<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>End Zones and Border Wars is the story of the CFL's ill-fated period of expansion into the United States during the early to mid-<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>End Zones and Border Wars</i> is the story of the CFL's ill-fated period<br/>of expansion into the United States during the early to mid-<br/>1990s. It was a time filled with intriguing characters, from John<br/>Candy to Nick Mileti to Pepper Rodgers, the coach who loved everything<br/>about the Canadian game except the rules and the teams. With<br/>a cast of investors who are hopeful but unfamiliar with the game, <br/>bizarre stories emerge, from the Las Vegas Posse practising in the<br/>parking lot of the Riviera to the Shreveport Pirates camping out<br/>above a barn full of circus animals.<br/><br/>The CFL's attempts to push the Canadian game into expanded<br/>territory brought both heartbreak and victory, with the 1994 Grey<br/>Cup victory of the BC Lions coming alongside the quick decline of<br/>every American club under low sales and resistance to new rules.<br/>The CFL survived these turbulent times to the harsh realization that<br/>it is a game for Canada alone, breaking through to a promising new<br/>era for the venerable institution