Revisiting CFL Expansion: Why The League Needs To Do It, Major Challenges and Potential Cities

A look at the topic of expansion in the CFL including why the league would pursue it, the major challenges it would face and some potential markets that might be a fit.
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[@joebirdwelljr629]

10 teams is a must. Wouldn't mind possibly seeing 12 teams ultimately in the future....

[@husseyshuddle]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@davidbuswa9425]

The CFL needs to expand to insure it's survival. There are two upstart Spring popping up sapping the talent pool and slice of the Football market share. The CFL should reach out to Jeff Bezos and Steve Apostlopoulos, who had lost out on the Washington Commanders to buy into a CFL team. It would be a cheaper "fixer-upper" than the WC would be

[@vask9748]

The problem is the majority of cfl teams lose money. The league and the teams need to fix their revenue problems to entice investors.

[@davidbuswa9425]

@@vask9748 Oh you poor uninformed child. Teams don't lose money. They break even with revenue sharing, gambling options ad revenue, new US TV partner that will pay the CFL one Millions dollars that's better than what little ESPN($200,000) paid the CFL. The Bombers, Riders, Ti-Cats made a profit. The Riders were impacted by hosting the Grey Cup to the tune of 21 Million dollars. New billionaire owners and Stelco buying in Montreal, BC and Ti-Cats. And looking to for a 10th team in Halifax. Spring leagues are losing money because they own 8 teams instead of one franchise in leagues that have poor ratings and attendance. Nobody is investing in those spring leagues. This isn't the CFL from the 90's

[@daveowens9849]

The big experiment the CFL tried by adding teams in the U.S. back in the mid 90's was a failure. Negotiations for tv contracts in the U.S. failed, with ESPN2 being the only channel that signed on to broadcast the games. And even then, the payout was very low. Attendance in the U.S. was mixed. Baltimore Stallions attendance was very strong, but teams like Memphis Mad Dogs flopped. The CFL USA experiment failed, and sadly, I doubt the CFL would invest in teams south of the border again. Expansion in Canada seems like a good idea, and I've always wondered why the CFL never looked at Alaska as an expansion option. Anchorage would embrace the CFL in a heartbeat.

[@husseyshuddle]

Thanks for your feedback! I feel like if they could just get ONE more team many people would ecstatic. 10 teams sounds so much better than 9

[@PCSPounder]

There’s a niche American fan that believes in the sport so much that they think any old league would be a license to print money. This does not bear out in reality. The whole XFL-USFL pair (they’ve announced a merger since this video was published, but they’re going at a sloth’s pace to finalize it) has one good market among them, and the draw in St. Louis is to spite their lost NFL team. Meanwhile, media money has reduced to the point that networks are using realignment to reduce the number of mouths they feed. I know that sounds like an opportunity to some, but the support won’t be for just any old football.

[@solracer66]

I think the key is picking only cities near the Canadian border for expansion. For example I think Portland Oregon would be a good choice as it will never get a NFL team but it’s still quite a large city with enthusiastic support for the sports it does have. Milwaukee would be another good choice as it’s a large city with no NFL team of its own where the residents need to travel to either to not so close and always sold out Green Bay or to hated Chicago to see a NFL game. Columbus and Toledo might be two other good choices.

[@MegaGlupe]

We can definitely do 12 teams , Québec and Moncton / Halifax in the east and either Victoria, Surrey / Abbotsford area, or anchorage AK in the west

[@rangersking6699]

anchorage has nowhere near enough people nor the facilities to make that happen.

[@michaelbaines407]

12 teams would be a dream! All these cities have potential but I doubt Ankorage.

[@vask9748]

Quebec city is really the only choice. They have big cma.

[@dixonhill1108]

@@vask9748 London ontario is great they have 2 million people in the overall area. London is way more of a sports culture city any east of Winnipeg. It's more conservatives/blue colar than most mid sized cities in the East.

[@onknight]

CFL needs to fix Major Problems With Attendance in Edmonton and Toronto .. before adding teams ...

[@davidbuswa9425]

No. The CFL needs to divert itself from a gate driven league and become a TV driven league with more lucrative financial bottom line

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

They can start with the name. Elks are lame.

[@davidbuswa9425]

@@TheMrPeteChannel NO. If you know anything about English prose. Elks is an alliteration to the city of Edmonton

[@dixonhill1108]

@@TheMrPeteChannel Change it back to the Esikimos, it's not the redskins. Redskins started way later and when they did start redskin was already sort of a slur. To add to that, they were aggressively racists as hell in the 60s. Eskimo isn't even a racial slur.

