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And this year don't forget!!!274always wrote:We deserved to get our asses kicked last nov. 5 in your house.
I like playing the Als, win or lose it's always an exciting game. Just the other day I was thinking about the game in 01? 02? and Alfred "Action" Jackson's 109 yard TD. What a game that was!274always wrote:Thanks for allowing a montrealer on board. We deserved to get our asses kicked last nov. 5 in your house.
IIRC it was 02, things were looking bleak and then there was the INT on the GL and the next play to one very tired AJ for the TD. An announced crowd of 17K, but more like 15K at best were as loud as twice as many that night, and were a factor in the outcome. That game ranks right up there with the Darren Flutie catch in the WDF of 94 and the GC of that same year with the Lui Passaglia FG. Good times and very nice that we are able to share those memories and current discussions of the Lions here on Lionbackers.com, thanks D.D wrote:I like playing the Als, win or lose it's always an exciting game. Just the other day I was thinking about the game in 01? 02? and Alfred "Action" Jackson's 109 yard TD. What a game that was!274always wrote:Thanks for allowing a montrealer on board. We deserved to get our asses kicked last nov. 5 in your house.
Do you really consider that game in the same ranks as the 1994 WDF?Rammer wrote:IIRC it was 02, things were looking bleak and then there was the INT on the GL and the next play to one very tired AJ for the TD. An announced crowd of 17K, but more like 15K at best were as loud as twice as many that night, and were a factor in the outcome. That game ranks right up there with the Darren Flutie catch in the WDF of 94 and the GC of that same year with the Lui Passaglia FG.D wrote:I like playing the Als, win or lose it's always an exciting game. Just the other day I was thinking about the game in 01? 02? and Alfred "Action" Jackson's 109 yard TD. What a game that was!274always wrote:Thanks for allowing a montrealer on board. We deserved to get our asses kicked last nov. 5 in your house.
I guess that you wouldn't know if you weren't at that game. That brought life back to the Lions fans, exponentially to those that actually attended, IMO. IIRC attendance hit the lowest of low that evening, then moved upwards afterwards.Robbie wrote:Do you really consider that game in the same ranks as the 1994 WDF?Rammer wrote:IIRC it was 02, things were looking bleak and then there was the INT on the GL and the next play to one very tired AJ for the TD. An announced crowd of 17K, but more like 15K at best were as loud as twice as many that night, and were a factor in the outcome. That game ranks right up there with the Darren Flutie catch in the WDF of 94 and the GC of that same year with the Lui Passaglia FG.D wrote: I like playing the Als, win or lose it's always an exciting game. Just the other day I was thinking about the game in 01? 02? and Alfred "Action" Jackson's 109 yard TD. What a game that was!
Maybe in the sense that the 2002 season was the last one for long-time veterans as a Lion like Damon Allen, Alfred Jackson, Sean Millington, and Adam Rita. And perhaps that was the last time there was a huge play in an otherwise mediocre season and that was the farewell play as there wasn't too many other spectacular plays after that.
That game on August 21, 2002 drew a crowd of only 17,221 and Damon Allen threw a 109-yard TD pass to Alfred Jackson with 67 seconds remaining in a Lions 48-37 win over the Allouettes. That was game 9 for both teams and it was the first loss for Montreal after starting the season 8-0.
But I wouldn't say the game ranks as the 1994 WDF in terms of long-term effects. The Alouettes still managed to finish first in the east and win the Grey Cup. And the Lions went 6-3 to finish the regular season with Adam Rita firing and replacing Steve Buratto as head coach, but the Lions still had to settle for third in the west and fourth place Saskatchewan also made the playoffs so the Lions weren't really going for a playoff spot unless you call the recovery from 1-5 to start the season that costed Steve Buratto.
In the 2002 WDSF though, the Lions were demolished 30-3 by Winnipeg. When it comes to foe to friend stories, how about Arland Bruce III? In the 2002 WDSF, returned a missed FG 112 yards for a TD and the Blue Bombers never looked back. Nine years later, Arland Bruce III then helped the Lions in beating Winnipeg in the 2011 Grey Cup with the Lions third TD to really put the game away.
Okay, you may have a point in that after the game, home attendance did increase to break the 20,000 barrier.Rammer wrote:IIRC attendance hit the lowest of low that evening, then moved upwards afterwards.
