Can “rock fight” please be retired or replaced?

[rubigtimenow]

This phrase way overused with regards to Rutgers MBB games. Announcers and articles especially, they need another descriptor or metaphor.

 

[LawDegreeandFishbowls]

Probably can’t retire it until it stops being the best description for our games.

 

[zappaa]

This phrase way overused with regards to Rutgers MBB games. Announcers and articles especially, they need another descriptor or metaphor.

Why, we all know it’s not literal.
How about street fight….better?

 

[pmvon]

I’ll call BTN and see what they say.

 

[SirScarlet]

Just curious...why?

 

[Luvscarletknights]

PC Police?

 

[biazza38]

I love the phrase
I also love picturing an actual rock fight. Sounds painful

 

[e5fdny]

I love the phrase
I also love picturing an actual rock fight. Sounds painful

That sound when it hits a head…awful. ☹️

 

[RUBigFrank]

Very descriptive of our play. Take it as a compliment!

 

[zappaa]

That sound when it hits a head…awful. ☹️

When the street kids crush that guys skull with a rock In the movie Hostel….ouch

 

[RUGiddy777]

I love the phrase
I also love picturing an actual rock fight. Sounds painful

From a time when men were men.

 

[RUisB1Gtime]

Also retire " ball screen" while we are at it. It's a freaking pick and roll lol..

 

[RUpop]

Another awesome post. /sarcasm off

 

[ColonelRutgers]

Watched basketball for decades and never heard anyone say "ball screen" on a telecast. Now, hear it about 40 times a half.

 

[red sail]

And the term ‘“Big” is used all the time for Center. I guess announcers need something descriptive to fill their on air void.

 

[FIJI'83]

I prefer “knife fight in a phone booth” to best describe our games.

 

[pmvon]

From a time when men were men.

And women weren’t choosy…

 

[Zak57]

I'd like to get rid of bunnies. Hate that term and so overused now.

 

[Degaz-RU]

“Rock fights” don’t have supposedly neutral third parties helping one of the combatants.

Our games are like prison yard fights where the prison guards are helping one side, and where the warden stands idly by and let’s it happen.

 

[zappaa]

Also retire " ball screen" while we are at it. It's a freaking pick and roll lol..

I Learn something every day.

 

[Antnee79]

From a time when men were men.

And sheep were nervous.

 

[RUGiddy777]

And sheep were nervous.

They’re still nervous - just ask @mildone

 

[Knight Ed]

I was in an actual rock fight once. Seriously. It's got no similarity to a basketball game. We were kids and one kid ended up getting stitches.

 

[Rufaninga]

I prefer Rock Fight to our former Snooze fest moniker

 

[AreYouNUTS]

WTF?

 

[mildone]

Just change the first letter.

 

[newell138]

This phrase way overused with regards to Rutgers MBB games. Announcers and articles especially, they need another descriptor or metaphor.

Thank you for saying that

 

[ru-baby]

Kratch couldnt stop saying it. Tremendously overused and sounds trite at this point. Needs a rest.

 

[RUfromSoCal?]

OP clearly was never in a rock fight as a kid...

 

[Good-Knight]

I've been in rock fights and I've been in bottle fights (boomer!). Rock fights are the worst. You'd think shattering glass is worse but you can't really throw a bottle that far.

 

[WhichReligionIsRight]

This phrase way overused with regards to Rutgers MBB games. Announcers and articles especially, they need another descriptor or metaphor.

Respectfully, no.

 

[RutgHoops]

Watched basketball for decades and never heard anyone say "ball screen" on a telecast. Now, hear it about 40 times a half.

That’s because they didn’t do it a lot when folks our age watched CBB. No shot clock or three I guess is the reason. .

I hated “rock fight”. Hope Kratch retires it.

 

[hoquat63]

Today’s game was more of a brick fight

 

[angmo]

Have a rock fight with the internet to decide. I got 50 rocks on you.

 

[The RUT]

I think we should all throw rocks at op

 

[tm_nj]

Can we change the name of the baseball foul pole to the fair pole?

 

[angmo]

Can we change the name of the baseball foul pole to the fair pole?

Let's have a poll.

 

[RU848789]

Probably can’t retire it until it stops being the best description for our games.

Yeah, I think it fits pretty well for now, but will likely feel overused at some point...

 

[RUbacker]

This phrase way overused with regards to Rutgers MBB games. Announcers and articles especially, they need another descriptor or metaphor.

Stop. Enjoy the team. You post this after we beat osu in OT AND we get a 5 star recruit ????

 

[needmorecowbell]

This phrase way overused with regards to Rutgers MBB games. Announcers and articles especially, they need another descriptor or metaphor.

Embrace it. I wouldn’t want it any other way.