CFL vs NFL

This an interesting subject, and I have debated this myself many times over the years. I know a lot of people that just flat out worship the National
Football League. They have the fastest, biggest, players combined with sold out stadiums throughout the USA.

The Canadian Football League, to a lot of people has always had it struggles, poor crowds in some pockets, the teams often fielding a lot of NFL wannabes and a smattering of Canadian players. And yet the "game" itself is intriguing. In Canada we have 12 players vs 11.    110 yard field vs 100   also a wider field.
In Canada, we only have 3 "downs" to make 10 yards, compared to 4 down south. There are all sorts of other subtle differences between the two games. Many a good man has debated this over a cold beverage of choice.

I am lucky (I think) - I like both leagues, love the CFL game, can be so much fun to watch....but I too have fallen in love with the Glitz and Glamour of the NFL Product. What are your thoughts.

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On that note, a good friend of mine is the one that inspired this blog, he shot me an email after the Toronto - Winnipeg game last night. Thanks Keith. Read on.

I often hear many friends and acquaintances wax poetic about how the NFL is such a superior game than he CFL with Superior athletes and a more Hyped up atmosphere. But i gotta tell ya that id rather watch a 19-13 CFL game where the defence dominates any day rather than a 10 -3 Cleveland victory over the Jets.
Case in point. IN A SLOPPY DEFENSIVE AFFAIR IN Winnipeg tonite, the game was constantly in doubt. Both defences dominated and offences struggled. Yet with 2  minutes left in the game, there was 4 possession changes where the Argos had several shots at stealing an undeserved victory
Contrast that with the NFL. At times, comparing the flow  of the game to watching grass grow is a compliment. Often, the possession changes 3 times a quarter and you can throw in 11  minutes of commercials in the mix.
Tonight's Argo Bomber game  was perhaps the poorest CFL game I have watched in a couple of years yet the outcome was in doubt up till the last few seconds. As fans, is that not what we all want ? Think about it, take away the glitz and glamour and the 75000 screaming fans and what type of product does the NFL have? or better yet, what kind of exciting product does the CFL have?
Keith