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Yeah, Laura Diakin does a great job, Calm, professional & shows a basic knowledge of the game enough that she can direct conversations to the panelists for insighful answers. She doesn't go off half cocked like Kate does. She should replace Bierness as permanent host. You'd also think that the panel would move around & host one game from each CFL city. The biggest regular season CFL game is the Banjo Bowl & TSN has never been here once hosting it. Instead, they go to Hamilton for LD as well as an additional three or 4 times a year. They sit in the end zone of that dinky little Texas high school football stadium they have there. What's the over/under for the panel heading out to BC Place this season for another game with Kate yelling, "ROAD TRIP!!!"

Agree. I've only watched it a few times. It just isn't interesting. Just a lot of squawking especially from the linebackers & especially the mouthy dbs.

Her lack of knowledge doesn't even facilitate discussion. I'm sure she smokes 5 packs of cigarettes before every broadcast.

If they want to improve the TSN panel then Kate has to go. She adds nothing to the discussion. She thinks trying to be funny will cover her lack of knowledge. It doesn't.

How? I'm asking you an honest question. Not trying to argue.

No, of course not. Why would Rogers Sportsnet in the 21st Century spend tens of millions on a sports radio network across Canada to build a national audience for the Blue Jays? Why would the Bombers & Jets have radio networks paying for the rights if it meant nothing? We know how much the 3 telecommunications companies love laying off staff. Anyway, it's always easy to be a Statler or Waldorf. At least wbbfan & I are knocking ideas back & forth to raise ideas for discussion about how the CFL can raise its profile across the country. What's yours? That may happen if we have another Commissioner as bad as Randy Ambrosie was. The league has to do something about the Stamps. From a city twenty years ago that averaged 30,000 fans a game & a dominant CFL team to the shell of what they are today. It's incredible how ownership just continues to thumb its nose at the City.

If anyone here is Catholic & is interested to see the inner workings of the Catholic Church how they choose a Pope thn you should watch The Shoes Of The Fisherman from 1968 starring Anthony Quinn. From all I've read the politics behind choosing a Pope is accurate even if the political intrigue in the main plot isn't. I've seen TSOTF twice & I'm not Catholic.

He did the smart thing & actually resigned due to health reasons but he was 85 when he left. Benedict did receive widespread condemnation for doing so. It just isn't done & Pope Francis stayed on to the end.

It is a measuring stick when you can listen to all 162 Jays & playoff games if they qualify on The Fan 960 here. You can also listen online. That is how you build a national fanbase.

He was 58. By the time he was in his 70's the schedule was killing him. They should (but don't) have a retirement escape. Keep the position young.

The Vatican appoints these Popes when they're in their mid 60's & then works them to death. By the time they pass away, they have no idea what they're doing or going on. After that, they just do what they're told what to do. They should appoint them in their mid 40's when they're young & vibrant. Then have them retire at 65-70. To me, it is a form of elder abuse that has been allowed to continue for a thousand years. However, I guess it's a calling (for death).

What's a Cristian?

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I don't believe the Raptors are huge across the country. Basketball is popular but the Raptor are more of a regional Southern Ontario team. No one, unless they're super basketball fans care about them. Very few get excited about them here in Calgary. None of their games are on radio like the Blue Jays are on Sportsnet radio. Canada got on the bandwagon when they won their NBA title in 2018 but once they fell back to their losing ways, the lethargy returned. That's why they need a marketing person & staff at CFL HQ. To begin to convince corporate Toronto that there are marketable stars in the CFL. It won't be easy but that's why they'd be hired.

i think number 1 is the league has to start working on a ntional level with Canadian companies to make our stars more visible. they have to get aggressive getting even ONE player on a national advertising campaign. If we see a Raptor player Scotty Barnes doing Subway commercials (Raptor players are virtually unknown across Canada), I find it hard to believe that a high profile CFL player can't do ads as well. It jut doesn't happen by itself. The league has to work with teams as well to do the same in every CFL city advertising for local car dealerships, restaurants, retailers etc. that's just a start.

We do have stars but the CFL does absolutely nothing to promote its stars. Under Scarf Boy, there was more concern about cutbacks to coaching staffs & scouts than actually growing the league & with the new Commisioner that has to change. The CFL expects fans to buy tickets to go to the games yet does nothing to raise the profile & appeal of the players to fans.

I disagree, respectfully. The Jets led the NHL from start to finish. Even when teams finally figured them out in the second half of the season we still won. We were & still are a tough team to beat. If the Jets are that fragile that we believe we need to beat an inferior team in the first round to kick things off in the playoffs then we're in big trouble. We shouldn't be afraid to play anyone. To me, the only thing that matters is making it to the actual Stanley Cup Final series.

It sounds like being a Bomber/Jet fan is just one huge ordeal after another for you. Why would you be terrified of 2 teams we may not play? At some point, you have to have faith in your team's ability to win. Just like if the Jets get eliminated at some point. yeah I'll be pissed off but I won't lose any sleep over it. Same with the Bombers. Three Grey Cup losses in a row. The last one was just as bad as the two previous. I don't care if we lost by one or 100. Was I pissed off? Sure, for a couple of days after each loss, maybe. But, there was Xmas coming & the holidays to get ready for so it wasn't worth dwelling on. Life goes on. What difference does it make if we play them now or in the next round?

The Jets have to be much more physical & up heir intensity level which they couldn't do the past 2 playoff seasons.

Canadian ghost hunter to another: "Wait. Did you hear that???" Ghost voice: (Very raspy sounding): "Get ouuuuut, ehhh??"

Everyone remembers the last two playoff seasons. Great regular seasons just to get torched in the first round twice. The Jets have to earn their playoff respect from other fans & teams media. I just hope they learned a valuable lesson.

Davis never delivered at the beginning, the middle or the end. There wasn't one game where he ever shone. Where fans said this guy has potential. He had none. I hate guys like that who are gifted a spot because they're supposedly great athletes. In reality, they have million dollar bodies but ten cent heads.

The guy just showed up every year for over a decade with the teams he... cough, cough... played for & did absolutely nothing.

Their goalie stood on his head their entire playoff series that year. Jordan Binnington has done nothing since.

I wasn't talking about Lirim himself. It was just an example. My point is it's difficult to keep players as it is. If we just developed Canadians for certain positions like a kicker, we may have a difficult time doing so with 1 year contracts.