Look, if you’re going to copy something, at least have some respect and do it right, people. The Oregon Ducks are taking on the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday night, and during the game, a new turnover chain appeared on the Ducks’ sideline.
Oregon has its own turnover chain, and it’s...special!
Oh no, Ducks what are you doing?
The Miami Hurricanes broke out their turnover chain this season, and it’s been a hit — it is far from as God-awful as Oregon’s, too. I mean look at this dang thing, it is peak Miami and it is gorgeous:
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The story behind Miami’s chain’s existence is a unique one. According to the Sun-Sentinel, two weeks before the season started, UM cornerbacks coach Mike Rumph called a Miami jeweler, Anthony John Machado, or “AJ,” to ask if he could make a rope chain players could wear after forcing a turnover. AJ and former Miami Hurricane Vince Wilfork, who happened to be in AJ’s store when Rumph called, had a better idea:
The initial thought was a rope chain that players would get to wear after forcing a turnover.
“Naw, man,” chimed in Wilfork, recently retired after a 13-year NFL career. “We got to do the Cuban link, AJ!”
The consensus among the three was a collective “Hell yeah!”
“In Miami, what are we famous for? We’re famous for the Cuban chains,” Machado says. “But we need to add a little something to it.
“So we did a big U charm — orange stones, green stones in there to flash it out.”
Twitter had a field day with Oregon’s attempt to copy Miami:
But to coach Willie Taggart’s credit, he’s not with the swagger jacking.
Either way, do better, Oregon,
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