[@rangersking6699]

There’s a video by this channel called second sports that broke down all the Canadian expansion options a while ago. He had a theory about the reason the roughriders work despite being in a small city is because they still had enough people within theoretically feasible driving distance for diehards. He set that distance at 200 miles and made a comparison between Green Bay and the packers and the roughriders and Regina. A good spot for a cfl team that has a similar situation to Regina would be Fargo, home of North Dakota state. They have a decent stadium, 2.2 million people living within 200 miles, and they turn out regularly for fcs level football. A spot like Portland has much more competition and also has facilities issues that would make pulling off a cfl team much less feasible.

[@rangersking6699]

Mixed up my measurements from that video, but the point still stands: 200 km radius pop for fargo is 900k. For regina, it's 413k. Kelowna has about 700k.

[@dixonhill1108]

London Ontario is way better than Halifax for that very reason. We're directly between windsor and Kitchenerwaterloo. You also have "nothing better to do" factor that really helps sell a team in a small town.

[@PCSPounder]

@@rangersking6699 Fargo (1) HAS North Dakota State and (2) doesn’t have a Saskatoon 160 minutes away. Also, if you’re going to cite Sioux Falls for being 3.5 hours away, I’m here to tell you THAT would be the better market than Fargo. But you’re better off in Kelowna than Sioux Falls.

[@JorgeDiaz-ly5qp]

I wholeheartedly agree with expansion within Canadian borders. Furthermore, if the CFL wishes to maintain a six team playoff tourney, 12 teams are an absolute must. I believe we live in an age where TV corporations - in all of their modern permutations - are looking for content. The advantage the CFL has over the USFL/XFL is that the league's "story" goes well into October. I don't feel that the CFL competes for USFL/XFL players because non-CFL players play in alt leagues aspiring to reach the NFL that fall. CFL players commit to a schedule that excludes the NFL as an in-year option. The quantity of players is there, and someone mentioned below that not only Halifax / Moncton is a location, but Quebec, Victoria and Surrey / Abbotsford are relatively viable options; 3 of those 4 can make a complete 12 team league. Six games per week makes for more content; with the advent of streaming and the gambling dollars, a smart revenue-sharing plan can sustain a 12-team league and turn a tidy profit (hell, I watch Aussie-rules football; an international market BEGS for more sports content!). You could even (barely) imagine a 2-division east and 2-division west with three teams each. One team within the next two years, with the other two coming in as a pair in five years HAS to be the conversation and push to make the CFL more relevant and more sustainable for the foreseeable future.

[@BlazeOfGlory742]

They need to concentrate on BC,Montreal, Toronto and Calgary to FINALLY get their own stadiums. All 4 play in dumps. If not then all 4 need to relocate. As far as Atlantic, they need to look elsewhere other than Halifax. Also CAN THEY PLEASE GET A DAMN APP THAT IS MODERN?????

[@husseyshuddle]

Can't disagree with you about any of that. I was more arguing for a 10th team because of how much more easier it would make things for the league. They definitely need to address issues in several existing markets, CGY and MTL need to be the biggest priorities for new stadiums in my opinion. Also 100% agree about the app thing

[@ethanmx2]

I definitely see a cap of 12-teams for the CFL, if it were to remain a Canadian-only league. Halifax, QC, and London are definitely your top markets in that regard. Could consider Kitchener, but I don't think they have the facilities for it. If they do want to come back to the US, they have to make the trips south as simple as possible. So places like Detroit, Seattle, and Minneapolis would top that list. Could also look into other northern cities without pro football like Milwaukee, Portland, or even Rochester.

[@michaelbaines407]

The biggest problem with US expansion is that it would actually be illegal to force teams there to adhere to the Canadian ratio and this would give American teams an unfair advantage. But let's bring on the Atlantic Schooners or whatever their name might be. I also love the idea of a east coast/west coast Labour Day, home-and-home series. Call it the Jet-Lag Bowl. What a home-field advantage that would be!

[@theodoreking8468]

That isn't a problem. The CFL will be getting rid of the ratio during the next CBA. They brought in a union buster to be their Independent Chair on the BOG. We'll probably lose a bit of the season if not all of it.

[@dixonhill1108]

@@theodoreking8468 Lol they're not gonna break the ratio rule. College football is finally starting to take off in places like Toronto. When it gets going they want to build fans from that.

