Philly Fans Serenade The Habs With "Ole" Chants

Flyers fans at Game 1 at the Wachovia Center started 2 buzz-worthy chants, one of which is just plain dumb, the other which might be my favorite moment in sports chanting ever.

The dumb: Chanting "USA! USA! USA!" This is not the Olympics. This is not the USA vs. Canada, it is a club team from Philadelphia versus a club team from Montreal. Just because one club is from the United States and the other Canada, does not mean it is USA vs. Canada. After all, what on earth does chanting "USA! USA! USA!" do when the team you are supporting is more Canadian than the opposition who plays their home games in Canada? In fact, not only do the Flyers have more Canadians than the Canadiens, but they were the most Canadian team of the 16 teams to qualify for the playoffs. As far as Americans go, while the amount on the current roster is the same (4), the Canadians actually played more American players last night than the Flyers did. And I am not even sure what to call what happened with the Flyers fans and that CBC truck.

The brillant: "OLE, OLE OLE OLE, OLE, OLE! OLE, OLE OLE OLE, OLE, OLE! OLE, OLE OLE OLE, OLE, OLE!"



This live video was filmed during a stoppage in play, but for those who did not see the game, the "OLE" mocking was very prevalent throughout the 2nd half of Game 1.

All I will say is that is seriously epic and whomever started it is a genius. And how are Habs fans going to retaliate anyway? By mocking us? Okay, fine. But if they do, they might want to think about what their options are, as it seems like there is hardly an option that does not benefit the Flyers and/or make the Hab fans look like complete asses. Their options:

1. Chant "LET'S GO FLYERS" and clap 5 times.
2. Chant "CROSBY SUCKS".
3. Introduce everyone to the PECOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO POWER PLAY
4. Require every adult to vomit on the nearest child at regular 30 minute intervals.
5. Have security tase every fan who makes unnecessary advancements to get closer to the ice.
6. Speak English.
7. Publicly denounce the existence of Santa Claus.
8. Give Danny Briere a round of applause for choosing to sign with the Flyers even though the Habs offered him more money.
9. Jump in the penalty box and try to fight Dan Carcillo.

I just put Down Goes Brown to shame, didn't I?