CFL in the Maritimes

[jnaygull]

Originally Posted by Taeolas

I'm not a big sports fan in general, but I agree, if the CFL wants to take root out here, they need to do more marketing, not just TV channels but do more events out here in general to make people care about the teams and the league more.

The NFL may not directly market to us, but it's on so many TV stations constantly (because of the American networks we watch in general, not to mention the likes of CTV and Global airing NFL games), that it just takes up a lot more headspace here that the CFL would need to fight against.

Really, the Maritimes are basically a market with 2M people now; we should easily be able to support a pro sports team or two, especially for the big Canadian leagues. The CFL should be a no-brainer, if they would just put a bit of effort out here. But as usual, we remain the forgotten/neglected region.

I'm not so sure that it is a forgotten region as much as there is not a strong ownership group willing to pony up. It takes a significant investment to start a professional franchise and get it on stable footing. That investment certainly won't come from the existing ownership groups in the league, it has to come locally. Right about now, the CFL would welcome a deep-pocketed owner anywhere in Canada.