The Argos vs FIFA

I was reading an article, where Chad Kelly was excited to return as the Argos QB for this upcoming 2026 regular season.

I am sure he can't wait, till week 10, for his Grand return, for the Argos "home opener".  ?.

Say what?  That's right.  Due to World Soccer, TOR will start their first 9 regular season games on the road!

BYE, MTL, OTT, SSK, CGY, WPG, HAM, BC, BYE, Finally TOR returns home to play CGY, where CGY will be playing on 4 days of rest and TOR 4+7 days.

The man did not play all last year.  Now he is going to start this 2026 campaign with 9 road games to start the season!

BC is in a similar situation but not as bad as TOR.  If Mr. Rourke gets hurt at any point this 2026 season... BC is screwed!

Hmm.

I guess, it is a Bye week, then 7 road games then another Bye week.

Still, if TOR manages to have a winning record for their Home Opener, week 10... I'll be a monkey's uncle.

13 out of 21 games being played on the road!  If they can't win on the road, they will not make the playoffs.

2 games in the East (MTL, OTT), then 3 games out West (SSK, CGY, WPG).

That's a lot of travel.  Back & forth across the country no less!  Week 7 on the road vs HAM then out to BC week 8, week 9 Bye, then finally their Home Opener!

The Argos are going to be a very tricky team this season!!

If they suffer any injuries to start the 2026 season, it will be a very long season for TOR & BC if anything happens to Mr. Rourke for BC.

Should be interesting how it all plays out with these messed up schedules

Interesting that their "home games" on the road are Blue Bombers, Roughriders and Tiger-Cats.  Probably will have the top 3 attendances in the league.  Do the Argos get a cut of the gate?