THURSDAY CAT COUNTRY COMMENTARY – GOING THROUGH HELL

(Listen daily for the Rod Pedersen Commentary at 9:50 am and 5:20 pm on Cat Country 98 FM)

THE REST OF THE COUNTRY HAS WOKEN UP TO THE CFL’S WOES.

THREE DAYS AFTER THE CFL ANNOUNCED IT’S SCRAPPING THE 2020 SEASON DUE TO PANDEMIC PROBLEMS AND NO FUNDING FROM JUSTIN TRUDEAU, CANADIANS ARE NOW WONDERING ABOUT THE LEAGUE’S FUTURE AND COMING UP WITH IDEAS TO HELP.

YOU’RE A DAY LATE, AND A DOLLAR SHORT FOLKS.

WE’VE BEEN KICKING THIS AROUND FOR MONTHS ON THE ROD PEDERSEN SHOW – AIRING DAILY AT 10 AM ON GAME+ TV AND FACEBOOK LIVE – AND WE’VE ALREADY REACHED SEVERAL CONCLUSIONS.

BUT IT’S AMUSING TO READ THE MESSAGES FROM OUR JAMMED INBOX FROM QUOTE-UNQUOTE CFL “FANS”. THIS WEEK IT’S FULL OF IDEAS ON HOW TO SAVE THE CFL INCLUDING PAY-PER-VIEW GAMES ON TSN, GOFUNDME CAMPAIGNS AND OTHER FUNDRAISERS.

DUDE … WE’VE LITERALLY BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR MONTHS AND OH BY THE WAY … SO HAVE CFL OWNERS.

THE ONLY CONCLUSION REACHED WAS TO PULL THE PLUG ON 2020 AND PICK UP THE PIECES. THEN START CONSTRUCTION ON A BETTER CFL THAN THERE’S EVER BEEN BEFORE.

AND THAT’S WHERE WE’RE GOING. THE CFL ISN’T GOING TO DIE ALTHOUGH IT MAY FOLD. BUT IT’LL BE BACK UP AND RUNNING WITHIN MONTHS AND IT’LL BE FAR MORE EFFICIENT THAN IT’S BEEN IN A HUNDRED YEARS.

THINK OF THESE GREAT SAYINGS: IT’S DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN. OR YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH HELL TO GET TO HEAVEN.

WE’RE IN HELL NOW. TAKE A GOOD LOOK AROUND .. BECAUSE WE DON’T EVER WANT TO COME BACK HERE AGAIN.

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY ON CAT COUNTRY 98.