2018 CFL Season Thread

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Nope, although I'll listen to offers from Riders fans.

You think we’re going to the Grey Cup? Even I’m not knocking back enough Pil to believe that one.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Drake

The wife beating alcoholic junkie threw for 80 yards against 3rd and 4th stringers and look at the battle it has created... ROFL

Weird.

[tvp2003]

Originally Posted by dash_pinched

Wow, 51 thousand Grey Cup tickets already sold, I guess Edmonton fans are thinking the Eskies are going to be in the championship game.

Ticket sales for the 106th Grey Cup are off to a stellar start afte going on sale just four days ago.

To date, 51,000 tickets have been purchased by fans for this year's game at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, which leaves just 4,819 seats remaining for the big game on November 25.

“51,000 tickets sold is a major milestone for an event taking place more than five months from today,” said Len Rhodes, President and CEO of the Edmonton Eskimos and Co-Chair of the Grey Cup Festival. “The response we’ve received from fans across Canada has been incredible, not to mention the support from our corporate and media partners, who have been instrumental in the success of this ticket launch.

https://www.tsn.ca/51k-grey-cup-tick...days-1.1104086

Wow -- color me very impressed if that's the case. Grey Cup tickets aren't cheap, and there's a good chance it's going to be coooooold outside come late November. I'll take my chances finding one on the secondary market (if the Stamps make it) -- looks like there are lots of singles still available in any event.

[White Out 403]

Nichols left practice early with what seems to be a knee injury. No information available yet.

Well, that could be a quick end to the 2018 season.

[dash_pinched]

Originally Posted by White Out 403

Nichols left practice early with what seems to be a knee injury. No information available yet.

Well, that could be a quick end to the 2018 season.

Kyle Walters: Hey Darian, how are things?

[jayswin]

I thought a big factor in the Grey Cup this year was that the CFL made a statement that the Grey Cup is no longer a cash grab for the host team, and made a large slice in prices to ensure sell outs after some shaky years?

[MissTeeks]

https://www.cfl.ca/2018/06/07/matt-n...iss-4-6-weeks/

WINNIPEG — After suffering an apparent knee injury in Wednesday’s practice, Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback will reportedly miss four to six weeks.

The news came from Head Coach Mike O’Shea and was reported by TSN’s Dave Naylor on Thursday

[White Out 403]

Could have been a lot worse.

[Drake]

#CFL cuts are starting to to trickle out, two big names already with Rob Bagg and Bakari Grant.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Drake

#CFL cuts are starting to to trickle out, two big names already with Rob Bagg and Bakari Grant.

Riders have released Chad Owens as well.

[tvp2003]

Watched highlights of Manziel’s second preseason game. Showed a lot more scrambling ability — dare I say even Flutie-esque back there with the occasional sidearm delivery and throwing on the run.

The big thing that I haven’t seen yet is the ability to dissect defences down the field. Even if he doesn’t have the strongest arm, guys like Flutie were deadly accurate down the field and over the middle (think Ricky Ray) in addition to his scrambling ability.

[Drake]

At 10 am EST, the Alouettes announced Xavier Fulton had been cut. At 10:38 am, they announced Fulton was "was mistakenly included" in the cut list. Just another log on the dumpster fire.

Travis bond also released by Saskatchewan.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

Watched highlights of Manziel’s second preseason game. Showed a lot more scrambling ability — dare I say even Flutie-esque back there with the occasional sidearm delivery and throwing on the run.

The big thing that I haven’t seen yet is the ability to dissect defences down the field. Even if he doesn’t have the strongest arm, guys like Flutie were deadly accurate down the field and over the middle (think Ricky Ray) in addition to his scrambling ability.

We're two weeks into Maziel working on a entirely new playbook on a bigger field with an extra man, I think the down field stuff will come, I also think that will also happen as the Tiger-Cats open his playbook a little wider.

[troutman]

Will the CFL be able to confirm a conditional 10th franchise in Atlantic Canada before the end of this season?

There is cautious optimism in the CFL head office. “I think they are on the right track,” commissioner Randy Ambrosie said of Maritime Football Ltd. proponents Bruce Bowser, Gary Drummond and Anthony LeBlanc. “Can they get over the goal line? I think it’s a million-dollar question and we’ll only know when we know.” He expects to know by Grey Cup week in Edmonton.

Progress is being made. Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold met with Ambrosie and LeBlanc last week to discuss possible roles for the New Brunswick city, including hosting training camp, pre-season and regular season games at Moncton Stadium while a permanent venue is built in Halifax. LeBlanc has mentioned a 25,000-seater could cost $200 million, and Halifax mayor Mike Savage said private investment has to lead the way.

Ambrosie said the Ottawa model — with the stadium at the centre of a revenue-generating football district — is a good one and should be followed.

“You don’t build a stadium, you build an entire ecosystem. You build a stadium and you build a development around the stadium because people are no longer just going to games,” Ambrosie said. “The calculus of their use of their time is not a ‘transport me to a game and then home from a game.’ It’s ‘take me for lunch and maybe some shopping and then I’ll go to a game and then after I’ll go for a drink or dessert and then I’ll go home.’”

https://maritimefootball.ca/

[troutman]

The CFL is moving away from Sunday games - only three all season. Good to avoid the NFL, but could drown out CIS Football.

[Fire]

Originally Posted by troutman

The CFL is moving away from Sunday games - only three all season. Good to avoid the NFL, but could drown out CIS Football.

How many people care about CIS football? Isn't fan support pretty much non-existent?

[dash_pinched]

Originally Posted by Fire

How many people care about CIS football? Isn't fan support pretty much non-existent?

They get pretty good fan support in Quebec and the Maritimes and certain pockets in southern Ontario as well. It's pretty much family and friends in Western Canada though.

/It's too bad because it's an entertaining product to watch.

[Lubicon]

Originally Posted by Fire

How many people care about CIS football? Isn't fan support pretty much non-existent?

The CFL certainly should care.

[Julio]

Originally Posted by dash_pinched

They get pretty good fan support in Quebec and the Maritimes and certain pockets in southern Ontario as well. It's pretty much family and friends in Western Canada though.

/It's too bad because it's an entertaining product to watch.

The Huskies draw fairly well in Saskatoon...

[troutman]