Why America Should Watch the CFL
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- Is it time America stops trying to create their own spring football league and starts watching the one across the border? I think so. After all, despite some rule differences (some of which are actually clear improvements), the CFL is an established league.
This video describes my take on the CFL and if NFL fans should spend their offseason watching it.
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I grew up in Texas a place where you could say takes its football rather serious from pee wee to pro. I love the sport and played for 12 years from Jr High to college. Being a very devout Steeler fan the NFL was always the way to go for me and I still love it. However I agree with points made in the video and have been a Sask. Riders fan since the 80's as I began watching the CFL on cable. I love the pace of the game and the differences are what makes the CFL more exciting in many ways compared to the NFL. Anyway you may not get the 120 million dollar players but that also adds to the game as many of the players have regular off season jobs. The love of the game and many of the Grey Cups have been more exciting and down to the wire compared to blowout or boring Super Bowls in the past. So a football loving transplanted Texan loves the CFL game, enough said. Have a great day and God bless Canada.
@ MikeScott - from 1 Rider fan to another .... I have lived in BC for 53 years but have ALWAYS bled green (I still believe Ron Lancaster is one of the best QB's we ever had)! We came SOOOOOO close this year to making it to the party. I am SURE that goal post has been removed from the field and is being shipped to Winnipeg as WE DON'T WANT A TRAITOR GOAL POST ANYMORE!
Mike Scott Thank you!
MikeScott, I'm a Canadian who watches American and Canadian football but I prefer the excitement of CFL games. Thanks for sharing your Canadian football watching experience. With only 3 downs and shorter huddles, things have to be done quickly, often with big plays as a result. Go Stamps,Go
Go riders
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Many Americans go to Canada to play for the love of the game and then remain in Canada for the love of the country, fact!
deonal I lived in Canada for a year, and I’m an American. It is a very nice country, and it’s probably what I’d choose if I had to move out of USA.
DrFrankensteam, Americans are always welcomed to north of the border :)
Mike "Pinball" Clemons is probably the best example of that! :)
Josie Lindström I actually got to meet Pinball on multiple occasions. Because I had a friend that played for the Argos. #5 Kevin Smellie. Nice group of
guys. I met Kevin in school.
False the rock tried to play but no team deemed him good enough to play and went to CFL and played there. search up some other cfl players that went to nfl unless nfl players wants a easy Challenge get your facts right
I'm Mexican and I love CFL because is more excited and dynamic than NFL and LFA.
Congratulations, Canadian friends!
Beat regards from Mexico City, FD.
Yah Mexico.....Beautiful people!
Sí es buena.
It’s not a minor league
It’s a Professional league
Minor compared to the NFL baby boy
Blaze OfGlory1973 different sport, different rules baby boy
Its a different country.
A minor league is a pro league. The CFL is a minor league.
@@ocbee6175 Murica superiority at its finest.
You may be interested to know that legendary Vikings coach Bud Grant actually won four grey cups with Winnipeg before going to the Vikings.
I actually went to a game between the Alouettes and Bombers in 1958. I was 8 at the time and I remember Bud Grant and I believe a running back Kenny Ploen. The Alouettes had the wings on their helmets. Great memories.
Thomas rocker pleon was a quarterback I believe
@@evanbobrowich1325 yes, he was both a qb and a half back. I remember that the game I saw he was running. He gained a lot of yardage. This was back in 58 when I was a strapping young lad of 8. What is cool is that they were playing the Alouettes. What is funny that as an athlete I first played for the Alouettes and later the Bombers.
Thomas rocker cool
@@evanbobrowich1325 yes it was. What I am grateful for is that as a kid, I got to see Bud Grant coach, and as a player I got the opportunity to be coached by 2 of the best ever. Marv Levy and Cal Murphy. Great days.
CFL is part of CANADIAN CULTURE!! Love OUR League.
Preach it brother!
You do know that according to many threads in this comment section we are not as good as anything south of the border. Well at least we don't need microchips in our hockey pucks. 🇨🇦
@The_ b1zznotch yep, Sonny Wade, Junior A, Peter Dalla Reva, Johnny Rodgers, Chris Walby, Tommy Clements, Dieter Brock, Warren Moon, Charlie McCoy, the list goes on and on. Fun times. Don't forget the season starts June 13th.
Rider Pride is Canada Wide!
Amen
I'm american been a bomber fan since the deter brock days
Wow! Deter Brock, there's a blast from the past. One thing I've always respected about the 'Bombers...they have always had a respectable running game. It's almost a hall mark or part of their identity.
*Dieter
@@lowrider8007 As a Tiger-Cat fan, it did feel weird Brock playing for Hamilton against Winnipeg in the "84 Grey Cup. Would have been better if the Cats would have won.
I OWNED A BROCKABRELLA
We just won the Grey Cup.
I am from Baltimore and was a fan of the Stallion's. It is an exciting game and because of the rules it's wide open. Great league and I miss it. Of course we have the Ravens but thank God for the void the CFL filled in Baltimore. Thank you CFL!
Believe it or not the CFL was the top league back in the 60's, we were luring away big names and actually paying them more than the NFL, as a CFL fan I'm the opposite of Americans, the NFL tides me over till spring training camp begins in May, go CFL! ( go riders!😁 ).
I became interested in the CFL in 1979, due to the influence and popularity of a quarterback that hardly anyone here in the States knows. His name is Condredge Holloway, who played his college football at the University of Tennessee - in his storied career in the CFL he played for the Ottawa Rough Riders, then for the Toronto Argonauts, then finished his career with the B.C. Lions in 1987. He has been enshrined in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and is still beloved to this day.
My first favorite Toronto Argonaut when I started watching them back in 1982.
