By Todd Penney
This past Saturday, the second place Canada West Conference University of Calgary Dinos made their way to the frigid Manitoba capital to face the first place University of Manitoba Bisons. Calgary hoped to take the Bisons off their high horse. Instead the Dinos had their asses handed to them and ended up on the receiving… Continue reading No Blumell? No Dinos victory
Last Friday, I felt like I watched two-and-a-half hours of Madden 2003. Our Dinos beat the University of Alberta Golden Bears 26-23 but it felt like a video game. The play calling on both sides was so repetitive I almost expected to see big John Madden sitting next to me in the press box, sipping… Continue reading Calgary gives U of A a lesson in Madden stragegy
By Todd Penney
Our West Coast rival UBC Thunderbirds flew into town last Friday hoping to get rid of the goose egg filling their ‘w’ column. UBC lost four close games in a row so their frustration was bound to make them hungry for a win. Unfortunately, their opponent was our U of C Dinos who were just coming off… Continue reading UBC trips over their own feet
By Todd Penney
Last Friday, the Dinos looked to put a blemish on the Regina Rams perfect 3-0 record by defeating them on home turf. Unfortunately, the Rams had other plans and defeated the Dinos 44-37 in a brutal offensive war.Plain, horrible luck for the Dinos resulted in the team being in a deep hole early in the game. Punter… Continue reading Football team whacked
Mark my words; the Dinos men’s soccer season will be as wacky as Michael Jackson’s monkey on three teaspoons of LSD. “When you start four or five rookies a game you’re in for an interesting time,” reflected Head Coach Andy Gibbs after his troops opened the season with an inspired 2-0 result, followed by a… Continue reading Clan you feel the beating?
By Todd Penney
This past Sunday our pigskin pride, our warriors of the gridiron, our U of C Dinos were visiting Edmonton to square off against their bitter rivals–the University of Alberta Golden Bears. In the first battle of Alberta of the season, our Dinos drew first blood by defeating their opponents in the gold and green by… Continue reading Dinos roll through season opener
By Ryan Laverty
Like Jay Leno collecting sports cars, Dinos football Head Coach Tony Fasano is assembling a nice assortment of running backs.In addition to starters Luke Mayer, Jeff Williams, Scott Wenz and Stephen Hughes, there were guys like Jacques-Ol Lumbala, Kyle Maclean and Evan Koebel who never even saw the field last year. Despite the abundance of… Continue reading Football team announces more RPMs