Patrick Deane is all in: Friendly wager on the table with University of Montreal
All in good fun: McMaster President Patrick Deane spoke to University of Montreal Rector Guy Breton, and the pair have agreed to a friendly wager ahead of Saturday's Vanier Cup tilt at Percival Molson Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The Vanier Cup bet is official.
McMaster President Patrick Deane has a high-stakes wager on the table with friend and colleague Guy Breton, Rector at the University of Montreal.
Here’s what we’re up against — the losing school will have to raise the winning school’s flag on campus and take a photo of it. That means Montreal blue could potentially be flying over maroon and grey country for at least a day.
To make matters worse (or better, for the victor), the losing university official will also have to wear the winning school’s football jersey at an upcoming Senate meeting.
Want to go to the big game and show your support for the Marauders?
Click here for information about a $50 bus trip being organized by the MSU, the McMaster Alumni Association and the Department of Athletics and Recreation. Your $50 pass will provide a game-day ticket, as well as roundtrip transportation to and from Montreal via a coach bus, leaving the McMaster University Student Centre at 5 a.m. Saturday morning.
Ongoing coverage of the 2014 Vanier Cup:
Learn more about the student-athletes and coaches on the Marauders football team in our brand new Vanier Veterans series: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.
Read our interviews with former Marauders and Vanier Cup champions Kyle Quinlan and Mike Daly.
Read a profile of Marauders quarterback and aspiring broadcaster Marshall Ferguson in The Globe and Mail.
Do you know where the name “Carabins” comes from? Learn about the unique history of the University of Montreal.
Follow McMaster’s road to the Vanier Cup on our Storify page.
Below: Check out this team photo from McMaster’s Office of the President, and share your own fan photos on McMaster’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. Be sure to use the hashtag #GoMacGo!
