SPORTS S TUFF Sponsored by Cromwell’s Convenience & Petroleum FOOTBALL—Topstoppers: So what Montana High School Association teams have allowed the least points thus far in the 2024 season in each class? Answers: Class AA, Missoula Big Sky 79; Class A, Billings Central 54; Class B, Florence 58; Class C 8-man, Belt 58; Class C 6-man, Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine 70. DifferencesbetweenNationalFootball League and Canadian Football League: The NFL is more television-revenue driven while the CFL is more gate-revenue driven. The NFL market is a 350-million people market while the CFL is a 35-million people market. The NFL average attendance league-wide in 2023 was 69,500 while the CFL was 22,393. The NFL is “all hype and no show” while the CFL is “all show and no hype.” There are 32 teams in the NFL and 9 teams in the CFL. How the two leagues started: The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. When the league began playing in 1920 five teams were from Ohio: Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Tigers, Columbus Panhandlers and Dayton Triangles. The four teams from Illinois were the Chicago Tigers, Decatur Staleys, Racine Cardinals (who were based in Chicago but took the name of a local street) and Rock Island Independents. The two teams from Indiana were the Hammond Pros and Muncie Flyers and the two from New York State were the Buffalo All-Americans and Rochchester Jeffersons. In Michigan was the Detriot Heralds. Of these originals franchises only two remain: the Cardinals left Chicago for St. Louis after the 1959 season and relocated to Arizona in 1988. The Decatur Staleys moved to Chicago in 1921 and a year later became the Bears (source: Britannica). The CFL’s origins come from rugby football in the 1860s, and many of the first Canadian football teams played under the auspices of the Canadian Rugby Football Union (CRFU), founded in June 1880 then reorganized in February 1884. The CRFU was reorganized as the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) and served as an umbrella organization for several provincial and regional unions. The Grey Cup was donated by Governor General Earl Grey in 1909 to the team winning the “Senior Amateur Football Championship of Canada.” By that time, the sport as played in Canada had diverged markedly from its rugby origins with the introduction of the Burnside rules, and started to become more similar to the American game. In 1907, several of the stronger senior clubs in Ontario and Quebec formed the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU or more commonly known as the “Big Four”). It took almost 30 years for an elite interprovincial western union to emerge,whenin1936thestrongerseniorclubsinManitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan formed the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU). From the 1930s to the 1950s, the Big Four and WIFU gradually evolved from amateur to professional leagues, and amateur teams were no longer competitive for the Grey Cup. Apart from the World War II years, an amateur team last won the Grey Cup in 1936. In 1956, the Montreal Alouettes threatened to leave the Big Four and join the rival WIFU. As a result, the Big Four and WIFU formed a new umbrella organization, the Canadian Football Council (CFC) to modernize the operations and management of the professional game. In 1958 the CFC formally left the CRU and reorganized as the Canadian Football League (source: Wikipedia). It’s tight! In regular-season finales October 26, if Winnipeg loses at Montreal and Saskatchewan defeats Calgary in Regina, the Roughriders earn the top spot in the West Division, meaning first-round playoff bye and hosting the West Division Final November 10. CFLWEEK19RESULTS— Toronto 14 Winnipeg 11, Edmonton 23 Calgary 18, Saskatchewan 39 British Columbia 8, Montreal 19 Ottawa 12. STANDINGS — West Division: x-Winnipeg 10-7, 419-336, 24.6-19.7 (Streak: L1); x-Saskatchewan 9-7-1, 466-407, 27.4-23.9, (W4); x-British Columbia 8-9, 421-436, 24.7-25.6 (L1); Edmonton 6-11, 373-472, 21.9-27.7 (W1); Calgary 4-11-1, 363 473, 22.6-29.5 (L3). East Division: y-Montreal 12-3-1, 425-349, 26.5-21.8 (W1); x-Toronto 9-7, 446-417, 27.8-26.0, (W2); x-Ottawa 8-7-1, 375-419, 23.4-26.1 (L4); Hamilton 6-10, 422-500, 26.3-31.2 (L1). WEEK 20 SCHEDULE — Fri., Oct. 18, Calgary at Hamilton, 5 p.m. (TV: CBS Sports Network. Radio internet: 770 CHQR or Ticats Audio Network), Sat., Oct. 19, Ottawa at Toronto, 2 p.m. (Free online streaming platform: CFL+. Radio internet: TSN 1200 or TSN 1050), Montreal at British Columbia, 5 p.m. (Free online streaming platform: CFL+. Radio internet: TSN 690 or 980 CKNW). y - clinched division. x - clinched playoff berth. SPORTS S TUFF Sponsored by