I know it did originate from Saban but coining a phrase to a sector means the phrase is now being used in college football family because of Nick Saban and people that follow him closely. Rat poison has been around forever but never heard it in Football lingo until after Sabans news conference
. It may have been around by no names in the football lingo but I've been following football for decades never heard. Most ppl used trap game before.
What coach used this in press conferences or talking points before Saban? Since you're not the internet you probably know.
Football like teaching, clothing, toys, figurative language, and music have eras, fads, that go in and out of fashion as pappy time strolls right along.
I like vintage stuff because I think it has a creativity, and color contemporary practices lack. Back when people used their brains instead of frying them on drugs and video games. Which reminds me, I need to ramble through my old CDs, and thumb drives to make sure my preserved soda jerk phrases are still accessible. Now, soda jerks and diner servers were poetry in shouting, true verbal artists.
Adam and ever on a raft, a cup of mud, and save the moo juice! Such artsy.
"Burn one, take it through the garden and pin a rose on it." Such elegance.
So rat poison, in the context of football, just grabbed my attention by the throat and won't let go.
You know, like a song you heard, and it haunts your mind for days, weeks, and more.
So. Air Force. Got it.
Go Vols!
To each his own. Our armed forces need and work with each other. Which is why tend to kick azz. So belittling either's personnel is foolish.
