Mike Beamish
#CFLPA counts 462 ballots of peers voting for peers. Only two #BCLions make all-star team: OT Jovan Olafioye, P Richie Leone.

Chris Walby
@DarrinBauming @JeffR57 @3DownNation  Stop trying to create atmosphere in TO. Give the cup to places/cities that ❤/ promote/appreciate - CFL

?‍?The CFL unveiled the list of officials for Sunday's big game. The name Jeff Harbin appears under Video Official. The same Jeff Harbin who has made several key mistakes recently, in leading up to the Grey Cup. There is no word whether reviews will be reviewed or not. 
Up until this time...there have been no challenge flags thrown on the announcement.

CFL News
#Argos inquired about Burris’ services before making trade with #Bombers for Drew Willy in September. - @JDunk12 #CFL

Darrin Bauming
"I think we've got a good thing going in Winnipeg, and I believe in what we're doing." – #Bombers kicker Justin Medlock
-Medlock raved about #Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea tonight. Says O'Shea knows when to be hard on the team and when they need to be lifted.
-Dave Dickenson mentions #BCLions' Wally Buono and #Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea as "being right there" with him as @CFL Coach of the Year.

Mike Beamish
#BCLions LB Solomon Elimimian named #CFL's outstanding defensive player, but not named to #CFLPA all-star team. Huh?

Gary Lawless
Shoutout to @EdTaitWFC, Rheanne and bluebombers.com as @cfl #cfl commish announces site has increased traffic by 50 per cent

CFL Headlines
Argos all-star Shawn Lemon signs contract extension goo.gl/fb/WkYuXr via @3DownNation

Scott Billeck
Bisons star Lalama named U Sports' top defender - via @winnipegnews shar.es/18oeLi via @scottbilleck @umbisons
?‍?"The Dali Lalama of linebackers..."

Cam Cole
Good line by CFL commish during Q&A.
Q: "Terry Jones with The Edmonton Sun, Journal, Post Media." 
A: "Good to see all three of you."

?‍?This idea put forward by Gary Lawless just might be a great idea...
"There have been whispers that Buono might step aside altogether. If he does elect to leave the Lions, the CFL should immediately hire him as a consultant."

Game Notes
This will be the first-ever post-season start for Burris vs Calgary.
This game matches Calgary with a +19 Turnover Ratio (#2) against Ottawa who were -10 (#7 in the CFL).
Ottawa has a current streak of 8 games in a row with a higher Time of Possession averaging 31:40 and 6 more plays.
Ottawa set a team record with 6,191 passing yards in 2016 and ranked #1 in the CFL for the second year in a row.
Ottawa has scored an offensive touchdown in every game this season – one of just two CFL teams to do that in 2016 (with Winnipeg).

For the 10th time this season, the Stampeders did not allow a single QB Sack and had just four 2-&-Outs.
Jerome Messam averaged 6.0 yards per rush in a career-best 84 yards in total. Calgary outrushed BC 166 yards to 81.
Calgary survived back-to-back turnovers in the 3rd Quarter and did not allow BC a point off either giveaway.
Calgary has now been in the West Division Final 8 times in the last 9 years and proceeded on to the Grey Cup 4 times.
Calgary defence in 2016: The Stamps allowed an average of only 15.0 points per game over their final 6 contests (incl. the playoff win).
Calgary has a current streak of 5 games in a row with a higher Time of Possession averaging 32:57 – so with Ottawa’s 8- game TOP advantage streak, one will have to give in this game.

CFL History
The very first Cheer Extravaganza was in 1923, but was quickly cancelled when an Ottawa cheerleader showed a naked ankle. #CFL #GreyCup 

?‍?Did you know?
Derek Taylor
Reminded of what a great year it was for @andrewharris33. #1 in % carries with YAC, and % of rush yds after contact
#Details #CFL #Bombers
?‍?Over Jerome Messam and J. Johnson
Impressive..

Arash Madani
No joke w/ Stamps, adding two American OL to the Grey Cup roster (starting one at RG). Must protect Bo. Taking smart measures to do so. #CFL

Dave Taylor
Expect Sask receiver @ShamawdChambers Outstanding Canadian of the 2015 Grey Cup, to hit open market as a free agent this winter. #riders
?‍?No thanks
CFL News
Betting Chambers ends up either an Argo or a Ticat. #CFL #Ticats #Argos

?‍?And don't forget to watch the U Sports final, the Vanier Cup, starting at 1pm ET. Laval and Calgary.

