walby2 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 The days getting longer and the weather getting warmer can only mean one thing: CFL season is almost here!The 2013 CFL schedule was recently announced and can be seen here.Notable in this season's schedule is the belated debut of the new Investors Group Field in Winnipeg, MB, the temporary relocation of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to Guelph, ON while their home stadium is demolished and rebuilt, and the re-appearance of the special Touchdown Atlantic Game in Moncton, NB.The 101st Grey Cup will take place on Sunday, November 24 at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, SK.One interesting piece of off-season news for the league is the recent completion of a $200 million television deal with Bell Media. The deal will see TSN and RDS continue to be the exclusive television home of the CFL in Canada (in English and in French, respectively) from the 2014 through 2018 seasons. This figure is being reported as more than double the value of the CFL's previous deal with Bell Media. (More here.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanB06 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 And the raising of another Grey Cup banner in Toronto. Sodboy13 said: As you watch more basketball, you will learn to appreciate the difference between "defense" and "couldn't find the rim with a pair of bloodhounds and a Garmin." meet the new page, not the same as the old page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 And the raising of another Grey Cup banner in Toronto. This. I fully intend to be at the home opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Looking forward to it.Last season of 8 teams for a while--as long as Ottawa is okay to come on board in 2014.New stadium in winnipeg (Will others--not just Hamilton--follow?But mostly the games--will Drew Tate stay healthy and how ill he do with a full season?How will last year's stars hold up?Who will be the next ones to emerge?CFL football is exciting action most of the time. Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUELANDbeliever Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I saw a guy I went to school with and a family friend of mine Rennie Curran got signed by the Eskimos. Bit undersized and overlooked in the NFL, never really given a chance. Was great in high school and at UGA. Check out youtube videos of him. BigMac's posts make me want to punch babies.Hockey is weird and I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGM13 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I saw a guy I went to school with and a family friend of mine Rennie Curran got signed by the Eskimos. Bit undersized and overlooked in the NFL, never really given a chance. Was great in high school and at UGA. Check out youtube videos of him.Position? I'll take a good look at any new Eskie, especially a friend of a CCSLCer. GO OILERS-GO BLUE JAYS-GO ESKIMOS-GO COLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Ottawa is this year right? @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Ottawa is this year right?next year--still 8 teams for 2013--and if all goes well--9 in 2014. Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walby2 Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 next year--still 8 teams for 2013--and if all goes well--9 in 2014.I'm looking forward to Ottawa being back in the CFL. In a 8-team league playing an 18-game schedule, the amount of repetition can get to be a bit much...for instance, virtually each season one of the Bombers' divisional rivals (it changes from year to year as to whom) will play in Winnipeg 3 times. A ninth team generally eliminates that possibility.FWIW Ottawa will be selecting players in this year's draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Yeah. Schedule dynamics with 9 teams are much more interesting than with 8 teams, as there would ideally be 3-team groupings.Each team would play each other twice, followed by one more against each of the two teams in your pod. So, for example:POD 1: BC-EDM-CGYPOD 2: SSK-WPG-MTLPOD 3: OTT-TOR-HAMSo, in essence, if Hamilton plays two away and one home against Toronto one year, they'd play two home games and one away against Ottawa, etc...The home-away allotment then flips the following season for fairness. I'm not sure which team would get left out of Labour Day games, though. Probably Ottawa, until a tenth team is added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorinK29 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 If somewhere down the line, there's an Ottawa vs. Saskatchewan grey cup. I will be eternally happy.Heck, as long as the team isn't called the RedBlacks, I'll be happy DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT HOCKEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Argos to sport 1983 throwbacks to honour the 1983 Grey Cup championship team. Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGM13 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Ti-Cats select DL Linden Gaydosh, from my hometown of Peace River, AB, first overall. My aunt used to teach him. Good for him, happy to see a Peace Riverite in the CFL. GO OILERS-GO BLUE JAYS-GO ESKIMOS-GO COLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 This is year Winnipeggers, this is the year we win the whole damn thing! JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieMoon Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 The CFL has always been fun to watch. Only thing I do not like is the playoff structure. 6 out of 8 teams making the playoffs is dumb. I think only the top 2 in each division should go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 This is year Winnipeggers, this is the year we win the whole damn thing!I'm right there with you. Go Bombers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Here's to Drew Tate not being the next Buck Pierce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 This is year Winnipeggers, this is the year we win the whole damn thing!I'm right there with you. Go Bombers!23 years in November.I figure why be negative about them anymore, hasn't really worked out. JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Just watch this be the year that the Cats go to the Grey Cup, despite not even playing in Hamilton all season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Here's to Drew Tate not being the next Buck Pierce!Here's to Buck Pierce not being Buck Pierce. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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