Well, that was a ride and a half. TSN still hasn't shown up on my cable package, but I found a stream on youtube. Some guy was streaming it live and putting up a notepad page that blocked the screen and muted the commercials because he "didn't want to be sued for copyright", then by the second half he completely forgot about it and just let everything run.
But wow, that was...interesting. Don't win many games spotting a team 30 points, but at least there's hope for the season. The first half, whoa. Looked like an NFL squad against a junior high school side. Like...how many plays did it take before the Lions didn't surrender yardage on literally every single play? Ugly with a capital ug. But obviously it was a tale of two halves. Good to see the rookie come back and actually mine some self-confidence out of it. Next time just start Reilly, damn it.
Also I've realized I have like no idea who's even on the team now. I remember Burnham...Chungh...other people...new Japanese kicker? Uh...ok. Good for him to get the first CFL points by a Japanese-born player. Not quite so good to miss a couple of gimmees. Unfair to put the weight of the loss on him as the team only played half a game, but those points would've been really nice to have in a game that got close at the end...oh well.
Next.