Toronto Argonauts

When sitting in the giant concrete bowl (known as the 'Rogers Centre'), all you will hear is "AARRRRRRGGOOOOOOOOSSSS!"

The Toronto Argonauts play in a stadium that may be a little too big for them. However, the fans that do show up are the 'true' fans in Toronto. They hoot and holler like any other CFL fans throughout the league. The Argonauts are also lucky to have their own fan groups like many other teams.

For a city that needs to compete with every other major professional sport, they are doing well. Considering that the Argo fans are the only ones that have been able to enjoy championships in recent memory; not one, not two, but four championships since the last Toronto professional sports team won (Blue Jays) other than the Toronto Rock. The Argonauts have the 'Argonotes' and 'Argos Admirals' who are dedicated to the team like no others. They commit their own time to ensure news is forwarded to the rest of Argo Nation and that the team has a presence at any event that the Argos are apart of. The Argonotes are a pipe band that plays throughout the game. Some consider it a distraction, others consider it a tradition and fun.

This past season, the Argo fans showed how much they loved their team. The 100th Grey Cup was being played in Toronto and the Argonauts eventually made the finals after a long season. I, myself attended the game and have never seen so much "double blue" at a football game in Toronto. For a stadium that holds over 53,000, it had to be three-quarters Argos fans. It was a great site to see, even though they ended up winning the Grey Cup (as a Tiger-Cat fan).

Even as Tiger-Cat fan, I hope that the city of Toronto continues to support the Argonauts in large numbers. The CFL depends on the teams in southern Ontario (Toronto and Hamilton) to be successful, if the league is to be successful. It would just be nice if the Tiger-Cats were competitive, because there is nothing like watching Argo and Tiger-Cat fans battle it out at football games.