The other day someone was interviewing Diana Taurasi and asked her prediction for the women's NCAA champ. She responded, "I gotta go with the Cocks." The interviewer quickly added, "yeah the Gamecocks sure look hard to beat."
Her and sue bird do a simulcast for, final four games maybe? She did this joke for an entire telecast.
Edit: Maybe not entire telecast, but sprinkled it in with a few guests at least haha
https://youtu.be/NaQlskSKLe4?si=e6z3lZGEwAHZ8eLZ
If you watch the video everytime she drops “the cocks” the girl in the top takes a drink. Was obviously planned and they turned it into a drinking game.
I get why you made a connection before. But it really doesn’t make it any less or more funny. A dude, a girl, a gay girl, anyone saying cocks on a broadcast is going to be funny because of the word cocks, not because of the person delivering it.
Nah guys talking about cocks is less funny be cause guys have “coxperience”. Straight women have less and gay women have little to none. Gay women talking about dicks is funny like Steve Carell comparing breasts to a bag of sand in The 40 year old Virgin
So it’s funnier when a gay girl says it because they aren’t interested in cocks? Dang it’s like when a strait guy says it and they aren’t interested in cocks. Wonder why it’s funnier.
“Cock” is slang for male genitalia. Taurasi saying that she’s “gotta go with the cocks” is humor on two separate levels. Level 1 is childish sexual humor. Because she is a lesbian, the second level of humor would be considered “surreal humor” and/or “self defeating” humor. That second level doesn’t work if Taurasi is straight.
Sean McDonough is an absolute riot, on and off broadcast.
If you ever catch a show with him as a guest, he’s remarkably quick witted and extremely entertaining. All around great broadcaster from baseball to football to golf. Like a funnier Tirico.
I can only imagine the embarrassing things I would say just based on my daily conversations. My brother used to be a broadcaster and somehow avoided it
>Saying a shot is fat is something all golfers understand.
The reason it sounded awkward was he said "Sarah Scheffler, a little fat." If he said "Sarah Scheffler's shot was a little fat" he probably wouldn't have felt compelled to offer the clarification.
Idk man UFC commentary gets a little wild sometimes talking about the fighters
"just coming off a divorce where he lost custody of this children due to a domestic violence allegation" like bro what?
I think they get drunk on air lol. My dad used to talk about growing up as a kid (they listened radio broadcast only) if a long rain delay happened the talking heads would come back on hammered
Some of my favorite cough button moments
[“I’ve rubbed quite a few balls in my life”](https://youtube.com/shorts/MYl4m20tj7E?feature=shared)
[“whoops”](https://youtu.be/oa5xH2a3HuI?feature=shared)
Your Kirkland Signatures, single piece of course. Don’t need any of that fancy tech when you pair them with your green vice gloves (both hands) and rusty scotty putter you found in your uncle’s estate sale.
He didn’t comment on her body he commented on her shot. Then he realized some nonce like you would likely say “wOMenS BodIeS” so he did his best to preempt that.
Of course you missed the point entirely because it’s an opportunity for you to share your rage at golf commentary.
It was obviously not intentional. It wasnt Brent musburger commenting on Katherine mccarron during the national championship game. He was obviously just trying to dig himself out of an unintentional holw. Live broadcasts are 100x harder than they look and the guys don't get enough credit and way too much hate. In today's day and age, anything can be interpreted any way. So he was just trying to make it clear that he wasn't talking about her.
Then your comments at the end that have nothing to do with anything bc you're so fragile is just icing on the cake. So yeah. You deserve to be down voted.
I have to agree with the commenter. If this country was run by vegetarian women instead of by flesh-eating men, this disaster would never have happened. Right now, we’re working to raise the consciousness of the vegetarian minorities with diet sensitivity training so that people will be able to deal with the trauma of hearing these things on TV!
Like when nice white lady said, “the only way to beat Tiger Woods is to take him out back and lynch him?”
