Is it time to give this Defense a Nickname?

Submitted by MfanItalia on

Last week Rashan Gary was asked:  “Do you guys have a nickname for your defensive group or a rally cry?”

Gary’s response:  “No, not at all right now. We’re just waiting for somebody to give us a name.”

The NFL has a long history of nicknames for outstanding defensive units. A few that come to mind from over the years are The Purple People Eaters, The Orange Crush, The Steel Curtain, Gang Green, The Killer Bees, and I’m sure many more I don’t immediately recall.  It doesn’t seem to be as popular for college units though.

So, should the 2017 Michigan defensive unit have a nickname?  A couple options include “The Blue-Collar Defense” (just a shirt I wear to work), or my personal favorite, “The Brownout Defense” or simply "Brownout D"  I can envision a future headline that reads “Penn State Whiteout suffers Brownout!”

What say you?

 

Side note:  My inaugural post so hoping I’ve followed the proper MgoProtocol.

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SD Larry

September 24th, 2017 at 12:27 PM ^

but seriously the Michigan Defense is just fine with me.  The way they are playing speaks for itself with or without a nickname.  Personally upvoted Don's Dudes and Blue Collar as well.

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