14 Novemper 10, 2004 By SEAN DoBBYN CONTRIBUTOR Another eventful and exciting regular season of the CFL has passed, leaving millions of Canadian football fans itching for post-season action. The playoff picture has the Hamilton Tiger-Cats taking on the Argos in Toronto, and _ the Saskatchewan Roughriders set for _war in Edmonton against the Eskimos. Both of these semi-finals feature heated rivalries that have existed for decades, so expect some hellish action come game time. The winner of Hamilton-Toronto will _ play the Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern Division final, while the winner ~ of Saskatchewan- Edmonton will play the Western Division chanipions, the BC Lions. Weighing all the teams’ pros and cons, I have made objective predic- tions for the playoffs. In the Eastern Division semi- final, expect a very close and emo- tional brawl between the Ti-Cats and the Argos. Hamilton’s superior offense, both passing and rushing, is their best weapon, however the Ti-Cats have a deadly tendency to turnover the football and lose great opportunities, but again, Toronto will win by the slimmest of mar- gins. Ultimately though, it may not matter who wins seeing as I’m picking the Montreal Alouettes to convincingly win the east final. The Alouettes have something to prove coming off a pitiful end to the regu- lar season, that they are the embod- iment of elite football. The Western Division semi-final is going to determine the west’s representative in the Grey Cup, and may very well determine the Grey Cup champion altogether. If Edmonton beats Saskatchewan in the semis, their crippling inconsis- tency will then take effect in Vancouver, meaning a BC Lions victory. However, the passion of the Roughriders could take them a long way if they topple the Eskimos. . BC will have their hands over- flowing in a vengeance driven Rider club whom the Lions beat on the final play of the final game of the regular season. Edmonton will have an advantage over Saskatchewan seeing as the game is being played at Commonwealth Stadium. If Jason Maas can get the most out of his all-star receivers than they could very well win, however the Roughriders’ versatility and the running game of Kenton Keith might just be able to nullify : PHOTO By NIc FENSON, THE UBYssEY UBC Paralympian Donovan Tildesley displays his winnings, he took home three medals at the recent Athens Paralympics. CFL Set For Roaring Playoffs a Edmonton’s home field advantage. Ultimately, this match up is too close to call. My prediction is unde- cided. The Grey Cup this year is being held in Ottawa at a renovated Frank Clair stadium, with expected _ attendance in the 50,000 range. As hinted at before, if Edmonton wins the western semi, then the Grey Cup will be BC vs. Montreal, but if Edmonton loses, the Grey Cup will be Saskatchewan vs. Montreal. My predictions go in favour of BC in the first scenario, and Montreal in the second. The Lions have had the Als’ number all sea- son, being the only team to beat them twice. While on the other hand, the Roughriders are capable of beating Montreal, but I think they will be too burned out after a riveting performance in the west to go all the way. Adam Hussein's Sports Column: Time to Move On By ABAM HussEIN SPORTS COLUMNIST The thing I love most about sports is that when one ends anoth- er begins. If you are not a sports fan, and you are like my family and live with someone who likes sports too much, then you are never really a happy person. Now that baseball has ended it is time to move on to football and bas- ketball. Good times. Firstly, as a Yankees fan I would like to congratulate Bost-, actually, no 1am sorry I can’t do it. I tried... I would talk about the Yankees/Red Sox series, but unfortunately I am still slightly concussed after bang- ing my head on a table for three straight hours after New York lost. Just thinking about this makes me feel like doing it again. Let’s just move on before I move into Eric Lindros territory with another con- cussion... Basketball has barely started so let’s just look at football. Here is my question; when FOX shows games, are they trying to make people angry? I mean when they cut away from an overtime game to show the first 5 minutes of another game, what is the logic there? Do the executives make bets as to how much angry mail they will receive or do they actually think this is a good idea? I just want to understand their rea- soning behind this. The NFL, everyone is talking about how even the league is right now; it is not that even, you just need to understand the teams. Here are a few of the teams that stink, do not expect them to win under any circumstances: 49ers: They stink, we can all agree on this right? Panthers: Too many injuries. Dolphins: They got their first win of the season against St. Louis, I am not happy about this. These teams will get their wins but do not try and be a hero by picking when. If you are having trouble watching games involving two teams that stink I highly rec- ommend finding a friend and bet- ting 50 cents on each game. You would be surprised how interesting this can make things. Wait, is that illegal? Let me re-phrase, make friendly bets on each game for no money whatsoever; it livens up games involving terrible teams. Then there are teams like the Chiefs and Titans. They have the same team as last year, but they stink. ; Tennessee has too many injuries and McNair is never healthy. At this point they are making random phone calls to find their QB. In fact, Paris Hilton has the job for week 10, and I am starting in week 11. I said no at first, but I realized Paris might still be around, and I hear she is sin- gle... Quick CFL playoff picks: Division Semi’s: Edmonton over Saskatchewan, Toronto over Hamilton Division Final: BC over Edmonton, Toronto over Montreal Grey Cup: BC over Toronto No I am not a Lions fan, that’s right, no biased pick this time. Junior Varsity Hockey Team UNBC’s Junior Varsity Hockey Team was most recently matched against another small BC University, Trinity Western. Each team won one game, with UNBC winning 4-2 on Saturday night, before dropping Sunday’s match 7-4. The Teams will face each other again in January. 2010 Legacies Pay off for UNBC Skiers UNBC Nordic skiers joined Deputy Premier Shirley Bond during a recent new confer- ence at the Otway Nordic Centre. The national cross- country ski championships will be held in Prince George this winter, and 2010 Legacies Now is donating $10,000 to help- stage the event. Northern’ Timberwolves Basketball Malaspina VS UNBC Description: Women’s Game 6:30 pm Men's Game 8:15 pm Date: Friday, November 12, 2004 Time: 6:30 PM Location: CNC Gym Camosun VS UNBC Description: Women’s Game 6:00 pm Men’s Game 8:00 pm Presenter: Home Game Date: Saturday, November 13, 2004 Time: 6:00 PM Location: CNC Gym