Honestly. I don't get it.

Is it just unfamiliarity with what he is supposed to do? Is it because people just insist on disliking the commissioner no matter who it is? Inherent bias because they were unhappy with his appointment in the first place? Because he blew a deal in the NHL when he was with CBC?

What is it? I see so many comments blaming him for things that have nothing to do with him or complaining about how he doesn't appear to be doing anything. It's a joke at this point. Orridge has done a BUNCH for this league and he's only been in office for 16 months or so now.

Since his time in office, he has:

- Introduced a domestic violence policy that applies league-wide, includes mandatory training for every employee

- Introduced a drug policy that now tests 100% of the players in the CFL

- Rebranded the league and while I can't give him credit for the Adidas deal, the entire marketing venture surrounding the rebrand has been what I would call a success

- Introduced a partnership with DraftKings that has expanded the CFL exposure in the US and seen a substantial boost in the ESPN ratings

- Introduced an initiative that gets the CFL partnered up with the NFL for referee cross training - whether this proves to work or not, it's an intelligent move for a league that greatly needs to improve their efforts in regards to officiating

- Confirmed development of a CFL video game that is LONG overdue

 

So what's the deal? What is this guy doing that is so wrong?

5 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

As JBR said, Montreal and Toronto as worrisome, although Toronto being in BMO may help in the long run. The deal with Draftkings is actually a big deal. Daily Fantasy is huge and I'm sure this creates interest on both sides of the border.

I've been destroying Draftkings CFL.  I don't think half the people on there even know what the heck they're betting on

10 minutes ago, Atomic said:

I've been destroying Draftkings CFL.  I don't think half the people on there even know what the heck they're betting on

I don't doubt it. However bet it draws interest from millenials and creates more fans.

25 minutes ago, johnzo said:

It seems like there are fewer beefs with the officiating here on MBB, now that the Bombers are upwardly trended.

There was more than a few "CFL is  becoming unwatchable", "I'm not even watching the Grey Cup this year" type postings in here in the not too distant past.

 

On 26/08/2016 at 0:45 PM, Atomic said:

Just because someone is cheery all the time doesn't mean they're fake.  Some people actually do feel pretty positive most of the time.  I think Cohon was one of those people.  He always seemed extremely genuine to me.

Those people generally aren't Bomber fans...