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Originally Posted by Acajack
Currently there is on the part of many Canadians an eagerness and curiosity about sports that are "not Canadian", so in light of this fact I would expect rugby to be ascendant for the next little while.
But as esquire says it's got a long way to go before it even reaches the mainstream level that a sport like soccer has attained.
And gridiron football (Canadian or American, take your pick) is on another level beyond that.
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I think it's a failure of the big 3.
They've been bloated entities relying on television money.
This made sense when people watched tv and television lockouts meant it was very hard to watch other sports and hard to watch teams in other markets.
With globalized sports media it seems entirely possible that leagues might end up being based on offering live games up for free and relying on gate revenue.
In which case the bloated MLB/NBA/NHL will likely have major issues getting audience attention.
In I'm stuck in going to games that are basically minor leagues I'd rather do it in a league that is the best in Canada than a league that is one of the many feeders leagues for the big american franchises.
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