CFL (Non-Bombers) off-season news

Throw Long Bannatyne · November 24, 2025, 08:41:05 PM

Harvard Media expands national footprint by acquiring 3DownNation.

I believe they are the radio outfit that owns the Riders broadcast rights.

https://3downnation.com/2025/11/24/harvard-media-expands-national-footprint-by-acquiring-3downnation/

Tecno · November 25, 2025, 08:29:40 AM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on November 24, 2025, 08:41:05 PMHarvard Media expands national footprint by acquiring 3DownNation.

Wow! Fringe outfit in some dude's basement just made bank then. That'll keep the founders in gravy for quite a while.

Now... expect 3down to start having a huge green bias, assuming your guess about this group is correct.

Tecno · November 25, 2025, 08:32:28 AM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on November 24, 2025, 05:38:40 PMPretty clear every team spent to the max and some likely went over, no carry over so no sense hanging onto it for next year. Walters said himself

I think it's a KW bluff. I seriously doubt we spent to the +$400k cap -- even with the extra 1GIR usage. And if we did then it's almost criminal that we overspent on mediocre players.

My bet is KW was $200k away from original cap, then spent ~$200k on 1GIR, and thus has the whole +$400k left to dole out to pre-2026 re-signings. Assuming he now believes that the $400k is FOR REALZ.

Tecno · November 25, 2025, 08:36:40 AM

Quote from: Ridermania on November 24, 2025, 12:23:09 PMKeon Hatcher expects big raise, can BC afford him??

He deserves it. If I was forced to pick right now between Kenny and Keon at the same price... I might go with Keon. Keon is more versatile and can take more punishment. Kenny has slightly better hands and more circus. But as we saw, circus won't always win you games.

I don't see how BC can afford McInnis AND Keon though. McInnis didn't earn his huge $ this season. Trade him away and sign Keon. Some team in ratio heck will do it.

My new philosophy for WFC is no overpriced RECs -- so I don't want him. Spend all the $ on OL -- that's the key to winning. BC OL almost lost the WSF because of porous OL, then they lost the WDF partially because of it. Having 2 superstar RECs didn't help Rourke much when he didn't have time to throw.

Throw Long Bannatyne · November 25, 2025, 06:08:56 PM

Quote from: Tecno on November 25, 2025, 08:36:40 AMHe deserves it. If I was forced to pick right now between Kenny and Keon at the same price... I might go with Keon. Keon is more versatile and can take more punishment. Kenny has slightly better hands and more circus. But as we saw, circus won't always win you games.

I don't see how BC can afford McInnis AND Keon though. McInnis didn't earn his huge $ this season. Trade him away and sign Keon. Some team in ratio heck will do it.

My new philosophy for WFC is no overpriced RECs -- so I don't want him. Spend all the $ on OL -- that's the key to winning. BC OL almost lost the WSF because of porous OL, then they lost the WDF partially because of it. Having 2 superstar RECs didn't help Rourke much when he didn't have time to throw.

Justin McInnis was 3rd in receiving yds league wide. if BC wants to get rid of him, he'd be my #1 target in FA. At times he can look clumsy and slow but he puts up the numbers year after year.

Throw Long Bannatyne · November 25, 2025, 06:18:45 PM

Quote from: Tecno on November 25, 2025, 08:32:28 AMI think it's a KW bluff. I seriously doubt we spent to the +$400k cap -- even with the extra 1GIR usage. And if we did then it's almost criminal that we overspent on mediocre players.

My bet is KW was $200k away from original cap, then spent ~$200k on 1GIR, and thus has the whole +$400k left to dole out to pre-2026 re-signings. Assuming he now believes that the $400k is FOR REALZ.

If that's the case he should be announcing a number of re-signings shortly, but so far nuthin. Maybe with their contracts up in the air O'Shea and Walters didn't have the chance to sit down with Wade and fully re-evaluate the roster, but they should be wrapping that up shortly.

Never known Walters to bluff or make up stories, he comes across as very open and truthful, the opposite of O'Shea!

dd · November 25, 2025, 10:36:00 PM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on November 25, 2025, 06:08:56 PMJustin McInnis was 3rd in receiving yds league wide. if BC wants to get rid of him, he'd be my #1 target in FA. At times he can look clumsy and slow but he puts up the numbers year after year.

Ya, he isn't going anywhere. He's the #1 NAT reciever a couple of seasons running, and to think Sask let him get away, and Sask has Emilus and KSB as their other NAT recievers, why the heck can't we draft like that!!!

DM83 · Reply #37 - Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-season news

Romano, you should be a scout for the Bombers. Those are guys that should be signed immediately, f the fine.

Tecno · Reply #38 - Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-season news

Quote from: dd on November 25, 2025, 10:36:00 PMYa, he isn't going anywhere. He's the #1 NAT reciever a couple of seasons running, and to think Sask let him get away, and Sask has Emilus and KSB as their other NAT recievers, why the heck can't we draft like that!!!

Because we have been (near-)last in the draft picks every season since '20? SSK got to pick higher than us all of those seasons. Finally, in '26, that situation will be reversed. I hope we do better with our 1RDP than "just another NAT LBer" that we always seem to draft 852 of.

Tecno · Reply #39 - Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-season news

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on November 25, 2025, 06:18:45 PMIf that's the case he should be announcing a number of re-signings shortly, but so far nuthin. Maybe with their contracts up in the air O'Shea and Walters didn't have the chance to sit down with Wade and fully re-evaluate the roster, but they should be wrapping that up shortly.

I think we will get a lot of re-signings before Dec 31, and lots of bonus money moved forward to 2025.

If the Hogan-gone rumors have any merit, there could be a situation of a player or cadre of players forcing him out -- refusing to re-sign until a "real" OC is secured. If Brady really does have a bee in his bonnet, and that bee is named Hogan, then I could see "I want to be in a place I can win cups" Brady saying "no signo until he gonzo".

Yes, this is wild fantasy, but it could be what's going on. Need to find out more about the real situation with Hogan. Everyone's pressers around the ESF hinted that Hogan was 100% staying. But Brady was giving off mixed signals.

And another question: if Brady says "fire Hogan or I'm leaving", does Mafia bow to that kind of blackmail? Now, change "Brady" to "Brady, Stan, Neuf"... would we bow to that?

It's the off-season... rumors and speculation galore! Weeeeeee!

At this point I'd almost welcome a "Hogan is staying as OC" statement. It would at least tell everyone where we stand and allow players to make their choices and us start re-signing our keepers. Or, similarly, come out and say "Condell is our OC". Just say something!