The Editor,
Re. "Which is superior: The CFL or the NFL?" (Face to Face, The Tri-City News, Nov. 15).
Face to Face columnist Andy Radia's pro-NFL argument is weak but it has to be - he's a Canadian trying to convince me why I should care more about football in another country when Canada has its very own historic league.
His complaints are trivial: fumbling owners, too many recent commissioners, a drafting of a deceased player, an owner of two teams. Who cares? How does this affect the excitement on the playing field? Is that all you've got, Andy?
The Canadian Foot-ball League is the only pro sports league we can truly say is ours.
I love the stories of players who come up from the U.S. and fall in love with the community they play for and stay here the rest of their lives. What could the NFL possibly offer us in that regard? How does the history of any NFL team relate to we Canadians in even the remotest way? The stories behind every CFL team are moving tales of local legend and lore that have the deepest of Canadian roots, going back well over a hundred years.
What possible connection could I have to a bunch of teams in a bunch of American cities I've rarely if ever visited?
(Metro Vancouver fans of the Seattle Seahawks get some leeway due to regional proximity. And having been to games in five of the eight CFL cities, I have to admit BC Place is the worst stadium in which to see a game.)
A heartwarming Grey Cup game like the one just played in Regina has everything to do with Canada - no NFL game can ever touch that.
And, yes, everybody knows CFL rules make for a far more exciting game.
Byron Moore,
Port Moody
