In a team visit to Wrigley Field this week, Justin Fields mashing dingers all around wasn’t the only noteworthy thing the Bears got up to.
As members of the squad walked onto the field for all their organized festivities, Cole Kmet and Sam Mustipher were embroiled in a hyper-regional name debate:
Was it “soda” vs. “pop?”
No.
“Tennis shoes” vs. “sneakers?”
Also, no. (Does anyone really call them tennis shoes?)
“Lollipop” vs. “sucker?”
No, but let’s be honest, these two are equal!
In this case, the pair of Bears decided to hammer out whether the cookout/barbecue/outdoor party game “cornhole” is actually called “bags.” The resulting conversation was just hilarious:
Cornhole or bags? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/7vp0EveZEI
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) June 11, 2022
Mustipher does bring up a good point. Networks like ESPN do call the game “cornhole” because that, technically, is what the game has been called since its original inception — according to my extensive search through Wikipedia.
That said, as a native Chicagoan, I can’t help but agree with the fellow native Chicagoan in Kmet. ESPN is ESPN; let them do what they want. Kmet and I play by our own correct rules here, and it’s absolutely called “bags.”
Sorry to be the bearers of bad news with proper language, everyone!
