It was a failure in many ways, but without it, I doubt the league would still be here. The expansion money was needed desperately. Even after expansion ended, the league was teetering on the brink -- it had to get a sponsor to pay the players on the Eskimos and Argos their Grey Cup bonuses, IIRC. IMO the U.S. "experiment" should be remembered as a big factor in the league continuing to exist.
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