FYI
There will be no TV coverage of the Argo preseason game.
Weather tomorrow indicates rain in the morning until about 9 and then sunshine the rest of the day. The field is unlikely to be all that wet.
Fully expect joyous football media to ascend upon BMO and go on about how great this all is. (face it, for the Argo fans, this is heaven - we know how nice BMO is)
There will be pics floating around the internet for much of tomorrow evening about the grass and about lines.
Yeah, it helps that bell owns the team now, media have really been pushing argos more than previous years.
A slew of pics went out on twitter showing the field, they kept one promise so far, no logos on the field,
Where will Argos hang up all their cup banners?
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Not sure but they do replace the flags on the South with all Argo flags.Originally Posted by Yohan
FWIW
The offset of the 55 not being at the centre of the seating is a little weird but that stadium is hard to make look bad.
Give me a break BMO looks like your typical CFL stadium , look at Calgary's stadium , Winnepegs old stadium and Saskatchewan's old stadium and I can't remember what Edmonton's old stadium looked like before their present stadium Commonwealth stadium was built in the 1980's but I'm sure it looked line all the others, mainly two big two tiered grandstands with some kind of canopies or roofs and pretty open end zones , and now seeing BMO with it's football lines and football posts this is exactly what it looks like, your typical 1960's design CFL stadium lol ! Welcome home Argos we missed you, what the hell took you so long!
Last edited by SoccMan2; 06-11-2016 at 07:06 AM.
SERIOUSLY?!?!?!
Does this look like BMO?
That is one ugly assed stadium.
I could plug in pics of Calgary and Edmonton (built in the 70's and now around longer then Clarke stadium before it), both of which don't have a roof or canopy.
Or the old Empire stadium in BC, with a roof on one side, like the old Frank Clair in Ottawa.
Or the New TD Stadium in Ottawa with a roof on one side.
Or TMH, with no roof at all, which as much as I enjoy the atmosphere is one of the most boring stadiums in the league architecturally and looks NOTHING like BMO.
Come on, complain about the Argos being in BMO but BMO is a unique field within Canada. The closest thing to it is actually Winnipeg's newest stadium.
Last edited by OgtheDim; 06-11-2016 at 09:05 AM.
If you all want Canadian stadium porn, look at the new stadium potash built in Regina.
BMO looks great.
Like looking at pics of your hot ex GF on her wedding day
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Winnepeg's and Sasketchewan's new stadiums are much more enclosed looking and they don't have any sides without stands like BMO's north end, and those two little temporary stands they now put during TFC games don't count. The very least BMO could have come out looking like those two but it doesn't sorry . An interesting fact about Sasketchewan's new stadium , I guess no soccer will be played there in terms of Canadian national teams or any kind of international club friendlies because the football lines are stitched into the turf lol, so they can't be removed, shows you how popular soccer is in those parts lol, I guess the stadium will still be profitable with other stuff besides CFL football , the other stuff will just not be any soccer lol.
Hmm....crowd looks familiar.
Yuck! What an eyesore.
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Oh the learning curve
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/BMOField/status/741739298031075329
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Check out this tweet at
https://twitter.com/paulosenra/status/741739849070333952
And apparently "If you build it, they will come" still doesn't work
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/sportsnag/status/741739444848332800
Oh, and I like this point about why TSN didn't broadcasting this game on TV when they are covering others
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/TobiasVaughn/status/741739559399084032
I know it's only a preseason game but from the pictures I'm seeing not a big crowd, however, you would think that it being the first CFL football game ever at BMO and with all the hype about the Argos at BMO that there would have been a a lot bigger crowd , and remember if your an Argo fan you are only going to get what 10 home games to see the Argos there this season , it's not like they play so many home games so even a preseason game should have a big crowd especially when it's a new stadium and it's the first game ever at the new stadium for the team, anyways I still think they will do better attendance wise at BMO but with so few home games in a CFL season and this being the first game at BMO you would think the place would have been jammed. On a side note , Duane Rolins posted a picture of the small crowd at BMO for the Argo game with the headline " they are clearly saved", sorry could not resist.
Last edited by SoccMan2; 06-11-2016 at 04:51 PM.
Argo fans hate the eastside as well
whats with everyone --- i love the sun and putting on the shades
I love the East side the ticket prices are a touch expensive.
I will make at least game this season no matter what (it is a 6 hour round trip I'm not going if they are looking poor and the tickets are a touch expensive.. but I'll make one game no matter what..)
The East side has a fairly nice view.. and I like the upper concessions. It is a great time. Really want to see it with the roof.
Where did you see that? The vast majority of tweets were along the lines of "OH MY GAWD THIS IS SO NICE!"
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Announced attendance - 16,168
Looked a tad less then that from the pics - I'd call it 12K.
Last edited by OgtheDim; 06-11-2016 at 09:27 PM.
it's pre-season CFL... 12K is impressive.
just looking at the pictures - westside was full and eastside was empty, pretty similar to TFC games
I love the east side, especially post-reno
... its time to give the eaststand a hug ... and make it feel better
Last edited by Onyx; 06-11-2016 at 10:12 PM.
Was at the game today, don't think anyone has to worry about a CFL renaissance. Prolly a sellout for the opener with the Hammer but after that.. the Boatmen are on their last hope with BMO.
Umm, I disagree.
East side did not look like TFC games: https://t.co/49A1uVQ8eo
Or: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CksrZc3W0AA-CQJ.jpg
Or: http://3downnation.com/2016/06/11/go...on-loss-argos/
West side not close to full either; south much less full than for TFC games: https://twitter.com/Berger_BYTES/sta...132352/photo/1
Yes I know it's pre-season, but there was a big attempt at hype before the first-ever game at BMO Field. Tons of free tickets available to schools & others. 10 free tickets per SSH.
I'm sure their real home opener will be a very solid draw. After that, we will see, especially when the shiny newness has worn off, or when the fall weather gets crappy.
So, the pitch afterwards?
The CFL lines were not prominently painted on, easier to wash off. The grass appeared to hold up alright after one game. We have a rugby game coming up too -mid season will be a better indicator of how the pitch will be impacted.
Is it though?
Blue Bombers had 23k for their first preseaon game.
The Argos have always been hit or miss. in 2012 35k was announced, 2011,2010 12k was announced, 2009 18k and 2008 21k. The last 5 years the Argos had pre-season in Rogers Centre. It is actually kinda average
Move them to Downsview... or Barrie.
As that game wasn't broadcast (every CFL regular season game is), they didn't have to do any heavy painting. Lets see if the do any logos for their home opener.
or Nunavut
They were waiting for others to solve their problems. Wonder what the turnout would be at Downsview in a double blue stadium.
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I wouldn't rush to judgment here.
80% (90%?) of Toronto sports fans don't even know the Argos are at BMO yet.
If you had told me 5 years ago that we'd sign a significant Juventus Italian player in his prime, who would go on to set the league scoring record ... and that still, 90% of Italian Canadian soccer fans don't care and won't come, I'd have said that could not be...
Nobody knows nothing.
Sports and pop culture operate in bizarre territory, and I defy anyone to predict what can or will be "cool", or when that will happen.
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