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On 2023-04-25 at 11:03 AM, Super Duper Negatron said:

What a horrible and tone deaf way to tease what is surely NOT a CFL video game:

 

 

I wonder if this could be a contribution of the CFL's association with Genius Sports?

1 hour ago, Fatty Liver said:

I wonder if this could be a contribution of the CFL's association with Genius Sports?

It's live now. It's just a central hub for a few different pick'ems/fantasy type of things. I'm honestly not disappointed by it. Which is nice.

9 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

We're talking pre-season games. They are just practices for the public. I'd say who cares, but the answer is wbbfan & Noeller. 

Go find a tv partner any where that is growing the market and shrinking the off season coverage. It’s ok, I’ll wait. You’re the only person who follows the cfl happy with tsn. But that is your defacto position on all things. 

Being a tsn apologist is a really strange angle to work.

Less cfl content is nothing to celebrate.

14 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Go find a tv partner any where that is growing the market and shrinking the off season coverage. It’s ok, I’ll wait. You’re the only person who follows the cfl happy with tsn. But that is your defacto position on all things. 

Typical. Compaining about what I'm not saying then whining about it. Add in that it's my defacto position for good measure. 

I'm saying losing a couple of PRE-SEASON games from the tube isn't a problem for most CFL fans. Who Cares? Maybe a couple of thousand of fans accross the league. It isn't a money maker for TSN. They can fill the time with much cheaper crap that they've already paid for. It's a simple business decision. 

I'm not saying that I'm happy with TSN's coverage or lack there of. I'm not saying that other TV partners are better or worse than TSN. I'm not apologizing for TSN. I'm not saying less CFL is something to celebrate. 

1 hour ago, TBURGESS said:

Typical. Compaining about what I'm not saying then whining about it. Add in that it's my defacto position for good measure. 

I'm saying losing a couple of PRE-SEASON games from the tube isn't a problem for most CFL fans. Who Cares? Maybe a couple of thousand of fans accross the league. It isn't a money maker for TSN. They can fill the time with much cheaper crap that they've already paid for. It's a simple business decision. 

I'm not saying that I'm happy with TSN's coverage or lack there of. I'm not saying that other TV partners are better or worse than TSN. I'm not apologizing for TSN. I'm not saying less CFL is something to celebrate. 

Now hear what we're saying.

If we want to the CFL to survive and perhaps even grow, there needs to be an investment into the product. 

Yes, it is easy to cut costs. But there is an alternate business theory where you invest into a product to improve it's returns.

22 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Now hear what we're saying.

If we want to the CFL to survive and perhaps even grow, there needs to be an investment into the product. 

Yes, it is easy to cut costs. But there is an alternate business theory where you invest into a product to improve it's returns.

You actually think that showing meaningless pre-season games (open practices) is an 'investment into the product' that will 'improve TSN's return'? 

I’ll assert 28% of CFL fans are indifferent to two exhibition games not being televised.

 

You always accuse people of doing this same thing, you know. Focusing on one small part of your statement and pretending it was the entire point you're making.

Investing in the product means expanding content, not reducing it. Yes, the preseason games are a part of that.

43 minutes ago, Rod Black said:

I’ll assert 28% of CFL fans are indifferent to two exhibition games not being televised.

 

I look forward to these and enjoy them but do not claim to represent everyone.

https://3downnation.com/2023/04/27/cbs-sports-network-to-air-34-cfl-games-as-new-american-broadcast-partner/

3 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

https://3downnation.com/2023/04/27/cbs-sports-network-to-air-34-cfl-games-as-new-american-broadcast-partner/

 

1 hour ago, Tracker said:

I look forward to these and enjoy them but do not claim to represent everyone.

It’s often like that, but not all the time. Others might disagree.

Edited April 27, 20232 yr by Rod Black

If things continue to progress with the TV market in the states and the XFL/USFL continue to struggle mightily how long until the idea of merging one of those leagues into the CFL comes up again?

8 minutes ago, Colin Unger said:

If things continue to progress with the TV market in the states and the XFL/USFL continue to struggle mightily how long until the idea of merging one of those leagues into the CFL comes up again?

It’s just really Really hard to predict the future. 

the only thing that really matters to me is the money, but it's a nice touch that they're actually going to promote the games...
 

 

Edited April 27, 20232 yr by Noeller

1 hour ago, Colin Unger said:

If things continue to progress with the TV market in the states and the XFL/USFL continue to struggle mightily how long until the idea of merging one of those leagues into the CFL comes up again?

I’m betting before the xfl plays it’s next season. I think there could be some fantastic opportunity to have it be like the old Al vs nl in mlb. 
 

41 minutes ago, Noeller said:

the only thing that really matters to me is the money, but it's a nice touch that they're actually going to promote the games...
 

 

that is fantastic news, though I worry a bit about the broadcast quality. I don’t think the football viewing public in the us is ready for some of the awful pbp and color. 
 I feel like the peak of the us simulcast deals in the last was less than a large coffee at tims, though I don’t know for sure. I hope the actual numbers come out and I hope we see the cap grow because of it  

 

the simulcasting allows CBS to actually give money to the CFL, because they'll have zero costs and any advertising they get out of it is gravy. I don't think US audiences will be too taken aback by our TSN broadcast crews. 

1 hour ago, Colin Unger said:

If things continue to progress with the TV market in the states and the XFL/USFL continue to struggle mightily how long until the idea of merging one of those leagues into the CFL comes up again?

Which would be a disaster for the CFL under any circumstances that I can conceive of.

there won't be a merger between the CFL and those US spring leagues any time soon....... now, could the XFL and USFL merge into one? That's a possibility for sure...

3 hours ago, Noeller said:

 

This actually has the possibility of growing the CFL fan base. 

 

Was hoping it would be more than this, but it's something... And likely better than ESPN. Little less than 115k/team...

 

 

Edited April 28, 20232 yr by Noeller

4 hours ago, Noeller said:

Was hoping it would be more than this, but it's something... And likely better than ESPN. Little less than 115k/team...

 

 

it's a million dollars the league didn't have before. That's a good thing.