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Originally Posted by worth
The field is that size because it dates back to rugby. When Canadians started to play football at McGill, the field was the same size as a rugby field. That is what we know as canadian football. In the US, they didn't have a full size rugby field. they had what we now know as an NFL sized field. That's how the field size happened. It wasn't like teh field size was changed to be different from the American game or anything.
Just a question, but if you've never been to a game or watched it on TV, then isn't that your own fault for not being attracted to the game? I mean, the CFL isn't going to get any fans if someone doesn't take a chance and watch a few games. And then take another chance and buy a ticket to their local team.
I doubt that if you watched a game today that you'd enjoy it. You have already set yourself into a predisposed position based on what you said in your post. So i would bet that 99% if you wantched a game you wouldn't like it. And thats fine, thats for you to decide. But I grew up watching the game and I love it, and may like me did.
And, really the CFL isn't a copycat of the American game. I believe the first forward pass was in Canada. Both US and Canadian football was played for a long while with no forward passes. The differences in rules are how different people evolved the game.
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well said worth. if someone grows up watching the nfl because maybe their parents watch it they would get used to the rules and think any other rules are wrong, i grew up watching the cfl and rules that are different such as 4 downs, 40 second timeclocks, fair catch and no touchbacks seem wrong or not as good to me as they are different from the game i watch and detract from the enjoyment of a game IMO. as worth said canadian's started turning rugby into football first, they both came from rugby and some rules were changed differently and the americans have changed the game away from rugby more but maybe football wouldnt exist if the canadians hadnt shown the americans there game way back in the 1800s. u can see more nfl games on tv becuase there are more teams so there is plenty of football to be watched, but we also have the cfl in our own backyard. the cfl isnt as hyped and if you choose not to watch it you arent going to become a fan of it but you are probably pretty set on american rules so theres a good chance you wont like it, but maybe you will, there are alot of americans(alot from baltimore at least) that enjoy the canadian version of football.