@@kikastra Ah, it's so good to see that a fellow CFL fan knows about "The Artful Dodger", Condredge Holloway - he is still simply the best, as Tina Turner would sing.
@@MegaJustGeorge He's very well respected and remembered among Argonaut fans (and generally CFL fans old enough to remember him).
as a 54yr old Lions fan, I agree. Grey Cup 82 sucked!@@kikastra
@@geoffmcneill8588 Don't you mean the 83 Grey Cup sucked, for Lion fans? Joe Barnes was great for the Argos in that game coming in to replace Holloway..
i love the cfl. I am a season ticket holder for the Edmonton Eskimos and I love it
Jason Dixon Go Esks!
Edmonton played a hell of a game against Hamilton..... unfortunately Hamilton was just a better team in this game now my bombers have to meet the ticats and if they play the same way they did against Saskatchewan I think they're going to get their asses handed to them
Before Michael Vick, Kordell Stewart, Lamar Jackson, the CFL already had Condredge Holloway, Damen Allen, and Tracy Ham in the 80s and 90s- all were mobile quarterbacks. Not to mention the shotgun and CFL was all run-shoot before it became a regular thing in the NFL. I remember watching the NFL in the 80s and basically thinking that it was the borest thing ever.
I've been saying this the cfl has always given blacks a way bigger shot to play the position
In my view. I'm glad to finally see that someone in the U.S. realizes how good the CFL is especially when compared to the NFL.Huge Thanks. Great video.
I'm looking to getting into CFL football. I'm sick of Rigged Fake Football. What team should I go for?
@@jayhouse_comics BOMBERS
Thanks for making this video. Im a big CFL fan as i am Canadian, and ive never been into the NFL as it has always seemed slower as you mentioned. As you watch and learn more about the CFL i think youll find the game is typically more exciting due to a few things.
1: i'd say more scoring happens (at least during the summer months) its not un common for teams to put up 25-40 points against each other
2: no lead is safe; this has been a theme in the cfl for decades and was a slogan a few years back. The CFL allows for any team to win at any time and it seems like a team can rally an exciting come back at any point. I have stopped watching games countless times when a team has gone up 3 or more TD's only to find out the next day that the losing team came back and won
3: as you mentioned, fewer downs, more throwing, more big plays, more scoring, more excitement.
Some great points!
I like em both. They each bring their own unique and enjoyable experiences.
There isn't more scoring in the CFL. The top team in the CFL averaged 30 points a game, the NFL had 2 teams that averaged more.
No lead is safe in any football game. Teams make huge comebacks in the NFL all the time. Teams make big comebacks in NCAA and high school football too. That's a big part of football's appeal.
And there certainly isn't more throwing or big plays in the CFL. The NFL has become a passing league over the last 15 years. Have you not noticed NFL passing records are being broken constantly?
If you like the CFL great, but it's a minor league with minor league players. Comparing it to the NFL is absurd.
Quincy Longman you’re absolutely right. Don’t get me wrong, I love the NFL and College ball in the states, but in terms of comeback games in the CFL, that’s one of the main reasons why I love watching the games. Case in point just last month The Argos were down by thirty points I believe in the first half against The Bombers, and came back to win there first win of the season. The crowds in those teams hometowns are definitely as dedicated as any other franchise team in the states, if not more so. I love the CFL
Jason Allen Now while it’s true that comebacks can happen in the NFL, the rules in the CFL are specifically tailored so that you cannot grind down the clock. There is stoppage time in the last 3 minutes. So just think in the NFL if you hit the two minute warning and have the ball and the other team has no timeouts you have already won. In the cfl with the same situation if you don’t get a first town a team will get the ball back with over a minute remaining and it only takes about a minute to be able to drive the entire field. Also there is more scoring in the CFL. 9-6 games are unheard of in the CFL while they’re pretty common in the NFL. Just because there’s more parity in the CFL is the reason why there are two teams in the NFL who score more points per game
I an American I love to watch the CFL
Nice to meet you brother! :)
What's your favourite team, brother? How did you get into the CFL?
Thanks for your input, Anthony. Spread the news about the CFL to other football fans.
@@juventutem A very close friend, my first pro game was a CFL gamr
@@juventutem Lions Bombers
Good stuff man! CFL is great, no grinding the clock down with a lead, games more often come right down to the wire. Also having only 9 teams is great for actually being able to know a bit about each team, less to keep track of. Would like to see them add one extra team in Halifax though, it occasionally gets rumoured.
Little more than a rumor at this point. City council has voted to start looking at options on how they will build the stadium. They will join the league, just a matter of when
Allan Hazle the CFL needs more exspancion teams
Not too many more. Anyone who remembers a 6 team NHL can attest that keeping the amount low means every team is a rival.
There is talk again of a team in Halifax but I can't ever see it happening. Whenever things start looking like a franchise is going to be awarded, Halifax city council finds a way to fumble the ball away. They don't really want a franchise. The CFL would be better off locating in St. John, New Brunswick or Quebec City. Halifax just isn't a sports town.
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My sincere thanks to you american boys and canadian sons, for your contribution, ive watched every tsn game on tsn this 2018 season, even some dull games can have surprise endings, cfl games so unpredictabe, its not over til its over, as the saying goes.
As opposed to every other version of football? I'm a Colts fan, they were down 21 points with 4 minutes left and ended up winning against the Bucs in 2003. The Patriots were down what, 25 points to the Falcons and won the SB a few years back?
Football by it's nature is unpredictable.
@@Vichedges I think that what she was alluding to was that it is much more common in the CFL. Because of the 3 downs the teams have more offensive opportunities. If they get hot they can score often in the last 3 minutes.
@@thomasrocker7408 So do NFL teams. What's your point?
There are late comebacks literally all the time in the NFL.
