Again thus far and likely for the season, the Western Conference of the Canadian Football League has the teams with better records, as has been the case for a couple of seasons, at least.

The Calgary Stampeders, idle this week, lead the way with a (7-0) record while two other West teams, Winnipeg (Blue Bombers) and Edmonton (Eskimos) sit at (5-3).

In the East, the Ottawa Redblacks, who rode the weaker Eastern Conference route to a second season Grey Cup appearance in 2015 and a shocking title in 2016, lead the way with a (4-3) record.

In each of the last two seasons, a team from the CFL East won the Grey Cup, previously cited Ottawa in ’16 and the Toronto Argonauts last season.

Both times, the Calgary Stampeders lost as pretty big favorites, in highly competitive tilts.