Calvillo Sets Canadian Passing Record For TDs

Anthony Calvillo set the new record for passing TD's in the CFL last night knocking Damon Allen to Number Two on that list...

"You play for a long time for a great team and these things are going to happen," Calvillo said. "I'm going to enjoy the moment."

The answer to the trivia question is: Eric Deslauriers in the back of the end zone 10:11 into the first quarter for his 395th TD pass, one more than Damon Allen threw in 23 seasons. Calvillo is in his 18th year...

Here's the catch... it survived a review...
((HT: CFL on TSN/youtube))


AC isn't, or correction, shouldn't be done with his record-setting this season...
Allen's marks for completions (5,158) and career passing yards (72,381) are still out there for the taking. Calvillo needed 4,220 to catch Allen going into the season and already has 1,038 in the first three games this season.

He added TD pass 396 later in the game- a 40-17 win over Toronto...

To give you an idea, Brett Favre has the NFL record at 69,329 yards passing. Calvillo should pass that yardage next week.
Favre has 497 TD passes in his career.
Calvillo should overtake Dan Marino's second place of 420 this season.
Favre also has 6,083 completions in a career.
Calvillo will finish comfortably in second place there as well...

The Search Continues In Miami.

Miami athletic director Kirby Hocutt is in New York City attending the National Football Foundation award ceremony, the College Football Hall of Fame inductions and find a new head coach for the Miami Hurricanes.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/um-hurricanes/fl-miami-hurricanes-football-coach-up20101206,0,7081130.story

Jon Gruden has said no. It appears Dan Mullen can't be pried away from Starkville, MS and parlayed his status as a hot coaching commodity into a lucrative contract from Mississippi State.

It seems Stanford is renewing their commitment to Jim Harbaugh and all he has to do is put pen to paper to a new contract with the Cardinal. A couple of things about Harbaugh though, Michigan wants to reevaluate Rich Rodiriquez after their Gator Bowl game with Mississippi State. It's the ultimate "must-win" situation for Rich Rod. The Michigan job might open up and the deep pocketed Wolverine supporters might want Harbaugh back in Ann Arbor. Second is Stanford is playing in the Orange Bowl in Miami. Convenient for Hocutt to perhaps have a discussion about living full time in South Florida.

The odds of Miami hiring Harbaugh as the next Hurricane head coach are slim.

With Dan Mullen and Jim Harbaugh reportedly receiving new deals from the current employer who do the Hurricanes turn to now?

Connecticut head coach Randy Edsell might to be in Miami's cross hairs but according to a Connecticut spokesman won't be in the Big Apple but out of town recruiting.

Tommy Tuberville has said he hasn't been contacted by Miami. Tuberville told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on Friday night,“I’m happy to be here. We just got this thing started. We want to keep it going. All the coaches like it here. I want to be here. So there’s no other thing to say.

“You can always say, ‘I’m not going’ or ‘I am going’ or ‘I’ll listen to them.’ There’s been no contact and that job’s been open, what, a week or so."

http://www.redraiders.com/2010/12/03/tuberville-addresses-miami-speculation/

Another name that has been mentioned is Marc Trestman who is the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Under Trestman's watch the Alouettes have won back to back Grey Cups (For you with little CFL knowledge that Canada's Super Bowl). Before you laugh off Trestman keep in mind Trestman has recent college football experience and coached in the ACC. Trestman was offensive coordinator for NC State before heading north of the border.

For Kirby Hocutt, the search continues.

Maypray Does It Again...

This time it was only 123 yards, but VMI grad and special-teamer-extraordinaire Tim Maypray has another return for score in the CFL this season...

As return men say, it's always nice when the other guy sets up for a long field goal.
If they miss it, and you want to return it, there's a lot of room in front of you to do it...

It's at the 2:12 mark...
((HT: CFL/skroughriders))


The Als held on the for the 30-26 win as Anthony Calvillo threw for two scores...

Your Week 1 CNFL Update: A 125-Yard Missed FG Return

Traina alerted us to this one...

It's not every day you see one of these, but it's cool when it happens...

Week One of the CFL ((or as young Michael, Michael Wilkie says: The C-NFL)) season was last weekend, and the Montreal Alouettes met the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the league opener.

Mayhem ensued...

Riders kicker Luca Congi missed a field goal and young Als rookie Tim Maypray had the Riders yelling, "Mayday!" before it was over...

Chris Cuthbert on the call...
((HT:OutsideTheBoxScore))


How cool was that...???
Thought you'd agree...

BREAKING NEWS: Montreal Wins 97th Grey Cup

Montreal Alouettes kicker Damon Duval nailed his second-chance field goal from 34 yards out as time expired to give the Als a 28-27 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders to win the 97th Grey Cup- the Canadian Football League version of the Super Bowl.

Initially, Duval missed wide from 44 yards out, but the Green Riders were penalized for having too many men on the field.

In the CFL, it's a 10-yarder...

Duval made the mulligan to finish the season 16-3...

And, yes, it's that Damon Duval...

The Als were down 16 points with less than half a quarter to go at McMahon Stadium in Calgary. But a TD pass from Anthony Calvillo to Ben Cahoon brought the Als within two with a little over three minutes left.

They missed the two-point conversion to keep the score at 27-25, and the Als defense made a stand to get the ball back for a game-winning possession.

The Als led only once all day- at the finish...

Here's the game-winning kick and the last five minutes of the game in real time...
((HT: TSN/CFL/ON2))

Early Contender: Catch of The Year

((HT: RDS/CFL))

The Montreal Alouettes Ben Cahoon has long been thought of, north of the border, as one of the best possession receivers around...

Here's your 2009 example against the Green Riders last weekend...

Your CFL Conference Finals Preview

We're just going to do it through highlights...
And leave it to FOOSG Sportsnet's Clubber Lang for the actual words on the whole thing...

Western Semi-Final: ((HT: CFL/TSN/the youtube))
BC blows out Saskatchewan to set up a Final with Calgary Saturday afternoon at 5:30 eastern...


Eastern Semi-Final: ((HT: the same as above))
Edmonton takes out home-standing Winnipeg and get to travel to Montreal at 1:00 eastern...


Guaran-damn-tee you that CFL Poobah Mark Cohon is rooting for the Als since Montreal hosts the Grey Cup Final next weekend. The last thing he wants is a Edmonton-Calgary/BC gig...