Emma Romans is back competing on the track now that track & field meets are being hosted once again in Manitoba.
The St. Andrews resident competed at University Stadium in the 100 metre hurdles on Aug. 11. She crossed the finish line in first place in a time of 17.48 seconds.
The athlete representing Winnipeg Optimist competed in the 100 metre dash and finished in second place in a time of 13.91 seconds on Aug. 14 . Romans later joined teammates when she competed in the 4×100 metre relay.
By Jim Bender
Nic Demski redeemed himself.
The Winnipeg slotback not only fumbled the ball away but missed a block on a key play in a tight game.
But, after the Toronto Argonauts had pulled to within 10-7, Demski made amends when he latched on to a 15-yard touchdown toss from Zach Collaros to early in the fourth quarter to restore a 10-point lead en route to Winnipeg’s 20-7 victory over the Argos before only 22,143 fans at IG Field on Friday.
“There were a couple of missed blocks out there,” Demski said. “Whether I miss a block or fumble the ball, that hits me hard. At the end of the day, I felt I owed it to my team to go out there and make a play. I’m just thankful I got the opportunity.”
Thankful to the defence, that is. Blue Bombers linebacker Jesse Briggs forced Toronto running back John White to fumble and defensive back Deatrick Nichols recovered it at the Toronto 35. Two plays later, Demski scored.
“When the defence gets a big turnover like that, we’ve got to go out there and do our job and finish the play,” Demski said. “So, that’s what we did.”
Nichols followed that up by picking off Argos quarterback Nick Arbuckle later in the final quarter, which set up Tyler Crapigna’s second 22-yard field goal of the game.
“I feel good, man,” said Nichols, who once led the XFL in interceptions. “The most important thing on the field is the ball so, if you’re close to the ball or run to the ball, good things are always going to happen.”
Arbuckle had replaced starter McLeod Bethel Thompson late in the third quarter and immediately engineered a six-play, 75 yard drive that was capped off by a 30-yard touchdown run by White. The Boris Bede convert pulled the Argos to within 10-7.
Arbuckle completed 10 of 19 passes for 96 yards and one pick. Bethel-Thompson was 10 of 20 for 70 yards, so head coach Ryan Dinwiddie will have to decide which quarterback to start when Toronto plays host to the Bombers in a re-match next Saturday.
“I thought putting Nick in there gave us a little bit of a spark,” he said. “I want to look at the film before I make any rash decisions, but I thought Nick did some good things out there.”
The Bombers had opened the scoring midway through the first quarter when Collaros connected with slotback Rasheed Bailey for a 35-yard touchdown. Crapigna converted.
“I literally just got off the phone with (my family),” said Bailey, who caught four passes for 57 yards. “They’re in the hospital right now … My little cousin is only 12 years old and she had an allergic reaction and it’s not looking too good, but it’s always up to God in the end. If we could just keep praying and have them in your heart, my family would definitely appreciate it.”
MISSING FROM ACTION: The Bombers played without such injured starters as RB Andrew Harris, WR Darvin Adams, WR/KR Janarion Grant, DL Steve Richardson, LBs Jontrell Rocquemore and Kyrie Wilson, and DBs ArDarius and both Josh Johnson and Mercy Maston, who are on the six-game injury list.
GOLDEN APPEARANCE: Olympic gold medallist Desiree (The Destroyer) Scott of Winnipeg was given a loud ovation when she was introduced to the crowd before the game. In a brief interview, Scott said she appreciated all of the local support when she was helping the Canadian women’s soccer team win gold in Tokyo. “Thank You, Everybody!” she shouted.
The Winnipeg Jets decided to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the signing of the late Dale Hawerchuk by announcing a number of tributes that are in the works.
One of the tributes to Hawerchuk will be the Dale Hawerchuk Statue to be located at Truth North Square.
By Jim Bender
First, Zach Collaros helped end the Grey Cup hopes of his former team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders, in the 2019 CFL West Final.
Then, the veteran quarterback led the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, another former employer, in the Grey Cup contest.
That had some calling it the ‘Collaros Revenge Tour.’
This Friday, Collaros will face the last team that let him go, the Toronto Argonauts, and he was asked is this will be a continuation of that ‘Revenge Tour.’
