{"id":106193,"date":"2025-08-29T20:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/106193\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T20:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:24:12","slug":"ticats-argos-share-nice-things-about-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/106193\/","title":{"rendered":"Ticats, Argos share nice things about OK Tire Labour Day Weekend rival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO \u2014 There are few rivalries in the CFL that match the intensity of the Toronto Argonauts-Hamilton Tiger-Cats one.<\/p>\n<p>That means that when the Argos drive down the QEW to face the Tiger-Cats on OK Tire Labour Day Weekend, things can get pretty spicy.<\/p>\n<p>Fans and players alike struggle to sympathize with their rivals, but there\u2019s always that friendly Rocky Balboa-Apollo Creed respect between them. Or is there?<\/p>\n<p>CFL.ca talked to players on both sides to get their perspective ahead of their matchup on September 1. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET. Canadians can catch the game on TSN. U.S. fans can tune into CBS Sports Network and International audiences can watch on CFL+.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2745918 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756282390_355_OKTire_LDW_3DLogoENG-1.png\"   alt=\"OK TIRE LABOUR DAY WEEKEND\" width=\"105\" height=\"115\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"CT\"\/><\/p>\n<p>OK TIRE LABOUR DAY WEEKEND<br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/08\/26\/3-storylines-to-watch-on-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">3 storylines to watch on OK Tire Labour Day Weekend<\/a><br \/>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/08\/28\/bombers-riders-share-nice-things-about-their-rival-ahead-of-ok-tire-labour-day-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bombers, Riders share nice things about OK Tire Labour Day Weekend rival<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/tag\/labourdayweekend25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">More OK Tire Labour Day Weekend insights and analysis<\/a><br role=\"presentation\"\/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Subscribe to the CFL\u2019s newsletter for exclusive offers and league updates - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/newsletter\/\" data-uw-original->Subscribe to the CFL\u2019s newsletter for exclusive offers and league updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oktire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@oktire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LDWeekend?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#LDWeekend<\/a>, rivals will rise. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KeepItUnreal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#KeepItUnreal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HQIAEiEDft\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/HQIAEiEDft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CFL (@CFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFL\/status\/1961111837577297951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WYNTON MCMANIS | LINEBACKER | TORONTO ARGONAUTS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/wynton-mcmanis\/163408\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Wynton McManis\">Wynton McManis<\/a> is on his fourth season with the Argos, but was out for last year\u2019s Labour Day classic against the Ticats, when the Tabbies walked away with a 31-28 win. Asked to say one nice thing about the \u2018Cats, McManis politely offered the following snippet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey did a great job showing up to the game on time,\u201d said the veteran with a smile on his face.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll take that.<\/p>\n<p>DAMONTE COXIE | RECEIVER | TORONTO ARGONAUTS<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/damonte-coxie\/166556\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Damonte Coxie\">Damonte Coxie<\/a> has also been a part of a few battles against the Ticats, including last year\u2019s game when he caught six passes for 67 yards.<\/p>\n<p>All these years of back-and-forth led Coxie to appreciate Hamilton, especially their dedicated fan base that always creates a great atmosphere on Labour Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are die hard fans,\u201d said Coxie. \u201cThat\u2019s what I could tell. Really die hard (fans). It makes them play different, and that\u2019s why I like Hamilton too, because the fans get behind their players. It\u2019s hard not to go out there and go hard for somebody when the stand is cheering, going crazy for you. That\u2019s why our games are always so good, because our fans are into it, and we get into it. It\u2019s not just us playing. It makes the heat of the moment even better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BO LEVI MITCHELL | QUARTERBACK | HAMILTON TIGER-CATS<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the rivalry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/bo-levi-mitchell\/158222\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Bo Levi Mitchell\">Bo Levi Mitchell<\/a> played \u2013 and won \u2013 his first Labour Day classic against the Argos in 2024, completing 20 of 30 passes for 347 yards and two touchdowns. The pivot missed the 2023 matchup with an injury and is already looking forward to his second round against the Boatmen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Argos have a great history and and they have got some good looking uniforms every now and then,\u201d said the quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, yeah, see them on Labour Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TIM WHITE | RECEIVER | HAMILTON TIGER-CATS<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/tim-white\/165279\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Tim White\">Tim White<\/a> meanwhile has known nothing but Black and Gold throughout his entire CFL career. That means several heated battles against the Double Blue, which in turn prompted the shortest answer to the \u201csay something nice about your rival\u201d question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have anything,\u201d said White.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing at all?\u201d asked CFL.ca<\/p>\n<p>Silence.<\/p>\n<p>See you on Labour Day indeed.<\/p>\n<p>                                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO \u2014 There are few rivalries in the CFL that match the intensity of the Toronto Argonauts-Hamilton Tiger-Cats&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106194,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-106193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}