croom
v.— «Did Mike Shula just get Croomed? Shula is the guy Alabama hired over Croom four years ago. Alabama went 10-2 last year, but what’s Shula done lately? With all those resources and all that money, he’s 6-4 overall, 2-4 in the league—and with LSU and Auburn left, he’s staring 6-6 and 2-6 straight in the face. When MSU upset Florida two years ago, Ron Zook was fired the next morning. Did Shula get Croomed today in T-Town?» —“Croomed in T-Town” by Rusty Hampton Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) Nov. 4, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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