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Hardcore Hoggy

Quote from: hogsanity on December 29, 2017, 12:57:58 pm
People whining about officials when they have never done the job themselves.

I kid I kid

I've always been too busy coaching to do any officiating. I am not some guru or anything, but I'm pretty good with the fundamentals of all sports, and more importantly I am devoted to giving my time to my kids. I have kids ranging in age from 25 to 3 and I've coached every single one of them in all the non school sports they have played. Little League, Pewee Football, soccer, even coached a girl's gymnastics team with my wife (hey when your child is into a sport YOUR into that sport)


hogsanity

Quote from: Hardcore Hoggy on December 29, 2017, 01:39:59 pm
I've always been too busy coaching to do any officiating. I am not some guru or anything, but I'm pretty good with the fundamentals of all sports, and more importantly I am devoted to giving my time to my kids. I have kids ranging in age from 25 to 3 and I've coached every single one of them in all the non school sports they have played. Little League, Pewee Football, soccer, even coached a girl's gymnastics team with my wife (hey when your child is into a sport YOUR into that sport)



I've coached youth sports for the last 15 years, when my oldest turned 5 I started with baseball, and also did some basketball. I used to complain about the officials all the time, until one year I decided to umpire baseball. Gave me a whole new perspective.
People ask me what I do in winter when there is no baseball.  I will tell you what I do. I stare out the window, and I wait for spring.

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Paul Swinebaum

Quote from: Inhogswetrust on December 29, 2017, 11:06:43 am
Three word you might want to try. Noice Reducing Headphones.

If that doesn't work, you can always try a bark collar from your local pet shop. It worked for me.

HogPharmer

Acting like you just won the SEC Championship after squeaking out a win against Coastal Carolina.
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Hogpharmer.  There will be no vote.  He rid us of hoginmemphis, otherwise known as gomerbullinmemphis, and no one else can match that accomplishment in our lifetime.

Jborohog09

People yelling, "GIT 'EM!!!" or "TACKLE 'EM!" 

Lady Razorback

Quote from: 12247 on December 29, 2017, 08:18:13 am
Think about what is going on here.  Much like most commercials, there is always something in there that they want you to remember.  Example:  In the late 50s, L&M cigarettes said the L&M stood for less tars, more taste.  Great commercial because I remembered the product.  Same thing today.  You remember all the negative crap and can repeat that.  You watch anyway.  This isn't going to keep you from watching in most situations.  Oddly, we don't have total recall about anything we liked but remember the crap.  From their position, what is important is that you remembered.

I agree with nearly every post so far in the thread.  I really don't care if women are announcers or not.  I have a friend who swears that the worst thing he has ever heard on a golf course was a woman's voice.  Many women foursomes take 6 to 8 hours to play 18 from their tees.  Of course they walk for their health, visit incessantly, usually keep the ball in play all the way around and most cannot tell you the score of any of them by the time they reach their cars after the match.  But they know what each is planning for Dinner, what each wore and what color, that one has a daughter who is home sick, that ones husband may be cheating on her, that sodas have gone up 25 cents in the pro shop, what each is planning for the Church social, whose husband got a promotion, who among them has a health issue, what their Docter's name is and their opinion, that the new High School History Teacher is drop dead gorgeous and so many more things that most men consider useless info.  Point is that I believe nearly everyone has good intentions and the right to their version of the facts, even if I cannot stand parts of it.

You have never played golf with me.  I don't cook, single, don't pay enough attention to how much things cost, daughters were never sick.  I might talk about the drop dead gorgeous history teacher.  I do like to discuss football, basketball and baseball, however I do so in my rather female voice.  I don't like the female announcer in question because I can't get past her voice. 

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ErieHog

Quote from: DukeOfPork on December 29, 2017, 12:57:54 pm
Soccer is awesome.  Unfortunately, we're exposed to a lot of subpar soccer by virtue of living in the US.  But when it is played on the highest level, it is great to watch.

The best soccer in the world is Women's Basketball on Grass.
No cause, ever, in the history of all mankind, has produced more cold-blooded tyrants, more slaughtered innocents, and more orphans than socialism with power. It surpassed, exponentially, all other systems of production in turning out the dead. The bodies are all around us. And here is the problem: No one talks about them. No one honors them. No one does penance for them. No one has committed suicide for having been an apologist for those who did this to them. No one pays for them. No one is hunted down to account for them. It is exactly what Solzhenitsyn foresaw in The Gulag Archipelago: "No, no one would have to answer. No one would be looked into." Until that happens, there is no "after socialism."

