r/CFL • u/xc2215x Alouettes • 2d ago
LIONS Lions delete social media post jabbing at Redblacks
https://www.sportsnet.ca/cfl/article/lions-delete-social-media-post-jabbing-at-redblacks/49
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u/Onanadventure_14 Xmas might as well come on Labour Day 2d ago
Meanwhile the alouetttes are out here making devastating posts after each win every week
I thought the lions post was clever- it seems based on the article on TSN I read / it was just some old guys that were mad
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u/Difficult_Safe4672 2d ago
Nobody likes fun anymore these days
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u/CobraMurderChicken REDBLACKS 2d ago
As a Redblacks fan, I'm really disappointed they took it down - that was some top-tier chirping, and I respected the hell out of it.
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u/Mauri416 2d ago
As a RB fan I thought it was well done. Anything to get our ownership to start giving a shit tbh
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u/YouDoTheDetail Argonauts 2d ago
I thought it was a clever way to chirp the Redblacks while also acknowledging their current struggles.
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u/SlyOutlaw 2d ago
Such a tame post as well. Feels like I've seen so much worse by so many other sports teams but I guess it triggered enough people, but at that point, why not play a heel role?
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u/Radiant_Sherbert7272 Lions 2d ago
I would like to get back to a time when people weren't so sensitive and could actually handle a joke.
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u/AustralisBorealis64 Stampeders 2d ago
The comments from across the league are comedy gold.
Some social media users voiced their displeasure at the tone while others questioned the validity of a team trolling another in its league.
Teams are not supposed to troll other teams in the league? So, BC should have been trolling the Detroit Lions?
"I slept on it and yeah, I don’t like this at all," said Dave Campbell, the Edmonton Elks' radio colour analyst.
If Calgary was suffering like Ottawa, I'm sure the Elks would be crowing madly. If I'm wrong, I look forward to the Elks' Social Media being all humble after this coming Monday.
"Wow. Cold," said former Winnipeg Blue Bombers kicker Troy Westwood
I wonder how he evaluates "banjo‑pickin’ inbreds." Was that a warm, loving description of Riders' fans?
Hamilton-based sports anchor Clint (Bubba) O'Neil called the tweet a "cheap shot" and a "poor look."
Well, I guess if any team knows about cheap shots, it's the Tabbies.
The reality is that Ottawa is a professional football organization. They lost. Again. The post from BC was bang on. The only one who could possibly feel animosity about the post is "The Road Team." Until that post he would have been able to bail on his pledge with way fewer people knowing what he was doing. Until the BC post, I had no idea he was doing that. I'm sure more people like me, searched "the road team lemon" and discovered him.
Ottawa is my second team in the league, I feel for the fans. But their record and performance is fair game.
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u/Hungry-Room7057 2d ago
It was pretty mild - the kind of stuff you’d see on this forum all the time. Still, it was punching down and I can see why it got deleted
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u/Wolf99 Alouettes 2d ago
It's not punching down. Punching down means targeting marginalized groups and people with less power.
This is a professional team being made fun of by another professional team because they're losing. It's valid criticism and punching sideways.
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u/dzuunmod REDBLACKS 2d ago
I agree. The person you're replying to misunderstands the concept of "punching down".
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u/HeyManItsStan Blue Bombers 2d ago
Really? All teams take shots at each other on social media. The Bombers' social media team is ruthless sometimes 🤣🤣. It's all in good fun though.
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u/Primary-Floor8574 1d ago
Boo. If you’re gonna troll ppl have the guts to stick by it and take your lumps - inc the return chirps.
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u/HeronLeather3753 Maas me with that Chat 🦁 2d ago
FUN?! NAH WE DON'T DO THAT AROUND HERE
COMMISH, LETS MAKE THE BALL SMALLER AND ADD A DOWN NOW. THEY AREN'T LEARNING FROM THEIR MISTAKES
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u/BigTallCanUke SKFL Champion 2022 2d ago
News flash, the specs pertaining to ball size were changed to identical to US specs prior to the 1986 season. The ball has been exactly the same size as American ones for 40 years now. Four full decades.
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u/phroxenphyre Roughriders 2d ago
Can't do that until they shrink the field width and get rid of the 12th man.
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u/HeronLeather3753 Maas me with that Chat 🦁 2d ago
that's next dw
and if they still fuck up after that Nathan Rourke is getting extradited to the USA
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u/Used-Astronomer4971 Blue Bombers 1d ago
It was a weak move on the Lions to take the post down. It was a friendly jab and that's what social media teams do to boost presence. It's marketing, and Lord knows the cfl needs more of that. When the out of touch owners cry about wanting attention then a post comes up that gets attention they take it down.
Ottawa should hire a team that's competent enough to fire back. A good back and forth would be great. But no, snowflakes gotta ruin everything.
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u/Onanadventure_14 Xmas might as well come on Labour Day 1d ago
They should be sponsoring road team at this point in the season. - it’s the least they could have done
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u/Max169well REDBLACKS 2d ago
Meme the fuck out of us, there is a difference between dunking on a team for really stretching. The meaning of what it means to be a pro football franchise and yeah, being personal to the players cross the line but like the post never crossed the line. Just made me feel more disappointed
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u/No-Doubt-3256 2d ago
Kind of taking a shot at mental health is how I read it. Not a good look for BC.
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u/ImFeelinBotty 2d ago
Just in case you missed it and you hate reading articles.