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Lions Games Home Games in Bold

2008 CFL Schedule DATE VISITOR HOME LOCAL
Thursday, June 12 TOR MTL 7:00
Thursday, June 12 WPG HAM 7:00
Friday, June 13 BC SSK 7:00
Friday, June 13 EDM CGY 7:00
Thursday, June 19 HAM TOR 7:00
Thursday, June 19 MTL WPG 7:00
Thursday, June 19 SSK EDM 7:00
Thursday, June 19 CGY BC 7:00
Thursday, June 26 MTL HAM 7:00
Thursday, June 26 BC CGY 8:00
Friday, June 27 TOR WPG 7:00
Saturday, June 28 EDM SSK 5:30
Thursday, July 3 HAM TOR 7:00
Thursday, July 3 CGY EDM 8:00
Friday, July 4 WPG MTL 7:00
Friday, July 4 SSK BC 7:00
Thursday, July 10 CGY MTL 7:00
Thursday, July 10 TOR EDM 8:00
Friday, July 11 BC WPG 7:00
Saturday, July 12 SSK HAM 4:00
Thursday, July 17 HAM CGY 7:00
Friday, July 18 WPG BC 7:00
Saturday, July 19 MTL SSK 5:00
Sunday, July 20 EDM TOR 4:00
Thursday, July 24 CGY WPG 7:00
Friday, July 25 EDM HAM 7:00
Friday, July 25 MTL BC 7:00
Sunday, July 27 TOR SSK 5:00
Thursday, July 31 HAM MTL 7:00
Thursday, July 31 BC EDM 8:00
Friday, August 1 WPG TOR 7:00
Saturday, August 2 SSK CGY 6:00
Thursday, August 7 TOR HAM 7:00
Thursday, August 7 CGY SSK 8:00
Friday, August 8 MTL WPG 6:30
Friday, August 8 EDM BC 7:30
Thursday, August 14 HAM WPG 7:00
Friday, August 15 MTL TOR 7:30
Thursday, August 21 SSK EDM 7:00
Friday, August 22 CGY BC 7:30
Friday, August 29 BC MTL 7:30
Sunday, August 31 WPG SSK 1:00
Monday, September 1 EDM CGY 2:00
Monday, September 1 TOR HAM 7:30
Friday, September 5 CGY EDM 7:00
Saturday, September 6 BC HAM 4:00
Sunday, September 7 TOR MTL 1:00
Sunday, September 7 SSK WPG 3:00
Friday, September 12 WPG TOR 7:00
Friday, September 12 MTL CGY 8:00
Saturday, September 13 HAM EDM 5:00
Saturday, September 13 SSK BC 7:00
Friday, September 19 WPG HAM 7:30
Saturday, September 20 TOR CGY 4:30
Saturday, September 20 BC SSK 7:30
Sunday, September 21 EDM MTL 1:00
Friday, September 26 EDM WPG 7:00
Saturday, September 27 CGY TOR 7:00
Saturday, September 27 HAM BC 7:00
Sunday, September 28 SSK MTL 1:00
Friday, October 3 BC TOR 7:00
Friday, October 3 CGY SSK 8:00
Saturday, October 4 MTL HAM 4:00
Saturday, October 4 WPG EDM 5:00
Friday, October 10 TOR WPG 6:30
Friday, October 10 EDM BC 7:30
Monday, October 13 HAM MTL 1:00
Monday, October 13 SSK CGY 2:30
Friday, October 17 BC EDM 7:00
Saturday, October 18 MTL TOR 3:00
Saturday, October 18 WPG CGY 4:30
Sunday, October 19 HAM SSK 1:00
Friday, October 24 CGY HAM 7:30
Saturday, October 25 EDM SSK 4:30
Saturday, October 25 TOR BC 7:00
Sunday, October 26 WPG MTL 1:00
Thursday, October 30 SSK TOR 7:30
Friday, October 31 MTL EDM 7:00
Saturday, November 1 HAM WPG 1:00
Saturday, November 1 BC CGY 3:00

