Articles posted in March 2015

2015 Rule Change Proposals

Published on March 27, 2015

The rules committee has sent the following changes to the board of governors for approval:

Converts

  • Move the scrimmage for kicked converts to the 25-yard line (so a 32-yard kick attempt).
  • Missed kicked convert attempts are live and may be run back for a 2-point score by the defending team.
  • Justification: 99.4% of kicked converts were successful last year. Field goals kicked between 31 and 33 yards had a 81% success rate.
  • Teams wishing to attempt a 2-point convert may scrimmage from the 3-yard line.
  • Justification: 7 out of 23 or 30% of 2-point convert attempts were successful last year.
  • Option: Governors have the option of testing during the 2015 pre-season moving the convert attempt to the 10-yard line and increasing the score value to a 3-point convert for running or passing the ball over the goal line.

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2015 Schedule: Looking For a Place to Happen

Published on March 1, 2015

The CFL released the 2015 schedule Feb. 13th. Inline with recent schedule release dates, this schedule appeared to be released early and incomplete for the sake of getting it released to meet expectations. Two weeks later there is still one pre-season game whose location and date/time are unknown. Still, the 2015 schedule continues the tradition of bringing the CFL to new venues.

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Announcing CFLdb Promotions

Published on March 1, 2015

I am pleased to announce CFLdb Promotions, a place where CFLdb will offer giveaways and rewards of CFL materials to interested parties.

For the first promotion, I have up to 3 copies of Home Again: Canadian Football 1995–2014 by Frank Cosentino available to give away. The promotion runs from today, March 1st, to June 30th, 2015. Register early for an increased chance to win. See the Promotions page for full details.

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