CFL announces changes to the game - merged topics

[peg_city]

Anyone want to guess why they would makes these changes if it doesn't mean they are going to have closer ties to the NFL?

[dd]

It is great to see Rourke speak his mind. He gets it, he's Canadian and grew up liking we were different than the States version, just like the rest of us. I don't to be a minor wanna be league for the NFL.

He does raise a very important point--consultation. Wondering f the league now does consult the players, or better yet, the fans who pay the salaries of those players, or does it go ahead as planned.

I am wondering what the TSN panel has to say about this. Muamba is a Canadian kid as is Davis Sanchez---are these guys going to speak their minds on this or will they be given gag order by their TSN bosses?? Same goes for the Canadians on the broadcast crew--Rod Smith, Marshal Ferguson and Glen Suitor?? Will they share what they think about the rule changes or be silenced by the paycheque provider??

I also wonder how loud the fan revolt to these proposed changes are going to be?? Will it be loud enough to force the resignation of the Commissioner?? Good!!!

[Waffler]

Miller emphasized that while the changes may seem drastic at first
blush, they were based on strong data

Ok. what is the data?

[Waffler]

every time a play was stopped owing to the ball
hitting the goalpost or a game was decided on a rouge from a missed
field goal, it created a viral moment for the league that had most
Americans laughing at the CFL game. Many football fans from south of
the border struggled to understand the rules, and those that did get
it often felt it was enough to turn away for good, classifying the
rule as foreign and foolish.

I don't care. They don't buy tickets and their tv contract will always be worth peanuts.

[dd]

Despite calling himself a "pretty traditionalist CFL guy," Winnipeg Blue Bombers president and CEO Wade Miller likes the changes the league will be making to its rules and field dimensions over the next two years.

"This is an evolution of the game and a positive step forward for our league, and we look forward to these changes that are going to deliver great excitement and big plays and entertainment every time that ball is snapped," Miller told 3DownNation via telephone.

"I've never been a big fan of rewarding a rouge point for a missed play. Getting more plays in with a 35-second clock, I think that's fantastic. I think there's going to be more opportunities for touchdowns, a bigger opportunity for coaches that are going to have to take more risks and be more aggressive in the middle of the field."

https://3downnation.com/2025/09/22/blue-bombers-president-wade-miller-calls-cfl-changes-positive-step-insists-they-will-not-impact-bisons/


Maybe the guy who is pretty much the driving force behind the Bombers economic and business turnarounds words might calm? The guy knows business and he knows football business.

What a bunch of bunk by Miller!! It's going to make the game more exciting, how?? You're kicking longer field goals that won't be returned-will result in less scoring. Shortening the end zones--will make it more difficult to score on passing plays as the area is easier to cover now for the defense--less scoring.

The change in timing blows me away, and I don't think Miller himself knows the true difference. Right now, the ever so glorious N F of L takes 40 seconds to put the ball into play. We have a wider field, meaning it will take teams longer to get back to their huddles, and they have 5 seconds LESS to put the ball into play, yes, in theory, in reality its going to lead to more time counts, great, we'll watch the officials march off 5 yards. So rather than let the officials get the ball back to the point of where the next play has got to start, THEN whistle the play in and give the team 20 seconds to put it in, if the play goes out of bounds on the sideline, the whistle goes, the refs got to race to get the ball set in place to start the next play, rush to get setup in their positions and the players have to do the same, its only going to rush things and cause officials and players to make mistakes. BONEHEADED play. Would work on a narrower field and if you gave them 5 more seconds. We have to go 10 yards further and have 5 seconds less to get there. What a joke!!

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

It is great to see Rourke speak his mind. He gets it, he's Canadian and grew up liking we were different than the States version, just like the rest of us. I don't to be a minor wanna be league for the NFL.

He does raise a very important point--consultation. Wondering f the league now does consult the players, or better yet, the fans who pay the salaries of those players, or does it go ahead as planned.

I am wondering what the TSN panel has to say about this. Muamba is a Canadian kid as is Davis Sanchez---are these guys going to speak their minds on this or will they be given gag order by their TSN bosses?? Same goes for the Canadians on the broadcast crew--Rod Smith, Marshal Ferguson and Glen Suitor?? Will they share what they think about the rule changes or be silenced by the paycheque provider??

I also wonder how loud the fan revolt to these proposed changes are going to be?? Will it be loud enough to force the resignation of the Commissioner?? Good!!!

Milt and Sanchez respond on their podcast.  Doubt anyone working for TSN will go against the company line on the panel.

[bluengold204]

Anyone want to guess why they would makes these changes if it doesn't mean they are going to have closer ties to the NFL?

Increase touchdowns

[Sir Blue and Gold]

The CFL used to have 25 yard end zones in most of our lifetimes. Are there people who are still mad they changed it to 20 in 1986?

25 yard end zones used to be so Canadian...

Someone? Anyone? No?

[bunker]

Who said anyone consulted? I didn't.  I told you who the commissioner is accountable to and in Winnipeg it's Wade Milller who signed off on this.  Every member club did. The commissioner might have delivered you the news, but he didn't invent it by himself.

Behind closed doors, I'd be surprised if there was unanimity among all the stakeholders. They came to a decision based on either a majority opinion, or who could throw their weight around (MLSE), and as usual, people were told to publicly get behind the decision and present a united front. Who knows what Wade Miller truly thinks of the changes?

Unfortunately, Rourke didn't get the memo

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Behind closed doors, I'd be surprised if there was unanimity among all the stakeholders. They came to a decision based on either a majority opinion, or who could throw their weight around (MLSE), and as usual, people were told to publicly get behind the decision and present a united front. Who knows what Wade Miller truly thinks of the changes?

Unfortunately, Rourke didn't get the memo

Maybe true. Who knows. But again. The Bombers can't play Regina 15 times a year. The CFL doesn't work in its current form in many other markets. We've been marketing how Canadian and different it is since 1995.

[Blueforlife]

RIP end of an era that I will always cherish and never forget.  It won't get better than what we had. 

[Jesse]

I wonder if that's what traditionalists said when they approved the forward pass. Ruining the game, some people said, I'm sure.

Again, they haven't made any rule changes to improve play. This isn't modernization. It's just copying a different game.

[Jesse]

Milt and Sanchez respond on their podcast.  Doubt anyone working for TSN will go against the company line on the panel.

Milt's a huge fan of changing everything. Talks about it all the time.

[Blue In BC]

Good on Rourke but he's going to get fined for speaking out.

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