2007 Rogers CFL Player Awards Thread

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No surprise, just what I predicted. :lol:
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Robbie wrote:A good group picture.

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I saw this pic in yesterdays Sun but I learned a bit today. Apparently Rob Murphy IS HOLDING Kerry Joeseph's Most Outstanding Player Trophy :shock: Their trophies got mixed up backstage. These are the kinds of tidbits that make the CFL special. I sure hope Murphy comes back to get some more mud under those fingernails next season.
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With his recent special teams award and all-star selection, Ian Smart has established himself as a fine player. I believe very few people know that he is originally from Kingston, Jamaica. It seems like in many cases, non-Canadian and American athletes have been assigned nicknames based on their place of origin. In this day and age of political correctness, I suppose one must be careful when it comes to assigning nicknames based on one's ethnicity and nationality. But in the past, several famous athletes have been assigned nicknames related to their ethnicity and they didn't seem to mind. For example, Normie Kwong was called the China Clipper, Pavel Bure was called the Russian Rocket, Teemu Selanne is the Finnish Flash, and the line of Naslund and the Sedins is called the IKEA line. That said, I wonder why Smart has been given a nickname based on his Jamaican heritage. Perhaps he objected, but if not, how about names like:

Jamaican Jester
Reggae Runner
King of Kingston

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Robbie wrote:... I believe very few people know that he is originally from Kingston, Jamaica....
No, I did not know that. So he's an import under the ratio, right?

I think I heard Armitage say Fantuz won the CIS Canadian award yesterday during the Grey Cup. The Top Canadian Grey Cup award is based on your country of birth not whether you played Canadian College football, right?
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notahomer wrote:
Robbie wrote:... I believe very few people know that he is originally from Kingston, Jamaica....
No, I did not know that. So he's an import under the ratio, right?

I think I heard Armitage say Fantuz won the CIS Canadian award yesterday during the Grey Cup. The Top Canadian Grey Cup award is based on your country of birth not whether you played Canadian College football, right?
I found that out last year.
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notahomer wrote:
Robbie wrote:... I believe very few people know that he is originally from Kingston, Jamaica....
No, I did not know that. So he's an import under the ratio, right?

I think I heard Armitage say Fantuz won the CIS Canadian award yesterday during the Grey Cup. The Top Canadian Grey Cup award is based on your country of birth not whether you played Canadian College football, right?
Probably just means Top Non-Import as per the ratio rules.
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notahomer wrote: The Top Canadian Grey Cup award is based on your country of birth not whether you played Canadian College football, right?
Not necessarily. Could be a Canadian born in Canada and played his football in the States.
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