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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The Next Two Weeks Are Not Good For CFL Fans

The CFL has hit its dead time. For the next two weeks, we get a total of two games per week instead of four. After what I think has been a great first half to the season, it screeches to a halt this weekend and next as only two games are being played. In fact, CFL fans who like to weld themselves to the couch and watch football on the weekend can only do so for six hours on Friday night and then thats it as Week 8 will start and end with the Riders-Alouettes game followed by Winnipeg and BC.

Yes, CFL teams deserve to have a bye and hopefully when the league gets back to nine teams or even ten, teams will still have a week off, but there has to be a better way of doing things than having just two games a week for the next two weeks--especially when the NFL season is getting closer and closer to starting. The last thing Commissioner Cohon wants is for some CFL fans to migrate over to what is happening in the NFL. Those wanting their football fix will have no choice.

Is there a way to schedule three games a week for a few weeks thus allowing two teams to have a week off? It would be better than what we have now.

Maybe you like it this way and if that's so--hey that's cool. Count me though as one of those who thinks the next two weeks are simply a waste of time and has cooled off what is some great momentum that has been built.

1 comment:

Mike from Vita said...

Mitch:

I bet dollars to donuts that the players appreciate the break, no matter what time of the year it is. For some guys, it's a chance to rest, for others, go home and see family and friends. To be honest, I'm glad that they didn't have EVERY team break the same week; that would make no sense