[@Z64sports]

It wouldn't be much of an advantage since most of the better players would play in other leagues

[@jeffrowe3951]

A 12 team CFL. is the magic number in my opinion with teams in Halifax (Atlantic) , Quebec City & Victoria BC. but if the CFL. fells like going state side again to grow the league even more they can go to border & or medium size USA markets such as Rochester , Portland , Michigan & Hartford but I still think a 12 team all Canadian CFL. the way to go

[@dixonhill1108]

London Ontario is the obvious one for me. Growing population and it's isolated from Toronto-Hamilton. You have a real working class culture, people who love minor league sports etc. I don't think Halifax has that same kind of thing where they'll just line up for a team. London is a growing, grindy city. Honestly I think it's the best sporting culture east of winnipeg.

[@CorPro]

Baltimore proved to be the bright star in the first CFL US expansion. They made it to the Grey Cup game twice and won it once. The Colts had just slipped out of town by their dubious owner and the city was pissed at the owner and the NFL and so people flocked to the games. But like a jealous girlfriend, the NFL did not take long to get another team installed back there. That said, I agree that strategic expansion south of the border could work and I agree with others here that suggest it should be in more Northern States and places that will never get an NFL team or a Spring league team. I'm not sure about Montana. They have a population less than Saskatchewan. I think Boise could be an option and possibly even Spokane. Portland might work but there's been NFL musings there now. But before all of this, where is this fabulous US TV deal that the Commissioner was saying we'd be hearing about soon way back at Grey Cup time?

[@theodoreking8468]

lol I don't think Randy used the word fabulous but it has to be better considering the last deal.

[@IlluminovaNibiru]

Boise, Spokane, Kitchener, Windsor, London, second Toronto Team or BASTON & BUFFALO or CHARLOTTETAWN…? Which is the top 2?

[@theodoreking8468]

@@IlluminovaNibiru Buffalo and Spokane out of those.

[@colincuratolo1645]

Ok hear me out here; Halifax should be the last Canadian city for the CFL to expand to. Canada can’t support anymore teams than that for the CFL. Outside of the CFL, I would go for northern US cities that would never be considered for NFL expansion. Some examples could be; Hartford, Fargo, Boise, etc. my last one here is a gamble, but why not take a chance on Anchorage, Alaska. Due to global warming, Anchorage will become one of the premier port locations of the world due to it already being a fantastic shipping location. Alaska is pretty supportive of their college teams already in hockey. I’m sure they would be enthusiastic of a professional sports team.

[@theodoreking8468]

Alaska is a terrible idea. Anchorage is over 2000 km from Vancouver. The travel would be insane. The only way it would work is a long time in the future, the population increases in Prince Rupert area and Juneau/Whitehorse areas. Then at least you would have 2 teams relatively closer to Anchorage. As far as other USA cities are concerned you have to look at proximity to Canada, interest in the CFL that currently exists and population. Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania are the best states to have neutral site games. If there isn't sufficient interest to attract an owner then Hartford would be considered. Fargo and Boise will be the last place they check. Unfortunately, the CFL only cares about TV money. As a fan I'd like to go there though.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

The whole state will follow and support the team. Alaska haves over 730,000 people. That's bigger then Baltimore, Denver, Oklahoma City, Nashville, LV, Detroit or Memphis. Alaska haves more people than Vermont, Wyoming and the District of Columbia.

[@colincuratolo1645]

@@TheMrPeteChannel Not to mention it would be the only major professional sports team in the entire state, that has immense potential for growth.

[@Truman5555]

​@theodoreking8468 Answer: Rochester or Syracuse NY! They have Stadiums Already built.

[@theodoreking8468]

@@Truman5555 From a population standpoint it makes sense. I don't know enough about cost of living etc. I wish the CFL would take cost of living into account for the salary cap.

[@morrismerritt7923]

I would love for the CFL to come back to the USA. St. Louis, Missouri is a football hungry city that would cling to a team born there. I wish Atlanta, Georgia would work but we can't keep an NHL team here.

[@MrAnonymous-dt2gi]

The Best way to generate interest. And every sport has this problem. Is make the game available across the globe for all to watch without any blackouts when streaming. And if the game is missed the fans can watch the recording, within reason. If possible cut a deal with Netflix.

