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Originally Posted by Ruckus
That's not good for anyone, is it?
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It's not like there's just one football team in this province. There's the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. Let Regina be the CFL city, and develop Saskatoon into Canada's premier college football city. Show Halifax and Quebec City how it's done. There's no reason why college football can't become as big a deal here as it is south of the border.
You get the teams that you build!
Instead of infighting between two Saskatchewan cities, it's far more constructive for people in the province to support efforts made in each city. Get behind the construction of a 35,000-50,000 seater in Regina, and then it will be Saskatoon's turn for some sports infrastructure spending.
If people in Saskatoon love football, they should be pouring their energies into the Huskies rather than bitching about the Riders being based in Regina. Support the team that you have, build the fan base up, and then get your own 35,000-50,000 seat college football stadium built. There's no reason why U of S couldn't draw crowds as big as, or larger, than what the Riders draw. Saskatoon is a bigger city than Regina.
I hear complaining from some Saskatoon people about the Riders being based in Regina, but the truth is, they don't even support the team they do have. In football loving Saskatchewan, Griffiths Stadium should be drawing 35,000 to Huskies games. If you love football, it shouldn't matter if it's college. Americans support their football teams. I don't see why we should be any different. Our teams and leagues are only as good as the effort and support we shower on them. Why don't Canadians get that?
Do you think the good people of Lincoln, Nebraska built a Cornhuskers fan base of 81,067 over night? If Nebraska can build a team like that, surely a similar place like Saskatchewan should be able to build a fan base of 50,000 for the Huskies? The only difference between Nebraska and Saskatchewan is that they put the time, effort, and money into making the Cornhuskers what they are today. Saskatchewan and Saskatoon can have the same thing, but it will take the same degree of devotion.
Griffiths Stadium, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
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TURN GRIFFITHS ABOVE INTO THIS BELOW BY 2025, but Huskies green. Saskatoon can have it, but it's up to them to build it.
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