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Cecil Terwilliger · 11-26-2017, 10:58 PM

@kevman

How does any league that have playoffs market the regular season?

It's supposed to be entertaining.

Playoffs are easier in cfl to make but aren't guaranteed and fighting for home field still means something.

Plus, unless you are advocating for a euro soccer style league where regular season winner is the GC winner, then your point is meaningless. Who cares if 2 or 4 or even all 9 make the playoffs or how many games they play if you feel like the regular season is meaningless and only playoffs matter?

Would you feel better if the Stamps and Argos both went straight to the GC and the Stamps lost this way?

What if it was Stamps and Bombers in a 1 division league with no playoffs? Would losing this way feel better because you played a better team?

At some point a team needs to be better in the big games. And if you can only be a fan for big games then you probably don't enjoy the sport. You can't just play no regular season games because they aren't big enough. Not all games can be win or go home.

That being said, lots of cities lose interest when they have perennially great teams who can't win it all. Atlanta Braves, Detroit Red Wings etc. For lots of cities the fans barely care unless they get to the final or championship game because they are so used to winning the supposedly meaningless games. I think that's because expectations ruin the experience of a fun regular season. When you're so used to those games being meaningless it becomes hard to cheer as hard as you once did as a fan.

11-26-2017, 10:58 PM	#979
Cecil Terwilliger That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Springfield Penitentiary Exp:	@kevman How does any league that have playoffs market the regular season? It's supposed to be entertaining. Playoffs are easier in cfl to make but aren't guaranteed and fighting for home field still means something. Plus, unless you are advocating for a euro soccer style league where regular season winner is the GC winner, then your point is meaningless. Who cares if 2 or 4 or even all 9 make the playoffs or how many games they play if you feel like the regular season is meaningless and only playoffs matter? Would you feel better if the Stamps and Argos both went straight to the GC and the Stamps lost this way? What if it was Stamps and Bombers in a 1 division league with no playoffs? Would losing this way feel better because you played a better team? At some point a team needs to be better in the big games. And if you can only be a fan for big games then you probably don't enjoy the sport. You can't just play no regular season games because they aren't big enough. Not all games can be win or go home. That being said, lots of cities lose interest when they have perennially great teams who can't win it all. Atlanta Braves, Detroit Red Wings etc. For lots of cities the fans barely care unless they get to the final or championship game because they are so used to winning the supposedly meaningless games. I think that's because expectations ruin the experience of a fun regular season. When you're so used to those games being meaningless it becomes hard to cheer as hard as you once did as a fan. Last edited by Cecil Terwilliger; 11-26-2017 at 11:02 PM.