Edited November 27, 20169 yr by Mr Dee

47 minutes ago, Noeller said:

The worst person in the CFL.....

Jason Maas and Chris Jones might have something to say about that...

6 minutes ago, Brandon Blue&Gold said:

Jason Maas and Chris Jones might have something to say about that...

Honestly, it's a toss up between him and Jones....really is......and Maas is gaining ground, but doesn't have as long a history of being a ****** canoe........yet.

http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/28/10-million-canadians-watch-the-104th-grey-cup-presented-by-shaw/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Quote

The Grey Cup continues to be one of the country’s biggest television events, with 10 million unique viewers, or nearly 30% of Canadians, tuning in to TSN and RDS for last night’s overtime thriller at the 104th Grey Cup presented by Shaw, according to preliminary overnight data from Numeris. Overall, the total reach grew 3% compared to last year.

An average audience of 3.9 million viewers tuned in to TSN (3.6 million) and RDS (254,000) as the Ottawa REDBLACKS’ secured a dramatic 39-33 OT win over the Calgary Stampeders in what was one of the greatest CFL championship games in league history.

The average audience for the 104th Grey Cup presented by Shaw peaked at 5.7 million viewers late in the fourth quarter as a Calgary field goal forced the game into overtime, which saw Ottawa’s Ernest Jackson secure an 18-yard strike from Grey Cup MVP Henry Burris for the game’s decisive score.

Nationwide, the average audience for the game grew 15% among male viewers aged 18-34, and grew 4% among male viewers aged 18-49.

TSN’s exclusive live coverage of the 104th GREY CUP presented by Shaw also made TSN the most-watched channel in Canada on Sunday, ahead of all conventional network overnight audiences by 151%.

Additional ratings highlights:

• Live streaming audiences on TSN Digital platforms marked an increase of 35% compared to last year’s Grey Cup

• The neon-lit halftime performance by multi-platinum rockers OneRepublic during the Freedom Mobile Grey Cup Halftime Show attracted an average audience of 3.5 million viewers

• An average audience of 1.9 million viewers stayed to watch TSN’s extensive post-game coverage

• TSN’s 360-video pre-game content – a GREY CUP production first – attracted more than 18,000 total views

• TSN’s official Snapchat story featuring behind-the-scenes content from the 104th Grey Cup presented by Shaw attracted 219,000 views

The 104th Grey Cup presented by Shaw caps off a successful CFL on TSN season that saw the average audience for regular season games grow 3% overall, and 7% in the key 18-49 demographic nationwide. As well, the CFL’s Western and Eastern Semi-Finals marked an increase of 14% compared to last year, attracting 1.1 million and 903,000 viewers to TSN, respectively.

The 104th Grey Cup also saw some major gains globally. On Grey Cup Sunday, there were a total of 155,000 Tweets – a 52% increase compared to 2015 and a 74% increase compared to 2014. There were also a total of 224,000 Grey Cup related Tweets during all of Grey Cup Week which included 131,000 Tweets using the #GreyCup emoji hashtag.

 

^^ The other side of the coin is that the ratings are down 12% from last year, according to non-TSN spun tweets (Drew Edwards)... 

15 minutes ago, Noeller said:

^^ The other side of the coin is that the ratings are down 12% from last year, according to non-TSN spun tweets (Drew Edwards)... 

With so many dismal, non-competitive teams this year, it would not be a surprise. There has to be drama to games, and butt-kickings are only good for the team on top.

Burris may be petulant, win or lose.   But currently.....his cups runneth over.

I see what you did there ?

Well played my friend 

1 hour ago, tracker said:

With so many dismal, non-competitive teams this year, it would not be a surprise. There has to be drama to games, and butt-kickings are only good for the team on top.

Regular season was up, the GC game itself was down 12%...

13 hours ago, Noeller said:

The worst person in the CFL.....

try reading the comments at 3d down nation. Lot of people seem to dislike Bo more than Henry.

 

best comment I saw

 

"There's a lot of parody in the league"

meta parody?

4 hours ago, Mark F said:

try reading the comments at 3d down nation. Lot of people seem to dislike Bo more than Henry.

 

best comment I saw

 

"There's a lot of parody in the league"

meta parody?

