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Your top 3 most annoying cliches in college football and their meanings.

fervorfactor

Active Member
We are running out of CU football topics other than bitching and moaning. There are so many cliches being used by analysts, pundits and so called experts in sports media these days. My top three:

1) Arguably the best whatever ..... he could be a first round draft pick or the 20th at his position or he sucks and I really don't know.

2) Takin' it to the house..... my god, how many other ways can you describe a TD run instead of an underarmour ad. I like hockey terms, HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES. Simple.

3) Body of work .... WTF is a body of work? Samantha Steele's body might qualify. Her body works. This is on Craig James. He abused this cliche last year on ESPN as soon as he learned how to say it. This was after he killed the hookers.

I'm sure there are many others. Can't wait for hoops to start. :lol:
 
1. That DE/LB lost contain.... Folks, containment. Contain is a verb. Containment is a noun. Gawd that pisses me off.

2. The offense really wants a touchdown here / The defense really wants a stop here.... Really? Shouldn't they want a TD on every drive?

3. Put this one behind us / Look at the tape / Correct the little things... Maybe it's just because we've heard these a lot in the last few years.
 
1. "Put our/his 'gameface' on." WTF is that? I am forever thankful that at least one coach called people out on it
[video=youtube;LqKTKUvbVsA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqKTKUvbVsA[/video]

2. "they need to outscore <insert opponent's name>" Really, they do? Gosh I would have never figured that out - thanks for clarifying.

3. "play within themselves." What? I had no idea we had so many people who are capable of out-of-body experiences, and not only are capable of it, but need to be told not to do it on a regular basis.
 
"We have a tremendous amount of respect for...."

Noticed this one listening to Saban the other day. Coaches have a tremendous amount of respect for everybody. Usually used by media people right before they're about criticize someone.
 
fervorfactor said:
We are running out of CU football topics other than bitching and moaning. There are so many cliches being used by analysts, pundits and so called experts in sports media these days. My top three:

1) Arguably the best whatever ..... he could be a first round draft pick or the 20th at his position or he sucks and I really don't know.

2) Takin' it to the house..... my god, how many other ways can you describe a TD run instead of an underarmour ad. I like hockey terms, HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES. Simple.

3) Body of work .... WTF is a body of work? Samantha Steele's body might qualify. Her body works. This is on Craig James. He abused this cliche last year on ESPN as soon as he learned how to say it. This was after he allegedly killed 5 hookers.

I'm sure there are many others. Can't wait for hoops to start. :lol:
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lawyered
 
He has a high motor and low pad level.

He has a nose for the ball

We play really well in practice. I don't know why it doesn't translate to game day.
 
Al Michaels does this and it has wormed it's way into other announcer's standard procedure.

"And a HUGE run for the former [insert name of last team the guy played for here]!!!"

Look, I don't give a damn about where the guy used to play. That means absolutely nothing. It adds nothing to the enjoyment of the game. I realize this isn't college football related, but it still annoys the bejesus out of me.
 
"This guy is a true competitor!"

As if no one else on the field is giving max effort, "that guy" just happens to be more skilled than the rest.
 
Doesn't pretty much anything that comes out of Brent Musburger's mouth qualify?

(Please ABC, put Brad Nessler on the primetime games)

My apologies to the OP if this turns into a thread-jack.
 
1. ) The "big" tight end. Stated even when the guy isn't big for a tight end, sometimes when he isn't a TE at all, just a big WR in the slot.

2. ) Got to clean up the "little things." If they are costing you games they aren't little things, they are big enough to cost you a game.

3. ) He's a real leader on the practice field. Usually means the guy can't play to save his life in a game but the coach is playing him anyways.
 
The term "defense" as a verb. The player defensed the other player. It just sounds awkward. What is wrong with defend/defended.
 
when they say that a player is "out with a knee, ankle, shoulder, etc" Everyone on the field has a knee so why is he out with a knee? its a goddamn knee injury​ not just a knee
 
Wow, page and a half and no one has mentioned:

"Players making plays" or "Great players make great plays"
 
Bass said:
when they say that a player is "out with a knee, ankle, shoulder, etc" Everyone on the field has a knee so why is he out with a knee? its a goddamn knee injury​ not just a knee
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You can blame Al Michaels for that. He started it.

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"Daylight" is my nomination
 
Anytime someone starts a sentence with "You talk about...."

Also, what's with the Al Michaels bashing? The guy is one of the best, ever.
 
I love this guy, probably my favorite announcer of all times
RIP : Keith Jackson... WHOA, NELLIE !!
 
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