The CFL playoff changes and announcement -was/is an absolute failure.
Anyone trying to defend it or rationalize it. Isnโt doing so in good faith (or is clueless).
As far as the change itself:
I love the idea of trying to create revenue, but not at the expense of sacrificing the purity of competition. 8/9 teams making the playoffs is unacceptable in a professional sports league. And although seeding matters, it heavily devalues the regular season. The CFL is a league that struggles with its public perception in certain provinces, this is going to continue those perceptions and perhaps make them even worse now.
As for the announcement of it:
On draft day? You gotta be kidding me. A day that should be celebrated by the football community across the country is instead overshadowed by this announcement. Coupled with the fact that the website crashed, so no one really understood what was happening in the later rounds, created a devastating effect.
The CFL draft, if executed properly, could organically grow and eventually be a huge asset in helping build the leagues brand and changing its perception. Instead the polar opposite occurred.
Final thoughts:
Where is all the outrage from the players/coaches that were so outspoken about the incoming rule changes at? I guess a couple extra guaranteed bucks and they will gladly endorse American ideology.
โDonโt build the best product, build the one that pays the fastestโ โฆ doesnโt get much more American than that!
8 out of 9 teams in the Canadian Football League playoffs takes away from what makes those games special.
Playoff football is supposed to be earned. If anything, grow the league by adding more teamsโฆ. not the number of automatic spots. ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
@kenwaller1 @Jim_MullinTV He's simply unqualified for the job. I fully agree with everything you said in the first half of that original tweet though. The university has to commit the resources needed to have a successful program. Them refusing to do so led to losing Sammy Okpro who should have had it.
Last month, the club presented a $50,000 cheque to @wasacnews ๐งก
The donation came through the proceeds of orange merchandise sales and the orange jersey auction from the Blue Bombers Truth and Reconciliation Game last September 30th.