“I don’t think so,” Collaros said during a Zoom media interview. “With (Argos GM) Pinball (Clemons) trading me here to Winnipeg, it was definitely a blessing for me and my family. He gave me the opportunity to come and play for a good organization.”
Clemons dealt Collaros to Winnipeg at the 2019 trade deadline in October. Collaros has not lost a game as the Bombers starter since.
“Obviously, things worked out well for us here and worked out well for me and my family,” said Collaros, who has since signed a contract extension with Winnipeg. “I love Pinball, I love a lot of people in that organization. So, no ill will.”
But beware. The Boatmen were surprise winners over the Stampeders in their season opener in Calgary on the weekend.
“They looked good,” said Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea. “They obviously went out and signed a bunch of veteran players and, if you look at the number of guys left on that defence from 2019, there’s not many. So, they’ve gone through some wholesale change and brought in some veteran guys, especially up front – their linebacking corps, their D-line. They brought in leaders in those area … that’s kind of our recipe. I like to keep our veterans and I like our veteran leadership, so that’s probably a good start for them.”
On defence, the Argos have signed the likes of free agent linebackers Henoc Muamba and Cameron Judge and defensive lineman Charleston Hughes and Cordarro Law.
“Toronto’s very physical up front,” Collaros said. “They get after the passer and, in the back end, they route-read very well and they’re very talented … They’re very good against the run, too. So, we’ll have to play a great football game and we’re hoping to do that.”
On offence, Toronto signed such free agent receivers as Eric Rogers, Juwan Brescasin and DeVaris Daniels.
“They’ve got some good receivers,” said Bombers defensive back Brandon Alexander. “They’ve got a good system over there. They’ve got guys that can make plays, from receivers to running backs to everybody there. So, we’re gonna have to go out there and just be us and be able to do what we do on the field.”
FUSS OVER KICKING: Many observers were left wonder why Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea seemed reluctant to send new placekicker Tyler Crapigna to attempt some longer field goals during the game against Hamilton.
“Just the way the game played out,” O’Shea explained. “It was gonna be more of a field position battle and defensively, we were doing quite well. The way I was reading the flow of the game, it just dictated that you just kept on trying to pin them and I thought Marc (Legghio) did a good job punting and putting them out of bounds, limiting their returns.
“You limit their ability to create a spark. Hamilton does a really good job of creating explosive plays in all phases. So, if you can try to limit that, that’s important. I’ve got confidence in our kicking game and you’ll see him trotted out at whatever distance that I feel comfortable with that game and what the game dictates, really.”
Crapigna did not feel slighted.
“It’s just a matter of getting the opportunity when he feels it’s right,” he said. “That’s when I’ll come on and execute.”
Crapigna, who booted one 15-yard FG, added that he believed he could have made those longer field goals.
“As a kicker, you can’t not be confident in what your abilities are, so every time I go out there on the field, I expect to make it,” he added.
Team Canada had an exceptional 2020 Summer Olympic Games with 24 medals, which matched Team Canada’s best medal count from the 1996 and 2016 Summer Olympics Games.
According to the Canadian Olympic Committee, Team Canada won gold in women’s football on Day 14 in the final against Team Sweden. Canada prevailed 3-2 in penality kicks to give Canada their best-ever Olympic result.
By Jim Bender
The final score was secondary to the event.
Winnipeg’s Grey Cup banner was unveiled before a crowd of 29,376 fully-vaccinated fans at IG Field on Thursday night.
It was the largest crowd assembled in one place in Canada since the start of the pandemic for the first game of the Canadian Football League season. It was also the first of a COVID-shortened 14-game season.
It was the Blue Bombers’ first CFL game in 621 days. Their last match was when they beat the Ticats in the 2019 Grey Cup. Their banner was unveiled to fireworks and loud cheers in a short ceremony before the game.
CFL is back, baby.
Then there was the final score.
Quarterback Zach Collaros led the Bombers to a well-deserved 19-6 victory in what was an historic evening for the CFL and the Bombers after emerging from the pandemic shutdown.
