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Originally Posted by Cheese
Nah I dont buy that. I know people who drive from North of Toronto to watch CFL...or even out here in KW. In Vancouver they hop on their monorail and get from Surrey area downtown in no time. Lots of people do it.
If the NHL wont do it the CFL could never support it.
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How many people in Medicne Hat/Cochrane/Airdie drive to Stamps games as a season ticket holder. If its more than 100 I would be very surprised.
Same in Edmonton with Leduc, Sherwood Park, St Albert - I would give Edmonton a higher number simply because those towns are alot closter but you get the idea. Me and my dad had season tix to the Esks for about 2 years until we got tired of the 75 minute drive + we had to get their at least an hour before to get parking.
I think the reason you get average 15-20K people in Toronoto in Vancouver is that simple. Middle class Canadians are the bread and butter of the CFL, not people who live in high rise condos. The stadium placement in Vancouver and Toronto are both on the edges of the city which doesnt do much for people who live burbs.
We will agree to disagree but what do you think the reason is for Chicago having two MLB franchises or NY having two. Agreed they are much larger markets but the same principle still applies.
Its just my own personal pipe dream anyways, no normal business person would buy the CFL outright, even if they had the desire, I dont know how the community owned teams would react.
MYK