The Montreal Alouettes drafted some new football players this past Tuesday. With any luck, they will get a chance to step onto the field and show that they belong in the professional ranks. This 2021 CFL Draft was a challenging one for all involved, as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the traditional way of … More The ALSternative – 2021 CFL Draft Recap
It’s been a rough go of it since March 2020, but we get a little semblance of normalcy this Tuesday evening when the CFL Draft takes place on TSN and on CFL.ca Once again, the stars of tomorrow will find out where they will hopefully start their professional careers as all nine teams will select … More The ALSternative — 2021 CFL Draft Preview
After making a pretty big splash into the free agency pool yesterday, the Montreal Alouettes decided to shop locally on this second day of CFL new contract action. Perhaps the worst-kept secret in the history of Canadian football is current Alouettes general manager Danny Maciocia was the former football head coach at the Universite de … More An ALSternative look at Day Two of 2021 CFL Free Agency
Oh, you want news? You want signings? The Montreal Alouettes have got you covered! Today at noon, the floodgates opened up and the Canadian Football League declared itself open for business. All nine teams were now free to sign any and all free agents for the 2021 season. For fans, this can be a very … More An ALSternative look at Day One of 2021 CFL Free Agency
It’s been a while, let’s see if I remember how this is done… As I enter my first complete decade of the blog life, I find myself at a bit of a crossroads with this particular blog. When I started this in 2011, the football landscape was vastly different and I was a mere fan, … More The ALSternative: On to the next decade
Well, this sucks… It’s been nearly a week since the Canadian Football League made the unfortunate decision to cancel the 2020 football season. Naturally, football fans nationwide have run the gamut of emotions that one is supposed to go through during a loss: Denial, Anger, Fear, Bargaining and Acceptance. Acceptance is the most bitter pill … More An ALSternative look at the cancelled 2020 CFL season
Well, this is not how I expected to be writing a column in May 2020…. In a perfect world, Montreal Alouettes training camp would already be a week old with this weekend hosting the annual scrimmage game. This blog would have already featured the usual in-depth season preview and we’d be getting to know all … More The ALSternative — 2020 Training Camp Tidbits (sorta)
The Montreal Alouettes drafted some new football players this past Thursday. Will we actually get to see them in action? Here’s hoping so. The draft is usually the unofficial start of the CFL football season. But with this world in the grips of a global pandemic, there is so much uncertainty as to whether or … More The ALSternative – 2020 CFL Draft Recap
It’s CFL Draft time!! After months of preparation, the best and the brightest football talent that this great nation has to offer will take center stage Thursday night starting at 8pm ET on TSN and on CFL.ca. As has been the case the past few years, some of this nation’s best football talent got noticed … More The ALSternative — 2020 CFL Draft Preview
Once again, I’m terribly late with this particular column. Free agency has been ongoing for two months now. We’ll just chalk this up to a pandemic-fueled delay, as I hope all of you are staying safe during these difficult times we are living in. This was the first free agency period overseen by Danny Maciocia … More The ALSternative: An in-depth look at CFLFA 2020 for the Montreal Alouettes
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