I don't know why people always seem so bitter/annoyed when TSN takes a sport/league and makes it more popular. Like what's the issue? They take a league/sport/tournament that's very entertaining and full of skill, and they bring people together and make it part of the "scene".
"I just find it stupid when people get excited about, it wasn't that popular until TSN came along. People are just buying into the hype machine".
So what? Now it's easier to follow because TSN puts money and effort into it. Now it's fun to follow because friends/coworkwers talk about it because it's always on TV, which is half of what makes sports fun to follow; discussing/cheering/arguing with other fans. And it's a league/tournament/sport with skilled players.
If these tournaments/leagues were truly garbage like bitter people make them out to be then the hype wouldn't last very long, as we're not stupid. We'd stop watching if it was a crappy product.
"The NFL has way better talent than the CFL, people are stupid for watching it".
Well no ****ing sh**! But there's other places on the line of football leagues between the NFL and a touch football rec league in Burnaby, and the CFL is pretty damn high on that list.
And yes, Canadians watch the world juniors en masse, and yes part of that is probably because TSN puts money and effort into it (see: hype). But it's still an entertaining tournament.
It's like these guys think there's only two catagories; 1) Best in the word "Of course you'd want to watch that!" 2) Garbage "What kind of an idiot would watch not the absolute best?
/rant
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