Hi! So here we are then, with another year of the CFL mini-pools! Only two pools this year thanks to an abbreviated season. Well it's something! OK we're underway so let's get down to business!
*** Pool 1 is now final and official! Scroll down past Pool 2 to see our final results! ***
*** CFL Reschedules Postponed Aug 26 Elks/Argos game to November 16 ***STUPID COVID RULE!! Well! So 14 of the Edmonton Elks players have tested positive for Stupid Covid! And Thursday Aug 26's game against the Argos is postponed. Great! So now it's time to make a rule about games that get postponed, or even cancelled!
GAME POSTPONED RULE!! If a game gets postponed, we wait until it gets rescheduled. If it is postponed past the end of Pool 1, I will check to see if the game makes any difference to the people in the money spots. If not, we just forget the game and award prizes. But if so, we wait until it gets played, or cancelled! Pain in the neck, but what else can we do.
GAME CANCELLED RULE!! The CFL says: "According to CFL protocols, if a game is cancelled due to COVID-19 issues and can't be rescheduled, the club suffering from the COVID-19 issues will forfeit a 1-0 loss. If both squads have COVID-19 issues, each will forfeit the game and be assigned losses."
WHAT THIS MEANS TO US: For our pool then, we do exactly what they do. One or both teams are awarded losses by the CFL, and so we do exactly the same. And we may not award Pool 1 prizes until the game (or games) are resolved! Whenever that is! Unfortunate. But hey, Stupid Covid!
And so that Aug 26 Elks/Argos game is rescheduled to Tuesday, November 16th! So for us... that may well be the end of Pool 1! Unless the game makes no difference to our winners. But the chances of that... Are pretty slim! So NO PRIZES FOR POOL 1 TIL NOVEMBER 16TH! (PROBABLY!) You have been notified! Meanwhile we'll be well into Pool 2 by then!
So first off, here's the SCHEDULE for 2021's pools! NOTE, the shortened CFL season starts IN AUGUST this year, with 16 regular season weeks, followed by the usual playoff schedule.
POOL 1: Covers CFL weeks 1 to 8, Thursday, August 5 to Friday, September 24th. That's 31 games.
POOL 2: Covers CFL weeks 9 to 16, plus the playoffs! Starts Tuesday??, September 28 (yup) and goes right to Grey Cup Sunday, December 12th! Brr! And this one is a whopping 37 games including the playoffs AND the Grey Cup Final! Played in Hamilton this year!
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If you've been in on the Curling pools, you know those were 5 bucks each. Same will apply to our Football pools now! 5 bucks, up from $2. Two and 1/2 times the price. BUT, likewise, two and 1/2 times the prizes! So the 2019 Pool 3 first prize was $35. With the new entry fee, that would have been... $87.50!! So... Even MORE better than a kick in the pants!!
(And speaking of entry fees, with everything being locked down, we just did e-Transfers mostly! Worked rather well! But whatever works.)
(For Pool 1 just scroll down a bit)
This is it! The final CFL Pool of the season! This one covers the rest of the 2021 CFL season, including the playoffs and of course the GREY CUP!! And it's coming up fast!!
Official Final Standings Well it's all over! Click to see our OFFICIAL final pool results!
The Master Spreadsheet This is where to look for everybody's picks! The source of everything in Pool 2. And you can do your own updates and projections if you want! (200K Excel Spreadsheet)
Mini Pool 2 Master Spreadsheet in Web Page Format Here's the master sheet again, but in web page format so you don't need Microsoft Excel or whatever to look at it. (250K web page)
The 2021 CFL Pool 2 Zip File All the Pool 2 documents in one zip file for quick downloading! It's only 85K bytes! Your best download value.
