By now, if you’re a college football fan, you’ve heard of the University of Miami’s “turnover chain,” a five-and-a-half pound gold-plated necklace with organ and green sapphire stones that’s given to a player on the Hurricanes after recovering a turnover. Here’s the ceremony in case you haven’t seen it yet:
Even though I knew the turnover chain presentation was coming it still got me so hyped pic.twitter.com/7ciG1fbyB3
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) November 12, 2017
It’s a big hit in Florida, and apparently, it’s been copied in the statehouse as well. Check it out:
TURNOVER CHAIN!
FL Sen. Dem leader Oscar Braynon rewards Sen. Perry Thurston for passing legislation to replace Confederate Gen Kirby Smith with Mary Jane McLeod Bethune in Statuary Hall in the US Capitol pic.twitter.com/ylVUgVtEL0
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) November 15, 2017
Well, changing statues is kind of like a change in possession in football. Maybe.
The Democrats’ chain was made by Sen. Lauren Book for fellow Ds who pass big legislation
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) November 15, 2017
Because Florida, that’s why:
Make it stop https://t.co/2g6qAr0z7K
— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) November 15, 2017
You really don't have to do this https://t.co/hkjNaSdaHM
— Eric Lauzin (@Lauzin) November 15, 2017
Okay okay let's just dial this shit back a little. https://t.co/MJmUbrJkp8
— #FuckingEmbarrassed (@3StraightOnFSU) November 15, 2017
Does that mean the original turnover chain isn’t cool anymore?
Welp it’s dead y’all https://t.co/b0Ylun5FAU
— Biscayne Bae (@BiscayneBae) November 15, 2017
RIP, turnover chain. We hardly knew ‘ya!
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