# CFL playoffs : road to the Grey Cup **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 12, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470 "2017-11-12T20:27:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/1 "2017-11-12T20:27:13Z")
Saskatchewan working hard to become the Eastern team? Whatever works! Riders 31, Ottawa 14 with 9 minutes to go in the Eastern Semi-Final. One spectacular rushing TD for 74 yards on a hand-off. Couple of turn-overs. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/2 "2017-11-12T20:29:41Z")
A friend who’s at the game in Ottawa texted that the RedBlack fans are booing their own team. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/3 "2017-11-12T20:36:56Z")
And RedBlack fans shown on TV leaving the stadium. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/4 "2017-11-12T20:48:32Z")
RedBlacks get a touchdown! And then they miss the convert!?! Still a three-score game. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/5 "2017-11-12T20:58:40Z")
Final score: Saskatchewan 31, Ottawa 20. Defending Grey Cup champs are out. Riders off to Toronto next week for the Eastern Final! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/6 "2017-11-12T21:12:02Z")
Next up: Western Semi-Final: Edmonton at Winnipeg. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/7 "2017-11-13T04:58:50Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Riders off to Toronto next week for the Eastern Final! Better buy your tickets quick; last I checked, there were only a few thousand still available. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/8 "2017-11-13T17:05:26Z")
Yes, but now that Torontonians know that it’s the _Riders_ who will be playing, I’m sure the tix will be going fast! ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/9 "2017-11-14T00:34:16Z")
I was at the Argos/Riders game on Oct. 7 and there were quite a few people wearing Riders apparel (including myself). The stadium wasn’t anywhere near capacity, though. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/10 "2017-11-17T03:21:50Z")
Told Ya! [Darrell Davis: Riders-Argos drawing crowds](http://www.cjme.com/2017/11/15/darrell-davis-riders-argos-drawing-crowds/) > [@](#): > > Helped by cheap tickets and an influx of Saskatchewan Roughriders fans, the Toronto Argonauts may have a decent crowd for their CFL playoff game Sunday at BMO Field. > > That may mean a crowd of 20,000, which seems small by most standards but is actually decent in the Big Smoke. And don’t discount the importance of the Argonauts in the big picture. > > Tom Mayenknecht host of the Sport Market, told the Green Zone that CFL games get a 30 per cent uptick in TV viewership when the Roughriders are involved. [Argos ticket sales surpass 20,000 for East Final against Riders](https://3downnation.com/2017/11/15/argos-ticket-sales-surpass-20000-for-east-final-against-riders/) > [@](#): > > The Argos averaged less than 14,000 fans during the regular season, a CFL low, but the East Final has seen an increase in demand for tickets in Toronto. This matches what I’ve seen elsewhere in articles about trends in marketing in the CFL: there is a consistent pattern across the League that when the Riders are the visiting team in the regular season, there is a spike in ticket sales. Yes, I’m sure Argos fans are coming out of the woodworks for this game, but so too are Rider fans. How can we spot you in the crowd on Sunday, **Hogarth**? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/11 "2017-11-17T03:26:44Z")
Oh, forgot to mention. Apparently two teams in Alberta are having some sort of game on Sunday as well. Pity the Bombers: their Grey Cup drought is now 27 years and counting. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/12 "2017-11-18T19:49:33Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > How can we spot you in the crowd on Sunday, **Hogarth**? > > 😃 I looked at tickets on Thursday (there were still quite a few $27 seats left), but I’m getting to be a wussy in my old age when it comes to sitting outside in cool weather. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/13 "2017-11-18T22:31:10Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > I looked at tickets on Thursday (there were still quite a few $27 seats left), but I’m getting to be a wussy in my old age when it comes to sitting outside in cool weather. Wow, that’s even more expensive than parking at the Super Bowl. You did mean parking spots, right? You couldn’t have meant seats. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/14 "2017-11-18T23:28:49Z")
And that’s Canadian dollars, so about $21 US. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/15 "2017-11-18T23:39:03Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > I looked at tickets on Thursday (there were still quite a few $27 seats left), but I’m getting to be a wussy in my old age when it comes to sitting outside in cool weather. Cool? Forecast is plus 4, man! That’s balmy! Pfft. Last Western Final I went to was -6, with windchill taking it to -15, plus snow! (Sask v Calgary in Calgary, 2013). It’s sad to see a transplanted Saskatchewanian lose their winter hardiness. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/16 "2017-11-19T19:43:21Z")
Not looking good for the Green & White. 14-3 Argos in 2nd Quarter. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/17 "2017-11-19T20:22:19Z")
End of 3rd quarter. 18-3. Your green and white have a lot of work to do. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/18 "2017-11-19T20:39:14Z")
Pulled to within 8. 18-10 with about 9 minutes to go. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/19 "2017-11-19T20:48:32Z")
18-13 with 4 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470/20 "2017-11-19T20:49:08Z")
Trying to make it a game now. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-playoffs-road-to-the-grey-cup/801470.md?page=2)