Support the city and reap the rewards... maybe!

[Wobbler]

I think that part of why the Argos haven't "made it" recently is a lack of local identification. No one cares about the Blue Jays or Raptors, but the Leafs are less embarrassing than usual. Could it hurt to support them this Spring?

[Will]

Has to go both ways.

[paulwoods13]

I disagree that no one cares about the Raptors or Jays. No doubt there are a lot of kids who swelled Jays crowds the past two years because it was a party atmosphere in there, but they also have serious fans, and so do the Raptors.

[AngeloV]

I disagree that no one cares about the Raptors or Jays. No doubt there are a lot of kids who swelled Jays crowds the past two years because it was a party atmosphere in there, but they also have serious fans, and so do the Raptors.

I would say Raptors have less serious fans than the Jays. They do have a lot come playoff time, but their TV ratings during the season are still on the brutal side. I find them however to be the #1 bandwagon team in the city.

[Will]

The Argos do tweet whenever another Toronto sports team is starting in the playoffs or starting their season. I don't know if it is consistently reciprocated by the other teams.

[Will]

I did a few polls on Twitter this week about whether CFL or Argo fans support the other Toronto sports teams. It isn't scientific by any stretch, but a few things caught my eye: the dislike for the other Toronto team split on whether it was a summer sport or winter sport. The Raptors actually did much better than I anticipated.

#Argos or #CFL fans are you an MLS fan too?

— Argofans.com (@Argofans) April 12, 2017

No surprises there!

#Argos or #CFL fans are you also a Raptors fan?

— Argofans.com (@Argofans) April 12, 2017

#Argos fans are you a Leafs fan as well?

— Argofans.com (@Argofans) April 12, 2017

#Argos fans or #CFL fans are you also a Jays fan?

— Argofans.com (@Argofans) April 12, 2017

[paulwoods13]

IMO the raptors have a very large following among the cord-cutting generation, which ooesn't translate into tv ratings. Older folks tend to ignore basketball but those under 30 follow it, speaking generally of course.

[Will]

IMO the raptors have a very large following among the cord-cutting generation, which ooesn't translate into tv ratings. Older folks tend to ignore basketball but those under 30 follow it, speaking generally of course.

The Raptors have also done an excellent job of marketing themselves since the team started winning.

[Will]

To: @MapleLeafs ; @Raptors
From: @TorontoArgos
CC: @SLemonator

Subject: GOOD LUCK 👍🏆 pic.twitter.com/RwM4ck2UAg

— Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) April 13, 2017

If individual Argo fans choose to support or not support the Raptors, Leafs and Jays then that is their personal choice.

[Neely2005]

We support all the Toronto teams except the leafs but we're only passionate about hockey and the CFL.

[ArgoRavi]

IMO the raptors have a very large following among the cord-cutting generation, which doesn't translate into tv ratings. Older folks tend to ignore basketball but those under 30 follow it, speaking generally of course.

When Chris Zelkovich had his column on Yahoo, he mentioned in one of his final columns something along the lines of how Raptors viewers don't really sit through the entire game and that they watch the highlights on their phones. In other words, they "consume" the product differently than other sports fans do.

[Wobbler]

Why shouldn't Argo management and promoted personnel endorse the Leafs? Let's play together!

[ArgoGabe22]

I didn't see it but supposedly the HNIC intro last night excluded the Argos. I'm guessing they did some sort ode to Toronto's Championship winning teams or something along those lines.

[paulwoods13]

I didn't see it but supposedly the HNIC intro last night excluded the Argos. I'm guessing they did some sort ode to Toronto's Championship winning teams or something along those lines.

It's very inconvenient to the story lines that the silly Argos keep winning championships once or twice a decade.

[Neely2005]

I didn't see it but supposedly the HNIC intro last night excluded the Argos. I'm guessing they did some sort ode to Toronto's Championship winning teams or something along those lines.

If they didn't include the Argonauts it must have been a pretty short video.

[Downtownfan]

That intro was yet another example of the shameful treatment the Argos receive from the media in this city.

[Will]

I didn't see it but supposedly the HNIC intro last night excluded the Argos. I'm guessing they did some sort ode to Toronto's Championship winning teams or something along those lines.

Well if they exclude the Argos and Rock then it's pretty thin on recent footage, but the narrative seems to be that there hasn't been a Toronto champion since 1993.

[Argo57]

Well if they exclude the Argos and Rock then it's pretty thin on recent footage, but the narrative seems to be that there hasn't been a Toronto champion since 1993.

Typical small minded slight.
Don't let the facts get in the way of a good storyline I guess?

[ArgoRavi]

Typical small minded slight.
Don't let the facts get in the way of a good storyline I guess?

It was a Rogers production so why should we be surprised?

[BATKINSON001]

The fact that the media doesn't acknowledge the Argos really bugs me.

How do we force them to acknowledge that the Argos exist outside of bad publicity?