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Lions let big dogs out with ‘Riders beaten

June 17, 2012. 9:31 am • Section: BC Lions

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Mike Beamish

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Believe it or not, there is etiquette involved in a sport where coaches urge players to engage in “smashmouth football.”

The Lions’ 44-10 preseason win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders partly renewed that debate, a blowout in which B.C. clearly did not take a knee.

Ahead by 27 points in the fourth quarter, the Lions brought in their first-team, short-yardage unit after third-string quarterback Thomas DeMarco had completed ...

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