Awful Announcing
"This will be a historic moment for Canada connecting a game that is a part of Canadian roots with a growing South Asian community that is so passionate about Canadian sports."
"I have been told we have to clean this up as a team."
Kenzie Lalonde's sculpture wedding feature was interrupted by a 64-yard catch and run TD from Hamilton's Tyreik McAllister.
"It’s a real opportunity to work with TSN and help them elevate the stars around the CFL. That’s a big part of this partnership, integrating with the TSN broadcast."
"We’re doing it because what comes out the other side of this is going to be capabilities that frankly we couldn’t have dreamt of in the past."
The Elks are doing a "$12.60 section" for their next home game, featuring discounted tickets and TSN 1260 hosts from over the years.
"CBS Sports is synonymous with the finest in sports broadcasting and we’re proud to showcase our product on its network."
"Boomer Esiason looks like Tupperware that’s been used too many times. You put four or five bowls of spaghetti in the microwave, all of a sudden that Tupperware looks like roadkill."
An all-star announcement went very, very wrong for the CFL this week.
"The closest I've been to playing football at any level."
Almost 25 percent of the CFL's 2022 regular season will air on linear ESPN networks, a high relative to recent years.
Will the gains from shortened travel and divisional positioning battles overcome the downsides of facing the same teams more often?
Matte's playing career spanned Ohio State and the Baltimore Colts, and his broadcasting career included a national stint with CBS and local roles with Maryland, with the CFL's Baltimore Stallions, and with the Baltimore Ravens.
In many cases, leagues and teams are reluctant to move games (especially playoff games) based on what's going on elsewhere. But the CFL moved their West Final once it was determined Winnipeg would host it, and that makes sense for both TV and in-person fans.
"It starts from the top down. Brock Sunderland, their GM, I think there’s some issues with him and just the way he conducts himself, the way he does business. It’s a trickle-down effect throughout the organization."
15 CFL games will air on linear ESPN networks this year, with the remaining games on ESPN+.
"It’s really neat to be showcasing a league that doesn’t get a lot of respect for the amount of football that’s gone into it and the history behind the CFL, which is a really rich history up there in Canada."
