The Week in The Biz

Make the music with your fists, Biz

By Zak Griffin

This is Paul Bissonnette:

His legend precedes him, the way lightning precedes thunder 

A man of such raw manliness, I wouldn't be surprised if he prefers his meat raw. And once again I have the utmost pleasure of sharing with you some his most entertaining online dealings. Last week, we looked at something a little more serious and I apologize if anybody was offended by it. So today, we will be looking at something a little more light, a little less serious, and a little more irrelevant. Of course I am referring to the CFL.... come at me bra'!

So where were you Sunday night? I know where I was. Dressed in all green, I happily sat and watched as my much beloved Roughriders went to battle against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Been working on that chest hair since 2007... Totally worth it!

Okay, I'll be honest, I only started cheering for the 'Riders because I wanted to be cool, but I had the last bandwagoner's laugh as the 'Riders were victorious in capturing the prestigious Grey Cup. But that's not where The Biz was. While the entire Saskatchewan population sat glued to their couches, the rest of the world, (Biz Nasty included), were doing what every other person does on Sunday: watch the NFL. 

After tweeting his disgust about the tie that resulted between my Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings, one Twitter user pointed out his disappointment that The Biz, as a Canadian, was not watching the Grey Cup. Bissonnette simply said, "I just can't get into CFL football... It's boring to me. No disrespect, just my opinion." The disgruntled tweeter would go on to respond by saying, "Fair enough, I just think that today is Canada's one day to showcase our league, it might not be as skilled but its still ours." The Biz agreed with this statement but added, "But I'll be watching Peyton Manning and Tom Brady go at it tonight instead."

The NFL: Where kicking the ball out of the end zone results in 0 points being given

You would think that this would have put an end to the debate, but this is the internet we're talking about... the worst was yet to come.

What soon followed was, what I consider to be, one of the most pointless debates in life revisited: the comedic NFL vs. CFL debate. Soon The Biz's Twitter page was being bombarded by a number of CFL supporters (most likely drunk 'Riders fans) calling out The Biz for his lack of loyalty, because somehow not liking a Canadian version of an American game is considered unpatriotic. This is like saying that you prefer American Idol to Canadian Idol makes you a terrible Canadian. It's not that I think America is better, it's just that the American version has produced some (arguably) legitimate artists, whereas the Canadian one produced, well, this:

And Hedley. I guess.

I don't want to waste anymore time on this than I already have, so I'm just going to put it bluntly: the NFL is a better league. Every single player in the CFL has aspirations of playing in the NFL one day because it is where the better players go to play. Some players (who have played in both leagues) have said that they actually prefer playing in the CFL, but those players will agree that the NFL is the more skilled league, which is why the more skilled players in the CFL will try to make NFL teams. The players have way more skill and the games are more exciting. I am not saying that every game is a nail biter, but that's the advantage of having 14 games going on every weekend: When the game you're watching is boring, there are at least nine other games you can switch to. It's the advantage of having 32 teams as opposed to eight. The lowest moment came when a man named Chase (@ChaseMacLeod22) made the point that, "CFL players play for the game and don't care for money compared to NFL who want a lot of money. One reason CFL is better." Chase, buddy, if you are playing a sport professionally... you're doing it for the money.

But this is the internet, where no matter what you say someone will get offended, fact that The Biz pointed out when he said, "Hedley playing CFL halftime show. Chad Kroeger had the flu. Alright, let me have it. Can't joke around on Twitter without pissin some1 off," (And yes, this tweet did piss a lot of people off). 

The point that The Biz kept coming back to was his initial tweet, "I just can't get into CFL football... It's boring to me. No disrespect, just my opinion." While the Grey Cup was a true nail-biter, with Saskatchewan barely able to hold on and win 45-23, south of the border, The Biz saw the Pats overcome a 24-0 halftime deficit and clinch the game in overtime. And as The Biz said it himself, "Only thing that could have made that a better game was a bigger ball. Night folks."

Well, that about wraps it up here with me and The Biz, thanks for listening friend-os. Hope you enjoyed it and I hope, as always, that you keep your sticks on the ice.

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Zak Griffin may well be the world's only Biz Nasty beat writer. Follow him on Twitter at @ZakGriffin13