brentashton
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I last saw a game there in the mid 1990s and it was hole back then. Can’t imagine what it’s like now.
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And not reward a brand new owner that chose to invest in the league while the team has been going through its roughest period financially in its history bleeding big money the last few seasons.
Should help future teams that need to sell find an owner knowing the league isn't interested in helping cash flow for a new owner anytime soon after they buy into it.
More and more I'm thinking this is Ambrosie sticking it to Edmonton for something.
As a comparison, BC got it's first possible Grey Cup after Doman bought the team. Granted it was three years out, but the Cup two years out was already awarded to Hamilton because Hamilton had theier 2021 Grey Cup highjacked by Covid restrictions.
That at least was a logical reason to make them wait for a third year, but in this case, they're making him wait at least an extra year to give it to their biggest rival who has the worst building in the league and to a ownership group that will be getting a brand new hockey arena the following year but hasn't done enough to get a new or improved football building. Talk about a slap in Larry's face.
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To add to this, LT is starting at $0. No profit, no loss, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that the losses are probably going to be stacking up for the next 18-24 months at least.
An easy way to assist a new owner in this position is to give him a Grey Cup to help offset the losses that he's going to take as a result of stepping into this position when the team and league badly needed it. Grey Cup net income was around $3M the last time we had it, which is almost a perfect amount to bridge the gap to possible black ink at some point.
Guess it's more important to reward the franchise that has invested basically nothing in a facility or franchise that is an embarrassment.
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A good (but sad) example of why the CFL consistently shoots itself in the foot as a business and exhibit 1000 as to why RA was an abject failure as a CFL commissioner.
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I like Purifoy and agree he probably should have been considered for this, but I never like a guy complaining publicly about not being selected for something like this when his team didn't make playoffs.
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Sounds like someone cares more about himself than his team. I'd move on from him, regardless of his contributions. We need team players, not egotistical selfishness.
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I haven't been there a bit either but I haven't heard of any major upgrades as they were expecting a new stadium.
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New Elks owner may want to have a solid team before he commits to a grey cup... consider that.
Calgary is always a fun time around town.
Calgary is always a fun time around town.
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Almost that time folks. You can root on the Riders
Be careful if you're streaming it. I typed in riders and pornhub came up with some interesting stuff
Be careful if you're streaming it. I typed in riders and pornhub came up with some interesting stuff
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Cloned
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That’s because Google knows your search history and tailors future search results to it.
Drivesaitl
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You missed a chance to pun. "Google knows your search history and Tylers future results to it."
That said you wouldn't be saying that out loud if you were married. You'd be saying damn these random algorithms.
Like why is Celeste Desjardins a regular "friend" suggestion on facebook. Gee, I dunno..
Just saying
Drivesaitl
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Yikes. Bad look. Feeds into my earlier commentary about a team wanting individual accolades and with no team success. Indeed the org even sent out all sorts of media self congratulating that they had so many All Cfl nominees.
I still don't get either how a D with so many individual high performers on it ends up being so bad. 7th-9th in almost every category.
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I can usually find a way to find a team to cheer for in most games, but really can’t in the EC final. Can’t stand both of those teams. But go Riders!
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Send these marriage experience lessons to McDavid and he might start playing well again.
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Stop Clubbing! I tried to tell Hall that but he wasn't married and kept going.
My only advice to McD is pretend to smile a lot at the rooms and color schemes his wife designed in their home and try not to be filmed while drunk hugging other women. Good thing the Dog House in McD Manor is pretty palatial. I should be nicer. heh
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bellagiobob
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It really does seem like this is personal. Randy basically said after the last GC in Calgary that this would be the last one there in that embarrassing stadium. Only two teams bid on this cup, and with the next three GC’s being held in the west, it’s likely gonna be awhile before we get the chance to host again. 2028 at the earliest.
