CFL:football for lame Canucks

[Eddie Teach]

Is this the Barrister Blog thread?

[Neil]

The BC Lions make the playoffs?  Disgusting.

Then again, so are the Blue Bombers.

[Barrister]

The BC Lions make the playoffs?  Disgusting.

Then again, so are the Blue Bombers.

It was a disgusting performance today, this is true. 

[Grey Fox]

The BC Lions make the playoffs?  Disgusting.

Then again, so are the Blue Bombers.

Cross over, East sucks ass.

CFL needs more fucking team, like 12 of them.

[Barrister]

The BC Lions make the playoffs?  Disgusting.

Then again, so are the Blue Bombers.

Cross over, East sucks ass.

CFL needs more fucking team, like 12 of them.

I'd be happy with teams in Ottawa and Halifax.

Two more beyond that starts to get tricky though.

[Grey Fox]

There's place for more in the GTA

[crazy canuck]

There's place for more in the GTA

*borrowed from old hockey joke*

But if the GTA gets a football team, Toronto will want one too.

[Barrister]

There's place for more in the GTA

Nah - Toronto doesn't care about the Argos as is.  The CFL would be a lot more successful putting teams in secondary markets.  CFL in Toronto (and BC and Montreal) suffer from being seen as 2nd tier sports.  But put a team in, I dunno, London or Oshawa or wherever and they'd own that local market.

[Grey Fox]

I don't know about BC but the Als arent 2nd tier. Their stadium is going to be bigger then the Bell Centre next year & it's full at every game.

[Admiral Yi]

My Haitian taxi driver in Montreal spoke very enthusiastically about the Allouettes.

[Neil]

I don't know about BC but the Als arent 2nd tier. Their stadium is going to be bigger then the Bell Centre next year & it's full at every game.

Indeed.  Being about twice as good as any other team in the league definitely helps build a fanbase.

[Barrister]

It's semi-final Sunday. 

My picks are:

BC and Calgary

[BuddhaRhubarb]

There's place for more in the GTA

Nah - Toronto doesn't care about the Argos as is.  The CFL would be a lot more successful putting teams in secondary markets.  CFL in Toronto (and BC and Montreal) suffer from being seen as 2nd tier sports.  But put a team in, I dunno, London or Oshawa or wherever and they'd own that local market.

I think the CFL should do two tier levels at least, go to smaller markets, have an " A "League and a "B" League or simply east and west. If you don't have NFL sized expectations, you could build in more markets. Canadian football is exciting, imo, and they should go the route of lower level teams, but wiith more penetration. It's already reasonably priced, make it moreso, and in more places. Halifax, Victoria, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto could support "B" Teams easily.

This would take a lot of will though. I don't know that the powers that be would go for that approach. I'd love it if there were at least 1 CFL team in every feasible Province or Territory.

[Neil]

This would take a lot of will though. I don't know that the powers that be would go for that approach. I'd love it if there were at least 1 CFL team in every feasible Province or Territory.

Why add 'and territory'?  There is no territory that is feasible for a CFL team.  Ignoring the fact that the inhabitants of the territories spend their entire disposable incomes on alcohol and anything you can get high on by huffing, the weather turns cold in a hurry up there.  Playing in November or October wouldn't be that great, and there's no way that Whitehorse or Yellowknife could build a dome.

[Barrister]

This would take a lot of will though. I don't know that the powers that be would go for that approach. I'd love it if there were at least 1 CFL team in every feasible Province or Territory.

Why add 'and territory'?  There is no territory that is feasible for a CFL team.  Ignoring the fact that the inhabitants of the territories spend their entire disposable incomes on alcohol and anything you can get high on by huffing, the weather turns cold in a hurry up there.  Playing in November or October wouldn't be that great, and there's no way that Whitehorse or Yellowknife could build a dome.

But more seriously, you want places where you can pull 15-20,000 fans per game.  Simple mathematics rules out the territories.