# Insulting phrases about sports teams **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 21, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402 "2012-09-21T15:34:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![NetTrekker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nettrekker/32/2909_2.png) [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/61 "2012-09-27T17:25:53Z")
Washington Foreskins. Cleveland Cadavers or Cadavaliers. Directions from Ohio State to U. Mich: North until you smell it, west until you step in it. And best of all: “Can’t read, Can’t write: Kent State” ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/62 "2012-09-27T17:54:06Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Q: What does the “N” stand for on the University of Nebraska’s football helmets? > > A: Nowledge > (I love the joke, but I genuinely regret posting it… because Husker fans tend to be among the NICEST people you’ll ever meet!) Nebraska alums tell the nicest Nebraska jokes. Q: Why did Nebraska switch Memorial Stadium’s field to artificial turf? A: To keep the cheerleaders from grazing the sidelines. (I imagine that joke’s actually told almost everywhere nowadays.) ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/63 "2012-09-27T18:02:58Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Not surprising, really- I figure that everyone in College Stations knows all the Aggie jokes, everyone in Poland knows all the Polish jokes, we Catholics know all the Pope jokes. There are only a few Nebraska jokes, and Nebraskans MUST know them all by now. > > As I said earlier, Husker fans were undoubtedly the NICEST fans I’ve encountered. I was sorry to see them leave the Big 12 (though I understand why they did), because it was always a treat when they came to town. Why thank you, Astorian. The only people I ever heard use the “Nowledge” joke were from Colorado. It was kinda odd, since Nebraska had some kind of record for academic all-americans at the time – which they played up at every opportunity. Then again, for a while there the “no-huddle” joke would have fit the squad very well. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/64 "2012-09-27T18:18:09Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > Why thank you, Astorian. > > The only people I ever heard use the “Nowledge” joke were from Colorado. It was kinda odd, since Nebraska had some kind of record for academic all-americans at the time – which they played up at every opportunity. > > Then again, for a while there the “no-huddle” joke would have fit the squad very well. You’re welcome. True story: my wife and I got married at a downtown Austin church on October 23rd, 1999. That happened to be the day of the Texas-Nebraska game. All week long, I was going to the airport to meet friends and relatives who were flying in for the wedding. And on EVERY flight, it would be my parents plus 198 Husker fans, my brother and his wife plus 198 Husker fans, my cousin and 199 Husker fans, and so on. Sixth Street was an ocean of red all week. As you already know, Husker fans are as passionate and enthusiastic as English soccer hooligans… they’re just incredibly POLITE hooligans! It so happens, my bride and I got to our hotel (where we were probably the only non-Husker guests) just in time to see Major Applewhite lead the Longhorns to a come-from-behind win. Anyway, that night, we met hundreds of Nebraska fans, and ALL of them were remarkably upbeat. They HAD to be hurting, but ALL of them smiled and said things like, “Boy, wasn’t that a great game? That Major Applewhite is a heckuva a player, I tell you what…” So, no joke- it was always fun when the Huskers came to town. I’ll miss that. ---
**Author:** ![Enlightening\_Meditation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@Enlightening\_Meditation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enlightening_Meditation)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/65 "2012-09-27T20:28:07Z")
Some college sports insults I’ve heard… Q: What’s the difference between Louisville and Lexington? A: 80 miles and 6 national championships I’ve heard fans yell “Put In Rudy” at Notre Dame basketball road games when they were not playing well. Ralph Friedgen’s wasteline grows faster than the national debt. “Eat Shit, Pitt” yelled by the student section at WVU during the backyard brawl games. Similarly, “Karen Syphers” was chanted at Rick Pitino during UofL-WVU. “That throw was uglier than Frank Beamer’s goiter” (at a VA Tech game) “You couldn’t block a beach ball” and “You’re father should have pulled out” (both directed toward the visiting goalie at a college hockey game) ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/66 "2012-09-28T02:12:30Z")
You can’t spell “scum” without “UM” (University of Miami). Conversely, you can’t spell “Sugar” (as in Bowl, where the champion of the SEC plays - when they’re not in the national championship) with out “UGa”. Georgia fans also say that orange is the perfect color for Florida fans - they can wear it to hunt deer on Fridays, cheer for the Gators on Saturdays, and pick up trash along the highway for the rest of the week. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/67 "2012-09-28T13:39:35Z")
