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I don’t think it’s fair to compare trash talking and some moron pretending to pee on someone like a dog.
I’ll be the first one to talk trash to other top 20 teams......AFTER we win a NATTY. Not until then.....
Thanks for the follow up @texdawg. Good stuff.
After giving this some more thought, I felt the need to revise my original comment. I said there was no trash talking back in the day, but as others have pointed out, that's not quite true. There were guys who liked to talk, but it was more of the exception rather than the rule, and it was always done in a way that no one in the stands would even be aware.
I think those are the two main differences today. (1) Trash talking has become the norm, rather than the exception; and (2) It is frequently done in a demonstrative way that draws unnecessary attention to the player(s) involved.
The MJ/Bogues story is a good example of the old school approach. The HS video that prompted this discussion is a good example of the new school.
hell yes is the answer.
Weak minds are weakened by mere trash talking. Additionally, getting into someone else’s helmet can adversely affect the rest of the team on an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. I like how CKS says that Georgia talks with their collective helmets. When I think of trash talking in the SEC?? Instant thoughts of Fleriduh Gayturs come into my mind. Beating them each Halloween is even MORE fun after listening to them run their collective mouths for an entire week. GO DAWGS!!!
Look up at the SCOREBOARD BABY!!!
I remember hearing a story about Calvin Johnson (I think?) getting into someone’s head because he never spoke. That’s what worked for Johnson. Jordan liked to talk all game. That’s what worked for him. Be true to yourself unless it hurts the team.
When I was playing pool semi professionally, I loved the trash talkers. They were usually the easiest marks. For sure, there were a few exceptions, but most of the really good players I faced were more appreciative of talent, congratulatory of effective strategy. 14.1 was my game then, now 9-ball. Frustratingly, I'm not the shooter I used to be.
"trash talking" means so many different things to different people, in my experience. As I read all these great posts, I feel like sometimes different dudes are talking about different things. I feel the greatest differentiation is VOLUME!
From tip to buzzer, I am not sure if I ever shut up. Was it trash? I don't think so. No four letter words, but there was A LOT of conversation, even if the guy never talked back. Sounds funny, but I think I actually focused better when my mouth was running. And it wasn't loud - pretty much me and the other dude. Keep in mind, I pretty much **** in college, but I played against a lot of guys who didn't. There was a WIDE RANGE of talkers - and the level of talk was NEVER proportional to their talent. There were great players who talked, and some who never said a word. LOUD guys who **** were not respected.
In my experience, intense competition can be compared to alcohol. Neither one really changes your personality, they just GREATLY accentuate it. I think the talk is EXPRESSION on steroids sometimes...
Let me tell ya a story...
Back in the day I played college Intramural Basketball. We went up against teams that were way more athletic than us - to be politically correct. We did have a ringer, a transfer from Indiana St., who could shoot the lights out. When we played more athletic teams they would invariably start to build up a lead of 10-20 points on us. They taunted us, called us names and talked so much trash it was unbelievable, until we identified their weakness. We'd tighten up the D, move the ball around very quickly and unleash the Indiana boy. Before you know it the trash talkers started turning on each other and playing 1:1 ball. Before you could say "Unsportsman Like Conduct" we'd blow by them on the scoreboard. They played their usual tricks by calling fantom fouls, but by then we were so far in their heads they couldn't throw a pea in the ocean.
Trash talking may never leave sports, but as you can see from the above story it has it's disadvantages.
You wouldn't have recognized me, I was skinny and had long hair!
I don’t mind trashing talking. However, it feels like my “your momma” jokes are past their prime
Yo mamma so fat...when she fell in love...she broke it
Yo momma so fat.....she got baptized at sea world.
Yo momma so fat.....even God couldn't lift her spirits
Yo mama so fat the stock market crashed when she skipped breakfast.
Yo mama so dumb she sold her car for gas money.
Yo mama so old she still owes Jesus $5.