South Carolina running backs coach Bobby Bentley had never heard the expression “the cock of the walk” before he went to a catfish restaurant by that name. Now, he can’t stop using it.
“I asked the manager, and he said it means that we’re the best,” Bentley said.
Dictionary.com says the phrase means “the leader in a group, especially one with a conceited, domineering manner,” but simply “the best” sounded good to Bentley, who made it into a rallying cry for the Gamecocks running backs.
They put the phrase on a T-shirt. They start every meeting with a “cock of the walk” run.