The Entertainment thread got me thinking...there are some pretty cliche things that happen in sports that get really [old] after a while...some of them are great when your team does it but it pisses you the fuck off when its done against you.

I'll start off with half-court buzzer beaters from otherwise unproductive players

5/21/2009 11:03:59 AM

I think you should look up the definition of 'cliche'

5/21/2009 11:06:44 AM

Yeah that's not really a cliche haha

5/21/2009 11:09:25 AM

TALE OF TWO HALVES

5/21/2009 11:10:18 AM

My least favorite sports cliché is when the ball is round or the playing field is rectangular. Or maybe when someone scores. Or maybe when there are coaches.

5/21/2009 11:11:55 AM

ITS A GAME OF INCHES



WHEN YOU PUT THE BAT ON THE BALL GOOD THINGS HAPPEN



the OP needs a definition of cliche

5/21/2009 11:12:32 AM

So are we doing clichéd phrases? I hate "This is an important play/possession/at-bat."

5/21/2009 11:13:34 AM

the wave

5/21/2009 11:13:37 AM

Im about to cliche all over the place

5/21/2009 11:13:49 AM

i think the worst part about sports cliches is when they get used in the business world.


Ok gang, lets go out there and make some sales. and remember, we are going to give it 100% and leave it all out on the field!

5/21/2009 11:13:53 AM

how about "MUST WIN GAME"

survey says, number 1 answer

EVERY GAME SHOULD BE MUST WIN YOU UNCOMPETITIVE A-HOLES THAT SAY IT

5/21/2009 11:14:22 AM

see: Brass Monkey's gameday or post-game commentary in most sports (at least the ones I see) - he talks like he's aspiring to be the next Dick Vitale. Not trying to hate on him or anything because I like a lot of his NC State related contribution on here... but sometimes I read a post by him and think, "There's no way anybody actually talks like that."



specifically though, I fucking hate "jump out of the gym" - actually if you're interested in reading a bunch of sports cliches, check out David Thompson's autobiography, shit is brutal

5/21/2009 11:15:11 AM

aha

5/21/2009 11:15:39 AM

upside

measureables


people who don't know what a cliche is. that's so cliche.

like a cow's point of view. its moo.

5/21/2009 11:16:15 AM

televised national anthems lol

5/21/2009 11:16:20 AM

or how about when players are asked

"are you concerned at all about mvp, heisman, breaking records etc etc talk?"

players respond with "man i dont care just as long as we get the 'W'"

bullshit, i wish someone would come out and just say they do care

5/21/2009 11:16:44 AM

When a player has made a lot of free throws/extra points/field goals/shoot out goals in a row and the announcer mentions it, and the play subsequently misses his next attempt

then the other announcer says "You jinxed him !"

happens a lot

5/21/2009 11:16:48 AM

Also, everything that Joe Morgan says.

5/21/2009 11:17:21 AM

game breaks to johnny in the studio

5/21/2009 11:18:27 AM

Also when an active player/coach on a non playoff team is guest analyizing for the playoff coverage

and they ask him questions that if he answered truthfully would make him seem critical of other players

of course a batter isn't going to say a pitcher has lost 5 miles on his heater if he has to face him next year

because he'll probably get one in the ribs

5/21/2009 11:19:12 AM

September collapses.

5/21/2009 11:21:15 AM

nothing but nylon/twine/(polyester?).

"Nothing but net" is bad enough, but when you create a new cliché by modifying an old one thats just annoying.

5/21/2009 11:22:03 AM

nc state winning games all the time

5/21/2009 11:23:33 AM

Quote :

"September collapses."

Stop doing it then

5/21/2009 11:26:40 AM

Not sure if this is really a cliche

But when the "super knowledgeable" announcer's Keys the Game/Victory for a team are basically score more points then the other team, or something that is glaringly obvious like "It will really be a key for them tonight if they are able to get offensive rebounds."

John Madden was the king of this.

Def. not a cliche, but it pisses me off either way.

5/21/2009 11:46:32 AM

"SEC speed"

5/21/2009 11:51:43 AM

The team that scores the most points will win the game.

5/21/2009 12:01:31 PM

^
-John Madden

5/21/2009 12:02:20 PM

Quote :

"I'll start off with half-court buzzer beaters from otherwise unproductive players"

Anyways, this happens in like one out of 100 games, haha.

5/21/2009 12:03:45 PM

Quote :

"They have to stop the big play."

5/21/2009 12:09:17 PM

Quote :

"nc state winning games all the time"

5/21/2009 12:10:59 PM

"Score the basketball."

5/21/2009 12:46:44 PM

"golf his ball"

5/21/2009 12:49:37 PM

the phrase "to a man"

5/21/2009 12:50:23 PM

"that's a golf shot"

5/21/2009 12:57:49 PM

Tyler Hansborough wills it into the basket

or

You can defend against Tyler Hansborough, but you can't defend against his will

or

Any variation on the theme.

My favorite: You can bench Tyler Hansborough, but you can't bench his will!

Quote :

"When a player has made a lot of free throws/extra points/field goals/shoot out goals in a row and the announcer mentions it, and the play subsequently misses his next attempt"

In MLB 2k9 on Wii, whenever Steve Phillips says "He's retired _ batters in a row," the next guy gets a hit every time.

5/21/2009 1:02:05 PM

diaper dandies

5/21/2009 1:13:51 PM

bdmazur making my palm meet my face with every post of his in ST

[Edited on May 21, 2009 at 1:38 PM. Reason : it's getting old]

5/21/2009 1:32:28 PM

Quote :

"see: Brass Monkey's gameday or post-game commentary in most sports (at least the ones I see) - he talks like he's aspiring to be the next Dick Vitale. Not trying to hate on him or anything because I like a lot of his NC State related contribution on here... but sometimes I read a post by him and think, "There's no way anybody actually talks like that.""

I'll be sure to check my enthusiasm at the door log in page when the Hurricanes win another dramatic game.

5/21/2009 1:59:25 PM

What was going through your mind during that [play/game/situation]?

5/21/2009 2:05:14 PM

'SEC speed' is a good one. That annoys me as well.

5/21/2009 2:10:44 PM

Everything the TBS announcers say during the MLB playoffs (plz 4 fox to reclaim exclusive rights)

5/21/2009 2:36:31 PM

fox has never had exclusive rights for the entire playoffs....

5/21/2009 2:43:43 PM

if bdmazur can post stupid things, so can i.

[Edited on May 21, 2009 at 3:41 PM. Reason : stupid post.]

5/21/2009 3:36:23 PM

^^ what is it with you following around bdmazur?

5/21/2009 3:38:45 PM

More like what is it with bdmazur posting so much stupid shit everywhere that one can't avoid it?

5/21/2009 3:40:07 PM

^

5/21/2009 3:40:47 PM

get a load of this guy



thegoodlife3 ladies and gentlemen

5/21/2009 3:45:03 PM

old people playing golf piss me off

"Hit the little ball before the big ball"

"All around good putt"

"One time"

"Hit a house"

5/21/2009 3:48:44 PM

^ GET LEGS!

5/21/2009 3:54:22 PM