It seems as if their fans are not so concerned about the actual schedule but rather the way their team made the info graphic for the schedule.
They are a st
range bird out there! This guy actually wants Thursday night games. Maybe he should become a Bomber fanβ¦unless he is the guy with the air horn.And Here Is The Bonus List
I do not know how the schedule makers justify this one. If you ever wanted to talk about an unfair advantage, Hamilton is not on the receiving end of it.
These fans think the Head Office has their head in the sand.
If indeed Bo signs in Hamilton (which all sings have pointed to for a while) this is an oversight. I know, I know, you cannot make a schedule around potential player movements. But the writing has been on the wall for quite some time that Bo is going to Hamilton. At very least schedule Hamilton in Calgary so if the signing occurs you have a marque game.
Even a former CFL player turned NFL player agrees with the above comment.
Here is a sure fire way not to grow the league.
And this fan is simply upset that their team only plays higher quality teams.
The Decision Not To Capitalize
While there a
re many blunders in the schedule the one that impacts the Bombers, and Toronto the most (a team/fan base really needing to capitalize off a Grey Cup win) is the lack of a Grey Cup rematch in Week 1.Yes, in my opinion the CFL has blundered the schedule again by not starting the season with a Grey Cup rematch. Some people will disagree and say that the 2022 Grey Cup was poorly attended so nobody really cares to see a rematch.
The reason the Grey Cup in Regina was not well attended was because Saskatchewan was not in the game. Adding further complications for fans that would travel to the Grey Cup was a complete lack of hotel rooms. If you could find a hotel room the price of the room was cost prohibitive for many.
I completely
disagree that Bomber and Argo fans do not want to see a rematch in each respective city! So does this guy.Of course, scheduling takes time, and there are many moving pieces. But here is a novel ideaβ¦leave Week 1 unscheduled until after the Grey Cup. That way you can have a Grey Cup rematch in Week 1.
The objection to that would be something like, βWe (they/the CFL) canβt do that. I would result in potentially having a whacky schedule.β Hello! We already have a whacky schedule.
What
Was Said, Versus What I Think The Conversation WasHere is what we were told.
However, I think the real conversation was something more like this.
lock-group">Randy: βOK team we have an opportunity to create some excitement around the league. Any ideas?β
Scheduler 1: βOh I know I know. Letβs put Toronto on a bye in week one!β
Randy: βYeah, yeah excellent excellent idea any others are there any other ideas?β
Sched
uler 2: βOh, hereβs a good one letβs not have a grey cup rematch in week one that goes well with Toronto bye.βRandy: βYes, yes another great idea. Excellent, anyone else?β
Scheduler 3: βYou know it would be really good for the league in for the Toronto fan base. Letβs only have Winnipeg and Toronto play once in the regular season and not at all in Toronto!β
Randy
: βOh thatβs excellent you are all on fire today everybody gets a raise!βThe Method Behind The Madness
If you are trying to make sense of all of this here is some suggested rational.
That may explain some of the dates and times, but it sure does not explain many the complains above. Sure it is not an easy task, but you could get a more balanced schedule by pulling teams out of a hat.
Here is some added perspective.
However, if the CFL has only a little control over their scheduling that is a much larger organizational issue than the Argos not playing in Week !.
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Kyle Hepner
December 15, 2022 at 10:20 pm
Bombers host 4 Thursday games
Elks his 2
Every other team hosts 1 or even 0 Thursday games
This schedule sucks and Elks and bombers fans are getting the brunt of it
Sproule Daryl
December 16, 2022 at 10:42 am
Stupid, stupid, stupid,dumb,dumbest schedule ever! Canβt they figure out something better than that. SK. fan.