OT - Attention Bizzle (CFL content)

[puckhead]

behold, the beauty of the rouge
(3 points will win it, but so will a single)

 

[dash]

You sir just earned yourself some rep points - Gotta love CFL action.

 

[mattola]

that was AWESOME

 

[li0lsh]

CFL?

 

[li0lsh]

wait.. WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!

GET THAT STUPID SHIT OUTTA HERE

 

[Slimpikins]

The CFL reminds me of Pro Beach Rollerhockey (the one with the ramps behind the goals). A true bastardization of a good sport.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

im a little confused by this one ... I was out of the loop this weekend so i dont know if this was brought up

are my eyes deceiving me? Argo #88 jumps and stops the ball from going through the end zone ... LANDS ON HIS FEET OUT OF BOUNDS

then picks up the ball and kicks it ... isnt this illegal participation

Article 8 – Illegal Participation
A player of either team, who goes Out of Bounds, except as a result of bodily contact,
must remain out of that play

 

[puckhead]

The CFL reminds me of Pro Beach Rollerhockey (the one with the ramps behind the goals). A true bastardization of a good sport.

the first Grey Cup was awarded in 1909.
we're comfortable with our history. and bigger balls.

im a little confused by this one ... I was out of the loop this weekend so i dont know if this was brought up

are my eyes deceiving me? Argo #88 jumps and stops the ball from going through the end zone ... LANDS ON HIS FEET OUT OF BOUNDS

then picks up the ball and kicks it ... isnt this illegal participation

Article 8 – Illegal Participation
A player of either team, who goes Out of Bounds, except as a result of bodily contact,
must remain out of that play

I assume the play would have been challenged had it gone the other way.
I have no idea what the scoring decision would have been on a successful challenge though.
+5 yards and try the FG again?

 

[Slimpikins]

the first Grey Cup was awarded in 1909.
we're comfortable with our history. and bigger balls.

Oh, I know. I went to Sacramento Gold Miners games as a kid. The CFL is still Canada's take on American Football. Sure it has much more of a history (and validity) than the abortion that was Pro Beach Hockey (maybe the RHI would have been a better comparison). And yes it technically grew from Rugby on its own. Which explains some of the 'odd' rules. But the games evolution has a some big similarities to the American game.

And as far as the bigger balls go, just wait until your players start taking the massive level of steriods that made Bill Romanowski a success.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Oh, I know. I went to Sacramento Gold Miners games as a kid. The CFL is still Canada's take on American Football. Sure it has much more of a history (and validity) than the abortion that was Pro Beach Hockey (maybe the RHI would have been a better comparison). And yes it technically grew from Rugby on its own. Which explains some of the 'odd' rules. But the games evolution has a some big similarities to the American game.

And as far as the bigger balls go, just wait until your players start taking the massive level of steriods that made Bill Romanowski a success.

for the longest time the CFL didnt have a drug abuse policy or any testing at all ... and their excuse was it was too expensive to administer

starting next season, CFL will be the first pro league to test for HGH

HOWEVER, the penalties are still minimal ... probably because if they suspend players, the player would probably just retire because they make peanuts to begin with

But the penalty provisions pale in comparison to the NFL’s policy. In Canada, a first-time offender gets counseling and mandatory testing; in the NFL, one positive test results in a four-game suspension. Under the CFL’s program, a three-game suspension comes only after the second positive result

 

[dash]

Obviously I'm biased being a Canadian, but I do like the unique rules in the CFL game. I also like the fact that a game is not necessarily over in the final two minutes when a team can take a knee three times and kill the clock (can't do that in the CFL game). At the same time, I recognize the fact that the majority of players in the CFL are guys that are either too small and/or too slow to make the NFL, but some of those guys have also been bypassed for whatever reason, been stars in the CFL, and then have gone on to very successful NFL careers (Warren Moon, Joe Theismann and Doug Flutie to name three such guys). Cam Wake is currently making quite a name for himself with the Fins.

Yes, it's a farm league for the NFL, but it's an entertaining farm league.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

its a fun league for players and fans alike ... anyone watch Art Mann presents ? I was channel surfing last night and saw him at a Saskatchewan Roughriders game ... just caught the tail end of the show

Art was talking to one Rider player and the player said "its the most fun Ive had playing pro football ... the cheque aint very fun though" lmao

 

[dash]

Art was talking to one Rider player and the player said "its the most fun Ive had playing pro football ... the cheque aint very fun though" lmao

Back in the 60's and I think even early into the 70's, there wasn't much difference in pay between the CFL and the NFL. The NFL-AFL merger, Pete Rozelle, and the explosion of the NFL onto network television quickly changed that.

 

[Bizzle McDizzle]

it's so cute the way you still pretend there is pro football in Canada

"rouge"... lol. stop making things up.

 

[KindaChang]

I have no idea what the hell just happened in that video, but it looked exciting.

 

[puckhead]

I have no idea what the hell just happened in that video, but it looked exciting.

The Rouge, which Bizzle has dreams about, is a single point for either kicking the ball through the endzone, or if a player takes an knee or goes ot of bounds with the ball in his own endzone.

so, tie game with 9 seconds left, the fieldgoal would win it, but so would the single point for a rouge. So, if the field goal missed (which it never should have from that distance) a few things can happen:
1) ball sails through end zone - 1 point, for the win.
2) the defending team can either run the ball out and fall down to send it to overtime,
3) defending team can have their kicker back their to kick the damned thing back out of the endzone (and presumably tackle whoever picks it up again) to force OT
then......
4) offensive kicker boots it back in
- if offensive team gets possession, its a TD for the win
- if defensive team gets possession, but is tackled in there, it's a safety for the win (or rouge if he goes out of bounds)

fun for the whole family

 

[treple13]

I love the CFL. If any American really has a problem with that, remember that the vast majority of the best US college football players from the best teams aren't even good enough to play CFL football.
And I think the rouge is great. This play wouldn't have happened otherwise. But it wouldn't top my favorite CFL-rule only last play happening in 2004 involving Calgary passing downfield, catching it, then onside punting it to the other side of the field, picking it up and scoring (might I add very incorrectly penalized and negated, which actually is the play that brought instant replay to the CFL)

 

[treple13]

I tried looking for any highlights of that play but I can't find it. Shame.