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pargofan t1_j687plh wrote

Howard Cosell on Monday Night Football used the expression "little monkey" to describe small, fast wide receivers in the 70s and 80s - whether white or black.

But he got in trouble in the mid 80s over the expression.

https://historydaily.org/howard-cosell-little-monkey-controversy

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pargofan t1_j687kkc wrote

As an announcer though, I'm surprised he survived that comment in the 90s.

But whether it was racist? Howard Cosell probably wasn't racist and he was using "little monkey" in the 80s for small, fast wide receivers in football. When he used it for black players, it got him forced out.

https://historydaily.org/howard-cosell-little-monkey-controversy

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pargofan t1_j3t01zp wrote

No, the only difference was that Noah Ruggles missed a 50 yard FG at the end. That's all. They didn't lose because Georgia "showed up ... every week." That didn't matter for last Saturday's game.

CFP playoff history is filled with teams that lost, and even lost big, and eventually recovered to win the CFP.

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