Argos and the league in whole need to work out much better schedules. With Hamilton being the main tenant at THF, they were 6 weeks between home games !!! What moron at the CFL scheduled that? Argos had a long period with no home games as well, four weeks. There is absolutely no excuse for such lousy scheduling, when most CFL teams are the main team at their stadium. Being away for a month just takes the team out of the spotlight for too long. I would say maximum three weeks between games. Cannot be too hard to do. I don't really mind the day of the week it is played on, as sometime variety is good, but if they really want to push the tailgating, it has to be a weekend game.
I think there just has to be a general reduction in ticket prices across the board, but mainly on the lower end. When you are not getting customers, you must always reduce the price and entice them back.
You are so right about the schedule, how about the number of times we had games within less then a week at home such as October 10 vs Calgary and then less then 5 days later on October 15 we were at home playing Sask.
You are so right about the schedule, how about the number of times we had games within less then a week at home such as October 10 vs Calgary and then less then 5 days later on October 15 we were at home playing Sask.
5 games between July 31 and Aug 23 (5, 6, 6 and 6 days between games). That is a brutal schedule.
5 games between July 31 and Aug 23 (5, 6, 6 and 6 days between games). That is a brutal schedule.
Maybe it's just me, but I don't see that as a big deal. Montreal's schedule the last 2 seasons has been worse IMO. Add in that the Ticats were 6 weeks away from home this season IIRC.
Maybe it's just me, but I don't see that as a big deal. Montreal's schedule the last 2 seasons has been worse IMO. Add in that the Ticats were 6 weeks away from home this season IIRC.
I think the issue is that in the 4 games following July 31, they played a more rested team. Even the 2nd of home and home with the Cats was advantage Cats, because the Argos were playing their 3rd game in 11 days.
I think the issue is that in the 4 games following July 31, they played a more rested team. Even the 2nd of home and home with the Cats was advantage Cats, because the Argos were playing their 3rd game in 11 days.
At the end of the day, how much did this result in a 5-12 record though?
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At the end of the day, how much did this result in a 5-12 record though?
Who really knows? They were good against BC in game 1 of that stretch. Blew leads in game 3 and 4 late, a sign of fatigue. Not saying the Argos were a good team this year at the end of the day, but who really knows if it had an impact? It is a possibility.
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