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
It’s that time of year, football fans; CFL Free Agency is upon us! For the many football fans who like to play armchair GM, this is their Christmas Eve. They’ve made their lists and checked them twice. But instead of worrying about who’s naughty or nice, they’ve decided who they want their CFL team to … More The ALSternative: 2020 CFL Free Agency
What a difference a fortnight can make. When this year started, the Montreal Alouettes were still under the ownership of the Canadian Football League. The team halted its search to fill the vacant general manager position and they jettisoned incumbent president and CEO Patrick Boivin. After a season where the on-field product was brilliant despite … More Alouettes completely revamp their off-field look for 2020
Happy New Year, football fans! As we put away the decorations and dreadfully await the credit card bills that financed the holidays, we find ourselves in a position that has become all too familiar in La Belle Province; the Montreal Alouettes organization are a mess. When 2019 started, the Alouettes had an owner, president, general … More Are Randy Ambrosie and the CFL keeping the circus alive in Montreal?
It seems almost poetic that there is a good chance that the next owner(s) of the Montreal Alouettes made their bones in Hollywood as film/TV producers. One look at the 2019 season for this team and you almost wonder if it was scripted by one of Tinseltown’s great storytellers. Imagine a script writer penning this … More Clock strikes midnight for the Montreal Alouettes’ Cinderella season
Just once, I’d really like the Montreal Alouettes to just flat-out curb stomp an opponent versus playing a game that is the textbook definition of a nail-biter. But that’s clearly not their style in 2019. Not even versus an opponent that’s had a very miserable season and probably just wanted to go home and prepare … More Alouettes top RedBlacks for their first winning season in seven years
The next time that a football game will be played here at Percival Molson Stadium, the stakes will be a lot higher and hopefully the play will reflect that. The Montreal Alouettes hosted the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in their last regular season home game and made it interesting at first, but then played it safe. A … More Alouettes lose rubber match to Tiger-Cats to end regular season home stand
