Former Bombers in NFL (and spring leagues) news

[SpeedFlex27]

9 hours ago, wbbfan said:

I would not be surprised at all if they’ve been going on for a while. maybe even agreed to a deal in principal. 

There are many questions that need answering first. What about the ratio? The timing of the season between the 2 leagues? The UFL starts training camp in February. We start in May. Spring in Canada isn't spring, especially in Western Canada.. it's still winter & bloody cold.

Then there's the number of games the CFL plays. If we drop to 10 then most CFL players will be released as the revenue to pay these contracts will no longer be there as its based on 18 games. The UFL wants to be done by July. We want to be done mid November.

Getting an agreement done for a merger with the UFL will be impossible with the CFLPA as it means the probable end of the ratio. They'll strike or take court action. So, I don't think a merger will be that easy. 

I don't believe for a second a merger is done.  Down the road, maybe? The UFL said it's looking  to expand to 16 teams by 2030. So, yes, it could happen. However. there's a lot on both sides to overcome. 

Edited 6 hours ago by SpeedFlex27

[rebusrankin]

The UFL season doesn't really work in Canada. Even if it was training camp in April, games May through August.

[wbbfan]

8 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

There are many questions that need answering first. What about the ratio? The timing of the season between the 2 leagues? The UFL starts training camp in February. We start in May. Spring in Canada isn't spring, especially in Western Canada.. it's still winter & bloody cold.

Then there's the number of games the CFL plays. If we drop to 10 then most CFL players will be released as the revenue to pay these contracts will no longer be there as its based on 18 games. The UFL wants to be done by July. We want to be done mid November.

Getting an agreement done for a merger with the UFL will be impossible with the CFLPA as it means the probable end of the ratio. They'll strike or take court action. So, I don't think a merger will be that easy. 

I don't believe for a second a merger is done.  Down the road, maybe? The UFL said it's looking  to expand to 16 teams by 2030. So, yes, it could happen. However. there's a lot on both sides to overcome. 

Imo, they would work it like mlb used to with the al and nl. You have an inter league stretch and play home stadium rules, then maybe you have a championship tourney mid season out of that like the nba does. 

If they did a big merge, the ratio 3 downs etc probably all go. It would probably be the death of every thing we hold dear. 

 

Time will tell, but i have no faith in this bog/commish as far as protecting/being stewards of our game.