CLERMONTS CORNER

Saskatchewan Roughriders' Jason Clermont
Photograph by: leaderpost.com, photo illustration

Some odds and ends on a week where no Rider game will be played ...
Wonderstruck:

I fully expected to hear AC/DC rocking Mosaic Stadium from my house but didn't expect to see the massive lineups at the malls to get onto the bus before the concert. In this instance, the use of the word "massive" is an understatement as the lineup at the Victoria Square Mall alone wrapped around the entire building with thousands of people waiting to take advantage of the free service provided by the city. Great idea, by the way, to reduce congestion and increase safety for the event.

We had tickets, but opted to stay home with our seven-month-old son. My wife was adamant that we get our money back for the tickets while not trying to turn a profit. She advertised them on UsedRegina.com and sold them at face value. In trying not to be a scalper, she overlooked the service charges and premium that I had paid to get the tickets in a pre-sale. In the end, one lucky family got a heck of a deal on some good AC/DC tickets, while I probably saved a good chunk of change not buying concert food, drinks and T-shirts.

Good Bye Week:

Many players have headed home to see their families for the first time since before training camp. Others are using this opportunity for some rest and relaxation away from home. The timing of the bye week this year allows a few teams to evaluate their rosters and possibly make some moves during the week off before Article 15 of the CFL Collective Bargaining Agreement comes into effect.

Article 15 deals with the release of a veteran player, and states that a veteran of six years is entitled to his full compensation after the ninth game (a five-year veteran after the 10th, a four-year vet after the 11th and all other veteran players after the 14th game). With the bye week coming after the eighth game, there exists the possibility of some roster movement, much like what was done with Marcus Crandell last season.

Get Schooled:

This week also marks the end of summer holidays, even though the weather makes it feel like summer has just begun. Mailboxes are filled with Back to School flyers and soon the streets will be filled with back-to-school traffic in the mornings. With schools opening back up, high school and university football seasons are set to kick off. The University of Regina Rams start Sept. 4 against Manitoba, and the Regina Intercollegiate Football League 3A and 4A seasons get started the following week.

If you are looking to get your football fix this weekend at Mosaic Stadium, watch the Regina Thunder take on the Edmonton Huskies on Sunday at 1 p.m. You just might see the next Stu Foord or Chris Getzlaf ...

(Clermont's Corner appears weekly throughout the football season.)
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