The best team in CFL football last year was the Toronto Argonauts. They defeated the Calgary Stampeders to win the Grey Cup. And yes, Calgary was last years second best team.Toronto deserved to win and Calgary deserved the opportunity to play for that 100th Grey Cup ring. But the team that played the best for the longest was the BC Lions. What the Lions accomplished last year was remarkable: they set franchise records for defensive excellence, finishing first in fewest points allowed, net yards allowed, fewest passing yards allowed, fewest rushing yards allowed, most quarterback sacks, and lowest second down conversion rate. In six of eight major defensive categories they were the best in the league. On offense they were tops in four of eight major categories, including fewest sacks allowed and best second down conversion rate. When it comes to a football season, the BC lions had a pretty good one! They just didnt win their last game. Football is an odd game in that it is a single event. In baseball, basketball, and hockey the best teams are usually revealed because of the number of games played. You cant play 82 games of football similar to hockey and basketball and you certainly cant play 162 games like baseball! And then to add playoffs; its physically impossible to play that much football. That is why "state of mind" is so important in football; you get one shot and that is it. BC had theirs and blew it; Calgary made it happen. New year, new team, and forget the past right? Im not so sure. I think you can be motivated as much by adversity from the past as clarity and optimism for the future. The Lions should let the lost opportunity of the Western Final burn a bit. There is a good chance they will get back there this year; so as the saying goes: if you dont learn from the past youre bound to repeat it. BC can use last years 34-29 loss at home to Calgary all season long if they wish. 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LAS VEGAS -- TCU coach Jamie Dixon has so much versatility with his group this season, he may have several different starting lineups.That flexibility is paying off as sophomore reserve guard Alex Robinson scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Horned Frogs to a 93-80 victory over Washington in the Global Sports Classic on Saturday night at UNLVs Thomas & Mack Center.We have guys we dont think of as bench, but more guys, said Dixon whose team outscored Washingtons reserves 48-18. Depth is a strength. I didnt anticipate it when I took the job. Were having fun. (The players) have bought in. They committed and theyve sacrificed.Karviar Shepherd added 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting both from the field and free-throw line for TCU (6-0), which shot 53 percent from the field and never trailed. Vladimir Brodziansky contributed 12 points, Kenrich Williams had 11 and Jaylen Fisher 10 for the Horned Frogs.This is the first of two consecutive games between the teams that are from different Power 5 conferences. They play Wednesday at TCU.Its a blessing to be playing this well early in the season and to be part of this, Robinson said. We have full confidence in ourselves. We feel we come out and beat anybody. Our coach gives confidence. We just rally behind him with our energy.Washingtons Markelle Fultz finished with 27 points, but fouled out with seven minutes left. Fultz, who is averaging 23 points per game, went 8 of 13 from the field and 10 of 12 from the free-throw line.He was on his way to 40, said Washington coach Lorenzo Romar, who was coaching his 650th career game. He got going. When he ggets going, hes something.ddddddddddddNoah Dickerson and David Crisp had 14 points apiece for Washington (4-2).In the second half, Washington cut the lead to 39-35, and later to 54-52, before the Horned Frogs put it away with a 19-6 run.TCUS FAST STARTThe Horned Frogs started the game with a 19-4 run spanning the first seven and a half minutes of the game.I dont think there is any question we came out flat and they came out with great energy, Romar said. Thats a bad combination for the team that comes out flat. We got down and we should have been down.TCU expanded the lead to 26-10, its largest margin, with 8:06 until halftime. Then, the Huskies defense started forcing turnovers and trimmed the TCU lead to 35-31 before the Horned Frogs scored the last four points of the half. Faultz ended with 16 points before intermission.FREE THROWSTCU from the line went 26 of 33 (79 percent). However, three of those misses were on one trip by Robinson, who failed on all his attempts with 13:23 left after being fouled on a 3-point attempt from the left corner. Robinson finished 4 of 6 from the foul line.(After) coach said, `find your target, Robinson said. It got me going. We really rally behind our coaches.The Huskies from the line finished 19 of 23 (82 percent).UP NEXTBoth teams play each other again on Wednesday at TCU. This will be the second game of a home-and-home series from 2015-16 season. The Huskies won the previous affair in December a year ago in Seattle, 92-67. ' ' '