CFL announces changes to the game - merged topics

[Sir Blue and Gold]

So many advantages. I'm hoping they go far enough.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Outside of my family/friends, there's not much that I love more than the Bombers and the CFL.

I'm very afraid of being alienated from the thing that I've followed for more than 20 years.

Football is football. No one likes change but I honestly believe it will be for the best.

[Jesse]

Football is football. No one likes change but I honestly believe it will be for the best.

I've never heard any reasons why making the game more American improves the game at all.

The changes we need to improve play and the league are all monetary related. There's nothing wrong with the game itself.

[Blueforlife]

Outside of my family/friends, there's not much that I love more than the Bombers and the CFL.

I'm very afraid of being alienated from the thing that I've followed for more than 20 years.

Agree, I'm not religious but the CFL is as close as it gets.

Take with grain of salt but someone on the Rider forum saying it's rule and field changes to more closely align with American game.

We'll see.

If they're going this way makes sense to start rolling changes out over time probably. Logically makes sense.

Terrible idea to change what makes our game uniquely Canadian

rod pederson:

I'm being told to prepare for an Americanization of the #CFL game beginning in 2026.

Makes me sick

I've never heard any reasons why making the game more American improves the game at all.

The changes we need to improve play and the league are all monetary related. There's nothing wrong with the game itself.

Facts, agree all

Football is football. No one likes change but I honestly believe it will be for the best.

The rules, field, Canadian talent, down, timing, timeouts, etc is what I love about our game.  I don't agree.  I prefer our game for so many reasons.

[Blueforlife]

Speculation and we don't know what's coming but curious what Canadians think!

Scares the 💩 out of me

[DM83]

So no one knows.....

[Sir Blue and Gold]

I've never heard any reasons why making the game more American improves the game at all.

The changes we need to improve play and the league are all monetary related. There's nothing wrong with the game itself.

After years of me trying to convince you and others, maybe we'll finally get to find out. Here's to hoping.

And if they're going to do it, they've got to do it. The CFL works. The NFL works. Will some weird middle ground work? Possibly as a temporary experiment but they need to go for it if they going that way or they risk losing everyone.

[gobombersgo]

I've never heard any reasons why making the game more American improves the game at all.

The changes we need to improve play and the league are all monetary related. There's nothing wrong with the game itself.

I agree.

The league needs to differentiate itself from the NFL.

If the CFL adopts NFL rules they just become another 4 down minor league.

And no one can convince me that making these changes would somehow attract new fans to the game.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

They're not going to market it as "the Americanization of the CFL".

That's Rod's click bait phrasing designed to get people emotional.

It will most likely be wrapped in all the palatable Canadian trappings you're used to.

[Blueforlife]

They're not going to market it as "the Americanization of the CFL".

That's Rod's click bait phrasing designed to get people emotional.

It will most likely be wrapped in all the palatable Canadian trappings you're used to.

This poll isn't about marketing or Rod.  It's about people's opinions about keeping our league uniquely Canadian.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

This poll isn't about marketing or Rod.  It's about people's opinions about keeping our league uniquely Canadian.

Uhuh.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

For one, there's a pipeline of NCAA QBs who could theoretically come from college and not spend 3 years learning all the differences?

That's a huge advantage.

We have no quarterbacks in this league as evidenced by the disaster that we sat through in Ottawa. Or did we all forget?

[Blueforlife]

Don't like our great league, no problem.  Don't let the door hit you on the way out.  Can always move down South.  Lots of American ball there for you.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

rod pederson:

I'm being told to prepare for an Americanization of the #CFL game beginning in 2026.

Ambrosie wouldn't have gone along with that plan, makes sense they brought in a corporate psychopath to do the dirty work.  Can anyone name 5 things Stewart Johnston has done since becoming CFL commissioner?  He's kept an extremely low profile, could be he's nothing more than a MLSE lackey. 

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Don't like our great league, no problem.  Don't let the door hit you on the way out.  Can always move down South.  Lots of American ball there for you.

I love both leagues? It's the traditionalists who have always threatened to take their ball and go home.

I'll be here either way.