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jayswin · 08-01-2016, 12:44 PM

As a fan base we're very fickle, and I'm actually glad that the theme of the Stamps players being interviewed after the game was a not so subtle "This TEAM is really tight and believes in each other and the fans that stayed til the end were loud and we appreciate it, but most didn't stick around, they counted us out."

It wasn't just BLM, it was a few players and they made a point of saying the empty stadium was noticed and not appreciated. Which is great, imo, I wish more teams would do that. It's like a mini version of the league wide shame that Miami Heat fans took for being fairweather when they all left that playoff game early and then tried to get back in only to be rejected when the team came back.

Maybe next time, those 16k or so fans will think twice and stick it out with the team they cheer for. That empty stadium for one of the most exciting and incredible comebacks in CFL history was an absolute embarrassment and a huge stain on an otherwise amazing game, to the point where the players couldn't even help but making a deal out of it despite celebrating a historical comeback.

08-01-2016, 12:44 PM	#147
jayswin Celebrated Square Root Day Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	As a fan base we're very fickle, and I'm actually glad that the theme of the Stamps players being interviewed after the game was a not so subtle "This TEAM is really tight and believes in each other and the fans that stayed til the end were loud and we appreciate it, but most didn't stick around, they counted us out." It wasn't just BLM, it was a few players and they made a point of saying the empty stadium was noticed and not appreciated. Which is great, imo, I wish more teams would do that. It's like a mini version of the league wide shame that Miami Heat fans took for being fairweather when they all left that playoff game early and then tried to get back in only to be rejected when the team came back. Maybe next time, those 16k or so fans will think twice and stick it out with the team they cheer for. That empty stadium for one of the most exciting and incredible comebacks in CFL history was an absolute embarrassment and a huge stain on an otherwise amazing game, to the point where the players couldn't even help but making a deal out of it despite celebrating a historical comeback. Last edited by jayswin; 08-01-2016 at 12:46 PM.