It seems like its becoming one of the weekly talking points of the Bomber game of the week. Whassup with Swaggerville?
Brent Johnson apparently made some 'comments'. I heard BJ on his weekly Connected slot, and it didn't sound to me is was putting it down.
This week its Dave Stalla and Ian Logan trading barbs.
One Riderfan described their matchup as Swaggerville versus Staggerville
IMO, all this stuff is just that stuff. It doesn't matter. IIRC, there was a year in the late eighties (1986-1989) when the Eskimos were on this big kick where all the players had these personalized hand towels hanging off of their uniforms. Ha-ha, look at us. Well their season ended quite badly, in a home Western final that year. Wearing some personalized handtowel doesn't seem so funny when you are getting beat by a team that saved its talking for the field. If you get too much into these 'themes' you start to forget playing football. If the Bombers want 'Swaggerville' to become a big thing, I say Let them. Swaggerville is not going to win them a Grey Cup. Playing together as a well coached team may do so. If 'Swaggerville' helps that process, they'll be smart and keep it to themselves. Kinda like the Eskimo recievers wearing those Jason Tucker tshirts a few seasons back. If it unites you great, if it becomes the story....lookout, IMO. Swaggerville is going to be interesting because the smart football teams won't be saying much about it UNTIL, they knock the Bombers out of the playoffs. IIRC, the Lions secondary was suppossed to have some fancy name this year . A past version was Lockdown U, IIRC. This must be something that players need to do because a lot of teams try to do it. Football has had a history of fearsome type nicknames (headhunters, purplepeople eaters etc...).
On the bright side, doubt the Lions (or their fans) will have to hear much about Swaggerville even if the Bombers earn a date for the Grey Cup. I think it will become a non-story (kinda like my post here) long before then........
Why does Swaggerville frustrate some fans/teams?
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I think if most teams were playing well enough to swagger and came up with the term Swaggerville their fans would be jumping on that bandwagon. Right now the Bombers are backing it up with their play so all the more power to them.
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I think that a recent winning tradition would allow nicknames such as Swaggerville to be accepted by outside fans and players, but coming off a 4 - 14 season it's more of a "show me what you guys can do over the long haul" situation.Hambone wrote:I think if most teams were playing well enough to swagger and came up with the term Swaggerville their fans would be jumping on that bandwagon. Right now the Bombers are backing it up with their play so all the more power to them.
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Sort of like a 2-6 team DB's using the term "Lockdown U" coming off back to back losing seasonsbut coming off a 4 - 14 season it's more of a "show me what you guys can do over the long haul" situation.
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Very true...that's why the Lions D is smart not to have such a monicker this year.West Coast Blue Fan wrote:Sort of like a 2-6 team DB's using the term "Lockdown U" coming off back to back losing seasonsbut coming off a 4 - 14 season it's more of a "show me what you guys can do over the long haul" situation.
"Lockdown" some things over a period of time first, then you can think of adopting some sort of tag.
I haven't heard lockdown U this season from a DB, have you?West Coast Blue Fan wrote:Sort of like a 2-6 team DB's using the term "Lockdown U" coming off back to back losing seasonsbut coming off a 4 - 14 season it's more of a "show me what you guys can do over the long haul" situation.
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lol i think that was 2005-08 :PRammer wrote:I haven't heard lockdown U this season from a DB, have you?West Coast Blue Fan wrote:Sort of like a 2-6 team DB's using the term "Lockdown U" coming off back to back losing seasonsbut coming off a 4 - 14 season it's more of a "show me what you guys can do over the long haul" situation.
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No, I haven't heard that this season either. But, I think I remember something about some kind of moniker in the preseason. I'll try and track it down. Wasn't anything too cocky and obviously quickly faded away due to Frank's injury and the lack of success in the win/loss column.Rammer wrote:I haven't heard lockdown U this season from a DB, have you?West Coast Blue Fan wrote:Sort of like a 2-6 team DB's using the term "Lockdown U" coming off back to back losing seasonsbut coming off a 4 - 14 season it's more of a "show me what you guys can do over the long haul" situation.
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Yeah, I've heard Phillips says it on TSN a couple times....in between him griping about not being in the Top 50 players when the cam is on him.....made my head shake.Rammer wrote:I haven't heard lockdown U this season from a DB, have you?
Swaggerville is just a moniker too, it's not like they call themselves "bestintheworldville" like Hambone alludes to comparing the "City of Champions" to it. That D plays with a lot of attitude. They get sacks, tackle hard, cover well, get interceptions, force turnovers. They back up their "swagger" with their play on the field. Why not have some fun with it? It's defence that wins championships isn't it?
I guarantee if the Lions had a defence like that...you know, one that could actually backup what they chirp about all game, we would all be loving it.
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Heck, let them enjoy it as long as they can back it up. So long as they understand that if they expect fans to take their boasting in good humour, they will also be expected to take in good humour, the payback from those same fans should they falter.
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Maybe, but the past is the past and right now the Bombers are 6 - 1 with 4 straight victories and the smallest of margins to the Stamps.Bosco wrote:I think that a recent winning tradition would allow nicknames such as Swaggerville to be accepted by outside fans and players, but coming off a 4 - 14 season it's more of a "show me what you guys can do over the long haul" situation.Hambone wrote:I think if most teams were playing well enough to swagger and came up with the term Swaggerville their fans would be jumping on that bandwagon. Right now the Bombers are backing it up with their play so all the more power to them.
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They called themselves...."The Fab Five"notahomer wrote:No, I haven't heard that this season either. But, I think I remember something about some kind of moniker in the preseason. I'll try and track it down. Wasn't anything too cocky and obviously quickly faded away due to Frank's injury and the lack of success in the win/loss column.
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So long as they can take the jeering when they do stumble, then let them enjoy it while they are carrying the freight.
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