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U sport is going to have to adapt. Whp pays for the maintenance of the stadiums U Sport teams play in at McGill, manitoba, Regina, Calgary?? CFL teams do out of reven ue charged thru rent. All these teams mentioned in U Sport play for free in their stadiums because of the CFL. So, unless they want to build their own stadiums which maybe they should, U Sport teams will have to buck up.

A good employer would 100% consult with their employees, managers and stake holders before large changes to the identity, branding and product of said company. edit: Doesn't mean that the employer needs to heed all or any of the suggestions- it's just good business sense to consult those mentioned above.

Just askin' but if your boss at work decides to implement changes in the workplace does he talk to you or your co worker to ask permission? Nope, it just gets done. The CFL isn't a democracy.

Last time I looked, the CFL still had 7 mandated starters per game, 21 total Canadians on the roster, three downs, waggle, motion, one yard neutral zone, no fair catch, 12 men per side... Like WTF???

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Why is Clrcius playing boundary WR? He's as slow as mollases. Big target. he should be a slot receiver. Wilson should be the deep threat outside in his place.

I'm looking forward to seeing the new field size...

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I think you're pretty close to the truth..Pinball looks like he's on board, and you can see why with all of the push in TO to cozy up to the nfl.... Change/changes are not easy for old fossils of the league like myself...Seeing those goal posts at the back of the endzone will look foreign for sure....Don't like the fact returns off of missed 3 pointers will be diminished and that takes away from the game ..The fact it's safer for the players is a positive and that's about it ....Will be awhile to see all of the changes put into a game, so I along with alot of others, will be a wait and see ....

Yep, and Usports. They should've tried to get a bunch of the Usports teams trialing this change before us if any thing.

100%. I wonder if Sterns goes in at Wheatfall's WR spot, or if he goes back to slot and Mitchell finally bumps out to the WR spot? If the fit with him is as bad as it seems with zach/hogan/the offence, maybe we put some one like Wilson at that premium spot. Wouldn't mind if Echols got the look and sterns got an extra week to recover and prep for return. Haven't heard about Clercius but that looked bad, so I'm guessing corcoran goes in and cobb comes on. Wish we'd shake up the DL.

Regardless of whether the changes become successful or not, NOT consulting the players and coaches is comically bad.

Hey don't insult us Single Wing Dudes - I was actually referred to as "the spinning back" on our H.S. team. And to boot the Iowa State Cyclones ran Single Wing until probably late 1960's. Then we all upgraded to the Wing-T and Double Wing-T formations (thanks to Forrest Evashevski (Univ of Iowa Head Coach).

Yeah I don't think you'll ever do anything beyond the pace of the refs. Even in the NFL the ump is always standing over the ball until they get the ready for play from the head ref.

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Tbh, most of those people aren't even big NFL fans. Every big NFL fan I know is interested in football all over. They'll watch the state HS championship game, lots of ncaa games, and the odd cfl/spring league game. The ones who are stuck up, are pretty casual watchers who generally bandwagon hop to who ever is dominant. One of the big reasons why the NFL is the dominant sport league in north america is they've figured out that it's as much about stories for most people. Thats why they keep a true level playing ground and you don't see pandering to the mega markets. The NBA hasn't figured this out at all and struggles because of it. That's part of what makes the CFL great as well. While they love to pander to the argos and lions, and the riders, those teams aren't at significant advantages. (unless ricky ray is in the league) It's a league where every team is basically a small market team, even in big markets. The rivalrys run deep, and the connections between the teams do as well. What the CFL needs to do, is get the real heart of these stories out to the public more. Things like what Rourke said about the rules is great for this league. Even MBT calling out the BS of the schedule a year or two ago. Young fans don't want old school football where you play for the logo on the front with no name on the back of your jersey. They want to see all the color and personality. Football in general is hard to get to that at the pro level. If we drilled down to that and shared it, fans would come. Thats why last chance U did soo well, the human element and drama. Same with ESPNs old cancelled football show playmakers.

