It's all well and good for the local businesses that we have a Buffalo Bills game going on in Toronto, but I'll say this: Toronto nor any other city in Canada does not need an NFL team.
The Canadian Football League has a long history and tradition, and Canadians should support it. Why? Because it's their own. The Argos have supported and represented this city for generations, Torontoians should support them in return. They are as much a part of the fabric of this city as the Ex, the CN Tower and yes the Leafs.
Unfortunately Canadians also have another long history and tradition, and that is turning their back on anything from their own country for the American version as soon as possible. Yes Toronto has an NBA and MLB team but they came here in a vacuum and did not displace an equivalent local team or league. There was no damage with their arrival, only an addition to the sporting heritage of this city. Lets be clear though, the Blue Jays and the Raptors are compared to the Argos relative newcomers and do not have anywhere near the same history or long term connection to the City of Toronto.
If Toronto - and I really don't know how likely it is - gets an NFL team it will be the death of the Argos within 5 years, giving the rest of the country yet another reason to despise the mega city by Lake Ontario that is so insecure and uncomfortable in it's own skin.
Canadians should support their own teams, and their own league. It has a rich tradition and history, sort of like that other place Canadians know so little about... That country they live in called Canada. A parent may admit another child in the orchestra is a better player than theirs but that doesn't mean they stop supporting and cheering on their own.
Canada does not need an NFL team nor all the sleaze and corruption associated with the NFL. This is not just about sport it is about the larger Canadian envy/obsession with all things American.
America and Americans are great, the best friends we could have, but good fences make good neigbours and we Canadians would be a lot more interesting as a people if we just focused on developing what we have here rather than wanting what's on the other side of the fence.
The Canadian Football League has a long history and tradition, and Canadians should support it. Why? Because it's their own. The Argos have supported and represented this city for generations, Torontoians should support them in return. They are as much a part of the fabric of this city as the Ex, the CN Tower and yes the Leafs.
Unfortunately Canadians also have another long history and tradition, and that is turning their back on anything from their own country for the American version as soon as possible. Yes Toronto has an NBA and MLB team but they came here in a vacuum and did not displace an equivalent local team or league. There was no damage with their arrival, only an addition to the sporting heritage of this city. Lets be clear though, the Blue Jays and the Raptors are compared to the Argos relative newcomers and do not have anywhere near the same history or long term connection to the City of Toronto.
If Toronto - and I really don't know how likely it is - gets an NFL team it will be the death of the Argos within 5 years, giving the rest of the country yet another reason to despise the mega city by Lake Ontario that is so insecure and uncomfortable in it's own skin.
Canadians should support their own teams, and their own league. It has a rich tradition and history, sort of like that other place Canadians know so little about... That country they live in called Canada. A parent may admit another child in the orchestra is a better player than theirs but that doesn't mean they stop supporting and cheering on their own.
Canada does not need an NFL team nor all the sleaze and corruption associated with the NFL. This is not just about sport it is about the larger Canadian envy/obsession with all things American.
America and Americans are great, the best friends we could have, but good fences make good neigbours and we Canadians would be a lot more interesting as a people if we just focused on developing what we have here rather than wanting what's on the other side of the fence.
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