CFL (Non-Bombers) 2026 season news

[markf]

https://3downnation.com/2026/11/11/shawn-lemon-simoni-lawrence-joining-dazns-cfl-broadcast-team/

Shawn Lemon, Simoni Lawrence joining DAZN's CFL broadcast team

Lemon in particular makes sense, what with his extensive gambling background and knowledge. Did I say gambling? I meant football.


A bit surprising because Argos HC Mike Miller already said he wanted Lemon back to play.
https://3downnation.com/2026/11/03/mike-miller-calls-shawn-lemon-future-hall-of-famer-wants-him-back-with-toronto-argos/

I listen to the radio broadcasts of some of the games...

Simoni Lawrence was on the Ticats broadcast, and he is quite entertaining. He's actually funny, unlike most of the football panel comediens we get.


Unrelated... since it now looks likely that Quebec City is getting a CFL team

Do we forgive the commish?

Quebec City... it's a great place. LOTS of things to do.

[Waffler]

https://3downnation.com/2026/11/12/dazn-adds-james-cybulski-brit-dort-to-cfl-broadcasts/

DAZN adds James Cybulski, Brit Dort to CFL broadcasts

Brit Dort will host the panel.

Looks like everyone is in place now.
Cybulski forms a tandem with Shawn Lemon in the booth, while Dort will be on the desk with Chris Streveler and Simoni Lawrence.

[Tecno]

Unrelated... since it now looks likely that Quebec City is getting a CFL team

Do we forgive the commish?

First in hearing of it. If you have something, start a new thread.

If the 50 is the only reason we got a tenth team, then I'll consider going easy on stewj. But he still should have just come out day one and spelled it out. Treat fans as intelligent, not as rubes.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

First in hearing of it. If you have something, start a new thread.

If the 50 is the only reason we got a tenth team, then I'll consider going easy on stewj. But he still should have just come out day one and spelled it out. Treat fans as intelligent, not as rubes.

How long would it take a new CFL team to get up and running without an existing stadium?  Min. 3 years, a lot can happen in 3 years.

[dd]

First in hearing of it. If you have something, start a new thread.

If the 50 is the only reason we got a tenth team, then I'll consider going easy on stewj. But he still should have just come out day one and spelled it out. Treat fans as intelligent, not as rubes.

Doesn't make sense. IF Quebec City is getting a team, and building a new stadium, then incorporating the 55 yard line into the new stadium design would be a non issue

I am still hopeful there will be significant pushback from teams come implementation time and the 55 yd line will stay.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Doesn't make sense. IF Quebec City is getting a team, and building a new stadium, then incorporating the 55 yard line into the new stadium design would be a non issue

I am still hopeful there will be significant pushback from teams come implementation time and the 55 yd line will stay.

For sure they're going to go ahead with it now, hopefully they also have the ability to reverse it later on, although I doubt they will.

[Waffler]

For sure they're going to go ahead with it now, hopefully they also have the ability to reverse it later on, although I doubt they will.

The only scenario I see is attendance goes down (a certainty), DAZN pulls out (possible). The problem then becomes where does the money come from to go back? Do the fans return fast enough?

[markf]

First in hearing of it. If you have something, start a new thread.

If the 50 is the only reason we got a tenth team, then I'll consider going easy on stewj. But he still should have just come out day one and spelled it out. Treat fans as intelligent, not as rubes.

There have been a number of articles about this over the last few months.

Province of Quebec, the city, the Laval university team, have all strongly endorsed it.

Formerly the U was opposed. Which was a big problem.

[Jesse]

There have been a number of articles about this over the last few months.

Province of Quebec, the city, the Laval university team, have all strongly endorsed it.

Formerly the U was opposed. Which was a big problem.

Everyone's on board, which is new, but they're lacking what every other attempt has ever lacked, federal and provincial funding for a stadium.

So we'll see.

[Tecno]

Well, if you build a new stadium, then surely you allow for a 55 and 20y ezs. Just in case Stu fails or is ousted.

As soon as someone builds a stadium that can only handle 50+15+15 then the stupid change really is written in stone even if you dump Stu.

If we're waiting for mythical public funding, then this will go about as far as the schooners did. Nowhere.

[Waffler]

Well, if you build a new stadium, then surely you allow for a 55 and 20y ezs. Just in case Stu fails or is ousted.

As soon as someone builds a stadium that can only handle 50+15+15 then the stupid change really is written in stone even if you dump Stu.

If we're waiting for mythical public funding, then this will go about as far as the schooners did. Nowhere.

The smart thing to do would be just leave one end zone open, no permanent seating.

As far as funding, it's Quebec, when have they had trouble getting govt money? I actually think it is a smart thing to fund as it would promote national unity.

[Tecno]

The smart thing to do would be just leave one end zone open, no permanent seating.

Well, the key in a sunken setup like Mosaic & PAS is where do they start laying the concrete behind those EZs.  If you built a replica of PAS in QC today, and if you believed Stu and his "55 is gone forever!" mantra, you'd build those already-lame EZ stands 15Y closer in: more like NFL stadiums are.  You don't purposely build seats even farther away from the action -- no one will want them.

And if they lay that concrete that close, you will NEVER be able to go back to 55, unless you make a carve out for that new stadium (like Molson has been), but this time the EZ's will be like 5-10Y not 15-20Y??  Lame.

[gobombersgo]

CFL Players' Association unveils 2026 all-stars

https://3downnation.com/2026/11/13/cfl-players-association-unveils-2026-all-stars/

Im a bit surprised Rankin was voted top RB over Brady.

Sure Rankin had a fantastic start to the season but he sure tampered off.

@Stats Junkie how many stops behind the line of scrimmage do you have this season for Rankin compared to Oliveira?

[Tecno]

Im a bit surprised Rankin was voted top RB over Brady.

I'm not.  Look who's in the cup and won most of their games?  Look who won games basically completely on his own -- probably at least 6 for Rankin, 0 (maybe 1) for Brady.

Who do DL, LB and DB's have nightmares about?  It's not Brady.  It's Rankin.  Who if you whiff even a bit, just once, will rip you for 80Y and a TD?  Not Brady.

When Rankin is up for his next FA he's going to be commanding the most $$ ever for an IMP RB in the CFL.  Probably still not as much as Brady (because passport), but likely over $250k.

Rankin is the whole reason Cody looks good.  He opens everything up and is the secret sauce.  Everything is easier on O when you have 2-3 D guys doing nothing but spying a RB every snap.  That's why EDM can win with one of the weakest REC corps in the league.