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More moose, says the boss. We need more moose.

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And I agree.

Don’t call me Bandwagon Barney for jumping on the bandwagon after the Edmonton Elks picked up their first win of 2024 in their eighth game of the season last week.

And to be honest, I’m not sure how many wheelchair accessible carriages there are.

Excuse the digression.

There is new hope. Certainly there is. Many of us, myself included, thought the 2024 version of the Elks season couldn’t get out of town fast enough.

Please pass me the humble pie for another large portion.

Yes, I know, this is just a game.

But if last week’s episode about the Straw Curtain in Regina against – everyone loves them until they beat your team – the Saskatchewan
Is “Roughriders” a hint of what Sunday’s encore against the BC Lions might bring? Buckle up.

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It might be more fun than driving Uncle Pete’s swather across a hilly field.

The Elks’ offense last week, with quarterback Tre Ford bringing his own style and creativity, was entertaining and very unpredictable.

It is pointless and futile to ask, “Why didn’t Ford have the opportunity to do this earlier in the season?”

The past cannot be changed; I have discovered this many times in my life.

The future can do that.

I believe Elks football fans should seriously support this philosophy.

I’ve been to all of the Elks home games this season.

Unfortunately, the audience count at all home games could be done manually over the four quarters of a game.

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I’m sorry to write this, but attendance will not break any CFL records.

It is reality.

The Elks’ final seasons now reflect people’s feelings about the CFL’s former flagship franchise.

The victory changes that dramatically.

Admittedly, the roar of the lions will be wilder than ever before.

For some reason, it makes a team grumpy when they don’t score a single point in the CFL, a league where the offense is at full speed most nights.

BC is coming off a pretty bad day: a 25-0 loss (yes, no typos) to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. To make matters worse, the Lions have lost the services of their starting quarterback Vernon Adams, who will not play for BC.

Ducks on the pond?

You tell me.

If the weather stays the same as it did on Saturday afternoon, Sunday will be a lovely time to sit in Commonwealth Stadium and – brace yourself for the next word – chat.

And isn’t that exactly what professional sport is all about?

We’ll learn a lot about the Edmonton Elks on Sunday.

Was last week’s victory a one-hit wonder or has the turnaround been achieved?

So, delivered. Yes, boss: we need more Elks.

But the Elks need us too.

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