M.O.A.B. Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) Quote The prospective owners already have a "Name The Team" contest planned for its fans, however sources say the name "Saskatoon Stallions" is favoured.And get this: the General Manager of the team will be longtime U of S Huskies coach Brian Towriss and the Head Coach will be Gary Etcheverry. http://www.rodpedersen.com/2017/04/breaking-news-cfl-to-saskatoon.html?spref=tw Edited April 1, 2017 by M.O.A.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBBFanWest Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 To quote from the story; "Saturday, April 1, 2017". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.A.B. Posted April 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) I think it would be too late (if ever approved) for the CFL to change the schedule and layout the expansion draft. Not a bad idea though. And if ever, it will push the Bombers to the East Division. Edited April 1, 2017 by M.O.A.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 I hate April 1 so much... mbrg, SPuDS, The Classic and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 He should have posted something intelligent. Would have fooled more people. Dr. Blue, Bigblue204, The Classic and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Noeller said: I hate April 1 so much... If it was true, Priders heads would explode. I kinda like it then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigg jay Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 5 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said: He should have posted something intelligent. Would have fooled more people. It's Pedersen... for him that is intelligent. Bigblue204 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 If the team name was posed as "Saskatchewan Geldings", that would have had more credibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrg Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 6 hours ago, Noeller said: I hate April 1 so much... Breaking news - Riders neg list Jamarcus Russell and Jeff George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 8 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said: He should have posted something intelligent. Would have fooled more people. moving the riders to quebec city. oh man that would have been gold. Dee Urban Hermit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nash00 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 On 2017-04-01 at 5:16 PM, mbrg said: Breaking news - Riders neg list Jamarcus Russell and Jeff George. THIS I believe. wbbfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 17 hours ago, Nash00 said: THIS I believe. russell might make a good offensive line at this point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpants Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 On 4/1/2017 at 10:18 AM, Noeller said: I hate April 1 so much... I would like this 1000 times if that was an option... seriously though, I've always thought Saskatoon would be a great market for another CFL team... problem is they're all Rider fans already... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 3 hours ago, bearpants said: I would like this 1000 times if that was an option... seriously though, I've always thought Saskatoon would be a great market for another CFL team... problem is they're all Rider fans already... You don't have to insult the good folks of Saskatoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolby Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 I know it was a joke but even so, putting another football team in Saskatchewan would be like putting another nhl team around Toronto,it'd never work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Pop Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 On 4/5/2017 at 2:39 PM, Nolby said: I know it was a joke but even so, putting another football team in Saskatchewan would be like putting another nhl team around Toronto,it'd never work. But at least Toronto has the market to support 2 teams. This would be more like putting an NFL team in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, just because the Packers are beloved in the cheese belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 On 4/5/2017 at 1:39 PM, Nolby said: I know it was a joke but even so, putting another football team in Saskatchewan would be like putting another nhl team around Toronto,it'd never work. I think it would but don't tell Priders that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrg Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 15 minutes ago, Jimmy Pop said: But at least Toronto has the market to support 2 teams. Well that's the reason Pederson loves his April fools so terribly much - it falls into the (false) narrative the Saskatchewan has the best football fans in Canada. Of course they could support two teams... Jimmy Pop and SPuDS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlue Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 33 minutes ago, Jimmy Pop said: But at least Toronto has the market to support 2 teams. I disagree ... right now they barely have the "market" to support one team.... but they have the "population" to support 5 teams ... Toronto has to develop a niche clientelle at competitive entertainment value ... we have an exciting product to deliver right now but the prospects have to be educated on how much fun it really is .... that will take wisdom, skill and time and if so it can become a booming "market" (fanbase) By contrast Sask can sustain two teams .... the fans would probably cross buy each other's city .... it would be like having season tickets with twenty games instead of ten .... the entertainment dollar is easily there to do that ... it has no real sports entertainment competition .... and not that much from the music industry either .... in Winnipeg and most cfl cities you have hockey draining entertainment dollars .... not so in Sask and in fact increeased pro football will probably accelerate not diminish ticket sales ... it will be THE thing to do in that province Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALuCsRED Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 4 hours ago, BigBlue said: I disagree ... right now they barely have the "market" to support one team.... but they have the "population" to support 5 teams ... Toronto has to develop a niche clientelle at competitive entertainment value ... we have an exciting product to deliver right now but the prospects have to be educated on how much fun it really is .... that will take wisdom, skill and time and if so it can become a booming "market" (fanbase) By contrast Sask can sustain two teams .... the fans would probably cross buy each other's city .... it would be like having season tickets with twenty games instead of ten .... the entertainment dollar is easily there to do that ... it has no real sports entertainment competition .... and not that much from the music industry either .... in Winnipeg and most cfl cities you have hockey draining entertainment dollars .... not so in Sask and in fact increeased pro football will probably accelerate not diminish ticket sales ... it will be THE thing to do in that province I think Jimmy Pop meant Toronto has the market to support 2 NHL teams... JCon and Jimmy Pop 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 15 hours ago, BigBlue said: I disagree ... right now they barely have the "market" to support one team.... but they have the "population" to support 5 teams ... Toronto has to develop a niche clientelle at competitive entertainment value ... we have an exciting product to deliver right now but the prospects have to be educated on how much fun it really is .... that will take wisdom, skill and time and if so it can become a booming "market" (fanbase) By contrast Sask can sustain two teams .... the fans would probably cross buy each other's city .... it would be like having season tickets with twenty games instead of ten .... the entertainment dollar is easily there to do that ... it has no real sports entertainment competition .... and not that much from the music industry either .... in Winnipeg and most cfl cities you have hockey draining entertainment dollars .... not so in Sask and in fact increeased pro football will probably accelerate not diminish ticket sales ... it will be THE thing to do in that province I'm sure the Riders would love having their sponsorship dollars drastically reduced. It could work but it wouldn't. You're not going to get enough buy-in for the new team. You're not going to get people buying two sets of season tickets, the same way you don't get a mass of people buying season tickets to TiCats and Argos. Over time, you may get a Saskatoon vs Regina thing happening but the Riders will always be the province's team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 6 hours ago, JCon said: I'm sure the Riders would love having their sponsorship dollars drastically reduced. It could work but it wouldn't. You're not going to get enough buy-in for the new team. You're not going to get people buying two sets of season tickets, the same way you don't get a mass of people buying season tickets to TiCats and Argos. Over time, you may get a Saskatoon vs Regina thing happening but the Riders will always be the province's team. Not even in our grandchildrens' lifetimes. JCon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Chit, I know it's a joke but Saskatoon is larger then Regina so why should they not have a team. And Quebec City too. Always with the Halifax thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigg jay Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 I know it'll never happen but I'd love to see a team in Saskatoon just to see the meltdown over divided loyalties. They could name the team Rough Riders to really make it interesting (plus it's been too long since the CFL had two teams with that name). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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