Posted June 17, 201312 yr comment_5134 http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55-yard-line/cfl-games-air-espn2-nbcsn-u-webcast-espn3-062435488.html Actually a bit surprised that Espn2 picked us up down South.
June 17, 201312 yr comment_5135 Good for the league. The added exposure is a great thing. Now, let's see the league place extra emphasis on bettering their on field product (in terms of consistent officiating).
June 17, 201312 yr comment_5148 I wonder how much the league is getting paid for these. Probably next to nothing in order to make it attractive for the networks to pickup. If it goes over well, then maybe they could ask for more.
June 17, 201312 yr comment_5155 This is HUGE for the league, but I'll echo the sentiment they need to elevate their officiating ASAP. The CFL's referees are in my opinion the worst of any league (I don't watch baseball but I've heard those are bad too) and it really looks bad when everyone at home is scratching their heads at some terrible calls.
June 17, 201312 yr comment_5157 This is HUGE for the league, but I'll echo the sentiment they need to elevate their officiating ASAP. The CFL's referees are in my opinion the worst of any league (I don't watch baseball but I've heard those are bad too) and it really looks bad when everyone at home is scratching their heads at some terrible calls. No, the reffing isn't the problem. It's Rod Black. What's going to kill viewership & make the CFL the butt of jokes down south is that turd of a broadcaster. He's painful to listen to. An absolute embarassment that TSN uses him as their lead play by play man when 99.99999999% of fans hate him. The other thing about Black is no matter who he works with, he brings them down to his level. He doesn't elevate a game & make it look better, he drags it down.
June 17, 201312 yr comment_5158 officiating will make this league look bush for sure.. I really hope that some of the extra money the league is now making goes to sourcing better trained refs or a better training plan..
June 17, 201312 yr comment_5160 No, the reffing isn't the problem. It's Rod Black. What's going to kill viewership & make the CFL the butt of jokes down south is that turd of a broadcaster. He's painful to listen to. An absolute embarassment that TSN uses him as their lead play by play man when 99.99999999% of fans hate him. The other thing about Black is no matter who he works with, he brings them down to his level. He doesn't elevate a game & make it look better, he drags it down. Suitor is worse than Black in my opinion. Yeah they're different jobs but still I would suffer through a Rod Black game rather than a Suitor game.
June 17, 201312 yr comment_5161 @fangsbites @TecmoSuperHawk NBCSN will air MTL/WPG on June 27. So it appears somehow the CFL has two networks involved.
June 17, 201312 yr comment_5163 Suitor is worse than Black in my opinion. Yeah they're different jobs but still I would suffer through a Rod Black game rather than a Suitor game. Really? I think Suitor is even worse because he works with Rod Black....
June 17, 201312 yr comment_5165 @fangsbites @TecmoSuperHawk NBCSN will air MTL/WPG on June 27. So it appears somehow the CFL has two networks involved. ummm......... isn't that what the thread header states ? ESPN2 and NBC Sports Network.
June 17, 201312 yr comment_5173 This is so goddamn awesome. It'll be nice to have to rely less on iffy grey-market streams.
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