Your least favorite sports cliches
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Fixed that for you chief. I mean Jameis was found not guilty three times. In Treon’s case, the girl got paid and Treon disappeared.
In basketball, "He scores the ball very well."
Also, announcers saying something to the effect about tonight's game when it is played in the afternoon.
Also, announcers saying something to the effect about tonight's game when it is played in the afternoon.
Seems like they pick a term each season to beat into the ground. A few years back they were always asking is certain players were "elite". Then it was all about the "highest point" as mentioned earlier in the thread. This year the hot phrase seems to be "getting home" and I hear it about 15 times a game it seems.
“The Cardinals would have won the 1985 World Series had it not been for Don Denkinger!!!!”
Those guys are “possession receivers”. As opposed to (evidently) “turnover receivers”, who are fast enough to “take the top off the defense” but can’t catch for shit.
Not a fan of every sports broadcaster talking about story lines. "There are some great story lines in the upcoming Georgia-Alabama game." When they say stuff like that, get ready for some lame story about how the starting QB used to date the opposing coach's niece's best friend. The only story lines I care about are the lines of scrimmage.
Football fields are built north/south unless they are in a dome.
There are still a couple of outdoor stadiums that run east-west (Oklahoma State and Georgia come to mind). But, having them situated north-south makes a lot of sense.
Say both out loud. Which one sounds better? They are telling the player to stop dancing around like a jigga boo, put their head down, and gain some F'n yards.
Why? I’m apparently missing an obvious point.
It’s never once dawned on me to think which way a field was headed, nor is it Intuitive (at least to me) that it would be North-South.
This is a fun thread. I don't think anything said in this thread bothers me and I've been trying to figure out if there is any that bother me.
It's not a cliche but I hate when they use the words "shuffle pass". It's a shovel pass, not shuffle. I know shuffle has become acceptable but it's still wrong.
It's not a cliche but I hate when they use the words "shuffle pass". It's a shovel pass, not shuffle. I know shuffle has become acceptable but it's still wrong.
The fact that this saying actually pissed people off is probably my favorite thing ever.
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When they use the term "unanswered" points to describe any string of consecutive points.
If a football game is 10-10 at the half, and then the game ends 37-10, then yes there were 27 points scored unanswered.
But if the other team scores at all, those aren't unanswered. A game that's 10-10, and then 37-10, and then the winning team holds on 37-21, does not feature "27 points unanswered in the third quarter."
It's especially annoying in basketball, where it's almost never applicable. A 12 to 0 scoring run wasn't 12 points "unanswered" unless the opponent is shut out the rest of the way. Because once the other team scores at all, then there's the answer. It is, at most, 10 points unanswered, because at least the last bucket was answered, right?
It can be used while it's happening, as in "FSU has scored 12 points unanswered", but once the other team scores, it's been answered. It doesn't belong in recaps or game summaries (unless the half or game did end without the other team scoring at all).
I will admit that I am the only person I have ever met who is bothered by this, and when I point it out, nobody agrees with me.
If a football game is 10-10 at the half, and then the game ends 37-10, then yes there were 27 points scored unanswered.
But if the other team scores at all, those aren't unanswered. A game that's 10-10, and then 37-10, and then the winning team holds on 37-21, does not feature "27 points unanswered in the third quarter."
It's especially annoying in basketball, where it's almost never applicable. A 12 to 0 scoring run wasn't 12 points "unanswered" unless the opponent is shut out the rest of the way. Because once the other team scores at all, then there's the answer. It is, at most, 10 points unanswered, because at least the last bucket was answered, right?
It can be used while it's happening, as in "FSU has scored 12 points unanswered", but once the other team scores, it's been answered. It doesn't belong in recaps or game summaries (unless the half or game did end without the other team scoring at all).
I will admit that I am the only person I have ever met who is bothered by this, and when I point it out, nobody agrees with me.
Don't I feel dumb. I've always said "cuddle pass."
No wonder those kids always beat me up.
Not a cliche per se, but I hate when @OrlandNole says to me, "How about we skip the game and go get our nails done today instead?"
(He knows they don't take walk-ins!!!)
(He knows they don't take walk-ins!!!)
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard"
While this may be true there is another side to this coin as well.
Hardworking talented people pisspound less talented people.
While this may be true there is another side to this coin as well.
Hardworking talented people pisspound less talented people.
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