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?
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?
Has to go both ways.
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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.
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Bouncing Back: From National Joke to Grey Cup Champs (https://bit.ly/3fvip5x)
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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.
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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
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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.
Year of the Rocket: John Candy, Wayne Gretzky, a Crooked Tycoon, and the Craziest Season in Football History (https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/pro...of-the-rocket/)
Bouncing Back: From National Joke to Grey Cup Champs (https://bit.ly/3fvip5x)
YOTR YouTube https://bit.ly/37jtG4f
BB YouTube https://bit.ly/2TSYPs7
To: @MapleLeafs ; @Raptors
— Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) April 13, 2017
From: @TorontoArgos
CC: @SLemonator
Subject: GOOD LUCK 👍🏆 pic.twitter.com/RwM4ck2UAg
If individual Argo fans choose to support or not support the Raptors, Leafs and Jays then that is their personal choice.
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We support all the Toronto teams except the leafs but we're only passionate about hockey and the CFL.
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.
Chad Kelly + Dan Adeboboye + David Ungerer + Damonte Coxie + DaVaris Daniels + Dejon Brissett = Unstoppable Force
Why shouldn't Argo management and promoted personnel endorse the Leafs? Let's play together!
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.
Year of the Rocket: John Candy, Wayne Gretzky, a Crooked Tycoon, and the Craziest Season in Football History (https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/pro...of-the-rocket/)
Bouncing Back: From National Joke to Grey Cup Champs (https://bit.ly/3fvip5x)
YOTR YouTube https://bit.ly/37jtG4f
BB YouTube https://bit.ly/2TSYPs7
That intro was yet another example of the shameful treatment the Argos receive from the media in this city.
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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?
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