With Rookie Camps getting underway Wednesday, it's time to talk about the 2026 CFL season!

15 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Given the new deal MBB better step up with a raise for me next year.

all posters are getting a 100% raise from their current salary of...

Ya so the 500 million does seem to be accurate. Being reported that it's a bump of 3.5 million per team, from this.

Is DZN taking a game from TSN every week, or are they just airing the TSN on their service? I don't see how them taking the game would be beneficial for the CFL. Streaming the TSN feed makes sense....but just taking a game a week would suck.

33 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

Deal starts in 2027 so next year we will see massive SMS increases. I hope they also add roster spots. I can't foresee a circumstance where the CFLPA doesn't go in that direction with the player's share. Maybe they keep a bit for benefits but the lion's share will be SMS and it will be a massive increase. We may see a whole bunch of million dollar contract receivers next offseason.

Money in 2027 would affect the 2028 cap. If all financials are reported in a timely manner.

5 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

Is DZN taking a game from TSN every week, or are they just airing the TSN on their service? I don't see how them taking the game would be beneficial for the CFL. Streaming the TSN feed makes sense....but just taking a game a week would suck.

DAZN is taking the game exclusively. TSN has the broadcast rights to the remaining games. That means DAZN will have their own commentators, production, and so on. Think like the Amazon Prime NHL games on Monday nights.

1 minute ago, Atomic said:

DAZN is taking the game exclusively. TSN has the broadcast rights to the remaining games. That means DAZN will have their own commentators, production, and so on. Think like the Amazon Prime NHL games on Monday nights.

Interesting...
I have been thinking of canceling my cable because I only watch sports on it. IPTV is great, but I can't let go of my pvr!!!

.....I think that there will be quite a few fans dropping out of the DAZN broadcast, when a new subscription is required to get one game...AND if that remains the case I will just wait for next day hi-lites

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

Given the new deal MBB better step up with a raise for me next year.

And if MBB doesn’t step up with this raise demand to be traded so modify that full no move clause I’m sure you have in your contract.

1 minute ago, HardCoreBlue said:

And if MBB doesn’t step up with this raise demand to be traded so modify that full no move clause I’m sure you have in your contract.

My no trade list only includes RiderFans and I'm not waiving that for any reason!

4 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

And if MBB doesn’t step up with this raise demand to be traded so modify that full no move clause I’m sure you have in your contract.

My contract says that being moved to Riderfans or anything associated with the Riders is a HELL NO.

2 hours ago, GCn20 said:

CBC reporting that the new deal is worth 500 million or 83.3 million per year. That's a massive increase. Would the revenue share get the SMS up this year? If so, the SMS increase would be pretty large. The CFLPA has to be very happy today.

i can’t imagine it would come into place before the deal is being paid out.

Can’t believe they got that kind of money. I could see the league wanting to slowly increase the cap with respect to this gain. soo many teams are in bad shape, I think the governors will want to pocket some money before passing it on.

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

Given the new deal MBB better step up with a raise for me next year.

100%, you’ve been an under paid asset for too long. You should get any % increase you want… 🙃

48 minutes ago, Stickem said:

.....I think that there will be quite a few fans dropping out of the DAZN broadcast, when a new subscription is required to get one game...AND if that remains the case I will just wait for next day hi-lites

new streaming service plus massive rule over haul, I think the old guard (ie us) are going to be hit pretty hard for a while. But maybe it’ll allow the league to reach the demographic it needs in order to out live us.

Then again, you are all stubborn bastards, every last one of you. (not me though… :p ) so the old guard might surprise the league with refusal to let go.

3 hours ago, GCn20 said:

So Dru Brown demoted to 2nd string by the looks of it. I wonder is this is just Dinwiddie mind games, or just wanting to get a way better look at Maier? Not sure what to make of this? Will Ottawa keep Brown at his salary to sit as 2nd string? Keep in mind they have 3 other QBs that looked very impressive in preseason game 1. Would Ottawa cut Brown loose or trade him? Would we be open to bringing him back if there was the possibility? I WOULD. At any rate, whoever shakes loose from Ottawa, I would be very interested in bringing in and having a look see. They can't keep them all. Dinwiddie is very impressive in his ability to guru QBs. What he got out of Arbuckle the last 2 seasons after his career looked DOA, how he got Kelly playing very good ball in a short amount of time etc.

Doesn't seem to be a game or just an extra long look, Dinwiddie has made his call. He let them know a few days ago that Maier would be the starter going forward.

Ottawa Redblacks officially name Jake Maier starting quarterback for 2026, demote Dru Brown - 3DownNation

18 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Doesn't seem to be a game or just an extra long look, Dinwiddie has made his call. He let them know a few days ago that Maier would be the starter going forward.

Ottawa Redblacks officially name Jake Maier starting quarterback for 2026, demote Dru Brown - 3DownNation

What are the odds on how many games for Jake before Dinwiddie changes his mind?