[StormShadow]

Why not share a team?- to start.

Split the games, 5 in Moncton, 5 in Halifax. City A gets 4 regular season games plus 1 exhibition game and the first playoff game, if necessary. City B gets 5 regular season games and the second playoff game, if necessary. Next, alternate City A and B every year.

Give it 5 years for the sport, the CFL and the team to grow in popularity throughout the region. Build a following. If it's strong enough, grant one of the cities an expansion team and let the other city assume the original team. If one city fails, the owners would obviously want the team in the other city. If both cities fail, well honestly, that won't happen.

There are nearly 2 million people in the Maritimes, it can be done.

Mitigate the risk

One thing is for sure: If we can get to the point where there are 2 Maritime teams in the CFL, it will be the biggest rivalry in the East Division, period. That is what makes sports fun.