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So last night following Villanova’s national championship victory, CBS’s Jim Nantz deeemed Philadelphia the ‘City of Champions.’ Jim Rome then piled on and said the ‘City of Brotherly Love is now the City of Champions.’ Yes, these are just semantics for people who hate their jobs to argue about on Twitter, but things are getting fiery on the interwebs. Philly residents believe that their two championships in as many months qualify them for the COC moniker (lol! COC), but outsiders are attempting to stunt their enthusiasm.
Check out the battle below:
Philly:
City of Champions!
🏆 2018 Villanova
🏆 2017 Eagles
🏆 2017 Soul
🏆 2016 Soul
🏆 2016 Villanova
🏆 2008 Phillies
🏆 2008 Soul
🏆 1985 Villanova
🏆 1983 Sixers
🏆 1980 Phillies
🏆 1975 Flyers
🏆 1974 Flyers
🏆 1967 Sixers
🏆 1960 Eagles#Villanova#FlyEaglesFly#Letsmarchnova pic.twitter.com/gOPGf6LBuD— Jeff Skversky (@JeffSkversky) April 3, 2018
City of Champions #PhillyPhilly
— Jake Elliott (@jake_elliott22) April 3, 2018
America, we’re the city of champions now. 3 in 3 years pic.twitter.com/CQZqQV0wyZ
— Sixers Nation (@PHLSixersNation) April 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/PHLSportsNation/status/981014390446198786
#Philly is becoming the new city of champions, thanks #Villanova for bringing it home
— Michael Blackson (@MichaelBlackson) April 3, 2018
City of Champions. pic.twitter.com/9YInZTnZkC
— Philly Influencer (@PHL_Influencer) April 3, 2018
“The City of Brotherly Love is the City of Champions”@jimrome says you can’t knock Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/uTo3UjfHN2
— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) April 3, 2018
Good Morning from the City of Champions. pic.twitter.com/EBFh1xCx6E
— Philadelphia Wings (@NLLwings) April 3, 2018
Another sleepless night for the City of Champions @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/ex6fYIFMaM
— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) April 3, 2018
Vs. The World
Jim Nantz just referred to Philly as the "city of champions." I've seen it all folks.
— jack (@j__henk) April 3, 2018
This dumb fuck just said philly went from the city of underdogs to the city of champions…they have 4 championships in the last 40 years and 2 of them are from a college basketball team….RELAX
— Joey (@joeyyyy1996) April 3, 2018
You: Villanova won! Philly is the city of champions!!!!!
Me, an intellectual: Villanova is outside of Philadelphia
— A girl is Arya Stark of Winterfell (@bodiesandwords) April 3, 2018
Philly = City of Champions??? Fuckin’ kidding me?!??
— grandchester (@grandchester) April 3, 2018
anyone who thinks philly is the new city of champions or top sports town really outta their damn mind
— consigliere quigz (@consigliereQ) April 3, 2018
So Philadelphia is trying to use the City of Champions moniker. 3 titles in 3 years 2 NCAA 1NFL. With that math Boston can add 5 more titles since 2001, the NCAA Ice Hockey Championships. New England get 6 with Providence College’s win.
— Mícheál Ó Gallchobhair (@itsskitime) April 3, 2018
As a resident of Boston for two decades of my life, I would like to enter it into the City of Champions discussion. I have 36 championships to speak of. Please let me know when I can find out if we’ve won.
[h/t For the Win]