My Love of the CFL

This is a story about me and my mom and our love of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the CFL. I have been a Bomber fan since I don't know when and I remember watching it with my mom, yes I said mom not dad. She was the big fan in our household. There were no Sunday suppers for us, it was usually take out or dad would bbq. Mom had no time as her games were on and we had to be quiet unless of course we were cheering.

All our relatives knew that the biggest fan in the family was mom and no one questioned her knowledge of the game. One thing mom taught me about being a fan was that you are always a fan through the good times and the bad. No band wagon jumping was allowed in our house. You didn't boo because the quarterback was having an off day or a reciever had butterfingers. You just cheered and and stayed positive that things would turn around. Yes you can get frustrated and mad but never give up. As a Bomber fan we have had many ups and downs but I am always proud to wear my Blue and Gold.

Best birthday present ever was season tickets to the Bomber games when I was 16. Section B Row 32 Seat 7 that was my seat. We also travelled to 3 Labour Day games in Regina and each one of those was an adventure in it self. We have also gone to 3 Grey Cup games together, one in Vancouver, another in Calgary and of course one in Winnipeg. There is no better person to watch a game with then my mom. I had season tickets for at least 10 years with her until I moved out of the province. I headed west to live in Banff but everytime I was going home during football season I made sure the Bombers were at home so I could catch a game. I even ventured to Calgary to cheer for the Blue and Gold and through the years and cities I have lived in I have managed to make a Bomber game in those cities as well.

With my mom and I living 800km's apart, during a game there is practically an open phone line to her so we can discuss the previous play or call. This is for all the games each week. If the Bombers lose a big one no one is allowed to call my mom but me. My brother's girlfriend thought it would be funny to call her after a heartbreaking loss and , well let's just say she is lucky to still be in the family. Pretty sure she won't make that mistake a second time and my brother even warned her before she did it.

So it is the end of another season for the Bombers and they didn't make the playoffs but they sure showed promise of what is to come. I will watch the other teams in the play-offs but unsure of who I will cheer for other then they are good close hard fought games and know that we could be there next year.