Tuesday, July 24, 2007

VSL Dictionary/Glossary

CBJ: (abrv.) Coach Bobby Johnson, head football coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores

CKS: (abrv.) Coach Kevin Stallings, head men’s basketball coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores

Commie: (n.) nickname for a Vanderbilt Commodore coined by the Vanderbilt Sports Line; (adj.) a derogative and pejorative term for a Communist, used especially for Communists in the United States and other Western countries, with the implication that they were "traitors" taking the enemy side in the Cold War.

Crocodile OG: (n.) nickname for Andrew Ogilvy coined by Douglas James on July 18th, 2007 on Vanderbilt Sports Line.

CTC: (abrv.) Coach Tim Corbin, head baseball coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores.

DeFKA: (abrv.) Department Formerly Known as Athletics

DeFKA Guru: (title) David Williams, Vice Chancellor of Student Life and University Affairs. General Counsel and Secretary of Vanderbilt University, Professor of Law.

EGG: Reason why bowties are, as far as VSL is concerned, banned from campus

The Troof: (n.) nickname for Shan Foster

14 comments:

Douglas James said...

Please explain the reasoning for Shan's nickname? Also you left out a couple.
-"Red" - not to be confused w/ "Commie", is Gordon's nn
- "His Name is" - aka "The Duke of Earl" aka Jason Lee aka "Broady" from Mall Rats

Bobby O'Shea said...

Douglas James,

Good additions, we will add those to version 2.0. As far as Shan's nickname, Seamus is the man to explain it...

Anonymous said...

Masonfan: The biggest fan of the Commies, never to have been to Nashville. Also known as the one fan on the board to have been to a school that has reached the Final Four.

Anonymous said...

quick clarification question - is "Crocodile OG," when said out loud, "Crocodile 'OG"'" or "Crocodile O.-G." Is it O then G or OG? I personally like "OG" but want to make sure I am speaking correctly.

Douglas James said...

When I wrote it I was thinking "O" then "G" as in rhyming w/ "Dundee"

Bobby O'Shea said...

Since Douglas James coined the phrase, we'll go with his pronunciation. For what it's worth, rhyming it with "Crocodile Dundee" was what I had in mind as well.

B.J. Brinkerhoff said...

FWIW, some of us have called our beloved teams the "Commies" since well before this blogs' time.

It often drew fantastically evil looks from the Belle Meade crowd.

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