Saying "Come on Man" was definetly an overexageration. It's all good, Doesn't TSN use a formula though?

Here are TSN's Power Rankings. ;)

1. Saskatchewan

2. Calgary

3. BC

4. Winnipeg

5. Montreal

6. Edmonton

7. Hamilton

8. Toronto

Secondly, I live in Saskatchewan, and I have given more credit to Saskatchewan over the years than most Rider fans do. I knew Durant was going to be the guy, and COULD be the guy when he took over when Crandell got hurt 2 years ago. So I may be biased towards Calgary, but I ALWAYS give Saskatchewan credit. You rarely give credit to the other teams for what they have done to replace. I have watched all the teams in the league very closely to see what has happened. I looked at the players replacing the Rider players and they aren't great… Can you name the players brought in to replace the O-Line? It's comments like saying Calgary's O-Line was "Destroyed" that will lose you credit with players, coaches, and managers. They are as good this year as they were last year. If you had read anything my articles have said, they were a mix and match O-Line last year due to injuries, so even though those players left, there were some strong additions, and will do a job very close to if not as good as the others. THAT's why I think they will be better than last year because their O-Line had troubles last year.

Lastly, you are definitely justified in saying the Riders will be first. Are the Riders the ONLY serious contender? By no means NO! I do an interview show here in Yorkton, and we interviewed Sports broadcasters from the 4 west cities. Guess how many said Saskatchewan would finish first? One…and it WASN'T Rod Peterson. Rod and two others said Calgary would finish first. So three guys that have been doing this for a long time said Calgary would finish first. So I feel very justified in my pick…Bias aside. Besides I only gave the Stamps one win more that the Riders. I even picked the Riders to beat Montreal! If I was SO biased, I would have given it to Montreal right?

To be honest, I have been fine with almost all of your articles, and the only part that has me the most upset is the fact that you told me to 'Come on" when I picked Calgary first. I have very good reason to think that, and for you to say that in that manner seemed very unprofessional, and it got my feathers ruffled. That is probably why I was nit-picking at your power rankings. So just know I respect you as a writer, but just pick your words carefully in your responses, because there is a level of professional respect that needs to be there ESPECIALLY when you're young and breaking in.

So… No hard feelings?

It is early though. I agree the pretenders and contenders will seperate themselves. Power rankings in Week 1 could easily change. This is because you have to rely on last year's result early in the season.

Scott: Obviously I am a fan of Saskatchewan, but when it comes to writing I am a general CFL writer. I have written many articles not concerning the Saskatchewan Roughriders at all. Saskatchewan just beat one of the best teams in the league. Who would be ranked ahead of them?

This season I predicted them to win the Grey Cup. Is that a stretch? Not really. They were close to winning it last season and maintained a pretty solid group of players. You predicted Calgary to finish first in the West, saying Saskatchewan wouldn't be able to get over there player losses. Yet, Calgary had just as many player losses. They were destroyed on the offensive line, traded away their best reciever last year and lost their starting middle linebacker. Saying that Calgary can get past these changes and Saskatchewan can't is not true.

With that being said, both team's changes aside, it is hard to argue that Calgary is a better team.

Anyway… We'll see.