Way OT: Any Canadians Around These Parts?
January 28th, 2011 at 10:13 PM ^
Not many true CFB fans of any kind out here.
January 29th, 2011 at 12:54 AM ^
January 28th, 2011 at 10:16 PM ^
I have a Canadian Studies class at Wayne State if that counts...
January 29th, 2011 at 12:39 AM ^
Canadian Studies you say...
January 28th, 2011 at 10:16 PM ^
January 28th, 2011 at 11:04 PM ^
me toow. Where abouwt?
January 28th, 2011 at 10:20 PM ^
love the fellow canadians
January 28th, 2011 at 10:23 PM ^
I'm a bike messenger in Toronto who rides around with a Mich cap most days, especially in winter.
January 28th, 2011 at 10:28 PM ^
January 28th, 2011 at 10:40 PM ^
My grandparents have a cottage near Oliphant. Drive through Goderich every year.
January 28th, 2011 at 10:29 PM ^
and I've met a couple of other alumni here.
January 28th, 2011 at 10:36 PM ^
January 28th, 2011 at 11:13 PM ^
Anyone who watches Trailer Park Boys deserves a +1.
January 28th, 2011 at 10:42 PM ^
Random thoughts on being a Michigan fan in TO...
The problem with seeing people wear college gear here is you don't know if they're a fan or if their name just starts with an M, or an F, or an O.
Also annoying when I'm watching CFB (ND/Stanford) in a bar and it gets switched halfway through for a pre-season hockey game (when we all know the Leafs are going to suck anyway).
I'll never be able to be a TFC fan because their colors are red and grey.
Sports pack on Rogers can't be beat though (30 bucks a month for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA Football & Basketball, Nascar, OHL).
January 28th, 2011 at 11:03 PM ^
Wow you hit a home run on pretty much every one of these points.
I used to shout out Go Blue when I saw people wear Michigan gear, that faded very quickly. Most people wear OSU and Michigan gear, occasional MSU gear. But none are actually fans.
Sports bars just don't care about college football. And highlights are even worse Sportscentre and The Score will show pre-season hockey, or training camp updates over showing legit college highlights. Kills me a little inside every time.
I'm not a true soccer fan. But TFC games are unreal, complete opposite atmosphere of a Leafs game. We actually kind of have soccer hooligans and most people are wasted for the games. I would assume TFC has best soccer atmosphere in the MLS.
The Super Sports Pack is killer, I had it when I was in high school at home, but once I moved to school my parents cut it from the package. And as struggling poor student, Super Sports pack is at the bottom of my list unfortunately. TMN/ HBO and HD take priority.
Go Blue from Toronto (during summer) and Guelph during school!
January 28th, 2011 at 11:23 PM ^
It's the same here in Windsor, everyone wear UM stuff and you never know if they are a fan or just wear it because. Yes the Leafs do suck, another lost season this year after all those big moves, we're cursed to watch sup par hockey for another year.
January 29th, 2011 at 2:15 AM ^
You Windsor people shouldn't be Leafs fans anyway.
January 28th, 2011 at 10:46 PM ^
I'm a Canadian and an American. Do I count? I live in A2.
January 28th, 2011 at 10:49 PM ^
for duty- Canadian born - living secretly in the U.S. but still a canadian citizen.
January 28th, 2011 at 10:56 PM ^
I'm an American in the Big Smoke. Presumably I don't count.
January 28th, 2011 at 10:59 PM ^
Get one of these in your change?
I get them even in Florida and Georgia.
January 29th, 2011 at 12:43 AM ^
Here in Canada we love our beaver...
January 29th, 2011 at 2:12 AM ^
Beavers on the back, a chick on the front. What a country!
January 28th, 2011 at 11:15 PM ^
I live 20 minutes south of Montreal. Been a Wolverines fan since I was about 12 years old. Saw the winged helmet and that was it. I'm such a fan that I corrupted my brother and buddy who use to be Sooners fans back in the 80's. Unfortunately in Quebec we don't have Rogers cable. If I want college football package I think it's $80 with Bell. God Bell sucks.
January 28th, 2011 at 11:21 PM ^
Windsor Ontario here...
January 29th, 2011 at 8:18 AM ^
I've known the guy I sit next to in the Big House for 15 years. Last fall I finally find out he's from Windsor. And his commute to the games is shorter than mine from Kalamazoo. And this is all fun and cool.
But then I get thinking...and start worrying a little. The Canadians float among us so effortlessly, if they ever decide to take us down it would probably be all over in a matter of hours.
January 29th, 2011 at 11:00 AM ^
How do you know it has not happened already? Your governor is Canadian. Your president won't produce his birth certificate and is desperate to see government run heath care...
January 28th, 2011 at 11:23 PM ^
I'm a Dual Citizen.
I was Born in Grosse Pointe Farms. Only lived in the Detroit area for 2 years of my life but my dad older brother got hooked. I was raised a Michigan fan and never swayed.
I moved to Edmonton, AB at 18 to go to a Christian Institution, met my wife and have stayed lived here ever since.
January 28th, 2011 at 11:37 PM ^
Northern Ontario here.... About 6 hours from the International Bridge in Sault Ste Marie.
GO BLUE !!!!!!!!!!!!
January 28th, 2011 at 11:40 PM ^
Yep. Toronto.
January 28th, 2011 at 11:55 PM ^
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January 29th, 2011 at 1:21 AM ^
In eighth grade my world history book depicted the furthest advance of the WW2 German Army as being ~600 miles from Moscow, even though the peak advances made it to within 20 miles. Also, I had a social studies lab book once that depicted the equator going through southern Mexico.
January 29th, 2011 at 1:38 AM ^
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January 29th, 2011 at 1:16 AM ^
Yes...I live in the Forest City...London
January 29th, 2011 at 7:55 AM ^
January 29th, 2011 at 8:23 AM ^
I live in Halifax, NS. I haven't found many UM fans here, except for my wife and our daughter. I've seen a few M hats and sweatshirts around town, but it's a pretty big tourist destination (for Atlantic Canada), so I doubt they were locals.
January 29th, 2011 at 8:30 AM ^
January 29th, 2011 at 8:43 AM ^
I am seriously looking at dual citizenship.
January 29th, 2011 at 9:24 AM ^
January 29th, 2011 at 9:36 AM ^
Canadian from Windsor here.. I can't stand how devoid of caring Canada is in regards to US College Football.
January 29th, 2011 at 9:46 AM ^
Dual citizen now, live & work downtown Toronto. My son lives in Atlanta, we're both die-hard UM fans and we have a UM football weekend bonding trip together one game every season. Last year it was MSU, this year we're going with ND for the first night game at the Big House. (Section 5, row 42 - thanks StubHub).
I rock my M gear walking around downtown all the time and usually get at least one "Go Blue". Love wearing Red Wings gear to the ACC for Leafs games, their fans are so lame here it's like going to a Rotary Club meeting not a hockey game.
I get ESPN package on Bell for $5/month and the west ABC feed along with Buffalo, so just about every game is on a channel somewhere. But it's fun to follow on Justin.tv sidebar with MGoBlog livestream at the same time also. I'm down for taking over a bar sometime whenever you guys set it up.
GO BLUE!
January 29th, 2011 at 10:50 AM ^
WE should do this. Take over Real Sports for a game next year,.