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I know lots of people that are hardcore NFL fans. But, they go to see regular season games and travel. If the tickets were cheap, they'll go the game. But they won't be cheap and they won't go to a preseason game.

I lived in Southern Ontario when the NFL "arrived". My perspective... Initially, Torontonians were excited and, why not! Another first class sporting/entertaining event coming to town. Like or not, the NFL is a big deal. A lot of So. Ontario fans travel to Buffalo to watch games. I can't remember the stats but it's significant. They resented the NFL coming to TO because they liked the travel and atmosphere in Buffalo. It was their "thing". When prices were announced, the momentum died completely. It was more expensive to attend preseason game at Rogers Centre than to travel to Buffalo. Crazy. And, they sold the games as packages. So, you needed to pre-commit to the entire series, multiple years. That was a definite no go. These were causal fans that wanted to see the NFL, not the hard cores. The hard cores already bought in down in Buffalo.

I know a forum full of CFL fans!

I'm Jackaled for Saturday night!

But would you go the NFL game, then watch the Bomber game on the jumbotron after?

Number 2! I found this on Bardown. It's obviously out of date, as it inlcudes Todd McLellan and Dave Hakstol.

Longest tenured coach in the league.

Yeah, you can if you put everything into bonuses. For Ladd, everything but $1M in base is bonuses each year. Even if there's a lock-out, he'll make his money. A few other high profile contracts have been done this way too around the end of the CBA. Again, the owners need a lockout to save themselves.

Kenny Omega is on TSN 1290 in a few minutes. @The Unknown Poster I hope you gave him all the info he needs to promote the PCW show!

I would find it hard to accept, as a taxpayer, the Bombers turning down an opportunity to generate additional venue revenue, unless they could prove irreparable harm to their brand or income. And, although I kidded about the Argos, it was the good people at Skydome that brought the Bills in. I can't remember the Argos jumping up and down with excitement over the move.

And, is buyout proof. And, full NTC until 20/21. Then modified NTC. What a terrible contract.

Retroactive to the Argos?

Kenny Omega Showcased In TSN Documentary Local write-up on the upcoming doc. They even name drop a certain promoter in the article. For those interested the doc shows tomorrow: "Omega Man - A Wrestling Love Story" ( @OmegaManAWrest1 ) is being televised at 6.30 pm Central time (7.30 ET) Wednesday, and focuses on the story and storytelling of Kenny Omega, an international sensation who cut his own path from starting on small Canadian regional cards to headlining the main event in the Tokyo Dome for New Japan Pro Wrestling in front of 38,000 fans.

He can feed his family but can he feed his ego? I doubt it. This "retirement" is about attention and money.

TSN and TSN1290 were gushing too.

How lucky did we get with Ottawa's bumbling!?

If it were a wrestling hall of fame, I would agree. But, this is the WWE HOF, and I can't disagree with her stance.

You can get help if you're gay. Prayers help, I hear.

10" is now available in Canada. ~$195 from Lonovo.

Who are we kidding? We get excited when it shows up in the background on a TV show or movie we're watching.

Very deserving of the recognition.

Of course, we could look at what Trump has admitted to, what his attorney has admitted to and all the indictments and convictions.

You can have Little play wing and still take face-offs.

This one is from the CBC.ca archives but was on the CBC Manitoba main page. It's not quite "news" but I did learn something new. It's a story about the Loonie. A dollar coin was coming in 1986 It was to be "gold-coloured, 11-sided, and only slightly heavier than a quarter," said reporter Der Hoi Yin as a cascade of sample coins fell in front of the camera. "When the actual coin is issued ... it will bear the familiar imprint of a voyageur already found on Canadian nickel and silver dollars," she added. (That didn't happen. The dies for the coin were lost in transit before reaching their destination at the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg, necessitating a design change to feature a loon instead.) Either I never knew this or I had forgotten but the Loonie was almost not the Loonie.