Too soon?  Too many truly painful Grey Cup losses have taken the sting out of yesterday's loss already.

Time to look forward while we cope with the recent disappointment.  

Who do we keep?  Who do we let go?  Who do we go after?

Someone was going to start this thread at some point.

31 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Hamilton, under the Caretaker, also does a decent job, I think. Ottawa has been doing a good job since day 1. Sounds like the new guy in Montreal is going to be doing a lot. So it's Calgary and Toronto that really do next to nothing. SF27 is off his nut in a lot of posts lately, but he's right that the Stamps ownership group is just AWFUL at marketing the team, the population of Calgary doesn't give a **** about the Stamps, the stadium is garbage and is a bit of a pain to get to (tho at least there's the c-train). There's a lot of changes that need to be made to the Stamps to make them relevant again. 

I'd hate to imagine how bad it would be in Calgary if they didn't have a perennial contender on the field. As a fan, I could put up with a sh***y stadium/ownership as long as we were winning... take that away and what incentive is there to keep going & supporting the team?

2 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

The league needs better marketing. Winnipeg has done very well. BC with their new owner seems to get it and they appear to be trying new things to build attendance. Edmonton too. I was watching a doc on the Vancouver Grizzlies and they talk to one of the original Raptors owners. He mentions they purposely didn't try to be the Leafs and sought out newcomers, kids and women and marketed to them. CFL needs to have that mentality.

Montreal's guy is laying the ground work already too.

We need to get back to the OUR LEAGUE HAS BIGGER BALLS mentality of marketing. Sure wish we had that commissioner back. We saw a league renaissance of sorts, and then the bottom fell out when he left.

1 hour ago, bigg jay said:

I'd hate to imagine how bad it would be in Calgary if they didn't have a perennial contender on the field. As a fan, I could put up with a sh***y stadium/ownership as long as we were winning... take that away and what incentive is there to keep going & supporting the team?

They do it with the Lames

7 minutes ago, Geebrr said:

They do it with the Lames

"well, the Flames are the NHL....a major pro sport! ....the CFL is barely a step above CIS...it's not even as good as NCAA!  ....Most NCAA teams would beat the best CFL teams....CFL doesn't matter!"  - things Calgarians regularly say

18 minutes ago, Geebrr said:

They do it with the Lames

There's no accounting for taste!  

9 minutes ago, Noeller said:

"well, the Flames are the NHL....a major pro sport! ....the CFL is barely a step above CIS...it's not even as good as NCAA!  ....Most NCAA teams would beat the best CFL teams....CFL doesn't matter!"  - things Calgarians regularly say

Yeah if the CFL got the kind of support the NHL gets (from everyone... fans, various levels of government, media) we wouldn't be having this conversation.  

1 hour ago, Noeller said:

things Calgarians regularly say

Also to be added to the list

"Heeeeeerrrrrrr deeeerrrrrrrr"

"**** Trudeau"

 

2 hours ago, GCn20 said:

We need to get back to the OUR LEAGUE HAS BIGGER BALLS mentality of marketing. Sure wish we had that commissioner back. We saw a league renaissance of sorts, and then the bottom fell out when he left.

"Our Game" type of stuff definitely needs to come back. 

1 hour ago, 17to85 said:

"**** Trudeau"

That's last one is basically everywhere across Canada 

11 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Then your claim is invalid.

My claim is invalid??? Lol. What games have YOU watched the past 20 or more years??? I guess the politicians are right. If you say it enough people will believe even if it's a lie.

Attendance is UP.  The CFL is flourishing. C'mon sing it again.... Attendance is UP. The CFL is flourishing. One more time... Attendance is UP. The CFL is flourishing. Lord have merrrrrcy... Attendance is UP. The CFL is flourisung. 

6 hours ago, bigg jay said:

There's no accounting for taste!  

Yeah if the CFL got the kind of support the NHL gets (from everyone... fans, various levels of government, media) we wouldn't be having this conversation.  

Not just Calgary. 

6 hours ago, Noeller said:

"well, the Flames are the NHL....a major pro sport! ....the CFL is barely a step above CIS...it's not even as good as NCAA!  ....Most NCAA teams would beat the best CFL teams....CFL doesn't matter!"  - things Calgarians regularly say

Not just Calgary. Talk to any NFL fans in Southern Ontario or BC.