The 2021 Pool 2 Entry Form! Yes it's coming up fast! The second and final pool of the 2021 season! Entry deadline is 6:30 PM Our Time, Tuesday!! Sept. 28th! Yes a Tuesday!! This is the start of the first game on the pool! Which is Edmonton at Ottawa. (Probably should have just skipped that game. Too weird! Tuesday??) But anyway, again this pool goes right through to the (LATE) GREY CUP on December 12th! That's a total of 37 games!
Instructions for using the Excel Pool Entry Form
As I've said before, to fill out the interactive entry form and send it to me, you must save the form on your computer. Then do your picks and email that form to me as an attachment. That's the only way I will get your picks! That's because the form is not a true online form. But it's still very easy to use. If you have something that will work with Excel spreadsheets.
The 2021 Pool 2 Entry Form, in web page format! Here's the entry form again, in web page format. Again the entry deadline is 6:30 PM Our Time, Tuesday!!, Sept. 28! This entry form is not interactive, sorry. But you can print it off and it looks good man!
PLAYOFF BONUS POINTS: Remember, in the playoffs and the Grey Cup, you score bonus points for picking the losers of these games! Make sure to see the PLAYOFF BONUS POINTS section of the "CFL POOLS RULES DOCUMENT" below for details of the bonus half and quarter points available in the playoff games!
THE CFL Pools RULES Document!
The CFL Pools RULES Document Here's all the rules and information you need to help you do your entry! If ya want it! You can still just ask me too, of course. Updated as of the 2013 Pools.
The CFL Pools RULES Zip File Yeah the rules are in their own Zip file now. (Just 30K bytes!)
THE 2021 CFL MINI-POOL 1!So okay, here's CFL Pool 1, the first pool of the 2021 season! And we're underway!
Official Final Standings Yes we are done! Results are now hand-verified and official! Click to see how we all did!
The Master Spreadsheet! This is where to look for everybody's picks, all the games, so you know who's doing well, or what! It's got everything! (200K Excel Spreadsheet)
The CFL Mini Pool 1 Master Spreadsheet in Web Page Format Here's the master sheet again, with everybody's picks and the standings. But this one's in web page format so anybody can see it! (245K bytes)
The 2021 Pool 1 Entry Form! Here is where you make your picks! Enter once, enter often! Deadline for Pool 1 is Thursday, August 5 at 7:30 PM, the start of the first game of the season! The Bomber Home Opener Game! The entry form is the same cool format as usual, an Excel spreadsheet with drop-down everything! (I didn't create the original entry form... Credit for the original form goes to a guy who worked at MTS who did hockey pools.)
Instructions for using the Excel Pool Entry Form
To fill out the interactive entry form and send it to me, you MUST save your picks on your computer. Then email the file you saved to me as an attachment. That's the only way I will get your picks! That's because the form is not a true online form. But it's still very easy to use.
2021 Pool 1 Entry Form -- in web page format! This is the same as the Excel spreadsheet, except in web page format. Not interactive though, but you can print it off and fill it out if you like doing it the old-fashioned way!
The above docs can be downloaded in the following ZIP file!
The 2021 CFL Pool 1 Zip File (Just 80K bytes! Quick, easy downloadability!)
So yeah the start of the 2021 CFL season is fast approaching, so let's get together at some restaurant or patio, to talk football, eat, and whatever, and pay our entry fees for the season. Covid rules allow it right now! If yer doubly vaxed that is! When? Wednesday, August 4! The night before the Bomber game, the first game of the season! Where? Stella's au CCFM, 340 Provencher Boulevard! On the patio! Enter Stella's through the CCFM front entrance! Time? Say, any time after 6:30 PM! This get together is optional, you don't have to attend to enter the pool. But, it is a good time, and a chance to pay your entry fees for the season, and talk football, or whatever! And yeah right now we can actually get together, so let's do it! So if you're interested, let me know! So I can know how big a table to get! Or if you're keen, beat me there! They don't take reservations.
THE SAME FORMAT: Yeah, this is yet another year of CFL "MINI" pools! Each one based on a different part of the season. Except just TWO pools in 2021. And all you gotta do is predict the results of all the CFL games! Every game of the CFL season, except the Pre-Season, is on the pools!
