I can't remember if this has been posted here before, but for anyone who misses the CFL here is a bit of nostalgia in the form of a 10 minute NFB film that looks at the 1967 Grey Cup in Ottawa...
Oskee Wee Wee
https://www.nfb.ca/film/oskee_wee_wee/
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This documentary is a zany portrait of the particular fever that hits the city of Ottawa, Ontario, during Grey Cup finals. The film is as much about the football game, where the Hamilton Tiger Cats face the Saskatchewan Roughriders, as it is about Ti-Cats fans and their infamous "Oskee Wee Wee", the magic chant with which they exhort their team to victory.
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It's impressive in part because of the clarity of the film... unlike the usual fuzzy, grainy footage you typically see from the 60s, everything here is clear as day and it looks like it could have been filmed last year. It's cool to see a mostly-new Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, and a young-looking Ron Lancaster and George Reed in their prime.