15 New Sports Trends That Are Already Getting Tired

The dab is pretty much over right? The crying Jordan meme and hoverboards may have worn out their welcome, too.

New trends emerge in sports and pop culture all the time. The beauty of a trend, however, is that before long, it generally recedes to make way for a new one. The following 15 things have recently been all the rage in the sports world, but they've also proved trendiness has a short shelf life.

This is certainly not meant to be mean-spirited, but rather a trumpet for originality. The athlete Lyft drivers are funny, but let's do something new, eh?

And in the spirit of originality, this is also not meant to encourage anyone to stop doing these things. By all means, keep doing them. Some people just love videobombing and can't stop. You do you, Chris Bosh. These trends are just not the freshest out there, that's all.

Not included: The anti-NFL "Bad Lip Reading" and athletes reading mean tweets—those will absolutely never get old.

'You Like That!'

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Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins made the phrase "You like that!" famous after a comeback victory in October.

From there, it blew up. There were T-shirts, fan chants and a Cousins trademark of the phrase.  

But, as is often the case with trends specific to one sport, the hype ends when the season ends. By the time Cousins busted out a British version of the phrase in February, it was old news.

NHL Puppy Goals

The "score a goal, get a kid a puppy" thing in the NHL has blown up in early 2016. This might be an unpopular opinion because, yes, puppies are super cute, but it's starting to get a little old.  

Reminiscent of the First Dog, Bo Obama, and his adoption as a result of a hard-fought campaign, the idea is this: A young fan makes a sign directed at a particular player. If said player scores a goal, said kid's family is obligated to get him/her a puppy. Pretty simple.

According to Greg Wyshynski of Puck Daddy, this had happened several times as of late January. Ottawa Senators left winger Bobby Ryan and Columbus Blue Jackets right winger Cam Atkinson succeeded in securing puppy promises for their fans, and even Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby has gotten on board.

Maybe this is a Scroogey thing to say, but it was adorable once, maybe twice. After that, it's just another tired trend.

New Camera Angles

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Many sports fans appreciate the evolving, changing landscape of broadcasting. That said, there are some things that just don't need to be messed with.

All sports viewers have been there—that moment the broadcast switches to an awkward, absurd angle and it feels like you've missed critical game action by the time someone wises up and changes it back.

In mid-February, ESPN busted out a new angle for the Michigan vs. Ohio State basketball game. Alysha Tsuji of For the Win called it "headache-inducing." The Internet agreed.

Athletes Lip Syncing

Here are some things that happened in the month of February.

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow appeared on Lip Sync Battle dressed as Rocky Balboa. NBA MVP Stephen Curry lip synced a song from the Minions movie with his wife and Michelle Obama. NBAers showed off their mimicking chops at the All-Star Game in Toronto.

Combine all these examples with the rash of athlete Dubsmash videos on Instagram, and lip syncing in sports has, just maybe, run its course.

Social Media Retirement Announcements

First things first—former Carolina Panthers defensive end Jared Allen's retirement announcement was awesome. Now that that's out of the way...

It appears only two athletes have actually announced their retirements via social media in the recent past—Allen and former Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch. 

Lynch posted the "hanging up his cleats" photo during the Super Bowl, which one could argue was a little thunder-stealing of him. Allen's video of riding off into the nonexistent sunset was actually pretty delightful, but in a way that makes you wonder if anyone else can live up to it.

Let's be honest. Not everyone is going to nail it the way Allen did, and how many retirement puns can there really be? Hopefully this one is more of a flash in the pan than a trend that sticks.

Postgame Videobombs

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Photo and videobombs are funny, but aren't they starting to feel like something only embarrassing parents do?

Cincinnati Bengals running back Jeremy Hill video-bombed teammate Mohamed Sanu's postgame interview in November. Oklahoma City Thunder teammates Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are masters of the interview-interruption craft.

Draymond Green regularly douses Golden State Warriors teammate Stephen Curry with water during postgame interviews, and Miami Heat center and forward Chris Bosh's skills have become so legendary, they made it into NBA 2K16.

It's just a little old, that's all.

Sharing Hideous Injury Photos

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Warning: Links contain injury photos not for those with sensitive stomachs.   

Did this trend start with Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton? Unclear, but the fairly recent barrage of hideous injury photos on social media has got to go.

New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has shared multiple photos of his fireworks-damaged hand since the injury took place in July.

Seattle Seahawks defensive back Kam Chancellor had some wicked frostbite after a frigid game in Minnesota. TMZ felt the need to publish a photo of Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin's massively scarred broken hand.  

Look, athlete injuries are personal, and far be it for anyone to tell people what they can and can't share on social media. Still, a little forewarning would be nice on some of these images.

