Yearly Schedule Thread - 2015 Version of Toronto Argonauts getting screwed

[paulwoods13]

. . . a gate-driven league needs to do everything it can to get people to come to the stadium.

I agree with that, but I do not think it logically follows that we must start the season in mid-June and end it in mid-November. And again, if this is done before 2018 I believe the Argos will be even more screwed than they already are on stadium availability. Moving the season up to get slightly bigger semifinal crowds out west could translate to another blow to the already battered Argonauts franchise. The league better think this idea through very, very carefully.

[Neely2005]

I like the idea of moving it up a few weeks. No one wants to sit outside in -20 degree weather for 3+ hours. I find people that often say they like the effect the elements have on the game are often those that watch from the comfort of their soft, comfy couch.

I'm ok with the possiblity of players/coaches having to deal with the possiblity of cold and snow I just don't like that it's pretty much gaurenteed with the last week of November in Canada.

Agreed! Almost every football fan that I know who says they like frigid, snowy games says that from the comfort of their couch, no way they would ever attend one of those games in person. And like I said previously my wife has already told me that she'll no longer be going to Argonauts games in October & November if/when we move to BMO Field so I'm all for this idea.

Windy, cold and very winter like today but I could easily dress for this at say a BMO and actually sweat. Ice fishing gear. I hate the 2 to 4 degree and pissing rain days.

Does anyone really think that stepping backwards into a BMO situation would have fans filling the stands. That will wear pretty thin with the World Class City types. There is no winning in a SHITE sports city like Toronto.

Sad but true.

[paulwoods13]

I'm somewhat to blame for this thread going sideways, so I'll do my bit to get it back on track by refraining from any further discussion about global climate. I'm far more interested in promoting the idea that, weather be damned, going to an earlier season start would almost certainly damage the Argos' already terrible schedule situation.

[T-Bone]

I'm somewhat to blame for this thread going sideways, so I'll do my bit to get it back on track by refraining from any further discussion about global climate.

That content has been moved here so this thread can get back on topic.

[Neely2005]

As suspected it's not looking good:

http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/01/22/...rgonauts-again

"Last year's schedule was revealed on Feb. 12, and CFL president and COO Michael Copeland is hoping fans will see it even earlier this year. There could be some hurdles that prevent that from happening, though.

“The schedule is an incredibly difficult one at the best of times,” Copeland said Thursday in Winnipeg, where the CFL's annual winter meetings are being conducted. “This year it's made more difficult with the 2015 Women's World Cup and the Pan Am Games in southern Ontario."

[Neely2005]

As suspected it's not looking good:

http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/01/22/...rgonauts-again

"Last year's schedule was revealed on Feb. 12, and CFL president and COO Michael Copeland is hoping fans will see it even earlier this year. There could be some hurdles that prevent that from happening, though.

“The schedule is an incredibly difficult one at the best of times,” Copeland said Thursday in Winnipeg, where the CFL's annual winter meetings are being conducted. “This year it's made more difficult with the 2015 Women's World Cup and the Pan Am Games in southern Ontario."

So much for getting the schedule much earlier this season.

[ArgoRavi]

So much for getting the schedule much earlier this season.

As long as the Argos continue to play at SkyDome, we won't see the schedule out any earlier than it has been. I read an old article from the mid 1970s recently and they would have the schedule out a year in advance back then. Of course, there were no Blue Jays back then.

[T-Bone]

The 2015 #CFLSchedule is ready! We need YOU to unlock it by making your pick for the #GreyCup! http://t.co/f87kQkfqpb #CFL #IsItJuneYet?

— CFL Official Feed (@CFL) February 13, 2015

[AngeloV]

I was just going to post that Kirk Penton mentioned in his CFL blitz column that the schedule is going to be out today.

http://www.winnipegsun.com/2015/02/1...of-free-agency

PLAN YOUR SUMMER

The CFL schedule will be released on Friday, likely around noon EST, and it could very well be a wild and wacky affair.

Thanks to the Women's World Cup taking place in stadiums across the country in June and July, and the Pan Am Games in southern Ontario this summer, there are likely to be some oddities in this year's 81-game slate.

The Argos never have a friendly schedule thanks to the Blue Jays having control over Rogers Centre, and the Pan Am Games are going to make it even worse for the Boatmen.

[Neely2005]

The 2015 #CFLSchedule is ready! We need YOU to unlock it by making your pick for the #GreyCup! http://t.co/f87kQkfqpb #CFL #IsItJuneYet?

— CFL Official Feed (@CFL) February 13, 2015

Clever idea, I wonder how long it will take to get to 10,000?

[Neely2005]

Clever idea, I wonder how long it will take to get to 10,000?

More than half way there now:

http://www.cfl.ca/2015releasert

[T-Bone]

Clever idea, I wonder how long it will take to get to 10,000?

Personally, I don't think forcing a trend on Twitter is a clever idea. Glad the schedule will be out soon though.

[Neely2005]

Personally, I don't think forcing a trend on Twitter is a clever idea. Glad the schedule will be out soon though.

Why not? Everyone does it and it gives the league a little buzz and free publicity.

80% of the way there now.

[T-Bone]

Why not? Everyone does it and it gives the league a little buzz and free publicity.

Everyone forces it? Most put it out there and it trends. It's the forced part of this I'm not a fan of. Like I said before, I'm glad the schedule will be out soon though.

[Neely2005]

Lol the Redblacks are leading for the East:

http://cfl.ca/2015releasert

[T-Bone]

And here it is:

Goal Reached! Follow this link to see the 2015 #CFLSchedule! http://t.co/3IloEFAhU8 #CFL #IsItJuneYet? pic.twitter.com/ICQRR1PxqK

— CFL Official Feed (@CFL) February 13, 2015

Argos Home Schedule

[Neely2005]

And here it is:

Goal Reached! Follow this link to see the 2015 #CFLSchedule! http://t.co/3IloEFAhU8 #CFL #IsItJuneYet? pic.twitter.com/ICQRR1PxqK
— CFL Official Feed (@CFL) February 13, 2015

Argos Home Schedule

Here's the Tweet with the Argonauts Home Schedule:

https://twitter.com/TorontoArgos/sta...89602588467202

BREAKING: The #Argos 2015 #CFLSchedule has been released! #CFL pic.twitter.com/K31kXVyead

— Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) February 13, 2015

[AngeloV]

Really? A home game in Fort McMurray, Alta? Have we sunk that low? I would rather play it in Moncton or Hamilton. What an F'N joke. Get us the hell out of the dome.

Need to call my rep now. Will this decrease the price of my ST's by 10%

[Neely2005]

Here's the Tweet with the Argonauts Home Schedule:

https://twitter.com/TorontoArgos/sta...89602588467202

BREAKING: The #Argos 2015 #CFLSchedule has been released! #CFL pic.twitter.com/K31kXVyead
— Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) February 13, 2015

No July home games and 4 October home games. Only 3 weekend home games.

[ArgoRavi]

Really? A home game in Fort McMurray, Alta? Have we sunk that low? I would rather play it in Moncton or Hamilton. What an F'N joke. Get us the hell out of the dome.

Need to call my rep now. Will this decrease the price of my ST's by 10%

Yeah, that is what you call a "competitive disadvantage" as the Argos essentially have to play the Esks on their home turf twice. That is hard to take. No regular season home game until August 8th which has to be latest home opener that the Argos have had since the late 1960s or early 1970s.