Queen's upsets Laval for berth in Vanier Cup
The No. 1-ranked L’Université Laval Rouge-et-Or entered today’s game as the defending Vanier Cup champions. The Gaels’ 33-30 victory secured a trip to Quebec City to compete for their first national title in 17 years. (back to story...)
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Great game ! I was certainly scared that Queen's relied to much on the running game in the second half to try to run out the clock. With a great passer like Brannagan I think Queen's should have kept trying to keep scoring and not resort to protecting the lead. The best way to run out the clock is to keep possession ! Brannagan's passing got Queen's this far ... so the strategy should be ... if you live by the sword, you die by the sword. The 3rd and 4th quarters were not the time to establish a great running game against Laval. It didn't work well at all. When it came down to Queen's having to gamble on third down deep in their zone, I was very worried Queen's gave up lots of chances to increase the score .... and were going to pay the price. The telling tale was Brannagan's 306-yards passing vs. Laval - that's too low ! Good luck at the Vanier cup Queen's I do remember being at the Skydome in 1992 .... great game !
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Benoit
Amazing game, almost as good as the Western game with that late push by Laval.
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Toronto
November 22, 2009 at 7:27 a.m.
WOW! What a game! Watched on TSN from Toronto, and could sing along to the Oil Thighs (and chants of "You F___ed Up"), which were loud and clear across the TV broadcast! I hope that someone can post Vanier Cup bus trip details here, as I want to be in Quebec City on Saturday!