Detroit Haters

OK, I get the whole rivalry thing in sports. But what makes an entire crowd chant "Detroit Sucks!!!" during a playoff game. Is it because they don't have anything better to chant? Is it because of the syllable content of the phrase? Do they really fit so well together that it's that easy to scream? Or is that the way people cheer nowadays?

I've been to all kinds of sports games here in Detroit. I've been to Tiger games, Pistons, Red Wings, and even the dreadful Lions. I've even taken in a couple UMich and Michigan State football games. I don't ever remember the crowd chanting that the other team sucks. I guess it's kind of difficult to "chant" something that doesn't go together. I mean "Chicago Sucks" or "Anaheim Sucks" just doesn't have the same ring. Then again, I think I have heard "Bull S***" chanted plenty of times by our good ol' home crowd, so all we hate are bad calls by officials.

I just thought I would point out the less obvious idea that we still don't flip our cars over and burn 'em after every playoff win. And as you can see, the sarcasm continues to flow like molasses on a Michigan Winter day.

Go Pistons!!!
Bye for now...