Esks Schedule

[The Gum Guy]

http://www.esks.com/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=1738

I know there is a post on the league sched but here is the Esks' sched.

I'm not a fan of the 8:00 Thursday games. I would still like to see one afternoon game in the summer so I could bring my boy to a game and not have him fall asleep by the second qtr.

[esks4life]

Starting the season off against the Riders. Great. A game that I will be at and will have to sit through stupid Grey Cup crap.

[The Gum Guy]

Starting the season off against the Riders. Great. A game that I will be at and will have to sit through stupid Grey Cup crap.

Glad I'm not you. No worries though as it will be another 18 years before the get another one.

[Deathsdoorstep]

4 Regular season thursday night games. So all summer, the Eskimos play their home games on work nights.

It was 100% that I wasn't going to renew, but now I'm actually happy that I didn't.

[MotorSportsGord]

Seems pretty stupid to have no Friday night games either.

[Uncle Bobby]

We play the Stamps on Labour Day and again on the following Friday.

Just as I predicted. Spooky.

[Opus]

Congrats Esks........There are 6 of 9 games that there is no freaking chance of me taking my 6 year old boy to.




Good job on the back to backs as well......

MORONS!

[Uncle Bobby]

Seems pretty stupid to have no Friday night games either.

What are you looking at?

[Deathsdoorstep]

Congrats Esks........There are 6 of 9 games that there is no freaking chance of me taking my 6 year old boy to.




Good job on the back to backs as well......

MORONS!

They take you for granted, mate. "They'll come anyway" must be their slogan.

[Uncle Bobby]

Good job on the back to backs as well......

We play BC TWICE back-to-back. I agree, I hate that.

[Opus]

They take you for granted, mate. "They'll come anyway" must be their slogan.

oh......with exception to the halloween game I'll be there, but way to piss on the next generation of Eskimo fans.

The Halloween game is the icing on the cake in that regard. That one messes with me as I know for a fact I'll be chaparoning my boy out on the streets in his quest for candy and fun.

[Muley69]

Send an email to the Esks...not that it matters, but to let them know your displeasure.

[MotorSportsGord]

What are you looking at?

I ment to say very few.

[boydo]

Just a thought...but maybe they were hoping by having the games on Thursday during the summer...more people would come? Weekends are for the lake and stuff? Maybe they're trying to cut down on the competition with Grand Prix and Festivals? I don't know, I'm TRYING to think of some explanation other than they're just dumb...
Oh, and how about that Halloween game...I hope we don't come dressed up as the worst team in the west again...they wore that costume last year...oh wait and the year before...

[Beerfish]

I personally don't mind week night games during the summer, 8pm starts blow though. I do understand that for the majority of the people on here weekends work better but for me I like weeknight games because I can make other plans for the weekend out of town if I desire.

The good thing is that with these late games Bryan Hall will fall asleep by the end of the 1st quarter.

Zzzzzzz..Roma.......tucker....zzzzz....weather guy.......zzzzz

[Deathsdoorstep]

LMFAO!!! A game on Halloween. Ah, the CFL.

[MotorSportsGord]

LMFAO!!! A game on Halloween. Ah, the CFL.

I guess they don't plan on having any children attending that game.

[Uncle Bobby]

A night game at the end of October in Edmonton on a 'holiday'.

Depending on standings, this could be the least attended game in Eskimo history.

[ScoJoc]

I was in the ‘wait and see the schedule’ column for the season seat renewal, chalk me up as a NO Rick … I would not be able to attend a game until Mid September so no point really. Nice job CFL & EE you are a family of 4 + 4 corporate seats lighter now…. Can these guys do anything right?

[Diesel]

The schedule is simply:

[ScoJoc]

That is GOLD Diesel. The perfect summery of the Schedule. I literally spit water out. Nice work.

[Numberz]

Well, the first 4 weeks will be important....and there is a game on my birthday. Good enough for me.

[Uncle Bobby]

I guess they don't plan on having any children attending that game.

The only way I see them agreeing to this is if there is going to be some MAJOR give-aways and prizes at the game. Enough for the kids to skip going door-to-door and get all their loot at one location.

They HAD to have thought of that, right?

But what a risk. If it is a meaningless game (which many are at the end of the season) AND it is -20 with snow on the ground AND it is Halloween, who is going to show up?

[Nanookster]

Halloween and 8:00 PM start times on a Thursday? Must be double header night for the Eastern Bastadges, not that they would watch the second game.

[esks4life]

Well, the first 4 weeks will be important....and there is a game on my birthday. Good enough for me.

Nice. We've had good success with having posters bithdays on Esks game days.

[Deathsdoorstep]

It really is a shame. The Eskimos were already going to have a drop in attendance, no mater what lies they tell the media. They've missed the playoffs and finished last for 2 straight years. And their response to that was to promote the man responsible. There are fans who will always go, no matter what. But a lot of people will stay away this year.

[Nanookster]

It really is a shame. The Eskimos were already going to have a drop in attendance, no mater what lies they tell the media. They've missed the playoffs and finished last for 2 straight years. And their response to that was to promote the man responsible. There are fans who will always go, no matter what. But a lot of people will stay away this year.

Perhaps they will use this schedule as a reason for the decline in attendance? They must have some say in the schedule?

[Angelus]

Wow...what a horrible schedule. Unreal.

[Deathsdoorstep]

Perhaps they will use this schedule as a reason for the decline in attendance? They must have some say in the schedule?

I imagine all teams get consulted. 4 Thursday night games? There's no way the Eskimos weren't consulted on that.

[ScoJoc]

The only way I see them agreeing to this is if there is going to be some MAJOR give-aways and prizes at the game. Enough for the kids to skip going door-to-door and get all their loot at one location.

They HAD to have thought of that, right?

But what a risk. If it is a meaningless game (which many are at the end of the season) AND it is -20 with snow on the ground AND it is Halloween, who is going to show up?

Unless the Oct 31 game is a 'Win or you're out' scenario I will be shocked if they get 20,000 people in the stands.