Exhibition game at Varsity Stadium

[Argonauter]

That's the rumour.

[Ballstothewall]

Would love it!!!

[Will]

Sounds great!

http://argonauts.ca/article/100th-gr...-2013-schedule

This here confirms it! Hopefully this is the start of better things.

Can they add extra seating?

[294life]

what's the capacity there?

[Will]

5,000 right now

[ArgoRavi]

5,000 right now

A normal preseason game would draw about 12k-13k and, of course, not all of those would be paid. Surely, there won't be any problem filling the 5k at Varsity. Could they get another 5k in? Could they possibly even make a little money off of this game? I like the idea a lot. Interestingly, this is one of only two preseason games not being televised by TSN. There is another game going on at the exact same time in Guelph and Varsity may not be suitable for HD broadcasts at the moment.

[argotom]

It's a horrible place to watch a game, bleacher seats on one side only and crammed in like sardines.

[ArgoGabe22]

It's a horrible place to watch a game, bleacher seats on one side only and crammed in like sardines.

This. Varsity isn't what it used to be. This is like a high school stadium, actually HS stadiums are way better than this in the States. While the ground is historic, nothing really remains from the old Varsity. I would assume they would put extra seating. Of course I'm still excited for an outdoor home game and am planning to go.

[Will]

It's a horrible place to watch a game, bleacher seats on one side only and crammed in like sardines.

It'll be satisfactory for one game.

[AngeloV]

It's a horrible place to watch a game, bleacher seats on one side only and crammed in like sardines.

Agreed. Also, because of the track, they are far from the sideline, and the sightlines are brutal. My concern is that if they don't add temp seating, are they trying to tell us that the Argos have less than 5k in ST sales? Or do we get the option of a refund on this game (should you not be one of the lucky ones to get one of the 5k seats available). This makes no sense to me.

[AaronInToronto]

Do us Season Tickets Holders get guaranteed seating at Varsity? I sure hope so.

[argonaut11xx]

What a STUPID idea.....

See last years exhibition game...30K plus....school kids...possible new generation of fans, a complete success.

So , in my humble opinion, as the Argo's won the Grey Cup, do the same again, these kids would be more engaged, and excited.

I'd rather see that ,

or, is this being done due to some issue with scheduling, and our idiot landlord at Skydome?

[Ron]

What a STUPID idea.....

See last years exhibition game...30K plus....school kids...possible new generation of fans, a complete success.

So , in my humble opinion, as the Argo's won the Grey Cup, do the same again, these kids would be more engaged, and excited.

I'd rather see that ,

or, is this being done due to some issue with scheduling, and our idiot landlord at Skydome?

While I agree with you about the school kids idea. This is obviously being done to engage the greater market with the team doing something that will engage far more media than a preseason game at the Dome.

This also takes me back to a comment Pelley made a while back about how talks are going on behind the scenes as far as the Argos future goes. I wonder if this is an subtle indication of that future.

[Will]

Agreed. Also, because of the track, they are far from the sideline, and the sightlines are brutal. My concern is that if they don't add temp seating, are they trying to tell us that the Argos have less than 5k in ST sales? Or do we get the option of a refund on this game (should you not be one of the lucky ones to get one of the 5k seats available). This makes no sense to me.

I sure to hell hope that our season ticket sales are > 5,000!

[AaronInToronto]

STH will get priority access to seating. Apparently it is going to be General Admission though. That means locating a tailgating area closeby and hovering around the gates so that we can get good seats. I hope they at least rope of some areas for STH only. A pseudo stadium outline.

[doubleblue]

Well I for one don't want to go to a High School calibre stadium. We get blindsided by this after purchasing season tickets for 10 games(we thought) in the Sky Dome.
As sombody has said, last year with the Kids making over 30,000 at the Dome made for a good atmosphere. Why change?

[ArgoRavi]

Well I for one don't want to go to a High School calibre stadium. We get blindsided by this after purchasing season tickets for 10 games(we thought) in the Sky Dome.
As sombody has said, last year with the Kids making over 30,000 at the Dome made for a good atmosphere. Why change?

It takes a lot of work to coordinate with the schools and the labour situation with the teachers here in Ontario may not help in getting this kind of initiative done again this year.

[294life]

yeah that looked like a once in a lifetime affair.

[Will]

yeah that looked like a once in a lifetime affair.

Not necessarily.

[argonaut11xx]

It takes a lot of work to coordinate with the schools and the labour situation with the teachers here in Ontario may not help in getting this kind of initiative done again this year.

Good point Ravi...being out here in lala land i wasnt keeping up on the labour strife with the teachers union.

That all said, except for the Grey Cup and eastern semi (maybe), the dome rocked the loudest during that pre-season game loaded with those kids.

Something about a PRO football team playing in a 5000 seat highschool-ish type stadium doesnt sit right. The Argo just won the Grey Cup, seem bush to play in a sub-par stadium. I'd rather them play on smaller field at BMO.

I think the anti-CFL media in Toronto would make the Argo's a laughing stock for doing something like this.