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Originally Posted by Bench Warmer
This will become a pissing match I'm sure and I probably shouldn't even reply but ignorance bugs me. So, to totally de-rail the thread, I like how people bash things they know nothing about. I live in Regina and feel no need to bash other cities. Calgary is an awesome city - I really enjoy my time when I'm there. I've been offered jobs in Calgary but have turned them down which is just a choice I've made. I've got a good job here, I own a 2,300 square foot home (which I paid probably 1/4 of what I'd pay for in Calgary) and I'm a 15 minute drive door to door each to work from my house to my office downtown. It provides me with great work-family-leisure balance which I'm not willing to give up (at this time).
I won't get into an argument about Rider fans. Believe it or not, many folks outside of Calgary think Calgary sports fans are some of the worst. |
I've been to Regina alot, to visit family members. But it isn't about what you or I think. Think about 25 year old professional athletes. And especially think of UFA's that have tons of money thrown at them. If you had 100 of these people to sample, both are offered like jobs, to be paid several hundred k for half a year's work you think it would be a even 50/50 split between the two cities? It's nothing against the city itself, it just learning time and time again about how good athlete move away from Regina, not to it.
When the athletes see that kind of venom you aren't exactly creating a very good postcard to prospective future RR's with the pettyness and ignorance about Burris' situation.
As for the fans, I don't know how to grade the population of fans, but if you are an athlete and fans are getting into your life so much that they are leaving stuff on your lawn ... isn't that a little creepy?