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Switching to be NFL-lite won't magically make younger people become fans.

Under Wade the Bombers have done a great job marketing towards the late teen-early 20's crowd. Cheap standing room tickets so they can hang out at the Rum Hut and drink their faces off was a great idea. Very much a social like feel over there. Winning cups doesnt hurt either!!

And get your Debit/Visa card out, you’re going to need it.

"Someone is criticizing Suitor? I'll get my cape."

I have to disagree with you NFL games take forever. Spotting the ball doesn't take 20 seconds, the gsme definitely feels faster both live and on TV.

Don't know if this has been posted elsewhere here, but Bombers have re-signed Chris Kolankowski.

I don't see why they don't use Ottawa as an example of marketing it right for the younger crowd. The gameday experience itself is the draw for the younger crowd. Also why don't they post the numbers of how much the NFL fan is aging out and how the NBA is capturing a lot of the younger sports fans. Going 4 downs would do nothing.

That doesn't make their play clock rules any less boring. Way too much standing around between plays in the NFL

I think people need to understand that the kicking game is actually a part of the game of football. It's not some side project etc. It's important. I'd encourage him to get involved in that side of the game. The more versatile you are, the farther you will go.

the circumstances were obviously different but this play reminds me a bit of the Mike Jones on Mike Jones play from the 2019 GC... the broadcast kept saying how if Ham Jones didn't "drop the ball" it could've been a game changer... except that he didn't drop the ball... Wpg Jones knocked the ball away

Don't let fanbois write articles and pretend to be journalists.

Take me, a complete non-fan of the NFL. Put a survey in front of me that asks if changing to CFL rules would increase my interest. I would likely answer yes, check out a couple of games and then continue to ignore it forever. I suspect the same is true in reverse. The rules are not the reason people aren't watching. Changing them drastically will be the reason a lot of people that ARE watching, stop.

I started reading it and stopped. The sample size for a nation wide survey was far too small to be impactful. Not to mention the conclusions are beyond un reliable. 4 down football would increase interest 10%? Assuming every single person who said their interest would raise with the switch to NFL rules would also come to pay as much money and watch as many games as the average fan does now is crazy. But even if it would, you dont whole sale change your product to gain 10% interest. Imagine if apple abandoned mac, iphone and all their products to sell windows Based pcs, samsung phones etc, for 10% more interest. The whole thing amounts to a great big nothingburger. Which in the off season I guess is maybe better than nothing for some. But im hoping some good sense will eventually win out. Tsn finally showed some signs of life in terms of improving the game day production. Cfl media that's actually fan friendly is finally growing. The cfl had some tremendous tv rating weeks this year. The league needs continuous improvement. Not whole sale product change. I imagine a good few people on here are familiar with domestic car brands selling foreign made cars in the 70s and 80s. The 80s Chevy nova, was a toyota corolla with chevy emblems slapped on it. The chrysler lebarons with masserati design and italian build, geo storm, kia elan, izuzu impulse by lotus, even up to the diamler benz Chrysler products more recently. Customers don't go to X to buy Y. They dont go to KFC to buy taco bell. They dont go to chevy to buy toyota. They dont come to the CFL to watch american football. The CFL IS canadian football. IF you take that away, they dont sell american football to canaidans. They sell nothing, to no one. North america has access to all the american football you could want. Forget the XFL, USFL, AFL, IFL, Spring league and every other start up. You have 130 FBS division 1 schools playing 12 regular season games a year. The NFL played 17 games with 32 teams a year. And the US has about 16,000 high school teams playing 10 games a year. No matter what level, or type of american football you like, more content exists than you can watch. The big colleges and every NFL team has coverage every single day of the year. The CFL trying to change markets after 100 years and going into business selling american football is the dumbest idea I've ever heard. No hyperbole. Imagine if tomorrow Westfield industries in rosenort manitoba tried to make civics and compete with honda.

You can argue the effectivess of their solutions, but they're obviously trying. Live music, diversity campaigns, investments in youth sports, players in the community.

