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CFL 2025 - Week 12 Discussion Thread (lemmy.ca)
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Sorry this week's post is later than usual!

Week 12 schedule

  • Thurs, Aug 21^st^ - 7:30 PM ET - Blue Bombers (5-4) @ Allouettes (5-5)
  • Fri, Aug 22^nd^ - 7:30 PM ET - Elks (3-6) @ Redblacks (3-7)
  • Sat, Aug 23^rd^ - 3:00 PM ET - Lions (5-5) @ Argonauts (2-8)
  • Sat, Aug 23^rd^ - 7:00 PM ET - Roughriders (8-1) @ Stampeders (6-3)

Other notes

  • Off-week: Tiger-Cats (6-4)

Feel free to use this thread to discuss this week’s games or anything else going on in Canadian Football!

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What's the vibe in Toronto, anyway? Does hope spring eternal in the East?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    No one knows about the Argos in Toronto. They're so under the radar. There are a lot of local teams, across sports, to choose from and Toronto's got/getting new womens teams as well (proper thing): PWHL (hockey, current), WNBA (basketball, to start soon), soccer (I think). Some like the Bills or other No Fun League teams. The same company owns the Raptors, Leafs, Argos - and Jays are not the same but similar - so maybe that explains the little effort to market the team, because maybe they don't care or their focus is elsewhere.

    I feel like the East is pretty open this year with the Als' cool down of late. Ti-Cats are legit of course. Chad Kelly is practicing with the team this week. I'm looking for a reason to be optimistic and I'm going to go with "open East" and "Chad Kelly returns and puts the team on his back".

    It hasn't been a fun season and losing to the Elks last week was no fun

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The Winnipeg sports podcast I listen to really ripped into MLSE and the league for next year's Toronto "home" games in Hamilton, Winnipeg, and Regina - they argued that this is a prime opportunity to host some games on the East Coast, or in Quebec City, or elsewhere in Ontario - any place they could go to generate a little hype and grow the game. Instead, it seems like they're taking the easy cash-grab route, and ruining any semblance of a home field advantage for the Argos.

    It's a shame to see them underperforming so far this year, but maybe they'll get it together. Still lots of games to be played.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago

    Great take on that Winnipeg sports podcast about MLSE's missed opportunity re: Argos home field games next year. It feels so representative of team ownership behaviour. I love those games in Halifax. CFL games in other places would be so neat and good for the league

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