Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Winter is Ontario is like Winnipeg's Summer.

However, the weather does not stop Blue Bomber fans from coming out and supporting the team. Bomber fans are known to be some of the most passionate sports fans in North America. Prior to the Winnipeg Jets returning to the NHL, the Bombers is all Manitoba had for professional sports.

These fans deserve credit. In professional sports, when a team does not win a championship in years, let alone decades, fans typically boycott and stop supporting to show their frustration (other than the Maple Leafs). The Blue Bombers have not won a Grey Cup since 1990. In an eight-team league this is unacceptable to most fans.

The Blue Bomber fans may not be able to claim a Grey Cup championship in recent memory, but they were able to rebrand themselves a couple years ago. In football, defence wins championships. Typically, the defence is not the talk of the town though. However, in Winnipeg the defence is the town. The front office assembled an aggressive and talented defence in 2011. The defensive leaders went on to portray themselves as 'Swaggerville.' Over the course of the season the term 'swagger' and 'swaggerville' took over Winnipeg, Mannitoba and even across the league.


Fans loved the idea of classifying the defence as Swaggerville. Some fans may of taken it too far.

The defence even elected a mayor of Swaggerville. Odell Willis, loved the attention,  he did not shy away from the camera and made it known he was the mayor of Swaggerville every chance he had.

The team is looking to start the 2013 season off on the right foot, opening their new stadium. The fans will come out to support their team and be some of the most unique CFL fans there are.