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Tribetime

(7,145 posts) Wed Dec 31, 2025, 06:29 PM Dec 2025

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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 2025 OP

IMO crowd noise is way too loud too. Diamond_Dog Dec 2025 #1

Yeah, I had to turn the game off.Because every play was like life and death Tribetime Dec 2025 #2

So true and so very annoying! Wuddles440 Dec 2025 #8

Yes , I think i'm going to have to do that cause it's ridiculous Tribetime Dec 2025 #9

Crowd noise? Most of the bowl games I have seen this year have such paltry crowds rurallib Jan 2026 #12

I'm exhausted hearing the word, physicality, over and over again. Brother Buzz Dec 2025 #3

Or athleticism Tribetime Dec 2025 #4

Or "length." rsdsharp Dec 2025 #5

Or trickeration WVlaserguy Dec 2025 #6

For Me, It's Men With Vocal Fry! ColoringFool Dec 2025 #7

"There's the handoff to the fullback, and... LudwigPastorius Jan 2026 #10

honestly, as a non-sports fan Skittles Jan 2026 #11

Diamond_Dog

(40,933 posts)

1. IMO crowd noise is way too loud too.

Reply to Tribetime (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 06:31 PM

Dec 2025

Tribetime

(7,145 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, 06:40 PM

Dec 2025

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

(2,120 posts)

8. So true and so very annoying!

Reply to Tribetime (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 09:12 PM

Dec 2025

I've resorted to just shutting off the audio.

Tribetime

(7,145 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, 09:42 PM

Dec 2025

Happy new year

rurallib

(64,788 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, 11:14 AM

Jan 2026

that they could easily be mistaken for bus stops.

Brother Buzz

(40,307 posts)

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

Reply to Tribetime (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 06:45 PM

Dec 2025

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

(7,145 posts)

4. Or athleticism

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 06:49 PM

Dec 2025

rsdsharp

(12,081 posts)

5. Or "length."

Reply to Tribetime (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 06:51 PM

Dec 2025

WVlaserguy

(117 posts)

6. Or trickeration

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 06:54 PM

Dec 2025

ColoringFool

(981 posts)

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

Reply to Tribetime (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 06:56 PM

Dec 2025

LudwigPastorius

(14,937 posts)

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

Reply to Tribetime (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 02:14 AM

Jan 2026

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

Skittles

(172,598 posts)

11. honestly, as a non-sports fan

Reply to Tribetime (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 03:57 AM

Jan 2026

that's how ALL plays sound

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