FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: en.wikipedia.com

Famous Quotes

Bill Raftery is known for his creative colloquialisms, his unique pronunciation of "man-to-man," and his often original ways of expressing play-by-play activities. The following are some of his more oft-used and memorable quotes.

• "Send it in, Jerome!"
• "The Big Guy"
• "With disdain to the tin!"
• "Send it in, Verne!"
• "...with the kiss!"
• "With the sweet kiss, off the glass..."
• "Dagger!"
• "Onions!"
• "Nylon!"
• "The vegetable cart"
• "Put a little english on it"
• "With the teardrop, that'll make you cry"
• "Panties on the deck"
• "We got a little nickel-dimer here"
• "The small change"
• "With the blow-by"
• "With authority!"
• "Send it in, big fella!"
• "From the Right Wing!"
• "There's a little lingerie on the deck"
• "The bounce to ecstasy"
• "You might call this Newton's Law!"^[1]
• "Most unattractive but beneficial"
• "With the dribble drive"
• "Attacking the tin!"
• "Strong... to the goal!"
• "Bring your lunch!"
• "Elevation!"
• "(insert co announcers name), (insert team name) goes man to man!"
• "They're playing a (insert zone defense name) zone with man-to-man principles!"
• "A little ricochet romance!"
• "Get the puppies set!"
• "He can do it all; let him into the band!"
• "(insert player's name) with some early onions!"
• "Fill the lane! Provide the lift!"
• "He can make you ask for your mommy."
• "Walter at the altar: High Mass!"
• "Bottle of blackout!"
• "Deployment!"
• "Divine intervention!"
• "With a little smoocher!"
• "Protect the women and children!"
• "Chubby Checker Do the Twist!"
• Vern Lundquist: "I hope Dwayne Wade likes cajun cooking!" (dramatic 5 second pause, Bill Raftery: "JAMBALAYA!"
• "A Large Edifice!"

Beyond the use of his celebrated signature phrasings, Raftery has also demonstrated the ability to blend humor and analysis in individual game situations.

In the late stages of a competitive 2002 NCAA Tournament game between UCLA and Cincinnati, a CBS camera showed the parents of a player who was shooting free throws. Raftery immediately remarked, "Free throws can destroy a family."

In 2007, Raftery along with his broadcast partner, Verne Lundquist, made a classic exchange after Memphis' Douglas-Roberts made an emphatic jam in Ohio State's regional final victory.

Raftery: "The speed! Done with alacrity! Sitting over there, he was salivating at an opportunity." Lundquist: "I'm still stunned at 'alacrity'." Raftery: "Don't ask me to spell it."

Preceded by Richard Regan

Seton Hall Men's Head Basketball Coach 1970–1982

Succeeded by P.J. Carlesimo

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