Del Preston
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I'm liking the new commish already.
I'm liking the new commish already.
I'm liking the new commish already.
I can't remember who they are so I'm inviting the two posters who argued with me last season that Bene went from defensive genius to idiot virtually overnight to stand up and be proud. Own it.
Whyte expects to play next week.
Good to have your irreverent opinions back on the thread, I hate political correctness
Yes, Franklin may in fact be the most naturally gifted of the two QB's but Reilly is an example of that old expression about "will to win." Dickenson was a similar player with the Stamps, not necessarily the most gifted but absolutely tough as nails. If he was a rodeo performer he would definitely be a bull rider.
One of these days our luck will run out and unfortunately Franklin will be gone after this year but you can't hold Franklin back forever. I wonder if it will be Hamilton or Saskatchewan? With Jones and Tillman its an unsavoury choice.
I read that as well, and was thrilled. I had high hopes for him when he was hired for 2 reasons. A former player who has business acumen. And the guy before him was about as useless as teats on a boar. Hard to blame coaches for pulling out all stops to try to win, but this was getting ridiculous. A potential 6 challenges per game was overboard. Ambrosie said they listened to the fans, and then acted accordingly. Nice to see some logical thinking go into the position. Yes, I'm liking him a lot too.
Now, I wonder if they'll consider other issues, like starting the season a couple weeks earlier.[/QUOTE]
I have been saying this for decades. Why play in the misery of late November when there are so many beautiful and perfect days in October for football?
The counter argument has always been that you are competing against the NHL in May/June but the NHL regular season/playoffs/draft/free agency speculation/training camp is a year round obsession anyway so is it really relevant? Wow, just check out how many posts there have been about Leon's contract (a lot of guys who make 11 bucks an hour are sure fired up about whether he gets 8 million or 10 million a year) and you realize that hockey is a 12 month pursuit, so play football in better weather for those that still love the low paying CFL.
Now, I wonder if they'll consider other issues, like starting the season a couple weeks earlier.[/QUOTE]
I have been saying this for decades. Why play in the misery of late November when there are so many beautiful and perfect days in October for football?
The counter argument has always been that you are competing against the NHL in May/June but the NHL regular season/playoffs/draft/free agency speculation/training camp is a year round obsession anyway so is it really relevant? Wow, just check out how many posts there have been about Leon's contract (a lot of guys who make 11 bucks an hour are sure fired up about whether he gets 8 million or 10 million a year) and you realize that hockey is a 12 month pursuit, so play football in better weather for those that still love the low paying CFL.
I had been told in the past that CFL attendance after the Sept. long weekend goes up by a substantial margin due to
(a) People on vacation in the summer and miss attending games, and more importantly,
(b) Football is considered a "fall" sport and interest picks up naturally.
20 years ago I worked in Edmonton Media and we were looking at obtaining the Eskimos radio rights. My opinion was the same as both of yours, why don't they start it earlier to take advantage of the short summer we have? The above was the answer given to me at the time.
While it's true that there is nothing like watching a late September game in the starting to crisp autumn air, it sucks at the end of October and November when the season could have stated in mid may.
Long post to say I agree with you both.
Whyte goes on the six. The injury woes continue.
Whyte goes on the six. The injury woes continue.
I had been told in the past that CFL attendance after the Sept. long weekend goes up by a substantial margin due to
(a) People on vacation in the summer and miss attending games, and more importantly,
(b) Football is considered a "fall" sport and interest picks up naturally.
20 years ago I worked in Edmonton Media and we were looking at obtaining the Eskimos radio rights. My opinion was the same as both of yours, why don't they start it earlier to take advantage of the short summer we have? The above was the answer given to me at the time.
While it's true that there is nothing like watching a late September game in the starting to crisp autumn air, it sucks at the end of October and November when the season could have stated in mid may.
Long post to say I agree with you both.[/QUOTE
I think the old boys club in the media that you reported to always thought that way but let's face it, markets and demographics are changing rapidly and traditional markets are fading away. Time to think along newer lines.
The average CFL fan is older now too. When I was 15 I thought nothing of sitting in minus 30 degree games but no way would I do it now.
They all mostly seem to be in-game injuries so you can' really question the practice habits, but at some point you have to question how this team is preparing it's players, no?
explain why you'd question how the team prepares it's players, especially if as you say, you can't question practice habits.
I'd say just bad luck.
explain why you'd question how the team prepares it's players, especially if as you say, you can't question practice habits.
I'd say just bad luck.
I read that as well, and was thrilled. I had high hopes for him when he was hired for 2 reasons. A former player who has business acumen. And the guy before him was about as useless as teats on a boar. Hard to blame coaches for pulling out all stops to try to win, but this was getting ridiculous. A potential 6 challenges per game was overboard. Ambrosie said they listened to the fans, and then acted accordingly. Nice to see some logical thinking go into the position. Yes, I'm liking him a lot too.
Now, I wonder if they'll consider other issues, like starting the season a couple weeks earlier.
Ya, you're right. My statement contradicts itself. And I would also agree that at this point it does seem like a case of bad luck which at least one team in the league seems to get every year. My question was more, at what point does this venture into team preparedness vs. just being luck? Is it always luck, or does the way the team pushes, (or not pushes I suppose) it's players in practice come into question? With the team being 5-0 though, it seems they are doing something right.
I had been told in the past that CFL attendance after the Sept. long weekend goes up by a substantial margin due to
(a) People on vacation in the summer and miss attending games, and more importantly,
(b) Football is considered a "fall" sport and interest picks up naturally.
20 years ago I worked in Edmonton Media and we were looking at obtaining the Eskimos radio rights. My opinion was the same as both of yours, why don't they start it earlier to take advantage of the short summer we have? The above was the answer given to me at the time.
While it's true that there is nothing like watching a late September game in the starting to crisp autumn air, it sucks at the end of October and November when the season could have stated in mid may.
Long post to say I agree with you both.
wasn't it suggested a couple of years ago and TSN shot it down? I thought I heard it was vetoed by the broadcaster.
Whyte goes on the six. The injury woes continue.
I thought you said he'd play next week?!
Or is this just a paper transaction and they're planning to take him off the IR early?
I had been told in the past that CFL attendance after the Sept. long weekend goes up by a substantial margin due to
(a) People on vacation in the summer and miss attending games, and more importantly,
(b) Football is considered a "fall" sport and interest picks up naturally.
20 years ago I worked in Edmonton Media and we were looking at obtaining the Eskimos radio rights. My opinion was the same as both of yours, why don't they start it earlier to take advantage of the short summer we have? The above was the answer given to me at the time.
While it's true that there is nothing like watching a late September game in the starting to crisp autumn air, it sucks at the end of October and November when the season could have stated in mid may.
Long post to say I agree with you both.
I can almost guarantee this was true back in the 60's and 70's for the Ontario teams as people returned from cottage country. Since then it has probably just been used as a lazy catch-all excuse to avoid making change.
Once you hit mid October on the prairies, it's mostly just season ticket holders still filling seats. Nobody is going to sit out in single digit temps when they can just watch at home.
This commissioner is off to a good start. If he convinces the governors to start the season two weeks earlier and scraps divisions he'll have my support for life.