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Point is the earlier you move the season up the more you're competing with the Jays when people are most likely to be engaged at scale....before they are out of the race and hope is eternal (April-June), or when they are in the playoffs if they are (October). Blue Jays Baseball is the most hyped sports property in this country. The name of the game is GROWTH because 7 of 9 franchises are routinely unprofitable. How does the CFL engage media partners to get close to that level of hype, and not just be scraps? The other issue with the Jays is the engagement of Rogers. Who exactly do we think is interested in producing and broadcasting CFL games? How does the CFL get more revenue for their product? There's two companies that have the infrastructure and potential willingness, Rogers and Bell. This time of year Rogers is flooded with Jays, NHL playoffs and NBA playoffs. Bell only has some NBA. So how could Rogers possibly engage on broadcasting and hyping CFL if it started in 2-3 weeks? Is the CFL looking to be random timeslot filler? There's also a plausible scenario where the Argos could be playing on the same day as the other 3 teams both spring and fall. And TFC too. I don't see how this plan makes them less of an afterthought, and the CFL less of an afterthought in the GTA. League should be working to have as many games between July-end of September as possible. Having the start of the season clashing so much with every other sport is not ideal, even disregarding potential for less than desirable weather in May-June when a slightly cool temp, rain and wind together can be bone chilling far worse than Sept-November.

The issue for the flailing markets is they don't have revenue to meet the expenses of playing a 18 game season. This changes nothing for the in-market revenues. More opportunity for playoff gate....but in the struggling markets they often lose money on playoff games. Road teams lose incredible amounts on playoff games. So coin flip year to year, market to market on those producing positive cash flows. IMO this whole thing (including rule/field changes) is a desperate attempt to position the CFL as a more valuable TV property. But unless they can get Rogers seriously interested and keep Bell/TSN engaged there's a pretty serious cap on that. Canadian broadcasters have been taking a bath on producing pro sports and are getting out of the business of doing so as much as possible. Moving the season up to conflict with NHL/NBA playoffs, and potentially more with Blue Jays early season/late season isn't desirable for Rogers.

You gotta think Quebec City. It just makes 2 much sense. Then a team in the maritmes and the only place west would be Victoria cuz Sask ain’t allowing Saskatoon.

Some the bottom dwellers tho now will have a possible thing to play for as opposed to before late in season when they were long out of it....seeding and a possible home playoff game....gaining them some extra revenue they wouldn't have got before, and in the end of the day it's about making money, and any extra games a team gets...will make them money Same with top team in each division...possibly the 2 teams have similar records and will want to be playing to win right thru game 18 to be top seed in league and get that home field advantage throughout the playoffs...Imagine the money we here could make by hosting 2 home playoff games?...any team for that matter As for attendance....teams generally rely and budget based on season ticket sales for most part, and whether its game 1...game 7...game 18 that revenue is already in their pocket so if fans in some instances tend to stay away late in the season (which happens already anyway) it's a moot point...and in a lot of instances walk up crowds shrink a bit due to weather not as appealing so possibly the earlier start alleviates part of that....guess we have to wait and see. Now would this work better with a 10th team...for sure...is it such a bad thing without...only of one chooses to just look and the con's and ignore the pro's. Players get more earning power...teams have ability to make extra revenue that would have never happened before, and league pulls on more sponsorship/advertisement dollars from the extra games....The CFL has been stagnate for decades with what and how they did things, and changes were needed, and some are occurring and need to be done...I sure we wont like them all, and some will love....but this decision too was voted on and approved by all involved...not just force fed by the Commish and his personal agenda. More football in my opinion is a good thing....and sure be a bonus if you were in first all yr....Had QB 1 go down early in the WF/EF and u had to use an unprepared and unplanned backup and lose due to that and be out on your ass, but get a week to prep and prepare with backup and get a second legit chance to get to the Cup

A gold Trans-AM?

The playoff format, while stupid, will not be as big of an issue as the 18 game season will remain to be. Any given season quite likely that almost 1/5 of regular season games will basically be meaningless in September and October for playoff positioning. The league is too small and the season too long to make this format work. So they can celebrate having more playoff games, but they will be playing a bunch of games with no stakes, lowered TV ratings and struggle to sell tickets depending on the market.

