The Official Thread of Sports Cliches

[Hungry Jack]

low man wins

 

[NJCat]

low man wins

Run to set up the pass.

 

[Hungry Jack]

Speed kills

 

[Alaskawildkat]

It is just a game.

 

[FloridAlum]

"He has a great future ahead of him"

I have never met anyone who has a great future behind him

 

[NJCat]

I have never met anyone who has a great future behind him

You haven't met me......

 

[Alan Smithee]

Stays within himself

 

[D_C_B]

110%

 

[D_C_B]

Winning isn't everything. It's the only thing.

 

[D_C_B]

Defense wins championships.

 

[D_C_B]

...umm... you know...well...umm...

 

[NJCat]

My personal fave:

...umm... you know...

"It all starts with the Offensive Line!!"

 

[DurhamCat]

Three yards and a cloud of dust.

 

[Frabjous]

One game at a time

 

[D_C_B]

They just wanted it more.

 

[D_C_B]

Any given Sunday

 

[Well cataloged]

"They reflect the character of their coach."
"He plays with a chip on his shoulder."
"We knew what we had to do to win. We just didn't do it."
"Their defense plays with a 'take no prisoners' mentality."

 

[Alaskawildkat]

Next year.

 

[Hungry Jack]

He's in the best shape of his life ( prelude to injury)

 

[SmellyCat]

That wasn't us out there.

 

[GOUNUII]

That wasn't us out there.

Somebody needs to step up.

Next man up.

He carried us today.

GOUNUII

 

[NJCat]

"Stats are for losers"

 

[NUCat320]

One game at a time

We want to go 1-0 this week.

 

[SciCat]

TS should have started over Colter.

 

[NJCat]

"Student-athletes"

 

[mikewebb68]

"Our most important game is this week's game vs (crappy Akron)."

 

[NU Houston]

This thread reminds me of Tim Robbins being taught the cliches in Bull Durham.

"Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes it rains."

 

[ubercat]

Lower body injury.

Upper body injury.

And another thing about Carmody...

 

[Hungry Jack]

I'm just thankful for the opportunity

 

[D_C_B]

We just needed to make more plays.

 

[D_C_B]

It's a game of inches.

 

[iskaboo]

Scholar athlete (when applied to Ohio State and other selected schools, many of which are in the Big 12 and the SEC)

 

[PURPLECAT88]

Blue collar football

Lunch pail mentality.

 

[Southport Cat]

[Victorious team] "wanted it more" than [losing team]

 

[NJCat]

"It's on me" or "It begins and ends with me"

 

[rmndcat]

Any given Sunday

Kinda OT. That's the post-career exhibition league.

 

[rmndcat]

This thread reminds me of Tim Robbins being taught the cliches in Bull Durham.

"Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes it rains."

I just want to help the ball club.

Ignorance and arrogance.

 

[hollandnucat]

You can't teach speed.

 

[ubercat]

"It's a game of ångströms."

(cliché from our nano tech department)

 

[NJCat]

You can't teach speed.

SEC Speed.