“I’m just so happy for CFL fans and for the players, guys who didn’t know what they were going to do here for the last 600 days,” Collaros said. “A lot of things were up in the air and we couldn’t get a straight answer for a long time, really. To be able to come together and get things done tonight for the City of Winnipeg and for the fans to be able to celebrate what we accomplished in 2019 tonight, it’s amazing that we’re here tonight.”
Collaros completed 18 of 28 passes for 217 yards, including touchdown tosses of 25 and 28 yards to wide receiver Kenny Lawler.
“Wins aren’t easy to come by in this league, so we got a win and we’ve got to be happy about it,” he said. “It was a total team effort and our defence was just unbelievable.’
Collaros was helped by running back Brady Oliveira, who rushed 126 yards in his first start as an injury replacement for Andrew Harris.
“Lived out a childhood dream,” Oliveira said. “Me being from Winnipeg, I used to come to games here as a kid, sit in the stands and watch a game and now that I’m able to experience it and go out there and soak it all in, I had so much fun out there tonight. It was truly amazing, a game I will remember for the rest of my life and this is only the beginning right now.”
He will never forget coming out of the tunnel, either.
“So hard to explain to you the feeling that I got running out of the tunnel today. It was crazy,” he said. “Just like the atmosphere, it was loud, so many people in the stands. Obviously, me being from Winnipeg, again, a childhood dream for me to run out that tunnel for the home opener, my first career start. But I’ll tell you this. I was so hungry today. I’ve been so hungry coming off that injury in 2019, I just had one thing in mind: when I get the ball, I just want to run violent and run physical and do my job and make them not want to tackle me.
New placekicker Tyler Crapigna converted both majors and kicked a 15-yard field goal. Hamilton also conceded a safety touch.
Hamilton quarterback Jeremiah Masoli completed a 37-yard TD toss to wide receiver Jaelon Acklin. A two-point convert attempt failed.
“We just flat out weren’t good enough. Too sloppy,” said Hamilton head coach Orlondo Steinauer.
Winnipeg will play host to the Toronto Argonauts at IG Field next Friday.
HASHMARKS: Bombers played without three key starters due to injury – RB Andrew Harris, REC Darvin Adams and LB Kyrie Wilson.
The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority launched its five-year plan on July 26.
Media Releases – Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club
WINNIPEG, July 31, 2021 – The Winnipeg Jets announced today they have agreed to terms with forward Riley Nash on a one-year contract with an average annual value of $750,000.
Nash, 32, played 37 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2020-21 and recorded seven points (2G, 5A) and four penalty minutes. He also played in a pair of playoff games for the Toronto Maple Leafs after being traded there on Apr. 9/21. Nash has played 578 games over 10 NHL seasons for Columbus, the Boston Bruins, and the Carolina Hurricanes and has recorded 172 points (63G, 109A) and 134 PIMs. The Consort, Alta. native has also recorded eight points (2G, 6A) and 10 PIMs in 34 career playoff games.
Riley Nash
Centre
Born May 9 1989 — Consort, ALTA
Height 6.02 — Weight 188 — Shoots R
WINNIPEG, July 27, 2021 – The Winnipeg Jets announced today they have acquired defenceman Nate Schmidt from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. Details on Nate Schmidt’s media availability information will be shared in a later advisory.
Schmidt, 30, recorded 15 points (5G, 10A) and four penalty minutes in 54 games for the Canucks last season. The St. Cloud, Minn. native has played 450 games over eight seasons for Vancouver, the Vegas Golden Knights, and the Washington Capitals and has 155 points (34G, 121A) and 88 PIMs. Schmidt has also recorded 25 points (6G, 19A) and 16 PIMs in 68
playoff games, including a run to the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals with the Golden Knights.
Nate Schmidt
Defence
Born Jul 16 1991 — St. Cloud, MN
Height 6.00 — Weight 194 — Shoots L
WINNIPEG, July 26, 2021 – The Winnipeg Jets announced today they have acquired defenceman Brenden Dillon from the Washington Capitals in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. Details on Brenden Dillon’s media availability will be available in a later advisory.