Thursday, June 12
TOR
MTL
7:00
Thursday, June 12
WPG
HAM
7:00
Friday, June 13
BC
SSK
7:00
Friday, June 13
EDM
CGY
7:00
Thursday, June 19
HAM
TOR
7:00
Thursday, June 19
MTL
WPG
7:00
Thursday, June 19
SSK
EDM
7:00
Thursday, June 19
CGY
BC
7:00
Thursday, June 26
MTL
HAM
7:00
Thursday, June 26
BC
CGY
8:00
Friday, June 27
TOR
WPG
7:00
Saturday, June 28
EDM
SSK
5:30
Thursday, July 3
HAM
TOR
7:00
Thursday, July 3
CGY
EDM
8:00
Friday, July 4
WPG
MTL
7:00
Friday, July 4
SSK
BC
7:00
Thursday, July 10
CGY
MTL
7:00
Thursday, July 10
TOR
EDM
8:00
Friday, July 11
BC
WPG
7:00
Saturday, July 12
SSK
HAM
4:00
Thursday, July 17
HAM
CGY
7:00
Friday, July 18
WPG
BC
7:00
Saturday, July 19
MTL
SSK
5:00
Sunday, July 20
EDM
TOR
4:00
Thursday, July 24
CGY
WPG
7:00
Friday, July 25
EDM
HAM
7:00
Friday, July 25
MTL
BC
7:00
Sunday, July 27
TOR
SSK
5:00
Thursday, July 31
HAM
MTL
7:00
Thursday, July 31
BC
EDM
8:00
Friday, August 1
WPG
TOR
7:00
Saturday, August 2
SSK
CGY
6:00
Thursday, August 7
TOR
HAM
7:00
Thursday, August 7
CGY
SSK
8:00
Friday, August 8
MTL
WPG
6:30
Friday, August 8
EDM
BC
7:30
Thursday, August 14
HAM
WPG
7:00
Friday, August 15
MTL
TOR
7:30
Thursday, August 21
SSK
EDM
7:00
Friday, August 22
CGY
BC
7:30
Friday, August 29
BC
MTL
7:30
Sunday, August 31
WPG
SSK
1:00
Monday, September 1
EDM
CGY
2:00
Monday, September 1
TOR
HAM
7:30
Friday, September 5
CGY
EDM
7:00
Saturday, September 6
BC
HAM
4:00
Sunday, September 7
TOR
MTL
1:00
Sunday, September 7
SSK
WPG
3:00
Friday, September 12
WPG
TOR
7:00
Friday, September 12
MTL
CGY
8:00
Saturday, September 13
HAM
EDM
5:00
Saturday, September 13
SSK
BC
7:00
Friday, September 19
WPG
HAM
7:30
Saturday, September 20
TOR
CGY
4:30
Saturday, September 20
BC
SSK
7:30
Sunday, September 21
EDM
MTL
1:00
Friday, September 26
EDM
WPG
7:00
Saturday, September 27
CGY
TOR
7:00
Saturday, September 27
HAM
BC
7:00
Sunday, September 28
SSK
MTL
1:00
Friday, October 3
BC
TOR
7:00
Friday, October 3
CGY
SSK
8:00
Saturday, October 4
MTL
HAM
4:00
Saturday, October 4
WPG
EDM
5:00
Friday, October 10
TOR
WPG
6:30
Friday, October 10
EDM
BC
7:30
Monday, October 13
HAM
MTL
1:00
Monday, October 13
SSK
CGY
2:30
Friday, October 17
BC
EDM
7:00
Saturday, October 18
MTL
TOR
3:00
Saturday, October 18
WPG
CGY
4:30
Sunday, October 19
HAM
SSK
1:00
Friday, October 24
CGY
HAM
7:30
Saturday, October 25
EDM
SSK
4:30
Saturday, October 25
TOR
BC
7:00
Sunday, October 26
WPG
MTL
1:00
Thursday, October 30
SSK
TOR
7:30
Friday, October 31
MTL
EDM
7:00
Saturday, November 1
HAM
WPG
1:00
Saturday, November 1
BC
CGY
3:00

Friday, June 13
BC
SSK
7:00
Thursday, June 19
CGY
BC
7:00
Thursday, June 26
BC
CGY
8:00
Friday, July 4
SSK
BC
7:00

