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32 for 32: Facts to celebrate the life of the late great Browns running back Jim Brown

These are 32 facts about Jim Brown as provided by the #Browns’ media relations department shortly after his death

Cleveland Browns legend Jim Brown died unexpectedly last week at the age of 87. His career was defined by excellence on the gridiron and a steadfast determination to create social change during a time of extreme prejudice in American culture.

With his passing, Cleveland loses one of its most cherished and iconic figures, whose presence will never be duplicated. In celebration of his accomplishments and a life well lived, here are 32 facts about Brown, who wore number 32 for the Browns from 1957 until his retirement in 1965 as provided by the Browns’ media team.

Super Bowl points scored by each college all time

Congrats to Alabama and Missouri who after SB 57, have finally scored on Super Bowl Sunday!

Over the Super Bowl’s first 56 editions there have been a total of 2,593 points scored.

Some of those points were scored by superstars; some were scored by incredibly unlikely heroes.

For every Tom Brady or Emmitt Smith there seems to be a Max McGee or Dwight Smith who had a huge moment or score to redirect the final outcome of a Super Bowl.

Have you ever wondered where all the Super Bowl heroes played their college football?

Super Bowl LVII had two new college programs finally get on the scoreboard. Jalen Hurts scoring three touchdowns and a two-point conversion were the first 20 points ever scored in Super Bowl play by a former Alabama player. The same goes for Missouri, which finally got on the Super Bowl scoreboard after Nick Bolton’s touchdown.

Two players also officially scored in the big game but didn’t play college ball.

So where did they all go?

Remember, touchdown passes don’t count in the record books as a touchdown scored for a quarterback – please don’t kill the messenger!

Notre Dame-Syracuse: A football history over 100 years old

They’ve only met 10 times but their history together dates back over 100 years.

Notre Dame and Syracuse is a football series that dates back over 100 years, but also one that saw breaks in it 47 years and another 40.

Notre Dame will make just their third trip to Syracuse in program history this weekend, the first taking place all the way back in 1914. Notre Dame won that one 20-0 as it concluded a 6-2 campaign for the team that was still not even known as the Fighting Irish at that point.

It’d be 47 more years until the teams met again, this one a much closer Notre Dame victory, 17-15 in the two’s first meeting at Notre Dame Stadium in 1961. Two years later the Irish made the return trip to Syracuse where they lost 14-7, and that was that for this series for 40 years.

Below are the details of the most recent results between Notre Dame and Syracuse as they prep to meet for the 11th time.

Notre Dame-USC rivalry just got a bigtime boost

It’s on and it’s about damn time, @trojanswire.

Rivalry weekend came and went this weekend as the college football fan’s Saturday started with Ohio State and Michigan before Alabama-Auburn provided a thriller. Beyond that, seemingly the rest of the nation played for a rivalry trophy of some sort, including Notre Dame, who once again took home the Legends Trophy after the 45-14 thrashing they gave Stanford, and Oklahoma-Oklahoma State lived up to the hype in Bedlam.

Little did we know when Lincoln Riley left the stadium in Stillwater that he’d soon be named the next head coach at USC, easily Notre Dame’s biggest rival. When both teams are peaking there isn’t a better rivalry in college football based off impact, dislike, and overall talent. The Irish and Trojans have met 92 times and really outside of winning football games, are each others yin and yang based off plenty of perceptions.

In recent years though, Notre Dame and USC may have kept playing (outside of 2020, stupid pandemic) but the rivalry took a significant hit. Not that the teams and fans don’t still have a deep disregard for the other, but the national impact hasn’t been there because rarely have both teams simultaneously been good.

Every year from 1972-1980, when Notre Dame and USC met, both teams were rated in the top 25. In fact, five of those nine games were matchups between teams ranked in the top 10.

Recently though, this rivalry simply hasn’t been between two teams anyone has viewed as regularly great. Notre Dame and USC have met 40 times since 1981 with both being ranked ahead of those games just nine times.

Sure, we remember some of the years or moments in that time like the 1988 1. vs. 2. game or the “Bush Push”, but the annual showdown has for the most part been anything but.

Brian Kelly has turned what was a fluttering Notre Dame program back into a national powerhouse. It’ll be a surprise to almost everyone if Lincoln Riley doesn’t quickly do the same at USC.

It may be fun as a Notre Dame fan to poke at USC during their down time but let’s face it, the Irish need USC to be good. For instance, if this year’s USC squad was the top 10 team it should be competing to be each year, how much better would the Irish resume for the College Football Playoff be?

Instead, that October win for Notre Dame is viewed as just a victory over 4-7, Power Five team.

If Lincoln Riley is able to make USC great again, it’ll elevate the Notre Dame-USC rivalry to what it was back in its heyday.