Dillon, 30, recorded 19 points (2G, 17A) and 49 penalty minutes in 56 games for the Capitals last season before adding a goal in five playoff games. The New Westminster, BC native has played 654 games over 10 seasons for Washington, the San Jose Sharks, and Dallas Stars and has has 133 points (24G, 109A) and 623 PIMs. Dillon has also recorded 11 points (1G,10A) and 81 PIMs in 75 playoff games, including a run to the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals with the Sharks.
Dillon played four seasons in the WHL with the Seattle Thunderbirds before signing as an undrafted free agent with Dallas.
Internationally, he represented Canada at the 2013 World Championships and scored one goal in eight games.
Brenden Dillon
Defence
Born Nov 13 1990 — New Westminster, BC
Height 6.04 — Weight 220 — Shoots L
WINNIPEG, July 26, 2021 – The Winnipeg Jets announced today they have agreed to terms with forward Paul Stastny on a one-year contract with an average annual value of $3,750,000. Details on Paul Stastny’s media availability will be available in a later advisory.
Stastny, 35, recorded 29 points (13G, 16A) and 32 penalty minutes in 56 games for the Jets last season before adding two points (1G, 1A) and eight PIMs in six playoff games. The Quebec City, Que. native became the 354th player in NHL history to play 1,000 NHL games on May 11/21 against the Vancouver Canucks.
Stastny was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the second round (44th overall) in the 2005 NHL Draft. He has played 1,001 career regular season games and recorded 755 points (263G, 492A) for Colorado, the St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg, and the Vegas Golden Knights. Stastny has also skated in 103 playoff games and recorded 69 points (26G, 43A). He was
selected to the 2007 NHL All-Rookie Team and played in the 2008 and 2011 NHL All-Star Games. Internationally, Stastny represented the USA at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics and 2007, 2012 and 2013 World Championships.
Paul Stastny
Centre
Born Dec 27 1985 — Quebec, PQ
Height 6.00 — Weight 193 — Shoots L
WINNIPEG, July 22, 2021 – The Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club, in conjunction with the National Hockey League, today released its 82-game schedule for the 2021-22 NHL regular season.
The Jets open the season with three straight games on the road, starting on Thursday, Oct. 14 against the Anaheim Ducks.
Winnipeg plays their first game at the recently renamed Canada Life Centre against Anaheim on Thursday, Oct. 21. The Jets will have to wait until Dec. 9 to play the NHL’s newest team, the Seattle Kraken, at Climate Pledge Arena before hosting them on Jan. 8 and Apr. 13. It will be an even longer wait for the Jets before they face the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning as they meet in Winnipeg on Mar. 8 and then in Tampa Bay on Apr. 16.
The longest homestand of the season spans seven games from Nov. 2-16. Winnipeg will not play a home game from Jan. 28-Feb. 28 as the club is off from Feb. 2-22 for the Olympic Break. That stretch also features the Jets’ longest stretch of road games as they will play five straight contests away from Manitoba.
After playing all 56 regular season and eight playoff games against the other six Canadian teams as part of the Scotia North Division last season, the 2021-22 Jets face Canadian teams only 15 times – seven games at Canada Life Centre and eight times on the road. The Edmonton Oilers make two separate trips to Winnipeg on Nov. 16 and Jan. 16, while the Toronto Maple Leafs (Dec. 5), Ottawa Senators (Jan. 15.), Montreal Canadiens (Mar. 1) and Calgary Flames (season finale on Apr. 29) only visit Canada Life Centre once.
The Jets return to the Central Division this season for 26 games, the Central now numbers eight teams with the addition of the Arizona Coyotes. Winnipeg plays the remainder of the Western Conference from the Pacific Division 24 times with 12 of their first 17 games coming against opponents from this division. The Jets also host and visit all 16 teams in the
Eastern Conference once throughout the 2021-22 season.
January and March are the busiest months, with the Jets playing 15 games in each. Winnipeg plays 11 back-to-backs this season: nine feature a pair of road games and two are consecutive games at Canada Life Centre. Tuesday is the busiest day for the Jets with the team playing 17 times, including four straight Tuesdays in March.
The Jets play two straight games versus an opponent only once, a home-and-home set against their 2021 Stanley Cup Playoff First Round opponent, the Edmonton Oilers, Nov. 16 at Canada Life Centre and Nov. 18 at Rogers Place.
