The 2025 regular season kicks off this week!!

Feel free to use this thread to discuss this week’s games or anything else going on in Canadian Football!

Week 1 schedule

  • Thurs, June 5th - 9:00 PM ET - Redblacks (0-0) @ Roughriders (0-0)
  • Fri, June 6th - 7:30 PM ET - Argonauts (0-0) @ Allouettes (0-0)
  • Sat, June 7th - 7:00 PM ET - Tiger-Cats (0-0) @ Stampeders (0-0)
  • Sat, June 7th - 10:00 PM ET - Elks (0-0) @ Lions (0-0)

Other notes

  • Off-week: Blue Bombers
    • self_propelled_pants@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      14 days ago

      We really need that 10th team so we can get rid of this first week bye nonsense.

      But the Blue being on the bye week didn’t stop me from putting my Bombers jersey on and watching Ottawa and the Riders battle it out.

      Riders looked shaky to start but seemed to collect themselves throughout the rest of the game. Sucks for them that Oulette went out so early… but good for us Bombers fans!

      • Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteEnglish
        1·
        14 days ago

        I only caught a small bit of the game live, but I just watched the TSN highlight reel.

        The tribute to Chase Stegall was unexpected, but nice.

        If the Riders can get healthy, they really could be a force to be reckoned with.

        It’s hard to tell from what I saw, but the Redblacks didn’t look terrible to me. Their run game seemed pretty strong.

        The CFL 110 podcast says they expect a lot of parity across the league this year, so we could be in for some nail-biters.

        • self_propelled_pants@lemmy.caEnglish
          2·
          14 days ago

          I would agree with the parity comment. I think there is a lot to look forward to across the entirety of the league this year as far as talent goes. IMHO I don’t think that any one team is a sure pick to win it all at this juncture. That being said, all it takes (for any team) is a key injury to really derail a season.

          Both Ottawa and the Riders looked good last night.

          Looking forward to more football tonight and tomorrow. Really interested to see what happens in Edmonton this year. I think I’m most excited to see what VA does in Calgary against BC. That looks like a good rivalry game for sure.

  • Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteEnglish
    2·
    13 days ago

    Toronto @ Montreal

    Once again, I saw a bit of this one live, and caught the highlights for the rest. This Winnipegger is never going to be upset about watching the Argos lose.

    Montreal looked very well put-together. I’ve got to agree with the officials on the Arbuckle “forward pass” - there didn’t seem to be an eligible receiver anywhere near that ball. Toronto’s O Line was a bit of a disaster.

    That one Toronto TD was great, though - love the effort.

  • streetfestival@lemmy.caOPMEnglish
    2·
    12 days ago

    The franchise re-embracing their racist slur former team name lost 31-14 to the Lions! 1 down, 21 losses to go!

    • Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteEnglish
      2·
      11 days ago

      I caught the highlights of the Dogg Bowl - really glad to see Buck Pierce win his first game as head coach.

      Nathan Rourke looked pretty sharp in the highlight reel, with a couple of long-bomb passes. Edmonton’s extended play to end the 3rd quarter was nuts.

      • streetfestival@lemmy.caOPMEnglish
        2·
        11 days ago

        I love Dogg Bowl. It’s clever and it’s funny because it doesn’t hit; i.e., a dog bowl is not impressive-sounding