Glen Suitor advocated for the Riders going over the SMS and paying a fine this year. This is a colour guy on the league's only broadcaster.

Unless Masoli gets vaccinated I honestly do not think there will be a team that takes him as he can not get back into the country.

A local lockdown or increase of restrictions could help ease the capacity on the healthcare system. This was the same goal with the original - bending the curve. It is not just about what happens when an individual gets sick with Covid, but what healthcare is available to anyone who needs it, even with non-Covid conditions. As Mark F posted above, many procedures are being delayed and this has directly led to the death of non-Covid patients. With the province basically waving the white flag, that has signaled to all Manitobans that the time for restrictions has passed. Unfortunately everyone going about their business as normal is already causing hospitals to push capacity limits when other healthcare services are running in standby mode to deal with Covid surges. We don't have the ability to 'flex' to increase Covid capacity any more than we currently have. If we have decided to basically live as normal (besides that being a decision to basically disregard health outcomes for vulnerable individuals), it has to be paired with a healthcare plan to decide who does not receive care when the system is at capacity.

Nope, watch the football sail over your head into the end zone or stands and have the ball spotted on the 20 yard line after a kickoff. Or better yet, raise your hand and catch a punted ball... now that's excitement!!!!

Young ppl are less interested because young people don't play sports unless it's on their phone or iPad. 4 downs is dumb. Making the CFL less Canadian isn't the answer or solution tho. Not sure why our media wants us to be like that divided broken soon to be destroyed cesspool racist backwards inbred country to the south.

I was mostly referring to the league copying that model. Winnipeg has done a good job catering to each age demographic. They have something for families with children, older fans, and the 18 - 35 demo for the game day experience. My only suggestion is not copying the Ottawa Renegades ideas of giving out beads for girls to flash mardi gras style... that was a bad idea lol.

Speak for yourself!

I know several people who suffer from MS, including my mother in law.....this is more great news, re: mRNA vaccines:

Bauming's reply to the tweet:

time to put an end to the stupidity. https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-has-life-saving-surgery-postponed-indefinitely-1.573911 30-year-old Ontario woman diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer has had her surgery postponed indefinitely and says it could be too late to save her if the procedure keeps getting pushed back. In an e-mail viewed by CTV News Toronto, a representative from Mount Sinai Hospital told Di Maria her surgery was cancelled because of "the situation with COVID-19" and that "everything is getting cancelled at this point." not vaccinated? go to the end of the line.

Lots to like about tonight’s game, especially given how many regular bodies were out and how long they were off. Copp was everywhere and could have potted 4 or 5. Scheifele put on his work boots and was playing well with Copp, and even made a great stick lift in the high slot to take away a prime Red Wing scoring opportunity in the 2nd. Svechnikov was in good position most of the night but just a half inch away on a few stick handles tonight from making a play. Connor-Dubois-Perfetti gave us a tantalizing view of the future. Controlled the play and the cycle when they were on, and that one 3-way pass play deserves to end up in the net. Perfetti has some sweet hands and brilliant vision. Bottom 6 did their jobs. Nothing truly noteworthy but the Wings never had sustained pressure for an entire shift until the 6 on 3. Defensively quite the gem. Morrissey was jumping up offensively more than any other game I can recall this year, but was smart about it. Schmidt played the big body game. DeMelo steady. Pionk had some nice passes and the penalty he took was a “good” one in that it stopped a net front scoring chance. As for the new kids, Samberg looked comfortable for game one and had some great body positioning to shield the puck and still skate the puck out of the zone with an opponent on his back. And Chisholm picked a puck out of mid-air to stop a breakaway pass in the 3rd. Hellebuyck was at his best, which means his body was in the way of the puck without looking like he was working hard or diving into position. Some smart quick passes out of the defensive zone, great sticks in the lanes, and some more aggressiveness on the penalty pressuring the puck handler (although not chasing the puck, and they still did sit back at times). Yeah, I’ve missed hockey during the COVID break.