@@Vichedges have you ever watched a CFL game? Because the CFL emphasizes the passing game the game is faster. I never said that there were not great comebacks in the NFL. I said that it just happens more frequently in the CFL. That is just a fact. Look it up. That is why the saying is " no lead is safe " in the CFL. It seems to me, and correct me if I am wrong, is that you believe that the football culture and tradition in the Canadian Football League are irrelevant. We all have our own opinions, and that is fine, You like the NFL, I like the CFL. The NFL has a great history and tradition but no more than the CFL. The NFL has great players in the Hall of Fame. The CFL has great players in the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame. Because of the passing game, the 20 seconds between plays, and 3 downs the CFL is just faster and to me much more exciting. But that is just my opinion.
@@thomasrocker7408 Yes I've seen a CFL game. Quit acting like you know stuff other people don't. Quit saying stupid stuff like "I hope you're not one of those people who thinks anything not American is inferior".
It's a minor league. If you like it, great. But the CFL expanded to the US and it FAILED because no one cared.
I don't know what else to tell you....the CFL is a minor league made up of guys who couldn't make the NFL which is why Americans don't care about it. The way you think you know more than everyone else is absurd. I know all about the CFL,I can name every CFL team.
I always used to laugh about how there were two teams named The Rough Riders in a league with only 8 teams. Hell, I can still remember a bunch of the American CFL teams, the Gold Miners, the Stallions, the Riders, the Pirates.
Stop with this retarded "Canada VS USA" horseshit. Americans just don't' like minor league football. We have the NFL and the NCAA.
CFL Facts
1 The CFL is a big deal the 2017 Grey Cup was one of the most watched games in the Cups history.
2 The CFL starts in JUNE! not May.
3 The CFL has never ever been a NFL minor league!!! And never will be!!! Why in the hell would the NFL, have a minor league that plays under different rules?
4 Also in Canada love for the CFL is akin to love for the NHL.
5 The CFL has a long and storied history dating back to 1800's when it was a Rugby Football Union.
Technically it does start in May. Middle of that month is when most teams' rookies report to training camp and since they added a week to the schedule you'll see pre-season games before June. May 26th this year to be exact.
And it has and never will be the NFL. Hell it will never be the AAF. And compared to the NFL , yes it is a minor league. Minor league in play and pay.
When people say "minor league" they don't mean it's a D league for the NFL (although in the past the NFL has had deals with the CFL for access to players), they mean it's level of play, caliber of players etc is far below NFL standards.
The CFL is a minor league, comparable to the AAFL as far as player quality goes. Nobody who is playing in the CFL is doing it because they chose it over the NFL. I think the average salary in the CFL is around $100,000 (not sure if that's Canadian dollars or American) while the average salary in the NFL is something like $600,000.
Min CFL salary is something like $55,000 while min in the NFL is close to $500,000.
So any player that CAN play in the NFL is going to choose to play in the NFL over the CFL.
"Minor league" doesn't necessarily mean "developmental league", it just means it's not a league with top talent.
People forget the CFL tried to expand to the USA and it bombed horribly.
Jamal, Jamal, Jamal. Don't you know that everything Murican is just the bestest ever. We all know that Murica is superior to anyone else. Everyone has a right to their own opinion, but be sure that if you ever compare your stuff with Murican stuff, Murican stuff is always superior.
@@thomasrocker7408 You sure say "murican" a lot.
Pro football is based on "pay". That's why it's called PRO football.
No matter how much the fact bothers you the players playing in the CFL were passed by by the NFL. The players in the CFL would love to be playing in the NFL just because the NFL pays so much more. The NFL min is many times the CFL min.
Do you know anyone who would choose to do a job for 1/5 of what someone else is being paid for the exact same job if they had a choice?
Now say "murica" another dozen times lol. It's cute.
If you've ever watched this league, surely one thing you love about it that a team down by two scores with 2 minutes left, KNOWS it still has a shot at WINNING the ball game...mainly because of the 3-downs and the click doesn't continually run...after the 2 or 3 minute warning. A couple of 2- and puts...easily achievable with the parity you find in the CFL and how quick the D's are...if you get the ball back 2 or three times in the final 2 minutes, you've got a great shot at winning. 60 minute football!! That's all we can ask for as fans...
I'm also from Minnesota and I adopted the Blue Bombers. One reason is what you stated, their proximity to Minn and the other is Bud Grant. Bud coached the Bombers to 6 Grey Cups and winning 4 of them. I also like that they put a statue of Bud outside of IG Field.
I am also a Minnesota Blue Bomber fan. I addition to your two reasons for choosing them; Winnipeg is the only Canadian City I have actually visited. It was for the 1967 Pan American Games.
WRT the comments below: I'm a big fan of both leagues and all I can say is that you really can't compare them. NFL and CFL are just different games and what makes a great NFL or NCAA player does not necessarily make a good CFL player (and vice versa) as has been proven over and over. I always role my eyes when I hear of NCAA stars or NFL cuts heading north to reek havoc here (enter Ricky Williams, Vince Young, Trent Richardson, Johnny M, etc. etc. ) as this rarely happens with Doug Flutie and Warren Moom being exceptions. The CFL is a very different game and requires a different type of athlete - doesn't mean it is inferior.
Flutie and Moon went the other way though - Guys the NFL ignored who came up to Canada and showed how dominant they could be before the NFL decided to give them a shot.
@@wrlprchnx Hi.......The NFL does not want to emphasize the CfL connection or advertise the Canadian product because it is really good. It's about $$$$$. If Americans only knew. Oh well!
I think Nathan Rourke deserves a shot at the NFL. He is a great talent. If not anyone in the CFL would take him.
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, or ESPN3 often air many of the CFL games, at least for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
ESPN has a new contract with the CFL for 2019. Lots of games being broadcast south of the border.
www.firstonetv.live/Live/Canada/ That will give you the link to CFL on TSN 1, 2, & 3.
