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Streaming Sports Network Canada Username Password Login Games Leagues Teams Venues Hockey Football Basketball Soccer Volleyball Blogs Bowers breakawayInterlock is it a good thing September 25 2009Well here it is! The annual freefor all that is interleague play begins this weekend with the AUS hooking up with the QSSF for the first of two games between teams in the two associations And each year at this time it sparks the usual discussion like why dont we have a national interlock Well every time that I talk to coaches such as Blake Nill and Glen Constantin I am slowly moving over to what I used to consider the dark side that being supportive of a national interlock Heres why I see an increasing value in the promotion that the Top10 gets but we cant really gauge where teams fit because they only ever play in their conference with the exception of a couple of preseason games between a handful of schools The Top10 gets people talking and now that coaches are involved in the polls were starting to see a lot more balance Who would I rather see Now Ive worked at two schools and one regional association so I have to be really careful how I choose my words here so I think Im going to avoid using team names For example if Im in Ottawa wouldnt I love to see how the GeeGees rank up against Laval or Simon Fraser or Calgary rather than a possible blow out against a lower ranked OUA team Or if Im Mount Allison wouldnt it be great to take a shot at a team other than two Top10 teams that play in your conference I guess what I am saying is that I see more and more value to an interlock Frankly the games this weekend excite me McGill at Mount A should be a fun one Sherby @ SMU a major important game for both teams Acadia at Montreal a statement game for both schools thats for sure and of course theres X at Concordia Theyre all intriguing games and I wish I could be at all of them! Maybe its because Im used to seeing the same teams yearafteryear in the OUA And there are teams that I love to go and see my Lancers of course being an alumnus as well as the GeeGees But theres also Queens and UWO because of the history and tradition But its sorta like how I feel with the CFL I hate seeing Winnipeg three or four times each year in the east but love when BC comes to town because its different its fresh and there are players who I want to see play Man the idea of getting to see some of the Q AUS and CW players just makes me salivate at the thought of interlock Im fortunate with my job and where I live that I get to see a lot of games in Quebec and Ontario But Id love to see the Atlantic and West teams as well I know there are a bunch of barriers none of which the fact that Canada is HUGE and the cost to fly teams around is costprohibitive But heres my suggestion for what its worth 2 games per season in an interl...