Lansdowne Catchup
Published on February 17, 2012
cfldb reported on the unveiling of the Lansdowne Plan last week. Now here is a catch-up of the news surrounding the announcement.
cfldb Site Maintenance
Published on February 3, 2012
The cfldb sites will be offline briefly Friday, Feb. 3 Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 around 11 pm EST for site maintenance. Any interruption in service should be brief, a few minutes only. Please have patience and try again after 5 or 10 minutes. Thank you for your understanding in our efforts to improve cfldb.
We'll Have Some of That Cake, Unless Someone Else Wants it Too
Published on January 14, 2012
Rob Vanstone recently called for a coaches salary cap in the CFL to provide a level playing field for all teams. He seemed concerned with players taking pay cuts while coaches were paid the going rate.
I don't debate the merits of such a system here. I am curious as to why this occurs to Vanstone now, when a little over a month ago he was encouraging the Saskatachewan Roughriders to use their "riches" to hand a blank cheque to Kent Austin. It is hard to take a flip-flopper seriously when what they believe obviously depends on the benefit to them.
You want some cake? Now no one can have any.
Conservancy Puts Case Forward
Published on December 18, 2011
The factum outlines their argument that OSEG is legally obligated to field a team at any stadium, therefore their plan should be considered since single-sourcing isn't a requirement to acquire the franchise.
2011 Outstanding Reporting Awards
Published on December 8, 2011
Written sports reporting has become a lost art. Print media, undergoing changes to the delivery method (from physical to electronic — web or app) and what is considered "news" in a connected world, is trying to survive in a world of Twitter, 24-hour sports channels, online video, reduced literacy and short attention spans by following the industry and directly competing for the time of an overloaded viewership. This drives the industry to the bottom about who broke the story first rather who told the story right and had all the facts.
2011 Grey Cup Broadcast Review
Published on November 30, 2011
I did not get to watch all of Grey Cup Saturday and Sunday, but I did see the game. I thought I would drop a few lines on the 99th Grey Cup broadcast.
2011 Grey Cup Quarter Scores
Published on November 27, 2011
Need to check your tickets and Grey Cup pool boards? Here are the end of quarter scores from the 2011 Grey Cup championship game courtesy cfldb. The same can be found on our 2011 Grey Cup game page. Also check out the CFL's official boxscore.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East (Winnipeg) | 0 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 23 |
| West (BC) | 11 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 34 |
Absent from the Grey Cup
Published on November 24, 2011
cfldb has been conspicuously absent from posting many new in-depth articles this year and there hasn't been much other progress on the site either. With Grey Cup week upon us, our five readers are probably wondering where the links and analysis are. Unfortunately, events beyond our control have left no one with the time required to write in-depth articles or even find and select interesting links. We apologize to our visitors for the lack of news and progress.
I have been told, however, that this off-season we should expect big leaps forward at cfldb. Thanks for your patience.
Progress Being Made on Stadiums
Published on October 28, 2011
We have not have a general stadium update article since June. Recent days have seen some developments in a few centres. It is time to catch up on the news from Ottawa, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Regina and the Maritimes since the season started.
Where Are They Now?
Published on October 18, 2011
Someday we will include these links on player pages (when we get player pages), but for now here is cfldb's compilation of stories on former CFL players and what they are doing now.