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I support the Double Blue (i.e., Argoooooooos). It's kind of funny. Given Toronto's embarrassment of riches when it comes to pro sports teams, the Argos are so neglected in the city. If you were to stop people in downtown Toronto and ask "who are the Toronto Argonauts," I'd guess at least half of people wouldn't have any idea. The sports media never mentions them either. I haven't traveled much across this beautiful country, but I'm pretty sure most other teams (e.g., Riders) are much more locally celebrated. I got into CFL and football a few years ago, so I'm still learning the game. I'm a larger supporter of the Blue Jays and Raptors. I tend to start watching when the regular season starts. I believe we have a few Bombers fans and a Lions fan on lemmy.ca - I hope to see you out here from time to time :D. Sports communities aren't easy to grow in the Fediverse, but I think they're valuable because many people like sports and those that do have non-sports interests as well. This is a way to keep growing lemmy.ca - let's go!!!
I've heard so much about this over the years - since a lot of it has been attributed to the Buffalo Bills being very accessible, I wonder if there will be a spike in interest in the homegrown game given certain global events this year.
Interesting hypothesis. Stadium attendance (versus last year's) might be a way of testing this. I'm a little skeptical. I don't think football fans are the most politically engaged. Also, the #1 reason I hear from Canadians about why they watch NFL and not CFL is that "CFL sucks." I tend to think people providing that kind of response aren't likely to change their behaviour. I'd love to be wrong though. Also, I think NFL-watching Canadians might be pretty right-wing on average and thus less likely to be upset by or nonsupporting of the travesties south of the border
Yeah...it's a shame. As much as us Westerners get sick of Toronto being the centre of the universe, I think it's essential that the most populous city in the country has a successful CFL team.
Why? To grow/ maintain the league? I wish Atlantic Canada had a version of the New England Patriots :D to really make the game coast-to-coast!
LOL, fair question. I guess I think it it adds legitimacy to the league as a truly national concern.
Yep - I think there needs to be a team in Halifax or wherever, for exactly the same reason.