Bud Grant coached the Vikings and Winnipeg.
Doug Flutie will join them soon enough.
Bud also played for the Bombers before becoming head coach at 27 years old
@@jimmcdiarmid7308 yes
He became coach at age 29, but had turned 30 before his first game as head coach.@@jimmcdiarmid7308
A great vid. The CFL is absolutely NOT inferior to American football.
Cheers from a BC Lion fan in Washington state. :)
It absolutely is talent wise. Sorry. CFL can't attract top talent because they can't pay what the NFL does.
I don't know why you guys keep trying to argue this. Talent wise the CFL is a minor league. You can say you like the style better buty the actual players playing in the CFL are in the CFL because they couldn't make an NFL team.
Or maybe they just truly love the CFL game so much they don't mind making a fraction of what NFL players do?
Who knows, right?
Then what’s with the rider logo?
@@Vichedges like I said nfl players are fat
Come visit /r/CFL if you're ever interested in learning more. It's a lot of fun.
CFL is a passing game. Exciting.
I’ve been watching the CFL since I was a teenager in the 70s. I have always been a Montréal Alouettes fan as they were a team before the Baltimore Stallions moved north. Marv Levy used to coach the Alouettes before he went to Buffalo as head coach.
Wow, that perspective is outta this world. Good job buddy
Saw my first CFL game on TV as a kid back in the 70s. Loved it then, love it still.
In the early 1980's with the early ESPN, they used to show the CFL. It has some aspects that make it more interesting to watch, including mutiple men in motion, and the threat of an "onside Punt". You have to be ready for anything. Also there are 12 players a side. It is fun to watch also due to parity between the teams. Any given night, the worst team can sneak a win on the best team in the league.
ESPN 2 has aired some CFL games this (2018) season.
ESPN shows all games, many though are streaming only.
Yes, all CFL games are available on ESPN+, with many also on television.
The best team in the NFL can lose to the worst too. Last year the Patriots won the SB with 5 losses, none of the teams that beat the Patriots even made the playoffs.
Why do you guys keep talking about the CFL as if it didn't try to expand into the USA in the 90s? Did you guys all just forget about that?
How did that work out for the CFL?
As a Canadian I appreciate the nice comments from our friends across the border and this entertaining video. I love the CFL but I grew following the NFL as well. I was a colt fan in the days of the great and one of my favorite players of all time Johnny Unitas.
I enjoy the CFL. The pace of game and the flow is much more watchable where I cant watch a whole NFL game unless its my home town team. Theres nothing minor about it it's just
sorry.. I was going to say that is it's own entity apart from the NFL. if you cant catch the games, there are people who post it on yoitube a day late.
I's actually a much older entity than the NFL. IIRC, it's currently in its 105th year of existence. The Toronto Argonaut Football Club is actually the oldest pro sports team in North America, crazy eh?.
@@AvroBellow The CFL has only been in existance since 1958, but it came about as a merger of the IRFU (eastern league) and the WIFU (western league), both of which had been around for decades prior to this.
@@AvroBellow The CFL isn't older than the NFL.
@@aaronblaylock2092 The CFL is made up of players that couldn't make the NFL.
A decent NFL player makes more than a whole CFL team salary wise.
Of course the CFL is minor league.
You must be one of those guys who thinks if it's not a developmental league it's not a minor league.
If a CFL player could play in the NFL they'd be there. I mean some NFL caliber players might be playing in the CFL because they haven't had a chance to make the NFL but most players are in the CFL because they aren't good enough to make an NFL roster.
Great video! CFL is awesome. They have players that play for the love of the game, not the $$$. The rules are way better. Glad you didn't pick the Riders as a team. Go Lions Go!
The" Onside Punt "is a very exciting play in Canadian rules.
Quentin 33 Not common, but special teams rules in general in the CFL in general are so much objectively better than the NFL. Like who seriously wants to see a fair catch or touchback every play
I love the CFL! Agreed on the excitement and also the balance thing. If you watched this season, you can easily tell that it is balanced. Actually, more balanced than ever. Each team has the ability to compete, esp after the Stamps' downfall. For the excitement, I think there's not much to say. Go watch a CFL game and you're gonna feel it.
My GF's dad got me hooked on the Roughriders to the point where I even bought merch.
Per capita I believe the Riders sell more merchandise than any other sports team in North America
Great job bro this was real good. I've been explaining this stuff for years but coming from a canadian people usually just assume I'm biased and propagating
After everything that was speculated about the NFL being rigged last season, hopefully more people start to take a look
@@SpawnTrapped How would you rig a football game exactly? It's illegal.....you think you could get all those players to go along with it?
I mean, when you see an amazing game changing catch in the NFL.....how would that be "rigged" exactly?
What would be the benefit of "rigging" games for the NFL? It's not like in the NBA or MLB where who plays matters. The SB could be Jacksonville VS Detroit and everyone is still going to watch.
The CFL tried to make it in the USA.....it bombed.
Do you guys seriously not remember when the CFL expanded into the States lol?
Americans don't care about minor league sports. We'll watch if there's nothing else on but nobody is going to actually care or choose the CFL over the NFL.
If the NFL ever expanded into Canada the CFL would be finished. That's the main reason Toronto doesn't have an NFL team.
@@Vichedges doesn't even have to be the players. The refs single handedly controlled who won Saints vs Rams NFC Champs game last year. So many games are now completely controlled by the refs.
@@SpawnTrapped So why would they fix a game? I agree NFL refs make horrible calls, that's part of having human officiating. Making a terrible call isn't "fixing" a game. I'm sure bad calls happen in the CFL too.
But what's the benefit of fixing games for the NFL?
