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| Name: | Jordon Cooper |
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| Homepage URL: | http://www.jordoncooper.com |
| Location: | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Gender: | Male |
| Member since: | October 05, 2002 |
| Last visit: | January 02, 2009 |
jc has posted 9 links and 61 comments to SportsFilter and 0 links and 0 comments to the Locker Room.
Russia beats Canada in World Hockey Championships: The game was pretty good but the O.T. was 4 on 4. You play 60 minutes 5 on 5 and then settle the game in sudden death OT in a different format. A good or bad idea for international hockey?
posted by jc to hockey at 12:41 AM on May 19 - 7 comments
Saskatchewan End Grey Cup Drought: Saskatchewan Roughriders defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23-19 in the 95th Grey Cup. The Roughriders last won a CFL championship in 1989, when current coach Kent Austin was the starting quarterback.
posted by jc to football at 09:40 PM on November 25 - 1 comment
An All Prairie Grey Cup: After holding (and winning) their first home playoff game in 19 years and then beating the B.C. Lions on the road, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are heading to Toronto to play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 95th Grey Cup. After losing All-Star QB Kevin Glenn to a broken arm in the Eastern Conference Final, Winnipeg seems to be the clear underdog.
posted by jc to football at 07:18 PM on November 18 - 14 comments
Ken Dryden for Prime Minister: Dryden -- the former All-Star goalie for the Montreal Canadiens, Hall of Famer, and former president of the Toronto Maple Leafs -- is running to be leader of the Canadian Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada. His site isn't bad and he does have a blog. Other than George Bush (who may not count because he was an owner), what other professional athletes have reached a high level of political office?
posted by jc to hockey at 06:07 PM on June 29 - 43 comments
McGill University (Montreal) scraps the rest of the football season: Citing a hazing incident, McGill University has cancelled the rest of its men's football season. School officials announced Tuesday that a four-week investigation uncovered hazing rituals performed during "rookie night" on Aug. 27. Although the investigation report will not be made public because "it contains confidential information," Masi confirmed that "despite the fact that all athletes signed commitments that they would not engage in hazing and despite warnings from the coach that inappropriate behaviour would not be tolerated, activities were planned and carried out, in clear violation of the rules."
posted by jc to football at 11:35 AM on October 19 - 12 comments
The program needs to be given a "death sentence". Nothing is worth having players being raped.
posted by jc at 10:56 AM on September 25
I was kind of glad to hear him talking about it honesty. It is a problem that a lot of Canadians have and it was good to hear him say he beat it.
Although that being said, after watching the team last night, you hope he doesn't have a medical set back. They looked horrible (and I am not just talking about the retro jerseys)
posted by jc at 12:59 PM on September 13
I watched a couple of recent games of the Ticats and they looked like they quit of Taaffe. Being a Rider fan since 84, I know what that looks like :-)
When a team quits, whether it is the coaches fault or not, it is easier to fire a coach than the entire team.
posted by jc at 12:57 PM on September 13
It's a good thing. The Grey Cup unifies Canada like the Stanley Cup (which we no longer ever win) and it reminds troops that the connection between them and Canada is still strong.
posted by jc at 02:09 PM on July 01
Of course later on as I read the comments on YouTube, there is some questions as to weather the clip is real or part of a viral marketing campaign. SNOPES says it is a fake - sorry for posting this... should have done my research first.
posted by jc at 01:43 PM on June 25
I grew up with Carter as one of my favorite players but how many guys get managerial jobs in franchises like the Mets by lobbying in the press? Obviously some of those foul balls came back and connected with his noggin during his playing career. That and it was pretty classless even if it was going to work. I hope some day Carter has to apply for a job decided by Randolph.
posted by jc at 02:18 PM on May 27
BoKnows, I know it was probably just a typo but it was a "junior league", not a minor league championship. Out west, we take the "dub" pretty seriously.
posted by jc at 02:14 PM on May 27
Yeah okay, I just checked out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Piazza and my bias was wrong. His stats are HOF material.
posted by jc at 10:02 PM on May 20
I know he has great stats but I don't associate his career with a HOF one.
posted by jc at 09:19 PM on May 20
I like Matt Ryan and I agree with his ability to get rich but that's a lot of money to a kid that may be no better than let's say Andre Ware or a Joey Harrington. If I am Eddie DeBartolo and thinking of getting back into the NFL, I want a rookie salary cap. Of course that being said, if Matt Ryan is no better than Andre Ware, at least he will have a lot of money to console him as he plays in the CFL although I don't know if $34.75 million is enough to console anyone that has to play in Regina in November. Let's hope he makes it in Atlanta.
posted by jc at 09:18 PM on May 20
I thought he would be a UFA but according to this internet thingy, he hasn't been cut from the Atlanta Falcons, something to do with recovering his bonus.
posted by jc at 09:15 PM on May 20
Best sports scandal ever... Kind of off topic but have we ever discussed th e best sports scandal ever? I don't know if O.J.'s trial counts because he was retired but it rates up there. The Black Sox have to rank as well.
posted by jc at 02:36 PM on April 11
This fight sickened me. I played goal growing up until college and i don't have a problem with a fight but the Chicoutimi goalie didn't come out to fight but was in his crease at the other end. He turtled right away and didn't fight Roy at all. One of the reasons why I have never had a problem with fights in hockey is that normally both guys want to fight. The Chicoutimi goalie didn't want to fight and was attacked by Roy at the supposed urging of his dad. It looked more like and assault to me than a hockey fight and I think both should be suspended for a very long time.
posted by jc at 04:08 PM on March 24
lilnemo, I have thought of the same thing you have before and I think it was Peter Senge who talks about why re-training programs don't work in shattered industry towns like Flint... it is because people's identity's are wrapped up in their job and to lose that is to lose absolutely everything. I imagine te same is for some ball players as well, HOF career or not. Look at how many pro players slink into retirement clinging on to their career and trying to ride the coattails of their past glory. I think for pro athletes it is worse. The posse, the press, the groupies, even family is there for your because "you are the man" and when you retire, now what? I think NFL players it is easier because careers are shorter and their education is a bit better (compared to baseball and hockey anyways) but for many of them retirement seems to be a boring and sad existence.
posted by jc at 08:48 PM on January 17
Broncos Fire Shanahan After 14 Seasons
Yahoo! Sports was suggesting that Mike was looking around for other work. It doesn't make sense but it does explain him getting the pink slip.
That being said, Denver lost to SF to miss the playoffs last year as well. Great coach, bad GM. Mike's big mistake is he won the power struggle to become GM and therefore had no one to take the fall.