OT: Weird sports sayings

[RaleighPittFan]

What weird, stupid, redundant, out dated, silly sports sayings would you like people (announcers, in my case) to stop using?


To kick off, I present, “Score the basketball“. Both stupid and redundant. As if there’s something else one can score with.

 

[Cap pitt]

that ball is on I 80 on its way to Dayton Ohio, or goodnight Mrs magillicutty where ever you are, or it missed by a knats eyelash

 

[Las Panteras]

"Hes never had a losing season in his entire tenure as the Steelers head coach"

 

[Zeldas Open Roof]

not sure i hate it but i think fans over use the "its a must win game."

 

[ratking17]

Dial up a blitz

 

[OH Pete]

One of my favorites is "good eye" in baseball. I love it at the youth level. Ball is 10 feet over the catcher's head and some parent yells out "good eye".

 

[Las Panteras]

Every athlete....in the post game interview

"First, i wanna give all glory to God"

Yea.....sure you do.......

 

[ratking17]

Every athlete....in the post game interview

"First, i wanna give all glory to God"

Yea.....sure you do.......

Yes God has so much free time he is actively engaged in following acc tournament basketball

 

[pittdan77]

I hate the lie coaches love to tell that success in sports is just the hard work that anyone can do. Like some people aren't just blessed with size and talent and we're supposed to ignore that.

 

[Seneca_Valley]

What weird, stupid, redundant, out dated, silly sports sayings would you like people (announcers, in my case) to stop using?


To kick off, I present, “Score the basketball“. Both stupid and redundant. As if there’s something else one can score with.

I forget who said this, but I heard it first during a sports interview. And I cringe every time I hear someone say it.

Most Definitely......................

 

[razzaba]

I forget who said this, but I heard it first during a sports interview. And I cringe every time I hear someone say it.

Most Definitely......................

Indubitably.

 

[ratking17]

Moxie.

Not once have i ever heard someone use this word in a sentence outside of describing a qb.

 

[mike 301]

Moxie.

Not once have i ever heard someone use this word in a sentence outside of describing a qb.

Or a pimple .. What is Moxie ? An ointment ? Sounds like something for pimples ....

 

[RaleighPittFan]

Moxie.

Not once have i ever heard someone use this word in a sentence outside of describing a qb.

Good one.

Fun Fact: I watched “Penn &Teller: Fool Us” last week and Penn’s teenage daughter had a guest appearance. Guess what Penn named her?

Crazy, huh?

 

[jivecat]

“Get a loada this guy”

 

[Pitt2009]

When a guy has "intangibles".

 

[Las Panteras]

He runs downhill

 

[Cap pitt]

It’s in his wheelhouse

 

[Pitt2009]

"They control their own destiny".

 

[zookeeper2000]

When tv announcers and commentators keep using the word “partner”.

 

[ratking17]

The worst is the acc basketball guy that goes all cringe and calls players "wet" in his high squeaky voice.

 

[Joe Magarac]

Protect the plate. Whatever the hell that means.

 

[Joe Magarac]

Or a pimple .. What is Moxie ? An ointment ? Sounds like something for pimples ....

Moxie was a brand of powdered cleanser used to clean pots and pans.
It’s was the first of its kind made at the turn of the last century. I don’t believe they make it any more.

 

[jivecat]

Hold your horses!!!

 

[Tvax1]

this will not be popular but I hate the overuse/misuse of the term identity and a team not having it

a team may try to establish an identity but if they just suck, it isn't because they don't have an identity

or I guess you could say their identity is "sucking" .......on defense rebounding or offense ball movement

it does apply to things like playing fast, being physical, etc. but again if a team fails in that style the "identity" thing is often stated in that they don't have one.....no, they do, it just sucks and fails


so maybe not weird but overused and used wrong imo, but it's the term de jour for a couple years now

 

[rpastir]

Every athlete....in the post game interview

"First, i wanna give all glory to God"

Yea.....sure you do.......

Yeah...and why don't you ever hear a player on the losing team say "we were doing great until Jesus made me fumble"?

I stole that from a comedian I saw years ago.

 

[mike 301]

Moxie was a brand of powdered cleanser used to clean pots and pans.
It’s was the first of its kind made at the turn of the last century. I don’t believe they make it any more.

I did not know that . Cool .

 

[csh2088]

When a player gets thrown out of a game and the manager comes running out of the dugout screaming like a mad man and then later claims that he was "protecting his player."

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

When a player gets thrown out of a game and the manager comes running out of the dugout screaming like a mad man and then later claims that he was "protecting his player."

Hey, you never know when an ump is going to pull a shiv.

 

[DruidTM]

“Physicality”

“Hat on a Hat”

 

[RaleighPittFan]

Here's one for the locals: "The standard is the standard".

Which I'm pretty sure the translation is, "Slightly better than average".

 

[Conemaugh]

I hate the "Let's Go!" as a celebration statement. "Let's go" is something said before a task, not after its completion.

 

[Atilla Cosby]

I hate the "Let's Go!" as a celebration statement. "Let's go" is something said before a task, not after its completion.

When people say let's go Pitt after a win, I say hold on retards, we already went.

This is more true after the final game of the season. Let's go Pens after they won the Stanley cup already. You already went where you were going, son.

 

[pittdan77]

Calling someone a "stud" always makes me cringe. Even worse when they used it to describe a woman athlete. The word's origin just doesn't apply.

 

[Parkview57]

"His future is ahead of him."