Again....it doesn't matter who plays in the NFL. It's not like the NBA where ratings suck if it's not a big market team, especially in the playoffs. People are going to watch no matter who's in the SB.
Since it's illegal to fix games why would the NFL do it? Why endanger their rep, get the law involved etc etc etc.....over who wins a football game?
Explain that to me.
I'm from manitoba and been a cfl fan all my life, good video to show what the CFL is for ppl that don't know about it, go bombers go
I was watching CFL games on TH-cam until Leo Stef got yanked due to fictitious copyright issues.... :(
Nice video, always nice to see an American finding our game and not putting it down. It is a fun game to watch, I'm an Argos fan and Toronto fans may not be the most enthusiastic but it's still a fun experience to watch and the fans out west are insane, some if the best sports fans I've ever seen. It's been a Canadian professional league for over 100 years and if as an American you like football it's worth giving a chance. I'm not that big of a football fan but the cfl is such a part of the country and my family that I watch but no other football. That's not a slam against the NFL but it is on during hockey season ;)
Good analysis, Montreal is a great organization and will eventually get their act together, I think they still have problems in the front office though to sort out. Calvillo was a great QB, threw for almost 80,000 yards in his career.
My father was a big CLF fan, now I know the rules I'm a big CFL fan, both of us are Black Americans. Have to say I thought the Tiger Cats was going to handle the Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup, but the Blue Bombers D and running game was too tough. And someone please help the Argos and BC Lions.
My bad I meant my father was a big CFL fan.
Dude. I'm a fellow Minnesotan. Brotherhood my fella!
I discovered the CFL when I was 14-years old. Today, I am 50-years old, and the team I am a fan of are the Toronto Argonauts (Argos). Really enjoy watching this league. As you said, it is very entertaining and great to watch during the NFL's off-season.
cool vid, you should come to winnipeg and see a game live. the atmosphere is amazing, the people a very friendly. also after the games they let people on the field, my buds and i always bring a football to play catch after the game. 10 dollar beers though.....
I love the CFL! It has some different rules but is fun to watch. I started following the CFL in 1989 because the college I was going to was only 140 mi away from Winnipeg and one of the tv stations from there would come in pretty good so I casually began to watch the Blue Bombers games. It took awhile to fully understand the rules and point differences from the NFL but I really enjoyed it. It might be difficult for some to watch it because of the differences but seriously give it a try. Many NFL players and coaches started out in the CFL few examples... Joe Theismann Warren Moon Marv Levy Joe Kapp and Bud Grant.
The CFL actually precedes the NFL , it has been around forever. Love and respect for all our teams and fans, it’s such a good time! Go Riders, go CFL!
NFL organized in 1920. CFL in 1958. BUT Grey Cup awarded beginning in 1910 and Super Bowl started in 1967. RIDERS organized in 1910. And still playing at Mosaic. (No, not really, New Mosaic is beautiful) GO RIDERS!!!!!!
teto85 GREEN IS THE COLOUR. FOOTBALL IS THE GAME!,! Bleed green
@@teto85 if you do a little research, you'll find that Canadian football began in the 1860s,.....
.....the start of a league, is NOT, the start of a sport....
(and the superbowl in 67 was because that was after the nfl, afl merger in 66, which to most is when the "real" league began)
teto85 the CFL not Canadian football do research
Yeah but it will never be the NFL🤷🏾♂️
I too am aVikings fan and an Als fan. This year the underdog Als won the Grey Cup in a great come from behind win.
Montreal this year are defending Grey Cup champs after a comeback upset against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and have been the team to beat all season being the first team to clinch a playoff spot.
I'm Canadian and live in Virginia. I watch the CFL on ESPN, usually streaming. Many of my American friends here do watch some CFL. I'm an Argo fan but am infuriated at the city of Toronto for their lacklustre support of them.
Us Argo fans here in Toronto feels the same way. The MSL team gets more support. Mind you, the Argos completely suck this year. Worst team I've ever seen fielded in the 50 years I've been following this team.
Expats don't count as American CFL fans
Toronto used to get 50,000 in the 70’s and early 80’s. they even had pretty good attendance up to the 2000’s. Only now are the crowds pathetic.
as an Ottawa fan, it has always confused me that TO media just has not supported the CFl for over 50 years but that is essentially the problem. In 1989 at the TO gray Cup my friend and I went for a walk the morning of game day and found a sports store about two blocks from the stadium. When asked why no CFL merch was in the store the sales person looked puzzled and said no one buys that in TO and when told the Grey Cup would be played about two blocks away simply said IF IT AIN'T AMURICAN WE DON"T SELL IT. We said f the store and left. That is the result of TO media .
I had season tickets to the Baltimore Stallions when the CFL expanded to the US in the 90's, been a fan since then... I love the CFL game and have adopted Saskatchewan as my team. Go Ravens and Riders!!
Yeah, I'm surprised how many people don't remember when the CFL tried to expand into the US.
Didn't go so well.
Yessir! Riders!!!!!👍👍
In my opinion that was one of the worst times in CFL history but they did an American expansion..... I still don't quite understand the reasoning behind it all I do know is that the Grey Cup is tarnished with Baltimores name on it
As a ti-cats fan I'm am disgusted with your favorite team decision 😂
at least he didn't pick the Argos...
This is what I have been saying for years! Thank you for appreciating our game. Our balls are bigger!
actually not for about thirty years now. The J5V football is long gone but I still have many
Nice Video. The approach of an unknowing American to the Canadian game was fun and interesting to watch.
You hear some people in Canada dissing the CFL as a minor league. Talk to anyone who actually played ball and almost universally they will say that they like both brands of football. What I love about the CFL is that at team could be down 20 in the third and it's still anyone's game.
Mike Kirkham right on. As an American... that’s what I like about CFL!!!