I know that’s not what you meant in any way, shape, or form.
Kelly Tilghman was suspended and Tiger’s agent said “This story is a non-issue. Tiger and Kelly are friends and Tiger has a great deal of respect for Kelly. Regardless of the choice of words used we know unequivocally that there was no ill-intent in her comments. This story is a non-issue in our eyes. Case closed”
The fact you felt the need to bring it up during the Masters years later is why you’re getting downvoted.
Do you really think that is the same level? You immediately went to an example of deranged racism? When the guy on television talked about a fat shot? That is comparable in any way?
The par 3 contest is always good entertainment, the Sky team commentating on what the kids are doing, seeing multiple HO1’s & stuff like that is a fun way to spend a couple of hours
I'm sure he panicked, but he didn't respond in the right direction. I'm sure he had no ill intentions, but that doesn't make it okay -- particularly when we're in the process of digging ourselves out of a hole that's historically placed value on women based upon looks.
Said another way. The last thing I'd want for my wife or daughter after a comment that could be misconstrued as being about her looks is a follow up comment intended to correct the first that was about their looks -- even if it's in the complimentary direction.
We're digging the hole deeper if a guy can't say "Obviously I did not mean to call this woman fat" without people freaking out about it. You're acting as if he said "She's got a banging bod" instead of using a completely innocuous description like "fit."
It would have been fine if he'd said exactly that, but he didn't.
Paraphrasing, he said. "Obviously I did not mean to call that woman fat, the shot was fat. She's very attractive" It isn't the same thing as saying, "I did not mean to say that she was fat, I was talking about the shot". Subtle, but very different.
I'm not saying that he should be crucified and canceled for what he said. I'm just pointing out that where he took it, however innocent, perpetuates the problem.
You cannot ‘paraphrase’ him saying ‘very fit’ into ‘she’s very attractive.’ Just because that’s how you interpret his words does not mean that was his intent or how other people interpreted them.
This is ridiculous your paraphrasing completely changes the tone of the comment, if you listen to the clip he said "obviously she is very thin" to directly contradict the unintended meaning of his previous comment, never did he bring up anything to do with her attractiveness. Quit your bullshit.
Words can and do have multiple meanings both in dictionary and slang. Fit has definitely been used to describe women's attractiveness. I mean, ffs, fitness is often used as measure of physical attractiveness. Just because you don't interpret it that way doesn't mean that everyone else does the same.
Can you not or did you just not bother to actually read the comment? He doesn't say fit he says thin i.e. the opposite of fat if you care to watch the video (clearly you care exceedingly). Since you are unable to concede any part despite overwhelming disagreement with your view I will withdraw, however your argument is entirely disingenuous.
I think he would’ve been better off just leaving it at “a little fat”, anyone watching would know he was referring to the golf shot, haha. Made it worse by trying to clarify
Will we ever stop pretending that 20 people with dog avatars on twitter being mad about something like this is in any way something worth mentioning?
10% of "cancel culture" is people that deserve to be cancelled. The other 90% is people upset at a handful of people on social media being offended by something benign.
First off, that's not cancel culture. The topic was pretending that a small but vocal minority of nobodies have any kind of power to the cancel someone or something. So again, who has been cancelled by cancel culture that was undeserving in your opinion?
Second, banks, and other private businesses have the right to refuse service to anyone. Welcome to capitalism, baby. Or do you think we should force private businesses to offer their services to anyone and everyone?
On the flip side, you have the choice of whether or not to give that private business your money. If enough people agree with you, that private business will suffer financially. Again, capitalism.
Man the football commentators will absolutely ham it up with their discussions of loose holes, penetration, big muscled men etc without even a little claw back
Ian Baker told me a story where he called a shot years ago and said what a good girl using a double strap on…. He meant the straps on the bag. They told him everyone in the truck fell on the floor laughing.
It's no worse than when I was watching the Final Four and one of the announcers said "He's really good around the rim!"
