILLER REFUSED TO IDENTIFY THAT PLAYER…OR POINT A FINGER…
MILLER WOULD ONLY SAY…”WE DID NOT SEE IT”…”WE THOUGHT WE’D WON THE FOOTBALL GAME”…
AS A RULE…IT’S EASY TO SPOT “THE GOAT”…
IT’S SCOTT NORWOOD…”WIDE RIGHT”…IN SUPER BOWL 25…
IT’S JACKIE SMITH…DROPPING A SURE TOUCHDOWN PASS IN SUPER BOWL 13…
IT’S BILL BUCKNER…IN THE 1986 WORLD SERIES…
AND IT’S JEAN VAN VEDLE AT THE 1999 BRITSH OPEN…
THE TRUTH WE MAY ALL GO TO OUR GRAVES NEVER KNOWING THREE THINGS…
THE BRUIN WHO JUMPED ON THE ICE DURING THE 1979 NHL PLAYOFFS...
THE RIDER WHO FAILED TO COME OFF THE FIELD IN THE 97TH GREY CUP GAME…
AND THE MAN WHO WAS STANDING ON THE GRASSY KNOLL AT DEALEY PLAZA…
MAYBE IT’S BETTER THAT WAY…