Fight for all D.C?

[over the mountain]

yeah i know all about the mason dixon line and where it is but that doesnt mean a damn thing about maryland being anything closely resembling old dixie.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

yeah i know all about the mason dixon line and where it is but that doesnt mean a damn thing about maryland being anything closely resembling old dixie.

Back when the song was first written, the Redskins represented the entire south. There was no Carolina Panthers, no Atlanta Falcons, no Tennessee Titans, no Miami Dolphins, no Jacksonville Jaguars, no Tampa Bay Buccanneers

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Back when the song was first written, the Redskins represented the entire south. There was no Carolina Panthers, no Atlanta Falcons, no Tennessee Titans, no Miami Dolphins, no Jacksonville Jaguars, no Tampa Bay Buccanneers

that makes sense. i was having trouble understanding or believing that when this song was written the DC metro area held themselves out to be representatives of old dixie.

this thread has been quite the history lesson for me, which is great during these months.

so was it ever "old dixie"l, or was that the original idea that got changed to DC before the song was introduced?

[RedskinMike]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

that makes sense. i was having trouble understanding or believing that when this song was written the DC metro area held themselves out to be representatives of old dixie.

this thread has been quite the history lesson for me, which is great during these months.

so was it ever "old dixie"l, or was that the original idea that got changed to DC before the song was introduced?

It was for a while.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Back when the song was first written, the Redskins represented the entire south. There was no Carolina Panthers, no Atlanta Falcons, no Tennessee Titans, no Miami Dolphins, no Jacksonville Jaguars, no Tampa Bay Buccanneers

Funny you mention that, just the other night I was thinking about how long the Redskins represented the entire south. You had to go south-west to find the next nearest team before the Cowboys were added in 1960.