..well, except that he didn't awkwardly try to explain it afterwards.
BTW, I'm disappointed this post didn't come with a recording.
Lmao knew this would be here
I think he was just panicked after the “a little fat” and didn’t know where to take it after 😂
The other day someone was interviewing Diana Taurasi and asked her prediction for the women's NCAA champ. She responded, "I gotta go with the Cocks." The interviewer quickly added, "yeah the Gamecocks sure look hard to beat."
Her and sue bird do a simulcast for, final four games maybe? She did this joke for an entire telecast. Edit: Maybe not entire telecast, but sprinkled it in with a few guests at least haha https://youtu.be/NaQlskSKLe4?si=e6z3lZGEwAHZ8eLZ
Haha thats great! Thanks for sharing
If you watch the video everytime she drops “the cocks” the girl in the top takes a drink. Was obviously planned and they turned it into a drinking game.
Which is great, because they’re both married to world class female athletes, Penny Taylor and Megan Rapinoe, respectively.
What does being gay have anything to do with that?
Because they don’t really like The Cocks. Which makes it funnier. I’m just digging a deeper hole here, aren’t I?
Nah, you’re good bro. I ain’t gonna cancel ya
Phew that was a close one. Safe from The Woke Mob^tm one more day /s
lol
I get why you made a connection before. But it really doesn’t make it any less or more funny. A dude, a girl, a gay girl, anyone saying cocks on a broadcast is going to be funny because of the word cocks, not because of the person delivering it.
100 percent funnier when a girl says it. I don’t care what anyone says.
Nah guys talking about cocks is less funny be cause guys have “coxperience”. Straight women have less and gay women have little to none. Gay women talking about dicks is funny like Steve Carell comparing breasts to a bag of sand in The 40 year old Virgin
Especially when a gay woman says it.
So it’s funnier when a gay girl says it because they aren’t interested in cocks? Dang it’s like when a strait guy says it and they aren’t interested in cocks. Wonder why it’s funnier.
Because of something called irony. Not everything has to be offensive. Chill.
I said nothing about being gay. Relax, Pal.
You’re REALLLLLY looking for something to be offended about. Jeez. It’s funnier due to a thing called irony.
Ok fair enough. I get what you’re saying and maybe my comment was a bit out of pocket. I meant no offense.
I liked it at least - context matters, I wasn't aware and do find it funnier with the explanation
“Cock” is slang for male genitalia. Taurasi saying that she’s “gotta go with the cocks” is humor on two separate levels. Level 1 is childish sexual humor. Because she is a lesbian, the second level of humor would be considered “surreal humor” and/or “self defeating” humor. That second level doesn’t work if Taurasi is straight.
Sean McDonough is an absolute riot, on and off broadcast. If you ever catch a show with him as a guest, he’s remarkably quick witted and extremely entertaining. All around great broadcaster from baseball to football to golf. Like a funnier Tirico.
He got it right and said shot immediately after. Guess he thought pause was long enough to warrant clarification.
[immediately thought of this family guy clip](https://youtu.be/zft5Ip3X1lQ?si=6X-GsBKyPYXTXGaj)
Early family guy was so on point.
Had me dying
Can we collectively relax a little? Decent banter - even if it was unintended.
Oh, for sure it was unintended. Tough job, sometimes you unintentionally put your foot in your mouth. Funny, nonetheless
I can only imagine the embarrassing things I would say just based on my daily conversations. My brother used to be a broadcaster and somehow avoided it
Fit also means a different thing to older generations. Fit just means healthy to most people over 45.
Wait… wtf else does fit mean??? (Old guy asking)
might be more uk centric but fit means hot
Good to know
Yeah
The problem isn't 'fit', it's 'fat'. Saying a shot is fat is something all golfers understand. Saying it about a women's shot could get snippy.
