The CFL continues its tradition of weird decisions and scheduling.

The Canadian Football League, historically, has been known for making some decisions that, from a distance, appear bizarre to say the least.
Welcome to the league’s exhibition schedule, which begins Wednesday night with the Alouettes meeting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Investors Group Field (8 p.m., TSN, RDS, TSN Radio-690).
Not only are the Als – and Bombers, for that matter – forced to play three days before other teams, and only after nine training-camp practice days, Montreal players and management are being forced to fly halfway across the country.
Of course, such anomalies in the schedule are hardly unique. This Monday, on five days’ rest, the Bombers conclude their exhibition schedule at Ottawa. It’s the Redblacks’ first exhibition encounter. After that game, Winnipeg has a long break before it begins the regular season at home – again against the Als – on June 24.
Montreal general manager and head coach Jim Popp said Wednesday’s game comes with an expenditure of approximately $100,000. That’s a lot of money for a meaningless game that serves as an audition for the rookies.
“One team from the East Division has to do it every year. It would be much simpler if we kept things in our own division,” Popp said. “Let the round-robin be out west. It would cut a lot of costs. This is an expensive deal for our team that nobody else in the league has to go through. Financially, it would be much easier if we played Ottawa back-to-back. At some point these things need to be discussed.
“It’s strange you’re going on the road to play a team. Two weeks later, you open your season and go on the road there again. I don’t think that was thought out very well.”
Ya think?
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