As in... "the Riders were a parody of a real football team"...

Edited November 29, 20169 yr by bearpants

I thought the half time was excellent, good band, good sound, no B.S.

Grey Cup down.... I heard someone, a media person on TSN being interviewed by Rick Ralph that was part of the TSN group working all week in Toronto.

He said that they had "garbage" thrown at them all week by people in Toronto about the league and the game. That the league is second rate.

Made me wonder, does this league need Toronto? I for one would be happy to see them go, if it would work. Toronto is a downward drag, and I'm tired of them.

 

 

 

Edited November 29, 20169 yr by Mark F

2 hours ago, Mark F said:

I thought the half time was excellent, good band, good sound, no B.S.

Grey Cup down.... I heard someone, a media person on TSN being interviewed by Rick Ralph that was part of the TSN group working all week in Toronto.

He said that they had "garbage" thrown at them all week by people in Toronto about the league and the game. That the league is second rate.

Made me wonder, does this league need Toronto? I for one would be happy to see them go, if it would work. Toronto is a downward drag, and I'm tired of them.

 

 

 

Maybe rename them a suburb city like Mississauga or something

Just returned from my annual Grey Cup Trek.

1.  That was an excellent game.

2.  Vanier Cup in Hamilton was also a great game....glad we drove down for it.

3.  The Cup does get a bit lost in Toronto compared to other cities but there are advantages too.....good transportation, lots of hotel rooms, lots of restaurants.

4.  BMO field >>>>Skydome.   No comparison.  I had great seats with a great view of the field.   I was surrounded by Argo fans, and they were awesome.  I know some people on here get critical of the attendance in TO, but there are some great fans there too.

5.  The organizers seriously overpriced the game tickets, and then made adjustments.  In the end the place was full, and it was a great game.  Hopefully the league steps in and learns from this.

6.  I'm pumped for next year in Ottawa.

19 hours ago, Jaxon said:

4.  BMO field >>>>Skydome.   No comparison.  I had great seats with a great view of the field.   I was surrounded by Argo fans, and they were awesome.  I know some people on here get critical of the attendance in TO, but there are some great fans there too.

 

I don't think anyone doubts that there is a core, die-hard fan base there... the problem is when that hardcore fan base is only about 3,000-5,000 people...

4 hours ago, bearpants said:

I don't think anyone doubts that there is a core, die-hard fan base there... the problem is when that hardcore fan base is only about 3,000-5,000 people...

I don't disagree.   I'm just optimistic that with the team moving to BMO Field, if they work it correctly, they can develop a stronger fan base.   Attendance is good in Hamilton and in Ottawa, and yes I do understand the differences in the cities.   The Argos need to understand that from a ticket price perspective, their competition is the lowest price points that TFC and BlueJays tickets go for.   If they adjust their lower end tickets, and put a better team on the field, I believe that they will attract better crowds.  No reason that they can't get 25,000 plus out regularly.

Below is a Toronto-centric article written by  Dave Bidini that suggests what the CFL needs to do to appeal to football fans in their great city.  It's pretty silly.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/cfl-changes-1.3867744

30 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Below is a Toronto-centric article written by  Dave Bidini that suggests what the CFL needs to do to appeal to football fans in their great city.  It's pretty silly.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/cfl-changes-1.3867744

It is beyond silly.......  absolutely terrible. 

42 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/cfl-changes-1.3867744

With its comparably small but growing audience, the CFL can take chances where other traditional leagues cannot.

Yes, 10 Million people tuned in for the game on Sunday. That's almost a one-third of the country. That's pretty small.

(Or, another put it another way, 9.99 Million more people watched the Grey Cup than ever purchased a Rheostatics album)

Edited November 30, 20169 yr by JCon

10 hours ago, bearpants said:

I don't think anyone doubts that there is a core, die-hard fan base there... the problem is when that hardcore fan base is only about 3,000-5,000 people...

You need to drop the zeros and I think you're just about right

18 hours ago, JCon said:

With its comparably small but growing audience, the CFL can take chances where other traditional leagues cannot.

Yes, 10 Million people tuned in for the game on Sunday. That's almost a one-third of the country. That's pretty small.

(Or, another put it another way, 9.99 Million more people watched the Grey Cup than ever purchased a Rheostatics album)

This guy was in the Rheostatics?? Great song:

I am a big advocate for Canadian music...