Hi! Here we are nearing the start of what will be another normal CFL Football! With Covid finally, slowly becoming a minor annoyance. Unless you catch it of course... So let's get going then! First a quick announcement or two. Then scroll down to find the 2023 Pools!
STUPID COVID RULE: Well! Covid isn't totally gone yet, but it is starting to fade into an annoying memory! Oh no, wait. It is coming back! Hopefully not as bad as before. Hopefully, there will be no need for any Stupid Covid rules. Unless there is a need. Then I'll bring them back. But it doesn't look like it will be an issue. We gonna live with it. Though it still sucks when you get it!
So first off, here's the SCHEDULE for 2023's pools! Another normal CFL season this year, with 21 regular season weeks, followed by the usual playoff schedule!
POOL 1: Covers CFL weeks 1 to 7, Thursday, June 8 to Sunday, July 23. This one is 27 games.
POOL 2: Covers CFL weeks 8 to 14: Starts Friday, July 28 and goes to Saturday, September 9! That's 28 games.
POOL 3: The final pool of the season! Covers CFL regular season weeks 15 to 21, plus the playoffs! Starts Friday, September 15, and goes right to Grey Cup Sunday, November 19th! And this one is 31 games including the playoffs AND the Grey Cup Final! Played in Hamilton, Ontario this year!
This space reserved for advertising. HAHAHA just kidding NO WAY man!! All I "advertise" is the CFL, its website, and a couple other helpful websites. See links below!
If you've been in on the Curling pools, you know those are now 5 bucks each. Same with our Football pools now! 5 bucks, up from $2. As of 2022. 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, and Stupid Covid, with everything being locked down, we mostly did e-Transfers! Worked rather well! But whatever works.)
(For Pool 2 just scroll down a bit)
This is it! The final CFL Pool of the season! This one covers the rest of the 2023 CFL season, from Week 15 up to and including the playoffs and of course the GREY CUP!! And it's now all done!
Official Final Standings Yes we are done! Click to see how we all did!
The Master Spreadsheet This is where to look for everybody's picks! The source of everything Pool 3!! (225K Excel Spreadsheet)
Mini Pool 3 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. (270K web page)
The 2023 Pool 3 Entry Form! So here it is! The third and final pool of the 2023 season! Enter once, enter often! Entry deadline is 6:00 PM Our Time, Friday, Sept. 15! The start of the first game on the pool! Which is Toronto at Montreal! This pool goes right through to the GREY CUP on Sunday, November 19! A whopping 31 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 2023 Pool 3 Entry Form, in web page format! Here's the entry form again, in web page format. Again the entry deadline is 8:30 PM Our Time, Friday, Sept. 16th! This entry form is not interactive, sorry. But you can print it off and it looks good man!
The 2023 CFL Pool 3 Zip File All the Pool 3 documents in one zip file for quick downloading! It's only 90K bytes! Your best download value!
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!)
(For Pool 1 just scroll down a bit)
Announcing the 2023 CFL Mini-Pool 2! Which is coming up fast!
Official Final Pool Standings Yes! We are done! And it's now official! Click to see how we all did!
The Master Spreadsheet! This is where to look for everybody's picks! Ranked of course by points. You can see everybody's picks! And you can do your own updates and projections if you want! It's an Excel spreadsheet though, you need Office or whatever to look at it! (185K bytes)
Mini Pool 2 Master Spreadsheet in Web Page Format Here's the master sheet, with everybody's picks and the standings. But this one's in web page format so anyone can look at it. (210K bytes)
The 2023 Pool 2 Entry Form! Deadline is 6:30 PM our time, Friday, July 28! The start of the Hamilton at Ottawa game! As usual, the entry form is the same cool format, an Excel spreadsheet with drop-down everything!
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! It's not a true online form but it sure makes entering easy!
The 2023 Pool 2 Entry Form in web page format. If you're not into interactive, this is the entry form in web page format. Print it off and fill it out in pen! (of course you can do the same with the Excel entry form) But for this one you don't need a spreadsheet app!
Note, you can use any method you like to get your entry to me! Including leaving a long phone message! Whatever works best for you!
The 2023 CFL Pool 2 Zip File All 2 of the Pool docs above in a zip file for quick downloading! Only 80K bytes! Great download value!
THE 2023 CFL MINI-POOL 1!So okay, here's CFL Pool 1, the first pool of the 2023 season! Yes, it's all ready!
Official Final Pool Standings Yes we are done! And it's now 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 did well, or what! It's got everything! (190K 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! (230K bytes)
The 2023 Pool 1 Entry Form! Here is where you make your picks! Enter once, enter often! Deadline for Pool 1 is Thursday, June 8 at 8:00 PM, the start of the first game of the season! The entry form is the same cool format as usual, an Excel spreadsheet with drop-down everything! (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.
The 2023 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 2023 CFL Pool 1 Zip File Just 85K bytes! Quick, easy downloadability! Your best download value!
So yeah the start of the 2023 CFL season is fast approaching, and so is the first pool of the season! So let's get together at a restaurant or patio, to talk football, eat, and whatever! What do you say?
When? Thursday, June 8! Season opening day!
Time? Any time after 6:30 PM.
Where? Santa Lucia Pizza, 4 St Mary's Road, Upstairs Patio! Unless it rains. Then we'll go inside!
Interested? Let me know so I can know how big a table to get! Or if you're keen, beat me there why not!
THE SAME FORMAT: Yeah, this is yet another year of CFL "MINI" pools! Each one based on a different part of the season. Back to the usual 3 pools as of 2022. 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 there!
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 the pool. You can also predict a TIE for regular season games! (Scroll way down for a summary of TIES in the CFL.) When we get to Pool 3, you will also 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. Apply the highest points to your most sure predictions, and the lowest points to your least sure predictions! 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, but no more attendance stats. guess they don't want to make the East teams look bad!)
All done: 2023 CFL Week 21 (Last week of regular season!)
FRI OCT 27 FINAL WPG 36 @ 13 CGY
SAT OCT 28 FINAL HAM 20 @ 22 MTL
SAT OCT 28 6:00 PM CDT TOR 27 @ 22 OTT
All done: CFL Playoffs, 2023!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4
EASTERN SEMI-FINAL: COMPLETE HAM 12 @ 27 MTL
WESTERN SEMI-FINAL: COMPLETE CGY 30 @ 41 BC
REMEMBRANCE DAY 2023
EASTERN FINAL: COMPLETE MON 38 @ 17 TOR
WESTERN FINAL: COMPLETE BC 13 @ 24 WPG
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18
110TH GREY CUP AT HAMILTON, ONTARIO: FINAL! EAST: MONTREAL 28 VS WEST: WINNIPEG 24
Attendance: 28,808 (sold out)
(source: cfl.ca)
Helpful LinksIf you need CFL information, check out these important links:
The CFL's OFFICIAL Web Site This 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 CFL Broadcast Schedule * Looks like ALL CFL regular season 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 May 14, 2022!
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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