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Yeah, I'm not getting much concrete from the article, but let's indulge:
An interest of MLSE in buying the Argos and building a new stadium would signal one of two things: A) the NFL is definitively NOT coming to Toronto for the foreseeable future, so they throw their clout behind the CFL team in order to turn a roughly break-even operation into a moneymaker, or B) They are EXTREMELY interested in the NFL and it's arrival in Toronto is imminent.
A) Conditional on everyone giving up on the NFL (which is a long longshot given Rogers, Paul Godfrey, and Phil Lind et al), this one's not hard to believe. With the new TV deal, the Argos are probably a good investment for MLSE. Combine a new facility (paid for mostly by taxpayers, probably) with the promotion power of MLSE and synergies with their other sports properties, and you probably have a moneymaker. TSN's commitment to the CFL, and the fact that it and MLSE share an owner in Bell, would probably grease the wheels. This is a best case scenario for CFL fans, but again, it's all undermined if Rogers and friends still have an interest in the NFL and a plausible shot at making it happen.
B) This would be something that hasn't been done before, but could probably only happen with MLSE at the helm. Bear with me. The NFL doesn't want to destroy the CFL, but they don't want to compete with it either. They want the CFL to exist, but they want all eyes in Canada on the TV screen watching highest level of American football. You don't making fans, particularly in the rest of Canada, by destroying their league and ruining their favorite CFL teams. The answer? Cooperate. Have CFL and NFL teams in Toronto, owned and operated by the same owner: MLSE. "But dmont," you say, "how could they coexist because all the fans would go to the NFL games and forget the CFL." A difficult problem, yes, but if anyone could accomplish it, it's MLSE. Here's a few ways 1) Call both teams "the Argonauts", 2) adjust the CFL schedule to limit the overlap in league play, 3) Design the stadium with an upper section that can be completely closed off (like BC place?) and made more intimate for CFL viewing, 4) Design ticket packages that get fans to go to both games, 5) Make popular what should already be: REAL FOOTBALL FANS LOVE ALL FOOTBALL, and want to be immersed in it year-round. Again, this only works with MLSE in control and with a beautiful new stadium designed for both the NFL and CFL Argonauts, which is why I say the NFL arrival would be imminent because there's no way MLSE would build one beautiful new stadium for the CFL Argos and then build another monster stadium a few years down the road for their NFL Argos. This is the more risky scenario for CFL fans, but could have the highest reward.
Both A) and B) are incredibly unlikely to happen, so yeah, I think the article is fluff.