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Down goes Frazier!!!! Down goes Frazier!!!
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Adults being creepy: following high school recruits on social media
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Vantage 8 dude

Quote from: tennesseehogwild on December 29, 2017, 01:10:45 pm
Replays! Way too many replays!
Glad you mentioned it. Yep, for something that supposedly started out to be used sparingly with only the most questionable calls and uncertain situations it seems to me that many officials are merely using it as a crutch. They either don't make a call or make it but seem to rely almost exclusively on replay. Seems in most games about 1/2 the time spent is going back and reviewing plays. Adds time to (many) already lengthy games and also tends to interrupt the normal flow of play.

Vantage 8 dude

Quote from: HogPharmer on December 29, 2017, 02:45:35 pm
Acting like you just won the SEC Championship after squeaking out a win against Coastal Carolina.
Uhh....please identify such. I honestly don't recall that anyone, at least on Hogville or anyone else I personally know, claiming such. They were merely relieved we came back and then hung on. And neither of those obviously follow your claim.

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Ugly Uncle

Officials inserting themselves into the game.
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conwaycarl

Listening to Mack Brown say or do anything. Like fingers on a chalk board.

Mjs84

Quote from: Chorizo Hogriguez on December 28, 2017, 07:07:16 pm
Obama March Madness bracket!


they probably go back to him again after he not the President even! TV ratings or what?

Again .

Mjs84

When the camera guy gets faked out on a play action when the viewer can clearly see who has the ball until he runs out of the picture.

Inhogswetrust

Quote from: Paul Swinebaum on December 29, 2017, 02:44:26 pm
If that doesn't work, you can always try a bark collar from your local pet shop. It worked for me.

My wife had a friend from work years ago. She had talked her husband into putting one on. My wife told me it was the funniest story she had ever heard. When I heard it she was right!
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Mjs84


Mjs84

Quote from: ChicoHog on December 28, 2017, 11:33:51 pm
Announcers saying "they control their own destiny".  It should be "control their own outcome"  Destiny is predetermined, like fate.  You can't control it. 

Mind blown!

Inhogswetrust

Quote from: Hardcore Hoggy on December 29, 2017, 12:13:06 pm
transgenders playing women's sports

How long before Kentucky has a team full of 6'5" 240 lb "transgenders" dominating college women's basketball?



They have that now. Except it's Uconn............
If I'm going to cheer players and coaches in victory, I damn sure ought to be man enough to stand with them in defeat.

"Why some people are so drawn to the irrational is something that has always puzzled me" - James Randi

Inhogswetrust

Quote from: DukeOfPork on December 29, 2017, 12:57:54 pm
Soccer is awesome.  Unfortunately, we're exposed to a lot of subpar soccer by virtue of living in the US.  But when it is played on the highest level, it is great to watch.

Well some people like to watch chess also. To each his own I guess.

P.S. Soccer is like Kmart........................sucks.
If I'm going to cheer players and coaches in victory, I damn sure ought to be man enough to stand with them in defeat.

"Why some people are so drawn to the irrational is something that has always puzzled me" - James Randi

ErieHog

No cause, ever, in the history of all mankind, has produced more cold-blooded tyrants, more slaughtered innocents, and more orphans than socialism with power. It surpassed, exponentially, all other systems of production in turning out the dead. The bodies are all around us. And here is the problem: No one talks about them. No one honors them. No one does penance for them. No one has committed suicide for having been an apologist for those who did this to them. No one pays for them. No one is hunted down to account for them. It is exactly what Solzhenitsyn foresaw in The Gulag Archipelago: "No, no one would have to answer. No one would be looked into." Until that happens, there is no "after socialism."

Junkyard Hog

Officials calling a foul every time there's a drive to the basket the last 5 minutes of a bb game.

 

hamsam

Other than the Razorbacks (I love all things Hogs), Bassettball is a huge pet peeve... NBA has ruined the game.
Hell, I'd have been a stud player if I could carry the ball, take three (or four now) steps to the basket, pick up my pivot foot BEFORE the dribble, change my pivot foot, never be expected to block out or make more than 50% of my free throws!
"I am speachless. is this program on the right freaking track or what?i love the way Pel is coaching this team. i love this team. lets just keep getting better. congrats to Pel and the hawgs.PIG SOOIE!"

Forrest City Joe   December 30, 2008

ErieHog

Quote from: hamsam on December 29, 2017, 08:20:48 pm
Other than the Razorbacks (I love all things Hogs), Bassettball is a huge pet peeve... NBA has ruined the game.
Hell, I'd have been a stud player if I could carry the ball, take three (or four now) steps to the basket, pick up my pivot foot BEFORE the dribble, change my pivot foot, never be expected to block out or make more than 50% of my free throws!