Ya it is a shame there are many Canadians (mostly from Toronto) who like to make some kind of game out of dissing the CFL; invariably these are people who have never played football themselves or even touched a football yet they feel they are football experts.
Whether they like it or not doesn't change the fact that it's a minor league.
Is the talent level comparable to the NFL?
Nope.
It's well below the NFL because the NFL pays so much more.
I like going and watching minor league baseball games but that doesn't change the fact that it's minor league baseball.
@@Vichedges do you know why the NFL pays more or when the NFL started paying more? It had absolutely nothing to do with talent level.
In 1982 the United States broadcast network's bought the broadcast rights to the NFL for millions ( now billions). I played in both leagues. First in the NFL and then the CFL. I signed with the CFL franchise for $12,000 dollars more per year. In I believe 1980, after taking the L.A Rams to the Super Bowl, quarterback Vince Ferragamo signed with the Alouettes for $100,000 more than the Rams paid him. Now of course the NFL's talent level is higher because of the pay, but I still believe that the CFL as a league is far superior. The game itself is much more entertaining and exciting. So people can say anything that they want but I can say that when I played, there was absolutely no difference in the talent level.
@@thomasrocker7408 Of course I know why the NFL pays more, it's because more people watch. The NFL's TV viewership and attendance is many times that of the CFLs. Duh. Thanks though Capt Obvious.
And I call BS on your claim the talent levels were equal when you played. What was the average NFL salary VS the average CFL salary back then?
There's always been the occasional big signing by the CFL, like Rocket Ismail. That doesn't mean on average the talent levels were the same. How many big name players back then chose to play in the CFL over the NFL lol? Were there a lot of number 1 draft picks than went up north to play instead of the NFL and I just missed it?
As far as the game being more entertaining and exciting, sure thing. Nice to know you enjoy minor league football.
The CFL has a great history. The Grey Cuo was first awarded in 1909 and the cancellation due to COVID was the first time it was not awarded since WW1 and then the Spanish Flu and a dispute with the Canadian Rugby Union.
Fun fact: The CFL has had 4 US-based teams, with the sole non-Canadian Grey Cup Champion being the 1995 Baltimore Stallions.
Fun Fact, plus: San Antonio, Sacramento, Shreveport, Birmingham, Baltimore, Memphis, Las Vegas.
I actually think that it's a better league. I love the NFL but compared to the CFL with the 3 downs, 1 point for a missed field goal or 1 point for a touchback. It's pretty exciting to watch. It is definitely worth the watch. Even if you only watch the highlights on TH-cam.
anthony calzino? lol
He's an American who is wholeheartedly watching the CFL. I'm not going to judge over something so minor.
@JD:- Not judging, I think that this is great! I'm an Als fan and I have a Calvillo jersey so I laughed a bit at that too. Not judgmentally, I wasn't thinking "What a dumb Yanker!", I was thinking "That's awesome! I love this guy!" cuz it's f*ckin' funny! LOL
@ He wouldn't have been second-string. He was better than A LOT of NFL QBs.. He was better than Garcia and Garcia was the starter for the Bucs.
Avro Arrow I feel like a lot of the reason for this in the NFL is politics. Look at Alex Singleton this year. He had 14 tackles in one preseason game while the first round pick linebacker of that team had 2 tackles over 4 preseason games and they didn’t want to make their scouts look bad by cutting their first round draft pick
Avro Arrow and 49ers
CFL rocks!!!! Go RIDERS!!!!!!!!!! Pre=season stars in May. Regular season starts on Canada Day weekend. Bud Grant played with Edmonton and Winnipeg and coached Winnipeg to several Grey Cup victories. I'd re-read my history.
You too need to reread your CFL history. Bud Grant played and coached the Blue Bombers, he never played for the Eskimos.
You are correct. Grant also played for the Minneapolis Lakers 1949 to 1951 and then the Eagles. The Eagles did not want to give him a raise and he became the first NFL player to play out his option and then he went to Winnipeg to play and then coach. He is the first ( and I think only) Coach to be elected to the Hall of Fame in BOTH leagues and so far the only coach to lead teams to the Grey Cup (4-2) and Superb Owl (0-4). And he is still hunting and fishing at 91. Not bad for a skinny kid who is a polio survivor. My cousin and her wife were in Winnipeg for a CFL game between the Riders and the Blue Bombers in 2015 or 2016 and they have photos of the Bud Grant statue at Investor Field. Bud is great and I apologize for my previous inaccurate history. The say it's still there this year. Thanks for setting me straight.
The CFL is way better than the NFL, and the Grey Cup has been running longer than the super bowl by almost double
Looks like you should've picked Winnipeg after all (at least you didn't become a Riders fan... _shudders_ )! I don't really follow the NFL, but I wonder if the 2019 Bombers are more like your Vikings or whatever, because they actually WERE a "run-first" type of team, relying heavily on two players to gain yards on the rush: RB Andrew Harris (who rushed for a league-leading 1380 yards, almost 300 more than the guy in 2nd place, who played 2 more games than Harris)...as well as QB Chris Streveler, who LOVES to keep the ball and run with it (he was the #1 rushing QB, and 6th in rushing yards in the league with 726 in 15 games played, though some of that was him functioning as a RB with Nichols as QB). Their passing yards on the year was dead last in the CFL at 212 per game, but they got to the playoffs on the strength of their rushing (#1 in the league), and won the Cup due to the exceptional rushing, to QB Zach Collaros, who fit seamlessly in with a solid WR corps (until his season-ending injury, QB Matt Nichols was dominant, and he had a really talented group of guys to throw to...there's no way the Bombers would have been last in the league in passing yards if Nichols had played the whole season), and of course to the determination of their defense, which (iirc) forced FOUR 3rd-and-inches turnovers in their last 2 playoff games (including a successful goal-line stand vs. the Riders).