Some roster moves and a minor front office shuffle: Added to roster: National defensive lineman Carter Hooper (6-5, 265, South Dakota) National linebacker Charles-Elliot Bouliane – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection National receiver Joshua Jack – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection National linebacker Brody Clark – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection National tight end Dante Daniels – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection Transferred to Retired: American running back J.J. Taylor American offensive lineman Ben Dooley The club also announces title changes in the team’s personnel department, with Jim Jauch moving to Assistant General Manager, and Danny McManus shifting to Senior Assistant General Manager. Both individuals play crucial roles in scouting for the organization. Blue Bombers transactions - April 30 - Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Wild eliminate the stars. Ducks take out McDavid and the oilers.

Each market is different. Until teams realize that then nothing changes. I don’t know what other places do to promote the teams to the locals but here in Winnipeg it’s bombers and jets basically 24 7. CFL can make all the changes they want, some will work, some will fail, people will always complain but in the end, football is gonna be non contact pulling a flag out of a guys ass cheek one day so extra games or play ins like the nba and AFL (Australia) do is fun. I think weather tho is way more unpredictable in April may than November tho. And competing with Stanley cup playoffs is just dumb. Honestly they play outside in Green Bay and buffalo (rip outside bills games) in January. Why is November a big deal. We are Canada. We should be embracing the weather later in the year. Bombers were a disaster 15 years ago.. now they making nhl team profits. CFL didn’t help with that. Wade and the local community made it happen. That needs to happen every where else. BC dude is trying. Schedules and gimmicks and whatever else are all fine temporary solutions but how do you fix the Toronto still only drawing 10k people thing. Start with owners who care. Teams owned by big corporations don’t do well it seems. I was a young boy with no chest hair but I vaguely remember John candy owning the Argos. Dude cared and that made the people care. MLSE don’t care. Calgary owner? Doesn’t care.

yes, complete with rocket booster

Jets win The TSN Mock draft lottery lol.

So much for Taylor. And Dooley means 12 import OL now lol.

In the current system you might play the same team 3 times in the regular season, 1 in the preseason, and 1 in the playoffs. Now it could be 2 in the playoffs. That's exacerbating an already bad situation. An 18-game season to eliminate 1 team is dumber than an 18-game season to eliminate 3 teams. Round 1 doesn't eliminate any teams. Think of it as an extra regular-season game, because playoff games should always be win or go home. Teams 1-6 get a home playoff game either in the first round or the 2nd. Teams 7-8 get an away game. Team 9 is a goner.

Just tried... now I have a meeting with HR! Do not recommend.

The little known third member of the illustrious tag-team.

Imagine taking this approach in an office job. Hey outside of work I'm the nicest guy you'll ever meet but put me on the office floor and I'm a dickhead, completely different person. lol

This is one of the best feelgood stories I have heard in quite a while, and boy, am i gonna root for him to not only make the team but become a star.

Another great piece from Tait, on Dante Daniels. Hard not to root for a guy like this & it sounds like he'll bring some of the attitude we've been missing. “My coach always says, ‘You’re one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met, but you’re a dickhead on the field,”” Daniels laughed. “On the field, I’m a completely different person." 1st & 10 | Dante Daniels' long road to Winnipeg - Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Me reading this

I've been thinking about it and while I don't think these are necessarily GREAT changes, they don't bother me as much as losing the 55 and moving the goal post back.

What a bizarre stream of posts. You think this pick was entirely Walters driven? Because of a one minute clip? Walters is the facilitator on draft day as the guy in the GM seat, but to think he just dreamt this up without significant input from the coaching staff is insane. Think about this for one second: we just hired a new OC who has a decent history of using this type of player, we have never sought out this type of player until now and people are suggesting it’s just pure coincidence that we went out and got a guy like Daniels? I don’t know why people are so dead set on this “it’s gonna be one or the other” thing. They all work together. I have no idea how to feel about the Daniels pick but I know it wasn’t just Walters and the scouts cooking up the bright idea of snagging a tight end. That desire for sure came with a great deal of input from the coaching staff.

it was like a 1 minute clip. That doesn't tell the entire story even a little.

Sounds like my ex.