Cliche du jour

Just a day after I wrote my top 10 least favorite cliches and phrases, I get a doozy sent to me in the first story I read. We'll just leave the writer's name out of it.

"Two years ago, the Patriots knocked off nationally acclaimed Hoover (Ala.), adding another feather to Curtis’ gaudy cap."

Funny side note: So I tell the desk about it, and desk-mate Liam says, "That's one for Cap Gaudy." (You'd only understand this -- and my question below -- this if you're a native New Orleanian over the age of 25 or 30 who listened to sports talk radio pre-1990 or so.)

My only question is, would their mascot be the Squirrels?