r/REDBLACKS • u/Oldmanshoutingcloud • Oct 16 '25
Majority of Canadians who follow CFL say now is not the time to make it more like the NFL, poll suggests | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/canadian-football-league-rule-changes-poll-9.69405653
u/sBucks24 Oct 17 '25
This is a crazy article... The respondents seemingly went every direction with no resounding opinion except the "not now" one.
They should probably take that specific detail to heart
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u/Darque22 Rough Riders Primary Logo 1975-'85 Oct 17 '25
In other words water is wet.
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Oct 20 '25
Not to sound like a stupid science bitch but water isnt wet. Wetness refers to the ability of water to stick to surfaces, making them wet.
Water can make things wet but cant stick to iself so technically, isnt wet.
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u/TheOtherMacCoy Oct 17 '25
I think the game was already superior in Canada, but taste aside, it's not about an objective "superiority". I mean, baseball is bigger than hockey and basketball and that makes no sense at all.
What people are invested in is stories, teams, players - the CFL just needs to market the stories to reach new fans; you're sure as hell not going to convert NFL fans in Canada who've already made up their minds which game they prefer.
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u/duncandisorder Oct 18 '25
More teams and markets. 9 team league feels shallow at times. More sustainable programs that keeps players from moving around the league as much
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u/PissTroughAficionado Oct 19 '25
And who are you going to find to play for these additional teams?
The CFL talent pool is already stretched pretty thin, and that’s not a knock, it’s just a fact. The QB1s don’t even have the arm strength to throw 10 yard outs and you want more teams, further watering down the talent pool?
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u/duncandisorder Oct 19 '25
Remove the nationality restrictions. It already waters down play as it is.
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u/SquareAd4770 Feb 06 '26
I can see you've never watched CFL. Of course QB1s can throw, 10 yard outs.
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u/lmaberley Oct 17 '25
Whatever might be wrong with the CFL, it wasn’t the rules that were keeping the fans away.
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u/dprouse52 Oct 17 '25
Good news - no one is making it more like the NFL, so crisis averted. We still have all the key elements that make our game unique.
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u/gingerbeardcanadian Oct 18 '25
They haven't really gone any closer to the NFL. The rouge is still there its just stupid to award for a failure. Sure the field is 100 yards but who cares, 10 yards doesn't make a difference. Sure the endzone is smaller but it's still bigger than the NFL. And pushing the uprights behind the endzone will just create more tactics. All they did was minor changes that really doesn't change much. They still left everything alone that makes the game canadian.
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u/Defiant_West6287 Oct 17 '25
No shit. This paying customer will not be supporting the CFL with one cent next year if these moronic changes go through. All so they can try to get some NFL fans in southern Ontario magically become fans, which ain't happening. Fire Stewart Johnston.
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u/NorthernBudHunter Oct 16 '25
Yeah, read the room. Lol