2024-2025 CFL (non-Bomber) off-season discussion

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

You do not need a VPN to watch the pre-season games on CFL+ (except for the ones TSN are showing on TV). They region lock it during the season so that TSN gets the Canadian viewership but since they're not showing most of the pre-season games you just need to go to the CFL+ page and enter an email and you can watch for free without doing anything else.

https://www.cfl.ca/plus/

No VPN required today.  Doesn't appear to be any sound either.

[TBURGESS]

No VPN required today.  Doesn't appear to be any sound either.

Sounds on now for me. 

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Great to see a football game! Stamps looked better than the Lions, commentary and and video was fine, they even had replays. Not a lot of background provided on any players so hard to tell from listening if any new draft picks played.

Plenty of tiny jitterbugs playing receiver and returner on both sides, watch for Stamps, Horton, Vaughn and Ludovick Choquette to make their mark in the CFL as returners if nothing else. Jackson for the Lions looks to be the next Smoke Mizzel!  Don't know why the Bombers fail finding exciting returners off the shelf, could be they put more weight on their effectiveness as receivers and being tiny doesn't help when blocking is required.

Stamps new QB PJ Walker looks to be an accurate passer who gets the ball out fast, he might have a promising future in the league down the road if he picks up the game from VA. Backup Logan Bonner looked in control, not very mobile but he is decisive and can fire the ball accurately.

Masoli played a the first Q for the Lions, didn't do much but it looks like he's full recovered, plays the same style of game as Zach but with less vigour.  Chase Brice last year's 3rd string QB looked inept and dreadful.

Ex Bomber and Ti-Cat Cedric Wilcots competing for a job on the Stamps D-line, made a few big plays including a sack.

[markf]

Yes, some quite small receivers.

I thought bc running back horvath looked effective.

[TecnoGenius]

I just saw this, did anyone else know there wasa game today? lol.

I had a feeling it was coming up soon, like today or tomorrow.  Forgot about it today though and had to do yard work anyway.

Does anyone know if these things are replayable later?  I'm really bummed I missed it.  CFL+ doesn't seem to let you rewatch.

You want to reach the youth market yet you force people to only watch live?  Kids don't do live.  Lame.  There's no rights/ad issues with these PS so why don't they let you watch later??

[TecnoGenius]

No 20 second clock

Uh, so it's baseball?  QB can just sit back there taking his sweet diddly?

Weird.

[Stats Junkie]

Uh, so it's baseball?  QB can just sit back there taking his sweet diddly?

Weird.

Not quite.

The official who normally monitors the 20 second clock instead counts down the 20 seconds. At 10 seconds he raises both arms above his head with 10 fingers extended. At 5 seconds he drops one arm. This is the same procedure that existed before the 20 second clock.

This was explained by the supervisor of officials on the ferry ride to Vancouver Island.

[TecnoGenius]

Not quite.

The official who normally monitors the 20 second clock instead counts down the 20 seconds.

Ah!  So there is a 20 sec clock, it's just that's a human one.  Cool.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

I had a feeling it was coming up soon, like today or tomorrow.  Forgot about it today though and had to do yard work anyway.

Does anyone know if these things are replayable later?  I'm really bummed I missed it.  CFL+ doesn't seem to let you rewatch.

You want to reach the youth market yet you force people to only watch live?  Kids don't do live.  Lame.  There's no rights/ad issues with these PS so why don't they let you watch later??

CFL+ is promising 48 hour playback on demand for regular season games. I haven't signed up for TSN yet, their streaming service seems to be getting worse every year, will see if I can get by using just CFL+ this season.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Riders have lots of CDN OL depth.  All good

Hey... what about now with Philippe Gagnon's arm sliged up?

[TecnoGenius]

CFL+ is promising 48 hour playback on demand for regular season games.

Ya, I tried a ton of stuff to get the Mon game page/link to play something, but it won't do anything other than "event not started yet".

If anyone else gets these things to play post-stream, let us know!!

[Stats Junkie]

Ya, I tried a ton of stuff to get the Mon game page/link to play something, but it won't do anything other than "event not started yet".

If anyone else gets these things to play post-stream, let us know!!

I have loaded the game a few times (last night & tonight) to check some details and I have had no problems at all.

[TecnoGenius]

I have loaded the game a few times (last night & tonight) to check some details and I have had no problems at all.

Hey, thanks!  So it might be a problem with my Firefox.  I decided to try it with Chromium and boom worked no problem after I entered my details.

Often all my ad/js blockers in FF break sites, even when I disable everything.

Thanks again!  Watching the CGY@BC game now.  Good thing I still had the URL around in FF to paste... looks like they've hidden the link to it in the pre-season page already.  I have no idea why anyone would want to time-limit content (to 2 days!) in the first place, but hey, this is the CFL!

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Hey, thanks!  So it might be a problem with my Firefox.  I decided to try it with Chromium and boom worked no problem after I entered my details.

Often all my ad/js blockers in FF break sites, even when I disable everything.

Thanks again!  Watching the CGY@BC game now.  Good thing I still had the URL around in FF to paste... looks like they've hidden the link to it in the pre-season page already.  I have no idea why anyone would want to time-limit content (to 2 days!) in the first place, but hey, this is the CFL!

Same issue, I was using FireFox too.

[Ridermania]

Hey... what about now with Philippe Gagnon's arm sliged up?

Gagnon will be out until LDC with a torn bicep. They have signed CDN. OL Noah Zerr to fill his spot.