hy·per·bo·le
hīˈpərbəlē/
noun

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

synonyms: exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, embroidery, embellishment,excess, overkill, rhetoric

I love seeing Urban Meyer in interviews, like the one with Tom Rinaldi, where he delivers a point with well-executed hyperbole.  

"Oh we're an underdog, absolutely. They've got a Heisman Trophy winner who has started 40 games.  I saw his stats, he has 80,000 yards and thousands of touchdowns.  We've got a guy who's played two ball games. We're the underdog."