Last night the Grey Cup was on.  Last year during Grey Cup, I partied for a week straight in anticipation of it. This year, I was barely aware it was on. The reason for the difference is that last year, the Saskatchewan Roughriders were playing, in Toronto. While I was going through school in Regina, Saskatchewan, I really got into the Riders. It wasn’t because of my love of football, I still barely understand the game. It was because that’s what people do in Regina. I even had seasons tickets at one point. While working retail, without looking at the calendar, I could tell when the Riders were playing, because the mall was empty.

While I watched the highlights of yesterdays game (because I was too far from the remote to change the channel), I got to thinking about my female friends who watch sports, and wondered if they really enjoy the game, or if they have a different reason for getting involved.

In grade 10, I was a Montreal Canadians fan. While I did grow up watching hockey (go North Battleford North Stars!), I don’t think I was ever really a fan. It was in grade 10 that I started to question my allegiance to the sport. A girl in my class, Michelle, was also a Canadians fan. I started to notice, however, that she only ever talked about them when a particular guy was around. I decided then and there that the only reason women watch sports is to impress guys. I never wore my Canadians jersey again. (Tried it on the other day though…still fits).

2 years ago, I decided that was a stupid decision, and that I probably would like to get into a sport. I decided not to go with the Canadian flow and become a hockey fan, so I tried baseball. I figured that if I didn’t like the sport, at least I could spend my summer weekends drinking beer in the sun. Turns out, I really like the sport, and have been a medium Toronto Blue Jays fan for two full seasons.

I don’t like to tell too many people that I go to the games and watch them on TV, because I think that it makes me look either butchy or like a girl who wants to impress guys. So, my question is, what do guys think of chicks who are into sports?

Note: I really like guys who are into football. It gives me an automatic shopping day on Sunday, and night to myself on Monday.

Tags: Grey Cup, Roughriders