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Worst nickname for a UK player

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rupp876

All-Conference
Jan 15, 2003
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I believe the example nickname in the op was never actually a nickname but rather a foolish insult.
 
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JonathanW_rivals

Heisman
Jan 3, 2003
145,534
15,709
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The first few weeks of the 15 season my wife & kids called TU, "Tyler Use-less".
By the time we saw him in person at USC 2 months later, he was my wife's favorite player.

(In the pic often used of Tyler leaving the court giving high-5's to the fans, the arm to right he is about to give 5 to is my son's at this past year's USC game).
 
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ArsenalCat

Redshirt
Mar 17, 2009
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Back in the heady mid-'80s, my 9-11 year old self was at a game in Rupp one midwinter's weeknight. I idled away the pre-game minutes reading the game program (no real pre-game entertainment back then unless you count the cheerleaders, Wildcat or 'Big Blue' ambling around the court on his stilts) and on this particular night had the insight to create some personalized nicknames for the guys.

Imagine my mother's and older brother's surprise/horror when I greeted James Blackmon's starting-lineup introduction with a full-throated and totally heartfelt 'GO BLACKIE!!!!!'
 
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Bkocats

Bkocats

Heisman
Jan 2, 2011
80,908
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Blueaz said:
Non-player
Calling BCG "coach"
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Not quite the worst nickname: a friend of mine once called BCG "the mad scientist." It was so appropriate to me - he was insane and his line up attempts, and substitutions were so bizarre.
I still call BCG that: "the Mad Scientist"
 
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Xception

Heisman
Apr 17, 2007
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Bkocats said:
problem is, people want a nickname so they think about it. You never get a good nickname if you have to think
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I agree that they force it but then that's why we get some poor names , no big deal . The one thing that is just so sad is a team name with unwhatevergoeshereables .
 
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mjj_2K

All-American
Jul 11, 2010
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Camaro. As in Jules Camaro, courtesy of Ralph Hacker because he was too incompetent to memorize 3 frickin' syllables. Used to drive me insane. Considering that Camara was around the program for 5 years, I found it not only incompetent, but disrespectful ("I can't be bothered to get your weird African name right").
 
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catdance

All-Conference
Feb 21, 2016
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What about a whole team? Pitino's Bambinos? Anything with Rick's name attached has got to be the worst.
 
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Dig Dirkler

Heisman
Nov 20, 2015
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Saul the Lion-hearted, er faced

 
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