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It will be Kevin Glenn bobblehead giveaway night at Ivor Wynne Stadium on Friday, when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats play host to the Edmonton Eskimos.

It is a promotion even the man of the moment admits to being a bit leery about.

"They're giving fans, in a place where they sell alcohol, an actual hard object," the Tiger-Cats quarterback mused Thursday. "Sometimes, you wonder, is it the right thing to do? Because, sometimes, they could be flying. You may see some flying Kevin Glenn bobbleheads.

"Hopefully, the people that get them, they cherish it and they really love it and they want to keep it. And they don't want to harm the doll. Hopefully, we get those kinds of fans."

It's been an up-and-down season for the Ticats, who once again find themselves in familiar territory with a .500 record (5-5), in third place in the East Division but still well within striking distance of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (7-3) for first.

The Tiger-Cats have finished 9-9 each of the last two seasons.

Last Sunday in Montreal, the Ticats were just plain pathetic, getting outmuscled 43-13 by the Alouettes – a team Hamilton had dismantled a week earlier 44-21.

The normally jovial Glenn bristled slightly when asked to account for Hamilton's Jekyll and Hyde-like play this season.

"Other teams have been the same way, so it must be a Jekyll-and-Hyde league then," he said. "I don't think one team has won every game. Every team has had a bad game."

The Eskimos (6-4) have certainly suffered from the same malaise that has afflicted the Tiger-Cats.

After a quick start in which they won their first five games, the Eskimos sagged to lose four of the next five and currently sit second in the West.

But a fix won't come easy playing in Hamilton, where the Eskimos have escaped victorious just once in their last seven visits.

Ivor Wynne has also been the scene of some serious injuries for Edmonton.

A year ago, receiver Jason Barnes suffered a ruptured spleen; in 2008, slotback Jason Tucker left the stadium on a stretcher with a career-ending neck injury.

Complicating matters further is the fact Hamilton plays well at home (4-1 this year).

Glenn, who previously played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers, said Ivor Wynne can be a distracting place for visiting opponents.

"I used to love to come to Hamilton to play," he said. "And it was all because of the fans, and the witty stuff that they come up with in the stands.

"I think it's becoming a place where they're probably becoming more wittier in the stands and giving the opposing teams a harder time."

The Eskimos defeated Hamilton 28-10 on July 9, a game in which Edmonton quarterback Ricky Ray ripped the Tiger-Cats secondary by completing 21 of 31 passes for 388 yards.

Hamilton head coach Marcel Bellefeuille said the key to Friday's game will be to harass Ray. "No question this starts and finishes with Ricky Ray."

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