Excellent

If you drew a line from Steinbach to Morden, the culture of the people in that area would shock most Canadians and Winnipeggers. I've spent most of my life in that area, and again reside in that range. The lack of acceptance and compassion for any one who doesn't conform as white, straight, and Christian is awful. The attitude of people here towards things like kids dying of covid, to the gay pride parade, and any thing none Christian, could easily make you feel like you've slipped into a time warp and found your self in Alabama during the 1950s.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/homeless-paid-to-take-covid-vaccines-1.6314695 The covidiots going to these lengths to avoid a safe, effective vaccine are some of the scummiest plugs on the planet.

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Interesting isn't it how teams with special teams coordinators as head coaches have had success in the win column lately right? Riders offense and defense are over rated as all hell but they do have good special teams. And we all know the value walters and oshea put on special teams.

Have you been to Winkler/Morris or Quebec lol....

Canada 3 downs USA 4 downs 2 different countries. Pretty straight forward. NFL is actually quite boring. CFL known for exciting finishes What's next? Can run out the clock with 3 minutes left by just kneeling?

Of course not - that's why they cherry-picked one age group to share which included fans and non-fans. It's irrelevant information.

Justin Dunk is just bitter because our legit "Super Team" beat his "Super Team" in name only.

Read the last 2 paragraphs. WTF??? The Bomber Defense made a great play on Jaelen Acklin but that's not mentioned. Instead it's Masoli didn't make the throw which prevented him becoming the stuff of legends. The single point is on Jeff Reinbold. He was the STC & took a lot of heat which is why he ran out of the Ti Cats kitchen to the Als. https://3downnation.com/2022/01/13/assessing-the-suitors-for-poised-and-proven-quarterback-jeremiah-masoli/?fbclid=IwAR2k-v04hSBdRljorX0Svz3ax7ibl3maMkYrCg6Mp6JA6k2twOBOMuE3uWE

What are more restrictions or lockdowns going to actually do right now. The answer is not a whole lot, look at Quebec, curfews, lockdowns, etc and still the numbers are through the roof. This is the one that we are going to have to ride out, it will make some of the idiots in Southern region really sick, some other of us will have a crappy couple days(I know I just went through my crappy 4 days but was vaccinated). Omicron is going to burn through the population base and fizzle out. The only lockdown that would be at all effective would be the ability to lock down the entire world for 3 weeks. But that is not an option as we would still need the essential workers to keep going.

4. Stop blowing sunshine up our skirts. Winnipeg has pretty knowledgeable fans overall. If the Jets aren’t playing well, say so. If they make a bad play, say so. You lose credibility when you praise a team when they’re clearly struggling. ** Not talking about tonight **

Oh boy.

Samberg has not looked out of place. The puck seems to be following Copp around… He could have 3 or 4.

He deserves his own burger

Good news everyone! We can let Collaros walk if we act quick and snap up Dominique Davis, he finally shook loose from the RB's

Those that can do, those that can't teach. Those that can't teach teach gym.

I think this is a fantastic idea.

Top 5 most overrated players in the league....

Your claim of 50% racists is naive. Just because a place voted for Trump does not make people racists. I've never heard of anyone having issues in Grand Forks/Fargo for being non-white... I have heard/experienced/witnessed many issues in our own bible belt for non-white or non hetero people. Don't base an opinion on stereotypes and cherry picked articles on the internet.

The play clock difference is way overblown. The NFL starts the play clock almost immediately. In the CFL they wait for substitution, refs ready then blow it in. If you did an average time between each play the difference would be much smaller then you think.

Maybe he was asked what the RIders have to do to get out of the West this year. If so, he was just answering honestly.

George Carlin, the American comedian/observer of his country said of them, " Think of how stupid the average American is. Then, remember that half of them are stupider than that."

I want to know what Mike Jones is doing. Would love to have him back. I imagine he is trying to get on with an NFL team.