I was listening to the Dean Blundell show this morning (I do listen sometimes for his interviews) and he had on some dude from a sports website who is a regular participant in the infamous Buffalo Bills tailgate. He also went to the Argos tailgate on the 23rd. He was asked to compare the two, and while he fully admitted that the Bills tailgate is larger and more boisterous (i.e. dangerous), he did say that the Argos tailgate was a lot of fun and he would go again and he would recommend others to go as well. When the price of beers was discussed, Blundell and his producer said that the price was great. What impressed me about the interview is not just the good things the interviewee said, but the fact that Blundell was not trying to coerce not-so-favourable answers out of him (example: he didn't ask anything like 'do you believe that Argos games are missing that 'prime time' feel like the NFL has?). The funniest part of the interview was when he was asked if there were any fights in the stands and the interview mentioned one fight he saw. Blundell and his producer said you know a sport has hit the big time when there are fights in the stands (sounds sarcastic but trust me it wasn't... and he obviously hasn't been to many games here in the Hammer). Blundell even admitted that RC was a horrible place to watch a game and that BMO seems much better. It was all handled respectfully and what seemed like without bias. A far cry from the twitter war that erupted between CFL fans and Blundell over his views of the CFL.
Also noticed Tim and Sid giving more talk of the CFL. Wondering if maybe CFL is starting to turn a corner in TO, and Rogers needs to hitch on to the ride a bit?
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