SIMMONS: New owner, same old story for rock bottom-drawing Argonauts

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There is always optimism about the Argos and new ownership. The problem is, once the optimism wanes, the reality rarely changes. On the day the team was officially sold from David Braley to Larry Tanenbaum and Bell Inc., there were smiles everywhere. They were moving to a great new stadium. They were finally heading outdoors. This was going to change things, so many said. Tanenbaum predicted a run on tickets and sellouts and all that good stuff. New ownership always thinks that way at the beginning with the Argos. The transition to BMO Field, from indoor to outdoor, from stale environment to football environment, was to be like the return of football in Ottawa, where time stopped when the Redblacks

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