Start times and television broadcast schedules will be released shortly. Once again this season, all 82 games are being broadcast on the radio on Global News Radio 680 CJOB (CJOB AM) and will also be simulcast on Power 97.
Media Releases – Assiniboia Downs
WINNIPEG, August 3, 2021 – The 73rd running of the Manitoba Derby consisted of a full field of 12 horses and the Jackpot Pick 5 with the $1 million payout guarantee which did not disappoint.
Hastings Park invader, Uncharacteristic, rallied from off the pace to catch the front-running favourite Myopic and gave trainer Robert VanOverschot his second career Manitoba Derby win. He won the 2002 rendition with Shogun Warrior. Uncharacteristic returned $12.50 to win.
Wagering for the night program totalled $2,542,309, a new Manitoba Derby program record, with a whopping $1,488,795 in the Jackpot Pick 5 pool as customers chased the $1 million guaranteed prize.
“What a night this year’s Derby was, and it was so great to have some fans attend again”, exclaimed Darren Dunn, CEO. “The full field for the race set up quite a finish. It was fantastic to hear that roar of the crowd! We are so thankful to horseplayers, horsepeople and staff who all came together to pull off an outstanding event.”
There were multiple winners for the Jackpot Pick 5 and a 20 cent ticket was worth $600. The wager requires the correct selection of the winner of the last 5 races and it is only 20 cents for each combination.
The Downs is following up this mandatory day by offering a $250,000 guaranteed payout for a single winning ticket on the Jackpot Pick 5 starting on Tuesday, August 3 and will continue to be offered through the end of the meet or until it is won.
“We wanted to try something new with a substantial jackpot guarantee following the mandatory event”, continued Dunn. “Guaranteeing a $250,000 minimum payout for any single winner could create a huge payout for anyone holding that ticket as the pool begins to build again.”
The other jackpot pool, the Jackpot Hi 5 continues to be elusive to punters. It has not been won yet this year and the jackpot has now reached $84,687. This wager requires the correct selection of the first five finishers in the last race each day and a ticket is only 20 cents.
Racing continues every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday through September 15 at 7:30 pm (Central Time).
WINNIPEG, July 29, 2021 – The field is set for the 73rd running of the Manitoba Derby on Monday, Aug. 2 and it is one of the biggest yet.
There will be a full 12 horse field scheduled for the race in a very evenly matched competition.
There will also be a mandatory payout of the Jackpot Pick 5 pool which will have a minimum $1 million guaranteed payout if there is a single winner. The jackpot pool going into the program is $327,526 and the pool may exceed $1 million by the time the pool closes. Tickets are only 20 cents to select the winners of each of the last five races of the program.
“We couldn’t be more pleased with the field in this race,” said CEO Darren Dunn. “This has shaped up to be a highly competitive race and one of the largest fields for our signature event.”
In addition, the Jackpot Hi 5, which requires the selection of the first five finishers of the last race, has a carryover of $74,759 up for grabs and the Pick 4 will carry a $50,000 pool guarantee.
“We wanted to make this an outstanding event this year for fans and horseplayers”, continued Dunn. “We are thrilled to have some fans in the stands and offer what is set up to be a huge betting event with a potentially life-changing payout for someone with the $1 million guarantee.”
Watch the replay of the Manitoba Derby Press Conference here. Download the Manitoba Derby Media guide here.
The Downs will follow up this event starting the day after on Tuesday, Aug 3 with a $250,000 single winner payout guarantee on the Jackpot Pick 5. This will be offered on every race day through the remainder of the meet on Sep. 15 or until it is won.
Racing continues every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday through September 15 at 7:30 pm (Central Time).
WINNIPEG, July 26, 2021 – Assiniboia Downs is offering a $1 million payout on Manitoba Derby Day, Monday, Aug. 2 if there is a player who has the only winning ticket of the Jackpot Pick 5. If there is more than one winning ticket, all winners will share in the mandatory jackpot payout scheduled for that day which could exceed $1 million.
The $1 million guarantee payout on Derby Day will be offered providing the Jackpot Pick 5 pool is not won before then. If that happens, the Derby Day guarantee will be $250,000 to a sole ticket holder and it will not be a mandatory payout.