>Saying a shot is fat is something all golfers understand. The reason it sounded awkward was he said "Sarah Scheffler, a little fat." If he said "Sarah Scheffler's shot was a little fat" he probably wouldn't have felt compelled to offer the clarification.
Sexy
I’m gen z and have never heard fit used for hot
It’s more of a British thing to say than an American thing. Americans don’t really say it. Sort of like saying Cheers as hello/goodbye
Gotcha
No one can top baseball announcers, they get fuckin *weird* sometimes lmao
...and there's a drive by Castellanos and that will make it 4-0...
"he's hoping to turn the cocks black.... The black cock--THE CLOCK BACK excuse me....."
Idk man UFC commentary gets a little wild sometimes talking about the fighters "just coming off a divorce where he lost custody of this children due to a domestic violence allegation" like bro what?
Idk man I'd put my money on that guy, he makes sure to practice his skills off the clock /s
And here comes the pizza
I think they get drunk on air lol. My dad used to talk about growing up as a kid (they listened radio broadcast only) if a long rain delay happened the talking heads would come back on hammered
I mean Harry Caray was known to
[Bob Ueker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE7l9-f18UM) is nuts
Some of my favorite cough button moments [“I’ve rubbed quite a few balls in my life”](https://youtube.com/shorts/MYl4m20tj7E?feature=shared) [“whoops”](https://youtu.be/oa5xH2a3HuI?feature=shared)
https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1693361275118534824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1693361275118534824%7Ctwgr%5Eb7147dc76debd6dce4fb60ea62ff989cdf2abff6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fawfulannouncing.com%2Fmlb%2Fmatt-shepard-detroit-tigers-leinenkugel.html
Is this banter? lol. He just got nervous he might’ve said something inappropriate even though he didn’t.
I hear you. Like I said at least he shut it down before he went full creep.
Who’s not relaxed? Literally everyone thinks this is funny.
You must be fun at parties
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He did what he did because of irrational people like yourself.
Just saying it’s odd. Good luck slicing your kirklands.
This is good material you have cooking here. What brand of balls am I pairing with my Costco irons?
Your Kirkland Signatures, single piece of course. Don’t need any of that fancy tech when you pair them with your green vice gloves (both hands) and rusty scotty putter you found in your uncle’s estate sale.
You’re a fucking loser
You're a goober.
He was describing a golf shot, but realized after the fact that it sounds weird when you say that about a non-golfer. Chill out.
Thank god you’re here to protect those poor defenseless women!
Just saying it’s weird that it’s considered banter or fun discourse. Disagree?
I think as others have mentioned, context matters.
He didn’t comment on her body he commented on her shot. Then he realized some nonce like you would likely say “wOMenS BodIeS” so he did his best to preempt that. Of course you missed the point entirely because it’s an opportunity for you to share your rage at golf commentary.
He was not commenting on anyone’s body. He was commenting on the shot she hit, which was fat.
Context matters
The entire context of the exchange is the commentator clarifying that he *wasn't* commenting on her body, but rather on the shot.
It was obviously not intentional. It wasnt Brent musburger commenting on Katherine mccarron during the national championship game. He was obviously just trying to dig himself out of an unintentional holw. Live broadcasts are 100x harder than they look and the guys don't get enough credit and way too much hate. In today's day and age, anything can be interpreted any way. So he was just trying to make it clear that he wasn't talking about her. Then your comments at the end that have nothing to do with anything bc you're so fragile is just icing on the cake. So yeah. You deserve to be down voted.
https://preview.redd.it/a7i1s71ctptc1.jpeg?width=1569&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e1a0dd1d7574ac35fd6f0892a929daf43bd60e75
Nuh uh, I only 3 putt every OTHER hole with my used Scotty
This belongs on r/aita. And guess what: you’re the asshole.
Comments like this is exactly why he felt the need to correct himself. There’s always someone who overreacts.
I’m referring to the “fit” comment. Seemed completely unnecessary.
