I'd like to start a themat.com forum petition

[russelscout 488]

Maybe I am a little too bothered by this, and yes I realize no one is listening to this forum, but can we please not have Tim Johnson give his Keys to Victory before every NCAA match?

I am sure Tim is a nice guys. He really is a solid commentator, despite some of the things he routinely says that sound a little silly, but the keys to victory thing is just absolutely ridiculous, provides no context, and I cringe every time I hear them. 

They never make any sense at all. Back to the Future? All systems go? Go baby Go? Do they need to be both cliche and nonsensical? How about just "Avoid the Ankle Pick" or "Weather the storm". Hell, the last one is a cliche but atleast it may be relevant and doesn't need further explanation. Am I alone here?

[stp 462]

2 minutes ago, russelscout said:

  Am I alone here?

Yes.

 

Hope this helps.  

[russelscout 488]

2 minutes ago, stp said:

Yes.

 

Hope this helps.  

Welp, there you go. I will just continue to let this get on my nerves by myself

Edited March 13 by russelscout

[TBar1977 2,619]

russellscout, if you can just weather the storm here in the first two pages, then page 3 is all YOU baby. 

[russelscout 488]

Just now, TBar1977 said:

russellscout, if you can just weather the storm here in the first two pages, then page 3 is all YOU baby. 

I wish I had more likes to give sir

[HurricaneWrestling2 309]

8 minutes ago, russelscout said:

Maybe I am a little too bothered by this, and yes I realize no one is listening to this forum, but can we please not have Tim Johnson give his Keys to Victory before every NCAA match?

I am sure Tim is a nice guys. He really is a solid commentator, despite some of the things he routinely says that sound a little silly, but the keys to victory thing is just absolutely ridiculous, provides no context, and I cringe every time I hear them. 

They never make any sense at all. Back to the Future? All systems go? Go baby Go? Do they need to be both cliche and nonsensical? How about just "Avoid the Ankle Pick" or "Weather the storm". Hell, the last one is a cliche but atleast it may be relevant and doesn't need further explanation. Am I alone here?

I suggest you try to be more like Jim Gibbons in response to Tim's inane comments:

 

[russelscout 488]

1 minute ago, HurricaneWrestling2 said:

I suggest you try to be more like Jim Gibbons in response to Tim's inane comments:

 

HAHA Jim ain't even sorry for that!

[TFBJR 275]

We should amend that petition to prohibit all Social Justice Warrior virtue signaling threads.  No threads whining on about perceived aggression, mini-aggression, microaggression, improper slang, how you were offended, intersectionality, inclusiveness, marginalization, etc.  People can always go to HuffPost and Fox.com for that fiesta.    

Only threads about real aggression: Best man wins, knock his dick in the dirt, bloody him up within the rules, rip the logo off of his singlet, and rub his face in it.  Zero references to religion, color, creed, sexual preference, state, or country. 

The world is full of injustices - wrestling is not.  2 guys, synthetic mesh shoes, spandex, and velcro ankle bands. 

Where the FKKK are those brackets? 

 

[steamboat_charlie v2 263]

Just now, TFBJR said:

We should amend that petition to prohibit all Social Justice Warrior virtue signaling threads.  No threads whining on about perceived aggression, mini-aggression, microaggression, improper slang, how you were offended, intersectionality, inclusiveness, marginalization, etc.  People can always go to HuffPost and Fox.com for that fiesta.    

Only threads about real aggression: Best man wins, knock his dick in the dirt, bloody him up within the rules, rip the logo off of his singlet, and rub his face in it.  Zero references to religion, color, creed, sexual preference, state, or country. 

The world is full of injustices - wrestling is not.  2 guys, synthetic mesh shoes, spandex, and velcro ankle bands. 

Where the FKKK are those brackets? 

 

[TobusRex 1,135]

33 minutes ago, TFBJR said:

We should amend that petition to prohibit all Social Justice Warrior virtue signaling threads.  No threads whining on about perceived aggression, mini-aggression, microaggression, improper slang, how you were offended, intersectionality, inclusiveness, marginalization, etc.  People can always go to HuffPost and Fox.com for that fiesta.    

