Monthly Archives: February 2015

Update on 3 offensive recruits

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

Ten days ago I wrote this about what were recent recruit announcements … Added to the offense were QB Simon Shi of Scarborough Sir John A MacDonald and the brother tandem of CFC Top 100 WR Joshua Perez of Mississauga … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday: Dr. Jack Cote

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

Many people will already have heard that former football player and coach Dr. Jack Cote passed away ten days ago at the age of 86. Cote played for the Aggies of OA-VC from the late 1940s thru 1950. Cote was … Continue reading →

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What could have been for the 2015 season

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

Had the OUA not turned up it’s nose at the Northern 8 proposal this is the schedule the Guelph Gryphons would have played in 2015: Week 1 – Aug 30   Guelph @ Laurier Week 2 – Sept 7   … Continue reading →

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More people weigh in on OUA restrictions

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

In a London Free Press article yesterday veteran sports writer Morris DellaCosta was highly critical of the OUA’s new measures to try to increase competitiveness. If you’re interested at all in this topic you will want to read New OUA rules … Continue reading →

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Gryphon recruiting keeps rolling along

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

The Guelph Gryphons recruiting machine keeps rolling along having added six more players to their 2015 recruiting class since my last report. That brings the incoming class to approximately 25 members. These most recent additions are split evenly between offense … Continue reading →

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Feedback on OUA “competitiveness” actions

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

The feedback from Rob Massey’s Guelph Mercury story – Gryphons rankled by competitiveness proposals – has been fast and furious for an off-season OUA football story. There actually are two comments on the on-line version of the story, something you rarely see. … Continue reading →

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Guelph Mercury: Gryphons rankled by competitiveness proposals

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

Gryphons rankled by competitiveness proposals Football fashion Guelph Gryphon quarterback Jazz Lindsey models the six helmets the team has available for its OUA football season. All six are expected to be seen this year. Visit the Mercury website for a … Continue reading →

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Gryphons add two offensive weapons

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

In the past two weeks the Gryphons have added to more offensive skill players in Slot Receiver Ben Field of Burlington Corpus Christi and Vancouver, BC Quarterback Theo Landers of Notre Dame Regional SS. The 5’8″ 165-pound Ben Field is … Continue reading →

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Gryphons 2015 Football Schedule

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

With four of the Gryphons’ six toughest OUA opponents coming to Guelph I don’t have too many complaints about our 2015 OUA schedule beyond the obvious problem that we don’t get to play the University of Western Ontario in the … Continue reading →

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OUA 2015 schedule to be released next week

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

The OUA 2015 Football Schedule will be released at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 10. Today we received a little teaser via Instagram and we learned the names of the teams we won’t face in 2015. Unfortunately, that includes the … Continue reading →

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