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will games
Jan 20th, 2009, 10:11 PM
Tomorrow I have a conference with Mark Cohon who is the commissioner of the Canadian Football League.
I get the opportunity to ask him some questions...I have some and wanted to get some of your questions....what should I ask him/do you want me to ask him?
All replies are appreciated:cheesygri
twotterdhc6
Jan 20th, 2009, 11:19 PM
When will there be a team in Halifax?!
Dash
Jan 20th, 2009, 11:46 PM
When will there be a team in Halifax?!
hahahaha. they play football in Halifax?
najibs
Jan 20th, 2009, 11:47 PM
Ask him why CFL players make such a small amount of money compared to the NFL, yet they're both pro leagues.
twotterdhc6
Jan 21st, 2009, 12:04 AM
hahahaha. they play football in Halifax?
They've been talking about it for years, but nothing substantial ever comes out. It would be nice to have a true coast to coast league for once.
matdwyer
Jan 21st, 2009, 02:23 AM
Ask him his opinion on the Toronto Bills and if it will destruct the CFL
rabbit
Jan 21st, 2009, 02:54 AM
Stuff you can bring up:
- re-implementing the rule where if a player stays on the same team for X number of years, he can be considered a non-import
- coming up with a DVD package for the Grey Cup winning team (and not just when Toronto wins, which is a waste, as Toronto isn't a football city) which consists of: highlights from the year, complete playoff games ... since everything's already filmed, it shouldn't take that much work
- CFL "bubblegum" cards
- alternating uniforms for home and away (ie. home wears colours one year, then switches to white the next)
Kommander_KornFlakes
Jan 21st, 2009, 03:14 AM
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Tell him to mothball the pathetic CFL and get us an NFL team here in Toronto.
UncleSteve
Jan 21st, 2009, 09:04 AM
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Tell him to mothball the pathetic CFL and get us an NFL team here in Toronto.
Holy sh*t. I actually agree with KKF on something.
I need to go take a shower now. I feel durty.
Kenny Blankenship
Jan 21st, 2009, 09:09 AM
Ask him if he thought of posting in the Sports forum?
skategoat
Jan 21st, 2009, 05:11 PM
Ask him if he ever played a game of football in his life.
Ask him if he can name 2 running backs from the 1981 Toronto Argonauts.
It's not as silly as it sounds. This is a true story about Bowie Kuhn, MLB commish for many years:
'' 'Commissioner, name two catchers on the 1944 St. Louis Browns,' '' Kuhn quotes Smith as asking him. ''Surprised though I was, I answered directly, 'Mancuso and Hayworth.' 'My God,' he replied, 'you do know something about baseball.' ''
Dash
Jan 21st, 2009, 05:23 PM
They've been talking about it for years, but nothing substantial ever comes out. It would be nice to have a true coast to coast league for once.
Well, at least they have a hockey team.....oh wait.....:cheesygri
rabbit
Jan 22nd, 2009, 03:05 AM
> Ask him if he ever played a game of football in his life.
Ask him if he can name 2 running backs from the 1981 Toronto Argonauts.
I've watched the CFL for year. 1981 is a bit too early for me, but if you asked me who the two RBs were from the 1991 Argos, I couldn't tell you. I follow the Lions, and I would have to really think before making a guess at the RBs back then ...
Anyways, Mark Cohon isn't a Gary Bettman. Cohon was a fan of the CFL before he was the commissioner.
weare3
Feb 9th, 2009, 01:14 PM
Ask him if he ever played a game of football in his life.
Ask him if he can name 2 running backs from the 1981 Toronto Argonauts.
It's not as silly as it sounds. This is a true story about Bowie Kuhn, MLB commish for many years:
'' 'Commissioner, name two catchers on the 1944 St. Louis Browns,' '' Kuhn quotes Smith as asking him. ''Surprised though I was, I answered directly, 'Mancuso and Hayworth.' 'My God,' he replied, 'you do know something about baseball.' ''
Then I bet you wouldn't want to speak to Bettman. AND keep in mind that he rose to prominence through the NBA.
So, did you "conference" with the "commissioner"?