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It’s been a war of words between Alberta’s two Canadian Football League clubs since the Calgary Stampeders won the Labour Day Classic.

Or since the Edmonton Eskimos lost it, depending on whom you ask.

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And while Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell took offence to what he called “disrespectful” comments made by the Eskimos following a game they felt they gave away to Calgary, the Eskimos are sticking to their contention that the first-place Stampeders are nothing special.

“We all are regular teams. They’re a regular team, we’re a regular team,” said league-leading receiver Duke Williams, who traded punches briefly with Calgary’s Don Jackson at midfield during warmups Monday.

“They’re not a super team, we’re not a super team. They put on their pants the same way we put on our pants.

“They’re regular. We beat ourselves that game and they know that. Now they’ve got to come to our house.”

But it turns out the verbal bullets began flying long before the players got in front of any microphones.