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[vegomatic]

All that matters is that you understand Emmit Smith couldn't hold Barry Sanders' jock.

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[LionsFanInJapan]

Saskatchewan is a beautiful place. I went fishing up there with my dad when I was about 11. Drove up to Saskatoon and then took a pontoon plane to Lake Costigan.

[CGVT]

Thanks, y'all!

It's a weird way of becoming a fan. My CFL team (Saskatchewan Roughriders) is just natural. I know all the lore. The legends, the flakes, the what could have beens and the "what were you thinkings!"

I know 100+ years of my team without having to think about it.

Deciding to be a fan of a team is a lot different. I don't know who to hate and who to love. I don't know the rivalries outside of Wikipedia. I bought a Calvin Johnson jersey when I became a fan but I think my favourite player is Barry Sanders.

My friends teams are Steelers, Vikings, Giants and Patriots. Do we hate them? No idea.

I know the Lions history is... troubled. I'm familiar with that. The Roughriders have spent years in the wilderness. I'm comfortable with futility. I know what it's like to spend *years* looking for a quarterback who knows how to put his helmet on straight.

I also know what it's like to love losers I guess. Players who kicked ass their entire careers and never won it all. Never bitched about it either I suppose, and who came back and settled in the community.

Anyway. Go Lions.

We hate the packers (lower case p) and all things packer. We never want the Vikings or Bears to win unless they are playing a team that could knock us out of the playoffs or they are playing the packers.

Under normal circumstances never root for a division rival, root for AFC over NFC. Root for teams to win that help the Lions' playoff chances and of course, root against the Cowboys, because fuck the Cowboys.

BTW, Welcome to the hell that is being a Lions fan.

[jaadam4]

Welcome veg! Its going to be a good year

[Marko69]

Yeah, then there'll be three of us posting in that thread! :D

Superb! And very true. But completely understandable. Like me trying to get into baseball or basketball..., will never happen. Most Americans probably think, "fk that shit!"

And err, "Saskatoon"? Is it really Saskatown but Willie from the Simpsons moved in and changed the name?!

Saskatchewan Roughriders? Is there merchandise for this team? That'd wrap right round a coffee mug!

[edindetroit]

Welcome Vitameatavegamin.

[edindetroit]

Yeah, then there'll be three of us posting in that thread! :D

Welcome to the forum, Veg.

Excuse me?

[edindetroit]

[emoji38] Superb! And very true. But completely understandable. Like me trying to get into baseball or basketball..., will never happen. Most Americans probably think, "fk that shit!"

And err, "Saskatoon"? Is it really Saskatown but Willie from the Simpsons moved in and changed the name?!

Saskatchewan Roughriders? Is there merchandise for this team? That'd wrap right round a coffee mug!

Saskatoon is in Canada.

[Marko69]

I love it that it's called Saskatoon. Instantly onto the bucket list of places to visit when I retire in 175 years time.

[LionsFanInJapan]

Excuse me?

*regularly

[Panoptes]

Welcome Vitameatavegamin.

Ha

[vegomatic]

Superb! And very true. But completely understandable. Like me trying to get into baseball or basketball..., will never happen. Most Americans probably think, "fk that shit!"

And err, "Saskatoon"? Is it really Saskatown but Willie from the Simpsons moved in and changed the name?!

Saskatchewan Roughriders? Is there merchandise for this team? That'd wrap right round a coffee mug!

It is definitely Saskatoon! Anglicized from "mis?skwat?mina," the Cree word for the berries that grow around there. Unrelated to Saskatchewan, believe it or not.

And merchandise? They have put their name and logo on everything under the sun. I have "Saskatchewan Roughriders" windshield washer fluid and I'm not kidding. Clothing, food (so much food,) home decor, vehicles (yes, special Roughrider F150 editions.) The list goes on and on and on.

In a nine team league, the Riders outsell everyone else by a factor of five or six. We have a multi-hundred-million dollar war chest in a league with a 5.15 million salary cap. All the money in the world, and no place to spend it. Canadian money, but still...

[CGVT]

[ame]https://youtu.be/jFEIVkSHaJU[/ame]

[vegomatic]

Saskatchewan is a beautiful place. I went fishing up there with my dad when I was about 11. Drove up to Saskatoon and then took a pontoon plane to Lake Costigan.

Very true. I go fishing with my brother every fall at Eulas lake. I leave in ten days.

[vegomatic]

https://youtu.be/jFEIVkSHaJU

Is there a "love" button? Wait. Scratch that.