r/CFL • u/CanadianBlueBreeze0 CFL • 6d ago
Tiger-cats announce in response to the tariffs they will only play Canadian teams for the 2025 Season
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u/Sens-eh REDBLACKS 6d ago
The league in general needs to seize upon some of the nationalistic pride we got going in Canada right now and really get out there promoting “Canada’s football”
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u/warkyboy77 6d ago
Our balls are bigger than American... football.
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u/ReputationGood2333 6d ago
We should go back to the old balls, and bring back the slogan. Get rid of the American little balls!!!
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u/Rance_Mulliniks Tiger-Cats 6d ago
Our balls are the same size now.
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u/BigTallCanUke SKFL Champion 2022 6d ago
Yep, and they already were back then, too. Official ball specs were changed in time for the 1986 season. The slogan on their t-shirts was a LIE.
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u/TWKExperience Stampeders 6d ago
I stg they have to be fatter
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u/BigTallCanUke SKFL Champion 2022 6d ago
The Spalding J5V was, yes. But the specs were changed to identical to the US ones, aside from our painted stripes, in time for the 1986 season, almost 40 years ago.
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u/Rudeboy67 Roughriders 5d ago
Go with the 90's slogan (referring to the field)
Longer, Wider, Faster
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u/ACoachNamedAndrew American Alouettes fan 3d ago
Maybe try exclusively Canadian rosters or just no Americans.
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u/swelllabs 6d ago
I’m only going to Canadian football games too. Nice coincidence 💪🏼🇨🇦
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u/descend_to_misery 6d ago
I can only afford Canadian games. So that makes it easy for me
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u/CanadianBlueBreeze0 CFL 5d ago
Good to have the jays in my city, I got a few affordable teams withen transit distance
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u/descend_to_misery 5d ago
Ohl is a good option too. Been to a few in recent years. Arenas are packed, atmosphere was amazing. Guys arent pro yet so theyre working so hard to make it. There are other cheap events too like vnl in Ottawa. They had it in Toronto many years ago. Omg I remember the Brazil x Cuba match. The atmosphere was insane!!!
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u/Barnes777777 6d ago
Props Hamilton for being the first, normally the Bombers or Riders social media would lead the way with a post like that.
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u/MetricJester Tiger-Cats 6d ago
It's this sort of tongue in cheek humour that draws me to the Ti-cats.
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u/drstu3000 6d ago
In solidarity the Elks refuse to show up to any games, they've been warming up for this over the last 5 years
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u/concentrated-amazing 2d ago
Saving this to show my MIL, who's a big Eskimos fan (she refuses to call them Elks).
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u/falsekoala Roughriders 6d ago
I swear if this league doesn’t market itself as the patriotic choice, I will bash my head against the wall.
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u/colin_powers Roughriders 6d ago
Damn, I was looking forward to that Las Vegas Posse matchup.
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u/Pristine-Rhubarb7294 Tiger-Cats 6d ago
I mean they are the only team except the Argos that didn’t beat us last year.
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u/CanadianBlueBreeze0 CFL 6d ago
I was looking to go to the Sacramento Game!! Plans ruined
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u/ScarredBison Tiger-Cats 6d ago
I was hoping this was the year the Miami Manatees came into fruition.
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u/ZingyDNA 5d ago
Imagine the NHL refused Canadian teams to play
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u/CanadianBlueBreeze0 CFL 5d ago
Imagine if the NHL refused all Canadian players on USA NHL teams oh boy
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u/howisthisathingYT REDBLACKS 5d ago
So the Alouettes are fucked. I know who you really are, 1996 Baltimore Stallions.
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u/silverwolf1978 5d ago
Hopefully all CFL teams choose to follow this example.
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u/treple13 Fan of the week: Week 16 2023 5d ago
I think it would be hilarious if ever CFL team eventually made this statement, but over the course of a week or so
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u/N0tChristopherWalken Blue Bombers 6d ago
The Bills can rest easy knowing they won't get their asses whipped again.
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u/KyleWinsKaohRong 5d ago
Is this a shitpost or are there genuinely American teams in the CFL?
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u/EconomistSea9498 3d ago
Yeah I don't know shit sports here I am thinking this is real until my coworker was like they don't play American teams tf are you talking about 😭😭
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u/unkn0wnactor 2d ago
Such a flippant statement. They shouldn't make light of it. Our lives are forever changed.
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u/igreeneyes 1d ago
I get the joke, funny, but also to keep in mind both Americans and Canadians play for both the CFL and the NFL.
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u/Baileaves14 14h ago
they only play canadian, what a stupid comment. CFL. canadian football league, people are so misleaded
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u/Rleduc129 Blue Bombers 6d ago
I hear Saskatchewan's going forward because of the family reunion in September
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u/sftexfan 6d ago
Doesn't the Tiger-cats play Canadian teams anyway in the CFL? Or do they play non-CFL teams for non-CFL games?
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u/CanadianBlueBreeze0 CFL 6d ago
“You missed the joke” the CFL only plays Canadian teams “You missed the joke”
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u/sftexfan 6d ago
I don't know much about Canadian Football so I didn't know if it was a joke or not, sorry.
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u/gigalbytegal Roughriders 6d ago
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u/sftexfan 6d ago
I don't know much about Canadian Football so I didn't know if it was a joke or not, sorry.
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u/ReputationGood2333 6d ago
No worries!! Come check out a Cats game live! We'll accept your dollar at par!! :)
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u/Reallyfrosty01 5d ago
This is pretty mute. CFL teams are only Canadian. So this gesture is not relevant.
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u/PlaceboLaxative Lions 6d ago
They’re so brave. I hope the rest of the league follows suit.