CFL Expansion
So on Sunday i was walking around the Brampton Fall Fair, and there was a politician there who was doing the usual shake hands. One of his main platforms that he is running on is building a new stadium and bringing in a CFL Expansion team to Brampton. This got me thinking
1) Can the CFL/Brampton support an expansion team?
2) If the CFL is going to expand, where should they be looking? Victoria, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Brampton, Windsor, Sudbury, Quebec, Halifax?
3) Should the CFL expand?
1) Can the CFL/Brampton support an expansion team?
2) If the CFL is going to expand, where should they be looking? Victoria, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Brampton, Windsor, Sudbury, Quebec, Halifax?
3) Should the CFL expand?
Comments
It isn't, sadly.
So, aside from the fact that the League would rather be in a "bigger" market far away from Toronto, lets just let the silly pol dream a little, shall we? The CFL is NOT coming to Brampton.
Bramalea, maybe. Never Brampton.
Seriously...who gives a damn about the CFL in Ontario?? Expansion here would be suicide.
So where should the CFL be looking to expand?
Go to a Ticats game and you'll see what I mean, the atmosphere is so awesome relative to argos games which are relatively "empty" in that huge stadium.
Those Rider fans are NUTZO . . . in a good way.
QFT. No question. I was at the game, 3rd row in the end zone, and went out for the halftime show with Lenny Kravitz. Me in my orange hoody surrounded by a sea of green, drunken, singing lunatics. Good times
1) Doubtful.
2) No, no, no, no, no, no, maybe, yes.
3) If they're going to expand, it should be way to the east. They have the type of fan base that would get behind a team and make it their own, similar to Saskatchewan where you have people willing to travel 5+ hours to go to a game, no matter the weather.
I think the next city would be in the Maritimes, followed by Quebec City (either when the Ottawa franchise fails or moves).
Argos need to get out of the Skydome . . . BMO Field would be great, except it is too small to fit the CFL field without major renos, especially now with that north grandstand they've added.
At the Saturday night party at the Convention Centre, I met Negreanu at the Pokerstars tourney section. I was hammered, but won my table in about a dozen hands. I shoved the first hand with KK, won, and just kept repeating the process. Wish I could hit the deck that hard at Ching Hill . . .
This discussion is at a good time as the Argos are playing a "home game" in Moncton this weekend. It will be interesting to see what kind of crowd they get. I am guessing it will be a sell-out, but nothing about that on the CFL site that I could find.
Westerner.......don't have a clue
Don't think there's another viable option in the West. Baffles me why there isn't a team already in the maritimes, as they seem pretty big on football......Ottawa again obv.
I think ideally, 2 more teams, so that not 75% of teams make the playoffs, just 50%.
Unfortunately CFL is great for the summer.........then the NFL starts, and the CFL takes a backseat. (stop having games on Sunday against the NFL already)
Like someone said, if the league was smart at all they would do all their games on Saturday/Friday night, no Sunday or Monday night games once the NFL starts up.
The real question is, is Toronto still trying to get an NFL team?
Go get im Shar!
Only Monday games that occur are Labour Day and if Canada Day falls on a Monday.
Ahhh, the beauty of having a choice. If you don't like it, change the channel.
As for the ignorant "rider pride" either learn to live with it or gtfo..simple. It has never, nor will it ever go away, and ignorant or not, we have a lot to be proud of, and we will flaunt it any chance we get.
If we can have a team in our small province, support it, and make more money as a franchise than any other team, I am sure that there is a simalar market for a team in the Maritimes. If I am not mistaken, the game in Moncton was sold out right away.
There is a lot to be said for the right kind of Pride...
A lot to be proud of ? The league has 8 teams and in over 100 years Saskatchewan has won 3 grey cups.
Anyways, that's all I have to say. I have nothing wrong with the Roughriders as a team, I just get annoyed when people actually argue with me that the CFL is better football then the NFL.
There is a reason that people refer to the NFL as the No Fun League.
Ok if you think it is more entertaining I can't argue with your opinion if you enjoy watching it more, but the quality of athleticism and coaching isn't even comparable.
I wouldn't even concede the coaching... The NFL has become way to conservative. They all look like they're concerned for their jobs. Looks like like "old men" playing poker (ie me), far too tight...
As for skill, well as Milo says, in some ways different skills. How many so called "star" college QB's have come up here and been complete duds?
Also with the betting situation in the NFL I wouldn't say there is no way there isn't some "shady stuff" going on.
I'm not a big football fan either way, but the CFL is just that much more exciting from a big play perspective.
So.... NFL or CFL... Your preference? Limit vs NL... your preference?
LOL, Go Argos Go!
See bolded. Based on what you wrote before that, you prefer Badugi?
Naw, that was only for Shar's benefit...
1. 3 downs - some nfl teams average 4 yds per rush. boring!
2. Clock - no taking knees for the last 2 minutes here, you gotta play the full 60 mins
3. Punts - every kick has a chance to be a game changer, fair catch blows
Oh, and the NFL stands for the National Felons League
That is why they can't have a team in Toronto, half of the players can't make it up here because of their rap-sheets.
There's also talk of the MLS coming to Ottawa. The stadium has been designed to support both CFL football and MLS football ... er, "soccer".
CFl tried to expand once . LMFAO is all I can say But an American city does have there name on the Grey Cup. Baltimore CFL'ers lol. WTF was that.
The argos might as well play there home games at a High School . I cant see why they could not work out a deal and play at BMO field. The Als moved to Jerry Park, and have thrived.