Only threads about real aggression: Best man wins, knock his dick in the dirt, bloody him up within the rules, rip the logo off of his singlet, and rub his face in it.  Zero references to religion, color, creed, sexual preference, state, or country. 

The world is full of injustices - wrestling is not.  2 guys, synthetic mesh shoes, spandex, and velcro ankle bands. 

Where the FKKK are those brackets? 

 

I feel vaguely threatened by your posting.

[pamela 689]

1 hour ago, russelscout said:

Maybe I am a little too bothered by this, and yes I realize no one is listening to this forum, but can we please not have Tim Johnson give his Keys to Victory before every NCAA match?

I am sure Tim is a nice guys. He really is a solid commentator, despite some of the things he routinely says that sound a little silly, but the keys to victory thing is just absolutely ridiculous, provides no context, and I cringe every time I hear them. 

They never make any sense at all. Back to the Future? All systems go? Go baby Go? Do they need to be both cliche and nonsensical? How about just "Avoid the Ankle Pick" or "Weather the storm". Hell, the last one is a cliche but atleast it may be relevant and doesn't need further explanation. Am I alone here?

Ha! I agree 100%. Someone should actually compile a list of his keys to victory, which are all pretty much different ways of saying "wrestle hard", "score more points", and "don't make mistakes" - it would be funny to see.

Here some actual keys to victory Tim has mentioned in the recent past. Bonus points to anyone who can somehow match them the correct wrestler (also one is fake, guess which one):

- "Anything goes!"

- "Let it all hang out"

- "Put on a show"

- "Do what it takes"

- "In it to win it"

- "Just make it happen"

- "No flat tires"

- "The one who wants it will win"

- "Ride em cowboy!"

Edited March 13 by pamela
added a few more

[russelscout 488]

Is put on a show David Taylor?

[TobusRex 1,135]

 

[TobusRex 1,135]

4 minutes ago, russelscout said:

Is put on a show David Taylor?

David is a little too nice! Would be cool if he raised the bar a little. "Yeah, Dake is a beast. Smells like one, too.".

[pamela 689]

9 minutes ago, russelscout said:

Is put on a show David Taylor?

Definitely not Taylor although it would be a good match. I think it was for Nathan Tomasello during a televised dual.

Edited March 13 by pamela

[russelscout 488]

2 minutes ago, pamela said:

Definitely not Taylor although it would be a good match. I think it was for Nathan Tomasello during a televised dual.

I really like the "Do what it takes". That lady and gentleman is an experts insight right there!

[WillieBoy 504]

How about Dan Gable and Ken Chertow to so the announcing and blow by blow?

[TBar1977 2,619]

2 minutes ago, WillieBoy said:

How about Dan Gable and Ken Chertow to so the announcing and blow by blow?

Chertow is going to have some of Ceaser's matches at NCAA's. 

[hammerlockthree 1,277]

Can we petition Flo too fire all it's pundits and hire tim johnson to replace them.

[bnwtwg 52]

Tim Johnson's keys to victory: Do what it takes to bring your hips to the party with a 4.5 GPA in physics. If he does that, watch out Dan Hodge you may be in trouble come third period.

I swear to god though if he says "bring your hips to the party" more than twice during the finals I'm starting a change.org petition to have him removed. 

[pamela 689]

16 hours ago, hammerlockthree said:

Can we petition Flo too fire all it's pundits and hire tim johnson to replace them.

Can we petition Anthony Robles to troll Tim Johnson during the broadcast?

"Why, that's a very profound and salient point, Tim. Please expound in detail why it's gut-check time is so pivotal to this particular athlete's victory today."

[Frank_Rizzo 278]

[russelscout 488]

1 minute ago, Frank_Rizzo said:

ugh that guy!

[stp 462]

32 minutes ago, russelscout said:

ugh that guy!

Am I the only one on themat who enjoys Billy at the NCAAs?  

[russelscout 488]

Just now, stp said:

Am I the only one on themat who enjoys Billy at the NCAAs?  

I actually don't mind him at times. I don't know what it says when a b list star attaches himself to the sport. However, most of the time its hit or miss for me. Some times I walk away thinking "Wow, he really does his homework and knows the brackets and wrestlers". Other times I am thinking "What the hell did he just say?"