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From: jims@hcrvax.UUCP (Jim Sullivan)
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Subject: Re: Re: USFL + CFL or The Art of Survival (long)
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Date: Tue, 3-Sep-85 20:30:33 EDT
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> A player named Vince Goldsmith was just let go by one of the teams
> in the CFL - sorry, I can't remember who he played for.  I think
> it was three years ago, he won the rookie of the year award while
> playing for Saskatchewan.  He's still been playing pretty awesome.
> The paper said the reason he was let go was because he had reached
> the top salary level that his team was willing to pay an import - $78,000.
> They figured it was better to get a rookie to play his position at
> a much lower salary.  I guess this is one way of holding the line
> on salaries.
> -- 
> Shane McDonald
> (ihnp4!sask!mcdonald)

I find that this is one of the big problems with the CFL.  As long as
you're average, and don't cost too much, a CFL team will keep you.  But,
as soon as you start to earn more money, and are worth more, then you
are given your walking papers.  As a result, there is no continuity 
between seasons (except for the 'stars'), often not even between games.
As a result, I can never remember who's play on the Argos, or the RoughRiders,
or anyone.  And if I can't tell the players without a scoresheet, I really
don't care.

By the way, the book store next door has a 'Men of the CFL' calender (1986).
I'm tempted to buy it and keep a running score of the players still in the 
calender by the Grey Cup, start of next year, and the 1986 Grey Cup.

There goes April.

Jim Sullivan