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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Ask the USFL how well that type of scheduling worked, SuperMatt.
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The USFL and the CFL have very few comparisons IMO.
The USFL was a league that was trying to go in the US market and go head to head with the NFL.
The CFL is already a Spring/Summer football league that does not compete directly with the NFL.
I just know that as a more casual fan I am more likely to go to a game in September/October, than I am in November. Doesn't have to be a huge change, even two weeks earlier would probably help the weather situation greatly. You are wasting a month of good weather by starting the season the last week of June.
Look at the Stampeders regular season attendance last season for example:
Game 1: 27k (June 28)
Game 2: 27k (July 20)
Game 3: 35k (Aug 9)
Game 4: 32k (Sept 2)
Game 5: 27k (Sept 13)
Game 6: 28k (Sept 21)
Game 7: 26k (Oct 5)
Game 8: 26k (Oct 11)
Why does a team that is near the top of the league have declining attendance late in the season?
Edmonton was even worse as the year went on since they were a bad team and nobody wanted to go sit in the cold to watch them play.