Call me all the childish names you like. It doesn’t change anything. Claim (without example) that what I say is ridiculous and that all the evidence I have presented just proves that’s what I am. Fly in the face of published evidence (which you try to discredit simply because you’ve never heard of it), but it’s apparent you just can’t do any better than you have.
I haven’t called you names. Nor have I called you ridiculous. You however, have chosen to take the low road and name-call and flame. That’s OK. It shows the depth of your thinking and the breadth of your skills.
Again, this site (CFL.ca) makes unreferenced and even factually incorrect references to where the Rough Rider’s got their name.
It claims (unreferenced) that “the earliest game on record played in the region was on September 16, 1867, when two non-organized clubs, the Rough Riders and the Senators.” (not sure how it’s possible to be a non-organized “club”, so this is very suspect).
Then later it makes the highly dubious claim that “It was on September 9, 1897 that the Ottawa Football Club was re-christened the Ottawa Rough Riders, adopting their now-famous red and black colour scheme, in honour of the Canadian regiment fighting in the Spanish-American War.” (Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders had red and white regimental colours, and besides, why wouldn’t they get the name from the previous un-organized Rough Riders, if they even existed?)
So where did the name come from REALLY? The original “non-organized” usage from four decades previous, or from this specious “Canadian regiment fighting in the Spanish-American War”?
I suggest to you that the former is lacking in direct evidence and latter is totally wrong.
Moreover, there is evidence that “their now-famous red and black colour scheme” didn’t actually show up until the mid 1920s, casting even more doubt on the accuracy of this site’s “history.”
But, you seem content on accepting this because it supports your beliefs. That’s OK. You are certainly entitled to believe whatever you choose.
I have done my best in a short period of time to present some alternative evidence which contradicts some of what is written on this site. I think that is enough to show that what is presented on CFL.ca is by no means the only account of the Riders’ history.
I feel, and I too am entitled to my opinion, that the Rough Riders name, historical as it is, is outdated and old fashioned and reflects poorly the history and culture of Ottawa.
Edit: I saw your post after I composed this one CRF, so thanks for that! Interesting quote from the Citizen!
I think whatever Ottawans eventually name their team that they should keep the colours and the big R. That way people can still have a connection to the past and their gear will still be good.
Go Rapids!