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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">The Canadian Football League is making significant changes to its playoff format for 2027. The postseason will be expanded from six to eight teams and include an extra round of games. “More games. More drama. More entertainment. That was the mission and that’s exactly what this format will deliver,” said CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston in […]</p>
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</div></p><p>Personally, I see this as a pure cash grab that  makes a mockery of the regular season. Only one team misses the playoffs? A team can lose in the playoffs &amp; still advance to another round.<br />I don’t like seeing folks call the CFL bush league, but this is bush league.<br /><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CFL" rel="tag">#<span>CFL</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/b06ef7db-8d3e-46d7-91ef-fffe4bb065d2/https-3downnation.com-2026-04-28-cfl-expands-grey-cup-playoffs-to-eight-teams-in-2027</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 01:39:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/b06ef7db-8d3e-46d7-91ef-fffe4bb065d2.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:47:11 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to https:&#x2F;&#x2F;3downnation.com&#x2F;2026&#x2F;04&#x2F;28&#x2F;cfl-expands-grey-cup-playoffs-to-eight-teams-in-2027&#x2F; on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:03:48 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/oldman_shoutingatclouds%40mstdn.ca">@<span>oldman_shoutingatclouds</span></a></span> </p><p>I posted this on Bluesky an hour ago in response to this change.</p><p>Given your username, I feel like that was foreshadowing.</p>

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