CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie Comments on the Failed XFL/CFL Merger

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CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie Comments on the Failed XFL/CFL Merger

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Ambrosie talks about the CFL/XFL merger talks and downplayed the conversation about four versus three downs. He then tried to make points about hashmark changes to the CFL game that make the field seem wider for receivers.

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The CFL should never go to 4 downs ever.
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How did this work when CFL teams played NFL and AFL teams in exhibition games in the 50s and 60s?
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MGB01 wrote: Thu Jun 02, 2022 6:38 pm How did this work when CFL teams played NFL and AFL teams in exhibition games in the 50s and 60s?
Good question. I looked and found this example where they switched rules at half time. Must have been a fun game. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compariso ... ,_1944.jpg
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I like all football and I have to admit three downs makes Canadian football a different game. I need to check out the CFL this year with the new narrow hash marks and see if that increases offensive production as they hoped.
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