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Originally Posted by N-E-B
Screw all other Canadian teams. Cheering for a team because they're based in Canada is dumb.
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Originally Posted by N-E-B
Here's the thing, it's faux patriotism. They're not Canada's team. That's a dumb phrase and it's arrogant. I loathe the Canadian and Albertan flags on the Flames uniforms for that very reason. We aren't Alberta's team, we aren't Canada's team. We're Calgary's team, and quite frankly if/when the Flames are good I don't want the rest of the country piggybacking our success.
How dumb does "I'm cheering for the Oilers because they're also from Alberta" sound? Very. Same thing with any other team and Canada instead of Alberta.
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See this is the stuff that is so silly with Canadian fans. EVERY reason we cheer for teams is "dumb" in that it's just sports. Like Seinfeld said "We cheer for laundry".
You can pick any reason to cheer for any team because sports isn't serious, it's entertainment. This thing where someone will explain the
totally legitimate reason that they chose to cheer for a team of millionaires that aren't from the city they play in and then pick a reason why others choose and call it dumb is just........dumb.