How has the CFL failed?
From the Bullpen
Matthew Hadley
Issue date: 11/24/09 Section: Sports
Perhaps the CFL should look into expanding into smaller markets. Take the Saskatchewan Roughriders, who represent the entire province from the city of Regina. Why not expand and have another team in Saskatoon? Why does a single province - Ontario - have more than twice as many junior hockey teams as the number of professional football teams in the entire country? More teams would give the league a chance to grab smaller markets and more of the Canadian population.
Furthermore, more teams would create better competition. Think about the "Battle of Ontario" or the "Battle of Alberta" in the NHL, or even the longstanding rivalry between the Toronto Argos and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the CFL. These teams have rivalries instilled by fans because of the proximity to one another.
Growing up in Barrie, I saw a smaller city rejoice and rally around the OHL's expansion into our market. I saw people actually start to care about the OHL, despite only fleeting interest in the league's best players prior. The CFL could easily do the same.
With more teams, more Canadian football players could make careers in the sport, and as such, football would become more of a commodity in high schools and post-secondary institutions.
I think that the CFL has the ability to become a viable business, and more importantly, a viable commodity for Canadians. It could become a league that a nation is interested in and proud of, rather than what it currently stands as.
By the way, the Grey Cup is coming up on Nov. 29, if anyone cares.
Furthermore, more teams would create better competition. Think about the "Battle of Ontario" or the "Battle of Alberta" in the NHL, or even the longstanding rivalry between the Toronto Argos and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the CFL. These teams have rivalries instilled by fans because of the proximity to one another.
Growing up in Barrie, I saw a smaller city rejoice and rally around the OHL's expansion into our market. I saw people actually start to care about the OHL, despite only fleeting interest in the league's best players prior. The CFL could easily do the same.
With more teams, more Canadian football players could make careers in the sport, and as such, football would become more of a commodity in high schools and post-secondary institutions.
I think that the CFL has the ability to become a viable business, and more importantly, a viable commodity for Canadians. It could become a league that a nation is interested in and proud of, rather than what it currently stands as.
By the way, the Grey Cup is coming up on Nov. 29, if anyone cares.
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michael prokopetz
posted 11/24/09 @ 8:19 PM EST
This is without a doubt the worst artical I have ever read. Very uninformed, this guy knows nothing about the CFL.
nick in ajax
posted 11/24/09 @ 11:42 PM EST
Wow, when did you write this, 2000? Really uninformed about the actual business state of the CFL.
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