Rider fans it’s time to shine


Nov 24, 2009

This is for all the crazy-for-coco-puffs Saskatchewan Roughrider fans out there. As much as we all want to go to the Grey Cup in Calgary and flood McMahon Stadium with a sea of green, sadly we can’t all be there. Still, judging by the buzz, I’m sure the atmosphere will be nothing short of a Rider home game.

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So how can we support the green team if we’re not going to the game? I say, do it online. Take something like Grey Cup Festival Connect that we built. It pulls everything to do with the Grey Cup and the two teams playing in from YouTube, Flickr and Twitter. So basically, any video you upload to YouTube, any photo you upload to Flickr, or any Rider tweet tagged ’sskroughriders’ or ‘greycup2009′, will make it onto the Grey Cup fan site. It’s a one stop shop for everything Grey Cup, generated by the fans. So it’s imperative for you Riders fans to take part. Here are some suggestions on how all you at home can participate.

YouTube

  • Discuss your predictions or outcomes
  • Wish the team well with a personal or group video message
  • Send your ‘regards’ to the opposing team

Flickr

  • Upload your ideal Rider Grey Cup outfit
  • Give some inspiration for fan signs
  • Upload custom ‘Photoshopped’ images of the opposing team

Twitter

  • Lend Coach Miller some play suggestions (*ahem* Armstead option play)
  • ‘Greet’ Allouette fans with a warm message
  • Give recipes ideas for what to do with all that leftover watermelon

Don’t forget to join Grey Cup Festival Connect through Facebook. (See top right corner the Grey Cup Festival Connect site.) In addition to joining the fan page, log in and comment on Grey Cup Festival Connect using your Facebook account. Your comments will be shared to your Facebook profile.

And . . . don’t forget to follow live game stats by downloading the Rider mobile app to your iPhone or BlackBerry.

Follow zutweets and catch some of us at the game. Hope to see you there. If not, you know what to do.

twitpitch: Rider fans it’s time to shine. Tips to keep Rider Pride alive online. #greycup2009 #sskroughriders. http://twurl.nl/7yw1y7

Comments

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Richard



Nov 25, 2009 08:41

Wow what an ambitious and fun idea. I knew you guys at zu were good but a reality web site now this is nice. If only I had been in bed with the Calgary Stamps I too could make it to the game. You guys have loads of fun and remember lots of pics of “the work” you will be doing while in “cow” or should I say “gopher town”.






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