I hate the word "almost.". As in, we almost beat Ohio State, or, we almost beat Oregon. That's a real tired word. We need to retire that word.

i know some other coaches use it too, and it makes sense to not feel like a loss is the end of the world...but it still really irks me when tedford says 'be successful' 100x in an interview. i want to WIN. i don't want 'success' without it

Or when coaches say, "well, we gotta go out there in the 2nd half and make some plays."

no question

If I had to pick a word it would be physicality, which is a real word, but gets way over used. Also the way the broadcasters call someone who once coached the game "coach" as if it is a permanent honorarium like Mr. President or Senator.

However, my biggest complaint is that the days of professional sports broadcasters are over. Think Keith Jackson or Vin Sculley. Today we have to listen to endless ex sports jocks who basically are uneducated boobs and that is what gets tiring. Plus have you ever noticed how every one of them has a name that ends in ie or y or initials? Fox is the worst..."we'll be going to halftime with Jimmie, Howie, Bobby, Terry and JB (as if we always know who JB is).

And the worst thing of all is when they get on something that they think everyone in the country wants to see upchucked every week. I refer of course to the return of Peyton Manning, as if he is the second coming of Jesus. If it isn't another pizza commercial (does he really need the money) it is the endless Peyton this and Peyton that, followed by the Broncos being showcased weekly. I'll tell you what...watching him throw 3 interceptions and get bounced by the Falcons made my evening.

Broadcast perfection was the Rose Bowl with Keith Jackson calling the game and as a sidekick the one jock I did enjoy him with was Dan Fouts, who has a brain, although he can be a Duck homer at times.

:rant

BearsLair72;841954845 said:

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If I had to pick a word it would be physicality, which is a real word, but gets way over used. Also the way the broadcasters call someone who once coached the game "coach" as if it is a permanent honorarium like Mr. President or Senator.

However, my biggest complaint is that the days of professional sports broadcasters are over. Think Keith Jackson or Vin Sculley. Today we have to listen to endless ex sports jocks who basically are uneducated boobs and that is what gets tiring. Plus have you ever noticed how every one of them has a name that ends in ie or y or initials? Fox is the worst..."we'll be going to halftime with Jimmie, Howie, Bobby, Terry and JB (as if we always know who JB is).

And the worst thing of all is when they get on something that they think everyone in the country wants to see upchucked every week. I refer of course to the return of Peyton Manning, as if he is the second coming of Jesus. If it isn't another pizza commercial (does he really need the money) it is the endless Peyton this and Peyton that, followed by the Broncos being showcased weekly. I'll tell you what...watching him throw 3 interceptions and get bounced by the Falcons made my evening.

Broadcast perfection was the Rose Bowl with Keith Jackson calling the game and as a sidekick the one jock I did enjoy him with was Dan Fouts, who has a brain, although he can be a Duck homer at times.

:rant

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Excellent, +1000

Now even coaches use it. Ugh!

can i slip in field goal as one word? 'Field-Goal'

from tv sports:
fortuitous
trickeration
probably half the words that come out of mark may's hole

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I hate the word "almost.". As in, we almost beat Ohio State, or, we almost beat Oregon. That's a real tired word. We need to retire that word.

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"Verbal commitment" - Sorry that's two words...

When announcers say "back in the game," it's like nails on the chalkboard for me. Either you're in the game, or you're not. If you're not, you have no hope of winning, like if you're down 21 with a minute to go. You can't get back in.

Trojan

1. "Healthy", used to mean that a player is not injured. A better term would be "sound" or even (heaven forbid) "uninjured".

2. "Territory", used in the phrase, "four down territory". A much better phrase would be "four down situation", since the decision to go for it on 4th down relies much more on the current situation, rather than the exact placement on the field.

"Honey Badger" as endlessly repeated by Brent Musberger. At least we're now spared that, hopefully forever.

Oh man, this hits a sore spot for me when this is applied to this board. My two least favorite words are "typical" and "always". As in, "typical Cal", and "Cal always loses", or variations of that. Now, for "typical", this shows up more on other sites, like the CCTimes and SFGate where non-Cal fans post, in reponse to Cal losing again in a particular gruesome fashion. "Always" seems to be popular here, as in "Cal always loses games like that", and other variations. As Cal fans we seem to think we have some sort of ownership of bad luck, as if that doesn't happen to other teams, or that it happens more with us. This is exacerbated by not having gone to the Rose Bowl since 1959, primarily, and also the spate of games in the last ten years that have gotten away, after our hopes had been raised by Tedford. But "always" or "typical"? If it was always why did The Play happen? Why did Saint Harbaugh have Luck pass in the 2009 Big Game instead of pound Gerhart in for a score? Why did Cal knock the ball out of the Oregon player's hands in 2007 when he was going in for the winning touchdown? Or in 2004 when the Oregon player dropped a wide-open 4th down pass that would have probably led to a victory for them? "Always" and "typical" - okay, I think everyone understands that this doesn't apply 100% of the time, but, and maybe this is just my personality, it really grates on me when Cal fans trot this out, as if nothing good ever happened to the Bears.

Never had it, never will

....well you asked.

"Fire Tedford" I hate those words

Yep, us Bear fans seem to focus on the negative when a lot of good things have come our way. It's easy to criticize something and find fault. It's much harder to build something to last.