Athlete Lyft Drivers

The athlete Lyft drivers are more of a promotional tool than a trend, but still. While the videos are clever and well-made, it's time to spice them up or get a new schtick.

In September, Chicago Cubs superstar Kris Bryant drove a Lyft car in Chicago, and no one recognized him.

In February, Hall of Fame wide receiver and Bay Area legend Jerry Rice drove folks around San Francisco during the Super Bowl 50 hype, and no one recognized him.

NASCAR driver Danica Patrick pulled the same stunt in Charlotte, North Carolina, a few weeks later. Her video was actually quite funny, but hey guess what? No one recognized her.

Box Jumping Videos on Social Media

Box jumping videos were big on social media in 2015. Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt made it 61 inches, Chicago White Sox infielder Brett Lawrie 66 inches and "professional dunker" Jordan Kilganon an unbelievable 75 inches.

Then, another one emerged in February. Terron Beckham, cousin of New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., posted this (admittedly epic) jump to Instagram.

Is this a new trend that flared up, died down and is now back again? Hope not. We get it—big-time athletes and extremely fit people can jump high. It's impressive, but it's also a little tired.

Hype over Spanish Radio Calls

Listen, Spanish radio sports calls generally are much more exciting than the average, everyday call. They are not tired—it's the hype around them that is getting overblown and, thus, unfairly diluting the awesome.

The Daytona 500 broadcast from Fox Deportes? Epic. The call of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton's flip touchdown by the team's Spanish radio affiliate? Exhilarating.

Sadly, even cool stuff loses its luster after too many mentions. 

Here's an idea, let's just listen to all sporting events on Spanish language radio. For real. That way it's not a passing trend but an actual improvement upon game viewing. 

Expensive Car Show at Spring Training

Do two instances count as a trend? This one is a trend in its infancy, but it's already eye roll-inducing. 

New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes made a splash in spring training by showing up in a different insanely expensive car each day. He warmed up with a $65,000 tricycle and followed that up with a Lamborghini and an Alfa Romeo.

Fancy cars are cool and all, but New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez also posted a video of himself driving what appeared to be a Mercedes-Maybach.

Is anyone else just fine without seeing rich dudes showing off their expensive cars?

The Dab

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Dance trends come and go in sports, and the 2015 NFL season was undoubtedly the year of the dab.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton gave the movement real juice, but by the end of the season, everyone was dabbing. Media personalities, this track athlete, a few weeks later Colorado governor John Hickenlooper—everyone.

By the time the Super Bowl rolled around, it was pretty tired. The only dab worth watching in the month of February came courtesy of Betty White, who is always awesome.

The good news is, the dab appears to be going the way of Super Bowl 50, that is, fading into the past. (Of course, Cy Brown of Sports on Earth thought the dab was dead in December, so, who knows?)

Crying Jordan Meme

The crying Michael Jordan meme is a great meme—maybe even one of the greatest ever. Still, Internet fame is not meant to last. Memes are only funny as long as people keep creating new, hilarious ones with regularity.

In case you're wondering and don't already know, the crying Jordan image originated at MJ's 2009 Hall of Fame induction speech.

According to Thomas Neumann of ESPN.com, the meme has been around in one form or another since 2012 but didn't really take off until recently.

Because it's a great meme, and because MJ doesn't seem to mind it (yet), it shouldn't ever go away completely. But for now, the explosion is free to die down whenever. Time for something new. 

Retirement Tours

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Retirement tours aren't new in the past year, but in the context of sports retirements throughout history, they are very new. Thanks a lot Chipper Jones, for starting this trend with the Atlanta Braves back in 2012.

Since then, there have been lavish, season-long send-offs for Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees. The Kobe Bryant tour is happening in real time, and the farewell for Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is about to kick off.

After the San Antonio Spurs played Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers for the last time, Spurs center and total boss Tim Duncan said, "He's a great competitor over the years, but this wasn't about him. It was about us trying to get back on track," per Lindsey Thiry of the Los Angeles Times. Preach.

Hoverboards

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OK—hoverboards aren't just a trend in sports, but man are they the worst.

In January, an umpire for Johns Hopkins University rode one of the contraptions around the infield like, NBD.

In February, former Newcastle United forward Faustino Asprilla posted a photo to Twitter of a person in a dinosaur costume riding a hoverboard (could have been him, could not have). Washington Wizards forward Markieff Morris couldn't even be bothered to use his feet to walk out of an arena.

Hoverboards need to go in general (really, the U.S. government declared them unsafe), and that includes all things sports-related.

(Notable exception: Aaron Gordon's mascot/hoverboard jam in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. That was the truth.)