OT: CFL off-season thread

[jstewismybastardson]

 

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Lots of news today...

CFL names Winnipeg tentative hub city for possible shortened season amid coronavirus

 

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Might as well shut it down for 2020 and let's try again in 2021.

 

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“Sept 14 players will begin traveling to Winnipeg." one team’s internal communications sent out, "You will have to pass a COVID test, twice over a six day period to be allowed into the bubble. After the six day quarantine in Winnipeg training camp will start."

 

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I think we're close to sticking a fork in the CFL for 2020...

League issues statement regarding what is 'best for CFL in 2020' - CFL.ca

 

[mattola]

I think we're close to sticking a fork in the CFL for 2020...

League issues statement regarding what is 'best for CFL in 2020' - CFL.ca

I think .going to randomly buy some lions merch and stamps merch for my wife.... They gunna need it

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I think .going to randomly buy some lions merch and stamps merch for my wife.... They gunna need it

bc day sale at lions shop ... thats a sharp hat

 

[mattola]

bc day sale at lions shop ... thats a sharp hat
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Thanks

 

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[Bloody Brian Burke]

I’ll say this much - if the CFL was popular in Quebec or Ontario Trudeau would’ve found a measly $30 mil to loan them.

 

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I’ll say this much - if the CFL was popular in Quebec or Ontario Trudeau would’ve found a measly $30 mil to loan them.

This is very true, but Ambrosie bungled this from the very beginning. How tough is it to set up a CFL lottery to raise funds to help the CFL play the 2020 season, I think you could have raised at least $20 million (and that might be a low estimate) and we could have seen CFL football this fall. I fear that 2 or 3 teams could end up folding now (and they happen to reside in the three largest cities in Canada).

 

[puckhead]

This is very true, but Ambrosie bungled this from the very beginning. How tough is it to set up a CFL lottery to raise funds to help the CFL play the 2020 season, I think you could have raised at least $20 million (and that might be a low estimate) and we could have seen CFL football this fall. I fear that 2 or 3 teams could end up folding now (and they happen to reside in the three largest cities in Canada).

or a single 50/50 draw in Regina.

 

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Now official:

CFL 2020 season officially cancelled

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

This is very true, but Ambrosie bungled this from the very beginning. How tough is it to set up a CFL lottery to raise funds to help the CFL play the 2020 season, I think you could have raised at least $20 million (and that might be a low estimate) and we could have seen CFL football this fall. I fear that 2 or 3 teams could end up folding now (and they happen to reside in the three largest cities in Canada).

Don’t doubt that at all. Just don’t follow closely enough to know about it.

 

[puckhead]

With all of these players opting out of their contracts to try to get on NFL rosters, if/when CFL starts up again do the teams still hold their rights or do they become UFA?

Mtl lost their QB today

 

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With all of these players opting out of their contracts to try to get on NFL rosters, if/when CFL starts up again do the teams still hold their rights or do they become UFA?

Mtl lost their QB today

There could be a possibility where all players are released from their contracts and we could something along the lines of a CFL free agent frenzy which I think would actually be a exciting way to re-launch the CFL.

 

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[tabascojet]

rumor is he is off to live his dream of creating a line of sport fishing/ tattoo tshirts......