VANCOUVER - It's been nearly two decades since Dave Dickenson and Buck Pierce won a Grey Cup together with the B.C. Lions.

Now the pair are set to go up against one another with a trip to the CFL's West Division final on the line.

"I like to compete against people I respect and he’s certainly one of those top guys," Dickenson, head coach of the Calgary Stampeders, said of his former teammate Friday.

Dickenson's Stamps (11-7) are in Vancouver where they'll face rookie head coach Pierce and the B.C. Lions (11-7) in the West Division semifinal on Saturday.

Back in 2006, the pair were both quarterbacks for the Lions team that beat the Montreal Alouettes 25-14 in the CFL's championship game.

It's an experience Dickenson and Pierce reflected on as they prepare to begin this year's playoff c

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