When does something become a cliche?

I seriously hope you're joking.

 

That's the cliche that I still hear people who should know better using as though it weren't one.

 

OK, I get it... I'm a bit slow...

I read that and thought, "Does someone actually think I'm ragging on S.L. Price?"

The guy is one of the best in the business. It just happened to be something in his story that made me pause.

I agree that most coaches can't say something original unless their lives depended on it. That's why I think we need to appreciate the guys like Rex Ryan who actually show their personality, rather than just spewing cliches.

 

Jesus, Mizzou, trying to figure out when something is a cliche or not is a matter of taste and it separates the great writers from the decent writers (and that was a cliche, but I don't give a shit, which is a cliche as well).

I would say timing has a lot to do with it.

"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing" is a cliche, but if I heard a 4-10 girls high school basketball coach say it, I would use it. Rex Ryan, probably not.

You also have to know your audience. Some people know the "Who is this Baby Ruth, and when can I meet her? " quote a lot more than others.