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TORONTO — Together, they took the University of Calgary Dinos to the brink of a national championship in 2013, only to fall just short in the national final against the Laval Rouge et Or.

This week, they’ll be standing on the opposite sides of the field.

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In Ottawa RedBlacks colours will be receiver Jake Harty and linebacker Tanner Doll, while quarterback Andrew Buckley will be decked out in the – remarkably similar – colours of the Calgary Stampeders.

For four quarters, friendships will be cast aside and old loyalties left behind.

First, though, they might just grab a bite to eat and catch up.

“Me and Buckley will probably catch dinner sometime this week,” said Harty, a born-and-bred Calgarian now in his second year with the RedBlacks. “We’re good buddies and we definitely stay in touch and stuff like that, but come gameday, you’re not friends then.”

Together, Harty, Buckley and Doll formed the core of a Dinos team that dominated the Canada West conference regular season for the past couple years, although they never quite managed to get back to the Vanier Cup final after that fateful run in 2013.