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Wholesale nfl jerseys . -- Little-used forward Kyle Miller scored a fluke stoppage-time goal in his first start for Sporting Kansas City, salvaging a 1-1 draw against English side Stoke in an international exhibition on Wednesday night.TORONTO -- The McMaster Marauders and Laval Rouge et Or have one tough act to follow. Fridays 48th Vanier Cup is a rematch of last years classic -- a 41-38 double overtime win for McMaster, dubbed by many as one of the greatest games in Canadian university football history. You can watch the game on TSN tonight beginning at 7pm et/4pm pt. The Marauders and Rouge et Or will meet before a Rogers Centre gathering expected to exceed a record 33,000 spectators. Although Laval is downplaying the revenge factor, the bitter taste of last years loss still lingers. "The only place we could (get) revenge was back here," Laval head coach Glen Constantin said. "Obviously that was our motivation for the year (but) right now its not about revenge, its about execution and playing a real good game of football. "You can lose this game emotionally because youre thinking about revenge." The Marauders jumped out to a stunning 23-0 lead on Laval last year in Vancouver. The Rouge et Or rallied to take a one-point lead in the fourth quarter only to watch McMaster kicker Tyler Crapigna boot the game-winning field goal in the second extra period. Laval defensive lineman Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, a 2012 third-round pick of the CFLs Hamilton Tiger-Cats who returned to school for a fifth year, says the Rouge et Or werent thinking about revenge in the second half of the 2011 game and have the same mentality heading into this one. "We said lets just come back in the second half, play like we know we can play, be the program we know we are and play like the players we are. Thats what we did and thats what were going to try to do Friday," Gascon-Nadon said. "We just want to be the team that we are -- an explosive football team with good defence and see what happens." McMasters potent offence is led by quarterback Kyle Quinlan. He was the OUAs most valuable player and set a conference record by completing 69 per cent of his passes for 2,457 yards while leading Canadian university football with 19 touchdowns against just two interceptions. "To be here two years in a row is not something thats lost on this team. Were really excited to be battling Laval," Quinlan said. "Theyve elevated CIS football Canada-wide. They forced the level of play up and were excited to have the chance to go toe-to-toe with them again and have another great game." While McMaster (11-0) has relied heavily on its passing attack, the reigning 10-time Quebec champions from Laval got back to the big game with a punishing defence and a grinding rushing attack that has averaged 297 yards a game in the playoffs. Rouge et Or quarterback Tristan Grenon is part of a new-look offence that lost five starters, while the defence is led by Gascon-Nadon and standout linebacker Frederic Plesius, another 2012 Hamilton draft pick. Marauders head coach Stefan Ptaszek says although McMaster-Laval is a rematch that many expected, its not fate that brought the teams back to this point. "Its two hard-working programs. Its not blind luck that were back hhere again.ddddddddddddIts been a lot of elbow grease," said Ptaszek, who was named CIS coach of the year Wednesday. "No. 1 in the nation is more of a burden than a gift so were happy to be this far." The Marauders win last season earned the school its first Vanier Cup, while the Rouge et Or (11-1) are gunning for a record-breaking seventh title in their eighth appearance. McMaster comes in riding a Canadian university record 21-game win streak. A 22nd victory would make the Marauders just the fifth team in history to win back-to-back Vanier Cups. Laval had the previous record for the longest win streak at 19 straight games between 2004 and 2005. "Our goal is to win the national championship. If it stops their streak, they obviously come together," Constantin said. "We feel its two things theyve taken away from us, the record and the championship." The Marauders thumped the Calgary Dinos 45-7 in the Mitchell Bowl last weekend while the Rouge et Or were equally impressive with a 42-7 thrashing of the Acadia Axemen in the Uteck Bowl. "I think you saw in our national semifinals that both teams played their best football when they needed it the most," Ptaszek said. "Were here and we need our best football again." Ptaszek credits his fifth-year players with giving McMaster the chance to repeat. "A national champion should have been arrogant, should have been a little complacent, should have been a little bit lazy and our seniors would not have it," he said. "They approached everything from winter workouts to spring ball to summer runs with more diligence than they have in previous years." Fridays game will mark the final university game for a number of players on both sides. "The goal is to go out as a champion," said Quinlan, who threw for 412 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for three TDs in the Mitchell Bowl. "You talk to any fifth-year guy, thats what they want to do. So its a pretty unique opportunity to be here." Added Ptaszek: "The best gift you can give fifth-year kid is to win his last football game and I think youre going to have a locker-room of coaches and teammates that want these guys to go out with a win." Notes: The previous attendance record at a Vanier Cup was set in 1989 at Rogers Centre (then SkyDome) when Western beat Saskatchewan 35-10. ... The only four programs to repeat as Vanier Cup champions are Manitoba (1969-1970), Western (1976-1977), Saint Marys (2001-2002) and Laval (2003-2004). ... The Rouge et Or will become just the third team to play in three straight national finals, joining Saint Marys (2001-2003) and Saskatchewan (2004-2006). ... Laval is currently tied with Western for total Vanier Cups at six. The Mustangs needed 12 tries to claim their championships. ... Laval and McMaster have seen a lot of each other in the last two seasons. Apart from the 2011 Vanier Cup, the Rouge et Or have hosted the Marauders for a pre-season game the last two years, with Laval winning both times. ' ' '