Monthly Archives: October 2013

More thoughts on the Q-Final victory

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Peter Gryphon

PLAYERS OF THE GAME Offense – Rob Farquharson Defense – Curtis Newton Special Teams – Daniel Ferraro Right off the bat, it is worth noting that Newton and Ferraro were also named the OUA Players of the Week in their … Continue reading →

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In case you missed it … Guelph grads in football news

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Peter Gryphon

There are lots of things I hear or see, from time to time, that I think … “I should share that on the blog” but time and memory constraints often work against it. Here are a few of those things. … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Q-final win

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Peter Gryphon

Guelph won a playoff game for the second consecutive year. Mind you it was only a quarter-final but Guelph hasn’t won playoff games in consecutive years since who knows when. The 1990s I would guess. Mind you, it wasn’t a … Continue reading →

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Game day thoughts – Oct 26/13

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Peter Gryphon

I decided not to try to make it to Guelph for the CFL-CIS doubleheader today. I’ll be hard-pressed just to make it to Guelph for the start of the Parents-of-Players tailgate at 5:30. I have been trying to watch both … Continue reading →

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Quarter-final preview – Windsor Lancers

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Peter Gryphon

The OUA Q-final with Windsor will be a rematch of the Week 2 game in which Guelph squeaked out a 24-23 win. Guelph may have won by the slightest of margins but they did it in dramatic fashion. And no doubt … Continue reading →

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Next up … Playoff game vs Windsor

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Peter Gryphon

Guelph’s loss in Kingston this past weekend has dropped the Gryphons to the third seed in the OUA’s playoff format. The complete OUA playoff schedule is here. The Gryphons will host the sixth seeded Windsor Lancers in a quarter-final matchup on … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on the Queen’s game

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Peter Gryphon

PLAYERS OF THE GAME Offense – Carl Trivieri Defense – Cam Walker Special Teams – Jacob Scarfone The selection of Trivieri as Offensive P-o-G was a no-brainer. Clearly the bright spot on an offense that had a mediocre day. Trivieri … Continue reading →

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Quick thoughts on the loss in Kingston

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Peter Gryphon

A loss is always going to be disappointing but if there is a silver lining – this was just a regular season game. While the goal of an undefeated season is lost Guelph still has lots to play for. The … Continue reading →

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More thoughts and links on Queen’s

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Peter Gryphon

It seems to me that Donnovan Bennett gets it. There isn’t too much I could disagree with in his article about tomorrow’s game at sportnet.ca/cis. He brings up some interesting facts when discussing the teams’ offenses [both give up 2.43 sacks … Continue reading →

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Perseverance pays off for Jacob Harpell

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Peter Gryphon

Originally posted on sportkingston:
By CLAUDE SCILLEY For three years, he never saw a football field, except at practice. For three years, he spent two hours each autumn weeknight getting beaten up by his team’s first stringers. For three years,…

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