New rules / commissioner's statements

[Jesse]

A whole lot of nothing - which is good. We need a little nothing for a while.

[blue_or_die]

CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston addresses fan worry over rule changes

When I saw the headline, I was hoping to finally get some answers.

"We know there are some concerns. Handled internally."

[gobombersgo]

CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston addresses fan worry over rule changes

When I saw the headline, I was hoping to finally get some answers.

"We know there are some concerns. Handled internally."

Yeah. we know he hasn't talked to any actual football fans this season as he's been in hiding all year.

[Tecno]

"Painting is not that difficult, and I think painting future-proofs your field. I would urge the City, with the support of the Roughriders, to consider moving back to a painted field."

This is no longer just me shouting this from the rooftops: it's the guy who is in control of it all telling them thy are, frankly, mental for stitching.

Why would Johnston do this?  It does undermine his "no 55 is the best thing eva and here to stay for eva!" mantra.  This may be the most honest thing Johnston has ever done... admitting that even in his mind the 55 might come back, or that he may disappear and the next guy brings it back.  Maybe he's even hinting that the move to 50 might actually NEVER HAPPEN.  It isn't too late.

Boy will Rider's club look like losers when Johnston caves to pressure and STH's down 10% and announces the 55 is staying.  They'll have to replace the turf 1 month after they install it!

... Or is this some clever ploy by a true CFL fan in SSK org forcing Stu's hand?  This would force him to commit to the 50/55 either way before the stitching is done.

[Tecno]

Yeah. we know he hasn't talked to any actual football fans this season as he's been in hiding all year.

Ever since that shellacking he got in the '25 GC here in WPG.  Non-stop extremely loud booing that didn't stop for one second.  Stu was crying on TV.

[Jesse]

This is no longer just me shouting this from the rooftops: it's the guy who is in control of it all telling them thy are, frankly, mental for stitching.

Why would Johnston do this?  It does undermine his "no 55 is the best thing eva and here to stay for eva!" mantra.  This may be the most honest thing Johnston has ever done... admitting that even in his mind the 55 might come back, or that he may disappear and the next guy brings it back.  Maybe he's even hinting that the move to 50 might actually NEVER HAPPEN.  It isn't too late.

Boy will Rider's club look like losers when Johnston caves to pressure and STH's down 10% and announces the 55 is staying.  They'll have to replace the turf 1 month after they install it!

... Or is this some clever ploy by a true CFL fan in SSK org forcing Stu's hand?  This would force him to commit to the 50/55 either way before the stitching is done.

The stitching is a cheap cop out so they dont have to invest in painting it all the time, but it looks terrible (as we saw at the Grey Cup when you could still see the Rider logo underneath the Bomber one).

Stewj wants his product to look good but wants Saskatchewan to pay for it.