Friday, July 11
BC
WPG
7:00

Friday, July 18
WPG
BC
7:00

Friday, July 25
MTL
BC
7:00

Thursday, July 31
BC
EDM
8:00

Friday, August 8
EDM
BC
7:30

Friday, August 22
CGY
BC
7:30
Friday, August 29
BC
MTL
7:30

Saturday, September 6
BC
HAM
4:00

Saturday, September 13
SSK
BC
7:00

Saturday, September 20
BC
SSK
7:30

Saturday, September 27
HAM
BC
7:00

Friday, October 3
BC
TOR
7:00

Friday, October 10
EDM
BC
7:30

Friday, October 17
BC
EDM
7:00

Saturday, October 25
TOR
BC
7:00

Saturday, November 1
BC
CGY
3:00

This is an embarrassment as a Lions fan. A Thursday home preseason game, five Friday home games in summer, and only three Saturdays and a Friday after Labour Day when there is a greater potential for big crowds. The Lions finish on the road in Calgary. The schedule is getting worse each year.

Who cares about the Thursday preseason game? I am THRILLED there are no Thursday regular season home games.

We've ended at home the last several years so it's our turn to hit the road for a potentially big matchup.

More home games after Labour day would be nice, but over all, not a bad schedule. I also love the fact we get the Riders for our home opener.

At a quick glance, I love it! For selfish reason's, I'm ecstatic that are only 3 730 games this year, as opposed to 5 last season. And I agree with OS99, having Saskatchewan as our home opener is great! If we can't have it as the last home game of the season, having it as the opener is just as good, if not better-should be a great draw! Just out of curiosity, what's wrong with the 5 Friday home games in the summer? That's way better than 2 Thursdays and 3 Fridays, IMO.

OrangeShoes99 wrote:Who cares about the Thursday preseason game? I am THRILLED there are no Thursday regular season home games.

We've ended at home the last several years so it's our turn to hit the road for a potentially big matchup.

More home games after Labour day would be nice, but over all, not a bad schedule. I also love the fact we get the Riders for our home opener.

OK, that's a bright side and it could be worse. But here are some points to elaborate on the reasons for my disappointment:
- Preseason or not, a Thursday home game requires me to take a day off and makes it more difficult for out-of-town fans to attend.
- The Lions have 3 home games in July, more than any other month. July is the toughest month to draw big crowds, and the hottest in the Dome.
- The Lions play 5 of their first 8 games at home, and finish with only 4 of their last 10 at home. That could hurt them in a playoff race, and it increases the likelihood of playing key games in bad weather in Edmonton and Calgary.
- As previously stated, there are only 4 home games after Labour Day, and only 3 of those on a Saturday, which is clearly the most popular day for fans. Last years the Lions had 4 Saturday home games after Labour Day. In the past 3 years, the Lions have averaged 34,101 fans for 11 Saturday home games and 30,740 for 14 Friday games.

A better layout:

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?fid=346&hubname=

Great schedule for me - 7 potential possibilities for a trip north I am hoping for two actual trips

Sat Sep 27 Hamilton at BC 07:00. Circle this date. BB

Summer evenings in the dome are always a tough draw.

Glad its out. I find I pick up on the quirks once the season begins. Like the fact we don't have the Argos until late. Right now, so what. But short-term injuries change the entire dynamics of particular matchups. I don't think the schedule is as a big a deal with the balanced format. When one team every week needed a byes mattered a lot more.

CatsEyes wrote:At a quick glance, I love it! For selfish reason's, I'm ecstatic that are only 3 730 games this year, as opposed to 5 last season. And I agree with OS99, having Saskatchewan as our home opener is great! If we can't have it as the last home game of the season, having it as the opener is just as good, if not better-should be a great draw! Just out of curiosity, what's wrong with the 5 Friday home games in the summer? That's way better than 2 Thursdays and 3 Fridays, IMO.

What the 2008 home schedule indicates is the numbnuts who play across the street post-Labour Day, seem to be gaining more and more control. Thursday night home games blow but there's only one this year, and it's a preseaon game, so whatever.

