I don’t think it’s the downs but other things like a missed point for a missed field goal that sails out of the endzone. And not paying attention to potential fans is at least partially why the league finds itself in the mess it’s currently in. So either you you affair to at minimum try to convert those casual fans, or we die hard scam wax poetic about the good times while the number of fans has dropped by almost 40% in a relatively short time frame (and showing no signs of improving l.
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As i’ve said a few times. Agree with making the stadium soccer compatable. Also agree with requiring benches to be on opposing sides. Easier to manage the game clock.
The rest is mostly BS although moving the goal posts back is not a hill that i would die on. Their justification for doing it is entirely BS mind you.
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Never said they needed to consult with the refs. Said they needed to tell their employees what was what. Moving the benches to both sides would make that easier (managing the game clock). So what was stopping that in every stadium where the benches were on both sides?
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Make it a point for a playable ball instead of completely pandering to 4dn fans.
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I think that’s what they’ve done. Still keeps it uniquely a CFL thing without the embarrassment of winning the game on a walk off missed field goal that sails though the endzone that makes highlight reels on both sides of the border on sports highlight shows as a a comedy break. Again a HORRIBLE way to attract much needed new fans
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@StillHavingFun was referring to the fact that the new rouge will only score if the kicked ball into goal is played by the return team before becoming dead in goal. This as opposed to the suggestion that it count for any kick that is “playable” or a kicked ball that lands in the endzone or is touched by a return team player before becoming dead in goal.
I think the powers-that-be might have been weary of the possibility for horribly shanked line drive missed FGs that skip through the endzone but are nonetheless as unplayable as a ball that sails through the air out of the endzone. This happened in the Vanier Cup this fall on a shanked 39 yard attempt.
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No doubt, there is no sense for the league to go down the road of strict tradition like for a few of dudes around when I joined this forum in 2010, and I not sure how many are still around any more, who would say things like, “Yeah I remember those 25-yard end zones / goal areas. There was nothing wrong with them. And coverage was on CBC too. It’s been all downhill since they got rid of those, you know.”
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An absolute national embarrassment.
The only saving grace is the USport does such a horrible job of selling their product, it’s kind of a tree falling in the forest and nobody is there to hear it, did anyone even notice that it happened?
The one time the Usport’s ineptitude saved the day
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2010 ? That long ago? I remember when you joined . Didn’t we have 25 endzones back then? LOL
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The worst part of that game was an illegal forward pass made 4 yards beyond the line of scrimmage that was initially flagged, then after a referee conference, the flag was picked up without instant replay available to remedy the situation.
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That was an embarrassment to U Sports.
The bad shank however was something that happens every ten thousand kicks, who cares? Changing the rules to deal with that is like forcing everyone to drive 10kph because some idiot falls asleep at the wheel and wrecks something or other.
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Aye we sure did not, but you know all that reminiscing from some guys about “those good ol’ days” and the like.
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What a false point and bullshit analogy. You can do better to make your point, even though you are wrong on that one.
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How many wild FG shanks have you seen and considered unplayable in the CFL? The ones that didn’t outright SAIL through the endzone? Once again PLAYABLE attempts?
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Not many, but your hyperbole and analogy SUCK.
I would be good, as many have discussed, for still having the rule that a single is scored for any playable ball through the goal area, but we have what we have now, and I’m okay with that too.
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It was hyperbole responding to hyperbole. Anyway, happy to see that you agree with the playable aspect of kicking.
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I do also think ideally the rouge should score on any playable kick into goal. If thats the understood rule then teams may well put a second returner into the endzone when preventing the rouge when it really matters.
That said, if excising rewward for failure was the philosophy behind the CFL’s new rouge, then I can understand why they’d want as many unintended kicks into the endzone as possible to remain scoreless, be they failed field goals or failed coffin corner kicks.
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I LOVE the last 3 minutes as it is!!! Go CFL weird stuff!!!
I’m outta here before Paolo makes me walk the plank 
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Ah it’s all good Cold Weather Todd, and of course you’re not all wet, for we also agree on that one!
But you be careful out there now as you hike around out there in all the near-record low temperatures and trudge in all that ice and snow for 
…self-enlightenment? 
, but never mind, don’t hesitate to freeze-burn or to throw some icy cold water on any of those bojacks lurking about to disrupt your wintry paradise,
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I think failing to return a playable ball out of the endzone without cost is rewarding failure.
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