He says “Sister Scheffler… little fat” then just clarifies “the shot I mean she’s obviously very thin” It’s such a non issue
I have to agree with the commenter. If this country was run by vegetarian women instead of by flesh-eating men, this disaster would never have happened. Right now, we’re working to raise the consciousness of the vegetarian minorities with diet sensitivity training so that people will be able to deal with the trauma of hearing these things on TV!
Wtf are you on?
Like when nice white lady said, “the only way to beat Tiger Woods is to take him out back and lynch him?” I know that’s not what you meant in any way, shape, or form.
???
An announcer said that. On air.
16 years ago…
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Kelly Tilghman was suspended and Tiger’s agent said “This story is a non-issue. Tiger and Kelly are friends and Tiger has a great deal of respect for Kelly. Regardless of the choice of words used we know unequivocally that there was no ill-intent in her comments. This story is a non-issue in our eyes. Case closed” The fact you felt the need to bring it up during the Masters years later is why you’re getting downvoted.
They're for bringing up an entirely unrelated incident like they were similar.
Yeah it’s totally that, couldn’t be that you made a dumbass comparison
Do you really think that is the same level? You immediately went to an example of deranged racism? When the guy on television talked about a fat shot? That is comparable in any way?
What the actual fuck??
How old are you guys? 20?
I don’t think being 20 or 50 matters. Are you 15?
The reference is understood, how it has to do with this in any way is not.
smooth
Anyone have a link to the clip?
https://x.com/cpowers14/status/1778132939298996648?s=46&t=kQ3NHQuSU79YHJdoPzqN-w
I have my speaker volume up to 100 and can barely even hear that
Try 101
If so please share
The par 3 contest is always good entertainment, the Sky team commentating on what the kids are doing, seeing multiple HO1’s & stuff like that is a fun way to spend a couple of hours
This is gonna be a great week
I am assuming he said "thin" here and not "fit", but it's tough to tell.
I heard “fit” on the live broadcast, but I could have misheard 🤷♂️
He definitely said "fit."
Ok I need context because I didn't get to watch much of the par 3 and didn't see this. Is that his sister? His wife is like 8.5 months pregnant, no?
Correct.
Old dudes and microphones... smh. At least he shut down his intrusive thoughts faster than Brent Musberger did.
Not really an intrusive thought. More of normal golf commentary that sounds very different when you talk about a non-golfer.
The 'a little fat, the shot' part was fine. The intrusive thoughts came in when he shifts from the shot to her looks.
He only went there because he realized how it sounded and probably felt like an asshole.
I'm sure he panicked, but he didn't respond in the right direction. I'm sure he had no ill intentions, but that doesn't make it okay -- particularly when we're in the process of digging ourselves out of a hole that's historically placed value on women based upon looks. Said another way. The last thing I'd want for my wife or daughter after a comment that could be misconstrued as being about her looks is a follow up comment intended to correct the first that was about their looks -- even if it's in the complimentary direction.
We're digging the hole deeper if a guy can't say "Obviously I did not mean to call this woman fat" without people freaking out about it. You're acting as if he said "She's got a banging bod" instead of using a completely innocuous description like "fit."
It would have been fine if he'd said exactly that, but he didn't. Paraphrasing, he said. "Obviously I did not mean to call that woman fat, the shot was fat. She's very attractive" It isn't the same thing as saying, "I did not mean to say that she was fat, I was talking about the shot". Subtle, but very different. I'm not saying that he should be crucified and canceled for what he said. I'm just pointing out that where he took it, however innocent, perpetuates the problem.
Lol k.
It's spelled out for you. Sorry you can't see it.
I'm sorry you think women are this fragile.
Just take your L dude this is pathetic.
You’re an idiot
You cannot ‘paraphrase’ him saying ‘very fit’ into ‘she’s very attractive.’ Just because that’s how you interpret his words does not mean that was his intent or how other people interpreted them.