[@josephtemple1667]

The biggest problem is Ambrosie. He simply doesn't have the business acumen to get a deal signed. Year after year passes by and there's still no team in Atlantic Canada; the CFL needs to get a commissioner who knows how to close.

[@davemccann9587]

They need a stadium. There just isn't a lot of billionaires that want a CFL franchise, and the governments are 'not in the stadium building business' (S. Harper) This was when Saskatchewan wanted to build a new stadium. Even though, BC Place, Commonwealth Stadium, The Big Owe in Montreal and Tim Hortons Field, all had major government investment. I guess they were not in the stadium building business if Saskatchewan asked for money.

[@lusankya2132]

It would be nice to see Halifax get a team hopefully in the next 5 years or so. I still think the CFL needs to be more proactive in looking for possible owners of teams even if they are not really looking at expanding right now as that would at least open some doors later on. In my mind I would like to see a 16 team CFL (half the size of the NFL) but I think that is a pipe dream at this point. Even a 12 team CFL (same size as the American expansion at it's peak) would be great but I would aim higher.

[@shinnstoneer7]

Go big, with whatever city gets team 10 in Canada, add 2 in the US. St. Louis is an easy choice for 11. The 12th could go for a traditional college football location. One I'd love is morgantown, wv. Looking at ticket $ and average attendance, morgantown could put 20k each week. Not great but at or above average for current cfl teams.

[@cheukhoma]

5 teams in the East, 5 teams in the West, 5 teams in Mexico. Top 2 seed gets a bye. Remaining 4 play in wildcard playoffs. If Mexico wants, C may stand for Continental in Mexico. This is real expansion and will attract interest from other parts of the world.

[@dhovious6247]

Unfortunately the US cities with sizable Canadian populations already have NFL teams so that’s a no go. Seems to me it’s Halifax area or bust. On the other hand Portland might just be whacky enough to try it. Oregon not Maine😊

[@theodoreking8468]

Studies have shown that an NFL team actually would help a minor league team like the CFL would have in the city.

[@dixonhill1108]

Detroits the best option, largely because the lions suck.

[@pariswatkins626]

How bout a team in Windsor?

[@Truman5555]

If you're looking for a good size US market that has a Stadium ready to go, I would either recommend Portland Oregon with Providence Park, or more realistically, Rochester NY and play in the old Rhinos Stadium!

[@Truman5555]

Either that, or yo could go back to Sacramento by helping Sacramento Republic FC get into MLS and help with their 25,000 seat stadium in exchange for letting the Gold Miners return and play there. And we know an MLS stadium can accommodate the CFL because of BMO Field and The Argon aughts!

[@stuartrubin5730]

Rochester, NY is Buffalo Bills territory. There is no interest in the CFL.

[@PCSPounder]

Update on Portland… the jackal that owns the Portland Timbers isn’t about to give the field the length it would need to accommodate CFL (the renovations since the exhibition was played there put an end to that) because he’s actually found a couple concerts for the stadium next year. The jackal still needs to sell all of it to people who won’t protect abusers. I also suspect the CFL would probably need to build out in the western suburbs and stay closer to the sweet Nike money.

[@davemccann9587]

It won't happen. The import rule cannot be enforced in the US. The US teams would have an abundance of low priced O linemen and D linemen, players that get paid a premium in Canada because they are usually Canadians. This frees up money under the cap for QBs and receivers, the 'skilled' positions. Also when the NFL basically bailed out the CFL with a loan to keep the teams afloat, they might have made an agreement not to expand in the US market.

[@rangersking6699]

I should also add on: the second best choice with the same theory would probably be Missoula, Montana. Much larger stadium, but closer in quality to molson or mcmahon, with ~500k people in the 200 km radius, and a diehard montana grizzlies fanbase. A gamble would be to stick a team in say, Boise, but it might be a bit of a more awkward fit there, and also, it would be really weird to have the blue turf for a cfl game. Mind you, there's far more likely to be enthusiastic franchise owners in these "small" markets which in reality aren't really smaller markets than the other options the CFL realistically has left in Canada. Meanwhile, for the XFL, who has to play to their TV partners and has to build a primarily national brand in the US, they have to choose larger markets to remain relevant, and they also have the advantage of a fast season that fits in a gap for the US market.

