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It’s been an ongoing debate for those who remember the Ottawa Rough Riders’ Super Season ’88.

Who is worse: the 1988 Riders or the 2019 Redblacks?

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We’re talking about a 2-16 team (1988) versus a 3-14 Redblacks team that goes into Friday night’s meaningless game against the playoff-bound Montreal Alouettes. Those 1988 Rough Riders scored 278 points while giving up a whopping 618. The 2019 Redblacks, who started the season with two wins and have won just one in 15 since, have scored 280 and given up 522.

Turns out too many late-night beer-ups in Hull probably gave the ’88 team the edge as the worst ever.

“This (2019) team would beat the ’88 team,” said Ken Evraire, who was a rookie receiver on the Super Season squad. “1988 was worse. It was just a bad team and so much was going on off the field. You didn’t know if the team would be around all season. There were so many question marks.

“This year has been the perfect storm. Across the board, this team has earned itself an F. As much as (head coach) Rick Campbell has given ownership of the team to the players, the team didn’t take that ownership. He says, ‘We’re a great practice team, we’ve got great energy.’ Then Game Day they don’t have it. Somewhere along the way, you have to wonder. Maybe that great culture isn’t great enough. Maybe you’re not practising the way you need to practise.”