Yeah what the fuck? this loser is ‘ paraphrasing’ to completely change what was said and then try to white knight lol what a moron.
You are insane if you honestly think he meant she was attractive.
The opposite of fat is fit. Like, why is this anything?
This is ridiculous your paraphrasing completely changes the tone of the comment, if you listen to the clip he said "obviously she is very thin" to directly contradict the unintended meaning of his previous comment, never did he bring up anything to do with her attractiveness. Quit your bullshit.
Words can and do have multiple meanings both in dictionary and slang. Fit has definitely been used to describe women's attractiveness. I mean, ffs, fitness is often used as measure of physical attractiveness. Just because you don't interpret it that way doesn't mean that everyone else does the same.
Can you not or did you just not bother to actually read the comment? He doesn't say fit he says thin i.e. the opposite of fat if you care to watch the video (clearly you care exceedingly). Since you are unable to concede any part despite overwhelming disagreement with your view I will withdraw, however your argument is entirely disingenuous.
Oh stfu please
That’s probably not the LAST thing I would want..
I think he would’ve been better off just leaving it at “a little fat”, anyone watching would know he was referring to the golf shot, haha. Made it worse by trying to clarify
In real time you could heard the “fuck I shouldn’t have said that” and he panicked lol
And it just got worse as he kept going hahaha
This is 2024, there would be rage tweets regardless.
Will we ever stop pretending that 20 people with dog avatars on twitter being mad about something like this is in any way something worth mentioning? 10% of "cancel culture" is people that deserve to be cancelled. The other 90% is people upset at a handful of people on social media being offended by something benign.
I don't disagree, however the loud ones seem to always get their way.
Who has been cancelled by "cancel culture" that didn't deserve it?
Imagine thinking its ok to "cancel" someone for their beliefs.
So you don't believe that actions should have consequences? I'll ask again, who has been cancelled that was not deserving?
Who determines who is "deserving"? you think its ok for banks or other entities to stop servicing people when they haven't broken the law?
First off, that's not cancel culture. The topic was pretending that a small but vocal minority of nobodies have any kind of power to the cancel someone or something. So again, who has been cancelled by cancel culture that was undeserving in your opinion? Second, banks, and other private businesses have the right to refuse service to anyone. Welcome to capitalism, baby. Or do you think we should force private businesses to offer their services to anyone and everyone? On the flip side, you have the choice of whether or not to give that private business your money. If enough people agree with you, that private business will suffer financially. Again, capitalism.
Man the football commentators will absolutely ham it up with their discussions of loose holes, penetration, big muscled men etc without even a little claw back
[When a guy’s banging you…](https://youtu.be/q9DfUvLg7ao?si=VMKMl3Sxhg3YX6gb)
Would’ve been worse if he said “bit chunky”
I can’t hear anything
Super awkward but hilarious.
Obviously
Useful
About as smooth as a Will Zalatoris putting stroke
Ian Baker told me a story where he called a shot years ago and said what a good girl using a double strap on…. He meant the straps on the bag. They told him everyone in the truck fell on the floor laughing.
Lololol
Same vibes as this classic https://youtu.be/CI79h2FSnS4?si=p0rIOS4c82aMKcf5
Please tell me this is recorded somewhere. I can’t find it
https://x.com/cpowers14/status/1778132939298996648?s=46&t=kQ3NHQuSU79YHJdoPzqN-w
SVP is the man
🤣🤣🤣
Tbh the correction was way worse than if the first statement had been interpreted incorrectly initially. Mad awkward lmfao
It's no worse than when I was watching the Final Four and one of the announcers said "He's really good around the rim!" ..well, except that he didn't awkwardly try to explain it afterwards. BTW, I'm disappointed this post didn't come with a recording.
I’m sorry, I had it streaming on ESPN+ while working. If someone has a link I’ll update the post!
That’s why you never try to teach your wife to play golf.
Get this guy a microphone /s
You do know that wasn’t his wife right?
Yes.