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NHL Blackhawks' New Rallying Cry: "Commit To The Indian!"

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by BNWriter, Jan 29, 2008.

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What Do You Think Of The NHL Blackhawks Slogan, "Commit To The Indian!"?

  1. Not PC -- I Like It

    11 vote(s)
    40.7%
  2. Not PC -- I Don't Like It

    2 vote(s)
    7.4%
  3. Not PC -- What Were They Thinking?

    3 vote(s)
    11.1%
  4. Not PC, But I Don't Care

    11 vote(s)
    40.7%
  1. writing irish

    writing irish Active Member

    You are correct, sir. I like how the Habs and Broonz are front and center (the B's actually just brought back that old logo as the sleeve patch on their new jerseys.) The Wings had yet to devise their famous winged wheel and were still sporting a simple "D." And Philly's orange and black was established, though it would soon vanish for a few decades.
    [/logo nerd]
     
  2. sabrefan

    sabrefan Member

    Let's Go doesn't even come close to the Pittsburgh Pirates' open-ended slogan of "We will." that they've used the past couple seasons.
     
  3. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    My brother-in-law's late father played for the New York Americans

    [​IMG]

    That's why they call them hockey sweaters. All wool. Must have itched like hell
     
  4. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    BTW, the actual date of the first game was November 12, 1931.

    The amazing thing about the Gardend was that the arena was built in six months.

    There's a fellow I work with whose grandfather was a stonemason and worked on the Gardens. His family has had season tickets since the building opened and the subsequent move to ACC.
     
  5. writing irish

    writing irish Active Member

    I think sportswriters of the day sometimes referred to the NY Americans as the "Yanks." Don't think they ever said "New York hockey Yankees."

    FWIW, the "Commit to the Indian" slogan is not official and will likely remain unofficial. The offical slogan of the 07-08 Hawks is "Red Rising." Which could mean everything from communism to undead NYT sportswriters to Nebraska to ruddy erections. I'm not a big fan of team slogans.
     
  6. FishHack76

    FishHack76 Active Member

    It's "Red Rising" this year, which sounds like the title to a Tom Clancy novel.
    That's still better than "Through Thick and Thin" for the Bulls a couple years back. (Translation: We're gonna suck donkey balls!) And it's a little less annoying than the White Sox's "The Kids Can Play" in 2000, although they did win the AL Central that year. Maybe it just became annoying because so many stringers used that in their stories.
    Most team slogans are cheesy, confusing or utterly forgettable.
     
  7. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Best sports slogan ever. A few years back the CFL's was: Our Balls are Bigger.

    Truely tastless but funny on TV.
     
  8. Captain_Kirk

    Captain_Kirk Well-Known Member

    Or how about when baseball (may have just been TBS with the Braves) used "Chicks Dig the Long Ball?

    Kind of ironic looking back in time through the steroid haze.

    Oh, and I probably should know better, but one question: this is ok for the BlackHawks, but 200 miles south, it's not for the Illini? Just wonderin'.
     
  9. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Depends what they're doing 200 miles south, I guess.
     
  10. writing irish

    writing irish Active Member

    Blackhawks have some dipshit in a bird suit as the mascot. Illinois had a white guy in Native garb doing some sort of quasi-tribal dance as the mascot.

    Also, college campuses tend to be more politically charged environments than the NHL.
     
  11. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Oh, geez, Iremember that Illinois thing. That was pretty embarrassing.

    Hey, some of the best socialists come from the NHL. :)
     
  12. Flash

    Flash Guest

    Those T-shirts sold by the hun ... er ... thousands?
     
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