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Offside Forum / USFL 2026

Last post by Blue In BC - Today at 06:25:11 PM

3 new teams and 2 re-branded names. 3 teams are no longer. I wonder whether there is a draft to stock the 3 new teams? 4 new HC's.

Nothing like zero continuity season to season.

#2

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bluebomber OC position dis...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 06:15:40 PM

TSN analysts don't make much either!  The panel is always laughing about their pay.

I think there is some evidence of restraint of TSN's spending and cutbacks, often the panel consists of 3 members instead of 5 and at least 3 of them have started podcasts to generate outside revenue.

#3

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 06:10:46 PM

Put me down in the "pigs must be flying" camp, too.  This is insane.  The only thing I can think of is he was kind of ousted by the owners.  Maybe they got tired of losing and empty stands?

Or maybe the idea was he'd retire (he's getting quite old and haggard) and the old codger is doing the "I'm not dead yet!" routine.

My only question is: where are teams getting all the coaches cap space to hire all of these "advisors"?  Same question to WFC with Hall/Jarius.  I smell funny business.  Huff goes from massive pay day head honcho in CGY to be lowly "advisor" in TOR at $100k (or whatever)?  Explain how that makes sense.

Maybe "advisors" are outside the cap?  That would make a lot of sense...

Everyone above the GM is exempt from the coaches cap including team presidents, their salary would fall under the operational budget which has no limits.

#4

Offside Forum / Re: NHL Discussion (Other than...

Last post by blue_gold_84 - Today at 05:03:29 PM

Stars F Seguin expected to miss remainder of season with ACL injury

#5

Offside Forum / Re: Winnipeg Jets Discussion -...

Last post by blue_gold_84 - Today at 05:01:45 PM

Jets G Hellebuyck to skate soon, no change to timeline

Pionk expected to return to Jets lineup against Habs

#6

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: New rules / commissioner's...

Last post by blue_or_die - Today at 03:55:19 PM

Finally, in 1974, the league pushed the goal posts back to the end line. The change was made mostly to encourage offenses to score touchdowns rather than field goals. The three-pointer had become an increasingly common occurrence by 1973. The move achieved the league's desired effect, field goals dropped from a total of 543 successful conversions off 861 attempts in 1973 to 335 field goals made on 553 attempts the following year.

https://www.profootballhof.com/blogs/2018/10/blogs-stories-from-the-pro-football-hall-of-fame-archives-evolution-of-the-game-goal-posts/

But aardvark has been telling us that the posts are being moved to 'clean up the game'. So confusing.

[TD's going up many years later isn't related to moving the goal posts, it's got to be related to something else.]

#7

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: New rules / commissioner's...

Last post by bomber beetle - Today at 03:47:12 PM

FG's down is an expected result because you have to get closer to the goal line to make one.

TD's going up many years later isn't related to moving the goal posts, it's got to be related to something else.

That could very well be, simply moving the goalposts does not make touchdowns that much easier.

Again though, drawing conclusions from what happened the NFL 50 years ago and applying that to CFL 2027 is subject to other variables. I mentioned the evolution of the game. There is also the variable of the CFL moving the goalposts and significantly changing the field dimensions.

#8

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: New rules / commissioner's...

Last post by blue_gold_84 - Today at 03:46:06 PM

Finally, in 1974, the league pushed the goal posts back to the end line. The change was made mostly to encourage offenses to score touchdowns rather than field goals. The three-pointer had become an increasingly common occurrence by 1973. The move achieved the league's desired effect, field goals dropped from a total of 543 successful conversions off 861 attempts in 1973 to 335 field goals made on 553 attempts the following year.

https://www.profootballhof.com/blogs/2018/10/blogs-stories-from-the-pro-football-hall-of-fame-archives-evolution-of-the-game-goal-posts/

That looks like the same information I found here.

In 1973, FGs made up 23% of the scoring. In 1974, FGs made up 15% of the scoring.

I don't think I'd qualify a decrease of 8% over a tiny sample size of two seasons as being dramatic; in either instance, TDs made up the vast majority of scoring. I think there needs to be considerably more data in order to make a proper determination.

I'd also be hesitant to apply such a small dataset from another league from half a century ago. It begs the question if this change will be worthwhile, IMO. The CFL doesn't struggle with scoring as we see below:



From the 2027 season onward, we will no longer see missed FG returns, either. That's a unique entertainment aspect to the CFL that won't exist after next season.

#9

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: New rules / commissioner's...

Last post by blue_or_die - Today at 03:39:46 PM

Looks like the CFL is only 50+ years behind in that regard.

And you wonder why people are viewing this as "Americanization", when the comparison is doing whatever the NFL does, apparently.

#10

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 1st & 10 | The Blue Bomber...

Last post by markf - Today at 03:30:50 PM

I don't understand how Vaval doesn't get killed returning kicks.

Also... "Vaval comes to Winnipeg after attending training camp with the Atlanta Falcons in 2024."

I hope he gets a job there, but I just can't see it.

NFL.... I Saw a kick returned for a t.d. This last weekend .