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Tribetime

(7,056 posts) Wed Dec 31, 2025, 05:29 PM Dec 31

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Is it just me finding it hard to watch bowl games when the announcers

Practically have an orgasm on every play.

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Is it just me finding it hard to watch bowl games when the announcers (Original Post) Tribetime Dec 31 OP

IMO crowd noise is way too loud too. Diamond_Dog Dec 31 #1

Yeah, I had to turn the game off.Because every play was like life and death Tribetime Dec 31 #2

So true and so very annoying! Wuddles440 Dec 31 #8

Yes , I think i'm going to have to do that cause it's ridiculous Tribetime Dec 31 #9

Crowd noise? Most of the bowl games I have seen this year have such paltry crowds rurallib Thursday #12

I'm exhausted hearing the word, physicality, over and over again. Brother Buzz Dec 31 #3

Or athleticism Tribetime Dec 31 #4

Or "length." rsdsharp Dec 31 #5

Or trickeration WVlaserguy Dec 31 #6

For Me, It's Men With Vocal Fry! ColoringFool Dec 31 #7

"There's the handoff to the fullback, and... LudwigPastorius Thursday #10

honestly, as a non-sports fan Skittles Thursday #11

Diamond_Dog

(39,766 posts)

1. IMO crowd noise is way too loud too.

Reply to Tribetime (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 05:31 PM

Dec 31

Tribetime

(7,056 posts)

2. Yeah, I had to turn the game off.Because every play was like life and death

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 05:40 PM

Dec 31

I don't mind them getting excited if there's a big play.But every play is like crazy to them.I guess I'm going to watch home alone tonight

Wuddles440

(1,966 posts)

8. So true and so very annoying!

Reply to Tribetime (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 08:12 PM

Dec 31

I've resorted to just shutting off the audio.

Tribetime

(7,056 posts)

9. Yes , I think i'm going to have to do that cause it's ridiculous

Reply to Wuddles440 (Reply #8)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 08:42 PM

Dec 31

Happy new year

rurallib

(64,554 posts)

12. Crowd noise? Most of the bowl games I have seen this year have such paltry crowds

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:14 AM

Thursday

that they could easily be mistaken for bus stops.

Brother Buzz

(39,567 posts)

3. I'm exhausted hearing the word, physicality, over and over again.

Reply to Tribetime (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 05:45 PM

Dec 31

Physicality is a proper, recognized English word, and all that, but I lived over seventy years without hearing or using it.

I may be wrong, but I think the talking heads could find a boatload of other words that convey the same thing and give ‘physicality’ a rest.

Tribetime

(7,056 posts)

4. Or athleticism

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 05:49 PM

Dec 31

rsdsharp

(11,794 posts)

5. Or "length."

Reply to Tribetime (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 05:51 PM

Dec 31

WVlaserguy

(107 posts)

6. Or trickeration

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 05:54 PM

Dec 31

ColoringFool

(254 posts)

7. For Me, It's Men With Vocal Fry!

Reply to Tribetime (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 05:56 PM

Dec 31

LudwigPastorius

(14,161 posts)

10. "There's the handoff to the fullback, and...

Reply to Tribetime (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 01:14 AM

Thursday

he plunges straight ahead FOR A HALF A YARD!!"

Skittles

(169,539 posts)

11. honestly, as a non-sports fan

Reply to Tribetime (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 02:57 AM

Thursday

that's how ALL plays sound

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