Yep.

BTW Here's a good summary of the differences between the two games.

http://www.13thman.com/cflvsnfl.html

www.13thman.com is an excellent fan site and has a great forum. Probably the one site every CFL fan should visit on occasion.

http://www.oursportscentral.com/ Carries a lot of news for the CFL, AFL and the minor indoor football leagues. Always good to swing by every few days.

Icespeed, Josh Ranek is not NFL material only because he is white. He played at SDSU and was outstanding - I believe he broke records and led the nation - the conference for sure. Now many will say that he was only D-II and isn't NFL material. Well you might remember Lamar Gordon (actually I think he is still playing in the NFL) as Marshall Faulks back-up and recieving some playing time when Faulk was injured. Gordon played for NDSU in the same conference as SDSU. Gordon compiled less yards and had a lower yards per carry average than Ranek - oh, and he also was slower - but black. Both players entered the draft the same year. Gordon got drafted, of course, and recieved immediate playing time. Ranek went as a free agent to the Dallas Cowboys and was cut because he was too slow.

Ranek recieved playing time in the CFL due to an injury of the teams normal starting RB (black). Since then he has been tearing in up in Canada.

  Josh Ranek and the Ottawa Renegades are playing Montreal to-night in an exibition preseason game and you can catch it on the internet radio at www.team1200.com/listen.live/index.asp# at 7:00 pm est.

  T.J.Acree and the B.C. Lions are also playing to-night in Calgary at 9:00 pm est on www.am770chqr.com

  As far as the high school all stars I think the US team was from Florida only and not country wide but would still be an excellent team, but Canada was picking country wide with the majority coming from Quebec and Ontario. But I think each state could probably put to-gether an all star team as good or better.

  For those interested in following white american players in the CFL I'll list team, player and school.  B.C.Lions - QB Dave Dickenson (Montana State), Buck Pierce (New Mexico State), Frank Cutolo (Eastern Illinois), T.J. Acree (Boise State).

  Edmonton Eskimos - QB Ricky Ray (Sacramento State), QB Jason Maas (Oregon), QB Jason Johnson (Arizona), QB Danny Wimpine (Memphis), LB A.J. Gass (Fresno State).

  Calgary Stampeders - QB Jason Gesser (Washington State), LB Brian Clarke (Hofstra), S Joey Boese (Wisconsin).

  Saskatchewan Rough Riders - QB Dennis Gile (Central Missouri State).

  Winnipeg Blue Bombers - DE Tom Canada (California), DT Joe Fleming (New Hampshire),   QB  Rich Michna (Western Illinois).

  Toronto Argonauts - QB Scott Covington (Miami), QB Charlie Peterson (BYU), OT John Feugill (Maryland), OT Dave Costa (Wisconsin).

  Hamilton Tiger Cats - QB Danny McManus (Florida State), QB Jon Beutjer (Illinois), OT Dave Hack (Maryland), DE Andy Petek (Montana),  WR Steve Suter (Maryland).

  Ottawa Renegades - QB Paul Peterson (Boston College), RB Josh Ranek (South Dakota State), RB Sean Bennett (Northwestern).

  Montreal Alouettes - QB Anthony Cavillo (Utah State),  K Dave Duval (Auburn), DE Mark Megna (Richmond).