I opened up that “report” twice and my browser crashed. I think that says it all.

There are two things at play in the T-dot pricing scheme:
1) Toronto wants to prove it’s a superior market to Buffalo. Even the the Skydome, er, I mean “Megalomaniac” centre has way less seats than Ralph Wilson stadium, it can still generate as much revenue. Just imagine how much money you could make if you had a full size NFL stadium here Ralphie!
2) if you’ve been to a Toronto Make-Me-Laughs game over the last fifteen years you are either making more money than you should be, or you’re in somebody’s corporate seats. I live in Toronto and have only been to one game. (Thank you Molson’s!) My employer took his wife to a game last year. She had her jersey on and was really happy to be there, until she got shushed by a couple of suits who were brokering a business deal for cheering on the home team. When the Bills move here look for that trend to continue. Tax laws in Canada are such that companies can write off ridiculously over priced tickets here. This is the demographic that Godfrey and Co. Are after.
if you’d like to take your family to a pro sporting event, you can afford the Jays or the Rock (lacrosse). As for football, we have a minor league, farm team here called the Argos. They’re affordable too. For anyone who thinks the CFL is a pro league, I’d like to remind them that pro means professional, meaning you don’t have to work a second job to maintain a decent standard of living.

thing reminds me of those “get your story straight” ads that the NFL network runs every year. Last year’s was my favorite so far. “the closest Eli will ever come to a superbowl ring is when he gives Peyton a manicure”. The “Summer of Gloating” continues…

Here’s an article I found on CFL salaries: www.verasburgershack.com/news/news5.html
I did notice that the address and the article both mention Vera’s burger shack, so there might be a conflict of interest, but you can cross reference that article with other articles that I’m too lazy to look up right now ;P
I used to work in a nightclub with a massive Korean guy named Jung. As it turned out he was an O-lineman with the Argos. He worked at the club to supplement his income. The minimum CFL salary is something gross like 35k… Canadian.

there doesn’t seem to be as many scandals coming out of the CFL on a yearly basis either. That said, I still feel that the NFL is a superior product. I’ve been fortunate enough to attend 2 games so far, last year against the Bills in Buffalo and Tiki’s 234 yarder against Washington the year before. (we clinched the playoffs both times…I’m thinking week 11 this year, just so the last few weeks aren’t such a nail-biter) the attendance was 96,000 in Washington and 76,000 in Buffalo. It’s an incredible experience that you just don’t get here with the CFL with the possible exception of the Grey Cup game.
I also tend bar at a sports bar here in Toronto, and NFL Sundays and Mondays are two of our busiest days of the week.
Yet the media here in Toronto barely reports on the NFL at all. I have to get my news from the Internet and one fantastic blog in particular ;) Should the Bills move to Toronto there is some fear it would kill the CFL. I think it would be beneficial to both leagues to institute a major/minor league system and have the CFL expand into the states again. With NFL Europa gone no one is filling that void and as for the inevitable rule changes, I’m sure some sort of compromise could be reached. It would also help remedy the CFL’s perrenial money troubles, as American fans would take an interest in the team affiliated with their NFL team