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Originally Posted by Red John
This wasn't an attempt to hate on the CFL. It was an attempt to explain why attendance is dropping. While you enjoy it, it seems like many don't, which is why the thread was created.
There has to be a reason for it. Hypothesizing that it's because each passing generation chooses the NFL instead.
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In the late eighties when I was in high school, most teens I knew prefererred the NFL to the CFL and attendance to games was so bad a average crowd of 26,000 would be considered fantastic, so if the crowds are better now then 30 years ago in Calgary its relevant to someone.
Back in the 80's there was no players that fans could really embrace until Flutie came along. Season after season of losing, once the Stamps started to win and get to the Grey Cup fan interest really grew. I think today the stadium is the real issue its so outdated, the experience of going to a sport is more than the game its the venue itself as well. I really hope with a new Flames Arena in the works, theres a Stamps Stadium thats coming soon too.