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To be fair, in the Hamilton situation that mess lies at the feet of the Pan Am organizers and the Vancouver one at their Provincial level. I don't know about the other two but you might JUST want to...

Yeah, kill it off. If/when the grass has issues, start a new thread about that.

Those deep pockets don't like losing money...at all. e.g. TSN was another bad ratings season away from making cuts to CFL program staff. The uptick this season has put that off.

CFL is different. There are people who watch every single CFL game. Do not make the assumption that interest is within the 416.

The groundshare exists because the Argos had no other option for this season and no willingness to invest in a stadium somewhere else. That city officials were gung ho about this was useful for the...

The Chicago Cardinals are still in Phoenix. Thankfully for Illinois NFL fans, the Decatur Staley's are now named the Bears and play in Chicago.

The Cardinals are, tangentially, mentioned higher...

NFL doesn't give two shits about education or nuance.

They want blind sheep with money. And they have them in the States. In abundance.

There's more then enough communities in the States...

Stadium was closed on purpose, as has been done by the Canadian MNT in Florida some time in the last 2 seasons when playing a Central American team.

And, oh look, another basketball focused sports...

Yeah, well they didn't put up when they had the chance with what the NFL cares about...money.


BTW, you notice how NFL ratings are down in the US this season....

Ironically, suggesting the NFL will do well in Toronto in the face of the Bills here fiasco shows the same sort of logic that led to people thinking the Argos would do well at BMO.

"Build it and...

NFL will let anybody bid. Actually letting them in? Highly unlikely after Rogers didn't come through with crowds and more importantly, $ when the Bills were there.

But, and yes this is important,...

Tanenbaum doesn't like to lose money. And the NFL is not coming to Toronto for at least another 30 years. And, no, TSN actually likes the CFL and makes money off of it.

So that would be a no.

The comments below that article make our after we lose game threads sound serene. Some CFL fans see Sportsnet and just go bonkers.

He's right about this one though.

Yeah, there's an equivalent on the North East corner that is TFC.

TSN revenue. Without it, each team has millions less per season. For a long time, its been the one thing each team can count on.

This isn't really an Argo discussion point but:

Vancouver has no history of Vcup and CCL success and does not take it all that seriously. They are happy to be in the quarters but didn't really...

LOL That is soooooooooooooooo Argo. A sign placement by somebody who thinks all people drive.

That ownership group is not aware of the demographics going on in this city.


Moving on.....

Meh.....

Its all about the pitch.

When MLSE sells the game locally, they don't sell the league. They sell the event of watching TFC. This weekend is a good opportunity to throw in a 1st vs 2nd "pennant" sort of curve, just to get...

Union is bigger in general and played in the big World Cup most people talk about. 7's is a version of Union and the one played at the Olympics. League is played mostly in the North West of England...

Adding 16 dates to BMO is not going to be easy. Frankly as a TFC supporter, I'd be worried about a ground share with RL being added to the Argo thing. RL goes March to late September. I don't...

Ur wrong on this one. CFL numbers are huge out West outside of where the teams are from.

I'll believe that when I see it. Rugby League is an acquired taste, and this is coming from somebody who has that code in his blood.

https://twitter.com/ThrowballBrit/status/775018084159500288

On another note, there was a college game at Gillette stadium this afternoon and an NER game tonight.

They manged to scrub clean all the gridiron lines within the penalty area.