the stamps 2 victories were meaningless   ... I  still think they fight with the Riders for the basement

toronto has enough talent to still win without a QB: special teams + decent D

 

18 minutes ago, JCon said:

Yes.

You can check what's OTA here: https://www.tvfool.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=1

People need antennas though to get over the air broadcasts.

27 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

This is mostly for other's benefit. I am a dinosaur that likes throwing my money away, so I still pay for cable.

I'm the same, though I'm getting closer. We use it less and less, and with dudes putting full games up on YouTube now, I don't necessarily need my PVR anymore.

52 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

Is CTV free over the air? 

Only with good RECEPTION.

13 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

Only with good RECEPTION.

Lol. Dammit!

3 hours ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Wow, good move to get more network eyeballs on the league, although since Bell owns both CTV and TSN, doubt there is an increase in TV rights payments. Still a step in the right direction. Keep this up and Speedflex will have to go back to complaining about Ambrosie’s scarves in lieu of anything substantive! (I kid, still plenty of legit gripes to make). 

You must be the only one left in Canada who thinks Ambrosie is doing a good job. But I'll give the guy credit for this. He earned his salary for ThIS WEEK. We'll see about next week. 

3 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

You must be the only one left in Canada who thinks Ambrosie is doing a good job. But I'll give the guy credit for this. He earned his salary for ThIS WEEK. We'll see about next week. 

Considering Bell owns TSN, they can choose to simulcast whatever they want. I don’t think Ambrosie has much to do with it really. 

4 hours ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

Considering Bell owns TSN, they can choose to simulcast whatever they want. I don’t think Ambrosie has much to do with it really. 

Then Ambrosie is a useless...

9 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Then Ambrosie is a useless...

A bit, yeah.

Thats why a lot of the garbage thrown his way is misplaced. Commissioners are just mouthpieces for the league they represent.

4 minutes ago, Jesse said:

A bit, yeah.

Thats why a lot of the garbage thrown his way is misplaced. Commissioners are just mouthpieces for the league they represent.

He has to bring motions to the BOG's. If he has an idea then he presents it. Otherwise nothing happens.

 

Starting today, teams have the choice of using the chipped or unchipped balls. Nice correction but a day too late.

3 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Starting today, teams have the choice of using the chipped or unchipped balls. Nice correction but a day too late.

Yeah a day late, and the chipped balls were incredibly bush league.
I’d be more upset if the offence had shown any notion of doing anything with the extra 5 points (3 missed FGs= 9, minus 2 singles and the safety) 
As it stands sure, put an asterisk in the record books. That loss should have been 27-16. 

20 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

Yeah a day late, and the chipped balls were incredibly bush league.
I’d be more upset if the offence had shown any notion of doing anything with the extra 5 points (3 missed FGs= 9, minus 2 singles and the safety) 
As it stands sure, put an asterisk in the record books. That loss should have been 27-16. 

Bush league? CFL. Nahhhhh. All the sports allow dudes who have bet on games to play. 

29 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Starting today, teams have the choice of using the chipped or unchipped balls. Nice correction but a day too late.

Now the only chip left is the one on O'Shea's shoulder!

30 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Starting today, teams have the choice of using the chipped or unchipped balls. Nice correction but a day too late.

Very difficult to see this as a real issue.

10 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Bush league? CFL. Nahhhhh. All the sports allow dudes who have bet on games to play. 

Hot, and probably unpopular take: betting on your own team to straight up win isn’t morally wrong. 

Edited June 8, 20241 yr by JohnnyAbonny

2 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

Hot, and probably unpopular take: betting on your own team to straight up win isn’t morally wrong. 

I think there is logic to that but a blanket ban is easier to enforce.

9 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

I think there is logic to that but a blanket ban is easier to enforce.

How though? It’s simple, you should be allowed to bet on your own team to win. Straight up only, no spreads, no props, just to win the game. Anything else, you’re done, banned for life.

9 hours ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

Yeah a day late, and the chipped balls were incredibly bush league.
I’d be more upset if the offence had shown any notion of doing anything with the extra 5 points (3 missed FGs= 9, minus 2 singles and the safety) 
As it stands sure, put an asterisk in the record books. That loss should have been 27-16. 

Could the chipped balls have had anything to do with the overthrows Zach had in the end zone? We'll never know. 

2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Could the chipped balls have had anything to do with the overthrows Zach had in the end zone? We'll never know. 

I doubt it. Collaros was just off on damned near everything.  

1 hour ago, 17to85 said:

I doubt it. Collaros was just off on damned near everything.  

Yeah.....on a couple of throws he wasn't anywhere near his target....Don't know if the guy ran the wrong route or Collaros had so much rust he was that off....Ottawa game should be very telling

I'd like to see a double blind study. Every CFL FG kicker kicks 20 balls, 10 with and 10 without a chip. No one knows which are which. Then we would find out if it's all in the kickers head or if the chips actually make a difference. 

14 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

Starting today, teams have the choice of using the chipped or unchipped balls. Nice correction but a day too late.

Forget the kickers.
Clearly, it was the chipped ball  that was responsible for Collaros’ horseshit passing numbers. 

6 minutes ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said:

Forget the kickers.
Clearly, it was the chipped ball  that was responsible for Collaros’ horseshit passing numbers. 

True. They are obviously heavier on one side. 

Only the kickers were using chipped balls. The QBs weren’t altho it’s possible Zach has chipped balls. I dunno. Prob have to ask someone closer to him like his wife. 

Edited June 8, 20241 yr by Goalie

Starting in 2023, the league began using "chipped" balls to collect telementry and metric information.

Begginning in 2023, with the introduction of chipped balls, players have been informed that they cannot throw footballs in the stands in celebration, nor keep them as souveniers. The result of either would be a $500 fine. Balls that end up in the stands as the result of in-play action will be retrieved from fans, and perhaps swapped for a non-game ball.

From CFL.DB.  I'd say that all game balls are chipped, not just the kicking balls.

BTW: As long as both teams have to play with chipped balls for kicking or throwing, then both team have the same equipment and it's equal.