I'm Canadian but I don't really watch the CFL. I root for the Als, and this year they managed to not blow it in the Grey Cup despite their trying really hard to. (It took the other team getting penalized for too many men on the field and a 2nd chance at the game winning field goal)
My biggest problem with the CFL is their games are spread all over the place. One of the big reasons I love the NFL is that the vast majority of their games are played on one day. With the CFL it's all over the place and you can't get into that weekly rythm the same way you can with the NFL.
For example these are the days of the week the Alouettes play on this season.
Sun, Sat, Thu, Sun, Fri, Thu, Thu, Fri, Sat, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, Fri, Fri, Mon, Sun, Fri, Fri, Sun
Now, this year's Pats' Sked
Sun, Sun, Sun, Mon, Sun, Sun, Sun, Sun, Sun, Sun, Sun, Thu, Mon, Sun, Sun, Sun, Sun
Which one of these is easier to plan your week around consistently?
Moncton just makes sense as they are the hub city of the maritimes (2 hours drive from Halifax, Fredericton and Saint John which would provide 750,000 people to draw from. I would say either Ottawa, Quebec or Moncton will be getting a team within the next few years to make it a 10 team league.
Yeah, but the problem there is Moncton sucks and Halifax rules!