Talk:Chris Berman

Poetlister 12:23, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

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 * ...the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field.
 * Mimicking the voice of NFL Films announcer John Facenda
 * The Big Sombrero
 * Nickname for the old Houlihan's Stadium, former home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 * The Chefs
 * Nickname for the Kansas City Chiefs, in reference to the 1981 season in which Berman stated that the Chiefs were not playing in a manner fitting of the name Chiefs. Berman later made a deal with former Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt that if the Chiefs had a winning record the following season, Berman would never refer to them as the Chefs again.
 * Starvin' Marvin Harrison
 * nickname for Marvin Harrison, a reference to the Starvin' Marvin character on South Park.
 * "All he does is catch touchdowns!"
 * on touchdown plays by Cris Carter, quoting former coach Buddy Ryan's criticism of Carter
 * Say it ain't Sosa!
 * used when Sammy Sosa hits a home run, and a reference to Shoeless Joe Jackson and the Black Sox Scandal.
 * He could... go... all... the... way!
 * whenever a football player runs a long distance for a touchdown, said as an imitation of Howard Cosell who would say "He's going to go all the way!"
 * Howard Cosell's version of 'He's going to go all the way'
 * He could... go... all... the... w-w-w-w, OH! Just shy at the 1 yard-line!
 * For plays that get close to a touchdown.
 * He could... eat... all... the... dots!
 * a reference to Pacman Jones
 * He's rumblin', bumblin', stumblin'
 * whenever a larger, heavier football player runs for a touchdown.
 * Nobody Circles the wagons like the buffalo bills!
 * Whenever the bills won
 * Bills Special teams
 * When the bills special teams make a great play