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Can you imagine the Canadian Football League with two Saskatchewan Roughriders?

For the people of the East Coast contemplating entering the league with the Atlantic Schooners based in Halifax, Saskatchewan should be their template.

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Roughrider fans drive to new Mosaic Stadium from miles and away 10 times a season.

They come from Climax, Drinkwater, Big Beaver, Moose Jaw, Cut Knife, Forget, Findlater, Old Wives Lake, Urin, Smuts, Elbow, Eyebrow, and yes, Earl Grey.

And once a year, sometimes twice depending on schedule and playoffs, the armada of combine pilots cross border and cut a swath toward Commonwealth Stadium.

Of course, just as many or more come from around Alberta and even down the street where the billboards occasionally remind that they live among us.

There are few situations more perfect than an Aug. 2 game with folks from the flatlands visiting the mountains while the crops grow. This year, they accidently scheduled the trip to catch the game in Edmonton that has a 50-50 carryover of $71,480 and a chance to bilk Eskimo fans out of $300,000-plus.