There is talk of David Braley relinquishing ownership of the BC Lions. What will be his legacy?

On the positive side, he stepped in and propped up three franchises - Hamilton, BC and Toronto.

On the negative side, it seems that his league support has come at a serious cost. Demanding 4 Grey Cups in the six years.

The 104th Grey Cup in Toronto was most certainly part of the price of the deal to pry ownership of the team from David Braley. The subsequent challenges facing the Argos hosting the Grey Cup in this most important transition year could soon turn out to be a real embarrassment to the league. The Argos still haven't decided whether the team's target market is the business community or the average football fan. Mispricing the GC alienated fans without attracting business. I heard that the Argos season revenues were up, but football is being played in a largely empty stadium and without revenues from corporate boxes. There is talk that 10,000 seats are still available for the GC in seven days. It will be a hard week in the Toronto media for the Argos.

What will be David Braley's legacy? He is already in the CFL Hall of Fame. Will he go down in history as the reason for the longterm success of the CFL, or will he be remembered for demanding too high a price for his and irreparably damaging the CFL in the league's most important market?