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Streaming Sports Network Canada Username Password Login Games Leagues Teams Venues Hockey Football Basketball Soccer Volleyball Blogs Haligonia Sports with Bill McLeanThe countdown is on October 28 2009This years Uteck Bowl will pit the Canada West champions versus the AUS champions at Huskies Stadium in Halifax The date is Nov 21 and in the land of Husky nation anticipation has been building since spring Saint Marys is favoured to win another AUS title after trouncing Saint Francis Xavier 4117 at Huskies Stadium last Friday The XMen were tied for first place but the Huskies have reclaimed their place as the team to beat in the Maritimes Out West the Calgary Dinos were conference champions last season before being hammered by Laval in the Uteck Bowl played in Quebec City A year older and wiser the Dinos should be in a good position to win the Canada West conference again They currently place third in national rankings and are tied with Saskatchewan for first place with a record of 61 If all goes as hoped the Calgary Dinos will travel to Halifax to face the Saint Marys Huskies in what should be the most highly touted and anticipated Uteck Bowl in years Why Well not because of any rivalry built on the field Even the most diehard of Huskies faithful would be hard pressed to recall a football game between these two teams This game will be discussed analyzed and hyped for two very significant things that happened off the football field First the Head Coach of the Calgary Dinos is none other than Blake Nill Nill was the boss of the Huskies from 1998 2005 During his tenure at SMU the school won 6 straight AUS championships 4 Atlantic BowlUteck Bowls and back to back national championships 4 AUS coach of the year awards and a CIS coach of the year award in 1999 Nill left the program to coach in his hometown of Calgary The Dinos were a disaster when Nill arrived three seasons later they were conference champions Nill expects his Dinos team to make another trip to Laval in November this time for the national championship game Standing in the way will be the Saint Marys Huskies coached by Nills friend and former offensive assistant at SMU Steve Sumarah During their years on the sidelines of Huskies stadium Nill and Sumarah were a perfect team Nill led the defence while Sumarah mapped out the offence When Nill left for Calgary Sumarah was named his replacement After three seasons Sumarah is beginning to build an impressive resume himself Back to back AUS championships a trip to the national championship game and 2 AUS coach of the year awards The return of Blake Nill to Huskies stadium and the classic matchup of mentor vs student would be enough drama to heighten interest and sell tickets But there is another maybe more significant reason for a huge build up to this game Last January Huskies star quarterback and former Hec Creighton...