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Scorecard: We Got Questions

Are you a college-sports fan? A serious college-sports fan? Take SIOC's pop quiz on these recent unusual newsmakers and find out.

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The Tarheels were on the short end of a three-OT thriller. Did anyone see it?
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1. Which recent football headline is not true?
A. Washington State-Colorado game available on pay-per-view for $29.95
B. Syracuse's triple-overtime win over North Carolina not on local TV
C. Florida-Miami thriller interrupted by Will & Grace rerun

2. To retain possession after a fourth-quarter fumble in Notre Dame's comeback victory over Washington State on Sept. 6, Irish quarterback Carlyle Holiday claims he did what?
A Bit a player
B Grabbed an opponent's crotch
C Summoned the strength of God

3. Which of these college-sports stud muffins did not appear in CosmoGIRL!'s recent "10 Most Eligible College Men" feature?
A Eli Manning, Mississippi football
B Brock Berlin, Miami football
C Jamie Roth, Harvard soccer

4. Kansas State's intramural flag football games are unique in what way?
A You must drink a beer after every touchdown
B There are no rules whatsoever
C Two forward passes are allowed per down

5. In cutting ties with suspended running back Maurice Clarett, which of the following did Ohio State not do?
A Pull his number 13 jersey from campus bookstores
B Delete his bio and reprint its media guide
C Remove his likeness from a mural celebrating the 2003 national championship

6. Oregon will add which of the following club sports this fall?
A Paintball
B Bodybuilding
C Women's ice hockey

7. Southern Illinois football coach Jerry Kill attributed his team's Sept. 6 win over Southeast Missouri State to what?
A His Jim Tressel-ish sweater vest
B A lucky pen he keeps in his breast pocket
C His team's pregame meal

8. Prior to an Aug. 31 soccer game in Seattle against Washington State, Maryland defender Carly Viher helped clear the field of what?
A Goose poop
B Trash
C Remnants of the Rick Neuheisel bobbleheads given away at the previous night's football game

9. What's wrong with this sentence: After an 0-2 start, an overzealous Auburn fan started a website called www.firetubberville.com.
A Auburn was 2-0
B Auburn already fired its coach
C One b in Tuberville, putz

10. Match the figures:
A Approximate number of audio files illegally downloaded by Colorado defensive lineman Matt McChesney, according to a music-industry lawsuit
B Approximate number of student season tickets paid for using an anonymous donation to the Michigan basketball program
C Approximate dollar value of golf clubs lost at Newark Liberty Airport by Arizona State golfer Alejandro Canizares (left), the defending NCAA champion

i 500   ii 1,300   iii 2,000

Answers

1) C; 2) A; 3) B; 4) C; 5) B; 6) A and B; 7) A; 8) A; 9) C; 10) A-ii, B-i, C-iii

Issue date: September 23, 2003

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