CBC: Amateur football officials in Manitoba blindsided by sweeping CFL rules changes
September 24, 2025 —
Brian Dobie says he and many others were left shocked on Monday, when the Canadian Football League announced dramatic changes to its field, and to its rule book.
“Other than the people in the top brass, it sounds like a lot of people were caught off-guard,” said Dobie, who spent 29 seasons as head coach of the University of Manitoba Bisons. “I mean, high school officials, university officials — nobody saw this coming.”
Dobie retired in 2024 after 50 seasons pacing the sidelines. He says in his decades involved in the game, he’s never seen the landscape change as much in one day as it did this week.
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