Blue Bombers - 2025 Regular Season - Discussion Thread

[Goalie]

Personally I think revenue is unique to each market. There isn’t anything they can do to all of a sudden make 30000 ppl go to game’s in toronto. Same with Calgary and whoever else not Winnipeg or Saskatchewan 

 

rules? There’s 5 or 6 games left. Field size? That is more work than people think and would cost money. 1 division actually might make the most sense here. Or it’s a merger but that ain’t gonna go well. I think going American when ppl dislike everything American right now would be the beginning of the end here. Read the room guys. We avoiding the USA. We don’t want to be them currently 

 

also what works here may not work elsewhere. Wade has created a social like environment centered around a football game cuz the soccer team ain’t drawing ****. Meanwhile in Toronto the soccer team draws but the cfl team don’t. We need a person who lives in torontos perspective to fix that mess. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Goalie

[Goalie]

Then again normally when ppl announce significant changes it’s not with 5 games left so if it’s immediately implemented then it’s 100 percent replay related. It’s something to do with replay or roughing the passer penalties cuz honestly you can change rules all you want but a significant change is protecting the starting QBs cuz nobody paying to see backups play. Thats a league wide problem and would make sense. Or AI reffing. 

[Booch]

9 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

People like you that know nothing should say nothing. 

I say minimal now actually....why offer anything to some who are just chronic anti me....ones who know...know and get it in private...as you know 😁

56 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Personally I think revenue is unique to each market. There isn’t anything they can do to all of a sudden make 30000 ppl go to game’s in toronto. Same with Calgary and whoever else not Winnipeg or Saskatchewan 

 

rules? There’s 5 or 6 games left. Field size? That is more work than people think and would cost money. 1 division actually might make the most sense here. Or it’s a merger but that ain’t gonna go well. I think going American when ppl dislike everything American right now would be the beginning of the end here. Read the room guys. We avoiding the USA. We don’t want to be them currently 

 

also what works here may not work elsewhere. Wade has created a social like environment centered around a football game cuz the soccer team ain’t drawing ****. Meanwhile in Toronto the soccer team draws but the cfl team don’t. We need a person who lives in torontos perspective to fix that mess. 

I could be wrong....but didnt we wash our hands of the soccer?

[Mike]

1 hour ago, Goalie said:

Then again normally when ppl announce significant changes it’s not with 5 games left so if it’s immediately implemented then it’s 100 percent replay related. It’s something to do with replay or roughing the passer penalties cuz honestly you can change rules all you want but a significant change is protecting the starting QBs cuz nobody paying to see backups play. Thats a league wide problem and would make sense. Or AI reffing. 

I honestly don’t know why you think that they’d be holding a press conference on a Monday morning to announce replay changes.

This is obviously a much bigger deal than you’re making it out to be.

[Super Duper Negatron]

8 hours ago, ShyGuy said:

It's going to be something dumb like... end zones reduced to 15 yards, uprights moved to back of the end zone and no rouges on balls that go out of the end of the end zone.

15 yard end zones still keeps them unique. Uprights at the back of the end zone means teams that were kicking from 45 yards have to make it to the 30. No rouges out the back of the end zone gets rid of the weird bitching about missing field goals for the win. End zones 140 yards apart might make it easier logistically for shared stadiums with Soccer or to attract sideshow NFL games for... whatever reason.

I would be fine with almost all of these changes. Although when you change a bunch of things at once it is always hard to tell which ones are working.

[wpgallday1960]

8 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

They're messing with a game that needs mo messing with. They need to do things to make the game better by getting rid of the coachss cap. Marketing needs to be better on a ntional level. Those 2 areas need addressing. Not moving the goal posts to the backof the end zone.  So, I agree.

For a league that wants to up the scoring if they do that, it'll kill it. Why do I think the boys & girls from Genius Sport are behind this? 

I certainly hope they get rid of the coaches cap.  It was a dumb idea to begin with.  However, I have a feeling the “major announcement” will be much more than that issue.

[rebusrankin]

Its clear that they have signed sponsorship deals with Enron and Nortel. Its going to be huge.

[voodoochylde]

Could be a new broadcasting / streaming partnership?  🤷‍♂️

[blue85gold]

Could be something big. Could also just be some bs AI partnership announcement or something like that.