PASabreFan Posted October 9 Report Posted October 9 26 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said: da fuq? leave that sh1t in the northern tier, brother. Nah I'm good bruh Quote
7+6=13 Posted October 9 Report Posted October 9 1 hour ago, PASabreFan said: There's another meaning for hood, and it has to be considered given the unfortunate (IMHO) use of mafia for the Bills. I disagree, most Italians are circumcised. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted October 9 Report Posted October 9 1 hour ago, PASabreFan said: Nah I'm good bruh spare me. 1 hour ago, 7+6=13 said: I disagree, most Italians are circumcised. 20 internet points for this - I let out a chuckle. 1 Quote
pastajoe Posted October 9 Report Posted October 9 Sabre Sickos because there’s something wrong with us to still be supporting this team. 1 Quote
In The Buff Posted October 9 Report Posted October 9 yeah its hard to come up with a cool, tough sounding nickname when your team has been 1 of the softest & worst teams for a generation. Maybe Sabres Suckers? Sabres Softees? Pastajoe has the Sickos one covered lol 1 1 Quote
pi2000 Posted October 9 Report Posted October 9 32 minutes ago, In The Buff said: yeah its hard to come up with a cool, tough sounding nickname when your team has been 1 of the softest & worst teams for a generation. Maybe Sabres Suckers? Sabres Softees? Pastajoe has the Sickos one covered lol true. any moniker they come up with is going to suck if the team is bad. 1 Quote
Eli Cash Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 (edited) Seems like a very strange time to come up with a branding name for the fan base. Maybe generate some sustainable excitement on the ice, allow for some interest to build, act like you have an interest in keeping your fans, and then worry about coming up with a fun moniker for the fan base? Edited October 10 by Eli Cash Quote
Taro T Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 53 minutes ago, Eli Cash said: Seems like a very strange time to come up with a branding name for the fan base. Maybe generate some sustainable excitement on the team ice, allow for some interest to build, act like you have an interest in keeping your fans, and then worry about coming up with a fun moniker for the fan base? Yes. But IIRC they hired a new Marketing VP recently. So, that would make the timing make more sense. 1 Quote
SwampD Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 21 hours ago, That Aud Smell said: The apparent Mister Rogers' themed introduction notwithstanding, I always took Sabrehood to be a riff on group-belonging concepts like brotherhood, sisterhood -- a belonging to a group with common ties. It's fine. Every pro team needs a branded group name to use. And honestly, there are so many cranky yell at clouds posters here. I changed my vote from "i don't care" to "i like it" just to balance out the grumps a bit. I don’t agree with this at all. It implies that it’s a beautiful sunny day and they are yelling at the one cloud in the sky. We’re in a 14 year hurricane about to be 15. I don’t need to be branded. What’s wrong with “Sabres fans”? 1 Quote
That Aud Smell Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 50 minutes ago, SwampD said: I don’t agree with this at all. It implies that it’s a beautiful sunny day and they are yelling at the one cloud in the sky. We’re in a 14 year hurricane about to be 15. I don’t need to be branded. What’s wrong with “Sabres fans”? "Yells at cloud" isn't specific to the Sabres. It's just a generalized internet-meme-generated characterization of a certain kind of cranky, grumpy behaviour. You may not need to be branded. I'm sure you don't want to be branded. But the people who work in marketing for the franchise needed a brand. They settled on Sabrehood (for now). I don't (can't) imagine that an NHL franchise's marketing team would roll out a PR campaign based on #SabresFans. I mean - c'mon. Like I said, I initially voted "meh - who cares." And that's really where I land on the issue. I only switched my vote to "I like it" because I was so bummed out by all the griping on this thread. Quote
SwampD Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 34 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said: "Yells at cloud" isn't specific to the Sabres. It's just a generalized internet-meme-generated characterization of a certain kind of cranky, grumpy behaviour. You may not need to be branded. I'm sure you don't want to be branded. But the people who work in marketing for the franchise needed a brand. They settled on Sabrehood (for now). I don't (can't) imagine that an NHL franchise's marketing team would roll out a PR campaign based on #SabresFans. I mean - c'mon. Like I said, I initially voted "meh - who cares." And that's really where I land on the issue. I only switched my vote to "I like it" because I was so bummed out by all the griping on this thread. Should I know what you are talking about? Where do you see this being used? Quote
That Aud Smell Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 25 minutes ago, SwampD said: Should I know what you are talking about? Where do you see this being used? The franchise is promoting its Sabrehood brand everywhere at the moment and has been doing so for some time. When the European d-man was drafted (Mrtka (sp?)), the team's social media platforms welcomed him to the Sabrehood. Sabrehood was featured in multiple PR events and published recaps that the franchise did in the preseason. (One example -- https://www.nhl.com/sabres/multimedia/galleries/photos-sabrehood-summer-tour-2025-tops ) Sabrehood was emblazoned on the rally towels in the arena last night. 1 Quote
That Aud Smell Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 Sheeeyit. They did a huge promo piece for it at the start of last season. https://www.nhl.com/sabres/video/welcome-to-the-sabrehood-6363052964112 Watching that video again, I get it why people view the brand as a physical, geographic neighbourhood. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 But it's also intended be an affiliation of a group -- like a fraternity or sorority. Quote
SwampD Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 14 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said: The franchise is promoting its Sabrehood brand everywhere at the moment and has been doing so for some time. When the European d-man was drafted (Mrtka (sp?)), the team's social media platforms welcomed him to the Sabrehood. Sabrehood was featured in multiple PR events and published recaps that the franchise did in the preseason. (One example -- https://www.nhl.com/sabres/multimedia/galleries/photos-sabrehood-summer-tour-2025-tops ) Sabrehood was emblazoned on the rally towels in the arena last night. Gotcha. Yet another reason to hate social media. I don't like Sabrehood. Seems forced. At least Bills Mafia came about organically. Quote
gilbert11 Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 On 10/9/2025 at 10:29 AM, Pimlach said: I assumed "hood" referred to the urban "neighborhood" pop culture use of the word. Especially since there were references to Bills Mafia in the thread. Sabrehood, as in brotherhood, is fine with me. The Bills Mafia backers say it was meant to refer to family. The Italian word for family is "famiglia", not mafia. Mafia refers to organized crime groups and that is a kind of "family" that most Italian-Americans have no connection to. the word mafia was most likely derived from uncomplimentary words to suggest male swagger and boldness. I am of Italian descent but not offended by Bills Mafia. The few family elders that I have left don't care for it and shrug it off. Sabrehood also rhymes with Neighborhood. Quote
Andrew Amerk Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 22 minutes ago, gilbert11 said: Sabrehood also rhymes with Neighborhood. Not really. Quote
gilbert11 Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 37 minutes ago, Andrew Amerk said: Not really. Is English your 2nd language? Quote
Andrew Amerk Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 1 minute ago, gilbert11 said: Is English your 2nd language? Yes, and my third is sarcasm. I'll get back to you in my fourth, which is ancient Sumerian. Quote
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