God damn, I hate these CFL rule changes.
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God damn, I hate these CFL rule changes. Hate it! Hate it! Hate it!
They’re cutting down the field from 110 to 100 yards. They’re dragging the goalposts from the front of the end zone—where they’ve always been—to the back, just like the NFL. This isn’t “minor modernization.” It’s tearing away what makes Canadian football unique, one tradition at a time.
The CFL has always been our game. The longer field, the bigger end zones, the three downs—it created a faster, more wide-open style of football that no one else in the world had. That’s what made it special. Now? Bit by bit, it’s being chipped away until all that’s left is an awkward, watered-down knockoff of American football.
And don’t think for a second this stops here. The commissioner is already refusing to rule out four downs. Four downs! If that happens, then what’s the difference between the CFL and just flipping on CBS in January? Absolutely nothing. We’ll have surrendered our own identity for a cheap imitation.
Look, if people wanted to watch the NFL, they’d watch the NFL. God knows it’s shoved down our throats every Super Bowl season. But the CFL was supposed to be ours—quirky, fast, distinctive, proudly Canadian.
Now it feels like the league is begging for approval from people who never cared about it in the first place. And in the process, it’s alienating the diehards who actually kept it alive all these years.
CFL modifies rouge and clock for 2026, shortens field and moves uprights for 2027
The Canadian Football League announced a number of changes to the game on Monday, which will take effect over the next two years. According to commissioner Stew
3DownNation (3downnation.com)
CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston won't guarantee league will never switch to four downs
CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston isn't guaranteeing the league will never switch to four-down football. "I don't offer guarantees [about staying with three
3DownNation (3downnation.com)
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God damn, I hate these CFL rule changes. Hate it! Hate it! Hate it!
They’re cutting down the field from 110 to 100 yards. They’re dragging the goalposts from the front of the end zone—where they’ve always been—to the back, just like the NFL. This isn’t “minor modernization.” It’s tearing away what makes Canadian football unique, one tradition at a time.
The CFL has always been our game. The longer field, the bigger end zones, the three downs—it created a faster, more wide-open style of football that no one else in the world had. That’s what made it special. Now? Bit by bit, it’s being chipped away until all that’s left is an awkward, watered-down knockoff of American football.
And don’t think for a second this stops here. The commissioner is already refusing to rule out four downs. Four downs! If that happens, then what’s the difference between the CFL and just flipping on CBS in January? Absolutely nothing. We’ll have surrendered our own identity for a cheap imitation.
Look, if people wanted to watch the NFL, they’d watch the NFL. God knows it’s shoved down our throats every Super Bowl season. But the CFL was supposed to be ours—quirky, fast, distinctive, proudly Canadian.
Now it feels like the league is begging for approval from people who never cared about it in the first place. And in the process, it’s alienating the diehards who actually kept it alive all these years.
CFL modifies rouge and clock for 2026, shortens field and moves uprights for 2027
The Canadian Football League announced a number of changes to the game on Monday, which will take effect over the next two years. According to commissioner Stew
3DownNation (3downnation.com)
CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston won't guarantee league will never switch to four downs
CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston isn't guaranteeing the league will never switch to four-down football. "I don't offer guarantees [about staying with three
3DownNation (3downnation.com)
@atomicpoet Who wants to watch a watered-down, pale imitation of the NFL when the NFL is already on TV?
The CFL used to be a different game, and that’s how it has survived.
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@atomicpoet Who wants to watch a watered-down, pale imitation of the NFL when the NFL is already on TV?
The CFL used to be a different game, and that’s how it has survived.
Michael Gemar No one. Not even NFL fans want a watered down imitation.
Think Toronto will be satisfied with NFL’s minor league affiliate when they’re the 4th largest city in North America?
No, the only way CFL stays afloat is by being a different game.
