Football: The vagabond Vanier

One wonders what the hell is going on, in a macro sense, with university sports in this country.

The most generous thing you can say is that there are broader social trends that might make it harder to find a Vanier Cup host. It does seem the powers-that-be are not polishing the message very well, since now the story is that there is no host for the 2009 game. Obviously, someone is going to host it, and you never let it come to this point.

Partnering with the CFL and playing in the same city the Grey Cup was being held in makes sense. There is a captive audience of football fans in the city, as evidenced when Saint Mary's and Manitoba drew 26,787 to Rogers Centre for last year's final two days before the pros' championship game. That was the only Vanier crowd to top 20,000 since Western's back-to-back trips in the mid-'90s.

Related:
No takers for next year's Vanier Cup; University title game homeless for 2009 and beyond after bidding fails to attract offers (David Grossman, Toronto Star)
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