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Canadian College Football vs. American College Football
Posted on 10/25/17 at 8:49 am
Posted on 10/25/17 at 8:49 am
Does it exist in the great white north like it does here? Do they have rankings, national championships, conferences, etc?
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Posted on 10/25/17 at 8:50 am to Kramerica Industries
No
Posted on 10/25/17 at 8:54 am to Kramerica Industries
college athletics don't exist on almost any level like they do here in other countries.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 8:56 am to Kramerica Industries
Yep.
They have the N-C-double Eh
They have the N-C-double Eh
Posted on 10/25/17 at 8:57 am to Kramerica Industries
Sorta, yes.
Not nearly as extensive as US college football, but they send players to the NFL occasionally. More often the CFL of course.
Not nearly as extensive as US college football, but they send players to the NFL occasionally. More often the CFL of course.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 8:58 am to Collegedropout
Posted on 10/25/17 at 8:59 am to Kramerica Industries
It does.
Their NCAA used to be called the Canadian Intervarsity Sport, now its called "U Sports," short for University Sports.
Their national championship is called the Vanier Cup.
Last year The University of Laval "Red and Gold" defeated the University of Calgary "Dinos" 31-26 for the championship.
It was Laval's third natty in five years.
Right now, a look at the standings: LINK
The Western Mustangs are 8-0 and lead the OUA.
Calgary is 7-0 and leading the Canada West Conference
Acadia and St. Mary's are atop the AUS, which is the crappy conference
the RESQ is going to come down to Laval and Montreal
Their NCAA used to be called the Canadian Intervarsity Sport, now its called "U Sports," short for University Sports.
Their national championship is called the Vanier Cup.
Last year The University of Laval "Red and Gold" defeated the University of Calgary "Dinos" 31-26 for the championship.
It was Laval's third natty in five years.
Right now, a look at the standings: LINK
The Western Mustangs are 8-0 and lead the OUA.
Calgary is 7-0 and leading the Canada West Conference
Acadia and St. Mary's are atop the AUS, which is the crappy conference
the RESQ is going to come down to Laval and Montreal
This post was edited on 10/25/17 at 9:01 am
Posted on 10/25/17 at 9:00 am to UGATiger26
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They have the N-C-double Eh
Posted on 10/25/17 at 9:01 am to anc
Interestingly enough their trophy looks better than ours.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 9:11 am to anc
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The University of Laval "Red and Gold"
The real UL.
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University of Calgary "Dinos"
Great mascot! But the logo is a prehistoric Toonces.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 9:12 am to Kramerica Industries
What do they have in the way of colleges in Canada?
Posted on 10/25/17 at 9:12 am to Kramerica Industries
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Does it exist in the great white north like it does here?
Are you familiar with former LSU recruit Akieem Hicks?
Posted on 10/25/17 at 9:42 am to ProjectP2294
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Are you familiar with former LSU recruit Akieem Hicks?
LSU player, technically.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 9:47 am to Tunasntigers92
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What do they have in the way of colleges in Canada?
McGill claims to be the Harvard of Canada, FWIW.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 9:47 am to Kramerica Industries
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Interestingly enough their trophy looks better than ours.
Im a big fan of trophies that rotate with the champion and have their name permanently engraved.
Also, they only have a top 10 poll. There are only about 30 teams. They have a 17 team playoff that works really well.
Four conferences.
Atlantic University Sport - top 3 make playoffs
Quebec Conference - top 4
Ontario Conference - top 6
Canada West - top 4
Each conference has a playoff at the end of the season, and the four conference playoff winners are seeded to two games.
The Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl.
The Uteck and Mitchell winners play for the national championship.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 9:52 am to Jim Rockford
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McGill claims to be the Harvard of Canada, FWIW.
And they are 1-6 this season.
Here is the current Top 10
1. University of Montreal Carabins
2. Calgary Dinos
3. Laval Red and Gold
4. Western University Mustangs
5. McMaster University Marauders
6. University of British Columbia Thunderbirds
7. Laurier University Golden Hawks
8. Regina University Rams
9. Guleph University Gryphons
10. St. Mary's University Huskies
All 10 teams have secured a playoff berth. There are only 2 spots remaining.
The way the playoffs are set up, #2 Calgary would have to play #6 British Columbia in the quarterfinal, and #1 Montreal and #3 Laval would meet in the quarterfinal. #4 Western would have to get through #5 McMaster but #10 St. Mary's has an easy road to the Final Four.
This post was edited on 10/25/17 at 9:57 am
Posted on 10/25/17 at 9:54 am to Jim Rockford
I've never heard of McGill, I guess I assumed most Canadians came here for college.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 9:58 am to Tunasntigers92
The McGill Redmen. McGill University is the only non American member of the AAU, and is a member of the Global University Forum - the top 25 colleges in the world.
Hockey powerhouse. Football not so much.
Hockey powerhouse. Football not so much.
This post was edited on 10/25/17 at 10:01 am
Posted on 10/25/17 at 9:59 am to Tunasntigers92
I only know about it because I had a middle school teacher who went there.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 10:42 am to anc
My Dad has a B.S.-Chemistry and M.S.-Soil Chemistry from University of Guleph.
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