The Waterboy is a 1998 American sports comedy starring Adam Sandler as Bobby Boucher, a socially awkward water boy who becomes a star linebacker for the South Central Louisiana State University Mud Dogs. The Bourbon Bowl is the film's climactic championship game, which is why the phrase stuck with fans long after release. Clips tied to the final are still shared on soundboards and in sports edits, where the reference signals an improbable underdog triumph without needing the whole movie explained.