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Week 11 marked the halfway point in the Canadian Football League season, and as per usual, fans were treated to exciting contests across the league.
The Ticats walked off Edmonton on the night of Joe Montford’s induction on the Wall of Honour, and it was a special one in Hamilton.
Dust off the old cowbell, whip out the ’53’ jersey and watch, as we honour one of the greatest players to ever wear the Black & Gold.#HamiltonProud | #Ticats pic.twitter.com/OlKHQ8BBAi
— Hamilton Tiger-Cats (@Ticats) August 25, 2018
Thank you to the @Ticats for including me in the opening ceremony of our #DiversityIsStrength game against the @EdmontonEsks I was honoured to carry the game football out onto the field. Great to see @cfl commish @RandyAmbrosie & #JoeMontford as he went onto the Wall of Honour. pic.twitter.com/fSbPM7chGr
— Andrew Nielsen ♿️⬇️🏢 (@AndrewONielsen) August 27, 2018
And, in case you didn’t know, Hamilton linebacker Larry Dean is a pretty solid guy.
Be Larry Dean (@champdean_5one)…
*Makes custom @NewEraCap hat*
*Gives it away for free at high school football game.*#HamiltonProud | #Ticats pic.twitter.com/75qUAjXRVo
— Hamilton Tiger-Cats (@Ticats) August 25, 2018
Antonio Pipkin threw for over 300 yards and helped lead the Als to a surprise victory over Toronto on Friday night,
Needless to say, the early-season cut gained a number of admirers on social.
Antonio Pipkin.
I like this kid.#AlsMTL
— jedi master k (@DuchessLombardi) August 25, 2018
Tell yah what, I’d trade Westerman, Chris Williams and a couple 1st round picks for Antonio Pipkin right now. #AlsMTL #CFL
— Marshall Ferguson (@TSN_Marsh) August 25, 2018
Antonio Pipkin (@T_Pip2) is FIRED UP after taking the ball into the end zone to tie the game for the @MTLAlouettes.#CFLGameDay pic.twitter.com/l7CGAlOAAo
— CFL on TSN (@CFLonTSN) August 25, 2018
“Antonio Pipkin played D2”
“They cut him already this season”
“He’s not a starting quarterback”@T_Pip2: 🤗🤗#CFLGameDay pic.twitter.com/MKAozcAXDM
— CFL (@CFL) August 25, 2018
Kudos to Montreal media member Joey Alfieri for unearthing this gem.
The last time Antonio Pipkin started a game was at Tiffin in 2015. He played against Northern Michigan. His stat line: 27/29 (22 completions to 1 guy), 292 yards, 5 TDs, 0INT, 11 rushes, 205 yards, 2 Rush TDs. He only played 3 quarters!!! #Alouettes #AlsMTL
— Joey Alfieri (@joeyalfieri) August 17, 2018
The Bombers actually led for 39-odd minutes before the Stampeders turned on the jets in the second half to ease to victory.
Let’s talk about this cute-as-a-button family shot of the Mitchell family, though.
Who got the game balls tonight? #FamilyDay
Defence 🏈- Ja’Gared Davis
Offence 🏈 – Kamar Jorden
Special Teams ⛑️ – Riley Jones pic.twitter.com/cmkebp4zpZ— Calgary Stampeders (@calstampeders) August 26, 2018
Also: Always nice to see fans from different teams connect at CFL tailgates.
Hanging with the enemies. .😀 #CFLGameDay #Bombers #stamps pic.twitter.com/NjV7OAuRKB
— Karen💙’s🇨🇦🏈Gloss (@plasercalgary) August 25, 2018
The Riders ground out a defensive victory in Vancouver over the Lions, and continued to climb the West Division standings in the process.
In case you didn’t know: Riderville travels well.
The moment when they’re short on 3rd… 🤜🤛#CFLGameday pic.twitter.com/kNQOoEZMSm
— Saskatchewan Roughriders (@sskroughriders) August 26, 2018
Great win @sskroughriders! Nice to see @BrookeHenderson joined the party! #RiderPride #CPWO 📺 pic.twitter.com/G4cZOKvQKE
— CP Women’s Open (@cpwomensopen) August 26, 2018
Momentum Riders, no doubt about it.
