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Honestly. The Jets could use her plus if the game sucks I got something nice to look at. Honestly jets should be the team doing this first. They need to be innovative and forward thinking. Instead we stuck in the past still.

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These changes are 'experimental' at best...Only implementing them and a close examination of how things progressed or regressed will give the true picture of success or failure....I'm sure after the 27' season, changes can be made yet again ...The changes that are going to be under scrutiny and deemed to be 'failing' will either be altered or discarded ...Seems to me we will be entering a new phase in CFL operations ..Successful or not fans will have to get used to adjusting to these changes ....I've been around the league for a long time and found that 'major change' is very hard to accept for some.... I'm predicting this may very will be a 'make it' or 'break it' for the league.... time will tell...I just hope to hell the powers that be no what they're doing

I agree with starting in May and having the playoff games earlier. I've been of that opinion for years. But playing 18 games to eliminate 1 team from the playoffs, just makes no sense whatsoever. The burning issue is those cities where hardly anyone attends games. 8 teams in the play offs does nothing to address that.

Dom makes me think Helle should be traded for a haul. Helle is an opinionated person. He got into it over covid years ago, when they winning he’s prob ok to deal with but when losing I’m not sure I’d want to be his team mate. Dom is the exact opposite. His interview post game screamed leader and just not Helle. Honestly Helle is also at the age where goalies tend to fall off, lundqvist did around this age. If a team offers me a 1st and 2 center for Helle I take it. Sign a vet backup and give dom a shot. Cuz outside of Vasy in Tampa the goalies left in the playoffs are a bunch of who’s. Helle appears to be a good systems goalie but with the system is broken so is he. Dude had one of the worst statistical seasons of his career outside of 2 weeks on an all star team. Ask yourself when was the last time Helle stole a game? The Nashville series a few years ago now really. I like the guy also but taking off the jets tinted glasses, if you can get a haul for him you do it. And a haul for a goalie usually isn’t much but American hero and perception prob means a team like New Jersey might hmm they actually traded a 1st for Cory Schneider. If they throw in Nemec or Mercer plus their 1st I’m having a hard time saying no. Scheif and Josh are my only untouchable. 1 C. 1 D. KC is also close to untouchable cuz I think him and Scheifele are pretty much tied at the hip. You trade KC? Scheifele wants out. You trade scheif, KC wants out. Vilardi and Samberg ? I’d need an overpay on them but the rest of the roster minus the 1st or 2nd year jets (Rosen Salo Koepke types) I’m open to moving them. Lowry also but his contract is gonna age ugly.

The idea would be to have more summer dates which already do successfully recruit more fans.

For the most part big changes like this would usually be investigated by using them in preseason or taking ideas from other leagues/lower levels that are proven to some extent. MLB rule changes spent years being refined in minor league baseball. Think the NFL kickoff rules that were basically lifted from the XFL/UFL. Stew Johnston is basically Frankenstein in this scenario. They gave data on what they think will happen to scoring as a result based on absolutely nothing. They have no idea what the fan tolerance will be. And the fans have no idea what it will even really look like until the games start.

We're the fans the CFL already has & will never lose. They need the 18-35 demographic. Maybe they'll get it.

What kind of evidence for whether the thing they haven’t done yet working or not are you looking for? Scientific double blind study?

When was the last time you saw major changes changed back? The US expansion when all but 1 team bascally folded and the other got an NFL team? That's not the same thing at all.

They have to do both. Something quick to get more revenue hopefully....and copy the bombers approach. Fun fact....Bombers hosted the 2nd coaching clinic in as many months for free. First was flag football. Today's was tackle. Head coach of the University of Guelph was here along with u of m coaches. All hosting sessions that went over various aspects of the game and best approaches to coaching. It included 2 meals. Met Coach Hull when I got lost in the basement if the Pas looking for the bathroom. Nice guy.

Winnipeg, and to an extent Saskatchewan, are good working models on how to engage and retain CFL fans.

Oh I understand how the rules changes might attract new fans. I was saying what's the evidence that an early season start and new playoff format will attract new fans?

Or you know... build that grass roots base. Make the games an event worth going to... but that kind of thing is hard and takes time. Easier to throw **** at the wall and hope it sticks.

Wonder where she'll end up?

Moose win game 1 anyone know if they still have free live feeds?

This is the key. Nobody on this board is the target demo because they've already got us for life (bastards...) But how do you get more of the passive fans on board? The guys who kinda watch CFL but mostly watch NFL...? Try some weird **** and see how it goes.

the idea would be higher scoring, more dynamic offensive based games at a faster pace. No actual proof, other than how it’s worked for mlb, and that what the league has done over the past two-three decades has only eroded the success and fan base league wide. I’m trying to look at it from a none hard core fan perspective and wondering if the potential is there.

What's the evidence that these changes will attract new fans? Younger fans?

There’s about the same chance of a MLB franchise being awarded to Steinbach. Government won’t support building MLS stadium and is pinching corners on building hospitals. Who is coming up with $2 billion to build a MLB park and about the same for a franchise?

BUF/VGK on to round 2. TPA/MTL heading to game 7.

Can't see MLB affecting gate other than in toronto and even then its a big whip as ..well its toronto And again its no real different with the seasons coinciding anyway and with only one city having a team who cares really And like said any change can always go back to what it was if its a major flop or causes major backlash...league is trying to find and be accessible to newer fans and demographics so what is old and accustomed to by lifelong fans is irrelevant to anyone new...or newish. If old school fans sqwuak and whine and revolt..screw em...obviously not that big of fans then. Times are a changing and you either change with it..or try to evolve to it in some regard or you whither away and die

How long bad changes will remain would depend on the ego of the commissioner

The night mare, regarding the early start changes for gm's, are going to be the undoing of some of the changes..The cfl/nfl draft days not jiving are a big problem and can see teams rebelling when draft pics are left in limbo ....As was mentioned, going up against nhl/mlb franchises are not going to give us the gate success we're hoping for or the type of notoriety we need....I see these changes being reviewed very quickly by the league after their inception......