Saturday's unsung hero

[North Texas Golfer]

Lastly, while the people on message boards may be talking about Brown's performance,I assure you, the general public is not talking about it. 

Heaven knows I've had no less than 20 people come up to me and ask me what the heck happened to the Longhorns Saturday. Not one mentioned that M. Brown sure did look good though. 

I'd bet my life savings that the general public (i.e. non-message board fans and folks who work in college football) could not even tell you how he did. 

You're not exactly going out on a limb with your bet. Do you really think that the "general public" is going to know how any lineman, offensive or defensive, played or how they looked?

Heck, my wife is more of a sports fan and a Longhorn fan than a lot of people and the only offensive or defensive lineman she can name is Raulerson and that's because our son lives in Celina.

 

[Marian Hinton]

You're not exactly going out on a limb with your bet. Do you really think that the "general public" is going to know how any lineman, offensive or defensive, played or how they looked?

Heck, my wife is more of a sports fan and a Longhorn fan than a lot of people and the only offensive or defensive lineman she can name is Raulerson and that's because our son lives in Celina.

And that's precisely my point. 

To be honest, I understand and even agree that AT THIS POINT, he's no longer the unsung hero to the most obsessed of the Texas fans, but again, it was pretty darn slim pickings....

 

[echeese]

And that's precisely my point. 

To be honest, I understand and even agree that AT THIS POINT, he's no longer the unsung hero to the most obsessed of the Texas fans, but again, it was pretty darn slim pickings....

Jordan Hicks, John Harris, Caleb Bluiett and Will Russ all say hi.

Sorry, it was a poorly worded choice to begin with then we get treated to a semantics debate.    When you say "unsung" (at least to me), we are talking about an 'un-noticed' or 'overlooked' performance.

 

[Marian Hinton]

Jordan Hicks, John Harris, Caleb Bluiett and Will Russ all say hi.

Sorry, it was a poorly worded choice to begin with then we get treated to a semantics debate.    When you say "unsung" (at least to me), we are talking about an 'un-noticed' or 'overlooked' performance.

Echeese, 

I am the first one to mention Russ on this thread as a candidate (maybe Lukas). I have stated no less than three times that it came down to him and Brown. Perhaps I should have picked Russ but I didn't. 

Hicks played one good half and one poor half. The linebackers KILLED us in the second half, so no linebacker was worthy of praise. 

Caleb, perhaps, but he didn't stand out as much to me. 

I've defended my choice in stating that at the time it was made, not many fans were talking about Brown's performance and it was overshadowed by anger towards everything having to do with football. 

The coaches didn't even mention his name as standing out. 

 

[North Texas Golfer]

And that's precisely my point. 

To be honest, I understand and even agree that AT THIS POINT, he's no longer the unsung hero to the most obsessed of the Texas fans, but again, it was pretty darn slim pickings....

Finally, we agree on something!

It was pretty darn slim pickings.

I knew you would come around to my side

Just kidding! All in good fun going back and forth. And, hey, if I said anything out of line, I apologize.

 

[Marian Hinton]

Finally, we agree on something!

It was pretty darn slim pickings.

I knew you would come around to my side

Just kidding! All in good fun going back and forth. And, hey, if I said anything out of line, I apologize.

Not at all! 

It's all good.

 

[Duke C #11]

2picayune adjective: not very valuable or important

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[Marian Hinton]

2picayune  adjective: not very valuable or important

Full Definition of PICAYUNE
:  of little value :  paltry; also :  petty, small-minded
— pic·a·yun·ish  adjective

 See picayune defined for English-language learners Â»

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Examples of PICAYUNE

1. They argued over the most picayune details.
2. <the picayune ponderings of a commentator who steadfastly believes other cultures are inferior to our own>

First Known Use of PICAYUNE1836

Related to PICAYUNESynonyms illiberal, insular, Lilliputian, little, narrow-minded,parochial, petty, narrow, provincial, sectarian, small,small-minded Antonyms broad-minded, catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal, open,open-minded, receptive, tolerant[+]more

Indeed. Touche.