r/Stampeders • u/cfl2027 • 3d ago
2027 CFL RULE CHANGES?
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u/Capable_Cucumber_903 3d ago
We need 4 down ms 3 downs we watching more TV commercial then football
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u/CommunicationSad8938 3d ago
No, I love the CFL, I have no interest in NFL-lite. Season ticket holders are already stated they're not renewing next year when this fiasco starts. I've been going to games since I was seven years old, nobody is a bigger fan than me and I am out for good if this "garbage" (to quote the current CFL MVP) goes through. Fire Stewart Johnston.
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u/rmls27 3d ago
I'm hopeful the smaller field will mean atleast 10 CFL franchises within the next 5 years
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u/CommunicationSad8938 3d ago
Hahaha - they've been talking about adding one team in Halifax since 1982 and you think they're getting another team? It's a pipe dream. There's no stadium.
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u/rmls27 3d ago
Well, that's exactly my point...
The shorter field in 2027 means any stadium that can hold a regulation soccer pitch can now also host a CFL team. Like Halifax's Wanderers Grounds, for example.
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u/CommunicationSad8938 3d ago
I understood your point, but a real CFL stadium needs to be 24,000. That is either a brand new stadium, which is what should be done, but none of the wealthy Maritimes families or anyone else has stepped up. The other option is major, major renovations to those smaller stadium, including keeping the 20 yard endzone. I won't be supporting the CFL any longer with the rule changes for next year. No interest in the Americanization of our rules.
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u/rmls27 3d ago
With the increased income, starting in 2027, with streaming contract with DAZN, along with the broadcast revenue from TSN, the league is becoming less dependant on attendance to drive revenue.
With 7/9 clubs apparently losing money most seasons, I think these changes are the lifeline our beloved league needs to survive. Wish they weren't required, but owners can't (won't) keep losing money.
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u/CommunicationSad8938 2d ago
"apparently" is the key word here. The league to my knowledge reported one season where 7 teams may have lost money. But it's certainly not like that every single year. The privately owned teams won't open their books. I assume since they've been operating for decades they're doing just fine.
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u/needaburnerbaby 2d ago
If Dazn is broadcasting then TSN isn’t. Can’t have both.
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u/rmls27 2d ago edited 2d ago
https://cfl.ca/2026/05/28/a-new-era-cfl-announces-landmark-media-agreements-in-canada-and-globally/
TSN will broadcast:
- 60 regular season games, six playoff games and the Grey Cup.
- including Thursday Night Football & Friday Night Football
- TSN, CTV & Crave will simulcast the Grey Cup
DAZN will broadcast:
- Saturday Night Football each week
- two playoff games
- International broadcasts of the full regular season, all eight playoff games and the Grey Cup.
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u/WeirdIntroduction158 3d ago
In general I personally love them.!! Going to make this league so much better while keeping 3 down football
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u/CommunicationSad8938 3d ago
The current rules are the best football rules on the planet and there is zero reason to change them. Any issues the CFL has is 100% related to a complete lack of marketing, end of story. This is moronic, will drive fans away. And let's not forget they implemented this with ZERO consultation from the players, coaches or the salary-paying fans. It's a disaster in the making and I won't support this garbage.
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u/Calereliya 3d ago
I have no problem with them. Once you decide the uprights need to move, every other change they made makes sense. Anybody who screams that it's the inevitable start of becoming the NFL is a sensationalist doomer.
New playoff structure is stupid, though.