Pre season action 1PM PT

BC at Edmonton

3 Areas To Watch

Number 2 Pivot: Who Steps Up?

BC - Ricky Lloyd and first-year Leos Austin Apodaca and Cole Sears will handle the quarterback reps in hopes of getting a leg up on sticking behind Reilly on the depth chart. 

Edmonton- Danny O’Brian, Logan Kilgore, Briscoe.

- One big observation in the first week of camp is the depth at receiver. Standouts at the position have included Joey Augustin, Marquis Bundy and Mexican additions Fernando Richarte and Gerardo Alvarez. All CFL clubs are required to keep one global player on their roster beyond training camp.

- Defensive Line: Calling On Another Bookend

With Odell Willis having another strong showing in camp, the big question remains who will line up as the other bookend.

- Linebacker Adam Konar gets to battle some of his own teammates after he was cut loose and quickly picked up by the Lions on day one of camp. He’ll start at MLB

https://www.bclions.com/2019/05/25/game-preview-lions-eskimos-2/?utm_source=dlvr.it

 

 

👁‍🗨Want an increase in attendance for CFL football in Toronto? A simple name change to Toronto Raptornauts

 

 

 

 

Its not like attendance issues only pertain to the CFL, the big four also have had trouble getting people to actually go to games.

19 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Oh I plan on paying people for that...

Be careful of the undercover vice cop stings is my advice.

4 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

Its not like attendance issues only pertain to the CFL, the big four also have had trouble getting people to actually go to games.

No doubt but the CFL is always in a precarious position. Our TV revenue is locked in for the foreseeable future, so growth will have to come from sponsorship and gate/concession revenue. 

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#Redblacks’ linebacker Jeff Knox Jr. having ‘strange year,’ hits tiger on highway

https://3downnation.com/2019/11/05/redblacks-linebacker-jeff-knox-jr-having-strange-year-hits-tiger-on-highway/ … #Ottawa #RNation #Riders #Argos #CFL

 

He hit a leopard, not a tiger. 😄

1 hour ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

3DownNation@3DownNation

#Redblacks’ linebacker Jeff Knox Jr. having ‘strange year,’ hits tiger on highway

https://3downnation.com/2019/11/05/redblacks-linebacker-jeff-knox-jr-having-strange-year-hits-tiger-on-highway/ … #Ottawa #RNation #Riders #Argos #CFL

 

He hit a leopard, not a tiger. 😄

Still weird, but something you can recount for many years.

1 hour ago, Jpan85 said:

Its not like attendance issues only pertain to the CFL, the big four also have had trouble getting people to actually go to games.

.. We looking 100 plus bucks for 3 ppl plus food etc. So lets say 200 bucks as a rough estimate. Or watch at home for free pretty much. This is the problem. Pro sports are actually pricing out famillies. Me GF and our5 yr old.. 200 plus for sure..  Just not worth it. 

2 minutes ago, Goalie said:

.. We looking 100 plus bucks for 3 ppl plus food etc. So lets say 200 bucks as a rough estimate. Or watch at home for free pretty much. This is the problem. Pro sports are actually pricing out famillies. Me GF and our5 yr old.. 200 plus for sure..  Just not worth it. 

And Winnipeg is one of the cheapest places to see a football game. 

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

You should try getting a job and not having kids....expendable income makes it much more affordable   *waves* 

any day now Mr. Kenney is going to announce that everything is fixed.... any day now....

7 hours ago, Goalie said:

.. We looking 100 plus bucks for 3 ppl plus food etc. So lets say 200 bucks as a rough estimate. Or watch at home for free pretty much. This is the problem. Pro sports are actually pricing out famillies. Me GF and our5 yr old.. 200 plus for sure..  Just not worth it. 

The big thing is that todays target demographic is the type that wants an experience in their entertainment. But they are harder to lock in as hard core season ticket types. The jets split that market and make it harder still to lock them in. This age range also mostly hasnt seen a grey cup. 

