The rest of Canada uses the metric system, just not the CFL.
2006-10-24 06:01:20 · 13 answers · asked by FootballFan28 1 in Sports ➔ Football (Canadian)
Canadian Football was created long before Canada began using the metric system. It made no sense to convert, because they would have to change stats retroactively.
2006-10-24 06:04:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I agree with chicyuna. Also Cfl is way better than Nfl. Cfl was made first and it does not have inferior athletes (which is what I have heard many people say). Just look at Ricky Williams. Some guy thought that he was going to get 400 yards a game. He has got some yards this season but the only way he'd get 400 yards is if he had a fast, strong and huge Fullback blocking for him. The Cfl may not have as many big hits but the defense is fast and they can get sacks and interceptions every game.
2006-10-25 14:57:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I suspect the reason the metric system isn't used by the CFL has a lot to do with tradition. The metric system wasn't used in Canada when the CFL started and a change over now would mean starting a fresh set of statistics.
Note to "Aaron D", Rugby Union switched to the metric system several years ago and the 22-metre line doesn't sound silly at all..
2006-10-27 19:17:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flutie was an outstanding quarterback at Boston College, and won the 1984 Heisman Tropy. He had a great arm, but stood just under 5'10", so he lacked the ideal size for an NFL quarterback, and after several seasons trying to make it in the league, he went to Canada where he was dominant, and I was happy for him. Flutie returned to the NFL and played with the Bills, Chargers, and Patriots before retiring. It's good to see him working now as a college football analyst on ESPN.
2016-03-18 23:31:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soccer, Footballs inferiour cousin aswell as Rugby (Footballs Blood Brother), and Cricket international Field's are in Yards, and they always have been. Note they call it an 18 yard box and a six yard box
It seems silly when they have converted them to Metres, just look at my source links
Note the bizarre Metric measurments, but the very simple numbers of Imperial yards
2006-10-27 10:17:08 · answer #5 · answered by Aaron D 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Football has always been measured in yards... why start changing?
It's like asking the Blue Jays to measure pitching speeds in km/h.
2006-10-25 12:09:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because the sport itself requires things to be measured in yards. It would be confusing to measure the thing in meters.
2006-10-24 06:02:42 · answer #7 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To Grumpy.. a little history check here.. football was invented at a CANADIAN university.. McGill in Montreal, to be exact.. the first game was played between McGill and Harvard.. guess who won?
Second of all, Colin is correct. Football was invented before Canadians began using the metric system, so thus they just kept it that way.
2006-10-24 11:03:42 · answer #8 · answered by chicyuna 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
CFL IS BETA THAN NFL!! :)
BUT I LIKE NFL TOO :)
Its b/c the game iz played in yards and ur mom made it tht way!!
2006-10-26 13:19:54 · answer #9 · answered by Brendan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The CFL is a poor copy of the NFL
2006-10-24 06:03:41 · answer #10 · answered by GRUMPY1LUVS2EAT 5 · 1⤊ 5⤋