CANADIANS RESPOND TO NFL/CFL FRANCHISE QUESTIONS IN NEW POLL

[ticatfan]

TORONTO -- An overwhelming majority of Canadians don't want an NFL team in Canada, especially if it means the demise of the CFL, a survey suggests.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=437932

[Pinkerton Security]

Re: CANADIANS RESPOND TO NFL/CFL FRANCHISE QUESTIONS IN NEW POLL

Well....good. Only things Canada is good for are beer and hockey.

[Historian]

Re: CANADIANS RESPOND TO NFL/CFL FRANCHISE QUESTIONS IN NEW POLL

It's called diving in head first even though you don't know the market.

The NFL has always been smarter than that.

[better days]

Re: CANADIANS RESPOND TO NFL/CFL FRANCHISE QUESTIONS IN NEW POLL

Well....good. Only things Canada is good for are beer and hockey.

And Gentleman's clubs.

Canada is GREAT at all three of those.

[Bill Cody]

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The NFL needs to just stop with the madness of adding teams in foreign countries. It's like they're kids in a candy store. Show some restraint for God's sake. Let Canada do their JV version of football and be happy with it. London? I never understood the point of that at all, the logistics are ridiculous and the English don't really care that much about American football. Why should they?

The biggest risk to the NFL isn't underexposure it's overexposure. I get that it's madly popular now but Americans can get sick of anything if it's in their faces 24/7.

[gebobs]

Re: CANADIANS RESPOND TO NFL/CFL FRANCHISE QUESTIONS IN NEW POLL

Well....good. Only things Canada is good for are beer and hockey.

Strippers and poutine.

[Pinkerton Security]

Re: CANADIANS RESPOND TO NFL/CFL FRANCHISE QUESTIONS IN NEW POLL

Strippers and poutine.

ah yes how could i forget poutine.

[ticatfan]

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The NFL has peaked and now it could end up destroying itself by trying to get even bigger. Nothing but greed.

[better days]

Re: CANADIANS RESPOND TO NFL/CFL FRANCHISE QUESTIONS IN NEW POLL

ah yes how could i forget poutine.

The more important question is how could you forget the strippers?

[OpIv37]

Re: CANADIANS RESPOND TO NFL/CFL FRANCHISE QUESTIONS IN NEW POLL

The NFL needs to just stop with the madness of adding teams in foreign countries. It's like they're kids in a candy store. Show some restraint for God's sake. Let Canada do their JV version of football and be happy with it. London? I never understood the point of that at all, the logistics are ridiculous and the English don't really care that much about American football. Why should they?

The biggest risk to the NFL isn't underexposure it's overexposure. I get that it's madly popular now but Americans can get sick of anything if it's in their faces 24/7.

The NFL has saturated the US. As a nation, we are obsessed with it. There is not much more they can do within the US.

But they aren't satisfied with the billions they already make so they keep trying to push it on foreign countries.

[OLDSRIP]

Re: CANADIANS RESPOND TO NFL/CFL FRANCHISE QUESTIONS IN NEW POLL

Well....good. Only things Canada is good for are beer and hockey.

I met a lot of nice Canadian girls too. No no the ballet. Lol

[Guest]

Re: CANADIANS RESPOND TO NFL/CFL FRANCHISE QUESTIONS IN NEW POLL

The problem with the poll is that it is mostly irrelevant.

Asking Canadians outside of an hour from Toronto what there opinion is of an NFL team that could only be placed in Toronto is plain stupid. Of course, those Canadians don't want Toronto to get a NFL team.

And if you think people in Buffalo have a hate on for Toronto, that is nothing compared to how most of the rest Canada feels about Toronto.

Finally, if an owner has the dough and has bought a NFL team he does not need Canadians permission to move the team to Toronto -- only the NFL owners permission.

It is true that Canadian taxpayers do not want to spend a dime to build a NFL stadium. Last night Markham which is attached to Toronto on the north had their city council vote against spending any public money on a NHL rink.

[stuckincincy]

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I like CFL football.

[Dozerdog]

Re: CANADIANS RESPOND TO NFL/CFL FRANCHISE QUESTIONS IN NEW POLL

The best way the NFL can make more money is to expand the season and maybe push the league to 36 teams and push the schedule to 18 games.Teams need to be North American based. (Mexico City / LA / San Antonio Maybe/ Toronto or Vancouver.

The NFL also needs to address union issues and player safety issues. If they bought up the CFL, changed the rules to normal football, and used it as a development league (Like NFL Europe) they can get their global footprint without negatively impacting the game from a US Fan's prospective.

Eliminate half the preseason to make up the 2 weeks and add a 2nd bye week for teams to heal and rest up. Bye weeks also help the NFL schedule all those goofy Thursday games without exposing players to extra injury risk due to fatigue.

The season / Super Bowl moves into February for TV sweeps - Big win for broadcasters


Put 8 teams in Canada, 8 Teams in Europe and have the NFL Supply them with players. Win win for everyone. Union gets more jobs, marginal players who need more preseason get to playing time

[Generalissimus Gibby]

Re: CANADIANS RESPOND TO NFL/CFL FRANCHISE QUESTIONS IN NEW POLL

The best way the NFL can make more money is to expand the season and maybe push the league to 36 teams and push the schedule to 18 games.Teams need to be North American based. (Mexico City / LA / San Antonio Maybe/ Toronto or Vancouver.

The NFL also needs to address union issues and player safety issues. If they bought up the CFL, changed the rules to normal football, and used it as a development league (Like NFL Europe) they can get their global footprint without negatively impacting the game from a US Fan's prospective.

Eliminate half the preseason to make up the 2 weeks and add a 2nd bye week for teams to heal and rest up. Bye weeks also help the NFL schedule all those goofy Thursday games without exposing players to extra injury risk due to fatigue.

The season / Super Bowl moves into February for TV sweeps - Big win for broadcasters


Put 8 teams in Canada, 8 Teams in Europe and have the NFL Supply them with players. Win win for everyone. Union gets more jobs, marginal players who need more preseason get to playing time

18 games and 36 teams will destroy the league. If you ask me there are too many teams already and the talent pool has been diluted. I think the league could stand to be reduced by at least two teams (I'd merge Jacksonville and Tampa as well as Houston and Tennessee, the Jags-Bucs team would play in Tampa and as a piss on your grave offer I'd have the Titans and Texans team play in Houston). I'd also place an absolute cap on games at 16, chop the pre-season by two games, and tack on an extra bye week.