Weird Wednesday: The End(zone)?
What’s 150 yards long, 65 yards wide, and has goal posts on the actual goal line?
Well, if you looked at the picture, you know it’s the Canadian football playing field. In comparison, if you took out the footprint of the NFL field, you can see how much more playing surface the CFL has.
Maybe you heard the news. The CFL has decided to shorten the field to 130 yards by taking out the 55 yard line and changing the end zone to 15 yards. Also they will be moving the goalposts to the end of the field.
Looks like an NFL field now, doesn’t it? But the new CFL commissioner said that the rule changes had nothing to do with trying to copy the more popular league to the south.
I call bullshit.
The longer, wider field does attract smaller, faster American players that may not have a chance to play the game they love. The current placement of the goalposts allow for missed field goals to be returned for a touchdown which is one of the most exciting plays in the league.
There was a time when the CFL expanded into the US, but that’s a story for another Wednesday.
The NFL is a juggernaut. There is no way the CFL can compete, but they can attract fans with their unique brand of the sport.
Well, they used to.
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/
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