Welcome all to another year of CFL football!!!
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Last week, there was one preseason game. The Stamps beat the Lions 26-16.
Feel free to use this thread to discuss this week’s games or anything else going on in Canadian Football! Also, feel free to introduce yourself (e.g., what team do you support, what kind of fan are you) or make any predictions for this season.
Preseason B schedule
- Sat, May 24th - 4:00 PM ET - Redblacks (0-0) @ Allouettes (0-0)
- Sat, May 24th - 4:00 PM ET - Roughriders (0-0) @ Blue Bombers (0-0)
- Sat, May 24th - 7:00 PM ET - Argonauts (0-0) @ Tiger-Cats (0-0)
- Sat, May 24th - 9:30 PM ET - Elks (0-0) @ Stampeders (0-0)
Other notes
- Off-week: Lions
- The Lions are going all-in on their June 7th season kickoff entertainment: Snoop Dogg headlines BC Lions Concert Kickoff on June 7
Interesting hypothesis. Stadium attendance (versus last year’s) might be a way of testing this. I’m a little skeptical. I don’t think football fans are the most politically engaged. Also, the #1 reason I hear from Canadians about why they watch NFL and not CFL is that “CFL sucks.” I tend to think people providing that kind of response aren’t likely to change their behaviour. I’d love to be wrong though. Also, I think NFL-watching Canadians might be pretty right-wing on average and thus less likely to be upset by or nonsupporting of the travesties south of the border
Yeah…it’s a shame. As much as us Westerners get sick of Toronto being the centre of the universe, I think it’s essential that the most populous city in the country has a successful CFL team.
Why? To grow/ maintain the league? I wish Atlantic Canada had a version of the New England Patriots :D to really make the game coast-to-coast!
LOL, fair question. I guess I think it it adds legitimacy to the league as a truly national concern.
Yep - I think there needs to be a team in Halifax or wherever, for exactly the same reason.