Award-winning Calgary Stampeders say there is no taking Ottawa lightly
TORONTO — Dave Dickenson was a tad prickly with the media ahead of his team’s practice Friday, irked over suggestions the Calgary Stampeders will take Ottawa too lightly in Sunday’s Grey Cup.
“I don’t get why people are saying we’re looking past ’em. Where are we looking? It’s the next game. It’s the only game that matters,” Dickenson said with a scowl.
The Stampeders went 15-2-1 during the regular season. They’re 10-point favourites to beat the Redblacks at BMO Field and would love nothing more than to cement their standing as one of the best teams in league history.
But a day after walking away with five of the CFL’s individual season awards, the Stampeders say none of it — not the records, the win streaks, the awards or predictions — matters.