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"Beast"!  I have had enough.  Now I know I have been guilty of using the term when I was new to posting here.  But even then, I would like to think that I reserved the term for only the most freakish and gargantuan of athletes.  I hear the term beast being thrown around to describe 175 lb. dbs.  Come on!  Can we all agree that the word "beast" needs a break from being associated with 17-22 year old football players?  Please?

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I do see your point, but I happen to like the word as it pertains to athletes...

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As a 31 year old man standing 6' 2", and a pretty athletic 205 lbs...I feel kind of silly referring to a 17 year old kid that I could bench press 20 times as a beast.  I get using it on Jeffrey Whitaker, but PPL is not and never will be a beast.

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I agree the term beast is way over used.  I actually make a concerted effort not to use it when describing a player and I wish others would too.

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I agree the term beast is way over used.  I actually make a concerted effort not to use it when describing a player and I wish others would too.

Well I say thank you sir! 

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Personally, i think that we should amp up our use of the word beast.  Just don't feel it is used enough and should be used at least twice as much. :-X

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Personally, i think that we should amp up our use of the word beast.  Just don't feel it is used enough and should be used at least twice as much. :-X

hahahaha

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I used to like it when people called Coach Tuberville, "The Riverboat Gambler" for his aggressive play calling, particularly on 4th down. But then I noticed they started calling other coaches by the same nickname. Has anyone else noticed this?

Perhaps the nickname was around far before Ol' Tommy's tenture at AU?

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Personally I cringe every time I hear the word "poised"... Wanna drinking game for fall Saturdays? Have a drink every time you hear that word. You won't make it to kickoff... It just sounds soo feminine when used to describe a "beastly" qb..  :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

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Would Fannin fit the "beast" criteria...I would call 5'11" and 232 lbs. pretty dang beastly.

He's close.  I think you should way at least 275 to be in the beast conversation though.  And yes, that number is completely arbitrary.

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Being called a beast is more than just size, it is more of an attitude IMO. A "go-getter/head buster" type of player (more descriptives phrases..)

Yeah I know, but when it is used to describe every recruit or guy on the team, it ceases to have meaning.

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