Triumph of the Underdog

Remember the Al Cohn-Dave Frishberg song "The Underdog"? Okay, not many do. Spoon has one, too, with that title.

It was underdog's day at BMO Stadium in Toronto as the Ottawa Redblacks astonished the country and demoralized the Calgary Stampeders, who had just swept the CFL awards, with QB Bo Levi Mitchell, named Most Outstanding Player, already elevating himself into the all-time all-star hall of fame.

Bo and other Stampeders were notably absent from post-game interviews, but Calgary coach Dave Dickenson did present himself for one dignified if sorrowful on-camera conversation.

Meanwhile, Chris Jones and Wally Buono are probably meeting for drinks at the Schadenfreude Bar.

Congratulations to all who had money on the underdog. Most of the country was betting on the highly favored Stampeders, but, as Manny Goodman of the Jazzmanian Devils reminded us, "In the age of Trump, nothing is sure."

--Slap Maxwell.