Vanier Cup Intinerary

Hey Lads,

A few peeps were asking me what the dealio is for departure and the weekend… for the veterans, it’s a similar routine but this year we get picked up right in CP … so we got that going for us…which is nice.

2018 VANIER CUP ITINERARY

Friday Nov 23

9:30                    meet at Gourmet Restaurant, Hwy 7, Carleton Place – Load Bus

9:40                    depart to Quebec City

9:41                    salutations

9:42                    commence cranial dehydration

11:00                  official rookie intro’s/ presentations

11:30- 12ish      stop for lunch somewhere en route

1:30-?                 Drinking, spinning of yarns, sharing of curds, multiple renditions of singing 99 bottles of beer on the wall, churlish behavior

4-ish                    Arrival at Hotel Chateau Laurier. Disembark/unload, check -in, go to rooms

4:30-6:20           Free time. Suggested activities include; wine machine, hot tub, combing your Santa beard, ironing slacks, flossing, practice Franglaise

6:21-6:40           primp and prepare for “Slack night”. Don your on finest Under Armour clothing and Brut 33

6:41-6:49           meet in Lobby, partake of wine machine, general banter

6:50                    depart for Restaurant Louis Hebert @ 668, Grande-Allée Est

7:00 – 9:30        Fine French Cuisine and spirits, general regalia

9:30-???             Spill into Grand-Allee and enjoy evening ** recommended at some point in weekend to partake late-night poutine at Chez Ashton @ 640 Grande Allée E **

Saturday Nov 24

5:00                    Curfew

8:00                    Arise

8:10                    Partake of Breakfast Caesars and/or Coffee w Baileys… BREAKFAST?

8:45                    prepare for Tailgate; gather gear, beer & cheer

8:55                    Santa’s suit up

9:05                    Meet in Lobby

9:15                    load bus and depart for Stade Peps

9:35                    arrive at Stade Peps, unload bus and setup tailgate

9:36                    The first shooter of Vanier

9:37 -12:40        General debauchery and tailgating activities

12:41                  Tidy up tailgate stuff and depart for Stadium

1:00                    kickoff

2:45-ish               Halftime Tailgate?

4:00                    return to tailgate spot and grab stuff, meet bus

4:20                    arrive at Hotel, disrobe, clean up

4:30                    Free time. Recommended activities include; shower, neatly fold Santa suit, hot tub, switch to white liquor

???-???               Head back out to enjoy Quebec City for round 2

Sunday, Nov 25

9:49 AM             curfew

9:50 AM             Be on bus or find alternative way home

Predictions aka “the V-Line”

Predictions:

Uteck Bowl - St Francis Xavier at Laval

Laval is 10-0 this season. They have been in seven of the last ten Vanier Cups, and have won the title nine times, the most in Canadian university football history. St F.X. is 8-2 and pulled off an upset to win the Atlantic conference. The last time the Xmen were in the Vanier was 1996, the second year of the Road Tour.

V-Line: Laval beats St FX by 48 points. No chance for the Atlantic Champs. This one will be over by half time and it won't be pretty.

Mitchell Bowl - Saskatchewan at Western

Western is also 10-0 this season. They had two close three-point games, but have generally been dominant, including beating York by 73 points. The Mustangs have the second most titles in history with seven, and their most recent was last year over the Rouge et Or.  Saskatchewan is 7-3, and after finishing third during the season pulled off two upset wins in the playoffs. The last time the Huskies were in the Vanier was 2006, when five hearty men from the Tour watched the game in -25C temperatures in Saskatoon.

V-Line: Western dominates the game both in the air and on the ground, and wins by 30.