Welcome all to another year of CFL football!!!
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Last week, there was one preseason game. The Stamps beat the Lions 26-16.
Feel free to use this thread to discuss this week’s games or anything else going on in Canadian Football! Also, feel free to introduce yourself (e.g., what team do you support, what kind of fan are you) or make any predictions for this season.
Preseason B schedule
- Sat, May 24th - 4:00 PM ET - Redblacks (0-0) @ Allouettes (0-0)
- Sat, May 24th - 4:00 PM ET - Roughriders (0-0) @ Blue Bombers (0-0)
- Sat, May 24th - 7:00 PM ET - Argonauts (0-0) @ Tiger-Cats (0-0)
- Sat, May 24th - 9:30 PM ET - Elks (0-0) @ Stampeders (0-0)
Other notes
- Off-week: Lions
- The Lions are going all-in on their June 7th season kickoff entertainment: Snoop Dogg headlines BC Lions Concert Kickoff on June 7
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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!!!
the Argos are so neglected in the city
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.
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!
Why?
LOL, fair question. I guess I think it it adds legitimacy to the league as a truly national concern.
I wish Atlantic Canada had a version of the New England Patriots
Yep - I think there needs to be a team in Halifax or wherever, for exactly the same reason.
Reminder: of the preseason games, only Toronto/Hamilton on May 24 and Montreal/Ottawa on May 30 are airing on TSN, and Ottawa/Montreal on May 24 will be on RDS - the rest of them will be on CFL+ (yay, another streaming service…but at least it’s free).
I’ll probably just catch the highlights in the preseason, but I hope the league’s attendance is healthy this year.
I’ll stop in on as many Bomber-related threads as I can. Who doesn’t love a little heartbreak?