What the hell is wrong with cottage cheese? Now if you're talking about asparagus or brussel sprouts, I've hated them since childhood.

Prostatitis

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What the hell is wrong with cottage cheese? Now if you're talking about asparagus or brussel sprouts, I've hated them since childhood.

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I LOVE asparagus and brussel sprouts.
Had grilled asparagus just last nite at home....with a little drizzle of olive oil and a dusting of parimigiano reggiano....ummmmm good.

Had cold roasted brussel sprouts for lunch today at Espresso Roma.....olive oil, garlic and a palmfull of chopped proscuitto.........ummmmm good.

Cottage Cheese.....YUK!!
It is the only food that has NEVER VOLUNTARILY crossed my lips.
I had lasagna once that didn't taste right....was told the ricotta was really cottage cheese.
I absolutely gag when someone has it anywhere near me.....ranked #2 on the hated food list is Butter Milk.

Bears2thDoc;841955085 said:

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I LOVE asparagus and brussel sprouts.
Had grilled asparagus just last nite at home....with a little drizzle of olive oil and a dusting of parimigiano reggiano....ummmmm good.

Had cold roasted brussel sprouts for lunch today at Espresso Roma.....olive oil, garlic and a palmfull of chopped proscuitto.........ummmmm good.

Cottage Cheese.....YUK!!
It is the only food that has NEVER VOLUNTARILY crossed my lips.
I had lasagna once that didn't taste right....was told the ricotta was really cottage cheese.
I absolutely gag when someone has it anywhere near me.....ranked #2 on the hated food list is Butter Milk.

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Are you Italian-American? Sounds like you cover everything with anything from Italy. Asparagus makes you pee green and Brussel sprouts are the most foul smelling veggie on the planet.

Tosh. I hate Tosh.

Stanfurd.

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Stanfurd.

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This^^^ but its a given. No?

6bear6;841955124 said:

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Are you Italian-American? Sounds like you cover everything with anything from Italy. Asparagus makes you pee green and Brussel sprouts are the most foul smelling veggie on the planet.

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Nope, and not everything........sometimes I cover with Russian Hot, Onions, Relish and Kraut....ketchup is for sissies.

Never peed green....big stink, but no green.

Take some fresh brussle spouts, steam them in your favorite beer, throw in a hot fry pan and brown with olive oil shallots and bacon bits.....you'll like it.
No stink, no bitter taste.

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I hate the word "almost.". As in, we almost beat Ohio State, or, we almost beat Oregon. That's a real tired word. We need to retire that word.

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Word: "Global Warming Deniers HATE Humanity"

#sooo then, what did i win??

Field Goal...hate those words

Resiliency

I hate the filler words that announcers use to make it seem like they have more to say than they do. "That's how you win football games in the National Football League." "That's a good golf shot." Well, when you swing a club and hit the ball where you want it, what other kind of shot would it be?

I also hate the word "hate". Reminds me of this song from the "Mad Show", which I think was a Broadway musical in the late 60s but I was only introduced to via recordings later:

Quote:

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We’re gonna stamp out Hate, that’s our creed.
Wipe out Violence, Intolerance and Greed.
We’re gonna start right now, tomorrow is too late.
We’re gonna stamp! Out! Hate!

We’re gonna stamp out Hate, stamp it in the ground
And then take Happiness and spread it all around
We’ll put an end to Grief, we can hardly wait
We’re gonna stamp! Out! Hate!

We’re gonna stamp out Hate, sock it in the eye
Shoot it in the stomach, yelling Die! Die! Die!
We’ll pull its insides out, and look at what it ate
We’re gonna stamp! Out! Hate!

We’re gonna stamp out Hate, lash it with a switch!
Amputate its arms and legs and see how long they twitch!
We’ll put its toes on hooks and dangle ‘em for bait!
We’re gonna stamp! Out! Hate!

We’re gonna stamp out Hate, show it who’s the boss
Take it up a lonely hill and nail it to a cross
Won’t it be kicks to watch the blood coagulate?
We’re gonna stamp! Out! Hate!

We’re gonna stamp out Hate. Poke it with a pick.
Chill it til it’s solid, then we’ll sell it on a stick.
We’re gonna stamp out Hate. Kill without a trace.
Stick a finger up its nose and pull it off its face!

We’re gonna stamp out Hate. Lynch him with a rope.
Find a Nazi doctor who can boil him down for soap.
We’ll pull his teeth right out and sell the silver plate . . . . .

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One final word I hate, "outstanding": as in, he did an outstanding job of getting his team ready to play today.

Oh, you're talking about food. I thought you meant the other cottage cheese.

As to Cal football: "Execute"
As in we just need to execute better.

How about just being more honest -- we really sucked and need better coaching so that our players don't commit 10+ penalties per game and repeatedly turn the ball over.

I'll play. How about "opportunistic"? That word does not mean what a lot of commentators think it means.

As an aside, this entire "cottage cheese, asparagus and brussel sprouts" conversation is making me sick. Basically they sound like the appetizer selections from hell. Makes me want a pizza.

As far as football, "competed." Just an excuse for not actually winning...

Otherwise, "priapism"

"Overrated," especially when fans chant it at the end of an upset win. Great, so now we are going to devalue our own accomplishment as well?

Synergy
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