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re: So why doesn't the NFL have a Canadian franchise?
Posted on 11/24/14 at 8:31 am to heypaul
Posted on 11/24/14 at 8:31 am to heypaul
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Then they'd have to put a team or two in Mexico.
Would still make more sense than London.
Imagine when that NFC/AFC East London team gets paired up with an NFC/AFC West team. Whats London to Seattle?
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Posted on 11/24/14 at 8:39 am to SirWinston
Toronto would suck as a Super Bowl city because of the aforementioned travel issues, and on top of that, it's cold in Toronto in February. The festivities during the week would suck and you could potentially have a blizzard
This post was edited on 11/24/14 at 8:40 am
Posted on 11/24/14 at 9:12 am to TotesMcGotes
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Because it couldn't co-exist with the CFL.
Thats the CFLs problem
Posted on 11/24/14 at 10:24 am to TreyAnastasio
NFL is going to London first.
Very soon.
Canada has it's own pro league.
Very soon.
Canada has it's own pro league.
Posted on 11/24/14 at 10:55 am to WeeWee
Actually Canadian football is the second most popular league in Canada (according to Wikipedia anyway). I can't name another major sports league in Canada. NHL, MLB, NBA, all have Canadian based franchises and seemingly popular support from those cities.
Posted on 11/24/14 at 11:30 am to cave canem
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Yep, requiring every fan to have a passport and travel to Toronto is a brilliant idea.
lolwut
Most people have passports and Toronto is a huge city and not that far away. NFL teams regularly travel farther than that for games within the US.
Posted on 11/24/14 at 12:19 pm to thebert4130
It's not cost effective
Posted on 11/24/14 at 12:22 pm to heypaul
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Then they'd have to put a team or two in Mexico.
Yes, that's exactly what's needed. The players wouldn't become targets at all.
Posted on 11/24/14 at 12:28 pm to thebert4130
The NFL itself is very pro CFL. They've loaned the CFL money in the past to keep it afloat. Its an ulterior source of players.
Also the Federal Government gets involved when the NFL start looking at Canadian cities. They've threatened to pass bills in the past about it.
Toronto is absolutely awful sports city. They are all about the Leafs and thats about it. The Argonauts have horrible attendance. The CFL is hugely popular in the west mainly Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Also the Federal Government gets involved when the NFL start looking at Canadian cities. They've threatened to pass bills in the past about it.
Toronto is absolutely awful sports city. They are all about the Leafs and thats about it. The Argonauts have horrible attendance. The CFL is hugely popular in the west mainly Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Posted on 11/24/14 at 3:03 pm to thebert4130
lol CFL to NFL is like comparing Sun Belt to SEC...
Posted on 11/24/14 at 3:13 pm to Bags of Milk
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Toronto is absolutely awful sports city. They are all about the Leafs and thats about it.
They're pretty high on the Raptors right now.
Posted on 11/24/14 at 3:26 pm to JohnnyKilroy
Traditionally they aren't though. I think Toronto would have a better shot getting a second NHL team rather than getting an NFL team
Posted on 11/24/14 at 3:30 pm to thebert4130
They sort of do...
The Vikings.
Cannucks love them...
And they like to stay the Radisson when coming down to the twin cities. (because they know its good)
The Vikings.
Cannucks love them...
And they like to stay the Radisson when coming down to the twin cities. (because they know its good)
Posted on 11/24/14 at 3:42 pm to WinnPtiger
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So why doesn't the NFL have a Canadian franchise?healthcare
what are you talking about? overall, the Canadian health care system is argueably the best in the world.
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