Wait, What? There's Another "Go Big Blue" Bunch?
Imagine my surprise in learning, during my business travel to Japan, that two other groups of "Big Blue" fans exist on the other side of the world. In Japan, professional teams are often "sponsored" by major corporations. As it happens, IBM sponsors teams in both the X-League (Japan's American football league) and the Japanese Rugby Union. I checked out the teams' websites; while the BIGBLUE RFC is currently relegated to the second-tier league, the BigBlue American Football team has done well, reaching the Japan Bowl (the X-League championship) just last year. Of course, the game is much different in Japan; a quick check of Big Blue's roster shows that their entire team is smaller in stature than is my 13-year-old son, who plays OL/DL for our local high school.
Nonetheless, it was a "touch of home" to find a Big Blue fan community in Japan; I'll have to buy a few shirts/hats/whatever, just to confuse folks when I wear them in Lexington. If you're interested in either team, links to their websites (in Japanese, of course) are below.
IBM BigBlue Powered by BigBlue Fans
BBB IBM Rugby Football Club BIGBLUE
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