The Pre-Show

• The Big Day

  <p> Well Rider fans, this is it.   The day you've all been waiting for since last year at this time.... a time for redemption.   Will the Green and White be able to make up for last year's loss?  Will the home field advantage... and don't kid yourself, there IS a home field advantage with all th</p>

  Apr 21, 2011
  
• Alouettes Ready For Repeat

  <p>     Montreal Alouettes (L-R) defensive end John Bowman , slotback Jamal Richardson and defensive end Jermaine McElveen (Postmedia News)   I went to Commonwealth Stadium this morning to speak to the Montreal Alouettes for the final time before the Grey Cup. It's hard to get a read on </p>

  Apr 21, 2011
  
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• Riderville – What to Expect

  <p> Just another night at Riderville By now you've probably heard the rumour - Riderville puts on one heck of a party. The rumour is true. It's true of all the teams' Grey Cup Festival parties though. No matter where you end up you're going to have a great time. However, Riderville seems to exe</p>

  Apr 21, 2011
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• Room For Improvement

  <p> Montreal Alouettes Matthieu Proulx speaks to the media in Edmo nton ( REUTERS) The talk on Friday is all about rooms; Locker rooms and hotel rooms.  Matthieu Proulx and Etienne Boulay of the Montreal Alouettes believe the hotel the Als are staying is substandard.  The duo als</p>

  Apr 21, 2011
• Grey Cup Parties

  <p> Huddletown festivities in Churchill Square (Postmedia News) We're three days away from the Grey Cup! CFL fans have been migrating to Edmonton all week and they're going to have a good time.  I went around town today to check out some of the places that are going to be hosting the best CFL pa</p>

  Apr 21, 2011
• Blogging From The Rear – This Bud’s Almost Through

  <p> Bud Steen (Postmedia News) I've always liked the calm and confident manner in which CFL official Bud Steen handled both himself and the games he refereed. Bud is generally graceful under pressure. He's also a lawyer, a partner with a local law firm. Interestingly, Bud felt his work on the f</p>

  Apr 21, 2011
• Blogging From The Rear – Party Particulars

  <p> The Flame at the 2010 Grey Cup Festival kickoff party at Edmonton's City Hall (Postmedia News) In the immortal words of Prince; "if you didn't come to party, don't bother knockin' on my door."  Right now, Edmonton's door is wide open for the party of epic proportions. &nbs</p>

  Apr 21, 2011
• One Day Closer To Grey Sunday

  <p> Saskatchewan Roughriders head  coach  Ken Miller (L) and Montreal Alouettes head  coach  Marc Trestman (R) (Postmedia News) It was a busy day.  Coaches conference early this morning, followed by Roughriders practice and availability, Alouettes availability and practice, then back</p>

  Apr 21, 2011
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• Grey Cup-apalooza

  <p> The Sirius Stage @ Telus StreetFest Each year, the Grey Cup Festival focuses our country's collective revelry in one city for four (or more) consecutive days and nights. An estimated 30-thousand out-of-towners are expected to descend on Edmonton this week and they’re going to be looking for </p>

  Apr 21, 2011
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• Grey Cup Fever Rising

  <p> Setup at the Hot to Huddle Festival at Churchill Square. Rider Priders are already invading Edmonton for what's going to be THE Grey Cup Party of all time!  The teams are here, The Cup is here and Wednesday night will see it all get underway in Huddle Town.  I passed through the transformed d</p>

  Apr 21, 2011