Da Year Tri-Blend Tee
Back in 1991, Bill Swerski’s Superfans took their regular table at Ditka’s on Saturday Night Live.
Dark sunglasses. Thick mustaches. Bears sweaters. Heavy glass beer mugs. Enough sausage on the table to give even those watching a little arm pain.
They gathered to discuss a certain team from a certain Midwestern town. Their analysis was sober, even when they weren’t.
Da Bears by 60.
Da Coach against an entire team.
Ditka against a hurricane. Although, to be fair, the hurricane was Hurricane Ditka.
To the Superfans, every Bears victory was a foregone conclusion. They would make a wildly irresponsible prediction, hoist their mugs and say the two words that eventually outgrew the sketch.
“DA BEARS.”
The sketch became a recurring part of the early ’90s. The phrase became part of Chicago. Pride, pain, sausage and unreasonable optimism, all packed into two words.
DA YEAR comes from that same table.
The same voice.
The same swagger.
The same glorious disregard for probability.
Bears fans have carried it through quarterback debates, coaching searches and draft seasons that occasionally began before Christmas.
And still, my frents, we kept coming back.
Da quarterback is here.
Da coach is here.
Da roster is near perfect.
For once, the prediction does not require a mini-Ditka, or even a regular-size Ditka.
Maybe this becomes the turning point. Maybe years from now, we talk about everything that happened before this season and everything that came after it.
We’re going on record early.
Dis shirt here? T’row it on. The soft tri-blend fabric has the comfortable, lived-in feel of a shirt you’ve owned for years.
Then grab your heavy glass beer mug and hoist it with a hearty, “DA YEAR!”
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Details:
• Soft tri-blend: 50% polyester, 25% combed ring-spun cotton, 25% rayon
• Pre-shrunk for extra durability
• Regular fit
• Side-seamed construction
PLEASE NOTE: This one's made to order, just for you. No overproduction, no waste. The trade-off: we can't do returns or exchanges, so double-check your size before you order. If anything shows up wrong or damaged, reach out and we'll make it right.