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Originally Posted by FanIn80
For clarity's sake, I don't think every single Rider fan on the planet is a knob.
For eye-opener's sake, I was the security in the media lounge at the Grey Cup game at McMahon Stadium in 2000, and quite often the topic of conversation turned to the fans that were at that game... and invariably, the conversation always ended up using Rider fans as the low-end comparison. These were media personnel from all over the country, some weren't even sports media, but were there just to cover the parties and festivities.
Almost to a man, the consensus was that Rider fans represented the bottom of the barrel that is the CFL fanbase.
So ask yourself this question: if media from all over the country say that Rider fans are the worst visitors to their stadiums, and a guy who has spent 20 years working security at Stamps games says that Rider fans are the worst visiting fans we get here... maybe it's time to stop blaming everyone else?
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Pfft... you are obviously just jealous of the greatness that is all things Riders. How dare you suggest anything contrary to standard Rider talking points! No Rider player has ever done anything wrong, no penalty has ever been called on the Rider's that is justified, the refs are always against us (let's start a letter writing blitz), and other team's fans/security/police are just big meanies. The Rider fans were just trying to help out BC by donating their cans to them... like recycling. And that guys lawn needed some fertilizer, that's all.
/end sarcasm.
Sorry Flip, I'm just playing.
Up until about 3 or 4 years ago, the Riders were my second favorite team. Now, I can't stand them and it really doesn't have anything to do with the team. It has to do with a small percentage of their fans that have driven other CFL fans away. I think it started with the Shivers/Barrett era, and has continued. Again, I can't say specifically why, but the attitude of that small percentage of Rider fans has definitely changed in the past few years.