The path the Bombers took to the title was highly improbable, worthy of one of those feel-good Hollywood sports movies where the underdogs triumph on a field of glory. They might have finished higher in the standings (they were 3rd in the West this year) if Nichols hadn't been injured, but then the pressure would've been on them from the very first playoff game (which would have been at home instead of in Calgary). As it was, all of the pressure landed on Calgary, Saskatchewan and Hamilton, since these teams were, at least during the regular season, better than Winnipeg (both based on the overall standings, and in the case of the Riders and Ti-Cats, head-to-head). Plus, trading for a talented, yet underestimated QB in Zach Collaros (a man many had written off for the season - a few analysts even thought his CFL career was OVER), at the trade deadline gave them the firepower to compete while keeping it under-the-radar (since nobody knew if Collaros would be any good after his concussion earlier in the year...spoiler alert: he was!). And it all STILL relied on a hefty dose of luck...if the Riders hadn't made a *_critical_* error in the Western Final, they may very well have won: Instead of their QB keeping the ball on a sneak to turn a 2nd-and-1 situation into a 1st-and-goal one, the QB (3rd-string at that, subbed into the game for this one play) pulled the ball back from the line of scrimmage and into the pocket, obviously intending to pass the football into the endzone for the TD. But he got sacked by an alert Bomber defense, and the 2nd-and-1 became 3rd-and-long, forcing them to settle for the field goal. Had they gotten the TD (either with their initial plan had it succeeded, or with the more conventional manner they should have attempted, i.e. getting a new set of downs to work with), they would have been within a field goal of tying the game in the last couple minutes of the game, allowing them to take it into overtime (or even win it in regulation).
29 years is a long time, but I remember the last time my Bombers won the Cup...I was 9 when they dominated the Eskimos for their 10th title. Two days ago they dominated the Ti-Cats for #11. What a year...!
I love the CFL. Watching a game is like a murder mystery. You don't know the outcome until the very end.
How about getting fans in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver to come out at watch their own CFL teams.
RODNEY P true we are lacking fans especially in Toronto. This is weird because we won the Grey Cup last year and we have less attendance
sportsfan01 And Toronto is a city with over 2 million people in that area and the Argonauts can't fill up a 25,000 seat stadium. WTF?
RODNEY P Ik like my family has been fans and in and around the organization since after WW1 and through the years we had amazing attendance like in the 80s when we got 50,000 to games now we are lucky to get over 12,000. Even back when we where in Rogers Centre we had around 20 to 25,000 to games thinking with going to a more compact outdoor stadium would sell out, but idk
They got what they wanted, outdoor feel all season.
Well, for at least one game they'll fill the stadium, when Saskatchewan visits. GO RIDERS!!!!
I hope you still root for the Al’s. Was a good year to be a fan in 2023!
Also there’s games on either ESPN 3, 2 and Grey Cups are on the main ESPN
Also, CFL games rarely occur on Thursdays. Most games are Fridays and Saturdays, with a few happening on Sundays (to avoid competition with the NFL). On long weekends, Monday games are common.
throughout most of the Cfl season many games are played on Thursdays , some teams do not schedule such games but most do
As a Vikings fan, you should have definitely stayed a Winnipeg Blue Bomber supporter. Bud Grant built a Bomber powerhouse before moving down to Minnesodah to create your Purple People Eaters!
It's not just America but the world, especially Australia!
Fans of football always watch the CFL. Fans of pro-line and poolies aren't big on football, just payouts..
100% love the CFL! It’s way more exciting than the NFL game. Still enjoy the NFL, but the CFL is simply more exciting, faster paced, fun rules and a much better tie-breaker rule. Fans are also fun to be around!
1. Anthony Calvillo (CFL) passing yards 79 816
2. Damon Allen (CFL) passing yards 72 381
3. Brett Favre (NFL) passing yards 71 838
4. Warren Moon (NFL) passing yards 70 553
5, Dan Marino (NFL) passing yards 61 361
Dont forget, 3 downs...
You could also argue the wider and longer field, addition of a 12th player, also would make it easier to gain more yardage
@@SpawnTrapped except that the defensive addition also contributes to the defensive game more or less equalizing the difference
Im a blue bombers fan, and to me The CFL is the second chance league!! I wouldn't consider it a minor league to CFL! Chris Strevelar was unable to crack the NFL after college, He did not give up on his dream! So he tried out for WPG blues bombers and now he's apart of the Arizona Cardinals!! And was the first QB in CFL history to start a game out of college!!
Thanks for the great video. Nice to see you spreading our great game and realizing the entertainment the CFL has to offer, with its style of game play. Go Blue!
I was at that Allouettes/Riders game. Terrible show of effort by the Riders
Other than 3rd down.. no other major significant difference.... getting a point for a missed field goal is funny tho. For NFL I think they should decrease the 40 sec clock, just saying. Many Americans go to there to play in the CFL. ESPN airs now
You don't get a point for missing a field goal. The kicking team gets a point if the receiving team does not advance the ball out of the end zone on a kick, any kick including a field goal attempt. There are not fair catches, touchbacks or kicking teams grounding their own kick.
Some ppl have wanted single points removed from the game. I'm not one of then. I don't think ppl understand how those points alter the game in good way. The single can determine field position,a coaches play decisions. Leads can go back and forth without games ever being tied during play. And if goal posts ever went back behind the end zone,there would be no point in watching anymore lol.
