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re: Overused Words or Phrases you don’t like in sports.

Posted on 10/28/26 at 5:17 pm to
Posted by JoBo68
Member since Feb 2013
51 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 5:17 pm to
I hate hearing the pitchers mound called “the bump” so using it once is an overuse imo
Posted by 21JumpStreet
Member since Jul 2012
14939 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 5:20 pm to
2 way.
Posted by Tigerpride18
Lubbock TX
Member since Sep 2017
33738 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 5:24 pm to
how about overused phrases on tigerdroppings.com...."what im hearing"; "but but but"; "tell me you without telling me" ; tree fiddy
Posted by ecb
Member since Jul 2010
10494 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 5:31 pm to
Notre Dame
Posted by Translator
Member since May 2025
1401 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 6:22 pm to
high motor
real competitor
Posted by putt23
Pingree Grove, IL
Member since Oct 2010
5584 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 6:50 pm to
They've got a lot of dudes out there. That team is full of dudes.

Can't stand this.

The red area. Why have people started calling it the red area instead of the redzone?

He can spin it.

He's got that dog in him.

Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
76336 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 7:40 pm to
Throwing into a tight window. 90% of the announcers have no idea what it means and say if for any throw. I’ve heard it used on hitches and quick outs where there’s no defender anywhere to impede the throw at all.
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
11749 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 8:01 pm to
Zero conference wins





(Shout out to Vandy for helping us with that this year)
This post was edited on 10/28/26 at 8:02 pm
Posted by G The Tiger Fan
Member since Apr 2015
120131 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 8:56 pm to
I'm pretty sure trickeration has never been an actual word.
Posted by BranchDawg
Flowery Branch
Member since Nov 2013
10229 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 9:10 pm to
When a ref explains a penalty or ruling and then goes to say where the ball will be spotted and leads with: “By rule, the ball will be placed at….”

By rule? As opposed to what? By however you feel? We assume it’s “by rule”
Posted by Lou
Modesto, CA
Member since Aug 2005
9259 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 9:12 pm to
quote:

Pin their ears back.
I remember Jim Hawthorne saying this when calling baseball games.

The overused phrase I've noticed is announcers pointing out that a QB is "going through his progressions".
Posted by 62zip
One Particular Harbor
Member since Aug 2005
7016 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 9:34 pm to
The "late flag.."

According to announcers, just about every flag is a "late flag," wtf does that mean?

Also mixing sports, like when the QB throws the home run ball.
Posted by DongBonJovi
Member since Dec 2025
24 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 10:25 pm to
He needs more weapons
They've got to get him some weapons
That guy will be a real weapon
Now they finally have some weapons!
Posted by tiger1014
Member since Jan 2011
12775 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 10:26 pm to
Physicality
Posted by Boodis Man
Member since Sep 2020
8921 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 10:47 pm to
so and so is "one of the best in the country"
Posted by Friendly Satan
Member since Nov 2024
2007 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 6:27 am to
“He’s under duress!”—Todd Blackledge
Posted by Pragmatist2025
Member since Jun 2025
1493 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 6:36 am to
quote:

high motor real competitor
Along with ‘twitchy’ and ‘lunchpail’, most people infer the meaning.
Posted by BZ504
Texas
Member since Oct 2005
14958 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 7:06 am to
He’s playing with a “chip on his shoulder”.
Posted by Keyszer10
Member since Aug 2018
837 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 7:29 am to
100%
Posted by GatorPA84
PNW
Member since Sep 2016
6757 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 7:41 am to
Georgia bulldogs
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