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 Sunday at 09:15 AM 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. 

[SpeedFlex27]

3 hours ago, wbbfan said:

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. 

The problem with the CFL is they're like a bunch of ostriches. BOG's stuck their heads in the ground ignoring all the issues that caused fans to quit watching & attending games. Thinking that everything will just magically fix itself. Well, these problems never left & half a century later, the league is in a steep decline. Now, they have to do things we never thought possible even a few months ago. 

It's like the guy who feels a bump in the wrong place & doesn't see a doctor because he's afraid he may have cancer. The problem is, if he doesn't see a doctor because he's scared & it is cancer, he'll have even more problems later. If he sees a doctory &  tumour is disgnosed early, treatment may save his life  as it was spotted early. Ignoring symptoms will cause more problems than actually seeing the doctor. That's the CFL for you. Ignoring a problem leads to even more problems down the road. 

[wbbfan]

3 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

The problem with the CFL is they're like a bunch of ostriches. BOG's stuck their heads in the ground ignoring all the issues that caused fans to quit watching & attending games. Thinking that everything will just magically fix itself. Well, these problems never left & half a century later, the league is in a steep decline. Now, they have to do things we never thought possible even a few months ago. 

It's like the guy who feels a bump in the wrong place & doesn't see a doctor because he's afraid he may have cancer. The problem is, if he doesn't see a doctor because he's scared & it is cancer, he'll have even more problems later. If he sees a doctory &  tumour is disgnosed early, treatment may save his life  as it was spotted early. Ignoring symptoms will cause more problems than actually seeing the doctor. That's the CFL for you. Ignoring a problem leads to even more problems down the road. 

Yep, that’s been the legacy of the cfl leadership for a long time. the only modern time they made a big swing was the awful expansion era and that was just greed. This one, is very similar to that but more save some teams oriented. 

No easy solutions, and no desire from the troubled franchises to do any of what’s needed 

[SpeedFlex27]

15 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Yep, that’s been the legacy of the cfl leadership for a long time. the only modern time they made a big swing was the awful expansion era and that was just greed. This one, is very similar to that but more save some teams oriented. 

No easy solutions, and no desire from the troubled franchises to do any of what’s needed 

And Bob Irving on X keeps bragging about how great modern ownership is today. 

[Goalie]

10 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

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

Plus who gives a **** about the UFL. 

[SpeedFlex27]

5 hours ago, Goalie said:

Plus who gives a **** about the UFL. 

The CFL does & is looking for new revenues. You can't just write the UFL off saying who gives a ****? The next year or so will tell the tale of that league. 

[Goalie]

15 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

The CFL does & is looking for new revenues. You can't just write the UFL off saying who gives a ****? The next year or so will tell the tale of that league. 

I think you can cuz the UFL starts way 2 early. 

[SpeedFlex27]

3 hours ago, Goalie said:

I think you can cuz the UFL starts way 2 early. 

Well, just remember that's your opinion. For what it's worth. One thing about you. If you don't like something, you just write it off saying nobody cares when you know you're wrong. So, your opinion is pretty marginalized. As far as the UFL starting too early, that league really wants to be a devlopmental league of the NFL. So, there's no way the UFL wants to go past NFL training camps & into the pre season.  They want to start early the week after the Super Bowl because they can go to 20 cities in the Sun Belt. They don't care about Kansas City, Denver or Cleveland in February. They want things wrapped up in July. Not November. So, early season with limited games. You think this new billionaire sugar daddy wants to pay his players big money? 

Edited 4 hours ago by SpeedFlex27

[Brandon]

If the CFL were to merge with the UFL,   it would be within 2 years that both leagues completely fold for good.     

[SpeedFlex27]

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

If the CFL were to merge with the UFL,   it would be within 2 years that both leagues completely fold for good.     

Won't deny that.