9 hours ago, Noeller said:

Hamilton, under the Caretaker, also does a decent job, I think. Ottawa has been doing a good job since day 1. Sounds like the new guy in Montreal is going to be doing a lot. So it's Calgary and Toronto that really do next to nothing. SF27 is off his nut in a lot of posts lately, but he's right that the Stamps ownership group is just AWFUL at marketing the team, the population of Calgary doesn't give a **** about the Stamps, the stadium is garbage and is a bit of a pain to get to (tho at least there's the c-train). There's a lot of changes that need to be made to the Stamps to make them relevant again. 

New ownership. I'm thinking 15,000 will be a good crowd at McMahon this season. 

12 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Then your claim is invalid.

what if he had phrased it differently, for instance

 

Figures? , to god-damned hell with figures! We have no figures!. In fact, we don't need figures! I don't have to show you any stinking figures you god-damned cabrón 

😀

 

Edited March 29, 20232 yr by Mark F

10 hours ago, bigg jay said:

I'd hate to imagine how bad it would be in Calgary if they didn't have a perennial contender on the field. As a fan, I could put up with a sh***y stadium/ownership as long as we were winning... take that away and what incentive is there to keep going & supporting the team?

The owner  Murray Edwards lives full time in London, England. Refuses to pay Canadian income taxes. I'm pretty certain that he'll renounce his Canadian citizenship for British. He has no interest in the Stampeders or the stadium they play in. 

Haven't seen this posted yet.  Looking forward to seeing this guy in camp.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/03/28/tales-from-the-scouting-trail-aaron-sterling/?utm_source=dlvr.it

 

 

 It was posted already. 

Edited March 29, 20232 yr by SpeedFlex27

8 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

The owner  Murray Edwards lives full time in London, England. Refuses to pay Canadian income taxes. I'm pretty certain that he'll renounce his Canadian citizenship for British. He has no interest in the Stampeders or the stadium they play in. 

Come again? He's living in London, England - to avoid taxes? 

I'm liking these articles that our new scout has been putting out recently.  He's no Ed Tait (no slight there, most aren't) but it's nice bit of insight into some of these guys before they get up here for camp & what goes into finally getting them to sign after years of being on the teams radar.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/03/29/tales-from-the-scouting-trail-jordan-brown/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

some really interesting stuff in here about how the XFL/USFL are taking a bite out of potential players.....

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

some really interesting stuff in here about how the XFL/USFL are taking a bite out of potential players.....

And even more interesting stuff about O'Shea personally scouting the latest kicker signing out of Zauner's camp in the US.

The last guy we signed out of there was Castillo the first time around.

7 hours ago, bigg jay said:

I'm liking these articles that our new scout has been putting out recently.  He's no Ed Tait (no slight there, most aren't) but it's nice bit of insight into some of these guys before they get up here for camp & what goes into finally getting them to sign after years of being on the teams radar.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/03/29/tales-from-the-scouting-trail-jordan-brown/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Cyril Penn has sports reporting experience.

https://www.bluebombers.com/cyril-penn/

39 minutes ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Cyril Penn has sports reporting experience.

https://www.bluebombers.com/cyril-penn/

What a tremendous mix of skill sets. Kinda sad that the bombers internal media is drastically better than the national and 3dn stuff. But it sure is a treat. Id love to see Danny mac to a write up on a guy or a couple guys too. 

7 hours ago, Noeller said:

some really interesting stuff in here about how the XFL/USFL are taking a bite out of potential players.....

This is the last thing I worry about. The talent bed for football is insanely deep.  Greater demand will help grow supply as well. 
 Many times what qbs especially need is reps these days. Gone are the days of 4 and 5 year starters on one team. It’s all transfers to or from big schools where they back up and only a year to two years of production. 

1 hour ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Cyril Penn has sports reporting experience.

https://www.bluebombers.com/cyril-penn/

Thanks for that.

As I said not a slight against him, just that Tait is a GOAT when it comes to sports writing (imo).  In hindsight, I probably should have left that part out of my post since Tait has nothing to do with Penn's articles.

20 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Thanks for that.

As I said not a slight against him, just that Tait is a GOAT when it comes to sports writing (imo).  In hindsight, I probably should have left that part out of my post since Tait has nothing to do with Penn's articles.

Yeah, and I just mentioned it as its nice to see the Bombers are leveraging his talent.

1 hour ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Cyril Penn has sports reporting experience.

https://www.bluebombers.com/cyril-penn/

If I was a young man in my 20's, single & could do it all over again, I might make football scouting my life's calling. 

15 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

If I was a young man in my 20's, single & could do it all over again, I might make football scouting my life's calling. 

Dane Evans is thankful you didn't. lol

20 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

If I was a young man in my 20's, single & could do it all over again, I might make football scouting my life's calling. 

Indeed - there are several on here who would have been qualified for that job