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#752
#752
Notorious B.E.N said:
I also cheer for Toronto because your mom grew up there. 😈
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#755
#755
mad4vols said:
Do you all who watch CFL have a favorite team?
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I went to Vancouver a few years ago and the day we got there the BC Lions were hosting the Montreal Alouettes. On a whim my wife and I got tickets. Their stadium is pretty nice. The Lions weren't very good that year so there were only about 20-25K there. The stadium is pretty big and the whole upper deck was empty. But it was still a pretty loud crowd and if you closed your eyes you would have thought you were at a typical American football game. The fans around us were very nice and especially interested when we told them were from Nashville. They asked about the Titans and especially the Predators since that was the year the Preds went to the Stanley Cup Finals. It was also close to Sept 11 and the team did a very nice 9/11 Memorial presentation. I ended up buying a few shirts and a hat, and I'm actually wearing one of the shirts right now. If I ever had to move up there I'd definitely get season tickets.

I also sort of root for Toronto, mostly just because the first CFL game I ever saw on TV they were hosting and because of the Toronto Blue Jays I thought the Argonauts were Toronto's NFL team. My dad then had to explain to me what the CFL even was and why they were punting on 3rd down. I enjoyed the Grey Cup they won a few years ago.
 
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#756
#756
Posted this in another thread......

List of SEC players in the XFL
Tennessee players in bold

Dallas Renegades – Head coach Bob Stoops
Austin MacGinnis K, Kentucky
Micah Abernathy S, Tennessee
Cameron Artis-Payne RB, Auburn
Johnathan Calvin OL, Mississippi State
Darius James OT, Auburn

DC Defenders – Head coach Pep Hamilton
Malachi Dupre WR, LSU
Matt Elam S, Florida
Bradley Sylve CB, Alabama
Nick Brossette RB, LSU
Jon Toth OL, Kentucky
Sam Montgomery DL, LSU

Houston Roughnecks – Head coach June Jones
Sammie Coates WR, Auburn
Trae Elston S, Mississippi
Saivion Smith CB, Alabama
Beniquez Brown LB, Mississippi State
DeMarquis Gates LB, Mississippi
LaTroy Lewis LB, Tennessee
Toby Weathersby OL, LSU
Sebastian Tretola OL, Arkansas
Avery Gennesy OL, Texas A&M
Kony Ealy DE, Missouri
Walter Palmore DL, Missouri
Gabe Wright DL, Auburn
Nick James DL, Mississippi State

Los Angeles Wildcats – Head coach Winston Moss
LaDarius Wiley DB, Vanderbilt
Tre’ Williams LB, Auburn
Kahlil McKenzie OG, Tennessee
Anthony Johnson LB, Louisiana State
Devin Taylor DE, South Carolina

New York Guardians – Head coach Kevin Gilbride
Terrence Alexander CB, LSU
Charles Wright DE, Vanderbilt
Garrett Brumfield OL, LSU
Avery Young OL, Auburn
Toby Johnson Jr DT, Georgia

St. Louis BattleHawks – Head coach Jonathan Hayes
L’Damian Washington WR, Missouri
Nick Fitzgerald QB, Mississippi State
Jordan Ta’Amu QB, Ole Miss
Matt Jones RB, Florida
Ryan White CB, Auburn
Will Hill S, Florida
Christine Michael RB, Texas A&M
Keith Ford RB, Texas A&M
Bruno Reagan OT, Vanderbilt
Brian Wallace OL, Arkansas
Marcus Lucas WR, Missouri
Channing Ward DT, Mississippi
Davonte Lambert DT, Auburn

Seattle Dragons – Head coach Jim Zorn
Trey Williams RB, Texas A&M
Santos Ramirez S, Arkansas
Dillon Day OL, Mississippi State
Marcel Frazier DE, Missouri
Venzell Boulware OL, Tennessee
Colin Jeter TE, LSU
Cam Clear TE, Texas A&M
Jacquies Smith DE, Missouri

Tampa Bay Vipers – Head coach Marc Trestman
Antonio Callaway WR, Florida
Aaron Murray QB, Georgia
Corey Moore DB, Georgia
Jalen Collins CB, LSU
Mack Brown RB, Florida
Nick Moore LS, Georgia
Martez Ivey OT, Florida
Daronte Bouldin OL, Mississippi
DeAndre Goolsby TE, Florida
Ryan Davis WR, Auburn
CeCe Jefferson DE, Florida
 
#758
#758
VolsSportsFan said:
I went to Vancouver a few years ago and the day we got there the BC Lions were hosting the Montreal Alouettes. On a whim my wife and I got tickets. Their stadium is pretty nice. The Lions weren't very good that year so there were only about 20-25K there. The stadium is pretty big and the whole upper deck was empty. But it was still a pretty loud crowd and if you closed your eyes you would have thought you were at a typical American football game. The fans around us were very nice and especially interested when we told them were from Nashville. They asked about the Titans and especially the Predators since that was the year the Preds went to the Stanley Cup Finals. It was also close to Sept 11 and the team did a very nice 9/11 Memorial presentation. I ended up buying a few shirts and a hat, and I'm actually wearing one of the shirts right now. If I ever had to move up there I'd definitely get season tickets.

I also sort of root for Toronto, mostly just because the first CFL game I ever saw on TV they were hosting and because of the Toronto Blue Jays I thought the Argonauts were Toronto's NFL team. My dad then had to explain to me what the CFL even was and why they were punting on 3rd down. I enjoyed the Grey Cup they won a few years ago.
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Very cool story.
 
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#762
#762
mad4vols said:
I’m still baffled that a team in Montreal folded, I didn’t know that.
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The funniest part of it to me is when they returned to Montreal in 1996 they played their games where the Expos used to play. But they had trouble having fans show up. So after a few years they moved to Molson Stadium, which at the time only sat 20K. It ended up causing demand to increase and pretty much made the team a hot ticket.
 
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#764
VolsSportsFan said:
The funniest part of it to me is when they returned to Montreal in 1996 they played their games where the Expos used to play. But they had trouble having fans show up. So after a few years they moved to Molson Stadium, which at the time only sat 20K. It ended up causing demand to increase and pretty much made the team a hot ticket.
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Interesting story. Did they expand?
I would rather see a team sell out a small venue then 1/2 of a huge stadium that’s full.
 
#766
#766
I’m liking the XFL
This is how football is meant to be played
 
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