Front-paged because I have now realized that we need an Animal-Style t-shirt. Help me with some designs ladies and gents - JW
I coined this nickname for Andre Roberson because he is a double double machine. Double doubles are a popular hamburger option for popular left coast hamburger chain In-N-Out. It means double meat and double cheese. Animal style is the most famous of the secret menu items for In-N-Out. An animal style burger is the "burger of your choice with hand-leafed lettuce, tomato, a mustard cooked beef patty; add pickle, extra spread, with grilled onions." But really, it's all about the animal fries, which add melted cheese, spread, and grilled onions to their admittedly mediocre regular fries. They are fantastic.
Andre Roberson is also fantastic. An added bonus is that "Animal Style" perfectly describes his dirty, gritty, high energy game. I have gotten Andre to claim #TEAMANIMALSTYLE on the twitter machine, where I chronicle his double doubles on a game by game basis (now at 10 this season! which is a double in and of itself!). And now Buff Em Up has seconded. Based on the laws of the internet, this is now an official INTERNET THING.
But I offer that it can be an IRL thing as well. I used to frequent a blog that coined the nickname "Bison" for Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp. Rick Monday said it on air. It is now, fully, a Thing. So let's make Animal Style a thing for Andre Roberson. Hell, Mark Johnson quotes Trey Eckloff's twitter all the time. When Animal Style is fully a Thing, TRR can claim it and live in infamy until the end of days, like when Bilbo Baggins sailed off with the elves, or possibly something less nerdy. Do it for the children.
humbly submitted,
phil
PS: A is the first letter of Animal and the first letter of Andre, so there's that.
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2 recs | 13 comments
Does this mean today is national Animal Style Day?
Buff'em Up - January 13, 2012
I think we need to win first
January 21st (21 for jersey number) is Arizona @ home. That seems promising.
I would purchase said shirt. TRR log on the front breast, Animal Style 21 (like a jersey) on the back. Done and done.
Phil Fraser - January 13, 2012
Easy enough.
Good work.
Jon Woods - January 13, 2012
I'm definitely buying one.
Anyway they can be ready by the time the Buffs take their trip out here to LA? I’m going to catch at least one of those games.
DavidAGerhardt - January 13, 2012
I'll get them ready this weekend.
Jon Woods - January 14, 2012
If it is someone better get me a burger cause I'm starving.
Jon Woods - January 13, 2012
Let us know when the shirts are available
#TeamAnimalStyle
ksballa11 - January 13, 2012
Now that SI picked CU to loose in Palo Alto...
I feel much better about the game. Tad will have the guys strong and playing smart ball
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/seth_davis/01/13/weekend.picks/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t12_a1
Boulder-96 - January 13, 2012
How 'Bout
Double Double
Animal Style
AlaBuff - January 14, 2012
I hope this really catches on
Because I think Phil coined a nickname for ‘Dre that’s right up there with the best in sports
DavidAGerhardt - January 14, 2012
Got a chance to congratulate Roberson after the game
I mentioned animal style and he lit up. Hopefully because he knows about nickname, otherwise that was really awkward.
So it begins…
Buff'em Up - January 20, 2012
More of this
Also; at the Utah and U-dub games Chip was handing out twitter hashtag signs to the student section before and during the game.
Any chance anyone knows Chip or a cheerleader and we can supply Chip/student section with an #AnimalStyle sign?
Ash Jackson - January 20, 2012
he knows. I have made sure of it.
Phil Fraser - January 20, 2012
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