“We really wanted to make a big bang this year with the Derby”, said CEO Darren Dunn. “And what better way to do that than with an unprecedented $1 million guarantee for a player with a single winning ticket. With the excitement from this, it is quite possible that the pool could even be more!
The pool requires the correct selection of the winners of the last five races of the program. Tickets cost just 20-cents per combination.
Following this event, the pool will have a $250,000 single winner payout guarantee every race day (Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays) starting on Tuesday, Aug. 3 through the remainder of the meet on Sep. 15 or until it is won.
“We are so excited to be able to offer this $250k guarantee on all race days,” continued Dunn. “This offer will certainly stand out during our weekday racing schedule and add some real value for fans.”
As of this writing, the Jackpot Pick 5 pool–which is offered on each day’s race card–has grown to $269,614 because there hasn’t been a single correct ticket to win the whole pool. That amount will form part of the mandatory payout of the Jackpot Pick 5 on Derby Day.
Post position draw for the $100,000 Manitoba Derby presented by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries will be held virtually on Thursday, July 29 at 11:00 a.m. You can watch the event live on the ASD Youtube channel here.
Racing continues every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday through September 15 at 7:30 pm (Central Time).
By Jim Bender
It is time to kick off the celebrations this week.
Fans will celebrate that the CFL is finally back when the Winnipeg plays host to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at IG Field on Thursday.
The Blue Bombers can celebrate the fact that public health will allow a capacity crowd of only double-vaxxed spectators at the stadium.
The Bombers will also rejoice at raising their Grey Cup banner after winning it in 2019, the last time CFL teams were allowed to hit the field. And they will do it with the team they overwhelmed in that game at the stadium.
The players will be bursting at the seams to finally hit someone for the first time since the Covid pandemic shut down the entire 2020 season.
“Even just stepping on to that field, running through the tunnel and now having fans for the first game, which is super exciting, and having family members and friends just being there supporting me,” running back Brady Oliveira said during a Zoom interview. “I’m just excited about getting another shot at playing a game and it’s going to be super exciting and a great feeling for me also being a Winnipeg guy and knowing that my Mom’s gonna be there watching me and having all my friends there. It’s going to be an exciting time.”
An injury cut Oliveira’s 2019 season short, so he has been waiting longer to return than most.
“It’s getting more real. Real live snaps are about to happen,” he said. “I’m truly itching to get out there and just play football and playing in front of the best fans in the CFL.”
Early indications were that Oliveira will replace Andrew Harris, who missed most of training camp with an injury, as the starting tailback. Oliveira will play regardless.
“If (starting at tailback) happens, great,” said the 5-foot-10, 227-pounder. “I’m prepared for it and if it happens, it’s truly going to be a blessing. It being the home opener, having the banner being dropped, me being from Winnipeg, it’s also going to be a special moment.”
Receiver/returner Charles Nelson, who also missed the last part of the 2019 season, is anxious to return to play, too.
“I’m starving. I think all of us in here are starving,” he said. “You know, not having a season but preparing for a season last year was challenging, then, not to have one, was even more challenging. So, just to be out here since training camp started is a blessing. It’s an opportunity that we’re not taking for granted. We know it could be gone like that in an instant. So, to be out there and do what we love to do, it’s great.”
Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea understands that hunger.
“They’ve missed it terribly,” he said. “I’m sure they’ll be excited and nervous and ready and rarin’ to go.”
One rarity about the 2021 training camp was that there were no exhibition games and with no hitting at practices, Thursday’s game will be the first time that players will hit each other in anger.
“I weigh about 225 pounds, I’m a physical running back, I’ll be just fine,” said Oliveira, 23. “If anything, I like to take on people. It’s part of the game, I’ve been tackled thousands of times. It’s been a while but it’s almost going to be second nature once I take that hit, the first one, maybe get the nerves out and we’ll be good to go.
“There will be nerves for everyone, obviously, not actually taking a live hit in however many months it’s been. But, after that first live play, when we get the nerves out, butterflies will go away and it’s just football. So, I think it will take one play for most people, then let’s just play ball, baby.”