I am a Vikings fan from Canada. Although I am not a fan of Montreal, I like the Hamilton Tiger-Cats because it is basically my home town team. CFL to me is an amazing League. I like the 3 down rule, I like how there is no touchbacks or fair catches. Also part of me feels like a CFL kicker can most often times kick further than an NFL Kicker. you see more 50-yard field goals in the CFL more than the NFL. We may not have a Tom Brady or a Drew Brees. But some of our QBs are really good. Rickey Ray to me feels like a CFL version of Payton Manning. I like both Leagues but CFL to me is my favourite.
also a Hamilton dwelling Ti-Cat & Vikings fan here mate!
I live in Southern California and been watching since 2008.
Put it on Sunday nights 10 games US tv . Memorial day to Labor day .. Not ESPN 2 more like NBC
Even though I'm an American (in Oregon) I've been a CFL fan (go B.C. Lions!) for over 30 years since I first saw them on ESPN. I think it's a fun league to watch and get up to Vancouver when I can.
The CFL is on ESPN2 every year.
Cfl is awesome! Been watching it for 30 years. I watch nfl as well casually, but the cfl is a better game, despite not being able to afford the top talent.
Als fan from Italy, CFL ( apparently and in my opinion) is funnier because things are less exasperate, Canada is a little less under pressure. Teams are competitive, obviously, but a little less. People is competing without exceeding. It's a little less dirty world, may be more childish if you want, but easier to live and watch. Just my opinion.
Been a fan of CFL since 1991, but they really don’t show it here in the states. I didn’t find anywhere to see it online for free. Otherwise I would watch it more. Tired of all the controversy in the NFL truthfully. I don’t care what your “cause” is to be honest, I tune in on Sunday to be entertained not preached to. Hit me up later with whatever your cause is and maybe I’ll pay attention. Other than that, shaddup and play.
If you go to Google and type in CFL Reddit, you will find the streams there.
Another typical dick saying shut up and play. #TrumpLover
The reason they don't show the CFL here much is because nobody cares. The US had CFL teams for a couple of years in the 90s, it was a disaster.
It's minor league football, it always fails in the US. XFL, AAFL, AFL, UFL, WLAF, etc etc etc.
@@Vichedges hmm what drives your disdain . Could it be a fear of the CFL style game influencing the NFL. Well your about 20 plus years too late as that has been obvious for years.
@@alpearson9158 calling the CFL “minor league” isn’t “disdain”.
It’s simply fact.
Sorry, the CFL is made up of players who couldn’t make the NFL. Just fact.
Anthony Calzillo of the Montreal Owlettes.
It's hard to compare Canadian and American football because they are almost different games. CFL is definitely faster and more geared to passing offence, so many people find it more exciting to watch.
As a Canadian living near the border. I have been a fan of both leagues. One is not better than the other, they are two different types of the same game. The CFL is an older league than the NFL. The NFL has bigger crowds and is watched all over the world. It is like comparing Rugby League to Rugby Union. The CFL is a faster paced game like Rugby league, and the NFL is more like Rugby union a more power based game. There is far more change of possession in the CFL than the NFL. There are more big running plays in the NFL than the CFL, as there is more emphasis on passing in the CFL. There is usually more games that come right down to the wire in the CFL than in the NFL. Also, because of the longer and wider field you get more kick returns for touchdowns than the NFL. Because of the extra down in the NFL, you get a more balanced play and longer possession times. There is a lot more punting in the CFL. I have been to many Buffalo Bills home games over the years as well as Hamilton Tiger Cats games. I have enjoyed both leagues over the years, and have seen many great games on both sides of the border.
tom wilkson, warren moon lead the dynasty back in the 70's an 80's Edmonton Eskimo's are my team Fortes et Libra
Why would they watch NFL or cfl. ? They have become like boring stupid video games the last 15 or 20 yrs. It's disgraceful. It's not football at all.
Go Alouettes if you kept watching they just won the championship for the first time in 13 years! They were ranked one of the worst teams to start the season and made a fairytale run to the cup.
I absolutely love the CFL. I had started gaining interest in it about over 25 years ago, and man, am I glad I ever did. I like the quirks of the game, including the fast-paced play, the fact that there's only three downs, no fair catch, the single, and also the larger dimensions of the field. I also remember the years when the CFL experimented having teams in the US.
huge cfl fan here favorite team Hamilton tiger cats and the cfl is a real league
agreed on all points. Go Tiger-Cats!
ANDYROO it’s just not as good as the NFL.
@@BlazeOfGlory742 your right cfl is way better
You looked for similarities to the Vikings. Have you ever heard of the 4x Winnipeg Blue Bombers Grey Cup Champion head coach named Bud Grant? Als pfft lol
Nice video! It's definitely its own league, and has been around for over a century. Many great stories and characters, a couple of dynasties, but I like your assessment that any team really can win on any given day. Montreal is better this year, by the way! (5-4 this year, so far.)
NOTE: It's pronounced "Cal-Vee-o" (Anthony Calvillo)
If anyone doubts the CFL is a fast and ever changing game ... watch th-cam.com/video/usilzy041FM/w-d-xo.html. 48 seconds left and 12 points down ... just watch.
CFL is the best!!!
The CFL is a part of Canadian history and culture. More history with the CFL and the Grey Cup than the Stanley Cup. You aren't Canadian so you are blind to what you don't get to see the reality of of our culture.
No question the CFL is a far more entertaining brand of football. The combination of rules differences including field size, timing, downs, and yes THE ROUGE make for more excitement. Throughout its history, the NFL has benefited from great talent from the CFL. But interestingly enough the greatest receiver to ever play in the CFL never played a single down in an NFL game -- Geroy Simon!
You spelled Tony Champion wrong!
It would be great if the CFL got rid of the salary cap so players didn't have to work jobs in the offseason and could focus on training and recovery.
cfl is the only sports league in northern america that is worth even one second of my attention. haven't followed ice hockey or baseball in years, and nfl hasn't existed in my universe in decades.
No wasted time in the CFL. Kick returns make a big difference. More action.