[@PCSPounder]

I’m primarily here to laugh at everyone’s insistence that remote college towns would be better CFL market than several Canadian markets. In most cases, the colleges have more strident fan bases than many NFL markets. So when you talk about Missoula without noting the lack of pretty much any field space beyond the lines at Washington-Grizzly Stadium (which frankly is a large part of what makes that place special), I’m not trying to laugh at you, but nobody cogent will see it that way. College towns often have veto power over pro efforts in their towns- I can cite how Boise State jerked around with the Boise Hawks baseball team and cost them their Single A affiliated status.. Reality is the people advocating these markets would be laughed out of town in those markets, especially by the movers and shakers, and they’re not going to care that they’re laughing at you.

[@Jefff72]

I think before they venture south of the border again, why not play some preseason games in the US? I thinking less to expand but to generate interest & TV revenue. Hopefully they can earn money before the NFL & College football kicks off. I like to see players can earn more. I wish the CFL could build interest outside the North America as well. I'm an American in Germany and most Germans that I have talked to don't know that there is another form of gridiron football. I have told a lot of NFL fans in Germany to check out Canadian Football. I think that we can love both. This was a good weekend because both the Vikings and Bombers won.

[@husseyshuddle]

We absolutely can be a fan of both kinds of football! I agree about trying some preseason games in different locations. Preseason games probably don't move the needle financially very much for the teams anyway.

[@Jefff72]

​@@husseyshuddle I think one challenge might be the CFL field to fit in a stadium made for American rules. I would like Winnipeg to play preseason at US Bank Stadium. I like to see them build fans in the Dakotas & Minnesota. There's a link between Vikings & Bombers fans through proximity and the late Bud Grant.

[@Z64sports]

​@@Jefff72 That's the most fun part. Seeing how they have to change things up for different stadiums

[@AHomelessShoe]

If the league decides to expand to the US, they need to focus on cities that have a strong football culture, but no NFL team.

[@steveneighner7543]

Why not a tenth traveling team as that was done early in the NFL's history. While I support the idea of a US vs CFL format, the CFL blew it in the 90s as Birmingham is the biggest US market without and NFL team in a state that lives, breathes and dreams football... and you give them a minor league baseball team identity with the Barracudas? Then you had the choice of owners who tried to take over while they were fighting one another in the US... it was a total failure on the part of the CFL. It would be better to compete in your own market and challenge the current USFL/XFL champion in a post season game with a hybrid style of play but then you have the problem of the CFL playing part of the season against the NFL in the Fall/Winter but the other leagues here play in the Spring/Summer. On that note, why not roll the CFL season back to a Spring/Summer format where you could get more US coverage deals? Plus, Canada's Fall/Winter is much harsher than in the US so you'd likely increase fan participation. In looking at a list of Canada's biggest cities, Saskatchewan ranks below several other cities in regard to population where Saskatoon and Regina are concerned. So why not Quebec City like you said as they have the population. Kitchener, London and other cities have larger populations but not being Canadian I don't know where your football markets are. That's why I suggested a traveling team because you could schedule extra games in your existing cities if nothing else with the tenth city named after Halifax or some other city until a permanent venue can be secured that might resolve the issues. And while I understand the Canadian game is different, reducing the size of the playing field would allow more seating to be added to the stadiums and playing something that feels a bit more like the US game would attract more US fans and investment. Whatever is done, if the US is involved you have to do it in a wise way that preserves the integrity of the CFL so you still have your national championship which the US can't take from you as the 90s expansion threatened to do. A seasonal format that allows Canada and the US to play a Can-Am format during the regular season but postseason is strictly Canada with it's own and the US with its own and a final Ultra Bowl where the champion of each league then plays against one another or you match all-star teams with Team USA vs Team Canada. That would be the best way to handle it. But the CFL hasn't shown a lot of wisdom in its decision making and Canadian football fans deserve better on that end of things.

[@dixonhill1108]

CFL's may appeol is to bored diehard hockey fans, it'd kill the league to overlap with the nhl playoffs.

[@larrychannell7056]

Columbus Ohio

[@michaelstallings5824]

if in the us cities why not border or close to border areas like a rochester n.y one of the u.s new england states.....or big sky states like in montana,

[@jarrellbabb1344]

CFL WAS IN THE US but team owned voted to move out of the US in the late 90s.

[@sheldoncedwardthibault3599]

If the Canadian Football League expands to 12 teams the cities: Halifax, Quebec City, and Saskatoon would make ideal expansion cities to add to the CFL. As a Saskatchewan resident could you imagine a team in Regina and Saskatoon in the Canadian Football League squaring off against each other 3 times a year. The attendance for those games would go through the roof. Even with rivalries new with Winnipeg, both Alberta clubs, even B. C.. Also, Saskatoon is out West and Regina needs an in provincial rival like Edmonton & Calgary. Just my thoughts Saturday after the 110th Grey Cup. Take Care.