If you went to Georgia, you probably can’t spell sugar at all. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/68 "2012-09-28T14:06:23Z")
Heh, nice. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/69 "2012-09-28T14:47:24Z")
Northwestern is a great academic school … but by and large pretty lousy at football. I always kinda admired the cheers they did when they were losing … again. “That’s alright! That’s OK You’re going to work For us some day.” They also charged the field and chanted “We’re the worst” when the broke the Division 1 record for consecutive losses. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/70 "2012-09-28T15:56:48Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Northwestern is a great academic school … but by and large pretty lousy at football. I always kinda admired the cheers they did when they were losing … again. > > “That’s alright! > That’s OK > You’re going to work > For us some day.” > > They also charged the field and chanted “We’re the worst” when the broke the Division 1 record for consecutive losses. We at Columbia were so proud when we broke your record for consecutive losses! Of course, YOU were getting stomped 49-0 by quality schools like Michigan and Ohio State, while WE were getting annihilated 49-0 by the likes of Princeton, Harvard and Lehigh. Alas, Prairie View A & M turned out to be worse than either of us! ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/71 "2012-09-28T18:10:49Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Northwestern is a great academic school … but by and large pretty lousy at football. I always kinda admired the cheers they did when they were losing … again. > > “That’s alright! > That’s OK > You’re going to work > For us some day.” > > They also charged the field and chanted “We’re the worst” when the broke the Division 1 record for consecutive losses. Elite academic institutions use this all the time. Not limited to Northwestern. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/72 "2012-09-28T18:16:49Z")
There’s a common chant by fans of college teams who are playing against state universities: “Safety school! Safety school!”. ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/73 "2012-09-28T19:22:23Z")
In English soccer, loads of clubs’ fans will sing, “Are you [rival club] in disguise?” if their team is winning against a 3rd club. Or, if they’re playing their rival, they’ll sing, “Are you [some club that’s not good at all] in disguise?” I saw the US vs England in Chicago back in '05, and there were thousands of English fans that made the trip. I think it was 2-0 at the time (finished 2-1), and the English were sining “Are you Scotland in disguise?” I took no offense as an American. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/74 "2012-09-28T20:12:03Z")
\ Aren’t most flagship state schools reasonably hard to get into? ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/75 "2012-09-28T20:20:44Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Georgia fans also say that orange is the perfect color for Florida fans - they can wear it to hunt deer on Fridays, cheer for the Gators on Saturdays, and pick up trash along the highway for the rest of the week. Alabama fans say the same about Tennessee. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/76 "2012-09-28T22:53:36Z")
In Pittsburgh, the Baltimore Ravens are known as “The Ratbirds”. Cleveland Browns stadium (and possibly Cleveland itself) was known as “The Mistake by the Lake”. Haven’t heard it much lately so I dunno if it’s dying out or what. Shame Cleveland hasn’t had a good team in a while, it makes trading insults more fun. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/77 "2012-09-28T23:34:06Z")
I thought old Municipal was the “mistake”. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/78 "2012-09-30T05:05:28Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > If you went to Georgia, you probably can’t spell sugar at all. 😉 Given your username, you must be a 'Cane or a Gator. Sorry you couldn’t get into college and had to settle. 😛 (That’s another insult for the thread, that can be applied to whatever school is your school’s archrival.) > [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > Alabama fans say the same about Tennessee. 🙂 Works for Auburn, too. It’s actually really good for Georgia, since most of our traditional rivals wear orange - Florida, Tennesee, Auburn, Clemson. Georgia Tech doesn’t, but we have a whole different set of insults for Techies. > [@etv78](#): > > I thought old Municipal was the “mistake”. I’ve most often heard “Mistake On The Lake” applied to the whole city. But Muny was a pretty godawful place to watch a football game, especially in January. ---
**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/79 "2012-09-30T05:13:30Z")
Better dead than [Red](http://www.wisc.edu/)! Who hates Iowa? We hate Iowa! Both from Minnesota. The second one is special because it’s chanted at every single football game. Because we may not like whoever we’re playing, but we _hate_ Iowa. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/80 "2012-09-30T14:05:39Z")
Sort of like hearing fans at Bruins, Celtics, and Patriots games chanting “Yankees suck!”, huh? ;D [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402.md?page=5)