We’ll be blessed as college football fans that this rivalry should finally have both teams annually being legit championship contenders for the first time in decades.

And if USC gets better it’ll only force Notre Dame to have to keep getting better as well.

It’s on.

Brian Kelly’s great success all-time vs. USC

Notre Dame-USC: greatest moment from a rivalry low point

Keyshawn Johnson appears to not be a fan of Notre Dame football

Notre Dame-USC Rivalry: Greatest ‘What Ifs?’

What if @ReggieBush doesn’t push @MattLeinartQB into the end zone in 2005? Does @brady_quinn lead ND to the title game? @mattzemek & @nickshepkowski share massive “what ifs” in Notre Dame-USC history…

Over the last week or so I’ve exchanged several emails, messages, and had multiple conversations with Matt Zemek of Trojans Wire about not just Notre Dame and USC for 2021, but the historic side of the rivalry as well. From now until Saturday night’s kickoff I’ll share our thoughts on some questions we came up with for each other in regards to the rivalry.

The next question in this series is the all-time great “What If’s” in regards to outcomes of different games? Would history tell a different story not just on a given afternoon but for years down the road?

Related: Notre Dame-USC: fun facts about epic rivalry

What is the greatest “What If” in the history of Notre Dame-USC?

Next: I answered from a Notre Dame perspective while Matt did so from the USC side of things…

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Bills snap terrible postseason streak, win first playoff game since 1995

The Bills have finally won a playoff game for the first time in 25 seasons.

The Bills have done it.

Buffalo won its Wild Card matchup against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday, despite a late controversial non-call that briefly appeared to put the game in jeopardy.

The Bills did prevail though, and in doing so, snapped a 25-year streak of playoff futility.

The win gave Buffalo its first postseason NFL win since December 30, 1995, when the Bills beat the Miami Dolphins in an AFC Wild Card game. Since then … nothing.

Over two decades without a playoff win, while the Bills were forced to watch their division rival Patriots start a dynasty.

Yet now Josh Allen and the Bills have won, and Bill Belichick and the Patriots are watching the postseason from home. What a change a few years (or decades) can make.

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Your Notre Dame Guide to Sporcle

For instance, can you name every Notre Dame football opponent since 2000? I somehow did. Don’t know whether to be proud of that or embarrassed.

If you’re a Notre Dame fan working from home and having trouble passing time then I can’t really relate as I’m finding working from home to be more difficult than going into the office, but hopefully you’re in a different boat. If you are bored though than our old friend Sporcle is there for us and offers a few Notre Dame quizzes for you to try and master.

For instance, can you name every Notre Dame football opponent since 2000? I somehow did. Don’t know whether to be proud of that or embarrassed.

What teams has Notre Dame played in football the most and how many of the 37 they’ve met five or more times can you name? I got 32. Tulane? Really?

How about every Notre Dame football player to get drafted between 2000 and 2009? 27/42 for yours truly. Woof.

Every Notre Dame head football coach ever, 19/31.

Every team Notre Dame beat from 1918-2009ish, 67/86

Every Notre Dame bowl opponent (through 2013), 32/33 – stinking 1976 Gator Bowl

Every Notre Dame starting quarterback (1989-2007), 14/15 (backup in 1994 was missed)

Every Notre Dame starting quarterback (1970-2012), 26/38 (missed Theismann because I didn’t spell it correctly, though)

There you go, next time you’re bored go test your Notre Dame football knowledge like I did at my first jobs right out of college in 2008.

8 Mouthwatering Facts About Bacon (National Bacon Day)

8 Mouthwatering
Facts About Bacon.
Whether you fry it up in the morning or
prefer it as a candle scent, bacon is universally
loved for its delicious taste and smell. .
In honor of National Bacon Day on Dec. 30,
here are eight mouthwatering facts about bacon.
1. Bacon is one of the world’s oldest processed
meats, dating back to 1500 BCE.
2. In ancient Rome, bacon was called “petaso” and was
traditionally eaten with figs, pepper sauce and wine. .
3. John Harris opened the first bacon
factory in 1770 in Wiltshire, England. .
4. The phrase “bringing home the bacon” originated in
12th century England, when churches rewarded husbands
with bacon for having an argument-free marriage. .
5. During Word War II, rendered bacon fat
was used to create glycerin, which in turn was
used to create bombs and gunpowder.
6. The 1992 Hardee’s Frisco
Burger revitalized the popularity
of bacon and set the stage for
future bacon-ized burgers.
7. The average American
consumes upwards of 18
pounds of bacon annually. .
8. Camp Bacon is a five-day camp held every
year in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It features speakers,
cooking classes and other bacon-related activities.