[@davemccann9587]

If Saskatoon had a team, they would not play the Riders three times a season. In a league that still relies on ticket sales for a portion of their bottom line, a 25,000 seat stadium would be a must. In Saskatchewan, the Riders draw fans from all areas of the province. A second team, at this time, would hurt the Riders.

[@user-mq6fz1cg9h]

The CFL failed in the US because of its name, Canadian Football League. The NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS all have cross border franchises but none of them specify a particular nation. The Continental Football League with a Canadian Football Conference and a International Football Conference. The IFC would allow not only US teams but also possibly the opportunity to beat the NFL to Mexico and Europe markets. The CFL should enter into an exclusive agreement with the CFS schools in the US to bolster talent through attracting D2 talent. A spring/summer schedule would allow the CFL to beat the UFL in providing talent to the NFL similar to the Loan System in soccer. Finally teams outside of Canada should be allowed to play in stadiums with NFL size fields similar to MLB parks having different dimensions.

[@MrRoscojones1]

What about Buffalo New York? They are what 2 hours away from Toronto and Toronto have the 6th largest Metropolitan Area in North America. Or the Quebec City. Anywhere to far South in the States and the weather is just to hot and muggy. I believe that was a big factor in the failure of the American market during that time. I like the CFL. I want to see it prosper.

[@BlazeOfGlory742]

Buffalo? Really??😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 #YeahSurePal

[@Z64sports]

​@@BlazeOfGlory742 They are building a new stadium. Meaning the old one would be open

[@davemccann9587]

The reason the teams failed in the US was because nobody wanted to watch the games. Poor attendance and a lack of a television deal with ESPN or any US network caused the teams to fold. This was before TSN showed every game. There was a time (I am old) that the Riders were on TV twice a year at best, and they never showed a home game in Regina, except playoffs. After the US teams folded, the NFL loaned the league $5,000,000 to keep it running, and they sent some marketing people to help with other ways to bring in cash. They were shocked at the crappy TV deal the league had, and it got a lot better when the time came to renegotiate.

[@ericbloomquist9329]

The old stadium in Buffalo will be demolished as soon as the new one is finished, it will be taking up parking spaces.

[@hulluporo9067]

If the CFL would return to the US, they should consider Portland, Oregon - Boise, Idaho - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Columbus, Ohio - Rochester, New York - Portland, Maine and Hartford, Connecticut.

[@miketheorganist]

Places where it's really nice and cold!

[@davemccann9587]

I agree with expansion, but not to the US again.

[@mariofazioli7534]

Hartford Conn. is the most logical answer. It would be tremendous exposure for the CFL, It has everything you desire in a US market....

[@sfc334]

Shreveport: long E, shreeeveport, not shrevport. I'd suggest Birmingham again if not for the 2-time USFL Champion Stallions.

[@husseyshuddle]

Thanks for the correction! Yeah I think ideally you'd want teams in cities that don't have an NFL team and Birmingham is one of those

[@sfc334]

@@husseyshuddle I didn't live here during Barracuda days or I would have gone.

[@stuartrubin5730]

I am a U S citizen originally from Rochester, NY but I have seen a few CFL games. I find the CFL games to be much less interesting to watch than the NFL and U S college games. The CFL playing fields are too long and wide, putting fans in the stands too far from the action. I would also switch the game rules to match U S football too. Otherwise if there are no major structural and rules changes, the CFL will eventually dissolve, as teams can't keep losing money year after year.

[@husseyshuddle]

Thanks for your comment! I think when it comes to the rules it really just depends on your preference. I like the U.s style game as well but I definitely appreciate some of the differences with the Canadian version.

[@davemccann9587]

Yes, the first 110 years with different rules proved that it can't last.

[@scotthjartarson4385]

Maybe once the XFL and USFL fold, the one and only franchise between the two leagues with fans- the St. Louis Battlehawks, will come begging to join the CFL

[@scotthjartarson4385]

With that said, US expansion is last option. For sure work the top 3 Canadian markets you mentioned. I think London would be a fantastic market by the way.

[@Barbariandisks]

Good luck with at delusion of leagues folding, merger maybe but not folding

[@CK-yr3sc]

Quebec City