OT: Stupid Sports Phrases or Terms
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I'm pretty sure Spaulding is the unofficial mascot of Penn State.
I want a hamburger....no, cheeseburger. I want a hot dog, I want a milk shake...
MOMENTUM. Like, it’s a game where teams possess the ball and make things happen. God forbid 2 things go well for a team in a row without someone commenting that the “Momentum in this game has shifted!”
Heard a new one today during one of the the bowl games.
First down pass falls incomplete. Next line should be "2nd and 10' Right? Wrong?
As the team comes to the line of scrimmage the announcer says: "Second and a full ten"
What does that even mean?Is it possible to have a different kind of ten? The guy must have said it about a dozen times.
First down pass falls incomplete. Next line should be "2nd and 10' Right? Wrong?
As the team comes to the line of scrimmage the announcer says: "Second and a full ten"
What does that even mean?Is it possible to have a different kind of ten? The guy must have said it about a dozen times.
Yeah it could be 9.5 or something of the sort . I get it but I agree it’s dumb , especially in that situation . I can see it used on 4th and 1.
Bruce Johnson used to use that lingo . Third and a long 2 . For radio I thought that was good
I hear phrases like Johnson's all the time, on radio and TV. They make sense, right? "Two" can be 1.51 yards to 2.49 yards. I can readily imagine a coach making different play calls based on whether that "two" is short or long. But "2nd and a full ten" makes sense only following a 1st down running play that went for no gain. I've heard worse phrases, but it's not a very smart one.
Never heard ‘full ten’ before. Obviously you didn’t hear it during a Rutgers game, where that announcer would have often said “second down and the usual 12’
Idea: timeouts are physical papers that the HC must actually burn in order signal to the refs.
Like the Vatican.
Same with "burning a redshirt".
Before the game or the play - the player has to physically rip off a red jersey Hulk Hogan style and toss it into a fire pit on the sideline.
As someone mentioned above, 'can of corn'. Hate that. Especially said by Chip Caray, who is also extremely annoying when he announces, 'if the Braves can get 1 here, they'll only be down by 2.' Well duh.
Also, athleticism. UGH
Also, athleticism. UGH
LOL at the Vatican.
My understanding from the beginning of NFL time, back around the merger, a coach would be said to burn a timeout when he took it for the wrong reason or was forced to by circumstance.
For example being forced to call a timeout because the play clock was running out.
Now the modern, idiot broadcasters, use it as a synonym for "Use" or "Call" a timeout.
At least that's how this man remembers it.
By announcers and about a bajillion in studio analysts: “When you talk about [insert name], you talk about . . . .”
When you are watching golf on tv and announcer describes a shot as a great golf shot. What else could it be, a basketball free throw?
