What if?
23 famous title changes, replayed the other wayWe took famous CFL title changes, flipped the result, and replayed every game since through the same rules. Sometimes the belt finds its way home within days. Sometimes it never does.
What if BC Lions had won?
Real result: Edmonton Eskimos beat BC Lions 37–20 · the game
History snaps back fast: the belt is back on its real path by October 27, 2005, 33 days later, after 3 reigns that never happened.
The alternate belt: Roughriders → Alouettes → Argonauts
What if Edmonton Eskimos had won?
Real result: Ottawa Redblacks beat Edmonton Eskimos 45–37 · the game
It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by September 24, 2016, 91 days later, after 2 reigns that never happened.
The alternate belt: Tiger-Cats → Blue Bombers
What if Calgary Stampeders had won?
Real result: Montreal Alouettes beat Calgary Stampeders 17–8 · the game
It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by September 3, 2017, 308 days later, after 8 reigns that never happened.
The alternate belt: Redblacks → Stampeders → Alouettes → Redblacks → Argonauts → Roughriders → Lions → Roughriders
What if Winnipeg Blue Bombers had won?
Real result: Montreal Alouettes beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20–17 · the game
It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by November 6, 2022, 87 days later, after 6 reigns that never happened.
The alternate belt: Tiger-Cats → Alouettes → Redblacks → Alouettes → Argonauts → Alouettes
What if BC Lions had won?
Real result: Saskatchewan Roughriders beat BC Lions 21–9 · the game
History snaps back fast: the belt is back on its real path by September 2, 2007, 31 days later, after 1 reign that never happened.
The alternate belt: Blue Bombers
What if Toronto Argonauts had won?
Real result: Calgary Stampeders beat Toronto Argonauts 20–7 · the game
History snaps back fast: the belt is back on its real path by September 23, 2023, 50 days later.
The alternate belt: Blue Bombers
What if BC Lions had won?
Real result: Calgary Stampeders beat BC Lions 22–21 · the game
History snaps back fast: the belt is back on its real path by October 11, 2004, 17 days later.
The alternate belt: Argonauts
What if Toronto Argonauts had won?
Real result: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Toronto Argonauts 19–9 · the game
It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by July 12, 2008, 237 days later, after 1 reign that never happened.
The alternate belt: Tiger-Cats
What if Calgary Stampeders had won?
Real result: Toronto Argonauts beat Calgary Stampeders 27–24 · the game
It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by June 28, 2018, 214 days later.
The alternate belt: Roughriders
What if Saskatchewan Roughriders had won?
Real result: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Saskatchewan Roughriders 20–13 · the game
It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by June 10, 2022, 936 days later, after 3 reigns that never happened.
The alternate belt: Blue Bombers → Alouettes → Redblacks
What if Hamilton Tiger-Cats had won?
Real result: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33–25 · the game
It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by November 6, 2022, 329 days later, after 15 reigns that never happened.
The alternate belt: Roughriders → Alouettes → Roughriders → Argonauts → Redblacks → Stampeders → Lions → Roughriders → Blue Bombers → Tiger-Cats → Alouettes → Redblacks
What if Hamilton Tiger-Cats had won?
Real result: Montreal Alouettes beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28–17 · the game
It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by July 3, 2023, 239 days later, after 2 reigns that never happened.
The alternate belt: Blue Bombers → Lions
What if Montreal Alouettes had won?
Real result: Toronto Argonauts beat Montreal Alouettes 34–27 · the game
It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by September 3, 2023, 294 days later, after 5 reigns that never happened.
The alternate belt: Blue Bombers → Redblacks → Tiger-Cats → Alouettes → Blue Bombers
What if Winnipeg Blue Bombers had won?
Real result: Montreal Alouettes beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–24 · the game
It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by June 6, 2024, 200 days later.
The alternate belt: Alouettes
What if Winnipeg Blue Bombers had won?
Real result: Montreal Alouettes beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers 42–33 · the game
It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by September 25, 2026, 328 days later, after 6 reigns that never happened.
The alternate belt: Tiger-Cats → Blue Bombers → Stampeders → Argonauts → Edmonton → Argonauts
What if Montreal Alouettes had won?
Real result: Saskatchewan Roughriders beat Montreal Alouettes 25–17 · the game
It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by September 6, 2026, 294 days later, after 7 reigns that never happened.
The alternate belt: Edmonton → Lions → Edmonton → Roughriders → Tiger-Cats → Argonauts → Roughriders
What if Saskatchewan Roughriders had won?
Real result: Toronto Argonauts beat Saskatchewan Roughriders 40–34 · the game
It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by September 6, 2026, 72 days later, after 5 reigns that never happened.
The alternate belt: Edmonton → Roughriders → Tiger-Cats → Argonauts → Roughriders
What if Toronto Argonauts had won?
Real result: Calgary Stampeders beat Toronto Argonauts 58–36 · the game
It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by September 25, 2026, 85 days later, after 5 reigns that never happened.
The alternate belt: Blue Bombers → Stampeders → Argonauts → Edmonton → Argonauts
What if Calgary Stampeders had won?
Real result: Montreal Alouettes beat Calgary Stampeders 37–30 · the game
History snaps back fast: the belt is back on its real path by July 18, 2026, 7 days later.
The alternate belt: Alouettes
What if Montreal Alouettes had won?
Real result: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Montreal Alouettes 44–28 · the game
The belt never finds its way back. Today it would belong to BC Lions, not Toronto Argonauts.
The alternate belt: Lions
What if Winnipeg Blue Bombers had won?
Real result: Saskatchewan Roughriders beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32–26 · the game
History snaps back fast: the belt is back on its real path by September 12, 2026, 6 days later.
The alternate belt: Argonauts
What if Saskatchewan Roughriders had won?
Real result: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Saskatchewan Roughriders 19–6 · the game
The belt never finds its way back. Today it would belong to BC Lions, not Toronto Argonauts.
The alternate belt: Lions
What if Winnipeg Blue Bombers had won?
Real result: Toronto Argonauts beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30–28 · the game
The belt never finds its way back. Today it would belong to Winnipeg Blue Bombers, not Toronto Argonauts.