"It feels like we're the guys who go to a party where we're not invited and everybody kind of looks at us, like, 'Who are those guys?' " Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive lineman Tom Canada said, on the eve of today's CFL East final at Rogers Centre. "They're saying, 'Stay away from the beer. That's our keg.'

"This is a city where to get support you have to be a winner," said Argos running back John Avery, clearly unfamiliar with the Maple Leafs' 40-year drought. "It's not like Hamilton, where you have true football fans and the Tiger-Cats are the only show in town. They're going to get their crowds every week.

"You know, as much as there's the essence of that vibe in this town, how they're hosting the Grey Cup and it would be better for them (to advance), the bottom line is it's a football game, right?" he concluded. "We didn't come here to lose.