Phrases that should be retired

#126
#126
That's true. The phrase is bandied about here like a badge of honor, one used to claim or refute membership within the chosen few, i.e. followers of the "one and only true Orange and White faith."
 
#127
#127
Dekram said:
I made a thread kind of similar when the whole Grudent thing was going on about using the term "Homerun Hire". I have another one now..

Dumpster Fire

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I had assumed this dumpster was located in College Park, MD or Morgantown, WV. Maybe even Los Angeles. But upon a closer look, this is a Canadian dumpster fire.

Wait for them...

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#132
#132
Vol in Mich said:
Words & terms that need to be banned in 2013:
VFL
True Fan, true Vol
Not a True Fan, Vol
Real Fan, Vol
Not a Real Fan, Vol
Gruden
Dooley & all Dooleyisms
Kiffin & all form of Lane Kiffin
Negivol, posivol
punk
Troll (when refering to a Vol you disagree with)
Fulmerisms, Not Phil Fulmer just Fulmerisms
Buy out (all forms of)
Hamilton & anything else we call him
Booger Eater Cheek (no, I like that one)
Buttchugging
Anything under 6-6 & anything over 8-4 this year
Music City Bowl
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Good List.
 
#134
#134
The two I wished were banned are "book it" and "fact". Generally an indicator that it isn't going to happen and it's BS.
 
#135
#135
"I mean"
"You know"
"It is what it is"

or..

"I mean, you know, it is what it is"
 
#142
#142
Volosaurus rex said:
I don’t know if the original poster intended to limit discussion exclusively to phrases used on this message board, more broadly to football or even sports in general. However, I am entirely in favor of using the English language with greater precision and reduction in the frequency with which hackneyed or clichéd expressions are used. A few of my pet peeves include the following:

“Athleticism” and “Physicality.” Is it really that difficult to simply say athletic ability, strength, hardnosed style of play or physical talent, depending on the precise context within which these phrases are used? In any event, these “horses” have been beaten well beyond death.

“Vertical” route/passing game: This one is just fundamentally and factually inaccurate. Vertical, by definition, implies perpendicularity to the ground or horizon. A missile or rocket initially follows a vertical trajectory. In other words, it travels straight up from the ground. It is accurate to speak of a “deep” route or “downfield” passing attack or, to borrow older terminology, a good old-fashioned “bomb.” However, no pass ever thrown has followed a truly vertical trajectory for any distance.

“Running downhill”: Unless you literally mean running from the crown of the field downhill, which, by definition, would involve lateral movement, i.e. toward the sideline, this is another misnomer of a phrase.

“Really showed up to play”: The alternative to this cliché would be what, failure to dress out or to even physically appear at the stadium? More accurate metaphors would be “inspired play” or “playing with great effort/intensity.”

“Elevate”: I don’t know why, but every time I hear an announcer use this verb in describing the actions of a wide receiver, I get the mental image of an object or person levitating. Quite often, simplicity can be more accurate. References to a receiver’s leaping or jumping ability work very well.
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You need to elevate your game. I can easily tell by reading this post that you did not show up to play. The post went downhill quickly .
 
#144
#144
thebjd said:
You need to elevate your game. I can easily tell by reading this post that you did not show up to play. The post went downhill quickly .
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"Ladies and gentlemen, thebjd is running the first truly vertical route in recorded history, he is rapidly approaching escape velocity and, now, he has slipped the surly bonds of earth."
 
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