Haven't watched the NBA in 20 years, you say?
No cause, ever, in the history of all mankind, has produced more cold-blooded tyrants, more slaughtered innocents, and more orphans than socialism with power. It surpassed, exponentially, all other systems of production in turning out the dead. The bodies are all around us. And here is the problem: No one talks about them. No one honors them. No one does penance for them. No one has committed suicide for having been an apologist for those who did this to them. No one pays for them. No one is hunted down to account for them. It is exactly what Solzhenitsyn foresaw in The Gulag Archipelago: "No, no one would have to answer. No one would be looked into." Until that happens, there is no "after socialism."

KlubhouseKonnected

Quote from: hamsam on December 29, 2017, 08:20:48 pm
Other than the Razorbacks (I love all things Hogs), Bassettball is a huge pet peeve... NBA has ruined the game.
Hell, I'd have been a stud player if I could carry the ball, take three (or four now) steps to the basket, pick up my pivot foot BEFORE the dribble, change my pivot foot, never be expected to block out or make more than 50% of my free throws!

Grade school stud, no doubt.
If Auburn is dirty so is Gus. You can't have it both ways. Deal with it.

hamsam

Quote from: ErieHog on December 29, 2017, 08:30:00 pm
Haven't watched the NBA in 20 years, you say?

Since Jordan's 2nd, or was it 3rd retirement.
"I am speachless. is this program on the right freaking track or what?i love the way Pel is coaching this team. i love this team. lets just keep getting better. congrats to Pel and the hawgs.PIG SOOIE!"

Forrest City Joe   December 30, 2008

hamsam

Quote from: KlubhouseKonnected on December 29, 2017, 08:30:30 pm
Grade school stud, no doubt.

Nah. On the nerf hoops hanging on the doors in my house. My dad blew the whistle every time I moved!!!
"I am speachless. is this program on the right freaking track or what?i love the way Pel is coaching this team. i love this team. lets just keep getting better. congrats to Pel and the hawgs.PIG SOOIE!"

Forrest City Joe   December 30, 2008

Torqued pork

Hip hop intro music and hip hop halftime shows.

Do we not get enough of that genre shoved down our throats already?

Hogarusa

Quote from: Torqued pork on December 29, 2017, 08:52:50 pm
Hip hop intro music and hip hop halftime shows.

Do we not get enough of that genre shoved down our throats already?

Its the most popular music in America currently. Like any genre doesnt mean its all great but it does tell you why its being shoved down your throat if you are watching college sports

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/07/17/hip-hoprb-has-now-become-the-dominant-genre-in-the-u-s-for-the-first-time/amp/
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McKdaddy

Quote from: DukeOfPork on December 29, 2017, 12:57:54 pm
Soccer is awesome.  Unfortunately, we're exposed to a lot of subpar soccer by virtue of living in the US.  But when it is played on the highest level, it is great to watch.

Beautiful game, minus the flopping.
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hogsanity

Quote from: Ched "UglyUncle" Carpenter on December 29, 2017, 05:35:30 pm
Officials inserting themselves into the game.

Fans with no idea what actually officiating a game is like acting like they do.
People ask me what I do in winter when there is no baseball.  I will tell you what I do. I stare out the window, and I wait for spring.

"Anything goes wrong, anything at all, your fault, my fault, nobodies fault, I'm going to blow your head off."  John Wayne in BIG JAKE

Ragnar Hogbrok

 My pet peeve is when the Hogs suck.
"Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." ― H.L. Mencken

Hogville prediction formula:

1.  Insert bad news prediction. A loss, a recruit going elsewhere, a coach leaving, etc.
2.  Tag "hope I'm wrong," on the end.
3a.  Enjoy a correct prediction.
3b.  Act like you're relieved you're wrong and celebrate with everyone else.

Ugly Uncle

Quote from: hogsanity on December 30, 2017, 11:51:17 am
Fans with no idea what actually officiating a game is like acting like they do.

Or people who think they are  clever by always being the contrarian and not realizing their shtick has gotten tiresome.
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lrar4hogs

Coaches who wear visors in cold weather or really any time., just dumb

Mark Schlabach and Todd McShay., both are wrong a lot and are extremely arrogant

Coaches who get on to the field and have to be constantly pulled back., ie Kirby Smart

Defensive players who celebrate any time the offensive player makes a positive gain or their team is getting beat by a large margin

Men who drink wine at a sporting event.,  grow a pair

Refs and journalists who are intimidated or just scared of Saban., he is a human, a very short one

The last one we don't have to really hear anymore but I couldn't stand when people said or wrote how classy Bielema was every time he lost, which was a lot towards the end.  Being nice and classy in the SEC will kill your program.  I don't really care how nice he was,  just win.  It's like the girlfriend who says, " oh, he's a nice guy." 

