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Originally Posted by Red John
Cfl is like Tim Hortons coffee.
Lots of people swallowing a subpar product and defending it vehemently on the basis of traditionalism and faux patriotism.
In the case of Tim's it's good because it keeps people out of drive thru lines at other places. In the CFL case it's bad because it inundates the rest of us with highlights and news on TSN and sports talk radio just like the Blue Jays and Raptors.
It's a bush league and a blemish on a country that otherwise has everything in the world to be proud of.
Go ahead flame away.
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Do the Austrians or Swiss make fun of their local professional soccer league because it's inferior to the German league? No
Do the Finns and Swedes make fun of their local pro hockey leagues because they're inferior to the KHL? No
Do American Soccer fans make fun of the MLS because it's inferior to the Mexican league (they're pretty close these days, but the Mexican league is still considered superior)? No
Why is it that some Canadians hate the CFL with a passion? It makes no sense. Yes, the it's inferior in talent to the NFL, nobody's denying that. But it feels more genuine for a Calgary born and raised fan to passionately support a Calgary based football team with 60 years of history, hate on Edmonton and Saskatchewan based teams than it does for that person to randomly pick Miami or Indianapolis as their favorite team and follow them passionately. Not saying Canadians can't like the NFL, I'm not even saying they can't like it more than the CFL, but for God's sake.... leave the CFL and its fans alone.