Now with Buck gone to BC. Paul will come back from stint # 4 with the bombers

With the addition of Mark Killam, Ed Hervey, and looking promising that Tre Ford could stick around. And maybe some continuity and stability, I’m getting hyped up for the season to start.

Not a shit post I swear. But was there ever a time the Argos were a hot ticket or popular? I'd imagine during the 90s when John Candy owned the team.

There are two ways to look at this. A strong Lions team is good for BC and the league in general. A weak Lions team is good for the other 4 western teams. So…..best choices for the other western teams, in descending order.

1. Benevides - there is a reason he has spent time on the TSN panel and bounced around lower level coaching jobs.
2. Maksymic- he designed the offence that defined Nathan’s much heralded return to the CFL.
3. Pierce - when the Bombers won, it was due to the defence. Plus his demeanour makes Campbell look like a wild and crazy party animal.

Best choices for the Lions and the league in general.

1. Burn everything you have done so far and start a new round of interviews with candidates that are actually viable.

I’ve been thinking a lot about this recently. Do y’all have in mind a great or horrible play that would on a sports center top 10 that discredits an either awful or amazing performance ?

I’m always thinking about this when i’m watching a highlight or lowlight reel that we never know the full story. Qb especially.

So, I was at the first game the Aegos played in the Skydome in Toronto in 1989. Strangely enough, I still have the original printed program magazine from the game in mint condition. I wonder sometimes if it's worth keeping beyond as an awesome memory 🤔... anyone know if they are worth anything, like if I sold it or willed it to a kid?

I ask because I think I have a friend who is trying to gaslight me that the MW has a playoff system.

Edit: this is in regard to the MW football conference

As some of you may be aware, the organizing committee for the 111th Grey Cup in Vancouver were offering commemorative souvenir Grey Cup tickets for $24.99. The tickets are yet to be received and the way the BC Lions/Grey Cup committee is handling the situation is one of the worst customer service experiences I'd ever experienced. See below for a timeline of events.

• I felt these tickets would make great souvenirs for family friends who were visiting from abroad to go to the game so I purchased 3 of them on October 4 at pre-order. Per the advertisement of the item, we were guaranteed that they'd be received by November 1.
• I became concerned about when they'd be received as no tracking number was ever provided. I called the BC Lions on November 14 to explain my situation. The representative told me that if I showed my order confirmation at the game, they'd just give me the tickets.
• I waited in a LONG merchandise line to speak to a representative at the game to get my tickets. She denied my request and said that she was from the Grey Cup Committee and the person I spoke with previously (from the BC Lions) had no authorization to say that I'd get the tickets at the game.
• On November 19 my family friends left the country so I called the BC Lions asking for a refund given that we were told we'd get the tickets by the 1st and I was now unable to give them out as gifts as intended. I was told I'd get a call back from the merchandise manager to facilitate the refund but no call was ever received.
• On November 20 I emailed the BC Lions requesting a refund. I received a response from THE SAME REPRESENTATIVE who I spoke with at the game. She said she worked for the BC Lions and that the Grey Cup Committee was in charge of the shipment of this item. This person deflected my inquiries on two occasions claiming to be working with the BC Lions and not the Grey Cup and vice versa to fit her narrative at the time.
• On November 27 I called again to inquire about a refund. The representative told me that if I came to the Surrey office, I could pick up the tickets in person. I was frustrated with this solution but was happy to just get my tickets to put an end to this madness. As I was making arrangements for pickup, the same representative called me back saying that her manager denied this request and said I'm now unable to pick up my tickets as they're in the mail. I again said I wanted a refund and the representative told me to contact my bank to refund the money because her manager told her that no refunds were authorized.

I understand that the Canada Post strike is causing disruptions but the strike started on November 15 and we were told we'd get the tickets by November 1. CFL fans are a very loyal bunch and the way this situation is being handled doesn't do anything to help the league's reputation.

The funniest part of all is that on November 19, I received an email requesting a product review of my Grey Cup tickets. Prior to the listing being removed, it had over 80 1-star reviews with several others furious at the situation.

The BC Lions and Grey Cup Committee need to do something to make this right. Blaming the Canada Post Strike and sending customers in circles is an incredibly poor way to treat your fans.

Any thoughts? Am I overreacting?

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Welcome the Free Talk Friday open thread, where /r/CFL users can discuss anything they wish not related directly to the CFL Want to talk about personal life? Cool things about your fandom? Whatever happens to be dominating today's news cycle? Do you have something to talk about that didn't warrant it's own thread? This is the place for it! Just remember to keep it civil!

Alouettes fans got excited after hearing the news that Davis Alexander, a fan favourite, signed a 3 year deal with the team that will keep him there till 2027. The salary hasn’t been divulged yet, but he’ll be making a starters salary which would be from 350-400k, one would assume.

Starting quarterback Cody Fajardo, who brought the city of Montreal back a Grey cup last year, in their comeback win over the Winnipeg blue bombers, looks more and more like he isn’t in managements plans.

It is unfortunate, as he started off the season well, until pulling his hamstring against the Toronto Argonauts. Caleb Evans, was the Alouettes second string quarterback at that time; while Davis Alexander was the third string.

Fajardo missed four consecutive games to heal up. Against Saskatchewan, Evans was called upon to continue the Alouettes’ winning streak, but at halftime the score was out of range; 16-3 for Saskatchewan. That’s when head coach, Jason Maas, decided to put in Alexander as fans were showing their frustration and wanted a change at quarterback.

Davis Alexander came in, and fought back, with a come from behind win 20-16. That is what made Alexander even more popular with the Montreal crowd.

There should be mention that when Davis Alexander took over the reigns and went 4-0, he played against weaker teams in ottawa( twice) and Hamilton(twice). Also note, Montreal’s defence weren’t allowing many points against their opposition, allowing 16 points per game.

Going back to Cody Fajardo, it really is unfortunate if he does leave the team which he brought the Grey Cup to this way. Having two quarterbacks who can work together is a great chemistry, obviously one would want to get paid more than the other, but what if it were split 50/50 games? Or 60/40 for one more season while taking a pay cut if 100k to win another Grey Cup?

We’ll see in the coming weeks what management decide to do, as they also have to keep their core players, and add some where it is needed.

Keep you all posted in the coming weeks.

I've made it a bit of a personal project to amass and compile as much financial statement information as possible for the Riders, Bombers and Elks (as they are the only teams to release such information), and have actually have had a fair bit of success.

I basically have the last 20 years+ for all three of them... except the 2016/17 fiscal year for the Roughriders. Those number would have been included in both their 2016/17 and 2017/18 Annual Reports. So I was wondering if one of you might have a copy saved somewhere that you might be willing to share?

I'll be freely sharing the information I've compiled, and hopefully CFL fans will enjoy it, do their own analyses, and it will add to informed discussions about the finances of the league, as I've seen several in the past that don't tend to include the full picture that something like this document could help with.

I could also use copies of the Elks 2010 (or 2011) and 2013 (or 2014) annual reports, as for year those I have most of the numbers, but not fully detailed. Or the Riders 2008 annual report, I have the financials for that year, but they did something weird with their reserves (net assets) that I'd like to get to the bottom of.

So if you might have those, I would also be interested.

Any help or leads on this information would be appreciated. Thank you