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  3. Blue Bombers -- 2025/26 Offseason -- Discussion Thread

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    Friesen was inducted into the media section of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.  He apparently asked no other than Mike (handled internally) Kelly to induct him.

    There is a video of Mike Kelly's induction speech.  Probably not worth the minutes of commercials The Sun will make you watch to see it, but it is the off season.

    https://winnipegsun.com/sports/video-mike-kelly-introduces-paul-friesen-into-hall-of-fame-2025

    In one of Kelly's job interviews after the Bombers, they looked him up online and apparently asked him who Friesen was, as a bunch of his articles came up.  Kelly said his response was "someone who did their job better than I did."  

  10. The Winnipeg Thread

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    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/boujee-restaurant-fire-winnipeg-9.6949829

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    Smoke and flames spewed from a downtown restaurant in Winnipeg early Thursday morning.

    Emergency crews were called to Boujee Restaurant & Bar around 5:45 a.m. and found an active fire inside the building at the corner of Main Street and York Avenue.

    The fire was declared under control within an hour and no injuries were reported, a news release from the city said. 

     

  15. Blue Bombers - 2025 Regular Season - Discussion Thread

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    40 minutes ago, Booch said:

    This has nothing to do with the NFL....or any possible fluid relationship....NFL doesnt need it...never will.

    I think this fear of only the beginning is also just fer mongering...League will never go to 4 downs...what point would that make. I believe every tall forehead knows that one little decision would be the death blow and basically ruin the whole thing

    Changes can also be reversed too, if the fall out and the loss of fans which is the key driver...either by viewers or seats in butts affects the bottom line. 

    Look how many times they changed the ratio requirement...the league still continued, and really if they truly wanted to create more scoring and exciting play, and maybe attract some pockets of fans they are missing right now, then as much as many if you have bemoaned it before....reduce the ratio...and have better players actually play, or of you have a 3 yr or more vet Canadian to your team you can account for 2 ST demon's as part of your "starting" 7 allowing teams 2 more valuable import spots on offence or defence

    And really....do people really come out in droves to watch below average at best Canadian guys running around chasing kicks and punts? If you do...Support your local CIS and Junior/high school football teams

    So you are saying that this is a brilliant marketing move akin to new Coke (for those old enough to remember)?

    - Put out a new worse product

    - Get everyone upset and emotionally involved realize they care. 

    - Bring back CFL classic in a few years and watch ratings soar!
     

  19. Blue Bombers - 2025 Regular Season - Discussion Thread

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    Article from earlier this year where commish says only Winnipeg and Saskatchewan made money last year.  That isn’t sustainable as a business model so something has to change. 
     

    https://globalnews.ca/news/11263497/cfl-commissioner-league-financial-struggles/amp/

     

    This article seems to be around diversifying off TSN.  But I wouldn’t call that big changes to the game. 

  20. Blue Bombers - 2025 Regular Season - Discussion Thread

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    Just now, Super Duper Negatron said:

    Do we really think the number one reason young fans aren't watching in the worst markets is the rules, though? I think it's more "I don't look football, and I don't like football that isn't the NFL". Rule changes won't fix either of those.

    I agree with you.  I think young people aren’t watching because it isn’t “the league”

    This doesn’t change that.  

  21. Blue Bombers - 2025 Regular Season - Discussion Thread

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    1 minute ago, Noeller said:

    It's interesting because this guy was with TSN prior to this gig... And we know how loudly the TSN talking heads (Naylor in particular) were banging the drum for NFL rules.... So I'm wondering if Ambrosie was staving that off and then a TSN guy got into power and is going to lean full force into the CFL being an NFL feeder league..... 

    To be fair no one is actually saying NFL.  But it is more around these changes are significant.  League needs to change for revenue, too many teams losing money.  
     

    Don’t know what else this could be, especially with the influence MLSE has now. 
     

     

  25. Covid-19

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    9 minutes ago, Noeller said:

    Ya I'm hoping they might be available in two weeks when I'm home for the TiCats game. Assholes out here charging us for boosters, but once again Wabber comes through and says Albertans are welcome to come there and get boosted. 

    Make sure you buy lots of beer so we get the tax revenue to pay for your shot. 🙂

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