It's not always easy being a Saskatchewan Rough Rider fan! Sometimes, the stress and the tension is almost more than one can bear. The semi-play-off game yesterday with double - yes double - overtime was excruciating. It was bad enough that the Riders trailed 16 to 7 at the beginning of the game. We had to suffer through half-time knowing that our Riders were trailing. Would they pull it off? Why were they playing so poorly? Then it got worse after half-time: BC stretched their lead to 19-7! Bring out the Rolaids! Bring out the beer! We can't take this anymore! Then, thankfully, things began to turn around - the Riders started playing! Soon we had a 27-20 lead. With only a minute left to play, we began to think we could now celebrate, but no, it wasn't over yet! Curse that Travis Lulay and Emmanuel Arceneaux and their 29 yard pass with no time left on the clock! Had Rider fans not been through enough this afternoon? Could we take anymore? In true Rider spirit, the fans cheered their team on - and on - in double over-time. Happily, the stress, the anxiety and the worry was all worth it in the end. The Riders pulled off a 41-38 win. Now we get to do it all over again in Calgary this week-end. Go Riders! Knowing that Saskatchewan fans bleed green no matter what happens . . . it's a good thing!
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