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<blockquote data-quote="kg01" data-source="post: 487642" data-attributes="member: 11"><p>I think the whole 'swag' thing has been bastardized and distorted beyond the original premise of it.</p><p></p><p>I think the whole 'Miami swag' thing was originally borne from a group, considered outside college football's blue blood elites, that broke onto the scene who unexpectedly and unapologetically used their talent and unquestioned belief in themselves to win.</p><p></p><p>They didn't follow conventions and were largely uninvited by college football 'establishment' who, despite their objections, couldn't deny them since they were indeed ultra-talented.</p><p></p><p>Coming where I come from, I absolutely loved that concept. It's why I was a huge Fab5 fan as a youth.</p><p></p><p>Just because I don't look like you or come from the same 'stock' that you do, it doesn't mean I'm not worth your time or that I should be passed over. Instead of waiting for you to acknowledge me, I'm gonna <strong>make</strong> you notice me through achievement. - for me, that was the core of the 'swag' thing.</p><p></p><p>As time progressed, and unsavory characters latched onto the hype, things went awry. After all, many of the Miami kids came from some pretty bad areas so it was difficult to keep that element out. Some of them were themselves not the greatest characters so it shouldn't be surprising that happened.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward to today and the toothpaste is completely out of the tube and it's almost completely become a negative thing.</p><p></p><p>To me, there's no connection between what Miami is now and what they were when this thing started.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kg01, post: 487642, member: 11"] I think the whole 'swag' thing has been bastardized and distorted beyond the original premise of it. I think the whole 'Miami swag' thing was originally borne from a group, considered outside college football's blue blood elites, that broke onto the scene who unexpectedly and unapologetically used their talent and unquestioned belief in themselves to win. They didn't follow conventions and were largely uninvited by college football 'establishment' who, despite their objections, couldn't deny them since they were indeed ultra-talented. Coming where I come from, I absolutely loved that concept. It's why I was a huge Fab5 fan as a youth. Just because I don't look like you or come from the same 'stock' that you do, it doesn't mean I'm not worth your time or that I should be passed over. Instead of waiting for you to acknowledge me, I'm gonna [B]make[/B] you notice me through achievement. - for me, that was the core of the 'swag' thing. As time progressed, and unsavory characters latched onto the hype, things went awry. After all, many of the Miami kids came from some pretty bad areas so it was difficult to keep that element out. Some of them were themselves not the greatest characters so it shouldn't be surprising that happened. Fast forward to today and the toothpaste is completely out of the tube and it's almost completely become a negative thing. To me, there's no connection between what Miami is now and what they were when this thing started. [/QUOTE]
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