If our team can’t be good, we might as well revel in its being truly awful. Because it is.
So, to show our solidarity, let’s root for the 'Skins on their way to 0-16. (Yes, it’s possible. Although the key test that would have happened in Week 2 - against the Cardinals at home - will now be the season finale. They could go winless in 2001, but not go winless for the season. :rolleyes:)
So the question here is, what do we call this? In 1991, when the Redskins started off their season with 11 straight wins on their way to their last Hyperbole win under Gibbs, Kornheiser called his fan vehicle the Bandwagon. Obvious, but effective.
I’m looking for something with a nice ring to it, but with the appropriately disparaging connotations. ‘Junkwagon’ has come to mind, but seems too prosaic.
But I have faith in my fellow Dopers. You’re an extremely intelligent, creative bunch, and I bet one of you will have just the right name for a bunch of fans rooting for a bad team to be downright awful.
Non-Redskins fans are welcome to make suggestions. Anyone can play, or…can’t anyone here play this game?
Hey, this is an idea. We should revel in our crapitude! I was so despondent last night, I turned off the TV partway through the 4th quarter, so I missed the glorious final score–I think it was 27-0 when I gave up. Weirddave has been at his recruitment effort again, but I just can’t go over to the Dark Side, y’know? I’m a Washingtonian, for better or for worse, and right now is definitely worse. Let’s turn apples into oranges…err, lemons into lemonade.
The Deadcart - this brings to mind the cart the “bring out your dead” guy in MP&HG. I can see it now, in the stands of RFK, in each 4th quarter for the rest of the season:
“Bring out your dead!” [clank]
“Bring out your dead!” [clank]
“Bring out your dead!” [clank]
Chances are, the 'Skins won’t be the Jeff George Jalopy for much longer, so that’s probably out.
Last Train to Sucksville - another one that has serious possibilities.
“Take the last train to Sucksville and I’ll meet you at the stadium…”
Also, I’ve already been working on a cheer with ‘Suck’ in it, to the obvious tune:
"Yes, our team is really bad,
but we don’t give a fuck:
R-E-D, S-K-I, N-S-U-C-K,
Redskins suck, Redskins suck,
The Redskins suck, they suck, they really blow-ho-ho-ho!
I am not sure how, but it really seems appropriate that you somehow work in an homage to Mr. Snyder, since he seems to be the one leading you down the primrose path. Washington might still have at least a respectable team if he hadn’t got to tinkering a la Steinbrenner in the 70s.
How about the Snyder Sled to Oblivion or Dan’s Doomwagon?
I dunno, ShibbOleth - it wan’t like the Redskins were going places before Snyder arrived.
Last season pre-Snyder, 1998, was Norv’s fourth season. They started off 0-7 on their way to 6-10. In 1999, Snyder’s first year, they got to the second round of the playoffs. Last year, they would’ve been back, if Norv hadn’t had an inexplicable tendency to chronically forget about Stephen Davis’ presence in his offensive backfield.
This year, I think he simply chose the wrong coach - and compounded the mistake by making him GM as well.
Ah yes, when life throws you lemons, make sure you get Jeff George to do it. It won’t get anywhere near you.
What do we name our magical misery tour?
If there are many more injuries, we could go with the Body Bag-wagon.
We could have a real pennant race here as to who can suck more:, the Skins, the O’s, or the Wizards. (Yes I know Jordan’s probably coming back, but come on man, the Wizards will always suck!)
I think the primary name of this venture will be the SuckWagon. But the Last Train to Sucksville, the Manifold Miseries Tour, and the Deadskins SuckMobile will all have their place.
Roll up, roll up for the Misery Tour!
The Manifold Miseries Tour is waiting to take you away…
Hey, we get the first pick in the draft next year! Woohoo! (I mean, I can’t imagine another team doing worse than us, it’s just not going to be possible.)
