2025 CFL (Non-Bombers) Season

[Booch]

21 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

Moose Jaw if you book now. Nearly every hotel room at any reputable hotel is booked before tickets even go on sale. There are some seedy hotels after but unless you like head lice, bed bugs, and tuberculosis you should just book out of town and prepare to walk because transit is completely non existent. Regina is a complete fiasco from a travelling fan's perspective and the CFL doesn't know any better because they have blocked off rooms for their needs and those of the broadcast/media well in advance and that pretty much covers Regina's rooms capacity. 

My only Grey Cup there I thought I had lucked out through a bus tour out of Winnipeg that came with a room. Little did I know I was expected to share the room with two other strangers. Just awful.

For real?? Wtf...creepy

7 minutes ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Look at that packed press conference.

Make up your own jokes....

 

Jam packed as usual lol

[rebusrankin]

Its been the same issues since they hosted in 2003. Need to stay away from Regina. Plus they had it in 22, why go there only 5 years later?

[JuranBoldenRules]

4 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Its been the same issues since they hosted in 2003. Need to stay away from Regina. Plus they had it in 22, why go there only 5 years later?

Who bid?

Starting to run out of suitable stadiums to host it in.

[Noeller]

I thought Edmonton was getting the next one... They were passed over in favour of Calgary next year. I'm wondering if there's issues there after the owner died. Must be an absolute mess out east if nobody is getting one/bidding on one...

[Tracker]

3 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

2027 Grey Cup to be hosted by the Riders. Be nice if it was played in a place that had indoor plumbing.

In Saskatchewan, a bedside bucket (AKA thunder jug) is considered indoor plumbing. 

[WinnipegGordo]

Ottawa is doing a multi year renovation of their stadium so they were out of the running.

The Big O is supposed to be ready for 2028 so Montreal was out for 2027.

 

[JohnnyAbonny]

4 minutes ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Ottawa is doing a multi year renovation of their stadium so they were out of the running.

The Big O is supposed to be ready for 2028 so Montreal was out for 2027.

 

That stadium has been under repair or renovation longer than I’ve been alive. Hopefully they get it right this time 

[WinnipegGordo]

2 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

That stadium has been under repair or renovation longer than I’ve been alive. Hopefully they get it right this time 

It was a **** hole when I went there for the 2008 Grey Cup. 

Lets hope they do a major make over. 

[JohnnyAbonny]

11 minutes ago, WinnipegGordo said:

It was a **** hole when I went there for the 2008 Grey Cup. 

Lets hope they do a major make over. 

I’ve never been there in person but it always looked like a dump on TV going back to the 90s. 

[wbbfan]

we all know the reality here. The league wants a decent size crowd no matter who plays, and don’t care that the fan experience will be trash and that people will get screwed and gouged. 

[JGD]

1 hour ago, Booch said:

For real?? Wtf...creepy

Jam packed as usual lol

Has this years Grey Cup sold out yet?

[Booch]

4 minutes ago, JGD said:

Has this years Grey Cup sold out yet?

No clue?...Generally they don't until the teams involved are decided and tickets will be expressly held for that very purpose. 14 straight sell-outs here are a pretty good ondicator it will be if not already is with "available" tickets for the public

Call the Club if you are curious

Edited 7 hours ago by Booch

[WinnipegGordo]

15 minutes ago, JGD said:

Has this years Grey Cup sold out yet?

There are 32 tickets showing available to the game.

[Noeller]

2 hours ago, Tracker said:

In Saskatchewan, a bedside bucket (AKA thunder jug) is considered indoor plumbing. 

Way of the road, Bubbs... Way of the road....

[JohnnyAbonny]

1 hour ago, Noeller said:

Way of the road, Bubbs... Way of the road....

Maybe this wouldn’t have happened if you didn’t have piss jugs and extension cords all over the place Regina

[rebusrankin]

3 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Who bid?

Starting to run out of suitable stadiums to host it in.

Excellent point

[GCn20]

4 hours ago, Booch said:

For real?? Wtf...creepy

Jam packed as usual lol

I wish I was lying about the hotel situation. We got there only to find a third of the rooms for the amount of people.

 

[Mark H.]

More than half the cities are struggling with attendance...where else is the league supposed to go?

[GCn20]

4 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

More than half the cities are struggling with attendance...where else is the league supposed to go?

Grey Cups have been well attended in every city i have gone even when their regular season attendance was crap

[wbbfan]

1 hour ago, Mark H. said:

More than half the cities are struggling with attendance...where else is the league supposed to go?

it’s basically to a point where 80% of gc games need to be played in one of 3 places. 

1 hour ago, GCn20 said:

Grey Cups have been well attended in every city i have gone even when their regular season attendance was crap

While thats true, not a ton of cities make much off the game. A place like calgary or edmonton would very likely lose money to have a 20-25k ish attendance. 
Half the fields in the league this year aren’t high enough quality either imo. 

[Goalie]

The reality is there’s only 3 nice stadiums in the league. Regina. Winnipeg. BC. Any of those are the only real options really. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Goalie

[WinnipegGordo]

 

 

[SpeedFlex27]

3 hours ago, Mark H. said:

More than half the cities are struggling with attendance...where else is the league supposed to go?

Monterrey, Mexico. 

8 hours ago, GCn20 said:

Moose Jaw if you book now. Nearly every hotel room at any reputable hotel is booked before tickets even go on sale. There are some seedy hotels after but unless you like head lice, bed bugs, and tuberculosis you should just book out of town and prepare to walk because transit is completely non existent. Regina is a complete fiasco from a travelling fan's perspective and the CFL doesn't know any better because they have blocked off rooms for their needs and those of the broadcast/media well in advance and that pretty much covers Regina's rooms capacity. 

My only Grey Cup there I thought I had lucked out through a bus tour out of Winnipeg that came with a room. Little did I know I was expected to share the room with two other strangers. Just awful.

I'd have kept my luggage wit me & slept with one eye open on a couch in the lobby.

[SpeedFlex27]

1 hour ago, Goalie said:

The reality is there’s only 3 nice stadiums in the league. Regina. Winnipeg. BC. Any of those are the only real options really. 

I'd put Edmonton in that group. The stadium is old but it's still good enough to host a Grey Cup. The problem are the Eastern stadiums. They're too small. It's hard to believe that a city like Hamilton (with all their history & tradition) only has a stadium that holds 24000. Ottawa 22000, Montreal 23000 & then there's *^%$#> Toronto.