Double Double Toil & Trouble

Oh crap no.

Crap.  Crap.  Crap.

Oh Gawd.

Not my picture but thanks to who took it.

Just a few plays earlier in the game Sunday, we saw the beast that Darian Durant is, run in the pocket with a lineman on his back.  

I heard the whistle.  Hubby heard the whistle.  The play.....the play that apparently didn't happen and yet happened for every Roughrider fan across the nation.....went on.  I think Hubby was even yelling "free play - free play!"

Friday night I watched as Travis Lulay got hit and I cried as he left the field once again.  To see someone fight back through surgery and work hard and then have it happen immediately again.....well, ugh.....it's sickening.  Then it happened to Doubles too.

When are the refs and the league going to wake up and do something?  

Let's face it.  Darian has never gotten the roughing the passer calls that he should.  I'm not looking through green goggles either.  Anyone so much as wink at Ricky Ray and penalty flags fly.  Why do they let all this stuff go for different players?  That's not fair!

I know this is all a part of football and injuries and things happen.  But honestly, Monday morning when I heard the news and along with the dull dreary weather we are enduring, it felt a little like the morning after 09.  Were all our repeat hopes dashed?  Naw.  I don't think so.  I think the Riders are an extremely well coached team.  I believe in the genius of George Cortez.  I know with every pen click he is dreaming up schemes for whoever is next up.  I also believe in Tino Sunseri.  He comes from a football family.  It's in his blood as much as we bleed green.  

What I couldn't believe the most was the ridiculous things people are saying.  Fans are the craziest people around.  Someone started a rumor about trading for Burris and people ran away with it.  Laughable.  Could you imagine?  *shakes head*



I am so thankful the Dressler signing was already a done deal.  I remember in 2008, the year we had 3 quarterbacks and the year most of the receivers had broken legs.  I'd much rather take a full set of healthy receivers and a room of running backs in 2014 over that year.  I believe in 2008 we lost in the western semi final to the Lions.  Ack.  Yes.  I'll go with our chances this year thank you very much.

So this Sunday we meet up with the TiCats again.  I don't feel it's a must win game BUT if we do win, it will be the first time in history that the Roughriders win 8 games straight.  I also know that this team is a family and families stick together in the face of adversity.  Adversity makes you stronger.  There is no bigger test than beating the 2013 Eastern Champs with our back up quarterback.  I think it can be done.  Tino will do it for Darian and Rider Nation.

In other news, last Saturday The Hubs and I went to Rider Girl.  It was great!  It's a great story for any CFL fan but special just for us Rider fans.  I won't give anything away, except that if you go you will laugh and you will cry.  It's also fun to connect with other fans.  Please go see the fabulous Colleen Sutton when she is in your town/city.

Are you superstitious?  I am a little.  A little stitious.  Every game day I wear a pair of glitter watermelon earrings.  Well, over the last year I have had the pleasure of cultivating a fun friendship with Maria aka Gainerette.  She has sent me the most fabulous watermelon headband that there ever was.  A thousand thank you's!

My birthday isn't until the 22nd.  I will be *cough cough* years old.  My Hubby, who is so patient to be married to me for going on 23 years gave me my present early.  What would any rabid Rider fan girl want?  Why a beautiful pair of the most glittery glitter ball earrings and necklace from Hillberg & Berk of course!!!!  He really is the best isn't he?!

But I still have to wear the watermelon earrings on game day ;)