The time has surely come...

[DeanH3]

You forgot waterfront.

[Huysmans]

I'd sooner see "iconic" used ad nauseam instead of the corny slang prevelant now like "GOAT".

[kailes2872]

Originally Posted by Huysmans

I'd sooner see "iconic" used ad nauseam instead of the corny slang prevelant now like "GOAT".

I am glad that I am not the only one that this irritates. GOAT means Greatest of all time. Forget for a moment the subjectivity of assigning - but Greatest means one singular player, thing, etc.

I saw an interview with the presumed MVP of the NFL this year and they asked him about 4 or 5 players during the interview. With each one, he said GOAT - so all five were the greatest??

The goat emoji that everyone uses for everybody and everything drives me batty as well - but, when I tell my kids this, I get an eye roll and an OK Boomer! response.

They think that the emoji is ICONIC!

[perezfan]

GOAT irritates the hell out of me as well. And the GOAT keeps changing month to month, which makes no sense either... If one is truly the greatest of all-time, it wont change on a dime.

But the worst part is the "recent memory syndrome" that everyone in the media seems to have. In Football, for instance, the history of great QBs started with Montana in the '80s. That's about as far back as they're capable of going.

You'll only get a perplexed look if you try to include Tittle, Baugh, or even Unitas in the conversation. So the GOAT has to be someone who's currently playing or recently retired. Meaningless and annoying, IMO.

[drcy]

Also, goat has dual and opposite meaning in sports.

[Kawika]

When it comes to superlatives you can't beat penultimate.

[gracecollector]

Originally Posted by Kawika

When it comes to superlatives you can't beat penultimate.

Sure you can. It literally means "second to last." So it only beats one superlative.

I'll take iconic all day over someone referring to a card as "sick."

[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by perezfan

GOAT irritates the hell out of me as well. And the GOAT keeps changing month to month, which makes no sense either... If one is truly the greatest of all-time, it wont change on a dime.

But the worst part is the "recent memory syndrome" that everyone in the media seems to have. In Football, for instance, the history of great QBs started with Montana in the '80s. That's about as far back as they're capable of going.

You'll only get a perplexed look if you try to include Tittle, Baugh, or even Unitas in the conversation. So the GOAT has to be someone who's currently playing or recently retired. Meaningless and annoying, IMO.

I have a different problem. There is a time honored meaning for the term goat in sports, and it is someone who is responsible to a catastrophic turn of events for their teams, particularly in a key game.

Honestly, the current vernacular really grinds my gears.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...series-history

[JollyElm]

The Chiefs, so far, have 41 unanswered points today.

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

The Chiefs, so far, have 41 unanswered points today.

An iconic performance! Mahomes, Reid, and Kelce are all GOAT!