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Originally Posted by stefanYEG
NLL coverage in Edmonton has completely disappeared since the Rush left for Saskatoon. When it was here, the team had some media coverage but the owner did an absolutely terrible job of selling the game. Instead of marketing the game, team and players, he spent all his marketing budget on bringing in UFC fighters and NFL cheerleaders for photo ops.
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He still does the same in Saskatoon, bringing Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks & Minnesota Viking Cheerleaders etc to add to the game day appeal of Rush games at SaskTel Centre.
https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1338809
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Originally Posted by LakeLocker
As an outside observer they just get certain aspect of things wrong. Those shorts look hideous in contrast to those jerseys. It's so asymmetrical and looks like a hockey player couldn't afford pants. Pretty much every other sport gets that you need highly stylized gear as a basic.
At the same time they aren't taking advantage of the exoticism of the sport. You need to sell the sport as if "this is what the Incas/Aztecs played" this is a sport that was entirely developed in the Americas. Having team names like "Rush" just makes it sound like they are a knockoff of North American Sports.
At the very least the sport needs the visible involvement of aboriginal communities.
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From what i've seen with the
Rush in Saskatoon, nobody really cares how stylized the gear is for garnering spectator excitement, most people are just interested in the speed and agility of the players & fast paced action of the game.
'
Rush' was a good fit for the team in Saskatchewan, the other two pro sports teams in the province,
Riders and
Rattlers are also names with the letter R and green for the main colour make for consistent sports exposure in the province cross promoting each sport even in the off season, plus no one can say the names are expropriation of aboriginal culture.