The real issue with eating at the game isnt the price, its the combination of what you pay and what you get. People would buy more and care less if the food was better. I eat before the game. Because I dont want to pay strong prices for food worse then what you can get at gas stations. The walby burger etc address this a bit, but im in the group that finds it revolting. 

Its a perfect storm of trouble drawing. Imo, if you want to fill the seats and try to lock in some market share in that demographic, keep the 5 dollar beer price. And win a grey cup ofc. Maybe try to get the league to push back the start of the season as early as possible. Rather then worrying about NFL TCs, avoid as much of the NHL season as possible to maximize revenue. 

 

 

11 hours ago, blueingreenland said:

And Winnipeg is one of the cheapest places to see a football game. 

Compared to where?

That cannot be true.

7 hours ago, Geebrr said:

Compared to where?

That cannot be true.

I would bet that they were accepting Canadian Tire money for tickets  in both Toronto and Vancouver.

7 minutes ago, Tracker said:

I would bet that they were accepting Canadian Tire money for tickets  in both Toronto and Vancouver.

And give up valuable Canadian Tire money? I doubt it. 

I could probably redeem my McDonald's coffee stickers. 

Y'all want to witness the craziness? Hurry! Only 2,000 tickets left for the Eastern Semi-Final on Sunday! 🎟️bit.ly/Nov-10-game

Should be a hoot.
I just hope they don’t blare those damn vuvuzelas all game. 

1 minute ago, Mr Dee said:

Y'all want to witness the craziness? Hurry! Only 2,000 tickets left for the Eastern Semi-Final on Sunday! 🎟️bit.ly/Nov-10-game

Should be a hoot.
I just hope they don’t blare those damn vuvuzelas all game. 

Capacity of 23,420 and they've known for a month+ that they were hosting the ESF. 

1 hour ago, JCon said:

And give up valuable Canadian Tire money? I doubt it. 

I could probably redeem my McDonald's coffee stickers. 

You really don't want to do that- the coffee cards are actually worth something and the coffee is darned good.

 

Next domino to fall. 

1 hour ago, JCon said:

Capacity of 23,420 and they've known for a month+ that they were hosting the ESF. 

Anything over 15,000 & under 20 will be considered a good crowd here in Calgary with mid January temps forecast. I'll be shocked if more than 20,000 show up at McMahon. Nobody gives a damn here. 

16 minutes ago, M.O.A.B. said:

 

Claybrooks never should have left Calgary. He won't he coming back as his protégé Brent Monson is doing a very good job with far, far less talent on defense than Claybrooks ever had. Getting a HC job based on limited experience coaching with only one team. What could possibly go wrong? I guess the flavour of the month went sour. He grew into the job as the season went on but the first half of the year, Claybrooks was totally lost & so was his inexperienced coaching staff.  It really showed. By the time he was able to get a handle on things it was too late.

Edited November 6, 20196 yr by SpeedFlex27

10 minutes ago, M.O.A.B. said:

 

 Seems unfair he loses his job, but Hervey gets to keep his.

 

2 minutes ago, sweep the leg said:

 Seems unfair he loses his job, but Hervey gets to keep his.

 

Hervey will be bringing Maas in if he is fired in Edmonton. Perhaps Campbell. 

37 minutes ago, sweep the leg said:

 Seems unfair he loses his job, but Hervey gets to keep his.

 

He's going to be snapped up in a flash, should be a few teams shopping for a new DC.

Edited November 6, 20196 yr by Throw Long Bannatyne

2 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

He's going to be snapped up in a flash, could be many teams shopping for a new DC.

Lions still owe him for 2 more seasons so if I was him, I'd make them pay next season anyway. 

Think this decision was made above Hervey

29 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Lions still owe him for 2 more seasons so if I was him, I'd make them pay next season anyway. 

Good point, Claybrooks would look good on a beach.