Cromwell’s Convenience & Petroleum FOOTBALL—Topstoppers: So what Montana High School Association teams have allowed the least points thus far in the 2024 season in each class? Answers: Class AA, Missoula Big Sky 79; Class A, Billings Central 54; Class B, Florence 58; Class C 8-man, Belt 58; Class C 6-man, Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine 70. DifferencesbetweenNationalFootball League and Canadian Football League: The NFL is more television-revenue driven while the CFL is more gate-revenue driven. The NFL market is a 350-million people market while the CFL is a 35-million people market. The NFL average attendance league-wide in 2023 was 69,500 while the CFL was 22,393. The NFL is “all hype and no show” while the CFL is “all show and no hype.” There are 32 teams in the NFL and 9 teams in the CFL. How the two leagues started: The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. When the league began playing in 1920 five teams were from Ohio: Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Tigers, Columbus Panhandlers and Dayton Triangles. The four teams from Illinois were the Chicago Tigers, Decatur Staleys, Racine Cardinals (who were based in Chicago but took the name of a local street) and Rock Island Independents. The two teams from Indiana were the Hammond Pros and Muncie Flyers and the two from New York State were the Buffalo All-Americans and Rochchester Jeffersons. In Michigan was the Detriot Heralds. Of these originals franchises only two remain: the Cardinals left Chicago for St. Louis after the 1959 season and relocated to Arizona in 1988. The Decatur Staleys moved to Chicago in 1921 and a year later became the Bears (source: Britannica). The CFL’s origins come from rugby football in the 1860s, and many of the first Canadian football teams played under the auspices of the Canadian Rugby Football Union (CRFU), founded in June 1880 then reorganized in February 1884. The CRFU was reorganized as the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) and served as an umbrella organization for several provincial and regional unions. The Grey Cup was donated by Governor General Earl Grey in 1909 to the team winning the “Senior Amateur Football Championship of Canada.” By that time, the sport as played in Canada had diverged markedly from its rugby origins with the introduction of the Burnside rules, and started to become more similar to the American game. In 1907, several of the stronger senior clubs in Ontario and Quebec formed the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU or more commonly known as the “Big Four”). It took almost 30 years for an elite interprovincial western union to emerge,whenin1936thestrongerseniorclubsinManitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan formed the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU). From the 1930s to the 1950s, the Big Four and WIFU gradually evolved from amateur to professional leagues, and amateur teams were no longer competitive for the Grey Cup. Apart from the World War II years, an amateur team last won the Grey Cup in 1936. In 1956, the Montreal Alouettes threatened to leave the Big Four and join the rival WIFU. As a result, the Big Four and WIFU formed a new umbrella organization, the Canadian Football Council (CFC) to modernize the operations and management of the professional game. In 1958 the CFC formally left the CRU and reorganized as the Canadian Football League (source: Wikipedia). It’s tight! In regular-season finales October 26, if Winnipeg loses at Montreal and Saskatchewan defeats Calgary in Regina, the Roughriders earn the top spot in the West Division, meaning first-round playoff bye and hosting the West Division Final November 10. CFLWEEK19RESULTS— Toronto 14 Winnipeg 11, Edmonton 23 Calgary 18, Saskatchewan 39 British Columbia 8, Montreal 19 Ottawa 12. STANDINGS — West Division: x-Winnipeg 10-7, 419-336, 24.6-19.7 (Streak: L1); x-Saskatchewan 9-7-1, 466-407, 27.4-23.9, (W4); x-British Columbia 8-9, 421-436, 24.7-25.6 (L1); Edmonton 6-11, 373-472, 21.9-27.7 (W1); Calgary 4-11-1, 363 473, 22.6-29.5 (L3). East Division: y-Montreal 12-3-1, 425-349, 26.5-21.8 (W1); x-Toronto 9-7, 446-417, 27.8-26.0, (W2); x-Ottawa 8-7-1, 375-419, 23.4-26.1 (L4); Hamilton 6-10, 422-500, 26.3-31.2 (L1). WEEK 20 SCHEDULE — Fri., Oct. 18, Calgary at Hamilton, 5 p.m. (TV: CBS Sports Network. Radio internet: 770 CHQR or Ticats Audio Network), Sat., Oct. 19, Ottawa at Toronto, 2 p.m. (Free online streaming platform: CFL+. Radio internet: TSN 1200 or TSN 1050), Montreal at British Columbia, 5 p.m. (Free online streaming platform: CFL+. Radio internet: TSN 690 or 980 CKNW). y - clinched division. x - clinched playoff berth.
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