Lions Games Home Games in Bold

2008 CFL Schedule DATE VISITOR HOME LOCAL
Thursday, June 12 TOR MTL 7:00
Thursday, June 12 WPG HAM 7:00
Friday, June 13 BC SSK 7:00
Friday, June 13 EDM CGY 7:00
Thursday, June 19 HAM TOR 7:00
Thursday, June 19 MTL WPG 7:00
Thursday, June 19 SSK EDM 7:00
Thursday, June 19 CGY BC 7:00
Thursday, June 26 MTL HAM 7:00
Thursday, June 26 BC CGY 8:00
Friday, June 27 TOR WPG 7:00
Saturday, June 28 EDM SSK 5:30
Thursday, July 3 HAM TOR 7:00
Thursday, July 3 CGY EDM 8:00
Friday, July 4 WPG MTL 7:00
Friday, July 4 SSK BC 7:00
Thursday, July 10 CGY MTL 7:00
Thursday, July 10 TOR EDM 8:00
Friday, July 11 BC WPG 7:00
Saturday, July 12 SSK HAM 4:00
Thursday, July 17 HAM CGY 7:00
Friday, July 18 WPG BC 7:00
Saturday, July 19 MTL SSK 5:00
Sunday, July 20 EDM TOR 4:00
Thursday, July 24 CGY WPG 7:00
Friday, July 25 EDM HAM 7:00
Friday, July 25 MTL BC 7:00
Sunday, July 27 TOR SSK 5:00
Thursday, July 31 HAM MTL 7:00
Thursday, July 31 BC EDM 8:00
Friday, August 1 WPG TOR 7:00
Saturday, August 2 SSK CGY 6:00
Thursday, August 7 TOR HAM 7:00
Thursday, August 7 CGY SSK 8:00
Friday, August 8 MTL WPG 6:30
Friday, August 8 EDM BC 7:30
Thursday, August 14 HAM WPG 7:00
Friday, August 15 MTL TOR 7:30
Thursday, August 21 SSK EDM 7:00
Friday, August 22 CGY BC 7:30
Friday, August 29 BC MTL 7:30
Sunday, August 31 WPG SSK 1:00
Monday, September 1 EDM CGY 2:00
Monday, September 1 TOR HAM 7:30
Friday, September 5 CGY EDM 7:00
Saturday, September 6 BC HAM 4:00
Sunday, September 7 TOR MTL 1:00
Sunday, September 7 SSK WPG 3:00
Friday, September 12 WPG TOR 7:00
Friday, September 12 MTL CGY 8:00
Saturday, September 13 HAM EDM 5:00
Saturday, September 13 SSK BC 7:00
Friday, September 19 WPG HAM 7:30
Saturday, September 20 TOR CGY 4:30
Saturday, September 20 BC SSK 7:30
Sunday, September 21 EDM MTL 1:00
Friday, September 26 EDM WPG 7:00
Saturday, September 27 CGY TOR 7:00
Saturday, September 27 HAM BC 7:00
Sunday, September 28 SSK MTL 1:00
Friday, October 3 BC TOR 7:00
Friday, October 3 CGY SSK 8:00
Saturday, October 4 MTL HAM 4:00
Saturday, October 4 WPG EDM 5:00
Friday, October 10 TOR WPG 6:30
Friday, October 10 EDM BC 7:30
Monday, October 13 HAM MTL 1:00
Monday, October 13 SSK CGY 2:30
Friday, October 17 BC EDM 7:00
Saturday, October 18 MTL TOR 3:00
Saturday, October 18 WPG CGY 4:30
Sunday, October 19 HAM SSK 1:00
Friday, October 24 CGY HAM 7:30
Saturday, October 25 EDM SSK 4:30
Saturday, October 25 TOR BC 7:00
Sunday, October 26 WPG MTL 1:00
Thursday, October 30 SSK TOR 7:30
Friday, October 31 MTL EDM 7:00
Saturday, November 1 HAM WPG 1:00
Saturday, November 1 BC CGY 3:00

I know the sched has already been posted but this is a bit nicer format