WHAT TO DO: (If you're new to the pools)... What you do is: Using the entry form, predict the winners of all the games in each pool. You can also predict a TIE for regular season games! (Scroll way down for a summary of TIES in the CFL.) For Pool 2, predict the teams that will play in the Playoffs and Grey Cup Final as well, and of course the winners of these! (No ties in the playoffs!)
THEN: After predicting all the game winners or ties, you apply RANK POINTS to each prediction, based on how sure you are of each. You would apply the highest points to your most sure prediction, and the lowest points to your least sure prediction, using each number ONLY ONCE, for ALL the games you picked. Then send your entry in!!
THAT'S IT in a nutshell. For more detailed description, see the RULES document using the links above. Or check out the ENTRY FORM, and just go for it already!
Yes, why not get some of your friends or family into this, it's only 2 oops uh 5 bucks, and hey that will make the pot a little sweeter for the winners! Which will be YOU, right? Sure, of course! We welcome anybody with money, and who thinks they can predict CFL Football! Or not predict it! Hahahaa!
Recent and Upcoming Games!
(Date and time or result and attendance) (Times are all Central Time)
CFL Playoffs, 2021!
SUN NOV 28: Complete!
EASTERN SEMI-FINAL MONTREAL 12 @ HAMILTON 23 FINAL 21,892
WESTERN SEMI-FINAL CALGARY 30 @ SASKATCHEWAN 33 FINAL/OT 24,001
SUN DEC 5
EASTERN FINAL HAMILTON 27 @ TORONTO 19 21,492
WESTERN FINAL SASKATCHEWAN 17 @ WINNIPEG 21 31,160
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12
108TH GREY CUP IN HAMILTON: HAMILTON (EAST) 25 VS WINNIPEG (WEST) 33 FINAL/OT 22,324
Helpful LinksIf you need CFL information, check out these important links:
The CFL's OFFICIAL Web SiteThis has the stats, schedule, results, plus all the players, team Rosters, transactions, depth charts... Everything you need to predict who will win all the games! And guarantee you a win in the pool! Yeah!
The CFL's Schedule and Results Page This year, plus you can get to previous seasons from here too!
TSN's CFL Site There's information and Broadcast schedules here!
* TSN's 2021 CFL Broadcast Schedule * Looks like ALL CFL games are on "TSN"! Whether that's TSN 1, 3, 5, or whatever, not sure. Click for details! But Spoiler Alert though! They've got the latest scores at the top of the page!
Canoe.com's CFL Site (Formerly SLAM.ca)
Hey why not take a CFL trivia quiz? See how much you know about our game! Mostly I think it's accurate.
Calvillo Sets All-Time CFL TD Pass Record
// Stegall All Time Receiving Yards King
Bruce Boa: Former Calgary Stampeder and Waldorf Salad ordering actor from British sitcom Fawlty Towers
Who the heck is Luther Selbo? Clue #1
Clue #2
Farrell Funston makes the catch!
Kapp & Mosca: Can't we just get along? I guess not. Try to understand it here!
When was the last tie game in the CFL? (Regular season - pre-season doesn't count) Well! ... Gotta go back to Friday, June 23rd, 2017, Calgary at Ottawa! 31 - 31 tie in overtime. Before that, Friday, July 8, 2016! Calgary at Ottawa again! Final score 26 - 26. Which was the first tie since 2009: October 17, 2009, Sask 44 @ Calgary 44. And before that, there were two in 2007: June 28, 2007, Wpg 39 @ Edm 39; and August 17, 2007, BC 45 @ Cal 45. And another in 2004. So there you go! There's your recap as of July 11 2021!
That’s all I’ve got for now. Remember, you can contact me by phone or text, if you know my land line or cell numbers; or email: glenmoor@shaw.ca!
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