It will put a whole lot of pressure on them for sure, but that is going to happen any way with the clock being started automatically. I bet it will be a gigantic mess the first time any team goes into hurry-up/no-huddle, and when it's late in a half. If the clock is running and the O is lined up, the ref crew will have to rush to set the play. The refs are going to have a big big adjustment in this. It's been pretty slack for a long time. Same goes for when they huddle up after a play to figure out if they should've tossed a flag when they didn't.

Those who are NFL devotees and look down on the CFL will continue to do so with these changes. They are effete snobs who are willing to put up with the grinding predictability of NFL games for the "benefit" of worshipping at the altar of the hype. Nationalism has something to do with my feelings, but it has to do with the differences. I believe all this will do is dilute the CFL game and alienate CFL fans without gaining much more NFL fans.

Doesn't this assume the officiating crew can promptly get the ball placed quickly? That delay/inconsistency was the reason given for the change but unless I'm missing something, that can still be an issue (except now the clock is automatically running).

With the upright change, and FGs basically being XPT range or Hail Marys, If I was a coach, I would be practicing the on side punt every day and start running it out. If you're on the 40-25 and looking at a 46-yard field goal or longer, and if you have to go more than 5/6 yards to get a first, the onside punt will make a whole lot of sense. The automatic time starts as soon as the previous play is blown dead, which could allow an effective hurry-up or no-huddle team to paralyze defenses. I also don't think anyone is really looking at the slower game/teams either. We've seen lots of 5-8 minute clock eating drives in the past. plays that keep the clock running, with slow teams (like us) will take a lot more game time, rather than making the time it takes to play the game longer. I could see Quarters where you see 3 or fewer possessions. Especially if you are grinding a drive from deep in your zone. No it isn't. But I think this is a stepping stone. Some one said we are frogs in a pot of water and the element has been turned on. I believe this is a move to prepare the fan base for far more americanization of our game. Why would you push this through part of the approval process, not bringing it to the PA or the rules committee or CIS, this late in the season? If this was the main chunk of changes you were going to make, and you really thought it would make the game better, you would announce this during GC week. If you didn't think it would go well with fans, you would do it right after the GC. I believe the UFL came calling, and I think we will see more news of this nature or of merger/joint partnership etc with them before the start of the next season. Either GC week, or before free agency.

I agree on the finances picture but this is not going to improve attendance or fan engagement. Marketing campaigns and being involved in grassroots football like Winnipeg and Saskatchewan will improve both. A video game would help. Better use of Tik Tok and other social media will.

He is, but this wasn't run through the full rules committee. It was just to the BOG/prime movers league wide. Not surprised in the least either. He's as purist as it gets. And yeah, he's the last guy to want to change and adapt to the game. I 100% believe that and expect that here. They act like qbs don't throw over the middle because of the uprights, defences take that away and force you to try and throw the wide out. WRs have used the uprights countless times late in plays for picks on DBs and get open as well. They drag across the middle then catch it just past the hash mark. Yep. Teams will punt from the 40-45, and even if they go for it 30-40, that doesn't mean scoring will increase. It just means drives will go 3 plays longer. And we will see a massive hit to red zone efficency between the rediculous FG range and back of the end zone chopped off, will only lead to more stalled drives. I'm not sure Wade is really on board with all the changes. I think the league is quickly becoming unviable financially for half the teams if not more. I bet the BOG was brow beaten in this, some thing like, its either this or in 2 years it's a 4 team league with no tv deal.

My thoughs after 24 hours; I'm ok with the changes if they were the only major changes the league is going to make. Sadly, I feel that this is just the beginning and the CFL will be playing 4 downs by 2030. Because of the shorter field, I hope they move the line of scrimmage from the 40 to 35 or 30. Need to preserve the last 3 minutes of the half. I'd be more accepting of the changes if they were a last resort. Where's the new marketing ideas and grassroots initiatives from the league and money losing teams?

He acknowledged that some of the changes had been brought up with the rules committee in the past but yeah not a whole lot of consultation was done (if any). I'd like to be a fly on the wall for the next meeting between MOS & Wade since they seem to be very opposed on this issue.

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