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I don't think these are ranked #1–38. They are just the 38 best group nicknames. And I took "Silver Crush" more as an introductory entry than anything else . . . personally, I doubt people 20 years from now will remember that name.Red_One43 wrote:Seriously? Silver Crush number 1? I get "Orange Crush" - they made it to the Super Bowl, but yet are ranked waaaay down the list. Silver Crush? When were the Lions crushing anybody besides the 50's and early 60's?
I also take umbrage with "Electric Company" beating out the Hogs, Over The Hill Gang, Smurfs, Fun Bunch and for that matter a lot of the other nick names that are listed after it.
After reading the caption with the Lions nickname, Irn-Bru, I think that you are right that this is not a ranking but a photo gallery of famous nicknames plus one that is not famous and has not been, as of yet, accepted by the fans. By the author, leading into the other names by saying, "... here are some other famous group names," he is implying that "Silver Crush" is famous along with the following nicknames. I am sure that the SI.com author of this list knows what famous means, so why make such a ridiculous statement to introduce his list? OK, I get it! The goal is to get folks to come to the site and read the list, so as misleading as that statement is and as misleading as putting it into a ranking format is, the goal is being reached. Got to hand it to the author.Irn-Bru wrote:I don't think these are ranked #1–38. They are just the 38 best group nicknames. And I took "Silver Crush" more as an introductory entry than anything else . . . personally, I doubt people 20 years from now will remember that name.Red_One43 wrote:Seriously? Silver Crush number 1? I get "Orange Crush" - they made it to the Super Bowl, but yet are ranked waaaay down the list. Silver Crush? When were the Lions crushing anybody besides the 50's and early 60's?
I also take umbrage with "Electric Company" beating out the Hogs, Over The Hill Gang, Smurfs, Fun Bunch and for that matter a lot of the other nick names that are listed after it.
I gotta say, getting three entries in a list of 38 that covers multiple sports is pretty good. I just skimmed through the list and the only team that seemed to have as many were the Yankees, which is understandable.
http://detroitsports360.com/lions-lame- ... -for-line/Lions choose lame nickname “Silver Crush” for the D-Line
06/02/2011 By Steve P 3 Comments
Detroit Lions Head coach Jim Schwartz has been on a mission since last month to anoint his D-Line a nickname. Last month, Shwartz tweeted, “I’ve heard a lot of people suggesting names for the Lions’ front four. Send your ideas. Whoever has the best, gets an autographed fball.” Today he announced the winner, and it is “Silver Crush”, with “Dis-Assembly” line a close second. Other notable mentions are “Non-Stop Motors”, “Detroit Pride” and “Ghost lamp Darkness”. Schwartz picked “Silver Crush” because it acknowledges the history of the front four for the lions in the 1980’s.
The Lions D-Line of Ndamukong Suh, Kyle Vanden Bosch and Nick Fairley have done absolutely nothing to deserve a nickname. Once again we put the cart in front of the horse, and make a big deal out of nothing. Looking at the bigger picture, the Lions need to play better defense. A nickname will not help us win a game, or gain respect from our opponents. Fans have flooded Tom “The Killer” Kowalski twitter account enraged by Schwartz’s choice. They feel that it is too close to “Silver Rush” and ripoff of “Orange Crush”.
The D-line have not played a single down with each other, and we are already crowning them as winners. I know Schwartz is bored with the lockout, but lets hold-off on having contests trying to come up with a cute nicknames for our D-line. Suh & company will be great, but lets at least having a winning season or get a wild-card berth before we jump to conclusions.
