Comments on: NFL, CFL used to meet in the preseason

By: hsteacher

hsteacher — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 23:36:20 +0000

What rules did they play by? NFL or CFL?

By: ike1973

ike1973 — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:05:49 +0000

I think it’s safe to say the tiger cats would still beat the bills today.

By: cdnjeff

cdnjeff — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:14:24 +0000

The CFL had more money and paid the players much more up until the end of the 70′s. They also got most of them part time jobs to supplement their income. Some of the others to do this was Cookie Gilchrist, Joe Theismann,
Joe Kapp, Vince Ferragamo and Ed George. Back then it was all about the $$$…

By: jbarr1

jbarr1 — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 10:56:42 +0000

Seems almost unbelievable that the CFL was at least a Semi-threat to the NFL 30 or so years ago. Bruce Clark was drafted by the Pack and signed with Toronto ( I think) and Tom Cousineau was drafted by Buffalo and signed with Montreal. Rocket Ismail also signed with Toronto.

By: theguywhotoldtimtebowtoshutthefup

theguywhotoldtimtebowtoshutthefup — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 07:58:15 +0000

This is more proof that the Bills should move to Toronto & join the CFL.

By: rocketcrab

rocketcrab — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 04:06:31 +0000

It’s not a competition between the NFL & CFL, when you love football it doesn’t matter. Some of the best players I have ever seen graced the Canadian field. & I love the history:)

Agreed 100%. I recall the headline in the Baltimore Sun in the days leading up to the Baltimore CFL Colts opener that read, “Are you ready for fast-break football?” The CFL game is fast and exciting. The NFL is almost plodding in comparison.

By: magicbucs

magicbucs — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 04:03:38 +0000

It can be a pre-season game for the nfl team instead of naming it an exhibition. That way nfl players won’t bitch about injuries and getting paid more.

Also why the hell does the cfl have to change up all rules and the field. Some of the rules could be good for the nfl …but the field, Is it in yards or meters?

By: louisvillepride

louisvillepride — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 03:55:23 +0000

Was it the College All-Stars that the NFL played? I remember Pops telling me when I was a kid that the National Champion played against a NFL team in the pre-season.

By: jameslongstaffe

jameslongstaffe — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 01:36:25 +0000

It’s not a competition between the NFL & CFL, when you love football it doesn’t matter. Some of the best players I have ever seen graced the Canadian field. & I love the history:)

By: drunkenagitator

drunkenagitator — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 01:18:27 +0000

If I remember correctly, the final college all-star exhibition game ended in a gigantic thunderstorm when the fans overtook the field in a near-riot situation.

By: whatifisayno

whatifisayno — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:44:56 +0000

realitypolice says:
Jun 23, 2012 5:21 PM
Does anyone else remember when the NFL Champions each year would play an exhibition the following pre-season game against a team of College All-Stars?

That game was last played in 1976. The series was ended primarily for insurance reasons.

By: alonestartexan

alonestartexan — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:01:05 +0000

Cali,

The NFL team would get their butts handed to them. Remember the Pro Bowl ? NFL players don’t want to get hurt for an exhibition…

By: mobdc202

mobdc202 — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:22:58 +0000

Their championship team should play the NFL’s team with the worst record in the spring. Lol

By: Herb Deluxe

Herb Deluxe — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:19:35 +0000

Was the field 100 yards or 110 yards? Three downs or four downs? How many rouges did the Ti-Cats have?

By: colinsnooks

colinsnooks — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 22:47:03 +0000

@juanquixote

I read some stuff about these games a few years ago. They used hybrid rules, playing Canadian rules one half and American rules the other half (except for the field size, which obviously couldn’t be switched).

Apparently in all of the games, there were a lot of penalties called on each team in the half that they were playing the other leagues rules. So the first half would be NFL rules, and the Canadian team would be getting tons of formation penalties etc, only for the reverse to happen in the second half. Sounds like it would of been confusing to be in the stands watching one of these games, and probably frustrating for the players on both teams.

By: lumas101

lumas101 — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 21:54:32 +0000

Ugh, yeah like Bills fans really needed this piece of information added to our misery.

By: juanquixote

juanquixote — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 21:54:03 +0000

rocketcrab has a point, it would be interesting to know which set of rules they used. Canadian football not only has a bigger field, they only have three downs, there are 12 players on the field and receivers can move toward the line of scrimmage before the snap. Those are just a few of the many rule differences. I’m going to assume since the games were played in Canada that they used CFL rules.

By: cali49er707

cali49er707 — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 21:44:09 +0000

i would love to see the @$* whoopin’s that would ensue if these two leagues teams played eachother!!

By: rocketcrab

rocketcrab — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 21:25:40 +0000

Never knew that, interesting. Who’s rules did they use, since the CFL field is 110 yards long and is wider than the NFL field?

By: murtdurt

murtdurt — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 21:25:05 +0000

Go stampeders! The rest of the league is junk tho

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 21:21:43 +0000

Does anyone else remember when the NFL Champions each year would play an exhibition the following pre-season game against a team of College All-Stars?