Meme Tournament Final Four Game #1

[mu03eng]

Hoopaloop
This is one of the more controversial memes in Scoop history and is relatively difficult to explain.  Hoopaloop was a poster that popped up during some of Chico's occasional absences from Scoop for bad behavior.  This poster came to stir the pot as much as Chicos did leading to speculation that Hoop WAS Chicos.  Oh hilarity ensued.  Eventually it was "revealed" that the poster known as Hoop and Chicos "knew" each other and Hoop let Chicos borrow his log-in to post, because he just can't quit you Scoop.  Hoop disappeared shortly after Chico's re-instatement, but not before they mutually supported each others arguments for a while.  This event also spawned the beer summit meme.  This is why the internets are the best.

Tanned Tommy
Many nicknames were generated for Tom Crean after his departure for Bloomington, Indiana.  One that stuck as a meme was Tanned Tommy, referencing his amazing ability to always be at a perfectly bronzed skin tone throughout the long, cold, sunless winter's of Milwaukee.   One wonders if Tom inspired Dick Bacon, or the other way around

[keefe]

a burnished phony
or a cunning imposter
devil's dilemma

[Skatastrophy]

a burnished phony
or a cunning imposter
devil's dilemma

[tower912]

Not giving the two narcissistic posters the ego boost.   I will give the narcissistic coach a boost instead. 

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Not giving the two narcissistic posters the ego boost.   I will give the narcissistic coach a boost instead. 

The Hoopachico's episode should be an embarrassment, not an ego boost.  But alas, embarrassment may not even be possible as you've correctly surmised.

[Lennys Tap]

fake versus phony
a Herculean battle
the loser takes all