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Coach of the year

edited November 2008 in General
Published Thu, 13 Nov 08 08:00:00 UT

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  • edited November 2008
    It was probably an easy decision and a well deserved award. It was nothing short of miraculous that he could take a team that last 25 games in a row and take them all the way to the conference final. The USask-SFU game was one of the most enjoyable CIS games I've watched (not that I've seen a ton)
  • edited November 2008
    And what does this have to do with the people who come to SFU to learn and be educated?
  • edited November 2008
    it has everything to to with us
    we do go to sfu....this is the sfu football teams coach
    (keyword=SFU)
  • edited November 2008
    Who cares about football.. this is Canada.
  • edited November 2008
    lazyGUY;40358 said:
    it has everything to to with us
    we do go to sfu....this is the sfu football teams coach
    (keyword=SFU)
    Boo hoo, I wonder will SFU News report when TalkSFU got OVER NINE THOUSSSSSSSSSANDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Members?
    Iran1988;40373 said:
    Who cares about football.. this is Canada.
    Correction: Who cares about varsity sports... We come up here to learn and get a degree, not get tackled and get a concussion. I may start caring if SFU start having sports programs that I am interested in.
  • edited November 2008
    Student0667;40376 said:

    Correction: Who cares about varsity sports... We come up here to learn and get a degree, not get tackled and get a concussion. I may start caring if SFU start having sports programs that I am interested in.
    There is more to university then studying. Having a football team is not stopping you from learning and getting your degree.
  • edited November 2008
    There is definitely a lot more to university than studying. Studying is only a small part of it. I row for SFU and while it may not be a clan sport I still compete at the university level. You might not care about varsity sports but a lot of people do. So start getting involved in university, stop only coming here for class and then leaving, start getting involved and then you will see how fun university is.

    Your life is what you make it. Nothing will happen if you just sit there and wait for opportunities to come to you.
  • edited November 2008
    JayDub;40384 said:
    There is definitely a lot more to university than studying. Studying is only a small part of it. I row for SFU and while it may not be a clan sport I still compete at the university level. You might not care about varsity sports but a lot of people do. So start getting involved in university, stop only coming here for class and then leaving, start getting involved and then you will see how fun university is.

    Your life is what you make it. Nothing will happen if you just sit there and wait for opportunities to come to you.
    +1

    and go to pub nights, get drunk helps a lot too!
  • edited November 2008
    Iran1988;40373 said:
    Who cares about football.. this is Canada.
    says the guy who wears makeup..hahahah

    but seriously CFL is a useless league...anyone who watches football around here (a lot of ppl) watches the NFL.
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    lazyGUY;40392 said:
    but seriously CFL is a useless league...anyone who watches football around here (a lot of ppl) watches the NFL.
    I don't know a single person that watches the NFL and I know a lot of peopele who watch the CFL.
    bufli;40388 said:
    and go to pub nights, get drunk helps a lot too!
    While Pub nights definitely are fun, I am not advocating the need to be intoxicated to have good times while in university.
  • edited November 2008
    JayDub;40396 said:
    I don't know a single person that watches the NFL and I know a lot of peopele who watch the CFL.
    lol are u serious?
    CFL is where shitty players go to make a living. The extra wide field is what does it for me. It makes getting a touchdown so much easier.

    You honestly dont know anyone who watches nfl football? everyone i know makes fun of cfl fans lol. whens the last time you saw someone walking around with a lions jersey?
  • edited November 2008
    Last time I saw someone wearing a Lions jersey? This morning in the mall.

    P.S. the field isn't extra wide. It's longer and with one less down it makes getting a touchdown harder.

    You say you like football where it is harder to get a touchdown, ergo you must like CFL over NFL. QED!
  • edited November 2008
    Last time I saw someone wearing a Lions jersey? This morning in the mall.

    P.S. the field isn't extra wide. It's longer and with one less down it makes getting a touchdown harder.
    ya it is wider
    cfl is about 65 yards
    and nfl is about 53-54 yards
    plus cfl endzones are twice as long
    pretty much easier to get a touchdown...just because its one less down doesn't make a difference when you have such a big field to play and maneuver on

    nfl > cfl no matter what you say
  • edited November 2008
    You still have to run a farther distance. With one less down you get one less play. Make a throw, fail it and you are pretty much done unless you get that first down. Chances of getting a 10 yard run is slim. By third down your real only option is to punt.

    NFL you get three chances to get that ten yards. If you are close to the ten yard gain then you still have your fourth. MUCH easier to get a touchdown in the NFL.

    I definitely would much rather watch a CFL game than NFL so yeah I am going to go ahead and say it, CFL is much better than NFL.
  • edited November 2008
    dude you dont know your football

    3 downs = stupid...why?...you pretty much summed it up
    4 downs improves flow of the game and gives teams a more realistic chance of getting a touchdown....NFL has all the skilled players (that CFL lacks) and has the tighter field making the game that much more exciting.
    The 10 extra yards in length isnt as important as the width of a field.
    basically....
    -extra wide fields makes running plays/td's much easier
    -20 yard endzones makes passing tds much easier

    conclusion: get rid of the lions and invest money into the whitecaps
  • edited November 2008
    JayDub;40396 said:

    While Pub nights definitely are fun, I am not advocating the need to be intoxicated to have good times while in university.
    but it sure as hell helps!
  • edited November 2008
    I just read the article and I am shocked as to who won, Dave Johnson... So the same coach that said, "We stunk. We were an embarrassment. We didn’t play with any passion. We didn’t play with any poise. Things that have been hurting us previously — execution and mistakes, penalties — just a repeat," after the 2007 Shrum Bowl is the coach of the year? If I have my way, I will send him to the unemployment line for saying that. This is no way to motivate people in my book.
    Burr14;40379 said:
    There is more to university then studying. Having a football team is not stopping you from learning and getting your degree.
    Varsity players getting priority registration is slowing down some student's progress with their degree. Oh, and I know all about their need to schedule their practice and what not. And, to keep this sport related, this is quite unfair to non-varsity student athletes whose sport is not a SFU Varsity sports.
  • edited November 2008
    lol apparently the grey cup was yesterday...anyone watch it?

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