Re: Burris delivers upset for ages, Nov. 28

Re: CFL sends wrong message on head injuries, Nov. 25

Re: Hooray for the game, Editorial Nov. 25

Burris delivers upset for ages, Nov. 28

The 104th Grey Cup was a tremendous football game with all the up and downs, scoring, and hard hitting defence any football fan would want. Another classic Grey Cup. The stadium was packed, and as a Toronto Argonaut fan it was great to see so many fans from across the city and the country enjoying Canadian football together at our new stadium.

The Grey Cup proved again it’s an important cultural icon that brings Canadians together from east and west. What a party!

John McClyment, Scarborough

As Bruce Arthur hinted, one can almost hear the death rattle of the historic Argonaut franchise. Sad. As a kid in the 1950s, I lived and died every autumn as the teams in the “Big Four” slammed helmets. Argo half-time game scores actually made bold headlines in the city’s afternoon newspaper editions.

And we always wondered how good the winning team from western Canada really was. Now, we’re deluged with the hype of the American game, college and professional. The CFL seems so mediocre. Besides, with the Jays, Raptors and that new kid on the block, the TFC, the Argos are now lagging in fan support. The game no longer appeals to young Torontonians.

As for the once-ballyhooed Grey Cup, and there have been a few dandies, the highlight for this year’s event will probably be Marty the horse emptying his bowels in the lobby of the Holiday Inn. That’s just more oats for Cup’s lore. Marty, and his dump, will be remembered long after the game has faded from most peoples’ memories.

Garry Burke, Oro-Medonte

CFL sends wrong message on head injuries, Nov. 25

Head hits cause concussions and anyone who says otherwise is in denial. Some in the Toronto Argonaut organization deny the medical evidence of concussions from helmet-to-helmet hits. The NFL finally recognized the hazards of head hits and did something about it. The CFL should do the same. If the league won’t do it, then at least the Toronto Argonauts can and should.

In fact, the Argos could do even more than the NFL and copy American College football regulations. If a player carries out a helmet-to-helmet hit, he is immediately ejected from the game.

To deny the reality of concussions and head hits is a disgusting disregard for the medically proven long term brain damage to the players.

Wake up CFL and look after your players.

Cam Finley, Lindsay

Hooray for the game, Editorial Nov. 25

Your editorial misses one very important thing. I cannot watch the Grey Cup on television without purchasing one of the sports networks. I can watch the Superbowl and the World Series from the U.S. on regular network TV—even on Canadian channels.

Why is our game being held hostage so the Canadian Networks can make even more money? I am not a big sports fan but would watch the Grey Cup as our game if it were available on regular networks.

Alex Hukowich, Cobourg

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