major announcement - big changes to cfl playoff and season start

[jets4life]

I'm 69, and I've been watching the CFL since I was 10, and this is the first time since I started that I'm actually wondering if there is any point in continuing. I feel like I'm watching the death of the CFL play out in slow motion.

The new rules suck. The new field sizes suck. The new playoff format SUCKS. The only point of the 18 game season is to remove 1 team? ***? We already have the same 9 teams playing each other up to 4 times a year. Now it could be up to 6 times, including playoffs, & the only time it will really matter is the Grey Cup.

I feel the exact same way. When I was a small child, my Grandparents bought me a third ticket at the 50 years line (West Side). They had tickets going back to Osborne Stadium, and were there in 53' when the new stadium opened. Before leaving to Alberta for over a decade I had season tickets for 20 years. I remember everything.

- Brockbusters
-84 Grey Cup
-Sean Salisbury
-Mike Riley leading us to 2 Grey Cups
-Tom Clements, Matt Dunigan, and Khari Jones
-Troy Westwood and the origins of the banjo bowl
-surviving the Rheinbold years
-Milt Stegal and the "catch"
-the record 18 game home winning streak 83-85


I love the Bombers, but the CFL executive directors are destroying our game. They need to be stopped NOW.
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[Sir Blue and Gold]

Do you actually remember "everything"?

The CFL in the 1950s:

Touchdowns were worth five points

Helmets were brand new inventions becoming mandatory only at the start of the decade

It wasn't even called the Canadian football league.

There's a ton more, shall I go on?

The truth? You can dislike the rules all you want but don't give me this BS argument that everything has stayed the same until now. The 50s and 60s were hugely transformational for football. Changes have been consistent and constant over time. Such is life.
 

[jets4life]

The truth? You can dislike the rules all you want but don't give me this BS argument that everything has stayed the same until now. The 50s and 60s were hugely transformational for football. Changes have been consistent and constant over time. Such is life.

How far are you going to go back in time.  Why not tell us how Grey Cup games were played during World War 1 while You are at it. The CFL has made no major changes since the early 70s.

I've heard this spiel from you for several months. You just do not get it.  The Bombers do not have a monopoly on entertainment in the city. The fact that only a small minority are in favor of the news changes should tell you something about the way the public feels about this.

You seem to have the attitude that "hey the CFL can do what they want. We are going to accept it unconditionally. Deal with it."

That is an incredibly unwise strategy. You do realize that there is a good chance that people will hate the new changes so much that they will be of the opinion "why should we shell out hundreds of dollars per game to see this product that is vastly inferior to what the CFL was for the past 50 years?'

People will begin to vote with their wallets. There are plenty of other entertainment options in the city.  The Goldeyes.  The Sea Bears.  The Moose. Concerts.  The Concert Hall.  The RWB. Etc.

Even the Jets are finding out that there is a limit as to how loyal people are, when it comes to buying tickets to  see the team.  True North has been notoriously bad dealing with season tickets holders. I can tell you first hand that other cities are doing a much better job selling the product to their respective cities.

The CFL can do whatever they please, but come 2027, I guarantee some fans will be put off with the CFL giving the middle finger to hardcore fans, and will being to lose them for good.  Judging by fan reaction, this will not end well.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

How far are you going to go back in time.  Why not tell us how Grey Cup games were played during World War 1 while You are at it. The CFL has made no major changes since the early 70s.

I've heard this spiel from you for several months. You just do not get it.  The Bombers do not have a monopoly on entertainment in the city. The fact that only a small minority are in favor of the news changes should tell you something about the way the public feels about this.

You seem to have the attitude that "hey the CFL can do what they want. We are going to accept it unconditionally. Deal with it."

That is an incredibly unwise strategy. You do realize that there is a good chance that people will hate the new changes so much that they will be of the opinion "why should we shell out hundreds of dollars per game to see this product that is vastly inferior to what the CFL was for the past 50 years?'

People will begin to vote with their wallets. There are plenty of other entertainment options in the city.  The Goldeyes.  The Sea Bears.  The Moose. Concerts.  The Concert Hall.  The RWB. Etc.

Even the Jets are finding out that there is a limit as to how loyal people are, when it comes to buying tickets to  see the team.  True North has been notoriously bad dealing with season tickets holders. I can tell you first hand that other cities are doing a much better job selling the product to their respective cities.

The CFL can do whatever they please, but come 2027, I guarantee some fans will be put off with the CFL giving the middle finger to hardcore fans, and will being to lose them for good.  Judging by fan reaction, this will not end well.

Or none of that will happen and the league will continue on like it has for over a hundred years.

The door is that way.