DukeOfPork

Quote from: McKdaddy on December 30, 2017, 10:20:22 am
Beautiful game, minus the flopping.

Agreed.  I have no problems with going down to get the call; they won't call a foul if you stay on your feet.  But I do have a problem with the histrionics.

They could fix that easily if they would just issue retroactive yellow cards or suspensions.

McKdaddy

Quote from: DukeOfPork on December 30, 2017, 05:02:38 pm


They could fix that easily if they would just issue retroactive yellow cards or suspensions.


Good thought.
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Hawgphish

I really like sports.  I even like or did like the talking head shows.  But the shows seem to be targeting a very young audience.  I don't mind a little Stuart Scott "boo yah" ever now and then but a little goes a long way.  I heard one guy in reference to a NFL personal foul, say, "that is weak sauce bro".  Adults like sports too.

hawkhawg

Quote from: Hawgphish on December 30, 2017, 07:24:44 pm
I really like sports.  I even like or did like the talking head shows.  But the shows seem to be targeting a very young audience.  I don't mind a little Stuart Scott "boo yah" ever now and then but a little goes a long way.  I heard one guy in reference to a NFL personal foul, say, "that is weak sauce bro".  Adults like sports too.

I get it a little. When I was in college I would watch sports center about 6 times a day. About half of them being the exact same sportscenter. As I got older my priorities changed and I watched less and less. Now I only watch if hogs played a big game. Maybe the people that talk like that are the majority of their audience.  PTI is about the only show I can watch.

EastexHawg

Officials letting teammates push the pile, and therefore the ballcarrier, forward after his own forward progress is stopped.  That's not football, it's tug of war.  I don't think it used to be allowed, and it shouldn't be now.

EastexHawg

Quote from: hawkhawg on December 30, 2017, 07:32:41 pm
I get it a little. When I was in college I would watch sports center about 6 times a day. About half of them being the exact same sportscenter. As I got older my priorities changed and I watched less and less. Now I only watch if hogs played a big game. Maybe the people that talk like that are the majority of their audience.  PTI is about the only show I can watch.

What is ESPN's market share and profitability like compared to when they used to aim their programming at adults?

Hawgphish

Quote from: EastexHawg on December 30, 2017, 08:11:19 pm
What is ESPN's market share and profitability like compared to when they used to aim their programming at adults?
i am not sure but it seems like they are trying to target an age demo that does not watch sports. 

hooks85


Ugly Uncle

Quote from: Ched "UglyUncle" Carpenter on December 30, 2017, 01:10:21 pm
Or people who think they are  clever by always being the contrarian and not realizing their shtick has gotten tiresome.

This was rude and uncalled for. Not feeling well today and shouldn't have taken it out on hogsanity.

My apologies.
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Ugly Uncle

Quote from: EastexHawg on December 30, 2017, 08:09:16 pm
Officials letting teammates push the pile, and therefore the ballcarrier, forward after his own forward progress is stopped.  That's not football, it's tug of war.  I don't think it used to be allowed, and it shouldn't be now.

It used to be a penalty. It was called "aiding the runner."  I agree with you.
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pigbacon

I didn't like the baggy, long basketball shorts of the mid 90's Razorback basketball. They were borderline ridiculous. But I think the players liked it. Just a personal opinion.

KlubhouseKonnected

AC/DC and Metallica should be at least given a five year moratorium from being played at any sporting event.

If Auburn is dirty so is Gus. You can't have it both ways. Deal with it.

Torqued pork

Quote from: KlubhouseKonnected on December 31, 2017, 01:16:15 pm
AC/DC and Metallica should be at least given a five year moratorium from being played at any sporting event.


I agree. It's been worn out. It doesn't help when the volume is loud enough to burst eardrums.

hogsanity

Quote from: Ched "UglyUncle" Carpenter on December 30, 2017, 08:44:17 pm
This was rude and uncalled for. Not feeling well today and shouldn't have taken it out on hogsanity.

My apologies.

No issue with it on this end, hope you're feeling better.
People ask me what I do in winter when there is no baseball.  I will tell you what I do. I stare out the window, and I wait for spring.

"Anything goes wrong, anything at all, your fault, my fault, nobodies fault, I'm going to blow your head off."  John Wayne in BIG JAKE