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Host and producer of TSN Gridiron Nation. Vice President of IFAF. Patron of the Cornish Trophy. Long suffering Mariners fan.

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Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · Jan 3

Canada wins World Junior Championships. Just sayin’.

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Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · 12h

There are many Canadians in BC who are completely fine with this. I am one of them (since 1977).

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Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · 17h

The chair of the CFL BOG, I believe, was the former CEO of Co-Op. So there’s that.

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Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · 2d

He should have three Ls in that last name.

Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · 13d

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Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · 13d

Hypothetically speaking…

If the changes in CFL rules meant getting a team into Wanderers Grounds in Halifax because the field fit into the facility… what would your opinion be?

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Andrew Bucholtz @andrewbucholtz.bsky.social · 14d

New premium Bucholtz Sports Media post: Discussing Nathan Rourke, rule changes across the #CFL and beyond, and why even critical athlete reactions can be valuable for leagues. andrewbucholtz.com/posts/nathan...

Nathan Rourke, rule changes, and athlete reactions

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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 17d

Hey #Nanaimo, it’s a long-shot but is there anyone who has Roughrider (CFL) paraphernalia like a jersey or signs, who’d be up for having a rare cameo role in the Super Secret Video?

If so, please message me here: tally.so/r/3NP8O0

(I won’t see it if you just comment under this post.)

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M.J. @sportsandplants.bsky.social · 16d

Ben major speaking in Ojibway is just 🧡

Just an absolute gem of a man.

#cfl

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Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · 17d

Increasing reach increases valuation, which has eluded the league as franchise values are tied to revenue and market reach.

From 2008 to 2025, the average MLS franchise valuation has increased by about 1,849% That’s partly about reach outside borders. /end

Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · 17d

More importantly, there should be a strategy to ensure the professional brand of the sport is relevant and relatable in those markets *on media platforms*.

This path increases reach ten fold. /3

Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · 17d

Germany = 84 million
Great Britain = 65 million
Japan = 125 million
Mexico City = 21.8 million
Mexico = 131 million

Those are places which could stage events outside of Canada and the USA. /2

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Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · 17d

This measurement is the length of an international rugby field with the shortest possible end zones.

The CFL went from a sport that could fit in less than 3% of stadia globally to about 40%. What does this mean? /1

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 18d

We discussed the @cfl.ca rule changes and lament the near elimination of our beloved Rouge and the 55 Yard Line.

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Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · 19d

I was there!

I remember one bank of lights going out at Empire while the kick was in the air.

Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 20d

On this day in 1977, Ken Hinton with the BC Lions returned a missed field goal by Edmonton's Dave Cutler for 130 yards. It set a record for longest punt return in the CFL that stands to this day. Hinton was a rookie on the team when he set the record.

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Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · 23d

34 in Seattle. Another 21 against the Mariners in Anaheim.

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Eigen Spiders @eigenseide.bsky.social · 23d

Phew... that Etsy witch is GOOD!

#GoMs 🔱

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Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · 23d

Watching Neil Young at 80 at @FarmAid is beyond awesome. What a defiant treasure.

Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · 25d

Mariners fans aren’t Mariners fans unless they deride the owner(s) of the team.

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Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · 28d

It was my birthday no less. Thanks, Mariners!

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · Sep 12

PM Carney: "There are a number of other projects around the country that have been proposed that the MPO will be in the process of evaluating. That's why we're confident that there will be another tranche at the Grey Cup, certainly another one by the Stanley Cup, another one by the World Cup"

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Dr Greg Argue: Antifascist, Deter and Fortify @whatsthepointsk.bsky.social · Sep 1

Coming to Danielle Smiths next Town Hall meeting.

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Gord Randall @garandall.bsky.social · Aug 27

The NFL is getting better at talent evaluation constantly, but they still have a mental hurdle when it says "Wilfrid Laurier" next to a player's name instead of "Western Kentucky".
A decade ago, he wouldn't have gotten nearly the look he did - hopefully a decade from now he gets his PR spot.

Justin Dunk @jdunk12.bsky.social · Aug 27

Canadian QB Taylor Elgersma has gone through NFL waivers unclaimed.

The Packers decided not to sign him to the team's practice squad.

Elgersma is free to sign with any NFL franchise.

3downnation.com/2025/08/26/g...

#GreenBay #GoPackGo #Packers #NFL

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · Aug 26

A powerful call out for the media to speak up against the fascist threat.
In dealing with gangster fascism there aren't two sides to the story.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Aug 25

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · Aug 27

I believe this was predicted but still disquieting. One would have to be naive to think such a covert operation is not already planned or underway in Canada, most likely centred in Alberta. Trump’s CIA serves Trump after all.

www.cnn.com/2025/08/27/e...

Denmark summons US envoy over report on covert American ‘influence operations’ in Greenland | CNN

The US envoy to Denmark was summoned by the Danish foreign ministry on Wednesday, after the country’s public broadcaster reported that a number of American men have attempted to conduct “influence ope...

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Jim Mullin 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jimmullin.bsky.social · Aug 26

The ol’ Gridiron Nation is cranking up again for another season. Next year we get our drivers license.